The wind grew stronger and stronger. All around them lay level plains without a single obstruction, and the biting north wind howled across them. The snowflakes fell thicker and grew larger, stinging their faces. It was hard to tell whether the pain came from the snow striking them or the north wind cutting across their skin.
In any case, Huang Xiao and You Lian'er both kept their eyes narrowed as they continued running north.
"My lord, I'm afraid it'll be even colder farther north," You Lian'er said an hour later.
They were both Peak Realm experts, long since impervious to ordinary heat and cold. Yet when the weather became this extreme, even experts like them found it somewhat difficult to bear.
After all, resisting this bitter cold still consumed considerable internal power.
With ordinary cold or scorching heat, the internal power spent counteracting it could quickly be replenished.
But now, not only You Lian'er but even Huang Xiao was beginning to struggle.
Heavy snow alone would not have amounted to much, but coupled with the howling northwest wind, the cold seeped right into their bones. Moreover, the stronger the wind and snow became, the more they interfered with Huang Xiao's lightness skill, naturally increasing his expenditure of internal power.
"Miss, are you all right?" Huang Xiao asked, lowering his head to glance at You Lian'er, whom he held around the waist.
You Lian'er's clothes were not particularly thick. She had mostly been indoors in the city at the time, and with her profound internal power, she naturally had no need to bundle herself up as tightly as ordinary people who knew no martial arts.
Now, faced with such foul weather while constantly consuming internal power as they raced along, You Lian'er found that her recovery could no longer keep up