In his dazed state, Qin Ze felt something poking his face.
He opened his eyes and saw Miss Sword Case beside him carefully applying something to his face with a twig that had been charred at one end.
Miss Sword Case was startled when her best friend suddenly woke up.
She quickly threw the "weapon of the crime" into the fireplace and looked at the ceiling at a 45-degree angle, pretending nothing had happened.
Qin Ze turned to look in the mirror; his face was painted with a cat's face.
"You have a lot of artistic talent; your painting is quite good."
Miss Sword Case was overjoyed. "Really?"
Qin Ze nodded. "Of course."
Having received affirmation from her good friend, Miss Sword Case immediately flew to the window and began to continue her artistic creation using the water mist on the window.
Qin Ze stretched.
I woke up feeling refreshed.
Unfortunately, he did not achieve a breakthrough.
Qin Ze muttered under his breath, "Aren't protagonists supposed to break through to the next level while sleeping? Am I not the protagonist?"
It was already dark outside the window, and snow was still falling heavily.
Qin Ze wrapped himself tightly in the blanket, not wanting to move at all.
Warming up by the fireplace in this kind of weather is incredibly cozy.
Qin Ze opened the Hunter chat group. "Let's see what our silly group members are up to today."
Although he hasn't spoken since he came back to life, he checks the group chat almost every day.
People aren't as active as before; often, there isn't a single message all day.
However, to Qin Ze's surprise, there were dozens of unread messages in the group.
[ Catch a Fox Spirit: Fairy Appears in Otherworld No. Zero ]
[ On the Slacking on the Sidelines: Where did this news come from? Is it reliable?]
[ Catch a Fox Spirit: My friend in Law Enforcement told me that Twins Constellation and Virgo were defeated in the Otherworld No. Zero a couple of days ago, so it should be reliable.]
[ Slacking on the Sidelines: What? Gone? How come she's not dead?]
[ Deer Cry Yo-Yo: The Fairy sister is still in the group]
[ Slacking on the Sidelines: I was just saying it to her @ Fairies Don't Poop ]
[ On the Slacking on the Sidelines: You wicked woman, say something! You're so capable of being a traitor, but you're too scared to speak up? I can see right through you; this is all you'll ever be...]
Qin Ze twitched the corner of his mouth; he now understood why there were so many unread messages.
At first glance, the next dozens of comments were all from someone Slacking on the Sidelines hurling insults at the Fairy.
The Fairy remained silent as always, as if Bobby didn't exist in the group.
Qin Ze was surprised to find that Fairy and Ma Yan had also gone to Otherworld No. Zero.
The Grand Consul was stationed there; it's quite an achievement that the two of them survived.
Qin Ze became increasingly curious about what exactly happened in the Otherworld No. Zero.
Not only was the Grand Consul personally overseeing the operation, but the Fairness Society also dispatched representatives from Twelve Zodiac Signs.
Qin Ze still remembered that when he drew the fire-attribute flying sword, the lingering divine thought of the Old Huang told him to take the Five Elements Flying Swords and the five Soul Orb to Underworld Mountain.
The Otherworld No. Zero is clearly more than just an ordinary Otherworld.
On that Underworld Mountain, there dwell gods.
Qin Ze muttered to himself, "After breaking through to Level Nine, I can try to help my parents leave Underworld Mountain."
"I wonder if my power is sufficient, and whether it will awaken the God of the Underworld..."
Qin Ze's thoughts wandered for a while, considering all sorts of possibilities.
Just as he was about to leave the chat group, a new message popped up.
[ Fairies Don't Poop: Fast Man, you're really good at talking nonsense! Wait for me in Snow City, I'm going to break your legs off and shove them into your ass!]
Has Fairy appeared?
This is the first time the Fairy has spoken in three years.
Moreover, she's coming to Snow City too.
Qin Ze muttered to himself, "They probably didn't come looking for me."
After all, he entered the village secretly, and apart from deliberately informing Lao Dao, no one else knew about it.
The sudden appearance of the Fairy caused the long-dormant Hunter chat group to boil over.
[ Deer Cry Yo-Yo: Fairy Sister, you must have your reasons, right?]
[ Slacking on the Sidelines: She has a hidden reason; a traitor is a traitor, once a traitor, always a traitor!]
[ Fairies Don't Poop: We made a bet once, and you lost and had to call me Mom. Does that mean I have to be your mom for life?]
[ Slacking on the Sidelines: I... I'm fucking idiot!]
[ Fairies Don't Poop: Darling, my good boy, wait for Mommy in Snow City. Mommy will bring you a delicious slap in the face!]
The Fairy's fighting prowess remained undiminished; after several rounds, Brother Shui was utterly annihilated.
You can't out-argue him, you simply can't out-argue him.
[ Slacking on the Sidelines: Good Good Good! Dew Duo, head to Snow City now, just you wait!]
[ Passerby A: Your comment... sounds like elementary school kids getting ready to fight after school.]
[ Ironhead Abiao: I'll also go to Snow City to see what's going on]
[ Catch a Fox Spirit: Fairy, are you hiding something from us? If you're not comfortable saying it in the group, we can talk about it face-to-face.]
The Fairy went underwater again, and no matter how many questions people asked her, she remained silent.
Her appearance seemed to be solely for the purpose of Slacking on the Sidelines.
[ Deer Cry Yo-Yo: I'm still interning in Penglai City. I'll return to Snow City to rest in two days.]
[ Catch a Fox Spirit: It's been a while since we've all gotten together, so this is a good opportunity to meet up.]
Qin Ze frowned slightly.
The Fairy was deliberately making an appearance; her purpose was obvious: to gather everyone in Snow City.
Qin Ze shook his head, unable to understand what she was up to now.
Miss Sword Case quietly painted, while downstairs her clones laughed and cursed. A burning fireplace stood in front of her, and outside the window, the wind and snow howled.
"These days won't last much longer."
At the foot of the Ring Mountains.
Amidst the raging snowstorm, a tiny black dot is slowly inching its way towards the Snow City.
As they got closer, they could see that the black dot was a person.
The man had dark skin, was nearly two meters tall, and was as thick as a wall.
He had a thick hemp rope draped over his shoulder, with a bronze coffin tied to the other end of the rope.
The man moved forward slowly, dragging the bronze coffin step by step.
A thick layer of snowflakes fell on his shoulders and head.
"The weather is really nice tonight."
A short woman sat barefoot beside the coffin, her ten toes glistening.
She had white hair, white eyebrows, and white eyelashes, and wore a white dress; her entire being was almost the same color as snow.
The woman seemed to possess an inexplicable force field, causing even the wind and snow to avoid her.
" A Niu, what do you think? Is the weather nice?"
The man pulling the coffin muttered, "This is bad."
The woman hummed a cheerful tune, raised her right index finger and drew a pattern in the air, a few starlight points outlining a scorpion with a wagging tail.
"I have such a talent for art, I should become an artist."
A Niu do you think, Ah Niu?
The man was silent for a moment, then asked, "Why did you bring this coffin?"
The woman replied, "Of course I'll take my spoils with me."
The man said, "Why should I help you pull your spoils?"
The woman swung her legs and said softly, "I can't pull it."
"Besides, there's definitely something good in here. Giving it to the chairman would be a great achievement, and if you take it, you can also share in the credit!"
The man fell silent again. " Sagittarius wants us to support Twins. Carrying such a large coffin is inconvenient. How about we hide it?"
The woman shook her head. "I'll keep it! My intuition tells me that carrying it will bring good luck!"
A Niu do you think, Ah Niu?
A Niu indicated he didn't want to talk.
Pulling a person and a coffin, the man moved slowly forward in the wind and snow, leaving a long and deep trail on the snow.
After crossing a hill, lights began to appear.
The woman stretched and squinted, saying, " A Niu, we've arrived in Snow City."