Where does that wicked woman get her conscience?

Chapter 169 Snowland

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In a dark and damp space, the dim yellow firelight flickered, casting distorted shadows on the uneven walls.

The wisps of mist, like vengeful spirits, lingered back and forth, making rustling and whispering noises, but no matter how carefully one listened, no clues could be discerned.

The noise was so loud it made people dizzy, irritable, and restless.

Crimson blood flowed on the ground, emitting a foul stench; the black and red blood was mixed together, as if old and new blood had been intertwined.

Blood was seeping continuously into the deep pit that was sealed off by iron chains.

"Pat-pat, pat-pat,"

As the crisp sound of footsteps stomping on blood echoed through the air, a red figure, escorted by firelight and mist, slowly departed from the place.

As soon as the red figure left, the oppressive feeling that had been filling the surroundings vanished instantly.

Lingqi, whose body was stiff, finally dared to breathe softly.

Its several heads cautiously peered forward, then exchanged glances. Once it was certain that the person had truly gone far away, the python suddenly shuddered, writhing in agony and trembling uncontrollably.

One of its original eight heads had been brutally chopped off, and bright red blood was gushing from the cut, leaving streaks of blood on its snow-white body.

The master always kept his word. If he couldn't bring back the beast core, he would cut off several of its heads. Now, he only cut off one, which is considered a great mercy.

Recalling his angry expression, Lingqi couldn't help but shudder a few more times.

The words of my former master are still vivid in my mind.

The eldest princess is dead, but Chi Rong is still alive... If she had known earlier that the life or death of her companion spirit pet would not affect her, she should have dug out its beast core when it lost it, instead of searching for millions of years.

"Hiss..." Ling Qi's heart tightened suddenly, his tongue kept spitting out, and his red eyes instantly turned extremely cold. It's all Chi Rong's fault, it's all Chi Rong's fault!

If it hadn't swallowed the beast core, its master's resentment wouldn't have been so overwhelming!

The more it thought about it, the angrier it became. After the bleeding stopped, it endured the pain and crawled towards the deep pit.

A chilling gaze pierced through the gaps in the chains, landing on the massive body curled up in a ball below: "How's it feeling down there? Being tormented by pain yet unable to resist... Hahahahahaha!"

It sneered a few times and said, "Chi Rong, you should be glad that your current cultivation level is too low, as it saved your life."

"Since you've swallowed the beast core, you have to pay the price. All you can do now is nurture the beast core and wait to present it to your master."

Not hearing a response from below the pit, Lingqi wasn't annoyed. After venting her frustrations, she felt a little better.

It hissed a few times, revealing its venomous fangs: "I've been here for millions of years, and now it's time for you to taste what it's like."

Having said that, it wriggled its python body and left.

Once the noise outside subsided, the iron chains on the pit were immediately struck and rattled loudly.

Chi Rong tilted his head back and slammed it upwards repeatedly, his long horn getting stuck in the gaps several times and almost unable to be pulled out.

That damned second princess!

Just because it claimed to have devoured the beast core of the ancient Fiery Phoenix, it set its sights on that beast core.

They also imprisoned it here on the grounds that its beast core was of too low a grade.

The second princess was not as easily fooled as Lingqi. Since she believed it, it meant that there must really be something related to the ancient fierce phoenix aura within it.

Chi Rong recalled carefully and realized that it was because he had accidentally inhaled a small amount of essence blood mist by the Black Sea...

Alas, thanks to this blood mist, it wasn't immediately killed, but it's still living a life worse than death.

Chi Rong gritted his teeth, exhaled several heavy breaths from his nose, and rammed upwards again.

It only stopped when its horns were worn down and several scales on its head were knocked off.

That makes sense. The chains that the second princess set up herself couldn't be easily opened by just a few hits.

It seemed as if a seal had been placed on it, sealing off all its spiritual power. It couldn't even transform its body, and its strength was less than one-tenth of what it used to be.

If their master comes to their rescue, they might be able to escape...

The thought had barely crossed his mind when Chi Rong immediately flinched. No, his master absolutely could not come.

Because the Second Princess's strength was so terrifying that even it couldn't see through it... more than a hundred times stronger than its master in the previous life.

Suppressing its fear, Chi Rong's eyes showed a hint of confusion. However, it didn't quite understand why the usually arrogant and domineering Second Princess would cover her face so tightly...

Even his eyes were tightly wrapped with gauze.

"Well!"

The intense pain pulled Chi Rong back from its wandering thoughts. It groaned, lowered its eyelids, and saw its body soaked in foul-smelling, black blood that seemed to be mixed with yellow pus.

Intermittent stinging pain tormented it like a demon; each time the pain struck, it felt as if countless sharp thorns were piercing through its scales and embedding themselves into its flesh.

With no room to dodge and no ability to defend itself, it could only endure the pain. It was already injured, and the pain would only intensify.

As the rapid, brief pain subsided, Chi Rong's head drooped, burying itself deep within his body.

It has to hold on, after all, its owner said to let it live...

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Snowflakes were falling heavily, and a blizzard was howling.

As far as the eye could see, everything was a vast expanse of white, the sky and earth were indistinct and chaotic, and it was impossible to distinguish any directions.

The group continued forward through the thick snow. Although they were wrapped in cotton clothes and protected by spiritual energy, they were still frozen and their bodies turned black and purple.

“…Take…then…” someone pulled his robes tighter, breathed out several times to warm his frozen lips, and finally uttered a sentence.

"Wh-what!" someone shouted, but in such an environment it was impossible to hear what people were saying.

The man moved closer to him: "I said, let's stick together for warmth!"

"Look at you, you idiot!" The person next to him immediately became angry, wanting to kick him, but he just couldn't lift his feet buried in the snow. "When has this blizzard ever stopped? Are you planning to get buried in the snow by just lying here like this!"

They had been lost here for three days, and the road signs they made when they came were long gone.

When you're exhausted, thirsty, and hungry, your body is already prone to getting cold as it burns out calories. If you don't move around, you might really die here.

Wandering around is better than freezing to death in one place. If you're lucky, you might actually stumble out by accident.

He took a deep breath, his teeth chattering, and said, "Besides, there are many demonic beasts here, and who knows where they might suddenly appear from..."

Before he finished speaking, the snow a few meters ahead indeed trembled violently a few times.

The group of people were so frightened that they froze on the spot, and the person who had just spoken wished he could slap himself twice.

Crow's mouth!

As expected, they now have no strength left to fight against the monsters.

Under the horrified gazes of the group, the churning snow suddenly seemed to be lifted from the inside like the lid of a treasure chest.

Two long, slender hands gripped the exit, and then a head peeked out.

It was Guan Xun who had just emerged from the void.

"hiss!"

She gasped instantly, shivering from the cold. After looking around in astonishment at the white expanse, she quickly shrank back.

Soon, it poked its head out again.

He looked visibly stunned, his face filled with disbelief.

She scanned her surroundings again and finally made out the several people next to her, almost completely covered in thick snow and frozen into ice sculptures: "Where is this?"

The group was so frightened that they fell to the ground. The man in front pointed at her with a trembling finger: "Snow... Snowfield..."

Guan Xun was astonished: "The Snow Region?!"