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nTranslator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

nThe Sword of the Universe landed on the cliff, and the Snow Girl gazed at Jing Jiu

nwithout saying a word.

nIt had been a while since she walked out from the other side of the snowy mountain, but

nit was the first time Jing Jiu had taken a good look of her.

nBaked by the Chaotic Fire of the Sun Banner, the ice and snow on the surface of her

nbody had melted quite a bit. She still looked round, even though she was not as chubby

nas before. Her fingers were still quite chubby though, looking as lovely as rice cakes.

nYet it was impossible to find out what her feet looked like since they were stuck

ntogether.

nBack when Jing Jiu was trapped in the deep part of the snowland, he had

ncommunicated with that great Queen of the Snowy Kingdom a few times. Like the

nmajority of humans, Jing Jiu had guessed what looks the being of highest state in

nChaotian would have, but nobody had ever imagined that she was a chubby

nsnowman…

nThe foe Jing Jiu was worried about the most in Chaotian was neither the Fairy Book of

nthe Center Sect nor his Big Brother, but the Queen of the Snowy Kingdom. He was

ncertain that she was the most powerful Cultivation practitioner in Chaotian, even more

nthan his friend the Giant. It was possible that he wasn’t her match even in his former life.

nHow could he avoid the threat from the Queen of the Snowy Kingdom? It was simple

nenough: stay out of her way at all times. That’s why he hadn’t returned to the North

nagain. And that was why he intended to leave at once even though they were still a few

nhundred miles away from White Town. It was why he hadn’t taken a look at the Snow

nGirl from the beginning up to now, because he didn’t want her to see him.

nNow that she had blocked him, there was nothing he could do. Though he couldn’t help

nbut look at each other, he held his tongue as much as he could.

nThe Green Girl poked her head gingerly out of the Green Sky Mirror. She took a look at

nthe profile of Jing Jiu and the Snow Girl. She intended to say something, but decided to

nhold her tongue in the end.

nIt was quiet, a silence as deathly as that in a graveyard.

nAll of a sudden, the sound of footsteps could be heard in the wind and snow.

nTong Yan had finally caught up with them.

nHe looked at Jing Jiu and said dryly, “I didn’t expect you to stop and wait for me.”

nThe Green Girl realized by now that Jing Jiu had left Tong Yan behind, in front of that

nsnowy mountain; she glanced at him with an air of commiseration, thinking that chess

nplayers were indeed quite relentless.

nIn the next moment, Tong Yan saw the Snow Girl. He held back the questions he

nwanted to ask Jing Jiu and fell silent.

nTong Yan’s temperament was aloof and proud. He was rather calm even when he saw

nJing Jiu leave with the Green Sky Mirror, but his silence at the moment had nothing to

ndo with calmness.

nIt was obvious that he was stunned speechless right now.

nThe reason he had experienced such a tumultuous emotional change was because he

nhad vaguely guessed the identity of the Snow Girl.

nHe was a talented disciple of the Center Sect and had a profound Cultivation state; he

nbecame a swordsman in the middle state of Yuanying at a young age. Yet, he hadn’t

nplayed any role during the battle in front of the snowy mountain. It was not because his

nfighting capability was too weak, but because the Sun Banner was too formidable.

nIf the Snow Girl hadn’t shown up in time, they would have been dead by now.

nIn other words, the Snow Girl was their savior.

nBut, Jing Jiu didn’t even dare take a look at her, fleeing faster than a dog that had just

nlost its home. He had even abandoned the Sword of the Universe, a flying sword of

nFairy State that he had tempered with a great difficulty. Why?

nIt was because another being was present. There was no sound on the snowy cliff. It

nwas as quiet as yet another graveyard.

nThe combined graves are no different from a single grave to begin with.

nIt was then that a noise broke the silence.

nCold Cicada had woken up. It was delighted to see Jing Jiu, making buzzing sounds

nwhile its thin limbs rubbed against each other at a high speed.

nJing Jiu, Tong Yan and the Green Girl all gazed at Cold Cicada. The expression in their

ngazes was complicated, encompassing a bit of pity and a bit of admiration.

nEven the Snow Girl glanced at it sidelong. If she had the white part in her eyes, what

nshe did could be counted as rolling her eyes.

nBy now Cold Cicada realized what situation it was in, feeling extremely terrified. Its body

nsuddenly turned rigid and fell down to the ground like an empty chestnut with a faint

nthud.

nThe most terrifying part was that it, for some reason, couldn’t simply pass out.

nJing Jiu shot it a glance.

nCold Cicada struggled a great deal in its mind and hesitated for a long time. Then it

ncrawled toward Jing Jiu gingerly in the snow.

nThe Snow Girl fixed her gaze on Cold Cicada again.

nIt became rigid again. Cold Cicada turned around slowly, shooting a glance at her and

nthen at Jing Jiu.

nIn the wind and snow, Cold Cicada had no idea where it should head even though the

nworld was so huge.

nThe dilemma made it feel bewildered. In the end, Cold Cicada made up its mind; it

nclosed its eyes and turned its belly upward, pretending being dead, but its body couldn’t

nstop trembling.

nJing Jiu looked at the Snow Girl quietly. All of a sudden, he reached out his hand and

npicked up Cold Cicada, and put it away.

nThe temperature on the cliff dropped abruptly. Heaven and earth were wrapped with a

ncold intent.

nStaring into Jing Jiu’s eyes, the Snow Girl suddenly uttered a gurgling sound.

nThe sound was very faint; it sounded like the noise a puppy would make when it felt

nhungry.

nThe Green Girl opened her mouth but couldn’t make a sound. The expression on her

nface was very fascinating, as she thought that it was incredible that this being’s sound

nwas actually like this.

nTong Yan noticed that the Snow Girl didn’t have a mouth and that the sound came out

nfrom her stomach.

n“Gurgle, gurgle.”

nLooking at Jing Jiu, the Snow Girl continued making her own sound.

nRegardless of what kind of sound it was, it could alleviate the anxious and depressing

natmosphere.

nAnd the sound was such a faint and lovely gurgling one; even if it occurred in a

ngraveyard, one wouldn’t feel scared of it.

nThe gurgling sound was very lovely and cute.

nA gurgling person might disgust some people, but nobody would be scared of them.

nThe Green Girl felt relaxed a bit, and asked, “What is she saying?”

nTong Yan shook his head, and looked at Jing Jiu.

nJing Jiu stared at the Snow Girl as if he was facing a formidable foe, or an abyss, or

nNan Wang after she was drunk. “Do you want to go there too?” he asked her.

nThe Snow Girl gurgled once.

n“No, you can’t. You are a living being.”

nThe Snow Girl gurgled twice, expressing her perplexity.

n“Its name is Cold Cicada. Yes, it can go there, because it’s a life of low state, and I

nthought this little thing was quite peculiar back then.”

nJing Jiu continued while looking at her, “But you are different. I don’t have the ability and

nqualifications to send you there.”

nSitting on the Sword of the Universe, the Snow Girl didn’t reveal a sliver of energy. She

nacted like what Jing Jiu did sometimes, looking like a dead being.

nHowever, as long as one saw the profound and black pupils of hers, they would be able

nto tell that she was alive, and was a life of high state.

nThe Snow Girl remained silent, as if she was pondering something.

nThe Green Girl flew over and sat on Jing Jiu’s shoulder. “Can you understand what she

nis talking about?” she asked curiously.

nJing Jiu uttered “hmm”.

nYet, the Green Girl thought that a gurgle was merely a gurgling sound to her; how come

nJing Jiu could figure out its meaning from a simple gurgling sound. “Are you two

ncommunicating through the spiritual awareness?” she asked.

nJing Jiu said, “Guess.”

nThe Green Girl wondered if Jing Jiu wanted her to guess.

nBack when he was in the snowland, Jing Jiu had communicated with the Queen of the

nSnowy Kingdom. It was much easier to communicate through the spiritual awareness;

nbut the energy sent over by her spiritual awareness was also quite formidable.

nThe Snow Girl wasn’t communicating with him through the spiritual awareness at the

nmoment; so what he could do was guess her intentions. Guessing was truly a hard

nwork.

nIt was indeed troublesome to deal with the children.

nHis Big Brother took on the disciples and subordinates all over the world, but he chose

nnot to have too many descendents throughout the world, which seemed to be a good

ndecision.

nThe Snow Girl suddenly gurgled one more time.

nJing Jiu said, “I can give you Cold Cicada, the sword, and everything else from that

nworld, even my bamboo chair; everything but myself.”

nThe Snow Girl looked at him quietly.

nThe temperature on the cliff dropped abruptly, and the wind and snowfall picked up the

npace.

nShe didn’t make any more gurgling sound, but the three of them could sense the danger

nlurking.

nThough it was soundless, her voice could be heard clearly by heaven and earth, as she

nhad done when she was infuriated by the Sun Banner.

nThe Green Girl felt scared, and hid inside the Green Sky Mirror.

nTong Yan lowered his head, but he found that he had no way to calculate what she

nwould do next.

nHe was good at chess playing and had an outstanding calculating capability, but Jing

nJiu couldn’t even predict what the Snow Girl would do next, let alone Tong Yan.

nNobody knew what the Snow Girl would do next and how she would strike.

nWhen she encountered the Sun Banner, she hadn’t done anything; the Chaotic Fire

ndrifted toward her on its own.

nThey didn’t even know if she could raise her short arms.

nBesides the Broadsword King and the Young Zen Master, no one had any experience in

nthis regard.

nEven though they didn’t know how she would strike, it was evident that they had no

nchance of beating her.

nTong Yan could only predict this result, and knew that he had no choice but to wait for

nher to strike first.

nIt was then that the Snow Girl suddenly closed her eyes.

nThe snow was blown off the cliff by the wind, and then scattered like clouds.

nTime passed slowly; she didn’t open her eyes.

nThe Green Girl couldn’t restrain her curiosity any longer and crawled out from the Green

nSky Mirror. “What is going on right now?” she asked gingerly.

nTong Yan looked at the Snow Girl, saying nothing.

nAfter a long while, Jing Jiu uttered “hmm”.

nTong Yan felt relieved, and said to the Green Girl, “She has fallen asleep.”

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