"My young friend, what is this you say? You saved Xueqi and Bingyao, and you are benefactors to my Xuefeng. I wish you would stay for several more days!"
"This gives this old man an opportunity to fulfill his duties as a host!"
Han Chengze smiled upon hearing this and immediately said.
After speaking, he looked at Xueqi and continued, "Xueqi, you are in charge of these two young friends. Do not neglect them, or your master will not forgive you!"
"Master, rest assured, Xueqi guarantees to complete the mission." Xueqi immediately agreed without hesitation upon hearing this.
Seeing this, Han Chengze nodded with satisfaction, then turned to Ye Cangtian and said, "My two young friends, you must be tired from your journey. Please rest first, and afterwards, I will personally host a welcoming feast for you. How does that sound?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Cangtian nodded and replied, "Thank you for your understanding, senior. We respectfully accept your invitation!"
"Good, we shall meet again later."
Han Chengze smiled, then looked at Xueqi and said, "Qi'er, you go and make arrangements for the two young friends, and Yao'er, stay here and keep your master company!"
As his words fell, Xueqi responded with a sound, then bowed, and led Ye Cangtian and the other away from the main hall.
After everyone had left, Han Chengze waved towards Bingyao and said, "Yao'er, come and talk to me."
Bingyao walked up to Han Chengze. Despite her usual lively and cheerful demeanor, she was somewhat nervous at this moment.
She understood that her master had kept her behind to inquire about the details of their experience.
However, in the past, Xueqi would always answer such questions, and this was the first time she had been kept back, so she felt a little anxious.
She even pondered what she should say and what she shouldn't.
"Yao'er, tell your master how you met them and how they rescued you?"
Han Chengze saw her approach, paused for a moment, then smiled and asked.
He wanted to see if rescuing Xueqi and the other was a coincidence or if it was intentional.
If it was intentional, what were their intentions towards the two girls, and so on.
Upon hearing this, Bingyao organized her thoughts and quickly began to speak, "It was like this, during our training, we discovered a forbidden realm that defied exploration..."
Bingyao recounted the events from the beginning, telling the truth entirely, even disclosing the matter of receiving the inheritance in the end.
In her eyes, her master was like a father, and there was nothing she needed to hide from him.
"What!"
However, as she listened to Bingyao's account, Han Chengze was greatly alarmed.
To think that they waited for Xueqi to wake up before searching the Ice Snow Manor, and even had Xueqi and Bingyao conduct the search.
Such an action was truly beyond his imagination.
After all, the first people to search had not only the opportunity to obtain treasures left by the ancients but also the chance to receive ancient inheritances.
And the actions of the two clearly indicated they were handing all of this over.
It was this point that shocked him greatly.
One must know that both ancient treasures and ancient inheritances could increase one's combat power, thereby elevating their status.
This was also why countless people fought to the death for ancient treasures and inheritances.
Yet, the two showed no concern for these things.
After a moment of silence, Han Chengze finally arrived at an answer in his mind, the only possible explanation.
That was that the two had significant backing, and therefore, they looked down upon these things, thus generously benefiting Xueqi and Bingyao.
Thinking of this, Han Chengze's gaze became more solemn.
Since the two had profound backgrounds, why were there only two of them during the training? Had all their escorts perished?
And what was the purpose of their visit to Xuefeng?
Alas!
He hoped they harbored no ill intentions towards Xuefeng!
As he thought, he looked at Bingyao and said, "Yao'er, for the next few days, you will accompany Qi'er in taking care of Yinlong and the others."
In his opinion, since he couldn't discern their intentions, it was best to be friendly for now and observe them closely.
If they could indeed be befriended, perhaps they would become a great asset to Xuefeng!
"Mm-hmm."
Bingyao nodded repeatedly and said, "No problem, Master. Even if you didn't say anything, I would have done so anyway."
...
On the other side, Ye Cangtian and Ye Zhenghao had already left the Snow God Hall with Xueqi and arrived in the village outside.
The peak of Xuefeng was not large, only the size of a village, a place where every inch of land was precious.
Under such circumstances, even the Snow God Hall had no spare guest rooms.
All the rooms had already been occupied by the disciples of Xuefeng.
Therefore, as soon as they exited the Snow God Hall, Xueqi's first action was to head to the inns in the village to arrange rooms for Yinlong and the other two.
If they were any later, it might be difficult to secure rooms.
After all, there were merchant caravans transporting supplies to the summit every day, as well as disciples heading up the mountain. Thus, even the inns were often fully booked.
Soon, the three had visited two inns in the village, both of which were fully occupied.
With no other choice, the three could only head to the last inn in the village.
However, as the three arrived at the third inn, they coincidentally encountered a group of people rushing in, and among them was a familiar figure – Zong Luan.
It was his doing!
Seeing Zong Luan, Xueqi instantly understood everything.
He must have taken advantage of her absence while she was meeting her master in the Snow God Hall to book all the inn rooms ahead of time.
This way, when she came out, she would naturally be unable to arrange rooms, thus losing face in front of Ye Cangtian.
Thinking of this, Xueqi's anger flared up, and she quickly strode forward, directly charging into the inn.
"Zong Luan, are you deliberately looking for trouble!"
"You haven't learned your lesson from the previous scolding, have you?"
Xueqi, with an aggressive aura, approached Zong Luan and questioned him directly.
"Oh! Who do I see! Isn't this junior sister Xueqi?"
"What a coincidence, junior sister Xueqi. How is it that I meet you everywhere you go? You're not by any chance deliberately tracking me, are you!"
Zong Luan looked up and saw the furious Xueqi, speaking in a mocking tone.
Seeing her blazing with anger, his own accumulated anger vanished instantly, filling him with a sense of exhilaration.
"Track you? Humph!"
Xueqi's face turned red with anger, and she roared, "Zong Luan, I ask you, why are you here? Are you deliberately trying to snatch rooms from me!"
"What are you talking about? Don't you have rooms in the Snow God Hall? You can take your wild man there to stay, no one is stopping you!"
"How was I supposed to know you would bring a wild man out to book rooms!"
"Since I didn't know these things, how can it be considered deliberately snatching rooms from you? Don't you agree?"
Listening to Xueqi's voice, Zong Luan smiled slightly, a hint of wickedness in his smile, as he forcefully argued.
"You..."
Upon hearing this, Xueqi trembled with rage. Not only had he snatched the rooms, but he was now also insulting her and Yinlong's integrity, which was about to drive her mad.
Clang!
The next moment, Xueqi directly drew her Ice Crystal Long Sword, clearly intending to resolve the issue through force.
"What? Have I exposed your intentions, so you want to kill me in a fit of rage?"
"Or perhaps, for your wild man, you're not afraid to use force to snatch a love nest?"
Zong Luan was not intimidated by Xueqi's demeanor. Instead, he became even more brazen.
Watching their argument, everyone around them quieted down, waiting to witness a good show.
"You..."
Xueqi felt like she was going to spit blood. If she were to attack now, everyone around would undoubtedly believe Zong Luan's explanation.
In that case, she would be unable to defend herself.
With no other choice, Xueqi had to suppress her anger and said furiously, "Zong Luan, what nonsense are you spouting? Brother Yinlong and I are pure and innocent!"
After a slight pause, Xueqi's expression turned cold, and a hint of killing intent flashed in her eyes.
She continued, "I warn you, you can target me, but if you implicate Brother Yinlong because of me, I will never let you off!"
Ye Cangtian was her savior!
Furthermore, since Ye Cangtian had not intervened from beginning to end, she absolutely could not allow him to suffer such injustice.
"This..."
Seeing the killing intent flashing in her eyes, Zong Luan couldn't help but be taken aback, a cold sweat trickling down his forehead.
One must know that Xueqi was considered a gentle person in the eyes of others.
Even though he had repeatedly troubled Xueqi and become her sworn enemy, her eyes had never displayed killing intent before.
And now, for the sake of a mere Yinlong, Xueqi was about to attack him. He was momentarily unprepared, feeling a chill in his heart, and his suspicion about their relationship grew even stronger.