Four days passed swiftly.

Antarctica.

In this place where ice mountains crisscross and the temperature is below zero, causing one's body to shiver with cold, there is a barefoot woman walking on the icy surface.

The woman is wearing only a thin gauze dress. Although it's somewhat transparent, it still covers the important parts. A veil is worn on the lower half of her face, making it impossible to see her full face. However, her eyes are beautiful, with long eyelashes and surprisingly blue pupils. She blinks while quietly gazing into the distance.

Her eyes reveal confusion as she scratches her head and says, "Where is this place?"

Rumble!

Just as she finishes speaking, the distant ice mountain suddenly collapses with a thunderous crash, startling the woman who quickly looks in that direction.

She sees a gigantic beast, as enormous as Mount Tai, emerging from the ice, its size capable of covering the sky and blocking out the sun, roaring towards the heavens.

Its voice is deafening, scaring away all the penguins and causing the surrounding ice mountains to collapse as well.

The woman blankly watches the giant beast, without moving, but also without fear.

"Aren't you scared?"

At this moment, an abrupt voice startles the woman, making her shiver and turn her head to look.

She sees an unbelievably handsome young man standing beside her, smiling at her.

"Me? I'm not scared. It's kind of cute, isn't it?" The woman points to herself, then to the giant beast, with a slight smile, "Don't you think it's cute?"

Chen Lan looks at the enormous beast, full of protruding ice spikes, sharp fangs, and even possessing a pair of wings formed by ice crystals. Its body resembles that of a bird, but its head is like a dog. He doesn't find it cute at all.

"Cute? Not quite." Chen Lan shakes his head with a helpless smile.

"Is that so? I think it's cute. I'd like to preserve it just like this," the woman smiles, waving her right hand. Bits of brilliant blue starlight fall from her hand.

The giant beast suddenly stops and then gradually becomes encased in ice until, finally, it becomes a giant ice sculpture.

"Your ability is quite special." Chen Lan, witnessing this miraculous scene, looks at the woman with a faint smile.

Having no cultivation yet possessing the Dao Power of Ice, capable of freezing everything into ice sculptures, anything can be frozen with just a wave of the hand, and a long-dormant Saint King level Demon Beast is frozen just like that.

This is also the reason he withdrew from his cultivation state and came to Antarctica.

Ten minutes ago, he was comprehending the Great Dao, but he sensed a new Great Dao emerging. It felt very cold, like an ice mountain, impossible to approach. He suspected it was the Dao of Ice.

Arriving here, he encountered this woman out of place with her surroundings, confirming that she was the possessor of the Dao of Ice.

"I don't know. I've been like this since birth." The woman's eyes suddenly turn a bit dim, as if there are past events she does not wish to mention.

Just as Chen Lan is about to say something, a familiar voice suddenly sounds behind him.

"Brother Lan, why are you here?"

Chen Lan turns around to see Luo Tao, but he's not surprised. He already knew these people were here, detectable by his Divine Sense.

Besides, Yan Yu and Gu Ying are also present, along with his brother and companion.

However, Chen Lan doesn't worry because they don't know his identity.

"Chen Lan, why are you here?" Yan Yu asks with curiosity. Honestly, she hasn't seen Chen Lan in a long time.

Since joining the Xiao Yao Sect, she was no longer the principal, hadn't spoken to Chen Lan since the Orchid Fairy died, that contest was no longer held, and she lost touch with Chen Lan and gradually forgot.

Seeing Chen Lan now reminds her.

"Whoa, I think I've seen you somewhere before." Gu Ying scratches her head, and despite being a small action, the waves are still turbulent.

"Fairy, don't you remember? Last time you saved the two of us." Luo Tao beside her laughs.

"Oh, it's you, the guy I saved in passing. I didn't expect us to have such a fate to meet again." Gu Ying suddenly remembers and says with sudden realization.

"Yes, indeed, what a fate," Chen Lan laughs, while the woman beside him seems a little dazed, not knowing who these people are.

Soon, Luo Tao notices the woman, not because she's very beautiful, given the veil you can only see the eyes, but her outfit is peculiar. In this big winter, she's wearing something so thin. If she were a cultivator, it'd make sense, as she could use Spiritual Qi to ward off the cold.

But he can't feel any Spiritual Qi fluctuations from her. She seems like an ordinary person, while the three of them have a Spiritual Energy Barrier around their bodies to fend off the cold.

"Brother Lan, not bad, is this your girlfriend?" Luo Tao has a sudden realization, eyes lighting up, and immediately says with a smile.

Finally, Chen Lan has figured it out, knowing to find a girlfriend, and this girl seems pretty good.

Chen Lan doesn't explain, thinking more explanation leads to more explaining, so he might as well ignore it.

"Did you all come here on a mission assigned by the Xiao Yao Sect?" Chen Lan asks.

"Yes, my master said there's an anomaly here and told me to come and have a look. I happened to meet these two senior sisters on the way, so I brought them to see what's going on." Luo Tao nods.

"I see. Well, take your time looking around. I'll leave first," Chen Lan smiles, grabbing the woman's hand, then disappears.

Watching Chen Lan leave, Luo Tao complains, "That guy got a girlfriend and didn't even say a word. That's not being a bro."

However, Yan Yu's eyes are somewhat complex. She always felt that Chen Lan is like someone, whether in voice or somewhere else.

She can't forget that day she went to another world and the faint image of the man, who was very similar to Chen Lan.

Could it really be Chen Lan who saved her?

But she felt it was the Celestial Venerable Xiao Yao who saved her, making her heart slightly startled. Could it be that Chen Lan is the Celestial Venerable Xiao Yao?

This thought had come to her before; she even asked once. That time was from a woman's sixth sense, and this time it felt the same.

...

Xiao Yao Sect.

Sect Leader's Hall.

Chen Lan takes the woman back here.

Chen Lan releases the woman's hand, smiling apologetically, "Sorry, I grabbed your hand instinctively. Hope you don't mind."

But upon seeing the woman's expression, he's momentarily stunned.

At this moment, the woman is looking at her hand, just held by him, with a face full of surprise and disbelief.

"What's wrong?" Chen Lan asks puzzledly, could it be she's a chaste lady who even finds holding hands unacceptable?

If that's the case, will he have to take responsibility now?

He knows some places have unique customs, like touching a girl means marriage — could this woman be from such a place?

But what she says next stuns him.

"You actually touched me, how is this possible, except for him, no one else could touch me. Who are you?"

After speaking, the woman suddenly raises her head, tightly fixing her gaze on Chen Lan's eyes, eager for an answer.

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