"Wake up..."
"Hurry up and wake up!"
Yaohua was awakened by the exhausted voice of the system and suddenly opened her eyes.
She looked around and was stunned to find that she was in a place like an ice and snow palace.
If it weren't for the inheritance of the phoenix still in her mind, she would have almost thought she was still in a dream.
"Where is this?" she asked the system.
"This is the Snow Demon's Palace," the system said. "As long as you kill the Snow Demon, you can leave the ice field!"
At this point, its voice was no longer as cold as before, but had a slight tremor.
Yaohua was also a little excited. "Then let's go and kill it now!"
But the system poured cold water on her. "The Snow Demon has spiritual power. In your current state, you can't even get close to it. You'll only end up being killed."
"What should we do then?" Yaohua frowned. "I suddenly appeared in the Snow Demon's Palace. Even if I don't take the initiative to attack, it will still kill me."
The system was silent for a while and then said, "The most urgent thing is to retrieve the only sword on the ice field that can carry spiritual power."
That sword was now in the hands of Fairy Ziying. Yaohua had passed the test and obtained the inheritance of the ancestor. It shouldn't be difficult to ask for the sword from her.
"Do you want me to leave the Snow Demon's Palace?" Yaohua thought. "But I remember you once said that the Snow Demon's Palace is extremely hard to find. Once I leave, it may be very difficult to get in again."
The system thought for a moment and said, "Fairy Ziying is already on her way. You just need to wait here for a while."
"Why would the fairy come to the Snow Demon's Palace?" Yaohua was a little confused. "I appeared in the palace after receiving the inheritance of the ancestor. Could it be that she, the ancestor, and the Snow Demon are related?"
But the system didn't answer. Instead, it said, "The Snow Demon is not bloodthirsty. You don't have to worry about being killed by it. Just wait quietly."
Then it fell into hibernation.
Yaohua thought thoughtfully. Since the Snow Demon is not bloodthirsty, she could go and find out its strength first.
After all, if you know your enemy and yourself, you can fight a hundred battles without defeat.
She got up and only then did she feel a chill on her body. She couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
In addition to the inheritance of consciousness, there was also a spiritual power fluctuation during the trial just now. Therefore, there were several tears in her clothes, and they were stained with a little blood. She looked very embarrassed.
The palace was much bigger than she had imagined, but it was very empty. There was not even a piece of clothing to cover her body, let alone weeds.
The smooth floor was made of ice bricks, with a little thin frost on it. It was very easy to slip.
She walked in the palace with her arms folded and couldn't help but ask out loud, "Is there anyone?"
"Anyone—"
"One—"
The echoes were continuous and never stopped.
At this time, a sound like a wild beast's roar suddenly sounded in the palace.
Could it be that the Snow Demon had appeared?
Whispering sounds came from the corner of the palace.
Many people in shabby clothes, holding spears, looked vigilant. "Someone has broken into the palace?!"
Yaohua followed the sound to the corner of the palace and was startled. There were actually so many people here?
Those people stared at her closely, and the killing intent in their eyes gradually grew. "She dared to break into the Snow Demon's Palace. She must die."
"Wait!" Yaohua didn't dare to act rashly and quickly said, "I... I didn't know where this was..."
"Then how did you get in?!" the leading man asked sternly.
She blinked her eyes and shivered with her arms folded. "I fell off a snow cliff. I originally thought I was doomed, but when I opened my eyes, I was here."
As she spoke, she tensed her muscles, always ready to fight back. At the same time, she was also thinking about how to deceive these people. But then she saw the vigilance on their faces gradually disappear and turn into understanding. "So, you're the guardian of the palace chosen by Lord Snow Demon?"
Yaohua was confused. "Maybe?"
Those people whispered to each other. "Since she's the guardian of the palace, why does she have such a stupid expression?"
"You're so stupid. We were also inexplicably brought into the palace back then. How could we know what Lord Snow Demon is doing?"
"But why would Lord Snow Demon let such a weak woman be the guardian of the palace?"
"..."
It seemed that these people were the guardians of the palace and they admired the Snow Demon very much.
Yaohua had an idea in her mind. "Although I don't know what a guardian of the palace is, I'm not weak."
Among the crowd, a fierce man with a scar on his face sneered and stepped forward. "Little girl, if you brag, you'll have to pay the price!"
"Then let's have a competition," Yaohua said, taking a fighting stance.
She was wearing a red dress. With the belt around her waist, her waist looked even more slender. Her face was like a peach petal. On the surface, it seemed that she would be knocked flying by the scarred man with one punch.
The scarred man obviously thought so too. He whistled and said arrogantly, "I'll let you attack three times—"
Bang!
Before he could react, he was knocked to the ground by a punch and saw stars.
Everyone looked at the slender her and then at the scarred man on the ground. They couldn't help but widen their eyes.
Yaohua's eyes curved into a smile. She scratched her head embarrassedly and said softly, "Big brother, are you okay? Did you hurt yourself?"
The scarred man lay on the ground, shaking his head in disbelief. The anger in his heart strangely dissipated when he saw the girl's smiling face.
He smacked his lips. "Okay, you're really strong."
Since they were all guardians of the palace, they naturally let down their guard.
Most of these people were energetic men. Seeing that she was beautiful and cute but had great strength, they naturally wanted to get closer to her.
Soon, she got along well with them.
The scarred - faced man had a very good temper and was highly respected among the crowd. He talked to her very enthusiastically.
Soon, Yaohua found out the situation of this palace. The Snow Demon was not in the palace at the moment, and these people were captured to guard the palace.
As for the sound of the wild beast's roar, it came from an immortal in chains in the corner.
The scarred - faced man subconsciously stood in front of her and explained, "There is a formation outside Lord Snow Demon's palace. Ordinary people can't enter at all. So our daily duty is to guard this fool."
"Fool?" Yaohua was a little confused. "Is he a captive of Lord Snow Demon?"
The scarred - faced man shook his head slightly and didn't answer.
She looked closely and found that the chains on the immortal's hands were very long, which allowed him to move freely in this palace. But he just curled up in the corner by himself and made some whining sounds at her.
When he met her gaze, he suddenly became quiet and just stared at her stupidly.
"Do you know each other?" the scarred - faced man asked.
Yaohua shook her head. "How could I know him?"
She felt that the immortal's gaze seemed to be looking at someone else through her.
"What's your name?" she asked tentatively.
The immortal mumbled something. She leaned in to listen but really couldn't understand. She asked again, "Do you know when Lord Snow Demon will come back?"
The immortal suddenly widened his eyes and stared at her fixedly. His expression became extremely strange. "Half... half a month..."
Then he ignored them.
The scarred - faced man wondered, "Are you really not acquainted with him? He never pays attention to us on normal days."