As the sky gradually darkened, the wind and snow grew fiercer. Before long, Chen Tianyi had to quickly land his flying sword.
"The wind and snow are too strong. We can't fly the sword anymore. We'll probably have to walk the rest of the way," Chen Tianyi said, pointing at a mountain range not far away.
"If we can find a cave there to spend the night, it might be better."
"What if we can't find one?" Hu Ke'er asked.
"If we can't, things will probably get very troublesome. But don't worry, little junior sister. I won't let anything happen to you," Chen Tianyi said, smiling slightly at Hu Ke'er, who looked worried.
"Okay, then let's hurry up," Hu Ke'er said and started running. Chen Tianyi quickly followed.
Fortunately, Hu Ke'er had taken the Body Tempering Pill before. Her physical strength had exceeded that of ordinary people, and her speed had also increased. Otherwise, with her previous constitution, she would probably have collapsed in the snow after just a few steps.
"Little junior sister, why are you so persistent about senior sister Bai Susu?" Chen Tianyi asked softly.
"Um, well..." Hu Ke'er was stunned for a moment when she understood Chen Tianyi's words, then frowned and thought.
"Maybe it's because I can't get it out of my mind. I don't want to owe others. And senior sister Bai Susu saved us. Isn't it only right that we help her?"
"So that's it. Then little junior sister, if something happens to me in the future, will you help me?" Chen Tianyi asked.
"Of course!" Hu Ke'er said without hesitation.
"Senior brother Chen, you've been so good to me. If something happens to you, I'll definitely do my best to help you!"
"If such a day really comes, I still hope that little junior sister, you won't come to help me or look for me," Chen Tianyi said with a smile after hearing Hu Ke'er's words.
"Huh, why?" Hu Ke'er looked completely puzzled when she heard Chen Tianyi's words.
"If I really encounter a problem that I can't solve, the trouble must be so serious that even Longhu Mountain can't help me. At that time, I only hope that you can protect yourself well."
"Uh..." Seeing Chen Tianyi's determined expression, Hu Ke'er didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Even so, I still want to give it a try. I can't just do nothing, right?" Hu Ke'er waved her hand and said.
"Anyway, I won't ignore you, senior brother Chen. Do you think I'm such an unrighteous person? But then again, why did you come on this mission to find senior sister Bai Susu, senior brother Chen?"
"It's because of the sect's mission. Little junior sister, you don't really think you could find senior sister Bai Susu in the Thousand Snow Desolation and bring her back by yourself, do you?"
"No, I can't," Hu Ke'er said honestly.
"That's right..."
"Boom!" Before Chen Tianyi's words could finish, a bright crimson light suddenly flashed, followed by a huge explosion. Then a white wave of snow rushed towards them from not far away.
"Senior brother Chen..."
"Come here!" Chen Tianyi grabbed Hu Ke'er's hand, and a huge wave of snow immediately submerged the two of them.
"Bang!" A few minutes later, a cyan light shot up into the sky from the place where Hu Ke'er and Chen Tianyi had been submerged. Chen Tianyi pulled Hu Ke'er out and landed smoothly.
"Little junior sister, are you okay?" Chen Tianyi gently patted the cloak on Hu Ke'er's body to shake off the snowflakes.
"I'm okay. But what was that just now? It was so powerful that it even triggered an avalanche!" Hu Ke'er asked while helping Chen Tianyi pat the snow off his shoulders.
"Someone must have triggered some kind of forbidden spell," Chen Tianyi said, looking in the direction where the crimson light had flashed. He only saw a huge red pillar of light shooting up into the sky.
"Someone?!" Hu Ke'er immediately got excited when she heard Chen Tianyi's words.
"Senior brother Chen, do you think the person over there could be senior sister Bai Susu?"
"It's possible. I'm not sure," Chen Tianyi said softly.
"Then let's go quickly, senior brother Chen!" Hu Ke'er said and quickly ran towards the place where the red pillar of light was.
"Hey, little junior sister..." Before Chen Tianyi could finish speaking, Hu Ke'er had already run far away. So Chen Tianyi could only shake his head helplessly. He glanced at the approaching night and, not caring about the wind and snow, quickly followed.
"Little junior sister, slow down."
"Okay."
Although it didn't seem far, it still took the two of them a long time to get closer just by running.
"Little junior sister, let's observe here for a while first," Chen Tianyi said, gently holding Hu Ke'er back when they reached a hillside about a hundred meters away from the red pillar of light.
"Huh? Why?" Hu Ke'er asked in confusion.
"Little junior sister, you should know that besides the disciples of our Longhu Mountain who have been punished, there are also many monsters and strange people in the Thousand Snow Desolation. It will be very dangerous if we just rush over like this. So let's observe first," Chen Tianyi said.
"Um, but the visibility is so poor now, and with the interference of the pillar of light, I can't see clearly at all!"
"That's okay. Let me do it," Chen Tianyi said. He pointed his fingers like a sword and gently touched Hu Ke'er's forehead. Then Hu Ke'er felt a slight heat in her eyes. When she looked at the area around the red pillar of light not far away again, she could see very clearly.
"Wow, senior brother Chen, this is so amazing. How did you do it?" Hu Ke'er exclaimed.
"It's very simple. I just injected spiritual energy into a few acupoints related to your eyes. This can improve your eyesight," Chen Tianyi said.
"Um, so that's how it is. It seems that spiritual energy can also be used to treat diseases and save people!" Hu Ke'er said and then stared intently in the direction of the crimson pillar of light.
"Senior brother Chen, look over there. Isn't that the girl in white senior sister Bai Susu?"
"Yes, it's definitely senior sister Bai Susu," Chen Tianyi said. He looked in the direction Hu Ke'er was pointing and indeed saw a young girl in a white Taoist robe. That delicate face was definitely Bai Susu.
"Yeah, great. We're really lucky! Since that's the case, let's go quickly and bring senior sister Bai Susu back, senior brother Chen!" Hu Ke'er was a bit impatient to rush over after confirming that the girl in white not far away was Bai Susu.
"Wait a bit longer," Chen Tianyi stopped Hu Ke'er just as she was about to move.
"What's wrong, senior brother Chen? We've found senior sister Bai Susu. We just need to take her back! If senior sister Bai Susu gets away again, we don't know when we'll be able to meet her again!"