Chapter 383: Girl Ye Xue

Gui Zi sensed the Jade Talisman, which can roughly determine a companion's strength.

Among the geniuses the Spirit Clan sent, the strongest is naturally Ye Xue.

"I also sensed it."

Hu Zi's expression grew solemn; he showed none of the excitement of seeing his side's strongest member.

"Lin Chuan, I'll ask you again: do you really know little sister Xue'er?" Gui Zi said seriously.

"I know her."

Lin Chuan also replied earnestly.

"Alright, we'll take you to her." Gui Zi's expression grew even more serious.

"It's not... seeing Ye Xue, shouldn't you be happy? Why are you so solemn as if facing a great enemy?" Lin Chuan wondered.

"You'll find out soon."

Hu Zi gave a wry smile.

The two led Lin Chuan, following the Jade Talisman's guidance all the way forward.

Soon they saw a lone girl walking through the snowstorm, the drifting flakes making her look very solitary.

She sensed the arrival of the three.

Ye Xue halted, young though she was, yet exuded an unmistakable cold indifference, a aura that warned strangers to stay away.

"Gui Zi? Hu Zi?"

Ye Xue frowned, "Why are you hanging out with a Cloud Kingdom cultivator? Have you betrayed your nation? Want to kill me?"

Gui Zi: "..."

Hu Zi: "???"

The two simultaneously looked at Lin Chuan, making wild faces and winking.

"Didn't you say you know little sister Xue'er?"

"Yes."

Lin Chuan nodded.

Gui Zi hurried, "Then why didn't she recognize you?"

Lin Chuan smiled, "Because I know her, but she doesn't know me."

Gui Zi and Hu Zi's expressions froze instantly.

"Hey, wait, didn't you say you were friends?" Gui Zi pressed.

"Right."

Lin Chuan nodded, "In my heart, Ye Xue and I are friends—more than ordinary friends—but for now it's only in my heart."

At that moment, Gui Zi and Hu Zi were truly stunned.

"Not friends?"

"You're looking for trouble for no reason?"

Gui Zi could no longer hold back, "Lin Chuan, did you think our repeated questions were just jokes?"

"You want to die, but there's no need to make it so troublesome."

"You can't become friends with little sister Xue'er just through our introduction, right? She would only beat you to death."

"At first I thought it was possible," Lin Chuan smiled, "but now it seems you aren't very close to her either."

"Little sister Xue'er is like that; she doesn't get close to anyone. Though she appears cold, she's actually kind to every member of the tribe."

Gui Zi said, "But anyone who lies to her will certainly meet a bad end."

Hu Zi spread his hands, "She's coming."

Ahead, Ye Xue advanced through the blowing snow.

"Who is he?"

Ye Xue's cold eyes fixed on Lin Chuan, her gaze colder than the frigid wind of this place.

"Uh—"

Gui Zi's eyes flicked, "He is our friend, who helped us cross the desert and the Ancient Forest regions."

"You made friends with a Cloud Kingdom cultivator?"

Ye Xue interrogated, "From what you just said, did he deliberately come looking for me?"

"Yes."

Without waiting for Gui Zi's reply, Lin Chuan stepped forward, "I came looking for you."

Looking at the still somewhat childish yet boundlessly cold Ye Xue, Lin Chuan felt a unique sensation in his heart.

"What do you want from me?"

Ye Xue stared at Lin Chuan, always feeling that this youth was not ordinary, but with her temperament, she could never utter her inner thoughts.

She would only suppress this curiosity, treating it as an illusion.

"I've heard you're powerful; I want to be friends with you," Lin Chuan said earnestly.

"I don't need friends," Ye Xue said coldly, "Leave now."

"Perhaps you do need one?" Lin Chuan smiled.

"No need!"

Ye Xue turned and left, "Don't follow me again, or don't blame me for being rude."

Gui Zi frantically signaled Lin Chuan with his eyes, "Forget it."

Lin Chuan smiled and stepped forward to keep up.

Boom—!

A terrifying aura burst forth, and a dragon's roar echoed across the snowfield.

"You're looking for death?"

Ye Xue's murderous intent was fully revealed.

Gui Zi, frightened, immediately grabbed Lin Chuan, "Don't go. Xue'er sister really can kill. After all, you're a Cloud Kingdom cultivator, and we're currently hostile to each other."

Hu Zi also said, "Yes, given Xue'er sister's temperament, in a hostile situation there's no way she'd show you a good face."

"We'll talk another time when there's a chance."

"Don't go again."

Lin Chuan had helped the two, and they didn't want to see Lin Chuan killed by Ye Xue.

Such indifference reminded Lin Chuan of scenes from the Heavenly Demon Chaos dream Reincarnation; chronologically, that was his first meeting with Ye Xue.

The two also became acquainted through fighting.

They met in the Forbidden Land where heaven and earth suddenly changed, clashed over a chance, and fought to the end without a clear victor.

As heaven and earth evolved and the Forbidden Land's spiritual energy waned, he and Ye Xue both had to Transform to Mortal.

Because they experienced life and death together during the Transform to Mortal, they eventually tied the knot as husband and wife.

Lin Chuan knew Ye Xue's strong-willed nature; before reaching her inner softness, he could only find her cold and unapproachable.

Of course, he couldn't give up just like that.

Why be reborn for a life?

Isn't it just to make up for all the regrets?

The present Ye Xue has no memory, and confronting his "baffling" behavior, her repulsion is quite normal.

Lin Chuan's mindset had long changed.

Even provocations from people like Sixth Prince Yun Xing were, to him, merely a bit of fun, not worth getting angry about.

Perhaps nothing now can make him angry.

If any sign appears, he would not hesitate to snuff it out.

"You still dare to follow?"

Seeing Lin Chuan not leave, Ye Xue snapped, "Don't think that rescuing Gui Zi and Hu Zi lets you cozy up to me. I said I don't need friends."

Lin Chuan spread his hands, "The extreme cold land is so vast; I'll go my way, you go yours. Any problem? I also need to head to the next area."

Ye Xue was momentarily stunned.

Makes sense.

She said she'd kill Lin Chuan, but it was just a harsh threat; she couldn't truly strike a good person.

But this guy was being a bit clingy.

"Then you can try."

Ye Xue coldly said, "If it comes to battling for the ultimate treasure, I won't show you any mercy; don't blame me then."

"Gui Zi, Hu Zi, don't blame me for harming your friend."

Having said that, Ye Xue walked toward the distant snow mountain.

Gui Zi: "……"

Hu Zi: "……"

The two watched the relentless Lin Chuan and fell into deep contemplation.

Who the hell is this 'friend' anyway?

"We'll go too."

After exchanging a glance, Gui Zi and Hu Zi followed.

Traveling through wind and snow, the nearer they got to the snow mountain, the lower the temperature became; even cultivators struggled to endure, as even the spiritual energy seemed cold.

Breathing it in would freeze the five organs and six viscera, even the soul could not escape.

After a stretch of mountain path, Gui Zi halted, "I can't go on, I can't. If I keep up, I'll freeze into an ice statue."

Hu Zi also dared not proceed further.

The two stared at Lin Chuan, who moved as if flying, and were completely stunned.

This guy? Is he truly at the Deity Soul Realm?