Chapter 59: The Ups and Downs of Xiao Wu

"Teacher, you're teasing me, right?" Xiao Han clearly and successfully grasped the meaning behind Xiao Wu's gaze.

When Xiao Han summoned Xiao Wu and told him to go to the Yaori Region for training, Xiao Wu had looked at Xiao Han with that exact expression.

It made his heart burn with irritation; was his own image really that unbearable?

Meanwhile, Xiao Wu was also feeling incredibly bewildered.

"Could it be that I've offended Teacher? Why send me to a ghost place like the Yaori Mountain Range? I haven't even disturbed Teacher and Mistress's private time lately."

It wasn't really that Xiao Wu had an issue with Xiao Han, but rather, as an ice-attribute cultivator, the extreme heat of the Yaori Mountain Range was simply too unfriendly to him.

It could be said without reservation that in the Yaori Mountain Range, the power of ice-attribute Dou Techniques would be weakened by at least thirty percent, and the consumption would be far greater than in a normal environment.

Go there to train? He wasn't going to be fooled like a fool!

"Bang—"

A loud thud was heard, and Xiao Wu fell flat on the ground. "Ouch!"

"Teacher, what are you doing?" Xiao Wu sat up, rubbing his head, and complained to the expressionless Xiao Han.

Today was truly the unluckiest day of his life; he had provoked his petty-minded teacher for no reason and taken a beating for nothing.

Damn it!

"Have you finished listening to me?" Xiao Han didn't explain, but instead asked Xiao Wu a question.

"That still doesn't mean I have to go to the Yaori Mountain Range..." Having received his teacher's "loving education," he didn't dare to speak loudly and could only mutter under his breath.

In Xiao Wu's mind, even if there was something to be done or a treasure appearing in the Yaori Mountain Range, sending someone else would be the same; why did he have to be the only sheep being shorn!

"Then let me ask you another question: how is your training in the *Ice Emperor Canon* going?"

Xiao Han's tone remained as flat as ever, but in his heart, he was thinking: "Little guy, in a moment I'll have you begging me to let you go."

"It's going great!" At the mention of this, Xiao Wu was incredibly excited; it truly lived up to being a Heaven Tier Intermediate Cultivation Method!

When Xiao Wu first practiced it, the feeling of Dou Qi rushing through his meridians like a spring was simply refreshing, and his cultivation speed was shockingly fast.

And then, the *Ice Sealing Art*, which had seemed pretty good in Xiao Wu's eyes before, instantly lost its appeal.

After practicing for a while, Xiao Wu gradually discovered that the operating methods of the two techniques seemed to have a high degree of similarity.

The *Ice Sealing Art* was clearly a lower-tier technique compared to the *Ice Emperor Canon*!

For a moment, Xiao Wu had a deeper appreciation for Xiao Han's painstaking efforts.

However, Xiao Wu did not just wallow in the enjoyment of the Heaven Tier technique; he began to wonder if there was any connection between the *Ice Emperor Canon* and the training in the Yaori Mountain Range.

What could it be...?

Xiao Wu fell into deep thought for a moment, ignoring Yi Huang and Xiao Han in front of him.

The *Ice Emperor Canon* was indeed a pure ice-attribute technique, which was inherently at odds with the Yaori Mountain Range.

Was there something he hadn't noticed?

The *Ice Emperor Canon*, when bolstered by Heavenly Ice, could unleash power comparable to a Heaven Tier Advanced technique...

Wait... hmm?

Heavenly Ice?!!!

That shouldn't be right?!

Xiao Wu's expression had initially brightened, thinking the so-called Heavenly Ice was within reach, but he quickly shook his head and dismissed the thought.

Not to mention that such an extremely cold wonder as Heavenly Ice could never appear in an extremely hot environment.

Even if it were possible, it wasn't realistic!

He had just learned of the existence of Heavenly Ice; could he really be so lucky as to encounter such a wonder, which had no record in the history of the continent, appearing?

Even folk tales wouldn't dare write it like that! He wasn't some "Child of Destiny," so where would he get such powerful luck!

So annoying~

Xiao Han and Yi Huang just watched as Xiao Wu talked to himself, even shaking his head and patting his own head from time to time.

A trace of a mischievous smile played on Xiao Han's face, while Yi Huang glanced at Xiao Han helplessly; this guy's personality was still as wicked as ever.

"Do you want me to tell you the answer?" Xiao Han finally stopped watching the show from the sidelines and asked with a smile.

"Hmm?" Xiao Han's words made the bewildered Xiao Wu instinctively look up.

"What?"

He had been lost in his own world and hadn't heard exactly what Xiao Han said.

Then, Yi Huang repeated Xiao Han's words to Xiao Wu with a touch of maternal affection.

"Yes, of course I do!" Xiao Wu said with great certainty.

He wasn't stupid; he wouldn't just keep beating his head against a wall.

"Of course, it's the question you wanted to ask me earlier."

Xiao Han said with a smile.

"Hmm?"

Xiao Wu stood there in a daze; how could that be?

That was the answer he had completely ruled out.

Could it be that he had overthought it, and that this thing called Heavenly Ice really had traces to follow, just like an Exotic Fire?

"Alright, stop overthinking it." Seeing Xiao Wu's state, Xiao Han scolded him irritably.

"Prepare yourself; tomorrow I will teleport you out of the Central Plains. As for the rest of the journey, you'll have to walk it yourself."

!!!???

"Teacher, you aren't planning on letting me go alone, are you?" Xiao Wu asked, trembling slightly.

Based on his understanding of Xiao Han, this kind of unscrupulous behavior was completely in line with his unscrupulous teacher's style!

Even outside the Central Plains, with his "meager strength" of only a Five-Star Dou Huang, it was impossible for him to make a name for himself in the Yaori Region.

After all, between the Yaori Region and the Central Plains, there lies an extremely vast area, and within it, there must be at least several Dou Zong powerhouses.

Moreover, the Yaori Region's overall strength is among the more powerful ones in the areas outside the Central Plains.

While Dou Zong and Dou Zun powerhouses are not numerous, they are not exactly few either.

Not to mention that they would be fighting on their home turf, and as an ice-attribute cultivator, he is innately countered.

It would be good enough if he could just survive there; wanting to snatch treasure from a group of big shots is like an old man drinking arsenic—he's tired of living!

This is just the most basic issue of survival.

There is also the issue of time that urgently needs to be considered; the Yaori Mountain Range is not close to the Central Plains, and at least five days have passed since the message was sent back from there.

As a mere little Dou Huang, traveling alone, even if he could use a Space Wormhole during the journey, a month would be gone just for the round trip.

By the time he traveled through all that hardship to reach the Yaori Mountain Range, the place might already be deserted!

Then what would be the point of him working himself to death?

To exercise his body?

"Hehe..." Seeing Xiao Wu looking so desperate, Yi Huang covered her mouth and chuckled somewhat immorally.

Boom~

"Could it be that even Mistress doesn't want me anymore?"

Seeing the Mistress who had once taken good care of him actually mocking him, Xiao Wu suddenly felt that there was no more hope in life.

"Don't worry!" Seeing her cute little apprentice so dejected, Yi Huang no longer had the heart to tease him.

She immediately comforted him: "Your teacher knows this is a bit difficult for you alone, so he specifically arranged three Langya Guards for you.

How about it, no objections now, right?"

Langya Guards?

Xiao Wu immediately perked up; the strength of the Langya Guards goes without saying, so wouldn't he be able to reign supreme there now?

Hahaha~

Xiao Wu laughed wildly in his heart.