Chapter 1000: Meeting an Old Acquaintance in a Foreign Land

After spending some time traveling, Li Luo and the others followed Sister Jin to the entrance of the Ice Cave Residence without incident.

The group entered the cave residence and finally arrived before the ice-sealed passage.

Here, Li Luo discovered another group already present; glancing over, he saw that the robes of these people were all embroidered with the emblem of the Golden Dragon Treasure Guild.

Clearly, they were a team from the Golden Dragon Treasure Guild.

They guarded the outside of the passage with somewhat dazed expressions, and when they spotted Sister Jin, they immediately moved to approach.

"Stop!"

Seeing these people, Sister Jin's face turned cold, and she spoke sternly.

"Sister Jin, what happened here? Where is Brother Mu Yao?" Among the Golden Dragon Treasure Guild team, the beautiful woman in the white dress named Bai Bai Lingyan frowned and asked.

"Hmph, Mu Yao led people to ambush the Young Lady. Your Golden Dragon Treasure Guild people from the Outer Shenzhou are truly audacious!" Sister Jin said coldly.

"What?!" Upon hearing this, everyone was instantly shocked and pale.

Bai Bai Lingyan's face also shifted uneasily, and she said with a dry voice, "Sister Jin, do not speak nonsense. How could Brother Mu Yao ambush Young Lady Qing!"

That Young Lady Qing came from the Golden Dragon Mountain and was a person of the Lu branch; how could Mu Yao be so unwise? Although his grandfather was the Grand Elder of the headquarters in the Outer Shenzhou, holding extremely high status, compared to those in the Golden Dragon Mountain, there was still a considerable gap.

Unless... there was also an order coming from within the Golden Dragon Mountain.

And this undoubtedly touched upon the most core game of the Golden Dragon Treasure Guild; thinking thus, cold sweat appeared on Bai Bai Lingyan's brow.

"Do you intend to help Mu Yao as well?" Sister Jin asked coldly.

Bai Bai Lingyan's face shifted between light and shadow, and then she said with a dry voice, "We have no such intention... this matter has nothing to do with us either."

She gave a signal to the people beside her, and then they actually slowly retreated; seeing this appearance, it was obvious they intended to help neither side.

As for their withdrawal, Sister Jin did not stop them, but her face remained covered in frost.

After these Golden Dragon Treasure Guild teams retreated, Sister Jin finally looked at the ice-sealed passage; her eyes flickered, and then she spoke to Li Luo, "Once the ice seal is broken, we will escort the Young Lady away. I think Mu Yao would not dare to truly do anything to the Young Lady, but this time, the objective is likely to be difficult to achieve."

Speaking to this point, Sister Jin felt somewhat helpless in her heart; originally she wanted to invite powerful reinforcements, then crush Mu Yao and the others, and help Lu Qing'er obtain the Ice God Lotus, but who would have expected that Li Li Wuyuan was unwilling to get involved, leaving only Li Luo bringing some helpers.

But Li Luo's group were all at the Low Star Tian Zhu Jing realm; how could they contend with Mu Yao and the others?

So at this moment, Sister Jin had lowered the goal of seizing the Ice God Lotus to protecting Lu Qing'er's retreat.

And Mu Yao was mainly there to obstruct Lu Qing'er from obtaining the "Ice God Lotus," which was an order from the faction behind him, but if he truly dared to harm Lu Qing'er's life, Sister Jin felt it was impossible; otherwise, when Lu Qing'er's father became enraged, even if Mu Yao's grandfather was the Grand Elder of the Golden Dragon Treasure Guild's Outer Shenzhou branch, he could not withstand his fury.

Upon hearing this, Li Luo just smiled noncommittally; he knew Sister Jin felt their small group of two or three cats had no deterrent power, but saying anything now was useless; everything would have its result once they fought.

Sister Jin stepped forward and threw a frost talisman from her hand; the talisman transformed into a beam of cold light that shot violently forward, and wherever it passed, the ice began to melt rapidly.

The ice seal on the passage was broken.

Seeing this, Sister Jin's figure moved, first transforming into a streak of flowing light that darted into the passage along the corridor; Li Luo and the others quickly followed, and when they passed through the passage, they entered the huge cavern filled with astonishing cold qi.

The ice high platform was visible at a glance, and the "Ice God Lotus" at its top position was also blooming with mysterious light, constantly spewing forth vast cold qi; that feeling was as if the ice cave residence here was formed because of this "Ice God Lotus."

However, Li Luo did not pay attention to the Ice God Lotus, because after entering this place, his gaze immediately turned to that figure frozen in ice; that figure, even while in the ice seal, still appeared slender and graceful; she had ice skin and jade bones, emitting a kind of pure and holy feeling.

A smile appeared on Li Luo's face; nearly a year had passed since they last met, and it seemed Lu Qing'er had undergone quite a significant change, yet that familiar feeling still existed.

When Li Luo's gaze fixed tightly on Lu Qing'er's figure, the latter's frozen state was also rapidly dissolving; after a dozen breaths, her eyes, like an ice lake, blinked gently, and her gaze fell upon Li Luo.

The two stared at each other for several breaths, and both smiled at each other.

Clearly, neither of them expected that after a year apart, in the Outer Shenzhou far from Great Xia, they would meet again in such a situation.

"Young Lady, I only invited Li Luo, but the other powerful figures of the Li Li Tianwang branch were unwilling to get involved." Sister Jin quickly came to Lu Qing'er's side and said with a dry voice.

Upon hearing this, Lu Qing'er did not show any disappointment; in her view, as long as Li Luo could come, that was enough; as for whether the current crisis could be resolved, it was actually not very important; the worst result was simply abandoning the Ice God Lotus.

"Li Luo, long time no see." Lu Qing'er looked at Li Luo approaching, a smile rose in her eyes, and her voice was soft.

"How did you also leave Great Xia? And come to this Outer Shenzhou." Li Luo said happily.

Among the joys of life, meeting an old friend in a foreign land must be one of them.

"And since you came, why hide and cover yourself? Could you not have revealed your identity to me earlier!"

Hearing Li Luo and the girl before him converse with such familiarity, Li Li Fengyi, Li Li Jingtao, and others following behind him also stared curiously at Lu Qing'er; especially Li Li Fengyi, the gossiping light in her eyes was almost about to become substantial.

The girl before them, although wearing a thin veil, had contours that were faintly revealed, which must be the seed of a beauty; moreover, that slender and graceful figure was also heart-stirring; most importantly was her skin, which was truly ice skin and jade bones, making one's heart pound.

Facing Li Luo's complaint in the previous sentence, Lu Qing'er chuckled lightly, and then she reached out and removed the veil; the moment the veil was removed, the light here seemed to become much brighter in that instant, and a bright and charming face with exceptionally exquisite features, Bai Xi, was exposed to everyone's eyes.

Everyone's eyes brightened; the appearance and temperament of the girl before them were both extraordinary, enough to rival Qin Yi.

Li Luo looked at that familiar face and felt that after a year apart, Lu Qing'er also seemed to have undergone a huge change; her temperament had become more cold and icy, giving people a kind of inexplicable nobility and aloofness; that feeling was truly as if she were the snow lotus flower at the peak of a snow mountain, only to be admired from afar.

However, when his gaze collided with those ice-lake eyes, he could again feel the fire hidden beneath that seemingly cold exterior.

It seems that during this year, Lu Qing'er also had many experiences.

At this moment, Li Li Fengyi beside Li Luo elbowed him and said mischievously, "You always said before that you had a fiancée in Great Xia; could this Miss be her? She is so outstanding, no wonder you looked down on the young ladies your second sister introduced to you."

Upon hearing this, Li Luo was instantly a bit embarrassed; just as he was about to explain, the Lu Qing'er before him already smiled slightly and shook her head lightly, saying, "This sister is mistaken; his fiancée is not me, but a woman whose style and talent are both unparalleled; I am far from being able to match her."

Li Li Fengyi was stunned and also a bit embarrassed, then quickly made amends, saying, "Sister is giving this young man too much face; you are already like a shining pearl, how could there be a woman stronger than you by so much? Even if there is, this young man is not worthy of her anyway."

She only took Lu Qing'er's words as politeness; after all, in terms of appearance and temperament, Lu Qing'er was indeed already top-tier; such a person was often the focus among peers, having thousands of admirers, and what woman could make Lu Qing'er say words of feeling inferior?

Lu Qing'er shook her head with a light laugh and said, "Li Luo is also very impressive; coming from the Outer Shenzhou to the Outer Shenzhou in just one year, he is now at the top among peers; such talent is not inferior to anyone."

Hearing her praise Li Luo, Li Li Fengyi nodded somewhat proudly, and at the same time looked at this girl even more favorably.

Li Luo, hearing these words, could only let out a dry laugh; then his expression shifted, he turned around, and looked at the group of people not far behind who had also been released from their frozen state.

And that man named Mu Yao was now looking over with cold, sinister eyes.