Chapter 1789: Ice Lake

I saw that there were fifty or sixty snow wolves before me; their eyes glowed with a ghostly green light, appearing extremely ferocious.

This creature is a pack animal, usually appearing in groups ranging from a dozen to several dozen or more.

However, Chen Yu was lucky; he had encountered a large pack of snow wolves. Although these things could not cause him harm, they were actually quite annoying to tangle with.

"Let me handle it," the Xuenü said, slowly walking forward.

Upon seeing the Xuenü, those wolves involuntarily stopped in their tracks. They opened their mouths, revealing sharp, fierce teeth, their faces full of ferocity.

The lead wolf king revealed a look of caution; it slowly retreated, while the pack behind the wolf king intentionally or unintentionally blocked its front, likely protecting it from harm.

After the Xuenü appeared, the wolves' arrogance was clearly not as rampant as before; they all involuntarily retreated while assuming a defensive posture.

The Xuenü walked forward slowly; the expression on her face remained calm, and facing these vicious wolves, there was not a ripple of emotion on her face.

She stood still in front of the wolf pack, then tilted her head back, a faint smile appearing on her face.

The wolf pack became restless; they began to grow anxious and run about in all directions.

The Xuenü slowly raised her head and opened her mouth; a desolate song suddenly echoed throughout the entire Snow Mountain.

As her song spread, large swathes of snowflakes fell, and clusters of storms formed, continuously attacking the wolf pack.

Finally, the lead wolf king could no longer hold out; it let out a helpless howl and then retreated backward.

Following the wolf king's retreat, these snow wolves retreated one after another, and finally turned around and fled the area rapidly.

The Xuenü stopped; as her voice ceased, the once immensely turbulent snowflakes also stopped. The world was silent, as if nothing had ever happened.

"In the Snow Mountain or the Snow Plains, the wolf population is the most powerful," the Xuenü said. "If they are alone, they may not be the strongest, but when it comes to willpower and group combat effectiveness, they are second to none."

"Because their combat style has always been to swarm, what we need to do now is scare them off, rather than fight them head-on."

"Understood," Chen Yu said with a smile. "Are there many factions in the Snow Mountain?"

"Yes, but apart from our Xuenü Clan, the rest are mostly animals. They have lived here at the Ice Lake for generations," the Xuenü nodded slightly. "Although our clanspeople are gifted, we also face dangers that are present at every moment."

"Do your clanspeople all have abilities like you?" Chen Yu asked again.

"No, most of them are ordinary people. They do not have the ability to summon wind and snow, but their tears can summon wind and snow on a small scale."

"Apart from not fearing the cold, there is no major difference between them and ordinary people like us."

"So that's how it is. No wonder they were controlled by Liehun Hall," Chen Yu nodded slightly.

Just at this moment, the Xuenü suddenly raised her head and looked toward the distant Ice Lake. She murmured, "Over there..."

"What's wrong?" Seeing her sorrowful expression as she stared in one direction, Chen Yu could not help but feel some doubt in his heart.

It seemed as if something important to her had appeared there.

"I heard... Mother's call," tears suddenly burst from the Xuenü's eyes. "She is there, she is right there."

"Let's go over and take a look," Chen Yu looked at her agitated and sorrowful expression, and could not help but sigh slightly.

For someone whose entire clan had been placed under house arrest, a mother might be the one person who could heal her most.

The matter of Liehun Hall was not a big deal; even if those old things were strong, Chen Yu had the confidence to deal with them.

Because he represented the Heavenly Dao; where would those old things get the confidence to dare to go against the Heavenly Dao?

The Xuenü ran wildly toward the direction of the Ice Lake, and Chen Yu followed closely behind her.

She walked very hurriedly, almost without choosing her path, and soon, she arrived at the Ice Lake.

The Ice Lake had unexpectedly thawed; the ice layer, which had been frozen for ten thousand years, had already melted into water.

Countless ice blocks floated on the water's surface, and a huge iceberg had slowly drifted to the shore. Deep within the iceberg, a person was frozen.

This person was the Xuenü's mother. She had been dead for many years, but the expression on her face was serene, as if she were smiling.

From this, one could see that she had suffered no pain when she died, and even after many years had passed, her body had not decayed.

"Mother, it's my mother." The Xuenü knelt on the ground and crawled forward, reaching out her hands and desperately smashing at the iceberg before her, trying to rescue her mother from within.

But other than knocking off some ice shavings, it had no effect. Although the iceberg before her had melted, its volume was terrifyingly large.

"Let me do it," Chen Yu sighed. Although the Xuenü could not be human, she possessed the same emotions and sentiments as humans.

Her mother had died in that upheaval a hundred years ago, and her body had fallen into the Ice Lake. Unexpectedly, now that the Ice Lake had melted, this huge iceberg had brought her mother's body out from the Ice Lake.

After many years, mother and daughter had actually met in such a way.

Chen Yu grabbed with his right hand, and Lichen already appeared in his hand. As his hand rose and the sword fell, with a whistle and a 'Crack!', a crack appeared on the ice layer.

As the crack gradually grew larger, a 'Boom!' sounded, and this huge iceberg suddenly split open.

The Xuenü ran up, hugged her mother's body, and wept silently.

Over a hundred years had passed since her mother passed away and her clanspeople were imprisoned. Even for her, with her long lifespan, it felt like a lifetime ago.

She never imagined she would be able to see her mother again.

As she wept, her mother's figure became blurred, then turned into fireflies filling the sky. These fireflies were like stars in the night sky, circling around her before finally scattering with reluctance.

This was the final destination of the Xuenü Clan; after everyone died, they would turn into fireflies filling the sky and go to the Snow Village in another world.

It was just that the Xuenü's mother had been thinking of her daughter before she died, so her obsession kept her soul from leaving for a long time. Only after seeing her daughter again did she let go of that obsession in her heart and turn into the glowing lights filling the sky to go to the Snow Village.

"She's gone," Chen Yu stepped forward and patted the Xuenü on the shoulder.

"Yes, Mother is gone. She let herself be frozen for a hundred years just to see me one last time. Originally, after she left, she was supposed to go to the Snow Village in another world."

The Xuenü murmured, "Now that she has seen me, she has fulfilled her last wish, so she has left..."

"In the Snow Village, she will be reunited with our deceased clanspeople, and there will be no more pain in the future."