In the early morning, the wooden door of a courtyard opened, and a young man with a contemplative face stepped in.

After leaving the Guanghan Palace earlier, Yun Fan did not return in a hurry, but walked along the streets in the valley for nearly an hour before walking back to the Ice and Snow Courtyard.

During this period, the words of Qianxue and Xingyun last night echoed in his mind again and again, giving him a headache.

"Brother Yunfan, you're finally back."

But at this moment, Meng'er's brisk voice sounded in the courtyard, she pursed her faint red lips, and her beautiful eyes were full of suspicion, as if she wanted to find something suspicious from Yun Fan's expression.

"Well, I went to investigate the disappearance of the Ice Clan personnel last night, and there were some accidents in the middle, so it took a whole night", Yun Fan snorted, his eyes deviated in a certain direction, and he didn't dare to look directly into Meng'er's eyes.

"It turns out...", Meng'er deliberately raised her voice, her beautiful face came to the near future, and whispered: "Did you go out with Sister Bingbing last night?"

"Ahem...", Yun Fan coughed dryly and said, "Last night, I went to investigate the woman named Cuimei, and I happened to meet the second senior sister on the way, but I didn't mean to."

"Do you like Sister Bingbing?", suddenly, Meng'er coldly asked a bold and surprising question.

"You think too much", almost without a second of hesitation, Yun Fan broke away and made his debut, with a very sincere smile on his face, but in his heart he secretly shouted that it was dangerous, but fortunately he reacted quickly just now and did not show his feet.

"Really?", Meng'er blinked her beautiful eyes, still looking incredulous.

"Okay, I'm hungry, let's take you to eat good", Yun Fan took Meng'er's soft little hand, turned around and walked out of the courtyard gate, and walked towards the street outside.

Although it was early in the morning, the huge ice and snow valley had recovered a lot of popularity, and some teahouses that operated early opened early, and Xiao Er greeted the guests hard.

After choosing a distinctive teahouse, Yun Fan and Meng'er had a full meal, experienced the special food of the ice clan, and then burped, and then returned to the ice and snow courtyard with unfinished satisfaction.

In the quiet room, Yun Fan was lying on the bed, thinking about every conversation last night repeatedly, and his mind was chaotic for a while.

Gradually, he understood the hidden meaning of Qianxue and Xingyun's words, presumably this was the only way to let the Ice Clan give him the treasures that had been preserved for tens of thousands of years.

Thinking of the icy and holy woman, the picture in my mind unconsciously went back to a few years ago, when it was still when the mainland was in the east.

The amazement of the first meeting of Donglin Academy, the dramatic chase caused by a chance encounter next to the waterfall in the Yuntai Mountains, and the unforgettable glance when the Black Python Mountain Region parted quickly replayed in his mind, and time seemed to go back to the past.

It wasn't until a long time passed that Yun Fan came back to his senses, and slowly, the figure of another woman appeared in his heart, making his gaze firm, and his mind was also restored to clarity.

"Now it seems that the Water Spirit Bead is indeed in the Ice Clan, but the exact location and who keeps it are not yet known."

Through the induction of the five-colored golden lotus at the center of his eyebrows, he could sense the faint aura of the water spirit bead, but the Ice Clan seemed to have some kind of powerful concealment method, so he could not know the exact location information.

Thinking that the Ice Clan has been keeping the Water Spirit Bead for tens of thousands of years, it is not surprising that they already know this thing very well, so it is not surprising that they can have such means.

Another point, judging from the attitude of Qianxue and Xingyun today, if he wants to take this thing away smoothly, he is afraid that it will not be easy, and he will even face all kinds of difficulties.

The Water Spirit Bead is the treasure of the Ice Clan, and its importance to the Ice Clan is no less than that of the Holy Maiden, such an important thing, if it is said that it is easy to give him this outsider, it is simply impossible, if it is not for the inheritance of the Five Elements War Emperor, it is indirectly related to the Ice Clan, how could Qianxue and the others tell him so many things.

"Since you have come to the Ice Clan and noticed the existence of the Water Spirit Bead, it is already a very good start", Yun Fan comforted himself, he believed that there must be a road before the car reached the mountain, take one step at a time, plan one step at a time, depending on the situation, and wait until things take a turn for the better.

......

In the following days, the high-level of the Ice Clan issued a number of instructions one after another, and Tanouchi made a series of big moves, which surprised many people.

Externally, the defense force of the surrounding peaks was strengthened, and many figures of the Venerable Lord Realm who were rarely seen on weekdays sat in person, greatly improving the defense strength of the outer areas.

Internally, under the command of the Star Mystery Lord, the Ice Clan formed a powerful Lord Honor Group, launched a carpet search, investigated all key areas and suspicious characters, and set up new prohibitions and formations one by one to prevent internal turmoil and destruction.

As the coronation ceremony of the Holy Maiden is getting closer and closer, more and more guests gather from all over the world to participate in this grand event of the Jade Heng Realm, and the Ice and Snow Valley has become more and more lively.

The Ice Clan people warmly greeted the distinguished guests from all over the world, especially in recent days, there have been no more inexplicable disappearances of the clansmen, and the Ice Clan's high-level officials have announced that the disappearance case is under control, and they can finally let go of their worries, sing and dance every day, and celebrate the upcoming great moment of the Ice Clan.

During this period, Yun Fan and Candle Longkun met many acquaintances, all of whom were young talents who had participated in the battle of Longyuan City before, or had seen them in the Fu Sect Alliance, most of them were local sects in the Yuheng Realm, including the two daughters of Pity Xing Xiyue.

When friends meet in different places, they naturally have a warm hospitality, and they hold gatherings from time to time, or discuss the affairs of the Land of the Seven Realms, or exchange cultivation experiences, so as to enhance friendship with each other.

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The night is deep, the lively ice and snow valley during the day slowly returns to calm, there are only sporadic people walking on the street, the cold wind blows in gusts, the prosperous place in the valley, the restaurant and teahouse are singing and dancing, everyone drinks and has fun, and it seems very uncomfortable.

On the contrary, the dark snow peaks around are another scene, among the high-rise towers, there are many ice clan guards, who are responsible for the task of vigilance and defense, especially at this juncture, their expressions are even tighter, and they dare not relax.

In the vast snowy peaks, from time to time, there were groups of Ice Clan disciples walking among them, and their patrol area was very large, forming a tight protective network with the numerous fortifications here.

Thousands of miles away, in the midst of a violent snowstorm and a mountain peak, a huge rock on the top of a certain peak in the cold and steep, a demon man with an eagle head and a dragon body sat silently, his eyes closed silently, as if waiting for the arrival of a certain figure, and the faint mysterious aura surrounding his body seemed to be able to naturally isolate the blizzard from the outside world.

After a while, without warning, the snowstorm near the boulder at the summit came to an abrupt end, and the sky and the earth were quiet in an instant, and the atmosphere was so quiet that it made people feel a little weird.

"Your Excellency is finally here", the eagle-headed dragon man slowly opened his eyes, he looked at a certain void, and there was an obvious strange color in his eyes.

"Brother Aquila has been waiting for a long time", a very strange voice came from the air, neither like the language of the human race, nor the language of the demon beast race, but more like a mixture of several languages.

As soon as the words fell, a man wearing a wide cloak appeared and appeared, the figure who came was particularly tall, much taller than the average human race, but if it was compared to the huge body of the demon beast race, it was a little worse.

"Do you know me?", the Heavenly Eagle Xuan Lord was startled at first, and then his eyes changed and said, "Who is Your Excellency?"

"You don't care who I am", the man in the cloak said in a calm voice: "You just need to know, we work together and get what we need."

"Hmph!", hearing the mysterious man's words, the Heavenly Eagle Xuan Lord's face turned angry, the demon beast clan was already tyrannical, not to mention that the other party didn't take him seriously.

"Whether or not to join forces has not yet been decided, but I want to see why Your Excellency is so angry."

Before the Lord of the Heavenly Eagle Xuan finished speaking, a ray of white light tore through the void, and with a flick of his fingers, he crossed the distance of dozens of zhang in an instant, and smashed the opponent's skull extremely fiercely.

"The breath of the law of force! not bad", the mysterious man smiled faintly, waved his wide sleeve robe, and the air in front of him rippled layer upon layer, and the imposing white light disappeared into it in an instant, and then disappeared without a trace, as if it had never appeared.

"Who are you?", the Heavenly Eagle Xuan Lord's gaze shrank deeply, and he took the initiative to stand up, his face full of solemnity.

"How's that, now we can talk about joining forces," the mysterious man's body slowly descended, and his tone was unhurried.

After thinking for a while, the Heavenly Eagle Xuan Lord nodded and said, "We can work together, we will each take what we need, but what do you want?"

"Don't worry, it's not what you want", a strange smile hung on the mysterious man's face, making it impossible to see through his depth.

"Not what I want?", the Sky Eagle Xuan Lord squinted his eyes slightly, constantly thinking about the other party's previous words and deeds in his heart, judging whether the other party was worthy of his trust.

"Well, my patience is limited, but I don't necessarily need to cooperate with you," the mysterious man said with a hint of impatience in his tone.

"Okay! I agreed", the Heavenly Eagle Xuan Lord nodded, this operation, he is not necessarily sure, since the other party is willing to cooperate, one more reinforcement is better than one more enemy.

"Now that we've reached a cooperation agreement, we're allies, so let's talk about what to do," the mysterious man said with a strange smile.

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The ice valley blizzard roared incessantly, and the sky and the earth were dark and gloomy, except for the whispering of two mysterious figures talking to each other, and the gloomy laughter that came out from time to time.