I asked you to go down the mountain and get married, not to shock the world!

"Go northwest."

Mingchuan said, pointing to the mark on the map, "There's a Frost Crystal Valley over there. The valley floor is full of ice cracks, making it the perfect place for Ice Pattern Beasts to nest. Frost Marrow Crystals are also likely to grow there."

"But there's ice fog in the valley, and visibility is low. We have to be careful."

"Okay, don't worry, I will never cause you any trouble." Zhao Hu patted his chest and promised.

The two followed the map and headed northwest.

But the snow on the Arctic ice field was so heavy that it covered the road completely in just half a day. Even the reference points marked on the map were mostly buried by the snow.

After two more days of running around, I didn't even see the shadow of a high-level monster, let alone the Hanjing Valley.

Zhao Hu's fire spiritual power was consumed quickly, and even his protective shield became thinner.

"Junior brother, this snow is so strange! If we keep going, we'll be frozen into ice sculptures... How about we find a populated area to rest and ask for directions?"

Mingchuan also felt that this blind search was not a solution.

He looked up and vaguely saw a small black dot in the distance. When he used his spiritual sense to probe over there, he found that it was a small town.

"Okay, what you said makes sense. Let's take a rest in the small town ahead."

"it is good."

The two of them immediately quickened their pace and after walking for about an hour, they finally entered the market town.

The houses in the town were covered with thick snow, and the people on the streets were wrapped in layers of animal skin coats.

Even the face is covered, leaving only the eyes, and the white air exhaled can freeze into small ice crystals.

This felt so exaggerated that even Zhao Hu couldn't help but sigh.

He rubbed his hands and said, "Finally found the place. Let's go in quickly."

He couldn't wait to rush into the nearest inn.

Mingchuan followed him in and shuddered as he stepped through the door.

The room was colder than outside. It wasn't the coldness of wind and snow, but a chill that penetrated the bones. Even his spiritual energy felt sluggish!

The innkeeper was an old man with a wrinkled face.

As soon as Zhao Hu rushed in, he said to the innkeeper in a careless manner: "Boss, please stay in the hotel for two people!"

The weathered shop owner slowly walked out from inside and said, "Hey, I'm here."

As soon as he finished speaking, he came out and saw Mingchuan and Zhao Hu wearing thin sect uniforms. He paused for a moment, then immediately took out two thick fox fur coats from behind the counter.

He smiled broadly, looking exceptionally kind. "You two monks have come from far away, right? Come in, come in."

"The nights on this icy plain are bone-cracking. Why didn't you put on something warm before coming here? Wear this. I won't charge you any money. Consider it a good omen."

Zhao Hu's eyes lit up immediately. "Wow, there's such a good thing! Thank you so much, boss! You're such a nice person!"

"We came all the way here and had no idea the situation was so bad, so we didn't prepare anything in advance."

The boss responded with a smile: "Please take a seat, both of you. I'll get you some hot tea."

"Okay, thank you, boss!" Zhao Hu said, took the clothes and put them on himself.

Mingchuan frowned.

This fox fur coat looked ordinary, but when he touched it with his fingertips, he could feel a faint suction force, as if it was quietly drawing away his spiritual power.

It's a bit strange. Is he thinking too much?

Mingchuan accepted the clothes secretly but didn't put them on immediately. He politely replied to the innkeeper, "Thank you for your help, boss. Please prepare two rooms for us and some hot food."

"Okay!" The boss responded readily and turned to instruct the waiter.

Seeing Mingchuan wasn't wearing anything, Zhao Hu advised, "Junior brother, why aren't you wearing anything? This jacket is so warm!"

Mingchuan said vaguely: "Let's rest for a while and talk about it after the hot food arrives."

The waiter quickly brought the hot food, a large pot of tender animal meat and two baskets of steaming multi-grain buns.

Zhao Hu was already starving. He picked up the steamed bun and started eating the animal meat, mumbling incoherent praises.

"It smells so good! Eating something hot on this icy plain is much better than eating dry food!"

"But don't say that. The people here are really pitiful. Living in such a freezing environment for years, won't they be frozen to death?"

Mingchuan did not respond.

She barely moved her chopsticks. He pretended to drink his porridge while glancing at the other guests in the inn out of the corner of his eye.

Three men wrapped in animal skins were sitting in the corner, glancing towards them from time to time. There was no curiosity in their eyes, but rather a kind of inexplicable scrutiny.

The boss behind the counter was not idle either. Although he still had the same kind face as before, he was wiping the cup in his hand, but his eyes were always glued to Zhao Hu.

Especially the fox fur coat on Zhao Hu.

"Junior brother, why aren't you eating?" Zhao Hu bit his steamed bun. Seeing Mingchuan only drinking porridge, he even pushed the animal meat from his bowl into his. "This animal meat is stewed until soft and quite delicious!"

"It seems they have quite a few animals with fresh and tender meat here. We can go and hunt a few to eat later, otherwise there will be nothing to eat if we go deeper."

Seeing Zhao Hu, the careless one, chattering away non-stop, Mingchuan calmly pushed the meat back and lowered his voice: "Don't you think the way people here look at us is a little strange?"

Zhao Hu was stunned for a moment, looked up and looked around, then smiled nonchalantly.

"Hey, what's so weird about this?"

"We are wearing the clothes of the Qingcheng Yufa Sect. We are obviously foreign cultivators. They are probably curious because they are not used to seeing this before!"

"Don't think too much. Eat quickly and rest well. We still have to go back to the Frost Crystal Valley tomorrow!"

The boy didn't take Mingchuan's words seriously and buried his head in eating again.

Mingchuan did not let his guard down.

The spiritual consciousness of those men just now vaguely scanned his storage ring. The boss looked at Zhao Hu more like he was looking at prey, how could it be just pure curiosity?

Plus, the thing he touched earlier felt very wrong...

Everything here is weird.

Just as Mingchuan was deep in thought, the three men suddenly stood up and walked towards them.

The leading man had a stiff smile on his face and a wine jug in his hand.

"My two fellow Daoists, you look unfamiliar. Is this your first time on this ice field?"

Zhao Hu looked up, smiled, and nodded, "Yes, we're here on a mission to find the Frost Crystal Valley! Brother, are you locals? Do you know how to get to the Frost Crystal Valley?"

The man's eyes flashed, and he sat down on the stool next to him and put the wine jug on the table.

"Hanjing Valley, that place is so remote, it's impossible to find the road when it snows heavily!"

"But you're in luck. We're going to collect animal hides nearby tomorrow. If you don't mind, I'd like to take you along for a ride."

Mingchuan's heart skipped a beat.

As soon as they mentioned the Cold Crystal Valley, the other party said they wanted to go nearby. What a coincidence.

He calmly grasped the Liuyun soft sword at his waist and spoke with a smile.

"Thank you for your kindness, brother, but we are used to finding our way by ourselves, so we won't bother you."