The top-level junior sister also wants to act weak today

After crossing the desert, they finally arrived at the foot of the mountain range north of Yinchang Ridge. This was a wondrous place where the desert met the snow-capped mountains. Underfoot, white snow and sand intertwined, behind them were golden-wave sand dunes, and before them, a towering snow-capped mountain.

Looking up, a massive vortex hung suspended in the sky, swirling and emitting a low, rumbling sound, as if a sleeping beast were trembling slightly. If anyone flew through this airspace on a sword or a beast, they would undoubtedly be sucked into the bottomless abyss, becoming a prisoner of the vortex, with no escape possible.

"Okay, you just need to send us here, thank you." Song Chaoge lowered his head slightly and bowed seriously to several people. Although the expression on his face seemed firm, there was a hint of fatigue.

Seeing this, Chu Ying's eyes instantly became moist and she sobbed with excitement, leaving Jiang Yingxue stunned again and again.

"They committed suicide for love, why are you crying?"

Chu Ying wiped her tears and said, "What a tragic love story. Dying for love. Aren't you moved?"

"What's so touching about that?" Jiang Yingxue shook her head, the corners of her mouth curling up slightly, as if in sarcasm. "He's so capable, yet he refuses to struggle, choosing to commit suicide with his lover in a passive retreat. What's so touching about that? He'd rather die than drag a bad guy down with him. That would be such an unjust death. And think about it, given the situation between the Yan and Meng families, the Yan family would hate Meng Yu dead. Meng Ge only has one daughter, Meng Yu. With her death, Yan Dongsheng would naturally become the heir to the Meng family. Wouldn't he be overjoyed?"

Chu Ying was stunned for a moment, her heart seemed to be touched. She wiped away her tears and tried to sort out her thoughts: "That seems to make sense. Once they die, the Meng family and Wuxi City will fall into the hands of the Yan family."

After saying that, Chu Ying looked at Meng Yu and said, "Then your death seems a bit irresponsible."

Meng Yu trembled slightly after hearing this, her tone tinged with grievance. "I know the Yan family's malicious intentions... but what can I do? I'm just a weak woman. I just want to die with dignity, right?"

"Alright, stop being so aggressive." Song Chaoge put his hand in front of Meng Yu, and said to Jiang Yingxue and the others with a sullen look, "Don't try to persuade others to be kind without experiencing their suffering. We have different perspectives, so you outsiders naturally feel relieved."

Jiang Yingxue was puzzled: "I never thought you had it easy, but why are you so spineless and don't resist?"

Song Chaoge laughed helplessly, his voice tinged with self-mockery: "How else can we resist? Didn't you see what experts the Yan family hired? How can we resist?"

Jiang Yingxue simply said, "In fact, your survival is the best form of resistance."

Song Chaoge was stunned for a moment, frowning slightly: "What do you mean?"

"Don't you understand?" Jiang Yingxue's eyes flashed with a hint of amusement. "The reason the Yan family paid so much to hire so many experts is because they're afraid of you. As long as you live, they have to hire experts to stay for another day. Now you're actually seeking your own death? That really saved them a lot of money."

Hearing this, Song Chaoge's face showed a hint of hesitation: "You said they are afraid of me?"

Jiang Yingxue shrugged. "It seems you know nothing about your reputation as a sword ghost, and even less about the power of the Red Lotus Sword in your hand."

Song Chaoge said with a teasing look: "It sounds like Miss Jiang knows a lot?"

Before Jiang Yingxue could reply, Chu Ying immediately interrupted, her eyes gleaming with admiration. "Of course! Our Yingxue knows everything from astronomy to geography; she's a walking encyclopedia! She even got full marks on the written exam for the entrance exam!"

Jiang Yingxue smoothed her hair and responded subtly: "Low profile, low profile."

Alas, she just knew the entire plot of the book, and having read various books over the past decade or so, she knew more than others.

"But I do know a little more about this Red Lotus Sword than you do." After all, in the original novel, Song Chaoge died before he had developed even one-tenth of the sword.

Hearing this, Song Chaoge began to feel annoyed, and his fingers unconsciously stroked the hilt of the sword: "But once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. At this point, we have no choice."

"Actually, not necessarily." Jiang Yingxue suddenly stepped closer and whispered, "I have a plan that will not only help you leave here alive, but also help Wuxi City escape the threat. However, the reward, a Red Lotus Sword, is not enough."

Song Chaoge obviously didn't expect Jiang Yingxue to come up with another solution, so he quickly asked, "What else do you have? However, this sword is the only valuable thing on my body."

"I want your Meng family's Qingfeng Ming Sword."

Hearing this, Meng Yu's expression changed dramatically. She was extremely surprised. "How did you know that our Meng family has the Qingfeng Ming Sword? It was left to me by my mother. Unfortunately, I don't have a wind-attributed spiritual root...so I have always kept it locked in a cabinet. How did you know?"

Jiang Yingxue smiled sweetly: "So, although I am only in the Qi Refining Stage, I know quite a lot. Just tell me, will you give it to us after we help you solve the problem?"

Meng Yu nodded vigorously upon hearing this. "Although I don't know why Miss Jiang knows about that sword, it's useless to me anyway. If Miss Jiang can really help us escape from here and survive, then I'll have no problem giving it to you. But I don't understand why Miss Jiang would want it, it's just an ordinary wind-attributed sword."

"Because we lack a wind-attributed sword." Jiang Yingxue then looked at Cen Yizi: "He has dual spiritual roots of wind and thunder."

Cen Yizhi was stunned upon hearing this. No wonder she'd been discussing how to save someone on their sword-riding journey. He hadn't expected Jiang Yingxue to spend so much time strategizing, ultimately just to find him a suitable sword. Flattered, he stood there in a daze, not daring to utter a single word.

"I understand." Meng Yu said with a firm look, "Then I wonder what Miss Jiang's plan is?"

Seeing this, Jiang Yingxue quickly poked Cen Yizhi beside her. Cen Yizhi pursed his lips, mustered his courage and took a step forward. "Well... I know animal language. We'll go up together later. When the ice dragon starts to protest, Yingxue and I will go and negotiate with it."

Wan Jinan interrupted immediately upon hearing this: "Nonsense! That's a divine beast. One of you is Qi Condensing and the other is Foundation Establishment. How dare you go and negotiate with the Ice Dragon alone? Are you crazy?"

"Master, please don't worry." Jiang Yingxue hurried forward and whispered in his ear, "I have the Lanxu Heart Technique to protect me, and Cen Yizi is the young master of the Beast Taming Family. We can negotiate without any problems. The Ice Dragon likes quietness and doesn't like so many people to see it. Two people is already the limit. Just trust us this time."