Cultivation Goddess
Chapters 369. The Eternal Snow Hill

Fang Yin took the lead in front and walked sneaking down the Golden Lantern Hill. They could clearly see the situation around the hill from where they were at the moment.

Dozens of people stood in front of the cave. They carried various weapons in his hands with impatient faces.

'Freaky. Why don't they just go inside the cave and wait outside?' Fang Yin thought as he prepared to descend.

"Are we going down now, Yin'er?" whispered Yu Ruo impatiently.

"No. We'll go down when they fight. If they behave peacefully then there is no reason for us to attack," Fang Yin explained in a soft voice.

Yu Ruo and the others nodded.

Shi Jun Hui and Shi Han Wu had come out from within the cave. They pretended to be indifferent to the villagers who were gathering there.

The two walked leisurely past the residents with both hands fused to hint at reverence.

When Shi Jun Hui and Shi Han Wu were in the middle of the crowd, the villagers surrounded him. Their steps came to a halt and tried to understand what the villagers wanted.

"Enak just wanted to leave after messing up in this place. You have killed the dragon bandits and deserve to be punished accordingly!" shouted one of the villagers.

Shi Han Wu advanced forward and let out his aura. His body slowly rose upwards. A lute appeared in his hand.

Another case with Shi Jun Hui who pulled out a five-star sword to prepare against his enemies.

"We never invite hostility. The members of the dragon bandits who attacked us first when we were about to enter the cave. Before you regret you should just back off and let us pass, "Shi Jun Hui offered peace.

His words did not get any welcome from the villagers. Their faces did not show peace but they also did not want to fight back.

Shi Jun Hui and Shi Han Wu looked at each other. They felt strange about what the villagers were doing. They did not fight but also did not let the two go.

'It looks like these people are just holding us back. My feeling was that they were waiting for someone to come.' Shi Han Wu monologued inwardly.

In the hidden spot Yu Ruo again asked Fang Yin to ask them to leave following Shi Jun Hui and Shi Han Wu.

"Why didn't I ask grandma to join them in the first place?" annoyed Fang Yin.

That was why he did not ask his grandmother to join his two grandfathers. Yu Ruo was the type of person who was impatient and liked at will. It was hard to believe that this trait also decreased in Fang Yin.

"Hm. We can't keep quiet like this, Yin'er. My feet are tingling." Yu Ruo could not help himself from standing up.

"I sensed a great force coming closer to this place. We better be vigilant. That power keeps coming closer and feels so strong." Fang Yin sensed the presence of several people with an extremely dense energy aura.

Yu Ruo and the others were acting wary. Fang Yin's words made things suddenly tense.

Not long after that the energy made the wind blow strong. The animals around them ran in fear. The air temperature was noticeably rising to a very hot and made everyone sweat.

Fang Yin had yet to take any action. In the face of a big problem he began to be careful.

"Yin'er, we must bring out the Snow Cloud Qi before this realm dries up" Consort Shi said.

"Relax, Mother. I want to see who's behind this."

Not long after Fang Yin said that, a few people flashed swiftly toward the crowd of villagers who had locked up Shi Jun Hui and Shi Han Wu. Fang Yin felt familiar with the uniforms those people were wearing.

Their leader gave off an extremely hot fire aura and made the air around him like hell.

The villagers turned away to save themselves. Only the two grandfathers of Fang Yin who stood quietly faced the incoming troops.

"They are the border guard troops of the Northern Continent. The Golden Lantern Hill was on the border line. The one who was at the very front was Commander Shucheng. The villagers must have reported the death of the dragon bandits to him. So far they are working together to guard this region," Fang Yin explained.

"You know him?" asked Yu Ruo.

Fang Yin shook his head.

"I once lived in the palace of the Empire of the Northern Continent. Occasionally I listen to conversations between Emperor Jing and the courtiers about the arrangement of territory and distribution." Fang Yin explained.

"I heard that the Northern Continent is very unfair to women and treats them arbitrarily. Is that true, Yin'er?" ask Concubine Ning.

Fang Yin nodded then said, "That's right. Even though Emperor Jing had made changes it was still very difficult for his inhabitants to change the ingrained habits for thousands of years."

"So, because of this matter you asked us to hide? Shouldn't we just go down to help?" asked Yu Ruo.

"I have a plan" Fang Yin said. He then grabbed the shoulders of both his mother and grandmother to get closer.

Fang Yin wanted to humiliate Commander Shucheng by defeating his troops. All along he had been extremely arrogant and felt that he was the most powerful army for the Empire of the Northern Continent.

Their strength was indeed very great and several times won a big fight. The bandits living in the border region and the entire region of the Northern Continent were knee-jerk at them.

"Yin'er! Both your grandfathers look overwhelmed to face them. Their numbers and strength were out of balance," Yu Ruo said in a worried tone.

"All right, we'll start now. Mom, take these pills!" Fang Yin gave an energy-enhancing pill to Consort Ning.

This time Fang Yin, Consort Shi, and Yu Ruo would use the Snow Cloud Qi to freeze this region. Unmitigated, the three of them wanted to use the Eternal Ice Skill. With this style, after the fight ended, this region would remain covered by snow forever.

This situation will make the surrounding villagers have to adapt to a new environment that may be outside their habits. If the hill originally had hot weather, the houses around the Golden Lantern Hill certainly have an incompatible wall. They can freeze to death if they stick with their habits unless they move to a place far from this hill.

Consorts Shi, Fang Yin and Yu Ruo stood forming a triangular formation atop the Golden Lantern Hill. They could see the state under the hill but the people who were at the bottom could not see the four of them.

"Consort Ning, we need you. Stand in the middle of the formation to stabilize the energy. Use the Silver Light energy you have," Yu Ruo said.

"Good!" Concubine Ning jumped into the middle of the formation.

They immediately started emitting energy and collecting it in the middle. Consort Ning's two hands pushed upwards and made their accumulated energy soar high.

The air around them blew fiercely with a bone-chilling cold. The power from the Snow Cloud Qi was pressing in all directions against the heat that originally filled the place.

Commander ShuCheng looked puzzled as he felt a sudden chill coming. He did not see anyone else there other than the two who were fighting him.

'What is this phenomenon? I don't see anyone else around this place. This cold weather made my strength weaken. Shit!' Commander hucheng condemned his misfortune.

His face looked up at the sky and found a white mist enveloping him. The sun that had originally shone brightly now suddenly became dim. Commander Shucheng is increasingly convinced that this is not an ordinary phenomenon.

Villagers who live at the foot of the Golden Lantern Hill hide in their cubicles to ward off the cold that envelops their territory. From where they could clearly see there was something radiating from the top of the Golden Lantern Hill.

Shimmering white light soared into the sky with an invisible tip as it was blocked by the thick fog that enveloped the sky. They felt the air getting colder and made them unable to breathe properly.

The villagers tried to make a fireplace to warm their bodies. The faces of babies and children paled. They are not strong with the cold that has more levels of air in the winter they experience.

"We need to get out of here. Children can die if we continue to survive" one resident told other residents he met.

"Really! I couldn't stand this cold air either. The fire we made was unable to warm our bodies."

"Yes! Before it gets worse, let's pack. We're going to find a safe haven from the cold storm that hit."

"Come on! We pack up and leave together to leave this village."

The villagers agreed to leave from there. They packed up and gathered on the main road to go together from there. They gave up on the circumstances, moreover the dragon bandits that used to protect them.

Back to the fight, though,

Shi Jun Hui and the originally desperate Shi Han Wu had now turned into the beneficiaries. They smiled when they found out that his granddaughter had such a good idea. At first they thought they would lose to Commander ShuCheng along with fifty of his troops.

Shi Jun Hui's body suffered several incision wounds but he did not give up and continued to attack his opponents valiantly. His fighting ability was indeed not as great as Shi Han Wu who continued to adventure and gain a lot of experience.

The injuries Shi Jun Hui felt made him crazy. He attacked the border guard troops vigorously. The slashes of his sword caused them to fall down one by one.

The snow is starting to fall. The white crystal grains landed on the ground of the Golden Lantern Hill gently.

"Snow? How can it snow in the summer?" commander Shucheng.

"You're facing the wrong opponent. Your emperor is so respectful to us and obedient to Princess Gu's orders. But what are you doing here?" Shi Jun Hui spoke angrily to Commander Shucheng.

Commander Shucheng's eyes widened upon hearing Shi Jun Hui's confession. Without a second thought he immediately knelt at his feet. The remaining troops followed what he was doing even though they had no idea what was really going on.

"Force, Sir. We only received reports from villagers. They say if there are any troublemakers who want to take control of the Golden Lantern Hill and kill all the members of the dragon bandits." Commander Shucheng said the reason.

The palm of his right hand opened upwards then the Snow Cloud Qi gushed from there. The face of Commander Shucheng who originally still holds doubts now can not be evaded anymore.

The troops behind him now understood why their leader was so afraid of the twin men before him.

Commander Shucheng and his troops look like a sick person waiting to be tried. They were downcast withstanding the pain of the wounds from the fight as well as the cold that made them shiver.

Actually Shi Jun Hui felt pity. Their situation would get worse if they continued to be there. However, before Fang Yin decided the two of them would not dare to take action.

"Han Wu, I feel sorry for them."

Shi Jun Hui's nature indeed had more of a side of gentleness than his ruthlessness. In contrast to Shi Han Wu who is cold and cruel because he is often faced with injustice in his life that is directly related to the outside world.

"Wait for Yin'er to come. This is the Eternal Snow Skirt. After the snow falls they will soon come to join in," Shi Han Wu explained.

Shi Jun Hui nodded.

They were still stunned without doing anything during the waiting time. The falling snow grains covered the ground and the trees growing on the Golden Lantern Hill.

Not only the hill and its entire surface, their heads were also bleached by the snow falling on the head. There were some soldiers who could not survive and fell unconscious.

Shi Jun Hui was getting more and more worried. One by one the forces of Commander Shucheng continued to fall.

'I must do something to help them without breaking Yin'er's orders.'

Shi Jun Hui's two hands released energy and formed a giant sphere. The ball did have a cold nature but was able to shade the people standing beneath it from the effect of the Snow Cloud Qi enveloping the place.

"What are you doing, Cake?" Fang Yin's voice shocked everyone.

In order to reach the place she performed teleportation techniques and brought along both her mother and grandmother.

Commander Shucheng did not recognize him because Fang Yin did not wear his face covering. During this time she was known as a woman who always covered her face.

"Yin'er!" Shi Jun Hui stopped his activities. The energy that had yet to form perfectly disappeared just like that.

"Let them do that. Let's go back."

Fang Yin did not care about the whereabouts of Commander Shucheng and his troops. Seeing them kneel before his grandfather, it was enough to embarrass him and humiliate him.

"Commander Shucheng of the Northern Continent saluted Princess Gu." Commander Shucheng saluted Fang Yin.

"Take your troops away or they'll all die silly here." Fang Yin jumped into the air.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Commander Shucheng immediately moved and asked his still strong troops to reach his friend who was already helpless.

"We're going home now." Fang Yin gazed up at the top of the Golden Lantern Hill which no longer emitted a flame light at its peak.

"From today on, I give him the name Eternal Snow Hill."

Everyone followed Fang Yin's gaze and looked at the Golden Lantern Hill that turned into the Eternal Snow Hill. Feeling that there was nothing more to do there, Fang Yin took his family away from the hill.

They used his flying skill to return to the palace of the Eastern Continent. Their horses had disappeared along with the carriage and the items inside. The villagers had snatched everything away before leaving the village.

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The news of Fang Yin's disappearance sounded also into Jian Heng's ears. While the troops from the Middle Continent were on a mission, they met the special forces from the Eastern Continent who were searching for Fang Yin's whereabouts.

The special forces of the Eastern Continent did not yet know if their leader had returned. They were still searching for Fang Yin's whereabouts to all corners of the country. Every time they heard the information that said about Fang Yin's characteristics, they immediately went to the place.

No one reported to Jian Heng directly but he who heard it by chance. His troops were talking to each other and discussing the news of Fang Yin's disappearance. Inside his chatter, they expressed their concern if Jian Heng found out about this.

"Geek!" Jian Heng cleared his throat when he had heard all the chatter of his soldiers.

The soldier who was chatting for a moment was silent. Suddenly they became statues. Their bodies looked trembling with paled faces.

Fear was clearly visible on their faces. Those soldiers did not intend to talk about their Third Prince. There is no point in regret. Inevitably they had to come face to face with Jian Heng and say what they knew to him.

"Oh, Your Majesty. We don't mean to gossip about you. We were just discussing the news we just heard." One of the soldiers came forward saluting and trying to explain everything.

"Are you telling me the truth or just rumors?" jian Heng asked with a very sharp look.

"The news is true, Your Majesty. Even they asked us directly and made sure that Princess Gu was not in this country."

Jian Heng was speechless anymore. His heart was filled with anxious feelings that made him unable to think normally.

Being in the middle of a warrior will not solve his problems. Jian Heng hurried off towards the imperial palace. This news should be delivered to his father immediately.

The incident that befell Fang Yin became a heavy blow to him. Jian Heng walked over so quickly with an incomprehensible facial expression.

His hasty steps made the guards and servants guess. They were very confident that his prince was in a state of not being alright. Before reaching the gate of the imperial palace they had opened the door and welcomed him.

Emperor Xi was holding a meeting with the palace magnates when Jian Heng came. Despite being eager to say the matter right then and there, Jian Heng held himself back and waited for the father and the members of the meeting to finish their conversation.

During the discussion, Emperor Xi continued to watch his dreamy son look down. His concentration evaporated just like that and could not take the meeting seriously.

If this state of affairs continued then he would not understand what they were discussing. Emperor Xi could not think clearly and found the right solution to the problem they were discussing.

Emperor Xi apologized to the members of the meeting and disbanded it early. They will continue tomorrow. The palace dignitaries and members of the government one by one saluted and left the room.

They were wondering about Emperor Xi's sudden orders, but they did not dare to ask. The only reason they had expected was the Third Prince who suddenly came with a sad face.

"Heng!" call Emperor Xi.

The dreamy Jian Heng did not listen to his father's call. His open eyes did not see the departure of the members of the meeting. He did not realize that the room was empty and he and his father were there.

Jian Heng's silent attitude made Emperor Xi even more convinced that his son was not doing well. It is free to call him up to several times because the results will definitely be the same. A person who was daydreaming almost lost most of his consciousness, no wonder Jian Heng did not respond to the changes that were all around him.

"Heng!" call Emperor Xi while patting Jian Heng's shoulder slowly.

Jian Heng looked puzzled as he found his father already standing before him. The room was also deserted and uninhabited.

"Dad. I'm sorry I don't know how long you've been in front of me." Jian Heng looked down miserably.

"Easy! Don't you think! You look so moody, did something happen?" asked Emperor Xi gently.

"I ... I .. I'm not having any problems, Dad." Jian Heng's voice seemed choked as he was about to say the matter of Fang Yin's disappearance.

"Then?" Emperor Xi frowned.

"Yin'er is gone."

Emperor Xi's eyes widened upon hearing Jian Heng's words. For a moment he also dissolved in his shock. However, as someone who has grown up, he is faster to cope with the situation and control his feelings.

"I know maybe the news is true but you have to think clearly, Heng'er. Thousands of hardships had been passed by Yin'er. Worrying about everything he has right now is foolish."

Jian Heng looked at his father. His words made him aware of many things. He should not have thought if Fang Yin disappeared forever and experienced something bad. But another fear returned. Jian Heng did not want Fang Yin to meet a man better than him and leave. He was afraid of losing his true love.

"Dad. I want our marriage to be accelerated. Whether or not Yin'er is present, I will still be leaving for the Eastern Continent Empire today."

Emperor Xi smiled. Seeing his son back in excitement, he felt relieved.

"Go with a few guards. I'll catch up with you by bringing you wedding presents."

Jian Heng looked very pleased.

"Thank you, Dad." Jian Heng hugged Emperor Xi and vented his mixed feelings.

The news of Jian Heng's departure towards the Eastern Continent was heard by someone disguised as a soldier.

'I must go and become the Third Prince's bodyguard to the Eastern Continent.'

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