The Ruler
73. The Ice Flower Mountain Cave.
Qing Ruo and his entourage continued to move out of the desert area and battle area, towards the ice forest area. After moving all the time, towards nightfall, they finally arrived at the northern ice river.
" It seems a little safe already" Qing Ruo said asking them to be more relaxed, so as not to attract the attention of other forces in the region.
" Sister Ruo is right," Heian Bai said as he reduced his speed.
" Old Hua Zun, Hua Thong, we better find a place to rest to check on the treasures we obtained earlier," Qing Ruo said.
" Alright, I know a safe place" said Hua Zun, the leader of the group moving towards where it was intended to be.
" Brother Ruo, after this. What's brother's plan?" Heian Bai asked, chatting casually.
" I'll go south, but before that, I'll go to Hua city first" Qing Ruo replied.
" Then what about the great General and Zhuo's warrior?" Ask Dalu Rong.
" In truth from the beginning I wanted to see general Luo Xing, yet I rethought that wish. And it would be great if he still didn't know this secret."
" But brother," Heian Bai said hesitantly.
" Sister, I don't want to worry him. Moreover, the movements of the major generals, which were always supervised by the heaven-eyed and earth-ear troops, would be extremely dangerous. Moreover, considering the distance of the border to the capital is very far."
"I understand" said Dalu Rong.
Heian Bai, Dalu Rong and Murong Jianyu understood Qing Ruo's reasoning very well. Moreover, with his identity as a young Sovereign. Once his footsteps were known, then the heaven and earth ear eye army would investigate him, let alone Luo Liang, the current ruler of the southern region was a Baoyang Tian confidant who hated the first breed very much.
" Sister Bai, I want you to pass on my message to soldier Zhao to go to the Flower City of the Semi South."
" Well, when we return, I will speak to him myself" Heian Bai said seriously.
" Thank you brother. Then after this, what's the brother's plan?" qing Ruo asked.
" First we will go to Hua city, after which we will return to the skyline," replied Dalu Rong.
Qing Ruo nodded her head.
"Well, I think that's a good idea, because I have plans in Hua City."
"I mean brother?" Dalu Rong asked in surprise.
" We will talk about it at the residence of brother Hua Zhen," he said as he looked at Hua Zhen who looked so shocked and astonished.
" What do you mean by brother Ruo?" hua Zhen asked curiously.
" Solving out something that should need to be resolved," Qing Ruo replied casually, making Hua Zhen even more curious, but since Qing Ruo said he would discuss the matter while in his residence, it was only because of the fact that he was in the same state, Hua Zhen paused his question.
" Alright," Hua Zhen replied softly.
On their side, Murong Jianyu, Hua Zun and Hua Thong, continued to move, listening to their conversation leisurely.
After moving all the time, by the morning they arrived at the Ice Flower mountain area.
" The generals, the young rulers, we will rest on that mountain." while casually approaching it.
" Alright," Qing Ruo replied.
From afar, they could see the towering peak of the Ice Flower mountain touching the clouds. From the south, out of the mountain top, the water flows nonstop, forming beautiful waterfalls, drenching the mountain cliffs that continue to flow, forming a large river that empties into the Northern ice river.
From above the sky. Qing Ruo circled around while circulating golden eyes examining the entire region, looking at the several groups of king level warriors up to the level of the god emperor who was searching for resources, he said, and hunting wild animals in the mountain area.
" Brother Ruo, what's wrong?" heian Bai asked, looking at Qing Ruo who seemed to be watching the warriors.
Qing Ruo smiled casually, then pointed at the young men who were fighting against low-level ferocious beasts.
" Brother Ruo, what's wrong with them?" heian Bai asked increasingly.
" I like their struggles."
" Why could that be?"
" Sister Bai, I've been through a difficult time, even my mother secretly helped me by injuring and killing beasts for me," Qing Ruo said with teary eyes, recalling Ling Yun who had once helped him kill the winged stone tiger on the mountain of lightning, and recalling all his family who were on the blue lotus continent.
" We've all been through it" Heian Bai said slowly, as he continued to move without disturbing the existence of low-level warriors who were in the mountain region.
" Swhus...." Hua Zun led them to the secret place that was behind the curtain of the waterfall, which was in the middle of the mountain cliff, and arrived in front of a cavernous mouth.
Qing Ruo tried to inspect the place, but found nothing strange suspicious.
" Older, is this place safe?" Murong Jianyu asked.
" General, this cave is a safe place, and I guarantee it, because all this time, I've used it several times." While continuing to move his legs.
Twenty meters later, Qing Ruo suddenly signaled her entourage, stopping their movement.
" Do you feel it.." Talking through telepathy, while asking them to hide their aura.
" Right, a very chaotic aura." Hua Thong.
" What should we do then?" Ask Hua Zhen.
" Since we also need this place to rest, we better make sure of this foreign power, but don't use god consciousness, because I'm sure that figure must have protected this place, too," answer Dalu Rong.
" Right, let's move" Heian Bai said.
On their side, Hua Zun looked misbehaved, because the place he had promised to be the safest place had been entered by other forces.
" Older, don't think too much about it, because this cave is in a free area, so anyone can enter it" Qing Ruo said, calming him down.
" The ruler is right, but I've even sealed it in this area" he said doubtfully.
" The elder, no matter how strong the seal, still has his weakness."
Hua Zun nodded her head, but Qing Ruo's words made Dalu Rong, Heian Bai, nod, Murong Jianyu and Hua Zhen recalled Qing Ruo's actions that were able to break high-level formation spells on the tomb's cover stone earlier.
" May we find good luck in this cave," Qing Ruo said making them smile.
" I didn't expect, if brother Ruo always thought about resources," Heian Bai said.
" Of course I thought about it. Look, I'm the only one on the second level, and I have to surpass all of you" he said excitedly.
Twenty meters later, they suddenly stopped the movement.
" Shield seal," Hua Thong said, examining the formation's spell seal. While Heian Bai and the troupe set their sights on Qing Ruo, it astonished Hua Zun and Hua Thong.
" The shield seals the water element," Qing Ruo said.
" Right, this seal is very vulnerable and sensitive, and usually, this water element seal shield is accompanied by a killer formation..." Hua Thong paused his words, staring at the entourage doubtfully.
" That means that those in this cave must be those who master the water element" Qing Ruo said.
" Young Ruler is right. We cannot possibly harass them, moreover we still do not know the true amount of their power" Hua Thong said.
" Are the elders afraid?" Ask Heian Bai.
" General, I did not say. I'm just asking you what you think..."
" Brother Ruo, come on. Don't make us wait" said Dalu Rong, leaving Hua Thong and Hua Zun even more astonished.
" Alright," Qing Ruo replied nodding her head, while touching the formation's spell shield.
" Young Ruler," Hua Zun said in a panic, asking Heian Bai and his entourage to prepare.
" Srark..." The blue circle that was the center of the formation, which was in the middle of the transparent shield wall was moving slowly.
" Now" said Qing Ruo.
Without hesitation Heian Bai, Dalu Rong and Murong Jainyu entered the water shield, leaving Hua Thong and Hua Zun agape.
" Babagima is possible" Hua Zun said in surprise.
" Older," Hua Zhen said, surprising them as he passed through the transparent shield.
" Swhus..." They passed through the water shield without a hitch.
" Swhus..." Qing Ruo appeared behind them, staring at Dalu Rong and his small smiling entourage at him.
" Brother Ruo," he said pointing to the traps arranged along the cave passage.
While Hua Zun and Hua Thong were still speechless in his shock.
" Alright," Qing Ruo replied while making a hand seal.