CHAPTER 1342: CHAPTER 1343: CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN IN THE SNOW

"This is... sigh..."

In the morning when Mrs. Anna left her room, she paused upon seeing the hallway that seemed reminiscent of the past, then suddenly understood and sighed. The White Ape Warrior walking up beside her as she turned and said to him,

"This was its doing, wasn’t it? Sigh... that child, always so considerate, coming down the mountain in the middle of the night, it’s too dangerous."

As she spoke, Mrs. Anna looked around and said,

"It must also be looking forward to the liveliness of old times here... Sorry, I was being too selfish myself..."

The White Ape Warrior stood behind her, whispering something that seemed like comfort. With a slight smile, Mrs. Anna looked out at the blizzard, took out her phone, thinking she hadn’t told him about this decision yet. But she imagined he wouldn’t oppose it.

"Are you planning to climb the mountain at this time?"

Looking at the raging blizzard outside, Mrs. Anna couldn’t help but ask. Although they were accompanied by so many Divine Beasts, wasn’t it too risky?

Feng Yuan scratched his head with a grin and said,

"We already have our itinerary planned, and this blizzard shouldn’t really affect it."

"You... take care on the road. Even though the Honite Snow Mountain usually isn’t very dangerous, it’s different now. No one knows if this extreme weather will have any adverse effects."

"Understood~"

Seeing Feng Yuan and the others step into the blizzard, Mrs. Anna hesitated for a moment before returning to the villa. Though they were surrounded by numerous Divine Beasts, if anything were to happen, there was nothing much that could be done.

At this moment, Queen Hua Xiao had already started changing the decorations inside the villa. She knew clearly that what they brought back was far from enough for the villa’s use. Just that, letting it continue down the mountain for more wasn’t reassuring.

Braving the blizzard, everyone trudged difficultly on the snowy mountain. After a while, Feng Yuan said something directly to Agunas, who looked at Xiao Hui and said,

"Doing this isn’t impossible, but is it necessary? They seem to have locked onto the source of the anomaly and might resolve it in a couple of days."

"Hehe, after all, there’s no harm in it, right? Besides, staying there isn’t interesting either, is it?"

Scratching his head, Feng Yuan chuckled as he spoke. Agunas rolled his eyes, too lazy to argue with Feng Yuan, and floated in front of Xiao Hui and said,

"How about carrying everyone forward later?"

Xiao Hui looked at Agunas suspiciously, unsure if he should agree. Yang Hongzhi asked puzzlingly,

"But, isn’t it unsafe? Xiao Hui’s size is indeed too big, doing this..."

Glancing at Ah Mu, who was surrounding the Seistal Stele on the treetop, Agunas said,

"I could give it a weight-reduction ultimate move, making it almost float. After all, the snow is too heavy now."

Pointing at the snow already nearing Yang Hongzhi’s calves, Agunas looked at Yang Hongzhi. After contemplating, he said,

"It could work, but are you sure it’s fine?"

He still worried because he feared Xiao Hui might step on air and fall into a crevice. If Agunas could reduce Xiao Hui’s weight, then there shouldn’t be much problem. The snow was too deep now, making it challenging to move. However, such a maneuver would require high control over the floating ultimate move, and Yang Hongzhi questioned whether Agunas could manage it.

"Should we return to the villa and wait for the blizzard to stop? Don’t you enjoy hot springs as well?"

Qi Chen looked at Feng Yuan and proposed. With such heavy snow, moving forward wasn’t easy at all. The other party shook his head and replied,

"No need. Besides, don’t you find it entertaining~"

"I just think you’re finding trouble for yourself..."

Sighing, Qi Chen said helplessly. Safety wasn’t of particular concern. He initially thought it would be terribly cold, but seeing Veronia holding an umbrella to conjure a barrier while wearing a dress in such weather, Qi Chen didn’t know how to comment on her. Long Boduo, though appearing juvenile, seemed unaffected by the snow.

Running around with Little Ice Cream, seeming quite happy, as Cotton curled in Dou Yanlan’s embrace, her tail wagging intermittently. Xiao Hei was making difficult progress, similar to Big Cat. The latter couldn’t decide whether to fly or not, and if flying low in this weather, Qi Chen worried Big Cat might crash into something peculiar.

Xiao Ji transformed into the Eggshell Chicken form and jumped into Feng Yuan’s embrace. Though it could fly, it could only soar high. In such weather, flying high wouldn’t allow even Xiao Ji to see Feng Yuan’s group below clearly, relying only on the Beast Tamer’s Contract perception to confirm their position, and Xiao Ji wasn’t keen on doing that.

Hearing Agunas’s suggestion, Xiao Hei was ready to climb onto Xiao Hui’s back. Yang Hongzhi grabbed Xiao Hei’s neck with mild annoyance, saying,

"Don’t fool around. Walking in the snow is good training for you."

Upon Yang Hongzhi’s words, Xiao Hei whimpered, drooping its ears in a sorrowful manner. Patting him lightly, Yang Hongzhi said resignedly,

"Or maybe give you extra training after coming down the mountain?"

"That doesn’t sound bad."

Najia chuckled softly in agreement. Hearing this, Xiao Hei lifted its head, looked at Yang Hongzhi, and whimpered before darting forward. Seeing Xiao Hei, originally beside him trudging, now running so fast, Yang Hongzhi shook his head helplessly and said,

"This fellow is sly as ever."

"Xiao Hei’s nature is incorrigible."

Najia smiled as he spoke. At this moment, Xiao Hei was hiding far with its head down, secretly watching Yang Hongzhi. Suddenly, as if spotting something, it sniffed and whimpered towards Najia, who, hearing Xiao Hei’s sound, paused and said,

"I’ll go take a look."

"What’s the matter?"

Seeing Najia landing right next to Xiao Hei, Yang Hongzhi was puzzled. What was happening? However, neither Xiao Hei nor Najia explained. Agunas said,

"Seems like there’s someone over there. I’ll go find him."

With those words, Agunas floated right in front of Feng Yuan. Although if it were about saving someone, Najia could handle it, but if it involved other matters, perhaps it needed Feng Yuan’s input. As Agunas approached, Feng Yuan scratched his head and asked,

"What? Hongzhi disagreed?"

"No, Xiao Hei sensed other people’s presence over there. Do you think..."

"Hmm, those brave enough to climb now must have some skill, right?"

After pondering, Feng Yuan said,

"Let’s go check it out. In case there’s any accident, it would best be cautious."

Although it most likely wasn’t a disaster victim, even Queen Hua Xiao could freely go up and down the mountain, let alone others venturing toward Honite Snow Mountain. Nevertheless, when Najia unearthed a man and a Flame Wolfhound from the snow, Feng Yuan realized that besides regular climbers, there were also patrol personnel.

Given their familiarity with Honite Snow Mountain and their gear, they had somewhat less capability. Without accidents, it was fine, but now with the blizzard, it’s a headache.

"Is he okay?"

Despite the person being clearly Omeilia-featured, Qi Chen couldn’t help but worry. Feng Yuan checked and said,

"Not a major problem, just unconscious. Agunas, use Rain of Life for emergency rescue. Veronia, make an ice house."

Though rescuing someone frozen unconscious wouldn’t usually be simple, they fortunately had Agunas. The cheat-like Rain of Life could handle most emergency situations.

Upon Feng Yuan’s words, Veronia waved her umbrella. The golden Crystal Rose vines intertwined, forming a dazzling crystal house. However, observing the extravagant adornment on the crystal house, Feng Yuan was speechless. It seemed Veronia’s habit was incurable...

Putting the man inside the small house, Feng Yuan glanced at the Flame Wolfhound and said,

"It doesn’t have big issues either, just exhausted. Umm, I remember Kong Qing’s house has high-energy food. Could you handle it?"

Upon Feng Yuan’s words, Kong Qing flipped its tail, opening a portal to its space, hissing at Feng Yuan. Scratching his head, Feng Yuan looked at Yang Hongzhi and asked,

"How about having Xiao Hei keep an eye out, and if there’s anyone nearby, to go and check?"

Realizing there might not just be one patrol member, Yang Hongzhi nodded and said,

"Understood. Xiao Hei, could you take on this task?"

With a bark, Xiao Hei signaled its comprehension. Turning around, Xiao Hei sniffed everywhere and, shortly, suddenly barked, darting forward.

"What is this..."

Exchanging a look with Yang Hongzhi, Najia chases after Xiao Hei, suspiciously surveying the surroundings. Veronia queried,

"People here, being so careless?"