She sat down.

The murderous-looking people opposite her all retreated in unison, their swords and knives clanging back into their sheaths.

A master, a peerless master, someone who could turn the tide and make them fearless against those Western evil spirits.

"I think we should have a talk."

Sui Yi’s words made the boss lady’s face freeze for a moment, then she smiled charmingly, "In front of all these people?"

Sui Yi said nothing, and those people took the opportunity to move to the inner hall, taking the chance to inquire about the situation of their brothers from those who barely escaped with their lives.

In just a moment, the hall was left with only Sui Yi and the boss lady.

"From the first time I saw you, I had a feeling you would bring us big trouble."

The boss lady suddenly felt bold, walked over, sat across from Sui Yi, and reached out to warm her already cold hands.

Sui Yi remained noncommittal, saying, "You’re not trying to tell me you deliberately dragged me into this to get yourself out of a predicament, are you?"

"No, I don’t have such foresight, and even though you now seem quite formidable... I don’t think you can dismantle them..."

"Moreover, this is not a predicament, but a dead end."

The boss lady repeatedly turned her hands, her pale face looking quite cold.

But she still managed to pull a smile at Sui Yi, saying, "I think you’ve seen everything in that kitchen.... That monster needs to consume the blood and flesh of a hundred people every day... Sometimes when times are bad, we can’t gather enough people... then insiders get thrown in, last year, it was my son... the year before was my daughter, and five months ago, my husband was also put in... "

"You’re probably wondering why I’ve survived despite all this..."

"It’s simple, the person who sent my husband into that big pot was me."

The boss lady rubbed the calluses on her fingers, squinting her eyes, reminiscing, "Before that monster appeared here... ten years ago, I had just married him... we had a chubby boy, life was good... really good, but later..."

She didn’t continue, instead looking at Sui Yi, "Do you know where it is?"

"Snow Lotus Festival?"

The boss lady raised her eyebrows, glanced at Sui Yi, and smiled, "It seems there are quite a few people with bad intentions like me... Yes, it’s that."

"The Snow Lotus Festival is a tradition in the Western Regions for a thousand years, usually held in the northern Gana Grassland of the Western Regions, organized by Morton’s tribe on the grassland. Every year, three peerless snow lotuses are used as offerings to worship the Snow God... And every year, martial arts masters and dignitaries from various countries travel from afar to participate.. only because during the Snow Lotus Festival, the Snow God bestows grace, granting people enlightenment in martial arts.."

Hmm? Enlightenment in martial arts? Sui Yi had originally imagined the Snow God Festival to be some ancient ritual activity, possibly accompanied by killing... He hadn’t expected it to be so elevated.

"Snow God? Has it something to do with Snow God Mountain?"

"The Gana Grassland is right at the foot of Snow God Mountain... It’s the largest and most dangerous grassland in our Western Regions.... Where mortals evolve into white bones... it’s a forbidden place for ghosts and gods."

Sui Yi noticed a hint of fear on the boss lady’s face.

"Then, what does the Snow God Festival have to do with Zhi?"

"I don’t know what the connection is..." the boss lady said with some hesitation, and depth, "I only know that a month later is the Snow God Festival, and as it draws closer... the more blood and flesh that person wants us to gather... According to the past, we wouldn’t target masters like you, but that person’s appetite is growing. According to him, the stronger one’s martial arts, the more potent the essence in their blood and flesh, one person can equal a hundred or a thousand... That’s why we took the risk to target you and the swordsman..."

Sui Yi had thought these people were just desperate, indiscriminately hunting, but it turned out the person in charge had such a big appetite, forcing these people into a corner.

It also showed the terror of that person, seemingly unafraid of Grandmaster Level from the Central Plains picking a fight.

Maybe even welcoming them.

Sui Yi added more wood to the fire with his fingers, "Have you been to Snow God Mountain?"

"Yes," the boss lady pursed her lips, "but we only entered a waist-high valley inside... That place is called Ghost Subdue Cry."

"It’s the Poison Valley where Ghost Subdue’s deadly poison originates, considered a major heartland of Snow God Mountain... There, each of us drank a bowl of Snow God Elixir."

"After drinking it, we aren’t afraid of the cold, nor diseases... and can train martial arts at incredible speed."

Snow God Elixir?

Sui Yi paused, noticing that the boss lady’s face had turned pale, exuding frigid air. She furrowed her brows but didn’t attempt to stop it.

"But the side effects are very obvious too."

The boss lady forced a smile, "You saw it, all of us are actually hanging at the brink of life and death, dying isn’t scary for us. In the ranks of that person under whose command... if it’s not someone tired and unwilling to continue like me, it’s someone absolutely loyal and absolutely fanatic... So next time you catch someone, I suggest you don’t bother asking anything, kill them if you can, otherwise their retaliation and sneak attacks will make you regret it later..."

"Also, never trust anyone in the Gana Grassland..."

"They will drag you into the devil’s hell..."

Sui Yi listened, observing as the other’s body remained motionless, pupils unmoving.

"Master, those people have gone too far, we brothers...." Just then, a loud shout in Chinese came from the inner hall, followed by chaotic footsteps, and then.... they saw the boss lady sitting opposite Sui Yi.

Her whole body covered in frost, terrifying snow white hair sprouting from her skin, pupils blood-red and ferocious, two streaks of bloody tears seeping from the corners of her eyes, blood also oozing from her nostrils..

Cold and terrifying.

"Snow... snow demon?" An indigenous man from the Western Regions shivered all over, "This woman is a snow demon? A monster! This place is a den of monsters, I want out! I want out!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your votes, monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)