Then, another few days passed.
In the third-floor attic, Amy was reading aloud from a book, while Fire Dance and Shuili listened intently.
Suddenly, Amy sensed something and looked up.
Outside the window, a cold wind mixed with snowflakes rushed into the room.
She reached out her hand and caught the transparent snowflake, feeling a chill pass through her fingers.
"It's snowing," she said, her eyes complex.
It was on a similar morning that she became an Ice Witch amid the snow.
Since then, she had been hiding in the shadows, her heart drifting with the wind and snow, unsure where her home lay.
Until this winter, when she met the Lord, finally giving her drifting heart a home.
Thinking of this, she suddenly longed to see the Lord.
Meanwhile, David had just returned to the castle after handling matters in the territory.
With his powerful Ice Element Talent, he could accurately predict snowy days, allowing him to prepare in advance.
As he returned to the castle, he saw Amy in a white cotton jacket eagerly coming out to meet him, rushing into his arms like a moth.
"Amy, what's wrong?" David asked, brushing the snowflakes out of her hair.
"Nothing."
"Just missed you."
Amy said a little shyly, but her embrace didn't loosen.
Looking at the person in his arms, David's heart melted, and he embraced her as they walked towards the castle.
By the second-floor window.
Reina watched silently until the two disappeared, her face showing complexity.
She didn't understand why Liya and Amy depended so much on the Frost Wolf Lord, the love in their eyes undisguised.
David held Amy all the way back to the study, as he still had some documents to approve.
But to his surprise, Amy had followed him without letting go, whereas she was usually too shy to act so intimately in front of others.
"Missed me?" David said.
"Yes."
Amy answered boldly, though her cheeks were flushed.
Upon hearing her words, David's heart burned with passion, his hands starting to act restlessly.
Amy remained flushed but didn't resist.
David lifted Amy onto the desk, his eyes blazing, asking, "Is it okay?"
Usually, Amy wouldn't agree to his requests anywhere but the bed, yet this time she didn't refuse.
David certainly wouldn't let such a good opportunity pass and pressed down on her.
Hmm—
Amy softly hummed, closing her eyes to feel the warmth within.
Since she met the Lord, she no longer feared snow, her heart finally finding a home.
[You completed a cultivation session, gaining Ice Element Talent +51]
[Ice Element Talent: Middle (2530/10000)]
This time, Amy was exceptionally proactive, even doing things that had always made her blush with embarrassment, yet now she fully embraced them.
The effect on her cultivation was remarkable too, with her Ice Element Talent increasing by as much as 51 experience points, nearly double what it used to be, indicating a new breakthrough in their relationship and a faster future cultivation speed!
...
At the refugee gathering place.
With the snowy blanket descending, the refugees hid inside straw huts.
Fortunately.
Frost Wolf Ridge had vast forests, with abundant wood supplies.
Ten or so people squeezed inside a straw hut, surviving with the help of a fire and hard black bread. The conditions were harsh, but living itself was the greatest happiness for the refugees, making them deeply grateful to the Frost Wolf Lord.
The snow fell thicker and thicker.
Frost Wolf Ridge was completely covered in snow, cutting off all roads to the outside world.
Initially, everything should have passed in silence.
But on this day, a giant snow wolf appeared on the outskirts of Frost Wolf Ridge.
This snow wolf stood as tall as a man, covered with snow-white fur, unaffected by the roaring wind and snow.
On its back sat a figure, a snow pigeon perched on his shoulder, his eyes cold as he gazed at the distant ridges and forests.
"Let's go."
As his words fell, the snow wolf suddenly sprinted taken by his command.
Even with snow covering the ground, the snow wolf moved as if on flat terrain, weaving quickly through the forest, heading toward Frost Wolf Ridge.
After traveling for a while, the snow wolf reached the refugee camp.
There, a refugee was already waiting, clearly an agent planted by the Duke of Ice Crown among the refugees to carry out the mission of finding Princess Jingge.
"Lord Hobbs." The spy stepped forward and bowed.
"Let's go, we're here to claim her," Hobbs nodded, directing the snow wolf to head towards Frost Wolf Castle.
If Duke Frost Wolf was wise to hand over Princess Jingge, all would be well; otherwise, Hobbs wouldn't hesitate to destroy the Frost Wolf Clan, confident in his strength!
"Who are you?"
It was then that a militia spotted the newcomers.
Hobbs gave a faint glance, and the spy already took action.
The militia didn't have time to react before their bodies fell one after another, all killed instantly with a single throat-slitting blow.
After killing these militia, Hobbs rode the snow wolf onward towards Frost Wolf Ridge, leaving the bodies to be swallowed by the continuously falling snow.
...
At the castle.
David was still diligently practicing the Snow Demon Breathing Technique.
As snow had intensified, the concentration of Ice Element in the air surged, enhancing the effect of the Snow Demon Breathing Technique.
In his consciousness, the Frost Wolf Spirit roared continuously, becoming more solid through the Snow Demon Breathing Technique, while his Spiritual Power kept condensing into a silver ball of light.
But as he was absorbed in cultivation, a sudden blast of urgent horn sounded, pulling David's consciousness back, causing his face to change slightly.
Each horn sound and rhythm signifies different meanings, and now it indicated that the castle was under invasion!
"Someone's attacking?"
David immediately thought of Marquis Ice Bear.
Without hesitation, he ended his Snow Demon Breathing Technique cultivation and walked out of the training room.
Outside the castle at that moment, Roman Knight was staring, terrified, at the snow wolf in front of him and the figure on its back, his hand gripping the Knight's Sword, turning white with fear.
"Ice Wolf Knight Hobbs!" he pronounced each word slowly.
Great Knights, the other name for Tier Four Earth Knights, signified that the person before him had gathered Fighting Qi, stepping into a new phase of knighthood!
Though he knew that Duke of Ice Crown was hunting Princess Jingge, he hadn't expected the Duke to send a Tier Four Earth Knight!
Although Frost Wolf Ridge's overall strength was decent, it was definitely no match for a Tier Four Earth Knight. Even the Extraordinary snow wolf, capable of countering a Tier Three Peak Knight, was beyond the ordinary Official Knight's capability to confront!