The flying soul tool behind him was carrying Lin Xiao through the air. Although after reaching Soul Sage, he could briefly hover in the air with his own power, the flying soul tool still saved a lot of soul power when traveling.
The scenery beneath his feet kept receding backward. Lin Xiao felt the increasingly cold air around him and suddenly remembered that the place he was in was also a planet.
The Sun Moon Continent spanned the northern and southern hemispheres of Douluo Star, and the capital, Mingdu, was located in the northern hemisphere. After leaving Mingdu and flying north, the air grew colder and colder.
Even the trees beneath his feet became sparse, soon leaving only bare hills. The undulating mountains and rocks blocked the view, preventing one from seeing farther places.
"I'm a bit tired. Let's rest here for a while."
Ju Zi's voice came from beside him. Lin Xiao turned his head to look at her, nodded, and then controlled the flying soul tool to descend to the ground.
Seeing that Ju Zi had already sat down under a huge rock to recover her soul power, Lin Xiao looked around uneasily. After confirming there were no traces of other people, he turned back.
His soul power level was much higher than Ju Zi's to begin with, and it was thicker than that of ordinary soul masters. This flight hadn't consumed much, and after glancing at Ju Zi again, he sat down nearby and slightly closed his eyes.
It wasn't until a while later that rustling sounds came from Ju Zi's side, indicating she had woken from meditation.
"We've been out for so long. You should tell me what we're going to do, right?"
Ju Zi seemed to be fiddling with something. Upon hearing Lin Xiao's words, she didn't stop her actions. "Don't worry, there won't be any danger."
"Then—" Lin Xiao paused slightly, "why are there only the two of us?"
"The others I've arranged have already gone ahead. Actually, it may not necessarily require you to take action." Ju Zi said while finally finishing with the thing in her hands. Soon, a warm flame rose, and the aroma of food immediately spread out.
Lin Xiao finally slowly opened his eyes and looked toward Ju Zi's direction.
He didn't know where she got a set of camping tools from; she was already grilling pieces of raw meat over the fire.
"Come, try it."
Ju Zi didn't seem worried at all about what they were going to do; she just beckoned to Lin Xiao.
Sigh—
With a light sigh, Lin Xiao sat closer, looked at what Ju Zi was handling, and didn't refuse her kindness.
In this world, grilled meat was also something that had to be savored.
"How is it?"
Ju Zi looked at Lin Xiao expectantly.
The temperature in his mouth was nothing to Lin Xiao. The flavors of various seasonings exploded in his oral cavity, indeed creating an impulse to keep eating.
"Pretty good."
"That's good." Ju Zi lowered her head. "When I was little, Dad would cook for our family. Every time we ate, Mom always had a smile on her face. I've always wanted to one day be like Dad and make others smile while eating what I made."
"It's just that I didn't learn much from Dad, so I can only make simple things like this."
Lin Xiao wasn't good at comforting people and didn't speak; he just quietly ate.
"Don't worry, I won't cry anymore." Ju Zi lowered her head, seeming to smile.
Lin Xiao still didn't respond. After a moment of silence, he suddenly stood up. "I'm done eating. You rest a bit and prepare to set off."
"Okay, but you don't need to rush. I just said that the people I sent have already departed long ago. They come from the same place as you, and what they're doing should be familiar to you. If it goes smoothly, you won't need to take action."
"I brought you here just to prevent possible accidents, and... to protect my safety."
Ju Zi smiled as she spoke, but Lin Xiao slightly frowned.
Although he wasn't clear on the specifics, from Ju Zi's description, it was nothing more than killing people. But if it was just that simple, why was she making the trip herself?
Years had passed, and the Ju Zi in front of him was completely different from the one who had just arrived in Mingdu, still capable of fear and fright in her heart. She could now mask her emotions very well, making it hard to tell what was real and what was fake.
"Alright, let's go."
Ju Zi stood up. The northern cold wind the north blew around the huge rock, blowing her long hair. That carefully groomed orange long hair naturally spread out, emitting a faint fruity fragrance. A few strands floated in front of her face, faintly obscuring it.
"Let's go." Lin Xiao checked the flying soul tool. "Continuing north?"
"Mm, until we see the sea."
Lin Xiao's movements suddenly paused. "You're talking about the Ice Sea?"
Lin Xiao really couldn't think of what matter required going to the Ice Sea to accomplish, and following Ju Zi in this state always made him feel somewhat uneasy.
"Something like that."
"Are the others also going near the North Sea?"
"Mm, the people I arranged went to different places. Some do need to go to the North Sea side. Maybe you'll run into them when you go."
Ju Zi showed no sign of letting up. Lin Xiao touched his storage soul tool and didn't continue pressing. Soul power surged, and his figure was already flying in the air.
From the map, the Sun Moon Continent was slightly "shorter" than the original Douluo Continent, so the Tianhun Empire extended its land northward all the way to the extreme north. On the Sun Moon Continent side, the northernmost was only a cold ocean.
However, although it was an ocean, the chill coming from the north was not weak at all. After Lin Xiao and Ju Zi flew for most of another day, Ju Zi's complexion had already become somewhat poor.
Even though they had prepared clothing in advance, the chill from the extreme north couldn't be blocked by just these clothes, especially since they were flying in the air.
Looking back, Lin Xiao extended his soul power to protect the two in the middle. Ju Zi immediately turned her head to look at him.
"Thanks."
"No need. Since you brought the Holy Church's token to have me protect you, I have to get you back intact."
"Then if I didn't have the token, would you still protect me?"
Ju Zi seemed to be smiling. Lin Xiao's tone, however, showed no fluctuation. "If that token of yours wasn't given by His Highness, even in the hands of others in the Holy Church, I couldn't protect you."
"Don't worry, my token was indeed given by His Highness." Ju Zi suddenly looked up into the distance, not continuing on the previous topic. "That's the Ice Sea."
"When I was little, I always wanted to see what a real ocean looked like with my own eyes. It seems a bit different from what I imagined."
Lin Xiao also looked up into the distance. The sun had completely disappeared, and vaguely, the Ice Sea surface was a gray haze. It was impossible to tell where the sky was and where the sea was.
Since coming to this world, he seemed to have been constantly worrying about survival. This seemed to be his first time seeing the ocean.
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