Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

Mo Fan quickly lifted the little cub and reached his hand into her mouth to inspect it.

“Damn it, where’s the pacifier stone you kept holding onto so preciously?” Mo Fan was almost yelling.

The little cub bit Mo Fan’s finger. She was not to be outdone either!

Mo Fan quickly pulled his finger back. His tears froze as they were falling to the ground.

He was not crying because of the pain from the bite, but why he had to stumble into such a stupid little cub!

“You threw away your pacifier for a flower, are you an idiot? Can’t you see the difference between watermelon and sesame?” Mo Fan snarled, pointing at the little cub.

Mo Fan finally learned what it meant by the rise and fall of a person’s life. He was thinking about how to loot more Tianshan Sacred Lotus with the cover of the snow, but he had lost the most important goal that he came here for. Did the Heavens think Mu Bai deserved to rot in Hell for what he had done?

“What now? We can’t just turn back now, right?” Zhao Manyan asked.

“How do I know? Don’t ask me!”

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The snow poured down heavily. It was difficult to see beyond ten meters. The white snow was drifting wildly in the dim surroundings. Everyone was overwhelmed by the fear of getting lost on the mountain.

With a faint light, the snow was pulled to both sides like a thick curtain. A man in a retro long shirt with its collar upright walked out. He walked toward Mu Yinfeng who was standing there and grumbled, “What the heck? I swear this is where the seven-hundred-years-old Tianshan Sacred Lotus was before the snow came. How did it disappear in the storm?”

“It’s gone?” Mu Yinfeng asked.

“Yeah, I’ve already checked the surroundings and found nothing. Forget it, we were meant to give it to those Hunters anyway. It was just a waste of time,” Mu Feiluan sighed.

Mu Feiluan promised the alliance he would reward them with the Tianshan Sacred Lotus if they helped them find the Ice Witch, so he had gone to retrieve it.

Unfortunately, Mu Feiluan did not find anything. The Mages of the alliance had also left because of the storm.

“Why are you holding onto a shitty piece of pitch-black stone?” Mu Yinfeng gave Mu Feiluan a confused look.

“I don’t know, I found it at where the Tianshan Sacred Lotus was. I just picked it up. I have no idea what it’s for. I was going to throw it away,” Mu Feiluan admitted.

“You’re weird. You went to pick a black stone instead of a Tianshan Sacred Lotus.”

Mu Feiluan was displeased by Mu Yinfeng’s words, and decided not to throw the black stone away.

The stone had a smooth and moist surface. It felt comfortable holding it in his hand. He decided to bring it back. If it turned out to be useless, he would place it in his study as a decoration.

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The four Judicators were not willing to give up, but their rationality was telling them if they stayed on the mountain any longer, they might die here.

“We have no choice, it’s our only option,” the Great Judicator frowned.

“I think the authorities will understand. After all, she will be gone in spring if we don’t deal with her now,” Judicator Maule said.

“Damn it, we thought we could use those Mages’ greed to help us with the mission, but those reckless idiots dared to destroy our Nine Lights Formation!” the Judicator with blue hair swore angrily.

“Enough talk, time to work together now that we’ve agreed to use it,” the Great Judicator said.

The Great Judicator glanced at Muse Pelina, who was standing close nearby. He added, “Thank you for coming all the way here. You are aware of the situation, too. We have no choice but to use some questionable method to arrest her. Please ask everyone else to leave as soon as possible. We don’t want innocent people to die because of it.”

“Great Judicator, please reconsider this,” Pelina said.

“We don’t have a choice. We can’t let someone who might pose a great threat to a city go free, even if the authorities are going to punish us for doing this,” the Great Judicator answered.

“But… she came back to Tianshan Mountain! She won’t hurt anyone here. Shouldn’t we give unfortunate people like her a chance?” Pelina replied.

“She isn’t an unfortunate person, she’s an extremely dangerous person. There will be serious consequences if we don’t deal with her as soon as possible! At that time, thousands, or even tens of thousands of people might die. That’s a real misfortune! Our job as the Heresy Judgment Court is to prevent these incidents by eliminating the heretics! Being merciful will only bring us terrifying consequences!” the Great Judicator said righteously.

Pelina sighed, “Fine, I will evacuate the others as quickly as possible. From what I know, the Ice Witch has never hurt anyone. I hope you will keep her alive.”

“We were told to arrest her alive.”

Pelina knew she would be unable to survive in the harsh weather after the storm came for very long. She turned and looked at the four men in the snow. She let out another long sigh before riding her mount down the mountain.

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The snowstorm was compelling everyone to leave the mountain. The Desolate Wind of Death and Icy Silk of Death grew even stronger. No one would think it was just a normal storm. It was a deadly storm that no one could possibly survive!

The little cub cried excitedly, while waving her paws around as if something delicious was nearby.

“Stop giving me more trouble. Go home when we are back at the lake. Enough tagging along with us to eat, drink, and nap on the ladies’ chests. You’re getting all the benefits. Most importantly, you lost the Night Amethyst!” Mo Fan swore.

The little cub kept crying. She would normally behave herself when Mo Fan threatened to send her back to her mother.

“She seems to be saying there’s something important over there,” Apas interpreted.

“But she lost the Night Amethyst… huh, that thing looks familiar,” Mo Fan looked at the curtain of snow and saw it was being pulled apart like a curtain. A man in a long shirt was walking out from it.

His hand was glowing. He was holding the lustrous stone that the little cub had been holding in her mouth in the eaglets’ kindergarten.