Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

Zhang Ruoxue glanced helplessly at Ye Yuchan. She knew what Yuchan was thinking, but unfortunately, her teacher, Yunping, was too unpredictable. Not only were his whereabouts uncertain, but what he was thinking, what he was pondering, and what he would say were all mysterious and unknown.

I wonder if that old rogue has any feelings for Xiaoyuchan...

Thinking of this, Zhang Ruoxue sighed deeply, "Teacher, so where exactly did you go? Can you explain it to us?"

Yunping gave the two girls a resentful look, thinking to himself, "Why don't these two know how to spell 'give up'? They're determined to get to the bottom of this."

He really didn't want to tell the two of them his guesses, after all, it concerned the future direction of the entire Northern Ice Palace, and casually revealing it might cause some subtle deviations in the subsequent plans.

Especially since the key figure in this incident had contact with Ye Yuchan and Zhang Ruoxue, if this is discovered, then...

After careful consideration, Yunping still decided not to tell the two about the incident.

Therefore, we can only avoid the important issues and focus on the less important ones.

Yun Ping adopted a solemn expression and said in a deep voice, "You two... do you know the Snow Shadow Team?"

"Snow Shadow Team?"

The familiar word startled both Zhang Ruoxue and Ye Yuchan.

Ye Yuchan tapped her chin, recalling the scene at the time, "If I remember correctly, this was the organization Uncle Hu used to belong to, right? It seemed to be an assassin organization?"

"Pretty much, but calling them assassins is just a euphemism for them; they just rush in and kill people with their bare hands." Yun Ping, who knew some of the inside stories of the Snow Shadow Team, smiled and waved his hand. "They're basically the same as those assassins."

"Those assassins?" Zhang Ruoxue didn't understand.

Yunping glanced at her. If you weren't a transmigrator, you would never know this. "Someone who claims to be doing assassinations but actually just rushes in and slashes most of the time, is what's called—as long as you kill everyone, no one will know I infiltrated."

Zhang Ruoxue's expression immediately became extremely complicated. "What you said seems to make some sense—but it doesn't seem to have anything to do with the Snow Shadow Team, does it?"

Ye Yuchan chimed in, "Yeah, it's just their style of doing things, so what?"

Yunping grinned. Indeed, if it was just a matter of similarities to the modus operandi of a certain assassin organization, then this information was utterly useless.

However, that's not the problem at all.

"You all remember that Old Hu had a daughter who died at the hands of Bao Hu, right?"

"That's true." Zhang Ruoxue remembered it very clearly.

"What if I told you now—that Old Hu's daughter, the culprit who killed Hu Yangliu, wasn't that violent tiger?"

……

At that moment, both of their brains stopped functioning.

After a brief pause—

Ye Yuchan gasped, "What did you find out?"

"Actually, we didn't find out much, but we did learn a few things."

After thinking for a moment, Yunping decided to reveal only the information about Hu Xiaolin, while keeping the rest of the Snow Shadow Team members to himself for now.

He extended the first finger, his tone indifferent.

"First, Hu Xiaolin's daughter, Hu Yangliu, did indeed die, and she did die at the hands of Bao Hu. Moreover, several of his more ordinary disciples also died along with his daughter."

"However, their deaths were strange; the location where they were attacked by the Violent Tiger was completely outside the Violent Tiger's range of operations."

Then he raised his second finger.

"Secondly, including Hu Xiaolin's daughter Hu Yangliu, all the disciples who went on this trip were completely wiped out, leaving only a few pieces of cloth and their personal magical artifacts. However, Hu Yangliu's personal magical artifacts were the only ones missing."

"Don't you find it strange? Does the Violent Tiger eat iron, even magical artifacts?"

Finally, he extended his third finger.

"Third, Hu Xiaolin was once the captain of the Snow Shadow Team. He knows a lot about the inside stories of certain families within the Northern Ice Palace, and even knows a lot about the dark secrets of the Inner Three Palaces. There are many people in the entire Northern Ice Palace who want him dead."

"and many more!"

Ye Yuchan suddenly called out to Yunping.

Ye Yuchan already guessed what Yunping wanted to say without Yunping needing to continue.

That's why she looked so terrified.

"You mean, someone did it on purpose..."

"Yes."

Yunping continued Ye Yuchan's words.

"Although this is just a guess, it is a guess with a high probability."

"I suspect that someone wants Hu Xiaolin dead, but they can't use a direct method, so they choose to guide him to his death."

"Moreover, he must commit suicide voluntarily, without leaving a trace."

Ye Yuchan's eyes trembled slightly. "You mean... someone deliberately took advantage of Hu Yangliu's trip to train and led Bao Hu to kill them..."

Zhang Ruoxue also realized what was happening, and lowered her head, "Then, knowing that his daughter is dead, Hu Xiaolin, who cherished her so much, will definitely seek revenge on Bao Hu. But Hu Xiaolin has no chance of winning against Bao Hu. If it weren't for you, teacher, he would already be dead..."

The old rogue smiled and snapped his fingers. "Smart."

In fact, Yunping had another important piece of news that he hadn't told them. Revealing too much information would only lead to some unpleasant speculations from the two of them.

This information will be revealed at the very end, along with that being, in the face of the truth.

At night, the moonlight was as still as the surface of water.

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The bugs in chapters 82 and 101 have now been fixed. Please refresh chapter 82; the descriptions of the Wild Snowflakes and Silver Frost Flowers have been revised.

In addition, the plot of Volume 2 has begun to enter its final stage.

Dear dear readers, try to guess what happened!

Hehe.

108. Audience with the Palace Master

"These bastards will do anything to kill Uncle Hu, they even went after his only daughter."

Zhang Ruoxue was truly furious. As someone who had spent a considerable amount of time in Hu Xiaolin's home, she genuinely believed that Hu Xiaolin was nothing more than a pushover forced to survive in the Xueying team.

Such a good person was targeted by a group of unknown people and lost his most beloved daughter as a result.

If Zhang Ruoxue remembers correctly, the second floor of Hu Xiaolin's house is still cleaned every day, as if Hu Xiaolin believes that his daughter will come back one day.

Unfortunately—that's impossible.

Ye Yuchan scratched her long black hair, looked at the rising sun outside the window, and yawned. "Ruoxue... you've been cultivating all night again?"

Zhang Ruoxue shook her head. "To be precise, I cultivated for half the night and then got angry for the other half."

"Because of Uncle Hu's matter?"

"Who else could it be?" Zhang Ruoxue glanced at Ye Yuchan, who had just woken up and was yawning. "Besides, I have a feeling something's off. The teacher probably hasn't told us anything else."

Ye Yuchan nodded in agreement.

Although the old rogue, who appeared to know her, revealed everything he had investigated, Ye Yuchan vaguely sensed that this incident was definitely not just about "someone" wanting to kill Hu Xiaolin, or rather, "someone's" goal from the beginning was not just to kill Hu Xiaolin.

Without sufficient information to support their inferences, the truth of the matter remains elusive for the two individuals.

It was at this moment that the door to the interrogation room was pushed open.

"Oh, everyone's awake? Let's get going then."

Still dressed in a white robe, still sporting that same roguish, wicked smile, Yun Ping leaned against the doorframe, gazing at his two female disciples sitting opposite him, and casually spoke.

It is worth mentioning that a woman with a solemn and dignified expression was standing next to him.

Her cherry-colored hair was as sharp as the blade she wore at her waist. Since there was no air circulation in the corridors of the Judgment Palace, her long black hair hung down naturally. Just looking at her was like being sucked in.

"Where to?" Ye Yuchan had just woken up and was still a little confused.

Fan Luokui's words were as calm as the corners of her mouth, "Going to see the Palace Master, isn't that what you all demanded?"

Ye Yuchan was shocked, "Three days have already passed?!"

……

The girl's words forced everyone to look at her as if she were an idiot.

Ye Yuchan pursed her lips awkwardly and looked away to where no one was. "I was just...sleepy and confused, so I didn't really have a sense of time."

Fan Luokui didn't want to waste any more words with Ye Yuchan. "In short, you'd better come with me to Xuehan Palace to see the Palace Master now. If you wait any longer, the Palace Master will need to handle routine matters."

After she finished speaking, she turned her back, straightened her back, held the scabbard in one hand, and placed the other hand vertically on her thigh.

—The meaning is clear: please sort out your mess as soon as possible.

Yunping scratched his head helplessly and stepped into the interrogation room. "Alright, alright, let's go. We need to get down to business. Be serious and focused, everyone."

"Your tone doesn't sound serious..." Ye Yuchan muttered under her breath, yawning as she spoke.

Yunping glanced at the girl and said, "You don't look very energetic."

Ye Yuchan: "..."

After making some quick preparations, the group finally set off on their journey to the Snow Palace.

As the head of the three palaces within the Northern Ice Palace, and also the palace where the chief palace master of the Northern Ice Palace resides, the Snow Cold Palace differs from the Judgment Palace in that it is mostly used to handle the larger affairs of the Northern Ice Palace, unlike the Judgment Palace which accommodates so many disciples.

—Only the elders and the master of the Northern Ice Palace are usually allowed to live in the Snow Cold Palace.

These are what are known as senior management personnel.

Upon entering the Snow Palace, the overwhelming frost made Zhang Ruoxue and Ye Yuchan, whose cultivation levels were relatively low, shiver. The two stood in the slightly swirling cold wind, feeling somewhat dazed.

Even though there was a cold-resistant spell attached to his body, it seemed to be unable to work, and his body still reacted to the cold around him.

Before the two could ask any questions, Fan Luokui, seeing this, explained, "The cold of the Snow Cold Palace cannot be resisted by ordinary cold-resistant techniques. To some extent, this cold penetrates deep into the soul. Those who are not resilient in their character cannot even step into the Snow Cold Palace."

"Is it really that mysterious?" Ye Yuchan looked at Yun Ping beside her in surprise, as if she wanted to ask for his opinion.

The old rogue didn't hold back and directly transmitted his voice deep into Ye Yuchan's consciousness: "The existence of the Snow Cold Palace is inseparable from the Silver Cold Snow Ice. It can be said that part of the Snow Cold Palace was created using the ultimate power of the Silver Cold Snow Ice. What this girl said is correct. Ordinary cold-resistant techniques cannot resist it."

"Then..." Ye Yuchan hugged her slender arms, shivering from the cold, "Is there any way?"

"Have."