Several days later.
It was another day of gentle breezes and beautiful sunshine.
After nearly twenty days trekking through the snowy mountains, Chen Hao had gradually grown accustomed to the frigid climate.
He lay on Xiao Bai's back, looking at the map leading to the ancient city.
"We should arrive at the ancient city in less than ten days," Chen Hao said. Originally planned as a journey of over forty days, the presence of Xiao Bai and that mysterious beast had significantly shortened their travel time.
"It's quite fast," Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body remarked in a tone that lacked excitement. For her, reaching the ancient city meant either fusing her three souls successfully and ceasing to exist as an individual or perishing at the hands of the Second Generation Nether King, just like Chen Hao.
"Chen Hao," Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body continued, her voice becoming more despondent, "if I disappear, will you miss me?"
"We will definitely be able to merge all three souls together!" Chen Hao's tone was very firm.
"No, no, that's not what I meant." Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body shook her head and then rested her head on Chen Hao's left chest.
"What I mean is, when the three souls are merged and the complete Yuqiao is reborn, will you miss little Nether me?"
Chen Hao knit his brows, taking a while before replying, "Of course, I will miss the journey through Polar Ice Land. You are the most important companion in this journey; of course, I will miss you!"
"Just a companion again!" Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body said dejectedly.
"Isn't it good to be companions?" Chen Hao queried, "Before this, I always mistook you for Yuqiao. But now, you are Xiao Nether, the unique Xiao Nether. Isn't that better than living in someone else's shadow?"
Hearing Chen Hao say this, Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body immediately showed a beaming smile.
"Hearing you say that, it does make sense. Bastard, you really have a way with words, but from now on, you can only use this trick in front of the complete Yuqiao, otherwise you're going to have a really bad time!"
A gleam flashed in Chen Hao's eyes as he asked, "Will the complete Yuqiao be very fierce after the fusion of the three souls?"
"It depends on how you treat her. If you're gentle with her, she'll be gentle with you, just as adorable as I am; if you care for her, she won't be sensitive or suspicious, and she'll treat you with tenderness and consideration; if you're not good to her, of course she'll be fierce towards you, and to use your words, she'll teach you how to be a mature man in minutes."
Hearing Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body finish speaking, Chen Hao's face showed anticipation, looking forward to the time he would spend with the complete Yuqiao. At the same time, he felt some worry in his heart.
He was concerned that the complete Yuqiao, after the fusion of the three souls, would be somewhat different from the one who had made an eternal pact with him before.
"Roar!"
At that moment, Xiao Bai suddenly let out a wary cry, stopping in its tracks on the snowy ground.
Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body flipped over, nimbly and agilely climbing onto Xiao Bai's head, asking, "Xiao Bai, what's wrong?"
"Roar, whine, chitter-chatter, roar!" Xiao Bai uttered a string of noises that Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body couldn't understand, looking very anxious.
"Chen Hao, what is Xiao Bai trying to say?" Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body turned to ask Chen Hao. According to her observations, Chen Hao always seemed to understand Xiao Bai's meaning.
"Xiao Bai is trying to tell us that a powerful beast is approaching us. And this beast is formidable. He's asking if we should avoid it."
"Roar!" Xiao Bai let out a cheerful cry, indicating that Chen Hao was right.
"How strange!" Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body said blankly, looking at Chen Hao, "Why can you understand Xiao Bai's meaning?"
Chen Hao flashed a proud smile, "It's all about natural talent."
After speaking, Chen Hao suddenly stood up on Xiao Bai's back and looked intently toward the northeast with furrowed brows.
"What's wrong?" Ye Yuqiao, in her Nether Soul Body, asked with concern.
"I think I've sensed the Five Elements Yang Energy from Xie Xiaofeng!" Chen Hao explained, and then he activated the Nether Vision Technique.
Seconds later, his gaze pierced through the layers of snow-capped mountains and saw, dozens of miles away in the snowy fields, a giant snow wolf racing at high speed. On the wolf's back sat a man and a woman: the woman he had never met, and so did not recognize, but the man was all too familiar to him.
It was Xie Xiaofeng, who had grown up with him since childhood and later became his most important companion!
On the Netherworld continent, especially in the Polar Ice Land, Yang Energy was extremely rare and precious. That's why, despite being so far away, Chen Hao was able to sense the Yang Energy emanating from Xie Xiaofeng.
Similarly, Xie Xiaofeng could naturally sense the Yang Energy from him.
"It really is Xie Xiaofeng!" Chen Hao exclaimed with ecstatic joy, "It's great that he's alright! And he's escaped from the ancient city!"
"Chen Hao, don't get too excited just yet!" Ye Yuqiao, in her Nether Soul Body, warned vigilantly, "Do you know who the woman traveling with him is, and that snow wolf?"
"Let's not worry about that now, we'll find out soon enough when we meet Xie Xiaofeng, right?" Chen Hao said excitedly as he walked up to Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body. Then he pointed in the northeast direction, "Xiao Bai, let's head in this direction quickly."
Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body snorted angrily, "I don't like that guy named Xie Xiaofeng at all!"
"Why is that?"
"Because he doesn't like me. Just like Tang Jing, they only recognize my Yang Soul, but they're full of hostility toward me. When the three souls merge, the complete Yuqiao definitely won't make friends with them," Ye Yuqiao said poutily in her Nether Soul Body.
Half an hour later.
Under Chen Hao's eager anticipation, Xiao Bai finally met with the giant snow wolf.
"Scoundrel!" From a distance, Xie Xiaofeng waved and yelled out to Chen Hao.
"Xie Xiaofeng!" Chen Hao also couldn't contain his joy and excitement and called out loudly to Xie Xiaofeng.
Seeing that Xie Xiaofeng was still full of life, he took a deep breath of relief.
Not long after, Xiao Bai and the snow wolf came to a halt in front of each other, and Xie Xiaofeng immediately transformed into a fireball and floated in front of Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body.
After looking at each other for a while, Chen Hao and Xie Xiaofeng laughed heartily and then hugged each other tightly.
"Scoundrel, it's so good to see you; now I can finally be at peace," Xie Xiaofeng said with emotion. Seeing Chen Hao again signaled hope for returning home.
"Yeah, seeing you puts my mind at ease too," Chen Hao replied meaningfully.
Afterward, Xie Xiaofeng stepped away from Chen Hao's embrace and approached Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body, "Goddess, we meet again."
"That," Ye Yuqiao said, somewhat surprised, "aren't you mistaking me for someone else?"
Xie Xiaofeng spread his arms and hugged Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body, "I'm not a scoundrel, nor am I Tang Jing. I've never seen the two Yuqiaos as different; both are goddesses to me!"
Ye Yuqiao's Nether Soul Body's eyes widened, and her cheeks flushed slightly.
"Where's Tu Yi?" At that moment, a voice came from behind Xie Xiaofeng.
It was Han Shuang who walked up behind Xie Xiaofeng and asked.
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