The Blood Cross organization has recently been keeping an eye on Ye Qiu's movements.

Almost at the same time when Ye Qiu left Huaxia and arrived in Siberia, they already had the information.

To be safe, they had already sent someone to investigate.

After confirming that the person appearing at the Siberian border was indeed the Demon King, the Blood Cross high-level officials convened an emergency meeting.

"Good!"

Tian's expression remained calm, he smiled deeply.

"Prepare it for me, I will personally go there..."

His tone was flat, not anxious at all.

Faced with Ye Qiu, he didn't have the fear that others should have.

On the contrary, he was full of confidence.

Crushing Ye Qiu was just as simple as squashing an ant...

Early the next day, Romie Town was already bustling with people.

Mercenaries gathered in twos and threes.

The topic of their conversation was still related to Ye Qiu.

Many people were present during last night's events, so it spread and everyone knew about it overnight.

When Ye Qiu got up, Lin Xiaoxiao was still asleep.

He rose slowly, not waking her.

After leaving her a message, Ye Qiu hurriedly set off.

This time, he didn't leave the ginseng at the inn!

After all, this item attracts attention, and if left at the inn, it might tempt some scheming mercenaries.

By then, it might bring trouble to Lin Xiaoxiao.

Carrying it with him, not only reassured him but also made the mercenaries give up completely!

At daybreak, another snowstorm swept over Romie Town.

After the blizzard, the mountain was once again covered with snowflakes, everywhere was a vast expanse of white.

The footprints left by the mercenaries before were again covered over.

Therefore, Ye Qiu planned to get up early to look for white bear tracks.

The mountain was deserted, covered in snow all around.

Ye Qiu circled the foot of the mountain once but didn't find any usable footprints.

The mountain path was winding and rugged, leading upwards.

The snow was deep, making walking inconvenient.

When Ye Qiu reached the summit, it was already noon.

He had found nothing along the way up.

He found a vantage point to observe the surrounding environment.

During the whole morning, he had searched this side of the mountain.

The only place left was the other side of the mountain, which seemingly hadn't been visited by anyone.

No one had gone there because the mountain path ended here.

An abyssal canyon cut off the mountain path, making it difficult to cross.

After thinking it over, Ye Qiu decided to take a risk and climb down the canyon, looking for a way to circumvent to the opposite mountain.

Fortunately, although the canyon was bottomless, the descent was not too hard.

Clearing away the deep snowdrifts, he found the vines buried underneath.

The vines extended straight down, reaching into the depths of the canyon.

Holding onto the vines, Ye Qiu climbed down slowly.

After about ten minutes, the vine reached the bottom.

Fortunately, this section was not very high above the canyon floor.

Straightening his body, Ye Qiu jumped down.

After landing in the canyon depth, Ye Qiu looked around.

To his surprise, there was little blood at the bottom, and the temperature was strangely high!

Blub blub!

At this time, the sound of boiling hot water reached Ye Qiu's ears.

Following the sound, he walked for more than ten minutes, and suddenly a spring appeared before his eyes.

The spring rolled with heat waves, emitting billows of white steam.

This was not a volcano, yet a hot spring appeared!

More than this, Ye Qiu was more concerned with the pile of bones by the hot spring.

The bones weren't large, but very intact.

At first glance, they seemed like some kind of animal.

Upon closer inspection, Ye Qiu was startled to discover that this pile of bones was actually human!

Judging by the size of the bones, they should belong to an adult male.

The bones still carried traces of blood, suggesting the person had died not long ago!

Moreover, beside the bones lay a scattered backpack.

This backpack looked familiar to Ye Qiu; it was exactly the same as those carried by the hunters mercenaries had hired to search for the whereabouts of the white bear!

Around the backpack, several huge footprints instantly caught Ye Qiu's attention.

These footprints measured at least size 60.

These were undoubtedly the footprints of a white bear.

Ye Qiu instantly became alert, starting to carefully examine the surroundings.

Judging by the depth of the footprints, they seemed to be newly made.

The footprints weren't disorderly, they had a clear direction!

It seemed the white bear, after consuming the person, had left here with a target in mind and shouldn't be far away!

Following the footprints, Ye Qiu gradually moved beyond the canyon's boundary.

Kicking away the snow-covered obstacles, Ye Qiu was shocked by what lay ahead.

He had reached a spot not far from Romie Town!

A few hundred meters away, ahead, was the inn where Ye Qiu stayed!

Looking back, Ye Qiu realized what had happened!

Earlier, he was just focused on finding the white bear, without considering the sense of direction.

In these unmarked snowy mountains, it's easy to get lost under such circumstances!

While Ye Qiu was pondering, not far away on a high slope, a group of people was skiing.

Most of these people were passengers from the train a few days ago, stranded here because of a derailment.

"Wow... Slow down!"

The speaker was Lin Xiaoxiao!

She was gliding over the snow on skis, like a playful child.

She looked innocent, thoroughly enjoying herself.

"Ye Qiu, weren't you up the mountain? How come you are here?"

Seeing Ye Qiu, Lin Xiaoxiao greeted him.

Ye Qiu had left her a message that morning.

So seeing him here, Lin Xiaoxiao was a bit puzzled.

"I came back for something..."

Ye Qiu smiled and replied.

"Alright then, want to join?"

Lin Xiaoxiao smiled and asked, obviously happy to see Ye Qiu.

"No, I have something to do!"

Ye Qiu refused without a second thought.

It wasn't that he didn't want to, but the priority was finding the whereabouts of the white bear.

"Hmph!"

Lin Xiaoxiao was instantly upset!

What kind of boy is this? Turning down her invitation repeatedly!

Perhaps sulking, she ignored Ye Qiu and slid away in the opposite direction.

Ye Qiu wasn't surprised!

He didn't want Lin Xiaoxiao to harbor any extra thoughts about him.

After all, Lin Xiaoxiao was still young! He had to think of her future.

Once Lin Xiaoxiao was far away, Ye Qiu checked the direction nearby.

Luckily, he had brought a compass with him.

With this, he didn't have to worry about taking the wrong path again!

After a short rest, Ye Qiu retraced his steps and planned to search the canyon again.

The white bear probably hadn't left the canyon range; the greatest possibility was it headed to the mountain on the other side!

Adjusting the compass, Ye Qiu checked the time and returned to the canyon once more.

Following his original route, he retraced his steps and found several junctions.

Tracing through the junctions, he still didn't find any trace of the white bear.

Seeing that it was getting late, Ye Qiu decided to exit first and plan again tomorrow!

"Ah... Help..."

Just as he left the canyon, Ye Qiu heard an exclamation...

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