Chapter 284 - 4: Reincarnation Divine Wood
The secret agreement between the two siblings was easily reached amidst laughter and a snowball fight.
Hearing Yue Chen’s shy yet hearty laughter, Ye Zi, who had just returned, felt an increasing unease in her heart, filled with jealousy and resentment.
She felt like she was grass and flowers buried under heavy snow, being firmly pressed down by Yue Jinghua, unable to breathe even a little bit.
Her fingernails dug into her palm, drawing blood that dripped onto the snowy ground, like blooming blood plums. She clenched her teeth, her eyes growing darker with rage; after reflecting for a moment, she turned and ran towards the other end of the Cedar Forest.
The snow seemed unstoppable as it continued to fall for a solid two hours. The path they had come from was buried, all traces obliterated. The snow reached above their knees, and even the official road was hardly better. The journey ahead was sure to be affected for the group.
Fortunately, not all was bad news. After advancing in rank, the Flash Cloud Leopard, Little Shanshan, brought back a plump Snow Chicken when out scouting.
When the siblings returned to the campsite, the snow had stopped. From a distance, the temporary campsite’s carriages were covered in silver, looking like several mounds of snow. Lie Rou and the other women were all gathered outside. Yue Jinghua was startled; with Teng Wu in the camp, she had left without worry. Could something have gone wrong?
As the two approached, they saw Ye Zi crying and tugging at Lie Rou’s sleeve, her clothes torn and ragged. Her originally delicate and unblemished feet were also riddled with various scratches from thorns and stones.
This sight gave Yue Jinghua a bad premonition, and Yue Chen beside her looked helplessly on.
"Huahua, you’re back. Miss Ye has been separated from her family and was left alone in the snow, nearly frozen to death. Mother found her by the carriage this morning; she also intends to go to the Dragon War Empire. Could we take her with us?" This morning, upon waking and not finding Yue Chen beside her and seeing a note saying he had gone with Yue Jinghua to collect dry wood in the forest, Lie Rou was about to leave the carriage and look for them when she discovered Ye Zi unconscious beside the carriage.