Chapter 1812 — Still Not Gone

She was certain her sincerity would surely move the Grand Elder and the Valley Master...

"Sister Yunyun... are you all right?" Every so often, Shen Yushu would get out of the car to check on Tang Yun—she was afraid Tang Yun might freeze to death! In this world of ice and snow, how could any ordinary person endure it?

"I'm fine..." Tang Yun's voice was faint, yet firm.

"Oh... it's so cold... can you really stand it?" Little Shu asked hesitantly.

"I'm fine. Like I said, I'm rather resistant to the cold... I used to live in a bungalow, and it was freezing inside in winter too, heh..." Tang Yun gave a bitter smile. She truly was frozen half to death; her whole body had gone somewhat stiff. Kneeling here for so long in particular was more than most people could bear. Even with her tolerance for cold, in this biting, freezing weather, how could it be easy?

Though Little Shu had been half-roasted by Wei Zhao inside the car, the moment she stepped out, it was fine at first—but after a while she could hardly stand it. "Sister Yunyun, I'm going back now. Take care of yourself. If you can't hold on, we'll think of something else..."

"Mm..." Tang Yun gritted her teeth, drew a deep breath, and said silently in her heart: Wei Zhao, I can do this! All this time, I've never been able to do anything for you. This time, I can tell you with pride—I am a strong girl...

Shen Yushu returned to the car and saw Gu Mengyao's eyes brimming with tears, so she said, "Sister Yaoyao, do you think Sister Yunyun will freeze to death if she keeps this up?"

"You jinx, don't talk nonsense." Gu Mengyao shot Little Shu a glare.

Little Shu hurriedly clapped a hand over her mouth and hastily corrected herself: "No, no, Prophet Shu needs to make a new prophecy. Sister Yunyun not only won't freeze to death—the colder it gets, the tougher she'll be..."

"..." Gu Mengyao was somewhat at a loss for words. The colder it gets, the tougher she'll be? What kind of logic was that?

In the Snow Valley, Elder Zhang heard the patrol disciples' report and gave a helpless sigh. He was the elder on duty this month, with authority over all matters great and small in the valley, so Tang Yun's situation was well known to him.

Though Elder Zhang had not ordered the patrol disciples to drive Tang Yun and the others away, he could not help but feel somewhat worried. After a moment's hesitation, he headed for the Grand Elder's quarters.

As it happened, Xueli was also in the Grand Elder's room, and Elder Zhang hurriedly greeted them both in turn.

"Elder Zhang, what brings you to this old one's quarters?" the Grand Elder asked with a nod. Since Elder Zhang had come here, he must naturally be looking for her, the Grand Elder, and not for Xueli.

"Grand Elder, that Tang Yun is still kneeling at the gate of Snow Valley..." Elder Zhang paused here, then went on hesitantly: "She is, after all, the younger sister of Bingtang, the Palace Master of the Ice Palace. If something goes wrong with her in our Snow Valley, we would be hard put to escape blame, would we not?"

"Elder Zhang, you are the elder on duty. The patrols of Snow Valley are your responsibility. Since you saw her there, why did you not make her leave?" the Grand Elder countered.

"That..." Elder Zhang's face flushed. Out of kindness of heart, having seen that these children had a hard lot, he had wanted to lend them a hand—that was why he had spoken to the Grand Elder. He had not expected the Grand Elder to see through his intentions. Even so, Elder Zhang pressed on: "Grand Elder, she is kneeling outside the gate. Strictly speaking, that place cannot be counted as our Snow Valley's territory, and by Snow Valley's ancestral precepts, we may not raise a hand against ordinary people. Tang Yun is no cultivator, so it would not be proper for me to drive her away by force..."

"In that case, since you yourself say that place is not our Snow Valley's territory, what concern is it of ours if an ordinary person wishes to kill herself there?" the Grand Elder said coldly. "When she has frozen to death, come and report to me then!"

"Yes... Then this Zhang will go about his duties first..." Elder Zhang gave a helpless, bitter smile and turned to leave.

After Elder Zhang had gone, Xueli frowned and said, "Grand Elder, though that girl Bingtang rejected our Snow Valley's proposal, if her younger sister really does freeze to death here, would that not be rather improper?"

"She is no fool. If she came here to save someone, how could she throw away her own life as well?" the Grand Elder said mildly. "For an ordinary person to last a day and a night is already remarkable. But just watch—if she truly does not wish to die, she will surely leave tomorrow! And if she truly does wish to die and is still here tomorrow, then this old one will send them on their way!"

"Yes!" Xueli nodded.

An ordinary person, frozen for a day and two nights in the ice and snow—would they not be frozen into a popsicle? Yet though Tang Yun was somewhat in pain, she seemed otherwise none the worse for wear!

"How amazing!" Shen Yushu had just loosened Tang Yun's compression biscuits and mineral water for her, and once back in the car she clicked her tongue in wonder: "Sister Yunyun really didn't die—Prophet Shu's prophecy came true!"

"Amazing? I think you're pretty amazing yourself—all these days and you haven't been scalded to death..." Gu Mengyao was beyond being surprised by now. Ever since Wei Zhao came to the villa, there had simply been too many bizarre things: first Feng Xiaoxiao's yin-cold constitution, then Little Shu, this oddity who could conduct heat, and now Tang Yun, who was resistant to cold...

"Oh, right!" Shen Yushu nodded.

When Elder Zhang received the patrol disciples' report that Tang Yun could still drink water and eat, he was astonished and secretly marvelled—yet that Tang Yun had not died was, after all, a relief.

But recalling what the Grand Elder had said the day before, Elder Zhang still did not go to disturb her.

Snow Valley's rules were strict, and Elder Zhang did not wish to trouble the Grand Elder over the same matter again. Since the Grand Elder had said to report back only when Tang Yun was dead, how would Elder Zhang dare approach her before then?

Unless some other great matter in the valley required reporting to the Grand Elder—then he might mention this in passing.

"Elder Zhang, Tang Yun has still not left. She is still kneeling before the gate!" a patrol disciple said to Elder Zhang, the elder on duty, during the routine report.

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