Chapter 1422: Chapter 1422: Snow Demon Valley
The next day, the Nine-Colored Deer and the Snow-scaled White Horse woke up feeling a bit strange about how they inexplicably fell asleep last night, but they didn’t think much of it, assuming it was due to exhaustion from traveling in the snowstorm for so long.
Under the guidance of the Nine-Colored Deer, the group continued their journey towards the Snow Demon Valley. After several days of trekking, they finally arrived at the legendary Snow Demon Valley—the dwelling of the Snow Demon Tribe.
It was a massive valley surrounded by a circle of tall snowy mountains, with only one accessible entryway. Both the Nine-Colored Deer and the Snow-scaled White Horse had grown up there, so finding the way was not difficult for them.
"Prince Jiu Xi, this is Snow Demon Valley ahead," the Nine-Colored Deer said enthusiastically, introducing the surroundings of Snow Demon Valley to Ye You with great enthusiasm.
The Snow-scaled White Horse watched quietly, saying nothing.
Qin Sisi pretended to be blind and mute beside them, though she didn’t pretend to be deaf since she silently rembered everything the Nine-Colored Deer said about Snow Demon Valley, hoping to gain more understanding of this new tribe.
The group began to descend the snowy slope towards Snow Demon Valley. Due to the lower terrain, the blizzard here was slightly weaker than outside.
On the hillside, a few boys who seed about ten years old were playing a snowball fight. Despite the harsh weather, they were playing very happily.
Qin Sisi watched the children and her sowhat gloomy mood started to brighten. Then she noticed that those children had very dark skin and their bodies had hair much longer than normal.
This discovery puzzled her, and she wanted to ask Ye You but didn’t want the Nine-Colored Deer and the Snow-scaled White Horse to discover her curiosity, so she just glanced at Ye You and remained silent.
Ye You’s gaze swept over Qin Sisi’s face and followed her line of sight to the children playing snowball fight, then asked, "Are those children from the Snow Demon Tribe?"
The Nine-Colored Deer imdiately replied, "Yes, they are a few little black bears. Their magic power is weak and they cannot fully transform into human form. Don’t they look funny to you? Haha..."
The Nine-Colored Deer chuckled a few tis but noticed Ye You’s face was devoid of any humor, so he awkwardly stopped laughing.
At this ti, those children noticed them. The youngest one blinked its curious eyes at them for a while before turning towards the mountain and shouting, "Mom, soone’s here!"
Soon, a stoutly-built middle-aged woman erged from Snow Demon Valley, her skin as dark as the children’s. Her excessive fat made her waddle like an awkward big black bear as she walked.
No, she was a big black bear.
The Nine-Colored Deer greeted with a wide smile, "Aunty Xiong, long ti no see!"
As the saying goes, one doesn’t hit a smiling face, but the Nine-Colored Deer’s smile did not earn the expected response.
Aunty Xiong, with a fierce face, harshly demanded, "What are you doing here? You’re not welco!"
The Nine-Colored Deer withdrew his smile, his eyes turning icy.
The Snow-scaled White Horse also felt slighted and loudly said, "Aunty Xiong, how can you speak like this?"
Aunty Xiong snorted and angrily said, "You two offended the Ice Snow Fairy, causing the entire Snow Demon Valley to suffer punishnt with you. How dare you co back!"
The Nine-Colored Deer, tender yet cold, replied, "This is Snow Demon Valley. Brother White Horse and I are from the Snow Demon Tribe, this is our ho. We can co and go as we please, and it’s none of your business."
"Pah!" Aunty Xiong spat, with a domineering expression, "You two shaless wretches, as long as I’m here today, you’ll not get in!"
"Who are you calling a wretch?" The Nine-Colored Deer’s expression changed, anger rising in his eyes.
"I’m calling you!" Aunty Xiong stood with arms akimbo, blocking Ye You and others from entering the Snow Demon Valley like a wall of flesh.
"You..." The Nine-Colored Deer, who’d never endured such grievance, was about to argue with Aunty Xiong when Ye You called out from behind.
"Ms. Lu, calm down." Ye You placated her, then turned to the towering Aunty Xiong and said, "Aunty Xiong, I am Jiuxi Yeyou, the Sage Ruler of the Demon Sacred Realm. I have a way to improve the living conditions of the Snow Demon Tribe. I’d like you to inform them; I wish to et the Snow Demon Leader."
Aunty Xiong looked at Ye You skeptically and asked, "What’s your relationship with them?"
Ye You calmly replied, "I didn’t know the way to the Snow Demon Tribe and happened to et Ms. Nine-Colored Deer and the Snow-scaled White Horse on the road, so I asked them to guide . We have no special relationship."
Ye You distanced himself from the Nine-Colored Deer and the Snow-scaled White Horse to avoid trouble.
Seeing no special relationship between Ye You and the trouble-makers for Snow Demon Valley, Aunty Xiong’s expression softened a little, and she gruffly said, "Wait here."
"Alright, thank you." Ye You replied courteously.
Aunty Xiong turned and headed back to Snow Demon Valley, giving a warning glare at the Nine-Colored Deer and the Snow-scaled White Horse as if to say, "Don’t even think of sneaking in while I’m gone, or there’ll be trouble."
Ye You slightly turned his head to look at Qin Sisi, and she blinked at him in satisfaction.
According to Ye You’s personality, even if he had the intention of associating with the Snow Demon Tribe, he would not usually be so courteous and polite. It was Qin Sisi who reminded him multiple tis to be respectful to genuinely convey his sincerity.
Only then did Ye You patiently maintain a friendly deanor to each person, which wasn’t difficult—just recall how Qing Xun interacted with people and learn from it.
After receiving Aunty Xiong’s ssage, the Snow Demon Leader soon approached with a few tribe mbers of relatively strong magic power.
The Snow Demon Leader was exceedingly old, so old that even he almost couldn’t rember. He was taller than his tribesn but very thin, with a withered, wrinkled face and wore a brown long robe, his small eyes glinting with shrewdness.
The lifespan of the demon tribes was much longer than humans, but their practice speed was much slower. Condensing the Magic Source was difficult, and even after living many years, their magic power wasn’t necessarily very strong.
You could say the Creator is quite fair.
"Are you the Sage Ruler of the Demon Sacred Realm?" The Snow Demon Leader gazed at the young, handso man before him, half-doubtingly asked.
Ye You nodded and replied, "I am."
"How do you prove it?" The Snow Demon Leader was very cautious.
"What do you want
to do to prove it?" Ye You asked back.
The Snow Demon Leader pondered for a mont and said, "Long, long ago, I heard of a vast, fertile land south of the Extre North Ice Field, called the Demon Sacred Realm. The leader there is called the Sage Ruler, and the Sage Ruler possesses two treasures. One is called the Phoenix Scepter, and the other is the Wings of Rainbow. If you can produce these two treasures, I will believe you are the Sage Ruler."
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