Chapter 50

Ling opened her eyes groggily, and Lei looked around the unfamiliar room with a puzzled expression. "Zhengchen isn't here?"

She sat up hurriedly, clutching the cotton blanket tightly and stood up, looking out the window. Zhengchen was standing in front of a snowman, lost in thought... He hadn't given the snowman a face.

Zhengchen couldn't think of what kind of expression to give the snowman. According to the books, snowmen usually had a carrot for a nose and a smiling face, but Zhengchen's impression of snow was far from positive. Snow had only brought disasters to him.

A smiling face?

Forget it. He shouldn't have impulsively made this thing. Hearing the sound of the door opening behind him, Zhengchen quickly embedded two black stones into the snowman's head, leaving a pair of eyes.

In the heavy snow, the snowman with only a pair of eyes looked somewhat eerie.

"We'll leave when the snow stops," Zhengchen said softly after lighting the stove inside the room.

"Okay," Lei nodded gently, unable to resist looking out the window. "In the place where I used to live, it snowed all year round..."

As she spoke, her eyes became distant, clearly lost in memories. However, she didn't remain in her own world. After hesitating for a moment, she tried to tell Zhengchen about her past experiences.

At first, they were bitter, but later filled with beautiful memories. Zhengchen listened quietly, then slightly narrowed his eyes. Her later story mentioned Qis...

When they were attacked by bandits, he suddenly appeared and saved them. Zhengchen's lips curled slightly downward. What a coincidence.

The story was about Lei's desire to find Xiyah at the age of fifteen, but Gelinea stopped her. After a disagreement, she ran away from home and was sealed away.

It was only after that that Gelinea started searching for Lei.

"Sorry," Lei said again after finishing her story. "Because I made you stay here..."

"Leaving early or late is the same," Zhengchen said indifferently. The room fell silent again, except for the crackling of the fire.

"Your past..." After a while, Lei couldn't help but ask, but Zhengchen interrupted her before she could finish.

"I have no memories."

All he had were the lessons from his life in the wasteland.

"..."

The heavy snow gradually slowed down, but the sky outside was still dark. Zhengchen shook his head. After a heavy snowfall and at night, it wasn't suitable for travel. Fortunately, they were well-prepared, so staying one more night wouldn't be a problem.

The next day, the snowman Zhengchen had built the previous day was already covered in snow. He brushed off the accumulated snow and thought for a moment, then drew a curved line on the snowman's face to form a smile. A nose?

No carrot.

Looking at the snowman with a smile, Lei tilted her head and looked at Zhengchen. After thinking for a moment, Zhengchen said, "Better than a frown."

The Edel Garden... known as the Radiant Pearl Park, had a very distinctive feature. From a distance, you could see the massive floating stones, which were as large as a city.

This area was called the Sky Tower. Apart from the largest one in the center, the other branches were connected to it by huge chains, creating a very impressive sight.

The technology level here was also one of the most advanced on the continent. Both the Sky Towers in the air and the city below were covered by a dazzling protective shield, seemingly powered by some special energy.

However, Zhengchen noticed a significant issue—they couldn't enter.

To enter the Edel Garden, a pass was required.

Unable to enter normally... they would have to find another way. Zhengchen looked at the walls around them, and some powder emerged from the patterns on his hand... Could it blow open a passage to enter?

But doing so would expose them, which wasn't suitable for their mission.

"...Oh? It seems we're going to have some trouble." A car stopped nearby, and a woman in elaborate clothing with a veil stepped out, speaking softly. Zhengchen noticed that their gaze was quite unfriendly.

Hearing this, the tall woman in tight clothing immediately stood in front of the veiled woman.

"Elma, wait. We don't need to fight," the veiled woman extended her hand to stop the guard. "Fighting would be troublesome for both them and us."

"Let's go." Hearing the veiled woman's words, Zhengchen pulled Lei over. "We need to get in."

"I don't want to cause trouble," the veiled woman said softly, even though the distance between her and Zhengchen was already quite dangerous.

"Neither do I."

The veiled woman laughed lightly. "Get in the car. I'm Yucui. We might have a chance to cooperate in the future."

In the car, there were several other women in cloaks, all Holy War Angels. Seeing that Zhengchen was not very communicative, they directed their questions to Lei. Zhengchen wasn't interested in their conversation.

"I've heard about your story. I'm curious why you're taking the risk to come to the Edel Garden?" Yucui asked softly.

"Looking for someone."

"A Holy War Angel?" She was a bit puzzled. Was it just to find someone? It didn't seem like Zhengchen was looking for someone, but rather the Seven Radiant Gem Tree... Was it a Holy War Angel who was invited here before?

Seeing Zhengchen's reluctance to answer, Yucui shook her head and stopped asking. She had already brought them in, and as she said, she didn't want to cause trouble. Zhengchen's identity was quite sensitive. "Alright, after we go down from here, you should be able to find the Holy War Angels on the lower floors. You can ask them who you're looking for."

After saying this, she left with the female guard, but still had some doubts... Who was the Holy War Angel from before?

Then, Zhengchen and Lei came to a statue, and the inscription on it revealed the identity of the person. This statue was of Qis.

There weren't many people around. Zhengchen looked around, and the most distinctive place was a locked iron gate, secured by chains. However, some thin vines were entangled around it. Why was it locked?

"Over there." Zhengchen pointed to the iron gate, shaped a short knife, and cut the chains, pushing the gate open. Lei wanted to hurry over, but Zhengchen pulled her behind him.

"I..."

"No need to rush," Zhengchen said. The situation here was strange, and caution was better. The deeper they went, the more eerie it felt. Zhengchen's hair stood up silently, and a strange aura permeated the area. The spreading vines made him even more uneasy.

What kind of plant could grow here, spreading to this place? More strangely, no one was managing it, and it was deliberately locked.

As they moved forward, the thin vines gradually thickened, and strange things appeared on them. A beautiful flower caught Lei's attention, and she couldn't help but exclaim, "Snow Crystal Flower."

The name of this flower? Zhengchen looked at Lei, who was suddenly excited.

"This flower is the Snow Crystal Flower, Xiyah's favorite. She must be inside."

"..." Zhengchen grabbed Lei, who wanted to rush forward. Although confirming Xiyah's presence through this flower seemed unreliable, the eerie aura around them made him want to leave urgently.

"Xiyah must be inside, right?" Lei looked at Zhengchen with a mix of unease and pleading. "Don't stop me..."

"..." Zhengchen's tone became firmer, pulling Lei behind him, leaving no room for argument.

"Too late." On the other side, Yucui, who had returned after realizing something, looked at the broken chains on the iron gate with a headache. "I didn't want to cause more trouble, but now it seems bigger."

"Oh? What trouble?" A man's voice came from behind Yucui. She turned around and saw a familiar face.

"Worlux? What are you doing here?"

"I was planning to leave, but I happened to see an old acquaintance, so I came to check. This seems quite interesting. Can I listen in?" Worlux had a smile on his face.

Seeing Zhengchen here was quite surprising. According to his schedule, he shouldn't have arrived here for some time, but now he was here.

Did he rush here? It was a good idea, and the Edel Garden probably didn't expect him to come so suddenly.

"...It's dangerous," Yucui thought for a moment but decided not to hide everything. The current situation required her to bring Zhengchen and Lei out first, and then deal with Worlux.

"Oh? You mean what they're looking for is dangerous?" Worlux narrowed his eyes. "I'm even more interested now."

"This has nothing to do with you. If you don't want trouble, leave now," Yucui said urgently, glancing at the iron gate, unsure how long they had been inside or if they had encountered the dangerous entity.

"Is that so? But if I don't figure this out, I won't be able to sleep tonight. If you don't want to tell me, I'll make you," Worlux said with a cold laugh, clearly preparing to use force.

Zhengchen looked at the woman imprisoned here, her body like broken porcelain, with cracks all over. Abnormal vines entangled her... Was she even human? No, not even a Holy War Angel.

If he had to describe it, it felt more like Phiro.

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