The Useless Heiress Is Actually A Bigshot
Chapter 630: Cliff

Chapter 630: Chapter 630: Cliff

After bidding farewell to Baili Hengyuan and Baili Lele, Zhong Niangyao and Lu Yichen left the Baili Family.

Having departed from the Baili Family, the two also left the settlement of the Hidden Families.

Looking at the snowflakes filling the sky, Zhong Niangyao glanced around and said with a smile, "We’re still within the bounds of Changbai Mountain, yet the Hidden Families’ settlement shows no hint of this wintry scene!"

"The Hidden Families’ settlement is surrounded by a Barrier," Lu Yichen explained as he held Zhong Niangyao’s hand and walked on, "Inside it, it’s almost perpetual spring, a very suitable place for living and cultivation."

"The person who set up that Barrier must be quite powerful," Zhong Niangyao turned to look at Lu Yichen beside her and chuckled, "it wouldn’t be you who did that, would it?"

"What are you thinking about?" Lu Yichen laughed, "The Hidden Families have been cultivating deep in Changbai Mountain for many years, they didn’t just settle there recently. When they started their settlement and cultivation here, I wasn’t even born yet!"

"Oh, right!" Zhong Niangyao lightly tapped her own head as if she had just woken from a dream, "And here I thought you were omnipotent!"

Hearing the teasing in Zhong Niangyao’s words, Lu Yichen playfully tapped her nose and replied, "I’m not that powerful. If I were, I wouldn’t have had to chase you for so long, and you still wouldn’t agree."

Sticking out her tongue and giggling, Zhong Niangyao continued, "You can’t blame me for that, who asked you to be so scary? Initially, I simply didn’t have the courage to provoke you!"

"Scary?"

Hearing Zhong Niangyao’s description of himself, Lu Yichen looked at her and raised an eyebrow, clearly demanding an explanation of what she meant by ’scary.’

"I didn’t say anything wrong," Zhong Niangyao replied, still smiling, "You don’t know, from the first glance I had of you, I felt that you were a very dangerous person. Back then, I made a secret vow to keep my distance from you to avoid trouble."

"You’re quite honest!" Lu Yichen replied irritably, "Aren’t you afraid I’ll get angry?"

"Why would I be?" Zhong Niangyao flashed an ingratiating smile, "Yichen, with your broad-mindedness, how could you possibly quibble with a little girl like me! Right?"

"Not right!" Lu Yichen disagreed, yet the laughter in his eyes could not be concealed at all, "I can be quite petty, insisting on quibbling with you about these things. What would you do then?"

"What else can I do? Just deal with it!" Zhong Niangyao spread her hands, "After all, it’s all in the past, are you really going to settle the account with me? Besides, I was only telling the truth. Isn’t it said that one must not lie in front of you?"

"You’re quite shrewd," Lu Yichen shook his head with a chuckle and tapped her cute nose, "Am I really that scary?"

"Not exactly scary," Zhong Niangyao shook her head and replied, "To be precise, I think you’re dangerous. Don’t you feel it? Even when you’re just sitting there, you give off a don’t-mess-with-me vibe."

Faced with such a description from Zhong Niangyao, Lu Yichen felt at a loss for words!

The two chatted as they walked and soon came to the steepest cliff within Changbai Mountain.

Here, everything within sight was pure white, with cold wind finding its way into every fold of clothing.

It’s fair to say that an ordinary person standing here even for a little while might turn into an ice sculpture.

In such a place, where ice sealed miles upon miles and few people set foot, it could be considered deserted.

Lu Yichen and Zhong Niangyao, though only dressed in light autumn clothing, seemed to have an invisible protective shield around them, blocking off all the wind and snow. Even the strands of their hair showed no sign of fluttering.

"No wonder my dad and Yi Huai could find the Snow Spirit Flowers in this place," Zhong Niangyao couldn’t help but remark in admiration, "Although it’s extremely cold here, it’s very beneficial for the growth of the Snow Spirit Flowers. Most importantly, being secluded, the Snow Lotuses remain unpicked, granting them abundant time to become Snow Spirit Flowers."

Of course, not all Snow Lotuses can eventually turn into Snow Spirit Flowers.

Even though Snow Spirit Flowers grow in such cold weather, at the same low temperatures, Snow Lotuses might be frozen to death.

Only the Snow Lotuses that survive against the odds could continue to grow and turn into Snow Spirit Flowers!

Lu Yichen stepped forward, his expression unchanged as he looked down the unfathomable cliff.

Full of curiosity, Zhong Niangyao also stepped forward and peered down, "It seems this is the place Yi Huai mentioned, my father must have fallen from here."

"Mhm," Lu Yichen nodded, "If we want to find someone, we’ll have to search at the bottom of the cliff."

"It seems my dad is quite lucky to have survived a fall in such a place," Zhong Niangyao couldn’t help but comment.

She was completely certain of the fact that her father Zhong Mingxin was still alive. Because just last night, she had a phone call with Old Sir Zhong.

During the call, she directly asked Old Sir Zhong to give her a character, and then used divination to read his fortune. Recently, Old Sir Zhong showed no signs of having lost a son.

She couldn’t directly divine Zhong Mingxin’s fate because their blood relationship was too close, so she had to use such a roundabout method.

"We should still look around here," Zhong Niangyao looked around after speaking, "See if there are any paths we could take to get down. If there’s truly no way down, then we’ll have to find an alternative path."

For all they knew, they might actually have to jump down.

She really didn’t want to do that, even though both she and Lu Yichen were very capable, but who knew how deep the cliff was! Moreover, they couldn’t see through to what was at the bottom.

Just now, she had tried to use Heavenly Eye, but could still only see a vast expanse of white, which gave her an uneasy feeling.

And there was one thing she hadn’t mentioned: when looking at the bottom of the cliff, she felt an inexplicable attraction, making her really want to go down and explore.

She didn’t know whether this was good or bad but dared not tell Lu Yichen, fearing he might whisk her away without a second word.