CHAPTER 583: CHAPTER 360: GOOD OR BAD NEWS

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Wan Qiao still sat in the office, her hands holding her head. When she watched the young man and beautiful woman leave through the closed door, her expression was obvious. Standing up to leave the room, Wan Qiao ran to Yan Xiaobao’s room. She immediately opened the door without knocking, not waiting for permission to enter.

"Come with me," she said seriously. As she turned around, making Yan Xiaobao confused but curious, he quickly got up and followed Wan Qiao to her private room.

Wan Qiao sat in one of her rooms, sighed, and then pondered how to begin explaining what she needed to say.

"Yan Xiaobao, you’ve caught the attention of the Frozen General. I’m not sure if that’s good or bad," she sighed, "The Frozen General is a collector. Anyone he takes a liking to is invited to his Frozen Castle, where he gives them an offer they can’t refuse. He forces them to drink a concoction he created; a brew that includes his blood and his Wuwei."

"Along with this brew, Zhong Hui also uses inscriptions on the bodies of these talented individuals."

"What happens is these people die. You may have noticed that even today, the woman who came here has no heartbeat. Her skin is as white as the purest snow, with no blood flowing through her veins. Although their bodies are dead, their souls remain within, and their bodies cannot decay.

"I don’t know how he created this inscription, but he did, and it forces many under the Frozen General to blindly follow his orders. They die for Zhong Hui, and their afterlife will be used for their master. Their bodies and minds have become one. They all do whatever their master tells them to do, without question."

Hearing this, Yan Xiaobao couldn’t help but swallow, worried this might be his future. However, before he could express his concerns, Wan Qiao eased that worry, "Although he is interested in you, he hasn’t turned you into a Frozen Soldier yet. You seem safe from fate, but as for what you want, I really can’t say."

Hui Yue nodded, knowing that regardless of what he did, it was impossible to escape the claws of the Frozen General unless he greatly enhanced his own power. As he bade Wan Qiao farewell and rushed back to his room to enter meditation, his eyes hardened. He needed to quickly break into the King’s team.

In the room, Wan Qiao could only sigh, feeling she had put Yan Xiaobao in a disadvantageous position. Knowing what happened to all the other talented young people when forced to meet the Frozen General, she could say it was not a good thing. But even so, to ensure the war proceeded as planned, they couldn’t allow the Frozen General to join. If he did, the outcome would be harder to predict, and Yan Xiaobao’s strategies would become more essential.

Looking at the doorway, Wan Qiao vowed silently that Yan Xiaobao had to see the Frozen General whom she would follow. She would help take care of this young man and ensure he wouldn’t die. If it meant she had to fight against the Frozen General, then so be it. This young man had done all he could for the Divine Domain and her, and the least she could do was to ensure his safety when he met Zhong Hui again.

"I’m not comfortable with this either," Yan Xiaobao said to the Phoenix within the Dantian Cave, as they both discussed what had happened. "Though I’m wary of his intentions and their plans for us, I believe we have no choice. If he truly wishes for me to visit him, he might even fetch us both himself, and then both of us would have no choice but to follow him.

"I know," Phoenix said with a bitter expression on his face. Admitting he was too weak was difficult for him to accept, but he also clearly knew that if he were to go all out against Zhong Hui, he wouldn’t survive long.

"Even if we don’t want to, we have no choice. Just like you said," Lan Feng murmured, "But even so, I don’t trust this Zhong Hui. There’s something about him that makes me shiver."

"We could easily agree to this, but if we go to war, we can’t help them. If we don’t go to war, then he will have no reason to mess up our plans, in which case, I can disregard his offer." Yan Xiaobao sighed in agreement and nodded to Lan Feng. "Yes, if the Lord truly wishes to wage war against humans, it’s just a matter."

Sitting quietly for a while, both Lan Feng and Yan Xiaobao believed that if they did not go to war, everything would become simpler, but they knew better. They both thought that avoiding war was unlikely.

Yan Xiaobao didn’t realize that Wan Jiao was talking to herself, ensuring that when Yan Xiaobao met the Frozen General again, he wouldn’t encounter any trouble. If he knew, he would have felt more at ease, but the lady still sat in the library, pondering what the Frozen General truly wanted from the strange boy, Yan Xiaobao.

As both the Single-Horned Jasmine Hawk and the human boy sat in different parts of the castle, far apart but pondering the same thing.

Suddenly, both focused on the same thing—the loud bell sound echoed in the castle courtyard. The sound resounded throughout the entire castle and city, a sound that caught the attention of everyone. Yan Xiaobao was puzzled about the meaning of this sound, while Wan Xiao had a big smile on her face. Her eyes opened wide, and as she stood up from her chair, she quickly fell back into it.