Inside an upper room on the second floor of the central inn at Ice Snow Manor.
This room was not small, roughly one hundred square meters, and the overall tone was a somewhat dim red-black. After all, this was the Far North, and darker colors could help store thermal energy.
At this moment, they had already lit the fireplace near the north side of the room.
As the flames in the fireplace continued to burn, the temperature in the room gradually rose.
"Crackling."
Listening to the sounds from the fireplace, Luo Zixi released his senses and carefully explored the room. After confirming it was safe, he lay down on the soft, deep red large bed and looked up at the thick ceiling.
Meanwhile, Hu Liena was currently squatting by the fireplace, constantly adding firewood. The fiercely burning flames gradually softened her slightly stiff body.
The temperature here was cold, but the people here were colder than the temperature.
Buried beneath the vast white snow were not just the land, but also the skeletons of white bones full of sin.
Luo Zixi's heart could actually guess that an inn located on the edge of the Far North would definitely not be run by good people, but he didn't expect them to go to such lengths.
Where was this Ice Snow Manor? It would be more accurate to call it White Bone Manor.
However, Luo Zixi didn't want to think about these things. As long as these beasts didn't provoke him, he couldn't be bothered to concern himself with their dirty deeds.
"Thump thump thump!"
Just then, there was a knock on the door. Hu Liena, the little slave, obediently went to open it.
"Hello, this is the banquet you ordered. Please take a look."
The person delivering the meal was not a waiter, but a middle-aged, shifty man with a rat-like mustache, a clean, thin face, and pushing a dining cart.
When he saw Hu Liena's face, a trace of almost imperceptible greed and excitement appeared in the depths of his dark eyes.
However, at this moment, his eyes, filled with greed and excitement, suddenly froze. Then, a look of disbelief appeared in his deep eyes.
Immediately, he looked at his chest. Unbeknownst to him, a sharp point condensed from ice had already pierced his heart!
There was no reversal. He just fell straight backward.
"Thud!"
A muffled sound echoed in the corridor. Hu Liena's dark brown eyes were filled with shock and confusion.
Just then, Luo Zixi also came to the door at some point. Looking at the steaming hot dishes, his dark pupils held a hint of coldness.
"Throw him and all these meat dishes out the window."
Saying this, Luo Zixi took the only three remaining vegetarian dishes from the tray, while Hu Liena's expression was still somewhat stunned.
When Luo Zixi saw her like this, he didn't indulge her, but since she was his servant now, he just simply flicked her forehead.
"Thud!"
"Ow!"
Hu Liena covered her head in pain, but immediately after came Luo Zixi's emotionless voice.
"If you want to have a good rest tonight, then you need to be a little faster."
After saying that, Luo Zixi didn't say much more. He directly placed the remaining vegetarian dishes on the dining table and took out a giant grilled skewer of a third-tier magical beast from his System space, about as thick as his calf, which he had stored on the Dou Qi Continent.
There's an old saying that's very nice: Quantity is good, one skewer is enough to be full.
You should know that the inside of his System space is an absolutely static space. Things placed inside for a hundred years will not experience any energy loss.
However, he didn't have much magical beast meat stored. Currently, there were only three cows and six tigers left that were already roasted. If he didn't eat sparingly, he wouldn't have any in the future.
Looking at the large meat skewer in Luo Zixi's hand, which was roasted golden and crispy, a stream of uncontrollable drool flowed from the corner of Hu Liena's mouth.
"Bang!"
After Hu Liena threw the dishes and the person out the window and quickly closed the window, she directly sat back in front of the fireplace.
Although she didn't have grilled skewers, she still had a lot of dry food in her soul bone storage tool that could restore stamina.
Roasting it by the fireplace to make it warmer would make it much more comfortable to eat when it went into her stomach.
But just then, a large meat skewer, roasted golden and fragrant with ingredients, appeared in front of her.
Hu Liena was clearly a little bewildered when she saw the meat skewer. She looked up at Luo Zixi, who had come behind her at some point.
"Starting tomorrow, you will follow me into the depths of the Far North to hunt for soul rings. As for when we leave, I cannot be sure yet, so eat well today. Maybe you won't have anything to eat in the future."
Luo Zixi, who was used to being a loner, felt a little unaccustomed to having Hu Liena, this burden, with him now.
"Ma- Master, you're not eating?"
Hu Liena looked at the fragrant meat skewer in front of her. She was incredibly tempted, but she also knew that she was currently the fish on the chopping block, and even though she was craving it, she didn't dare to reach out and take it directly.
"Mm, after you finish eating, just rest. I still have things to deal with."
Saying this, a short knife condensed from extreme ice appeared in Luo Zixi's hand. The blade, illuminated by the flames, shone with dazzling sharpness.
Then, he walked out of the room with light steps.
And Hu Liena looked at Luo Zixi's retreating figure, then at the grilled skewer in her hand, recalling everything that had happened in the past two days.
Thinking back carefully about the whole story, it seemed that they were the ones who disturbed the other party absorbing a soul ring first, and they also coveted the ten-thousand-year soul bone in the other party's hand, which they weren't even sure existed.
[Hu Liena (Slave) Favorability +5%, Current Favorability 5%]
In the main hall of the central inn, there were now six or seven burly men wearing thick beast hide cold-weather clothing. Their eyes were filled with greed and lecherous expressions.
"Why hasn't Old Eight come back yet? Didn't we agree that after that young couple was drugged, we'd kill the guy and use him for drinks, and then play with the girl until she died and eat her flesh? Why is it taking so long!"
The middle-aged strong man leading them, with a deep scar on his face, had eyes full of ferocity and lewdness.
"Hehehe, boss, don't worry. Old Eight is probably carrying people right now."
This strong man's eyes were full of lewd smiles. He had clearly seen Hu Liena's true appearance when she was moving around, and it was no exaggeration to say she was a top-tier beauty!
But just then, one of the middle-aged men who was already sitting there saw a familiar figure.
"Huh? Isn't that kid..."
However, before he could speak, an ice-blue cold light instantly pierced his throat.
"Pfft!"
Scarlet blood sprayed out like a spring in front of these strong men's eyes. Immediately after, several more cold lights instantly pierced the throats or hearts of the others.
They didn't even have time to react before they were instantly killed.
"Ice Bear Possession!"
The tall middle-aged man leading them was the only one who reacted and dodged Luo Zixi's attack this time. At this moment, relying on his rich combat experience, he instantly activated his martial soul possession and became a giant bear about three meters tall.
"Fourth Soul Skill, Ice Bear's Fury!"
"You will pay with your life for my brothers!"
Seeing so many of his brothers killed, this middle-aged man's eyes became crimson with anger at this moment.
Regarding his anger, Luo Zixi's eyes were still full of indifference.
"Frost Tree, stab him to death..." He murmured softly.
Just as the opponent was charging towards Luo Zixi, a frost tree covered in sharp ice spikes instantly shot out from the ground, accurately piercing the opponent's chest at the heart.
"Ah!!!!"
His painful and mournful screams echoed throughout the entire Ice Snow Manor. At this moment, the frost branch inserted into his heart was still extending, and his eyes gradually changed from pain to numbness. Finally, his hands fell limply, powerlessly feeling his life drain away little by little.
After doing all this, Luo Zixi looked at the front desk attendant.
At this moment, the front desk attendant had been so scared that he collapsed to the ground. In his dark eyes, filled with fear, was reflected an ice-blue dagger shimmering with cold light.
The rest will be high-energy throughout, don't criticize me for padding, I really didn't pad. Some things need to be laid out first, otherwise, I really can't write the later parts. Please be merciful.