Out of fear of death, Invest Everything into Health-Chapter 385 - 178: Snow Mountain Tryst—A Most Delightful Affair (Part 3)

Chapter 385: Chapter 178: Snow Mountain Tryst—A Most Delightful Affair (Part 3)

In the eyes of a lover, the beloved is always beautiful.

Right now, in his eyes, his junior sister was flawless. Even the slight rise and fall of her chest could be seen as the right kind of beauty under a diverse aesthetic.

Luo Qingyao was afraid that her senior brother would bring up last night’s events, which would definitely leave her too embarrassed to speak. She didn’t dare to imagine her appearance when she was above and below her senior brother, it was really too embarrassing.

So much so that she didn’t even know how she suddenly moved from the hot spring back to the inn’s room last night.

She quickly changed the subject, "Senior brother. The mountain guide we booked yesterday is already waiting outside."

The so-called mountain guide is a local who knows all the mountains and peaks very well.

Before entering the Snow Mountain, it was known that there are many rare ingredients here — those that run, fly, or remain still, all of which cannot be found anywhere outside the Snow Mountain.

Immortal cuisine is one of Fan Wubing’s few interests, and he wouldn’t miss these, so they arranged with a mountain guide yesterday to go hunting and gather wild treasures.

"Alright, let’s go."

Outside the inn, a woman wearing a snow robe made from the fur of a magical beast was already waiting.

She was not tall, her face red, with a shiny nose tip. Her hair was simply tied up, wrapped with a headscarf, and then covered with a fur hat that had a vermilion feather on the left side.

Her name was Kalya, which means "The sun never sets" in the native language of the Profound Fire Tribe.

This name is very common in the Profound Fire Tribe.

Perhaps because she was in the Snow Mountain all year round, Kalya looked a bit old, but through her eyes, Fan Wubing could tell at a glance that she was only eighteen or nineteen.

He was a bit skeptical, "Do you really know the mountains and forests well?"

Kalya immediately understood she was being underestimated because of her age, and in somewhat clumsy Confucian official speech, she said, "Please... don’t underestimate me. I grew up in the mountains and know every magical beast and plant and their characteristics..." She thought hard for a moment, "by heart!"

Fan Wubing laughed, "You even use idioms. This is your first time doing this kind of work, right?"

Kalya nodded, "I will do my best. The hunting area we are going to is deeper and much colder, so even with cold-repelling effects, you will still feel the cold. Please, both of you, put on these clothes."

She handed over two heavy snow robes with both hands. She was a bit nervous, not knowing if these guests from outside the mountain would dislike these clothes, as they were heavy and unattractive, with some smell.

She added, "I washed them early and smoked them with the droppings of the Valley Spirit Ghost Bird, so the smell shouldn’t be too strong."

"Droppings?"

Kalya hurriedly said, "The droppings of the Valley Spirit Ghost Bird are fragrant; they can remove odors!"

"Alright then."

Fan Wubing and Luo Qingyao put on the heavy snow robes and immediately felt a warm fragrance.

Kalya reached out her hand, eagerly looking at them.

Fan Wubing was stunned, "What’s wrong?"

Kalya said, "Two hundred top-grade Spirit Stones."

"You still charge? So expensive!"

Kalya whispered, "I also told my second uncle it was a bit expensive, but he said you outsiders aren’t short on money."

Fan Wubing was embarrassed and thought to himself, while we aren’t short on money, this girl really has a screw loose.

The hunt began.

Once they entered the mountains, Kalya seemed like a different person, no longer as restrained and awkward as when talking to them. She discussed various delicacies smoothly, though occasionally slipping into her native language.

Those who can survive in the Eternal Night Snow Mountain are not ordinary people.

Kalya was no exception.

However, their cultivation was different from the outside; it wasn’t about absorbing qi into the body, nurturing meridians, cultivating the Dantian, and building a foundation. Instead, they nourished qi with flesh, and every inch of flesh in their bodies contained the native qi of the Snow Mountain.

Fan Wubing studied this; their cultivation method could only use the Snow Mountain’s qi, not the outside qi.

The two types of qi didn’t match, so choosing one method meant not choosing the other.

It’s hard to evaluate which cultivation is better; however, in the Snow Mountain, they could only cultivate by nourishing qi with flesh.

Estimating roughly, Kalya’s strength should be equivalent to the Divine Split Realm without practicing combat techniques or Divine Techniques.

Fan Wubing was still quite surprised that she, at just seventeen or eighteen, had the strength of the Divine Split Realm. Although she was slightly inferior compared to the geniuses from the Immortal Dao Noble Clans like Luo Qingyao, it was still quite rare.

So he asked curiously, "Kalya, in your village, what level is your strength among those of your age?"

Kalya whispered, "Ordinary."

"Then your village is really impressive."

"Our village is also very ordinary."

Luo Qingyao chuckled, "Senior brother, those who can live in the Snow Mountain can’t be weak. They are strong, just limited by the Snow Mountain. If they had equal strength outside, the three major tribes would be no less powerful than our family."

With Kalya’s help, the hunting and gathering were very smooth.

She strictly adhered to the contract, incorporating all the Snow Mountain species she knew into the plan as required by Fan Wubing.

Anything she targeted could not escape.

Kalya is the daughter of the mountains, the spirit of snow.

The three of them slowly moved deeper into the Snow Mountain’s territory.

As night fell, Kalya became even more exuberant and lively. For them, being in the darkness was normal; sunshine only happened once every sixty years. However, once night fell, the glow of qi would shine through the forest, giving everything a crystalline quality. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

They found a leeward slope to set up camp.

Kalya used local materials, quickly building a small cabin from spirit trees and coating it with Profound Fire to ward off the chill.

Then she took out some food, mostly jerky.

"Eating this can relieve fatigue and save energy."

Fan Wubing bit into the jerky... it was very dry and astringent, only tasting like meat, as if chewing on wood, and quite tangy. Upon entering the mouth, a wild flow of qi raced to the top of his head, almost lifting off his Purple Mansion.

It was really difficult to swallow. He glanced at Luo Qingyao, who was looking at him eagerly, not wanting to eat but also not wanting Kalya to misunderstand as disdain.

Fan Wubing asked, "Kalya, would you like to taste food from the outside world?"

Kalya’s mouth opened slightly, her rosy face lit by some firelight, her dark eyes filled with some anticipation. Then she softly said,

"I don’t have money to pay you."

Fan Wubing laughed, "I won’t charge you."

"Then what do you want?"

"Nothing."

Kalya’s eyes widened in disbelief, "Alright."

Fan Wubing took out a pot and busied himself, Luo Qingyao skillfully acting as his assistant.

The ingredients were freshly picked during the day, very fresh.

In such a cold place, it was best to make a hotpot.

As he busied himself, he asked, "Kalya, are you really short on money?"

Kalya chewed hard on the jerky, "Earning money, for my brother’s treatment."

"I see." Fan Wubing said no more, his eyes slightly darkened, pondering something.

Luo Qingyao immediately saw what he was thinking about.

He must be thinking about senior sister again.

After all, senior sister went to the Sea of Eternal Life to help him find a cure. She’s now trapped there, life or death unknown.

But,

what exactly is the illness her senior brother has?

Luo Qingyao had asked, but her senior brother always said it was nothing and then fell silent.