"Yes."

Mian Xiaoxue nodded slightly, "Although I do not know why your master chose you, I heard that he actually belonged to another higher rank. The reason he came to this rank was to wait for someone, intending to save that person."

"That person must be you."

As Mian Xiaoxue spoke up to this point, she, who had been leading Wang Ye forward, stopped her steps and turned her eyes earnestly to Wang Ye, and said seriously:

"Wang Ye, I came to your side to protect you because you are the disciple of Wang Yifeng. But you should know, even though you are also considered my disciple, I am not obliged to protect you."

"So, whenever I protect you, it is out of respect for your master."

Mian Xiaoxue's sudden earnestness made Wang Ye freeze; he did not understand why she suddenly shifted the topic here and became so serious.

"Your master told me that his purpose in staying was to find someone, to compensate them, in order to make up for a mistake he had made before."

"You are the person your master was looking for. I do not know what mistake he made before, and I am also unaware if there was some estrangement between your master and you, or another you, but I hope that when you eventually learn the truth, you will not forget the affection we have for you."

Having said this, Mian Xiaoxue turned around and continued to lead Wang Ye forward.

The whistling of the wind, as it blew by, seemed able to conceal all the clamor of the world. Wang Ye looked at the figure of Mian Xiaoxue ahead and reflected on the words she had just expressed.

To be honest, Mian Xiaoxue's words had left Wang Ye somewhat dazed.

What compensation.

What mistake.

Wang Ye didn't even know what Mian Xiaoxue was talking about.

In Wang Ye's memory, from the moment he could remember, Wang Yifeng had always been good to him, teaching him all sorts of things. Since he could learn anything extremely quickly, Wang Yifeng's most common reaction in Wang Ye's presence was surprise.

Moreover, Wang Ye was extraordinarily self-disciplined when it came to learning.

This meant that Wang Yifeng had never shown his severe side to Wang Ye.

When teaching Wang Yifeng's other female disciples, he had always been very strict, even resorting to physical punishment when he felt extremely frustrated, but with Wang Ye, that had never happened.

Otherwise, Wang Ye wouldn't have been so carefree when he came down the mountain and talked with Wang Yifeng.

But Wang Ye also knew that Mian Xiaoxue wouldn't say such things for no reason. Since Mian Xiaoxue had said it, it meant that these words really were spoken by Wang Yifeng at some point.

Wang Ye caught up with Mian Xiaoxue's pace, with a smile on his face, but spoke in an extremely serious tone, "Don't worry. No matter what my master did before, in my memory, there is only the kindness my master showed me."

"So, I will always feel grateful to my master."

Mian Xiaoxue did not speak, her eyes looking forward as she thought of the words that Wang Yifeng had spoken to her on this mountain, when they had come together.

Now, Wang Ye could make such a promise.

But when Wang Ye actually learns of those matters, will he truly be able to forgive Wang Yifeng?

Shaking her head, Mian Xiaoxue stopped dwelling on these thoughts, realizing that pondering them now was pointless.

All she needed to do was help Wang Ye properly in Wang Yifeng's absence.

She didn't care about the mindset of the Martial Artists from the previous era or what Wang Ye's thoughts were now; all she needed to do was support Wang Ye by his side.

Very soon.

Mian Xiaoxue led Wang Ye to the summit of Changbai Mountain, right above an icy lake.

The lake was circular, and despite the sub-zero temperature, the water was not frozen but flowed gently.

On the surface of the lake, one could see strands of misty cold air, the white chill floating above the water like a thin fog.

Even with Wang Ye's constitution, he couldn't help but shiver slightly when he arrived above the lake, feeling a certain coldness.

"Jump down,"

Mian Xiaoxue's voice came from beside him.

Wang Ye was stunned.

Jump down?

You must be joking!

Wang Ye knew that just from the surface of the lake, he could feel its coldness. Even his breath trembled, and he clearly understood the potential consequences of jumping into the water in this temperature.

It could kill a person.

Mian Xiaoxue glanced sideways at Wang Ye and then leaped directly into the cold lake from the edge surrounding it.

Due to the extreme cold of the lake's surface, when Mian Xiaoxue jumped in, not even a few splashes were raised.

Seeing Mian Xiaoxue jump in, Wang Ye did not hesitate and followed right after, leaping into the water.

The moment Wang Ye hit the water, waves of coldness surged into him.

Wang Ye frowned slightly. Even though he had trained in water movements, the icy temperature of the lake still made him feel faint the moment he entered.

He used his water movements to gradually dissolve the cold water around him, pushing the chilly water to the side, preventing direct contact with his body.

By doing so, he indeed felt much better than at first.

Wang Ye followed Mian Xiaoxue, continuously diving deeper. Wang Ye didn't know what Mian Xiaoxue's technique was, but as she moved forward, all the water automatically flowed to the sides as if they had been avoiding her from the start.

Wang Ye knew that Mian Xiaoxue had a way to prevent herself from getting soaked by the cold water, but she didn't do so, likely intending to toughen him up.

Diving ten meters.

Diving twenty meters.

Diving fifty meters.

After diving for fifty meters, the bottom of the water had become dark. With the vision of Wang Ye and Mian Xiaoxue, they could now only see a distance of fifty centimeters to one meter.

Mian Xiaoxue turned back, looked at Wang Ye, and transmitted a message to him, "I originally thought you would not be able to endure past twenty meters and would ask for my help. I didn't expect you could follow me all the way to the bottom."

"Just fifty meters,"

Although Wang Ye's teeth chattered, his tone, while transmitting the message, was somewhat dismissive.

Mian Xiaoxue threw a punch toward a particular spot.

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