The icy branch melted into vapor and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Huo Poyun turned around and saw Mu Feixue immediately. However, she was staring at the dissipating vapor and not at him at all.

“Fairy Feixue…” Huo Poyun froze in mid-movement, forgetting to withdraw even his own hand.

Mu Feixue appeared in front of Huo Poyun and summoned a surge of frost energy to her fingers. A moment later, the icy branch appeared once more, but the engravings on the leaves were all gone.

“Sorry.” Panic flashed across Huo Poyun’s eyes. “I was so entranced by the plant that I lost control…”

One breath… two breath… the silence lasted for a short moment before Mu Feixue turned to look at him with the icy, emotionless pupils he was all too familiar with. “What business do you have with the Ice Phoenix Palace, Flame God Realm King?”

“This king… I’m just…” Huo Poyun finally regained enough sense and withdrew his hand. “I have business with Realm King Bingyun, and I decided to pass through here before seeing her.”

Although he had gained enough practice and confidence to face any higher realm king like a true equal, for some reason he could never control his breathing or heartbeat in front of Mu Feixue.

“The sect master...