"Shut up," Xu Qian shot him a glare and said coldly.
He raised an eyebrow. "If you leave, what happens if the ice melts?"
Xu Qian smiled faintly. This man was truly shameless, always pushing his luck.
"This is never-melting ice. I guarantee you won't die of heat," Xu Qian turned to leave, too lazy to argue with him.
"Xu Qian!"
Xu Qian didn't even look back. Instead, she walked faster, as if pursued by a monstrous beast.
Li Ping ran up to grab her, but Xu Lu, not one to be trifled with, quickly grabbed his wrist.
Li Ping tried to yank his hand free with all his might, but couldn't budge it. Was this man that powerful?
As the thought crossed his mind, flames ignited in his palm.
Xu Lu frowned and conjured a white light with his free hand.
Xu Qian's eyes turned cold. "Stop," she said sternly.
Xu Lu obediently withdrew his hand. Li Ping gritted his teeth and retracted his ability. He crossed his arms, growing a little angry.
Xu Qian glanced at them both indifferently and said coldly, "Speak. What do you want?"
Li Ping turned his head away and said indifferently, "No matter what, I owe you two favors. If you ever need help from Feiteng, I'll definitely help you."
He even emphasized, "Anything."
Xu Qian's brows relaxed slightly. "Thank you, Li Ping," she said softly.
Li Ping turned away, his ears turning red.
"You should go. Come visit Feiteng more often. They don't say it, but they know you're very helpful to Feiteng. We wouldn't mind if you stayed for ten days to half a month, Xu Qian..."
As he spoke, he turned around, only to find the two of them had vanished.
Li Ping's expression turned cold. "Where's Xu Qian?" he asked.
A subordinate, holding a block of ice, huffed on it.
"Gone, gone."
Li Ping shot him a cold look and said sternly, "She left, and you didn't stop her?"
The subordinate chuckled. "How would we dare? She's our savior."
Li Ping found him annoying.
"Get out."
"Yes, yes, yes."
Li Ping's figure flickered, and he was already at the door. He saw the receding taillights of a black SUV.
He gazed at the car, which had long disappeared from sight, and gradually lost himself in thought.
"Xu Qian, I hope we'll meet again."
Meanwhile, Xu Qian opened her holographic map to check for nearby bases. The closest one to Feiteng Base was called Xihu Base.
Xu Qian had heard of Xihu Base. Its leader was Ji Haoyan, one of the ten strongest powerhouses.
He was a fire ability user second only to Guan Weiyun, ranking at the very top among fire ability users.
[Ding, system reminder, Host can use artificial ice to befriend Ji Haoyan. He ranks fifth among the ten strongest powerhouses. Making friends with him would be beneficial for you.]
"Qian, who was that man?"
Xu Qian's brows furrowed slightly. When she turned, her light green eyes had turned dark green.
He leaned back in his seat, his dark green eyes glancing at her.
Xiao Ping was not as easily fooled as Xu Lu.
"An old friend."
"Xu Lu told me he wanted to grab your hand."
Xu Qian: ...
After they split, their memories were not connected. Only for an hour after the switch did they have shared consciousness, unless they discussed something about her.
Xu Qian sighed, walked over, and set the navigation to Xihu Base.
She leaned back in her seat again, closed her eyes, and asked, "He wanted to grab it, and then what?"
Xiao Ping was rendered speechless by the question. He maliciously accelerated, making the car feel as if it were about to fly.
"Jealous?"
Xiao Ping, unable to vent his burning emotions, had his brown hair practically exploding.
"Yes, I'm jealous!" he roared.