Chapter 148

Once they had entered the mountains, they realized that getting inside was the easiest part; what lay ahead was a gauntlet of trials. A-Jiu had led her deep into the wilderness. No one knew exactly what had transpired in the interim, but the facts were clear: for reasons unknown, Pei Huaiyu had left the safety of the winter hunt and was venturing into the deep mountains. To enter the deep mountains was to face not only the ambushes laid by Ashina Moguang but, more dauntingly, the unpredictable dangers of the wild and sudden beast attacks. Furthermore, Ruan Jiaojiao could clearly feel the snow beginning to fall harder. "What kind of star-reading did Lin Tangyue do? She couldn't even predict a heavy snowfall for today—and she calls herself an official?!"