Chapter 16 The Ice Queen

The entire hall, like a typical manor castle, was decorated with oil paintings, chandeliers, carpets, tables, and chairs.

However, all the decorations were crafted from ice crystals – ice blocks of varying densities, compositions, and structures, managing to create different colors beyond just transparency.

A curved staircase stood at the edge of the hall, with various oil paintings hanging on the wall next to the staircase. Ironically, while all the churches displayed images of the Ice Queen's conquests, her own palace contained scenes clearly from the Arendelle kingdom era, depicting the two sisters playing as children.

The entire hall was visible at a glance, but the most striking feature was the fountain in the middle.

The water in the fountain had frozen into ice, some pieces still retaining the shape of splashing water.

The entire fountain was also made of ice crystals. The bottom layer was a circular base, and the second and third layers resembled flower petals.

Above the third layer, where a statue should have been placed, a woman was frozen.

She was encased in thick, transparent ice, with smooth, light golden hair and a deep blue dress adorned with countless glittering specks of light.

Her beautiful face, frozen in the clear ice, was serene and gentle, yet held a hint of sorrow, sadness, and helplessness.

Looking down through the ice, one could see a clear, deep tear in the woman's chest and abdomen, reaching her internal organs. Crimson blood splattered from the wound.

One could even see the trajectory of the blood as it splashed out at the time of the injury, preserved in the frozen ice.

The former Aisha, now Her Majesty the Ice Queen, was suspended in the ice.

"Hiss."

A faint intake of breath sounded beside Li Ang, so clear in the silent palace.

Li Ang turned to look. Anna, sitting in her wheelchair, had awakened at some point. She opened her eyes, her indifferent gaze reflecting the giant block of ice.

"How ironic,"

Princess Anna spoke slowly, her voice devoid of weakness, instead carrying a hint of mockery. "Aisha, who played with ice her entire life, would die in ice."

"Those who drown are often good swimmers, as they often say in fire safety lectures. I have a friend who was good at petting cats, but he ran into a tiger in a wildlife reserve, and his death was extremely gruesome, even his spine was mangled."

Li Ang nodded and said calmly, "Well, Your Highness, my QQ is logged in from another location, and I want to investigate. If you don't mind, I'll be leaving now."

"Heh."

Anna smiled gently, not caring about the QQ login. She raised her hand and snapped her fingers, and the ice crystal door instantly closed, slamming shut with a loud bang.

"Do you think that's possible?"

Anna narrowed her eyes, took off the hood of her coat, and twirled her brown hair around her finger. "After all, you've seen it, Aisha's current state."

"I understand."

Li Ang nodded. "Her Majesty the Queen is very concerned about the environmental issue of global warming. She froze herself in ice, wanting to use this performance art to inspire the people to pay attention to environmental issues.

I greatly admire this behavior. In the days to come, I will follow the example of Her Majesty, burning myself to illuminate others and becoming an excellent performance artist."

"Hehehe,"

Princess Anna couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh. "Are all you Easterners so amusing?"

"No, a being like me, with both a good-looking face and an interesting soul, is one in a million anywhere."

Li Ang smiled brightly. "Your Highness, in light of the hard work I put in pushing you all the way here, how about letting me off the hook today?"

"No."

"How about letting me off tomorrow?"

"No."

"Then the day after tomorrow?"

"No."

Li Ang dropped the reins in his hand with a snap and asked with an unfriendly expression, "What do you want?"

"I want you to continue helping me with surgery."

Princess Anna said with a smile, "A heart transplant."

Li Ang fell silent. The only source of a usable heart in the entire palace was probably the Ice Queen, frozen into an ice sculpture.

Anna said calmly, "Don't think I know nothing about you.

Although the trade routes from the various kingdoms to the East have been cut off for a long time, as the ruler of the empire, I can still maintain a certain degree of communication with the East through some rare and precious mystical items.

Over there, there are no monks with the identity you claim."

Li Ang gradually lost his smile, but heard Anna continue, "Your so-called Eastern healing surgery might fool Carly and the others, but not me.

That's not a mystical ritual at all, but a more advanced form of extraordinary power, isn't it?

For you, even the heart of a dead person frozen in ice can be restored to life and transplanted into someone else, right?"

Anna tilted her head and gazed at Li Ang's face. Despite sitting in a wheelchair, it felt as if she were coldly and ruthlessly looking down at him.

"I don't care about your true identity, nor do I plan to pursue your purpose in coming to Luen after the fact.

But you must perform a heart transplant for me.

This is a suggestion, and also an order."

Li Ang spread his hands. "If I refuse—"

Before he could finish, the temperature of the originally warm and gentle breeze plummeted, turning into a violent gale. Countless glittering ice blades swept in from all directions.

Li Ang stood still.

The ice blades shot toward him, but abruptly stopped a meter away from his body, suspended in the air, like a wall of ice.

This was a silent threat from the princess.

Anna's voice echoed in the hall, "If you refuse, I will kill your disciples first, then—"

"That would be great!"

Li Ang laughed, interrupting her. "Do you want me to tell you their abilities?"

""

Anna's voice paused, as if she hadn't expected such a reaction from him.

Why aren't you following the script?!

Li Ang said seriously, "We five disciples may seem harmonious and friendly,

but like idol groups, it's all for show. In reality, the group is full of internal conflicts. Everyone is waiting for the others to die so that they can hog all of the popularity and the center position.

Do whatever you want with them. I'll be here cheering you on."

Anna was silent for a long while before she said, "What about you? Aren't you afraid of death?"

"I am,"

Li Ang nodded. "But even if I help you with the surgery, I'm afraid I'll be silenced afterward, like Her Majesty the Queen."

""

Anna was silent for a moment, then said slowly, "I didn't kill her. She voluntarily gave up her life."

"Just like the nurse who suddenly died while giving you medicine today?"

Li Ang said indifferently, "I checked. The direct cause of death of that nurse was acute respiratory failure.

The root cause was the sudden constriction of the pulmonary artery, which obstructed the blood flow from the right ventricle, increased the intraventricular pressure, and caused insufficient blood supply to the whole body, ultimately leading to right heart failure.

The specific cause of death is exactly the same as your parents, the nameless corpse that appeared in the city cemetery, and Queen Aisha.

You are not an ordinary person without extraordinary abilities, but a spellcaster who is hidden extremely deeply.

Your ability should be to steal the life essence of others, synchronize the bodies of both parties, and even further, steal the abilities of other spellcasters.

Am I right?"