Wu Tian's blunt words stunned Lan Xiuya.
However, she did not get angry. Instead, she was silent for a moment, then looked at Wu Tian and said, "How do you know about this? What is your relationship with Zhou Qian?"
Wu Tian replied, "You don't need to worry about our relationship. The point is, I must take her away from here today."
"Even if there are experts at the Immortal Realm here, I won't give up."
Lan Xiuya fell silent again, then said, "If you want to know who took Zhou Qian, I can tell you."
"I issued the order, and I was the one who personally led people to Zhou Qian's home."
"What did you say!" Wu Tian immediately became furious.
"Zhou Qian is just an ordinary person. Why are you dragging her into the world of spiritual cultivators?"
"What is your ultimate goal!"
Wu Tian's questioning tone was extremely severe, completely disregarding the woman in front of him, whom he could kill with a mere gesture.
If anyone else dared to speak to Lan Xiuya like this, even with her gentle nature, she would have long been angered.
But facing Wu Tian, she still showed no signs of anger.
Lan Xiuya sighed and said, "The situation is not as simple as you imagine."
"It's not that I'm dragging her into this world, but rather, she is destined to be a person of this world."
"We cannot do without her, and neither can you in the future."
"Otherwise, in the future struggles, we will inevitably lack a very important main force."
These words left Wu Tian completely bewildered.
He frowned and said, "What are you talking about? I don't understand what you're saying at all!"
"I'll say it again, Zhou Qian is just an ordinary girl, she has nothing to do with spiritual cultivators!"
"I don't care about your so-called struggles, but if you dare to drag her into danger, I will absolutely not let you off!"
Lan Xiuya said, "Calm down first, don't get agitated."
"From your reaction, Zhou Qian must be a very important person to you, right?"
"If that's the case, then I have even less reason to harm her."
"No matter how much I say here, it's useless. You should come with me first."
After speaking, Lan Xiuya waved her delicate hand.
Instantly, the entire room trembled slightly.
Soon, a square hole appeared on the ground!
Stairs made of ice extended down from the square hole, clearly indicating that there must be a hidden world below.
Looking at the dark abyss, Wu Tian asked, "What is this? What do you mean?"
Lan Xiuya said, "You don't need to be so vigilant."
"As I said, you are the Son of Destiny, the one destined to lead us. I will never harm you, no matter what."
"Besides, if I wanted to harm you, with your current strength, would I need to resort to such methods?"
Wu Tian felt that Lan Xiuya's words made sense, but he still said cautiously, "Although I don't know what your purpose is, I advise you not to play any tricks!"
With that, Wu Tian didn't hesitate any longer and walked directly into the square hole.
Following the square hole downwards, after about half a minute, Wu Tian and Lan Xiuya reached the bottom of the underground passage.
It was a not-too-large open space, and upon seeing the scene before him, Wu Tian was utterly shocked.
"This is..." He could hardly believe his eyes.
In front stood an ice cube emitting a faint blue light, and Zhou Qian was sitting cross-legged within it, her eyes gently closed, doing who knew what.
Wu Tian rushed over and forcefully pounded on the walls of the ice cube, shouting, "Zhou Qian! What's wrong, Zhou Qian!"
"It's Wu Tian! I've come to save you!"
But Zhou Qian seemed completely oblivious, remaining motionless.
Seeing this, Wu Tian immediately cast an angry gaze at Lan Xiuya, saying, "How could this be? Why have you locked Zhou Qian in there!"
Lan Xiuya said, "You misunderstand me. I have no intention of imprisoning her; I am merely protecting her."
"Protecting her?" Wu Tian did not believe this claim at all.
"Can this be called protection?"
"She's an ordinary girl. If she stays in a place like this, aren't you afraid she'll freeze to death?"
"Besides, she was doing perfectly fine. Why would she need your protection?"
"By doing this, aren't you actually putting her in more danger!"
Lan Xiuya saw Wu Tian's agitation and sighed, "I told you to calm down, why are you always so impulsive?"
"Listen to me, Zhou Qian is no longer the Zhou Qian you know."
"She is about to become the Ice Emperor. This is a critical moment of awakening."
"If we don't bring her here, what if something unexpected happens?"
"What did you say, Ice Emperor?" Wu Tian froze abruptly, then frowned and said, "I don't understand what you're saying. What does awakening mean?"
Lan Xiuya explained, "You don't know, but Zhou Qian is actually the reincarnation of the Ice Emperor."
"Within Zhou Qian's body, there is an imprint of the Ice Emperor."
"Now, the imprint has been activated, and the power belonging to the Ice Emperor has slowly begun to awaken."
"Once the awakening process is fully complete, Zhou Qian will become the Ice Emperor."
Wu Tian's mind was completely in disarray by these words.
He couldn't help but ask again, "No, are you telling me a story?"
"Reincarnation? I've never heard of such a thing!"
Lan Xiuya said, "Very few people know about reincarnators."
"A long time ago, a great war occurred between heaven and earth. At that time, the Sacred Dragon led the spirit beasts and humans to resist the invasion of demons."
"During that war, there were ten top experts in the human camp. All of them had reached the level of Immortal King, and the Ice Emperor was one of them."
"After that great war ended, the spirit beast race was almost wiped out, leaving only various legacies."
"And all ten of the human experts perished on the battlefield."
"However, the souls of those who reached the Immortal King level are indestructible. Even in death, they can leave behind their soul imprints through reincarnation."
"I don't know how many times the Ice Emperor's soul has reincarnated. In any case, when it reached Zhou Qian's generation, the imprint was activated. So, as long as the awakening is completed, Zhou Qian will transform back into the Ice Emperor."
"Do you understand what I'm saying now?"
Wu Tian was almost losing his ability to think, and his eyes began to tremble.
He never expected things to turn out this way.
He had always regarded Zhou Qian as an ordinary person, but Zhou Qian's body actually contained the power of an Immortal King?
Absurd, such a thing was utterly absurd!