"Have you heard? A ruin was unearthed by some people from Deep Sky Dragon Sect near Emerald Eucommia recently but the news was leaked out due to spies! And although a large part of their powers is gone and they can only be regarded as a second rate power now, Celestial Cloud Sect is still participating. They are co-operating with Aboveboard Arcane Sect!"
"Powers have decided to open the ruins on the 25th, the news was already out so Deep Sky Dragon Sect had had no way of stopping them and could only relent"
"Really? That's big news then, maybe we should go try and test our luck"
"Stupid! Even if we get out hands on a treasure, sects like Sophists Sage Sect will hunt us down and this is exclusive information that I got from my brother in law's sister's 2nd cousin's aunt's husband, the place is said to be extremely cold so even if we go there we'll just be frozen into icicles" The guy jokingly hit his companion's head and whispered but it did not escape Zi Hua's sharp ears.
'Ruins huh? I guess that Deep Sky Dragon Sect must've kept a copy of the map and continued their search, no wonder that Sect leader looked so happy, he had some brains after all' It was likely that it was the flame fragment after she connected the dots it was quite obvious.
'Might as well take a look, Tang Zen Zen might be there'
It was currently the 16th so there were still 9 days and she could arrive there in 2/3 days so she has 6 days max. to prepare, cold... so insulated winter wear should do since she has a stronger constitution thanks to her cultivation.
Now that that's out of the way, she has to complete what she had forgot.
"Nian Gao, you said that males take on Mu and females take on Xue, that is quite peculiar, is it some sort of tradition?" Zi Hua asked.
"Uh-muh-bluh-muh" Xue Lian replied with her mouth stuffed with food.
"Swallow that first, be careful not to choke"
"Eheh-heh-heh" And she remarkably managed to choke despite Zi Hua's warning, Zi Hua handed over a cup of water for her friend whilst the spirits beasts were engrossed in eating the delicacies.
"Thanks, my clan is a bit special, it is more of a rule rather than a tradition"
"Oh"
"And males have different characteristics than females, particularly our eyes and hair" Now that explained the contrasting appearances of the two siblings.
"Why do you ask?"
"Just curious"
"Then what about your family?"
"They're... quite far away" She didn't want her friend to be guilty for bringing it up since she had brought up the topic first.
"Oh" An awkward yet soothing silence covered the table but was unnoticeable due to the boisterous surroundings.
"Nian Gao, I might have to leave for a bit, do you have any plans?" Xue Lian staying in the inn proved that she didn't live here.
"Hmm? Not really *shrug*, why don't I go with you?"
"Sure" Since she has already treated her as a friend, she didn't mind revealing it, Xue Lian, unlike Tang Zen Zen, was quite strong and wasn't burdened by anything from her attitude.
Though, with the power in her hands she could find out if she did some digging however, Tang Zen Zen didn't want to tell her so she doesn't to respect her privacy.
"We'll set off in 6 days, don't worry about preparing stuff, I'll do it"
"Okay, thanks"
Zi Hua will have to replicate insulated winter wear from Earth which shouldn't be too difficult with all the materials that she has however it may be quite difficult to think up a design, a cloak would be the norm considering this era but it might get in the way and designs from Earth are out of question.
*Poke* *Poke* Zi Hua turned around to see Xiao Hong pecking her hinting for her to get more food, how did they finish all that so quickly!?
"Waitress, 5 more plates of roasted duck please"
"Oh, yes, of course, please wait" The astounded waitress immediately wait away.
'Woah, who knew those slender misses could eat so much but still have such a lean figure, maybe I should eat more and I might get a body like theirs' The waitress thought, unfortunately for her, the rules that apply for Black hole foodies do not apply to her.