"Xiao Jiu, you… you can't come with me. You don't have a Black Ice Order; you'll… you'll die…."
Ying Qiaoqiao was filled with grief to the bottom of her heart. Before she'd even noticed, Fang Xing had veered from the safe path to enter the trial grounds together with her instead. Although this had comforted the lonely Ying Qiaoqiao and given her enough courage to enter the Snowy Mountain, reason told her Fang Xing's safety would be put at risk so she refused.
"Just shut up and follow me!" Fang Xing decisively said without even turning his head.
"Err…." The Melodic Ice Palace elder was also surprised by Fang Xing's actions, and although he initially wanted to stop it, he ultimately didn't do so.