I-I came alone

He felt uneasy. If he no longer needed to return to the banquan palace and meet Nuba face to face, then that would be what he would gladly do, right now and here too. He will be excited to go to other parts of the world besides Banquan. "Yes," he answered in a bitter and sad voice.

Finally with the preparation as it is. They walked out of the cave. Gyalwa and Xian Tian apologized to Zhi Qiang several times. At first it was hard for him to accept but in the end, he saw their sincerity his heart melted and forgave them. After all, so far they had done no harm to him and Xuan Yuan.

They were standing at the mouth of the cave. Everyone was silent, looking far ahead. What was still as far as the eye could see was only white, thick and cold snow white. The spell covering the Gangrim Iceberg was still protecting it. As long as the spell is not lifted by the one who recites it, then this mountain will forever be full of mysteries.

With that Xuan Yuan said amidst the silence of the cold weather biting their skin. "Do I need to lift the spell I have recited?" he turned to Gyalwa and Xian Tian, ​​his face expressionless looking at them.

Both glanced at each other "No.. no.. don't. We think it's best to leave it that way. we don't think heaven needs us anymore because we've been gone for centuries, we've lived here for as long as we can remember. With the spell covering this mountain, we are comfortable here. This mountain is already home to us" at the end Gyalwa is the one who spoke, to answer Xuan Yuan's question.

"That way, you'll continue your behavior to trick the newcomers, won't you?" asked Xuan Yuan again, giving them a mischievous grin on his lips at them.

The two were embarrassed to hear Xuan Yuan's blasphemy, they couldn't help but laugh out loud. Xuan Yuan followed them, filling the silence of the Gangrim Ice Mountain with the sound of their laughter echoing as long as their ears could hear. Only Zhi Qiang remained stunned, not understanding the topic they were discussing. He only caught the word 'spell and trick' other than that he was pure not understood.

"Alright then," Xuan Yuan concluded, after his laughter had stopped.

Gyalwa and Xian Tian escorted Zhi Qiang and Xuan Yuan to the foot of the mountain, the exact place where the spell limit was. They said goodbye. Especially Xuan Yuan, there are no proper words, that can express his gratitude towards them. He was happy to see his old friend again. But now it's time to part with them again. It sad his heart.

But before they could take any further steps away from the Gangrim Iceberg, the sound of rustling bushes was heard. Suddenly the four of them in a standby position ready to attack. Their eyes are full of the direction where the bush is moving. The four of them stayed in place for a moment, Zhi Qiang took the initiative to step forward to check what was behind the bushes.

His footsteps were light, very light. The sound of dry leaves on the ground alone could not be heard where his feet were. He stays alert. After all, they are still in an Iceberg environment full of mysteries, Zhi Qiang thought inwardly. Even though Gyalwa said this was the limit where mystery spells were chanted, but did not rule out the possibility, danger could be anywhere. Not recognise the place. It could be that a group of rogues came to attack them when they were careless.

He was already standing in front of the bushes. Slowly his hand reached for the bushes, brushing aside what was behind them. But before he could reach the bushes, a scream was heard. Then a woman hastily jumped out of her hiding place.

The woman jumped up and down, waving her hand down the hem of her skirt. Her screams were still audible. Until a moment later she began to stop jumping and wagging. Her breathing was irregular, she was gasping for air, from the jump earlier.

On the other hand, Xuan Yuan, as soon as he saw a girl jump out of the bushes. He froze, his eyes wide open, his mouth agape, startled. His eyes blinked a few times, still gauging whether he had seen it wrong or if it was just his hallucination. But no matter how many times he blinked the female figure in front of him was still the same, still that cute face in his mind forever. Besides she looks more mature and prettier.

Of all places, he had not expected to meet her in this place. the cold air made his frozen face look pale. Subconsciously, his lips moved and called out "N-Nhamso....". his choking voice echoed across the vast snow-white field that still covered the foothills of the gangrim iceberg.

Hearing her name being called, Nhamso froze. Her breath stopped for a moment. That voice, a voice she knew, called out to him. She wanted to turn around to see how he was. Like during her trip to the Gangrim Iceberg, thinking that he would be fine, not a single wound could see. But somehow, she couldn't do that. her body is like turning into stone, which is still in one place, leaning in a certain direction and forever that inclination will always be like that for all time. She was still motionless, processing the time that seemed to have stopped moving, leaving complete silence.

Her pulse was the only rhythm that kept her sane. And make her aware. She slowly lifted her head turning towards the voice that called out to her. When their gazes met. Again, she frozen in place. She saw the face that made her worry these few days, it was also the face that made her act recklessly to take a dangerous journey, coming to the Iceberg full of mystery. She didn't think about whether she would survive and be able to return to the land, where she had lived and lived all this time since she was born.

And the man who had worried her during the trip, was standing there. Fine. As far as her eyes could see he was unharmed. He just stood there calling out to her. With a shocked expression, just like her.

"X-xuan Yuan..." she finally managed to make a sound from her throat which was dry from screaming, though it sounded hoarse. "A-are you all right?" she asked between relief but she still asked to be sure.

Xuan Yuan frowned, out of all the questions, why did she ask about his health. "What are you doing here?" He didn't answer her question, instead he asked back.

"I-I thought you were hurt. I saw you screaming hysterically in my sight" she replied, but before that she swallowed hard, the dryness of her throat made her hard for her saliva to come down. She stammered. Eyes fixed on Xuan Yuan's eyes.

"Who did you come here with?" from her answer, instead of calming him down, it made him more anxious. Looking away, he looked beyond Nhamso to see who she had come with. She couldn't have come here alone right, it was too dangerous for a girl like her. And from her demeanor she looked clumsy and stiff, towards her surroundings, fear was evident in her eyes.