Last time, how did I fall in love

Cloud Snow Ridge

This place is situated at a high altitude, covered in snow all year round.

When sunlight shines upon the white snow, the scattered glimmers of light are exceptionally dazzling.

Though the scenery here is enchanting, very few people ever visit.

Cloud Snow Ridge doesn’t harbor any particularly precious treasures, but it is home to packs of snow demons.

These snow demons are social creatures with an inherently combative nature. If outsiders intrude, they attack in swarms.

Over time, hardly anyone ventured here anymore.

Precisely because of this, the Lin family had calculated everything—except for the fact that Chen Chang'an would actually flee to Cloud Snow Ridge.

At this moment, Chen Chang'an leaned against a large tree, sitting leisurely on the snow-covered ground with one leg crossed over the other.

Beside him, Da Huang lay listlessly, seemingly troubled by something.

"The Phoenix Immortal Physique is truly terrifying."

"In just a month, and with most of that time spent traveling, Gu Xian'er’s cultivation has already reached the ninth level of the Transcendent Realm—just one step away from the Divine Ability Realm."

"At this rate, even Chen Yunxuan might struggle to catch up."

Gu Xian'er’s cultivation speed was so fast that Chen Chang'an almost felt as if her techniques were self-sustaining.

That was why she could break through so rapidly in such a short time, especially since most of the past month had been spent traveling between various sects and noble families.

"Still, it’s a shame we couldn’t find any leads about the Chen family in Yunchuan."

"The Chen family probably wasn’t originally from Yunchuan, so no one here would know."

"Da Huang, I’m talking to you—why aren’t you reacting at all?"

Chen Chang'an spoke for a while, but Da Huang remained motionless on the snow, like a dead dog.

Hearing Chen Chang'an’s words, Da Huang merely turned his head slightly before continuing to lie there, completely ignoring him.

Chen Chang'an was puzzled. Da Huang had been acting strange lately—was something wrong with him?

"Da Huang, we’re brothers. If something’s bothering you, speak up. Don’t just sulk in silence."

"Are you struggling with something?"

At this, Da Huang finally looked at Chen Chang'an, his eyes filled with unmistakable loneliness.

"Ah!"

Da Huang let out a long sigh before speaking slowly, "I want to visit a brothel!"

Huh?

A brothel?

This bastard… got addicted?

Seriously? Just one visit, and now he’s hooked?

"You’ve been moping all this time just for that?" Chen Chang'an asked, exasperated.

"You don’t understand."

"You’ve never experienced true happiness."

"So fragrant, so soft, so comfortable."

"Even the ordinary wine and snacks tasted incredibly refreshing, lingering in my memory."

"It truly is a paradise on earth, a place my heart yearns for."

Seeing Da Huang’s intoxicated expression, Chen Chang'an had the urge to kick him to death.

You’re a damn dog! And you’re reminiscing about that?

All you did was eat and drink—what kind of "true happiness" did you even experience?

"I think you’re just in heat."

"Don’t worry, once we leave Cloud Snow Ridge, I’ll find you a few female dogs."

"Beautiful ones, purebred—guaranteed to satisfy you."

"Pah!"

"Chen Chang'an, do you really think I’m just a dog?"

"I’ll have you know, I’m—"

"A noble divine beast, a majestic qilin—yeah, yeah, you’ve said it a million times."

"Exactly! I don’t care—I want to go to a brothel."

"Figure it out yourself."

Da Huang had learned the art of throwing a tantrum. He rolled around on the ground, making it clear he wouldn’t get up unless Chen Chang'an agreed.

Chen Chang'an glanced at him, then stood up and walked away without another word.

"I’m going to check on Gu Xian'er. If you want to keep rolling around, stay here and make Cloud Snow Ridge your home."

Seeing that Chen Chang'an wasn’t falling for it, Da Huang quickly scrambled up, shook off the snow, and trotted after him.

"We’re brothers, hehehe. I knew you wouldn’t be so heartless."

"Look, eating and drinking—doesn’t matter where, right?"

"But at a brothel, the food tastes better, and the money’s well spent."

"It’s not like you’re short on cash anyway."

"If you don’t like it, you don’t have to call for any girls. You’ve got Gu Xian'er to attend to you."

"Ah, poor Da Huang, following you out of the Forbidden Forest with no one to rely on, no family, no friends."

"I—"

When his tantrum didn’t work, Da Huang switched to a pitiful act, leaving Chen Chang'an utterly helpless.

"Alright, aren’t you tired of acting?"

"I’ll take you again when there’s a chance."

"Try to behave a little, will you?"

"Look at what you’ve become!"

"A doggone lecher!"

Da Huang didn’t care what Chen Chang'an said—as long as he got to go again, insults meant nothing.

"Isn’t life about living freely and joyfully?"

"What does it matter what I become? Happiness is what counts."

"Don’t you agree?" Da Huang grinned, looking as if the brothel’s doors were right in front of him.

Chen Chang'an shook his head helplessly but didn’t argue.

Because damn it… Da Huang actually had a point.

"Da Huang, don’t you think it’s strange?"

"The snow demons on Cloud Snow Ridge—why does it seem like they’ve all disappeared?"

As they walked, Chen Chang'an noticed something odd—not a single snow demon in sight.

"With my majestic presence, of course they’d hide far away. That’s only natural."

"Poor Gu Xian'er, though—searching all over but finding nothing. What kind of training is this?" Da Huang said smugly.

Meanwhile, Gu Xian'er was equally frustrated. Chen Chang'an had brought her to Cloud Snow Ridge to hone her combat skills.

But after searching for so long, she hadn’t found a single snow demon—not even a small animal.

"Young Master."

Seeing Chen Chang'an approach, Gu Xian'er quickly stood up.

"Don’t worry. Not finding any snow demons isn’t a big deal. No need to be so tense."

Chen Chang'an noticed her nervousness and reassured her.

"But according to Yunchuan’s legends, Cloud Snow Ridge is teeming with snow demons. I’ve even found traces of them."

"So why have they all vanished without a trace?" Gu Xian'er asked, puzzled.

Chen Chang'an was also curious.

The traces proved the snow demons existed—they weren’t just myths. So why had they disappeared?

He didn’t believe it was because of Da Huang—after all, the mutt hadn’t even released his aura, so the snow demons wouldn’t have been affected.

"I told you, it’s obviously because—"

"Cut the nonsense. Let’s see what’s really going on." Chen Chang'an interrupted Da Huang’s bragging.

"Fine, fine. Only because you promised me another brothel trip."

Da Huang expanded his senses—then his expression suddenly shifted, surprising even Chen Chang'an.

There were very few things that could move Da Huang.

"What's wrong?"

"Is there trouble?" Chen Chang'an asked.

"Yes, big trouble!"