"Icebound Snow Domain?"
Ye Feng frowned. "What kind of place is that? Why do you think we must go there?"
"Explorers heading this way are all here to explore the Icebound Snow Domain and seek fortune~"
"Aren't you two going to the Icebound Snow Domain?"
"No, that's not right. Heading this way, the boundless area ahead is all the Icebound Snow Domain!"
The shopkeeper's shrewd eyes kept scanning Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao, muttering softly.
"Explorers? All for the Icebound Snow Domain?"
Ye Feng frowned slightly, looking at the other explorers on the road ahead.
"This..."
After a careful observation, Ye Feng was suddenly puzzled.
Because his stall wasn't the only one selling cold-weather supplies on this road, and many explorers, despite wearing thin clothes, were diligently selecting and buying down jackets, padded jackets, and other supplies.
"Is the Icebound Snow Domain you just mentioned in this direction?"
Saying that, Ye Feng pointed in the direction indicated by the arcane pointer in his hand.
"This... information fee..."
The stall owner didn't answer, but rubbed his hands together, looking like a cunning merchant.
"Oh~"
Ye Feng reached into his backpack and gave the other party a small coarse grain bun.
"As expected of a young and promising explorer, so generous with your gifts!"
The stall owner happily took the coarse grain bun and began to explain, "This Icebound Snow Domain..."
...
It took Ye Feng more than ten minutes to understand the situation of the Icebound Snow Domain described by the stall owner.
It turned out that in the direction Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao were heading was an area whose boundaries no one could clearly define, where it snowed year-round.
Although it was still scorching hot here, in less than half a day's journey further, it would be an area of pure white snow.
And there was no gradual temperature transition between the extreme heat and sub-zero temperatures...
Almost no ordinary people went from here to the Icebound Snow Domain; they were basically all explorers.
This was because within the Icebound Snow Domain, one could obtain rare materials not found elsewhere, such as the Four-Leaf Snow Flower Grass, which was highly effective for treating burns and scalds and had remarkable efficacy for hot coughs, making it very valuable...
Especially, the treasure chests in the Icebound Snow Domain were more valuable than those outside, because the survival coins on the treasure chests had ice attributes and had very special uses!
It should be noted that in the Icebound Snow Domain, extreme cold storms would descend from time to time...
Extreme cold storms were extremely dangerous, causing the already low temperatures to drop rapidly and potentially freezing the blood in one's body instantly...
"Hey, kid, aren't you buying cold-weather supplies?"
"Kid, you're only wearing a T-shirt, you'll freeze to death!"
Seeing Ye Feng walk away after getting the information, without intending to buy supplies from him, the stall owner suddenly shouted anxiously.
However, Ye Feng ignored him and continued to walk forward with Xiao Xiao.
After all, in terms of cold-weather supplies, the system had refreshed many items these past few days, and the quality was definitely much better than the things in the other party's stall...
...
Evening,
The sun was setting,
Two figures walked side by side, it was Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao.
"Big Brother, look over there!~"
Suddenly, Xiao Xiao's voice rang out.
"The Icebound Snow Domain?"
Seeing the boundless white snow in the direction Xiao Xiao pointed, Ye Feng immediately reacted.
"So beautiful~"
The sun had not yet set, and the distant sky was still a warm blue. Wisps of clouds, tinged with fiery red and shimmering with golden light, floated in the sky, complementing the pure white snow of the Icebound Snow Domain, creating a breathtaking scene!
Seeing such beautiful scenery, Xiao Xiao couldn't help but exclaim.
After quietly admiring the beautiful scenery for a while, Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao continued to move forward.
"Young man, young lady, if you're just here to admire the scenery, then don't go any further!~"
Just as Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao reached a riverside, a middle-aged woman in a wooden pavilion called out to them.
"Auntie, what's wrong? Why can't we go any further?"
Xiao Xiao looked at the middle-aged woman with some confusion.
"Little girl, look at this river!"
"The weather is hot here, so wearing light clothes is fine. But if you cross the halfway point of the river, the temperature will drop sharply to below zero~"
"You two will both get frostbite!"
Saying that, the middle-aged woman also pointed at the river about 20 meters wide in front of them.
"This river..."
Ye Feng followed the direction indicated by the middle-aged woman and immediately noticed that the river in front of them was roughly divided by the center of the river. On one side, the river water was flowing, while on the other, it had already frozen into thick ice.
Not far away, a stone bridge connecting both sides of the river was also half-covered in ice and frost...
"Young man, young lady, if you want to see the scenery, watch it from this side~"
"Don't go any further, and it's getting late, hurry back!"
Seeing the youthful faces and clothing of Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao, the middle-aged woman naturally took them for people who came to admire the scenery and didn't think of them as explorers at all.
"Oh, thank you~"
For the middle-aged woman's kind reminder, Ye Feng said thank you and then walked towards the stone bridge with Xiao Xiao.
"Hey, you two young people..."
Seeing this, the middle-aged woman couldn't help but follow them anxiously.
...
Before long, Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao reached the middle of the stone bridge.
"Big Brother, it's so magical~"
"The bridge surface less than a meter ahead is already frozen and frosted, and snowflakes are even starting to fall from the sky."
"But we're so close, yet we don't feel any cold at all, it's even a little warm~"
Xiao Xiao pointed forward, quite surprised.
"Indeed!~"
Ye Feng nodded. "It's incredibly hot here, with lush vegetation. Over there, it's covered in snow, and there's almost no green vegetation... it feels like two worlds~"
Afterward, Ye Feng slowly walked to the dividing line between the "two worlds" and extended his hand forward.
"Big Brother, how is it? Are you feeling cold?"
Xiao Xiao also followed and asked Ye Feng.
"I... I don't think so~"
Ye Feng frowned slightly, then his whole body stepped into the world of ice and snow.
"Big Brother, you don't feel cold?"
Seeing that Ye Feng didn't seem to be greatly affected, and was instead looking around with a puzzled expression, Xiao Xiao also walked over.
"Ah! It's so cold!"
In just a few seconds, Xiao Xiao screamed, ran back to her original spot, rubbed her little hands, and covered her face.
"Uh... it does seem a bit cold~"
After Ye Feng stayed there for a while, he finally felt a chill from all around, but it seemed bearable.
"Really? Is it my imagination?"
Hearing Ye Feng's words, Xiao Xiao walked to Ye Feng's side, feeling it herself, somewhat bewildered.
"Ah! Big Brother, it's really cold~"
After staying for a while, Xiao Xiao couldn't help but shrink her body and ran back to the opposite side of Ye Feng again.
Seeing Ye Feng, who was wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt, walk into the icy world and not seem too affected, the middle-aged woman also walked over curiously.
But in a short while, she, like Xiao Xiao, shrank her body, ran back, and then looked at Ye Feng with a look as if he were a monster...
"Young man, do you really not feel the cold at all?"
"This is not the time to show off your manliness in front of your crush. If you catch a cold, it can be fatal!"
The middle-aged woman spoke earnestly to Ye Feng.
...