Just as Cao Xing was preparing to continue his patrol around the territory,
a system prompt appeared.
[Ice Crystal Kingdom: Gweneth requests to visit your territory, do you agree?]
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Seeing this prompt, a thoughtful expression gradually appeared in Cao Xing’s eyes.
"Gweneth... such a familiar na."
But soon, he rembered who this na belonged to.
"This person seems to be the minstrel from rlin City with the beautiful voice..."
"How did she find my territory?"
With a peculiar expression, Cao Xing clicked ’confirm’.
At the sa ti,
a tattered figure was walking towards the direction of the territory on the snowy ground ahead.
Her steps were very gentle, yet they revealed a kind of weariness.
Compared to the last ti in the tavern, where Gweneth appeared glamorous and radiant,
this woman had beco much more haggard.
Her hair, like withered grass, was ssy and spread out, her face seed to be deliberately sared with dirt to conceal her absolutely beautiful face.
Her once bright eyes had now beco dull and lifeless, her eye sockets deeply set.
It was completely unrecognizable that she was the minstrel who sang at the tavern, stunning everyone around.
Cao Xing stood at the gate, watching this woman slowly walk towards him.
She also noticed Cao Xing.
As she got closer, she gradually lifted her head.
In her dim pupils, a glimr of light suddenly rose.
Then she quickened her steps toward him.
After eting, Gweneth beca sowhat uncontrollably excited.
She reached out her gloved hands, clasping them together in a praying gesture.
Cao Xing asked first: "Did you co to my territory for anything specific?"
Upon hearing this, Gweneth slowly opened her cracked lips.
"Ah... uh... uh..."
Her throat made an inexplicable sound.
She pointed to her own mouth and then waved her hand.
At this mont, Cao Xing recalled.
This woman had been poisoned by the Black Crow Poison, which, after onset, damaged her vocal cords, rendering her incapable of speaking.
Cao Xing pondered for a mont, then pressed the communication device on his ear, switching to the team channel.
"Does anyone here understand sign language?"
The warriors in the territory heard Cao Xing’s voice, and there was a look of confusion in their eyes.
A mont later, a dignified voice sounded.
"I know a bit."
It was Victoria, the Mind Energy Queen, who spoke.
"Very well, co over to the territory gate, I’m waiting for you here."
"Okay, I’ll be right there."
A mont later,
a graceful figure ca over.
She was dressed in a blue mage robe, accentuating her voluptuous figure.
Draped over her shoulders was a white wolf skin coat, her hands naturally hanging by her sides.
Walking with poise and grace, she approached Cao Xing step by step.
It was Victoria.
When she arrived beside him,
Cao Xing said: "Help translate what this woman is saying."
Gweneth quietly held her lute, observing the dignified Empress with a slight astonishnt in her eyes.
She seed surprised that there was such an extraordinary presence in this territory.
As Victoria’s authoritative gaze swept over her, Gweneth felt as if she had thorns on her back.
Then, she extended her hands, slowly gesturing.
Victoria nodded while slightly concentrating on the woman in front of her.
A mont later, the Mind Energy Queen turned around to translate.
"She said the last ti in the rlin City tavern, you warned her of the Black Crow Poison, and she followed your advice to consult a doctor in the city."
"But those doctors couldn’t detect any symptoms, until after the poison flared up, she recalled your warning."
"However, by that ti it was too late, and the Black Crow Poison had completely destroyed her vocal cords. The Woodpecker Comrce searched through all the city’s doctors to no avail."
"Since then, she has been unable to speak."
"During that ti, she almost lost hope in life."
Victoria watched her gestures while synchronizing the translation.
Then continued: "One day, she suddenly rembered you, thinking that since you knew about the Black Crow Poison, you might have a way to restore her voice."
"She didn’t want to lose her voice like this, so she resolutely left the city, traveling alone to the wasteland outside."
"Through the Woodpecker Comrce’s information, it took her nearly a month to reach our territory."
Cao Xing understood the whole story after listening.
And why she ca to his territory.
Looking at this minstrel, there was admiration in his eyes.
It must be said, this woman’s resilience is truly remarkable.
A woman who can’t speak, traveling alone across this dangerous, icy world for over five hundred kiloters.
After a month-long journey, she reached his territory.
During this period, it is hard not to imagine that she must have suffered a lot.
But Cao Xing had no way to help.
If she had found him before the poison flared up, it would have been fine.
After all, with the Light Feather Chicken, a [Light of Purification] could have neutralized the [Black Crow Poison] in her body.
However, it was after the poison flared up that she found him.
Now, to restore her voice, she would first have to heal her vocal cords.
Cao Xing sighed and shook his head: "I don’t know how to restore your voice."
"I’m sorry."
Upon hearing this, the woman was dumbfounded...
As if her hope had fallen through, standing there in a daze.
Who knows how long passed.
She took a deep breath, gradually coming back to her senses.
She looked at Cao Xing, nodded gently, and gestured again.
Victoria beside her translated: "She said, thank you, sorry for bothering you."
After speaking, the woman held her lute and turned to walk outside the territory.
However, her silhouette appeared so lonely, and her beautiful eyes had beco dim and lifeless.
After a month’s long journey, she finally found the Chosen Lord, her only hope.
The result was that the response from the other party was that there was no way.
If it were an ordinary person, they might have long been unable to bear such a blow, losing the will to continue living.
But this woman seed not to have given up.
It seed she intended to go to other places.
Cao Xing watched her back, his eyes filled with contemplation.
This woman, aside from master-level singing proficiency,
also had master-level instrunt proficiency, advanced performance mastery, advanced poetry creation, and other skills.
Even if she couldn’t speak, she was still an invaluable talent.
Moreover, her ability to find his territory from rlin City alone proved her affinity with him.
After thinking for a mont, Cao Xing called out to her.
"Wait a mont."
In front, Gweneth, who had already walked more than ten ters away, paused and slowly turned her head.
She looked at Cao Xing with a puzzled expression.
Cao Xing asked directly: "Do you have any plans coming up?"
The woman thought for a mont, then gestured again.
Victoria said: "She said she plans to visit other cities to see if she can find a way to restore her voice..."
Cao Xing looked at her and said earnestly.
"Gweneth, would you be willing to join my territory?"
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