After a while, Su Yuan and Luo Bingtong walked into the White Dragon River Resort.


    It was around three in the afternoon, and most people were at work.


    However, because of the winter break, many young students were out having fun, mostly in groups of three or five, chatting and laughing. Su Yuan and Luo Bingtong easily blended in.@@@@


    Luo Bingtong seemed to have never been to such an entertainment place before and curiously looked around.


    There were many things in the resort, but the most numerous were the food stalls.


    "Lamb kebabs, five yuan per skewer, ten yuan for three skewers..."


    As the two walked past a lamb kebab stall, Luo Bingtong turned her head to look several times.


    Seeing this, Su Yuan couldn’t help but laugh.


    "These are lamb kebabs." Su Yuan chuckled and led her to the stall. "Boss, give me two... let’s make it ten skewers!"


    Su Yuan had initially planned to order only two skewers but, considering Luo Bingtong’s true form, he decided to order ten instead.


    "Do you want Osmanthus cakes?"


    "This is candied haws, let’s get five skewers of those too."


    ...


    Along the way, Su Yuan bought quite a bit of food for Luo Bingtong.


    Although Luo Bingtong ate in small bites, her mouth never stopped, her eyes slightly glowing, seeming to be in a great mood.


    "This way, we really look more like ordinary tourists..." Su Yuan nodded secretly.


    Of course, buying these for Luo Bingtong was not just because she wanted to eat; it also made their disguise more natural.


    While Luo Bingtong was eating, Su Yuan fully expanded his star power perception, encompassing the surrounding people and buildings in his senses, carefully detecting the star power fluctuations around him as he walked.


    Most people who came to the resort were ordinary folks. If there really were Star Card Masters present, to Su Yuan, with his enhanced perception, they would be like candles in the dark, instantly noticeable even if faint.


    The White Dragon River Resort extended inward along the White Dragon River. By following the river, one could cover most of the area.


    So, Su Yuan and Luo Bingtong proceeded at a not too fast, not too slow pace, searching deeper into the resort...


    In the depths of the resort, in a standalone small white building leaning against the northern outer mountain, two men and one woman were enjoying the afternoon on the rooftop.


    "Yongzhen, when are we leaving?


    Didn’t Old Xu say last time that the City Guards’ security lines in Qingtan City, as well as in the neighboring cities of Jintai City and Qingliao City, were gradually being withdrawn?


    It seems they couldn’t find us and have called off the search, right?"


    At the rooftop edge, Nie Bo, wearing a gray vest, asked.


    "It’s just an outward relaxation but still tight inside." Li Yongzhen, who was sitting on a wicker chair grilling meat, replied without looking up, "They can’t catch us, so they’re trying to lure us out. The City Guards use this trick often."


    Nie Bo frowned, "But going on like this isn’t a solution either."


    Li Yongzhen shook his head, "Don’t worry, using such baiting methods means they’re making their last attempts. Another week or two and we can leave easily."


    Nie Bo asked, "What if they’ve already found us out?"


    Li Yongzhen raised an eyebrow, "Unlikely. We left some witnesses and traces deliberately when we entered Tianmang Mountain. They now think we have crossed the mountain to Jintai City or Qingliao City.


    Besides, even if they find us, so what? We can jump from this white building and enter Tianmang Mountain in minutes.


    Then, not even a City Guard Gold Level expert would necessarily be able to do anything to us."


    Nie Bo felt somewhat reassured by Li Yongzhen’s words, nodded, and turned around to look at the quietly flowing White Dragon River below.


    This small white building next to the mountain was one of the few tall buildings in the resort. Standing on its rooftop provided a broad view, with the surrounding scenery visible at a glance.


    At this time, Li Yongzhen’s right eye twitched slightly.


    "My right eye has been twitching nonstop for the past week. It gives me a bad feeling."


    "Captain Zhou, this move is pretty impressive..." Qiao Kail looked at the nearly hundred-meter-tall Ice Palace ahead and swallowed hard. "Even if I could pull it off, I’d probably be drained of star power immediately!"


    Zhou Bin also marveled at the sight, then thoughtfully turned to the team members. "You stay here. Lin and I will go have a look."


    Lin was another burly early Silver Stage member of their squad.


    "Captain Zhou, be careful!" Qiao Kail and others said quickly.


    Zhou Bin nodded, exchanged a glance with Lin, and both drew their D-2 type long blades.


    Silver Stage City Guard members could apply for medium-grade green-standard Star Devices.


    They imbued star power into their blades and approached the Ice Palace cautiously.


    However, the Ice Palace walls were almost entirely opaque. They couldn’t see anything inside from the outside.


    Additionally, even the sound and star power fluctuations from within were completely blocked by the ice walls.


    "Captain Zhou, this way, we can’t offer any help." Lin frowned.


    Zhou Bin tried slashing the ice wall with his blade, but with his Silver Middle Stage strength, he could only leave shallow marks on it without using any Skills!


    "The hardness is high! Even I would find it hard to break through. Since that’s the case, we should remain on alert and be ready..."


    Before Zhou Bin could finish his sentence, cracking sounds echoed as large cracks appeared on the Ice Palace wall in front of them.


    "Move back!"


    Zhou Bin and Lin were startled and quickly backed away.


    In the next moment, the Ice Palace shattered layer by layer from top to bottom, bursting into a storm of frost flowers!


    "What’s happening? This Ice Palace hasn’t been up long, yet it’s collapsing. Could it be..."


    Could it be that those two youths met with some mishap!


    As the Ice Palace disintegrated, there was still no sound. The fight must have ended already.


    Three Silver Stages against two Bronze Levels, and the battle ended so quickly...


    Realizing this, both Zhou Bin and Lin felt a chill in their hearts.


    They weren’t concerned about not capturing Li Yongzhen and the others but feared that Su Yuan and Luo Bingtong might have perished.


    Two top talents from the academy were far more valuable than three Silver Stage fugitives!


    Around them, the City Guards drew their weapons, nervously watching the swirling frost flowers.


    Before long, the frost abated, and two figures emerged—one tall, one short. It was none other than Su Yuan and Luo Bingtong.


    Luo Bingtong still held the candied haws she hadn’t finished.


    Zhou Bin was first shocked, then overjoyed, hurrying forward with his men.


    "Student Su, how did it go?"


    "It’s done. The bodies are on the top floor. Captain Zhou, you can go up and see for yourself."


    Su Yuan said this while casting a subtle glance at Luo Bingtong, who was quietly eating her candied haws beside him, still astonished.


    Almost in an instant, Luo Bingtong had extinguished the three people’s vitality.


    Such power far exceeded his expectations...


    "So fast, really?" Zhou Bin’s heart skipped a beat. "Alright! I’ll go check. Lin, make sure to welcome the students warmly!"


    "Yes, Captain!"


    Zhou Bin strode into the white building, reaching the rooftop in no time.


    Pushing open the iron door, he inhaled sharply at the sight. The rooftop was littered with ice blocks.


    Encased within these blocks were the shattered remains of Li Yongzhen and his two accomplices, frozen and fragmented beyond recognition...