# 1060
Chapter 1061: White Tiger Meets White Tiger
Monkey Brother?
Lin Qiye instantly recognized the figure riding the clouds as it departed. His eyes narrowed, and he turned to the others:
"Hold the new recruits steady. I'll be right back."
The moment his voice fell, Lin Qiye's feet churned out a swirl of clouds that carried his body, chasing after rapidly.
Seeing Lin Qiye leave, Baili Pangpang and the others exchanged glances, their expressions growing serious.
"Where are the new recruits now?"
"The fast ones have already reached the foot of Kongur Peak. The slower ones still have about half a day's journey."
"In these critical times, we should be cautious." An Qingyu contemplated briefly before swiftly issuing orders, "All the new recruits are currently scattered between Kongur Peak and the Kayuishi Border Defense Company. The border company side has more recruits, so Jiang Er, Cao Yuan, and I will go there to maintain order. Pangpang, you stay behind with Brother Zhuai to guard the recruits at Kongur Peak.
Contact us by radio if anything happens."
"Got it."
No one objected to An Qingyu's arrangement. They immediately split into two groups and flew in different directions.
...
At the foot of Kongur Peak.
Fang Mo pressed his boots into the thick snow, pulled them free with difficulty, and trudged forward. An unnatural flush appeared on his pale face.
After days of arduous travel, even he was nearly at his limit. The cold, low pressure, extreme exertion, and insufficient calorie intake from food had pushed his body to the brink.
His foot caught on something, and he stumbled into the snow. The cold drifts covered his face, constantly siphoning his body heat as a suffocating sensation washed over him.
He struggled to push himself up with his arms, about to stand, when a strong hand grabbed the back of his collar and pulled his entire body out of the snow.
"Phew..."
Fang Mo sat in the snow, turned his head to look, and froze.
A one-eyed boy in dust-covered cold-weather gear stood behind him, coldly looking down at him.
"Lu Baoyou?" Fang Mo exclaimed in surprise. "You actually caught up?"
"I told you, I'd definitely come back." Lu Baoyou said indifferently, his single eye squinting slightly. "As for you... at your speed, you shouldn't have only made it this far after all this time. Were you deliberately slowing down?"
Feeling the murderous intent in Lu Baoyou's gaze, Fang Mo immediately shook his head.
"No, I just discovered something along the way and made a detour. That's why I took a longer route back."
What Fang Mo said was true. If he hadn't caught a whiff of the Kunlun Ruins entrance midway and changed his route to take a huge detour, he would have already climbed half of Kongur Peak by now.
Lu Baoyou snorted but said nothing.
He withdrew his gaze from Fang Mo and walked toward Kongur Peak in the distance without looking back, his cold voice drifting over his shoulder:
"Since we're back at the same starting line, let's compete again... This time, I definitely won't lose."
Hearing these words, Fang Mo paused, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
In those exhausted eyes, fighting spirit blazed anew. He unsteadily rose to his feet from the ground, took a deep breath, and said, "Alright, let's compete again!"
He stubborn stepped forward, following Lu Baoyou's trail.
Just then, a streak of rainbow light swept across the heads of the two men in the sky. Then the light seemed to sense something, letting out a curious sound, and turned sharply in the air, diving straight toward Fang Mo at the foot of Kongur Peak.
Feeling the divine power fluctuations within that rainbow light, Fang Mo's expression instantly changed!
"A god?!"
But soon, he detected a familiar aura within it.
Thud thud thud——!
Before Fang Mo could react, Lu Baoyou, who had been walking several steps ahead of him, had already narrowed his eyes. He spun around and rushed through the snow at lightning speed to Fang Mo's side. Clang—the Straight Blade at his waist was drawn in an instant.
Lu Baoyou's blade pointed directly at the divine figure descending onto the snow, like a ferocious beast baring its fangs.
Fang Mo stood frozen in place.
"How strange..."
From within that rainbow light, a Taoist priest riding a heterochromatic white tiger slowly stepped out. He dismounted onto the snow, his gaze flickering with surprise as he examined Fang Mo before him, then glanced at the white tiger beside him. "Why do you carry the aura of the White Tiger on your person..."
The heterochromatic white tiger and Fang Mo stared at each other. Bewilderment flickered in both their eyes.
Who am I? Where am I? And who is he?
Seemingly sensing Lu Baoyou's killing intent, the Jade Tripod True Man turned to look at him, his brow creasing.
"Foreign god's proxy... a spy that infiltrated my Great Xia?"
Under the Jade Tripod True Man's imposing pressure, the hand Lu Baoyou used to grip his blade was slick with sweat. He clutched the hilt tightly, his entire body trembling beyond his control.
When Fang Mo's gaze shifted away from the white tiger and he clearly saw the Taoist priest's face, a look of joy appeared on his features. He respectfully bowed, about to speak when a figure stepped out from the blizzard behind the two men.
"Hehehe, so it's indeed the Jade Tripod True Man."
A plump man wrapped in a deep crimson cloak walked cheerfully to stand in front of Fang Mo and Lu Baoyou, rubbing his hands together as he excitedly spoke, "【Nightfall】 squad member Baili Pangpang, greetings to the Jade Tripod True Man."
Upon hearing the four words "Jade Tripod True Man," Lu Baoyou behind him froze.
He carefully studied this Taoist priest before him, shock flooding his heart. Was this unremarkable man one of the Twelve Golden Immortals of Great Xia mythology, the Jade Tripod True Man?
Just as he was silently gasping in astonishment, the Baili Pangpang in front of him had already reached out, pressing down the Straight Blade in his hand. At the same time, he turned to the Jade Tripod True Man with a grin:
"True Man, this child isn't a bad person—just a junior with a short temper... Please don't take offense."
The moment Baili Pangpang appeared, the Jade Tripod True Man's gaze had already completely shifted from Lu Baoyou onto him, as if pinned in place, unable to look away even slightly.
The Jade Tripod True Man first froze for a moment, then shock flickered in his eyes:
"You are..."
"True Man." Before he could finish, Baili Pangpang spoke again. "Listen—the thunder to the west is rumbling."
BOOM——!
A low rumble of thunder came from the direction of the western border of the Mist. The Jade Tripod True Man turned to look, only to see Thor and Lei Gong standing atop the clouds, furiously striking the Mist with thunder and lightning, yet unable to impede its spread in the slightest.
The Jade Tripod True Man收回目光，又凝视了Baili Pangpang许久，像是明白了什么，点了点头：
"原来如此……那，便告辞了。"
话音落下，他抬手作了个道揖，再度骑上白虎，化作虹光向着远方迷雾飞去。
待玉鼎真人的身形彻底消失在视野中，Baili Pangpang拍了拍Crimson Cloak上的雪花，转头看向Fang Mo与Lu Baoyou二人，微微一笑：
"好了，你们继续，我在公格尔峰的峰顶等你们。"
The Jade Tripod True Man收回目光，又凝视了Baili Pangpang许久，像是明白了什么，点了点头：
"原来如此……那，便告辞了。"
话音落下，他抬手作了个道揖，再度骑上白虎，化作虹光向着远方迷雾飞去。
待玉鼎真人的身形彻底消失在视野中，Baili Pangpang拍了拍Crimson Cloak上的雪花，转头看向Fang Mo与Lu Baoyou二人，微微一笑：
"好了，你们继续，我在公格尔峰的峰顶等你们。"
The Jade Tripod True Man withdrew his gaze, staring at Baili Pangpang for a long moment as if understanding something. He nodded:
"I see... Then, I shall take my leave."
With those words, he raised his hand in a Taoist salute, mounted the white tiger once more, and transformed into rainbow light flying toward the distant Mist.
After the Jade Tripod True Man's figure completely vanished from sight, Baili Pangpang brushed the snowflakes off his Crimson Cloak, turned to look at Fang Mo and Lu Baoyou, and smiled:
"Alright, you two continue. I'll be waiting for you at the summit of Kongur Peak."