Chapter 179 - 177. Xue Lang’s Gifts I

Third-person POV

Weisheng asked Hong er a favor to wake him up earlier than usual cause he wanted to take Xue Lang to hunt and now, it was him who kept grunting that he didn't want to wake up. After used some efforts, Weisheng freshened himself up by washing his face.

He walked towards the dining table and saw three bowls of wonton noodles. He didn't know why but he was sure that it was made by Hong er. And when he wanted to scold Hong er for being strenuous on herself, he was immediately stopped by a kiss from her.

Hong er: "I know what Sheng ge is going to say. But exercising is very good when pregnant. And cooking is also an exercise."

Hong er pushed his bowl closer to him and smiled with her puppy eyes. She knew his weakness and dared to use it against him. He could only sigh as he couldn't punish her too hard on the bed because she was pregnant. They waited for a few minutes and Xue Lang finally arrived. Hong er patted the seat beside her and he quietly sat on the seat with his usual expression.

Xue Lang: "Imperial Father, it is quite rare for you to wake up this early."

Weisheng: "En. I will bring you to Frosted Mount and pick up some things."

Xue Lang: "En."

Xue Lang nodded his head obediently and didn't ask any further. They finished their breakfast and the father and son were preparing to depart. Hong er lent Xue Lang Xiao Bai as only Xiao Bai could compare to Xiao Hei, Weisheng's horse. She whispered a few words to Xiao Bai.

Hong er: "Please protect Xue Lang, Xiao Bai."

Xiao Bai rubbed her face on Hong er's as a yes. Qiyi sat behind Xue Lang and held the reins as Xue Lang hadn't fully master horse-riding. They departed and Hong er went to do her morning practice which almost made all of the servants panic. Hong er convinced them once again that it was fine as she wouldn't have a match or a fight.

The momo (nanny) that had bore babies before helped Hong er to reassure all of the unmarried folks. After they calmed down, Hong er continued her practice for 1 hour and took a bath she before proceed to give Lu Cixi her morning greeting.

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After 6 hours of ride, Weisheng's entourage finally arrived at the feet of Frosted Mountain. Even though they were in the middle of summer, the snow on the mountain was extremely thick and the cold wind made their hair a bit tangled.

But since Xue Lang had an ice element, he didn't feel as cold as the others that don't have ice element. Weisheng's soldiers that had fire element transferred some of their Qi to the others so they would stay warm even in the horrendous blizzard. They continued to walk through the blizzard without rest.

A few hours later, they reached the top of the mountain and saw an enormous ice block with a flat top which makes it more like a table. Weisheng had explained to him that he was going to find his magic weapon and since Weisheng was one of the highest status humans in this whole continent, of course his son had to have the best quality things in his hand.

But Weisheng didn't want to make it easy for Xue Lang, he wanted to test Xue Lang's patience and insight in finding the magical weapon in the middle of the blizzard. Weisheng sat below the tree that was covered in snow and signaled Xue Lang to begin his search.

Xue Lang scanned the area around him, the only thing that he could see was dead trees enveloped in snow and the ice block. From the books that he read before, those magical things would always appear majestically and unworldly.

Nevertheless, Hong er often taught him to not look down on things. Even if it appears worthless, sometimes it works better than those with beautiful appearance. He placed his cold palm on the ice block and frowned.

He didn't feel any Qi nor aura from the ice, it was only a normal ice. At the same time, why would such an enormous sized ice block placed neatly on the tip of mountain? He hadn't seen any ice since he entered the mountain as there was no water to be crystallized.

When he was going to say that the ice was the magical weapon to Weisheng, he saw him staring at him with unfathomable eyes.

Xue Lang: 'One shouldn't be hasty.'

Xue Lang pondered once again and stared dazedly at the blizzard. Hong er's words repeated inside his brain like it was to remind him something. His eyes brightened as he finally figured out the answer.

He stretched out his hand and took a deep breath. He concentrated his Qi to his palm and the howling blizzard had gotten slightly calmer but didn't really change that much. He gritted his teeth and continued to gather the blizzard on his little palm.

After 10 minutes, his lips became extremely pale as water vapor came out from his mouth. the sweat on his forehead also frozen into water crystal from the low temperature. The blizzard had calmed a lot and sunlight finally shone through the gloomy mountain.

Xue Lang: 'A bit more!'

As the blizzard above him finally became very tiny, he clapped his hand and the blizzard exploded with a bright light blinded their eyes. Then they felt a cold sensation fell on their face, they opened their eyes and saw the blizzard had turned into snowflakes.

The sunlight engulfed the mountain after ten years of being covered by the blizzard. The ice block slowly emitted a cold glow, they could feel the Qi around them being sucked by the ice block. Then the ice block finally cracked into halves and revealed a long ice scythe in the core of the block.

Xue Lang looked at Weisheng to ask for further guidance and greeted with a warm smile from Weisheng. Then the smile quickly disappeared and he mouthed two words.

Weisheng:

Xue Lang nervously reached out his hand and held the scythe tightly. The biting cold feeling from the scythe made him hissed for a moment, then after a few seconds, it became bearable and comfortable.

He excitedly brought the scythe over to Weisheng to show his achievement. Weisheng nodded proudly and patted his head.

Weisheng: "En. This shows that you are diligently practicing what you have been taught. Now that is yours."

Xue Lang: "Really?! Thanking Imperial Father for the gracious…."

Before Xue Lang could finish his sentence, he fell asleep from the exhaustion of overusing his Qi. Weisheng quickly caught him and carried him on his back until their palace. Hong er placed Xue Lang on her bed and pulled the blanket to warm up his body. Then Hong er continued to embroider her gift for Xue Lang while looking out for him.