Immortal Ice Empress: Path to Vengeance

After nearly half a day of "interrogating" the people of Lunar Fox City, Sue Ming and her subordinates regrouped.

"So, what else did you learn about Mira, Maria, or Celaine?" Sue Ming asked, causing her subordinates to lower their heads in shame.

Sue Ming squinted her eyes, "Did you guys not learn anything new?"

They reluctantly shook their heads.

"Then what were you doing for the last half a day?" Sue Ming asked in a calm voice.

Diana chose to speak up, "We tried to find out more about them, but Mira is like a ghost! Nobody knew more than basic information about her. Everyone just said she was a training maniac. Meanwhile, Maria's case is a little different. There is plenty of information available, but it's all useless. We just know it's been a while since Maria has come back. Lastly, we couldn't find any information about Celaine besides that she was a Battle Maiden Sect Disciple."

The others nodded, as the information they obtained wasn't much different.

Sue Ming could only sigh at this, "It seems Mira has severe trust issues," Then she thought about her own past and muttered, "Though, it's not like I can blame her."

She was once in Mira's position, after all. However, she didn't feel pity for Mira. Maybe when she was much younger, she would've felt bad for the girl and was reluctant to follow her Master's orders, but she's been through and seen too much to feel any sort of pity.

'Also, it's not like Master mistreats me now that I'm his woman. I can live my own life and do my own thing. If anything, I'm happier now than I was before I met him. I just have to be ready to drop everything whenever he calls for me. I'm sure Mira would also be much happier if she just accepted Master.'

Of course, she's not following her Master's orders because she wants Mira to be happy. She's just doing this because he told her to do it.

Sue Ming quickly discarded these thoughts, "It seems there is no more information to gain from this city. We know that Mira went East after she left, so let's follow her trail."

"Yes, Mistress!"

She didn't immediately rush over to the Battle Maiden Sect's Main Branch as she was new to this world and its people. Suppose she blindly rushed into one of the Top Sects on the Continent. In that case, she might end up making unnecessary enemies that could make her life very troublesome for the foreseeable future.

Although she's at the Peak of the Divine Sea Realm and can even fight weak Ascension Realm beings, she's far from invincible.

Therefore, she was going to take a slow, methodical approach to gaining information about Mira.

Sue Ming glanced back at the city before facing east and shooting off along with her subordinates.

'You can't hide from me forever, Mira.'

***

If there's one place the people on the Western Continent dubbed as the place with the most significant opportunities, it would be the Ancient Beast Mountain Range. However, that doesn't mean the rest of the continent is useless.

Quite the contrary, the entire Continent, no, the world is a place full of opportunities. For example, some old experts, who lived a lonely life and died with nobody by their side, might settle down in a remote place, leaving their inheritance to someone worthy enough to claim it.

That's just one example, but it is far more common than people might think.

The same goes for Associations, Sects, Families, Clans, and Kingdoms. Although most people know about the Top 7 Orthodox Sects on the Continent, that doesn't mean only those Sects are powerful. Nor does it mean that being near the Ancient Beast Mountain Range will make one powerful.

The Continent is too large, and there are far too many lands of opportunity to simply say there are only 7 widely known powers on the Continent.

Of course, many people know about the Unorthodox Sects, but they tend to stay in the dark, so their influence isn't nearly as large as some of the other groups. It's not just them who prefer to hide their power either. Many places and people just want to be out of the spotlight.

In the center of the continent, on a spire overlooking a valley, a young, tall, lean, muscular, blonde man sat staring at the scenery with a massive greatsword on his back. He stared at the valley, a place he had called home for who knows how many years, and sighed.

Suddenly, a beautiful woman wrapped in a white dress with long white hair, wizened blue eyes, and a bountiful chest appeared next to the man, seemingly out of thin air.

Although the young man couldn't feel her presence, he knew she was there.

"Master." He said without turning his head.

The woman chuckled, "Was I too obvious?"

The young man nodded, "Yes. For some reason, you always enjoy sneaking up on me whenever I'm deep in thought about something."

The woman shrugged and sat down next to the young man, "What do young men like you have to think so hard about? You should be out there conquering the world, not staring at a shitty valley!"

The young man sighed again, "What's so fun about conquering the world? I can do that whenever I want. I'd much rather spend my time more meaningfully."

"Like training?" The woman asked sarcastically, to which the young man nodded.

"Aren't the techniques you passed onto me one of the best in the world? I should spend my time mastering them and eventually improving upon them. Why do I need to go out there and explore the world?"

The woman snorted, "Hmph! I didn't ask you to explore the world! I asked you to conquer it!"

The man's eyes sunk, and his lip twitched, "What does that even mean, Master? Conquer the world? If it has anything to do with managing a Sect or a country, I'd much rather die!"

The woman flicked his head at his idiocy.

"Ouch!"

"What I mean by conquering the world is to go out and make a name for yourself. You should man up and show the world that you're the best!" The woman preached, but the young man wasn't convinced.

"Master, that doesn't make any sense. Why do I need the validation of others to tell me I'm the best? I'm confident that nobody in my generation can compete with me. Thus, since I'm already the best, there should be no need for me to leave."

*Smack!*

"Ouch! Stop hitting me, Master!"

"Well, maybe if you weren't so stupid, I wouldn't hit you! I never said you needed others' validation! For a fighter such as yourself, the best way for you to confirm you're the best and most talented is through beating up others!"

"Is that why you stopped my training and told me to go challenge those around my age?" The young man asked.

The woman clapped, "Exactly! You need to leave this place so you can experience life!"

The young man raised an eyebrow, "Are you sure it's not because you were bored?"

The woman puffed up her chest, "Of course, I was bored! While I love watching you train… I really don't. We've been here for 50 years. I'm sick of watching you hit trees and kill beasts! I want to watch you beat people up! I want you to pummel some arrogant young masters! I want to see beauties flock to you like chickens! What's the meaning of life if I can't watch my own disciple grow?!"

The young man turned his head, his mouth wide open, as he stared at his Master. He was speechless!

'My life is not a drama meant to entertain you, Master! Also, why do you want me to beat people up so badly?! Aren't you a bit too violent?!' He inwardly screamed.

The woman understood what he was thinking and asked with upturned eyes, "Won't you do me this tiny little favor, my handsome disciple, who I spent my blood, sweat, and tears to train for the last 50 years? Wuuu~ Wuuu~ My disciple, who I passed on my legacy to, can't even do one thing for his poor old master."

The young man's brain stopped working as he cringed in disgust, "Ugh! Fine! I'll go be your entertainment for a few years! Just please don't call yourself old when you look like a girl in her twenties. It's off-putting!"

The woman wore a complicated expression, not sure how she should feel by those statements. On the one hand, he said she looked young, but on the other hand, he called her old by saying it was off-putting.

*Smack!*

"Ouch!"

She didn't know what to do, so she just smacked him across the head.

"What was that for, Master?! I agreed to your nonsense!"

"Hmph! You just called me old! You should know better than to mention a woman's age!"

Once again, the young man was shocked speechless!

However, before he could recover, the woman grabbed him like a sack of potatoes and flew up into the sky!

"Since you've agreed, let's start now! It's time to entertain-ahem, conquer the world, Little Ryuu!" The woman declared.

The young man, Ryuu, slumped his head exhaustively, "Yes, Master Izaria."