Yun Sheng’s words were like a pebble dropping into a still, rippleless pond, stirring the thoughts of everyone present. The masked female prisoner closed her eyes and stopped speaking. With a sigh, Yun Sheng saw that Xuan Meimei was still sitting by the side, softly sobbing to herself. After eating, Yun Sheng felt a bit more comfortable. She leaned against the wall, the coldness of which made sleep impossible. All that occupied her mind were the things earlier said by Ye Xia. Ye Xia had said that she had been imprisoned here for ten years, never having any opportunity to escape Ice Waterfall City. With the Elf Clan controlling the Sealing Demon Arrow, escaping from this place was nearly impossible. Chapters fırst released on 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡•𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚•𝙣𝙚𝙩 Could it be that she, too, would be trapped for endless decades? Ten years, would her father have waited for her for ten years? At the thought, Yun Sheng’s heart tightened. As time passed, several days flickered by. In the days that followed, the masked female prisoner still sat alone, in reclusive silence in the corner of the Ice Prison. She never spoke to anyone, but her attitude towards Yun Sheng was undoubtedly the kindest. Although there were no words exchanged, her actions clearly declared, "I’ve got the young lady’s back." Yun Sheng always received food and water first, followed by the masked female prisoner. The two had no direct communication, but there was an unspoken understanding between them. This was also acknowledged by everyone in the Female Prison. With the silent protection of the masked female prisoner, Ye Xia’s group didn’t dare to harm Yun Sheng. Every day, Yun Sheng received an extra portion of water and dried food. In the days within the Ice Prison, where time blended into night and day, Yun Sheng relied only on the meal delivered daily by the elves to track the passing days. She would mark the wall of the cell with a tally each day. In the blink of an eye, she had marked three "正" characters, indicating that she had already been detained in Ice Waterfall City for fifteen days. Counting the days, there was only a month left until the selection for the Mainland Magic Elite Camp. The day Yun Sheng was supposed to meet with Ye Beiming was also drawing nearer. During this period, the masked female prisoner was taken out and whipped even more savagely than before. As if by some natural understanding, Yun Sheng continued to use the ice to cool her down, and the masked female prisoner did not offer thanks after. However, her attitude towards Yun Sheng had noticeably improved. Yun Sheng had also tried to contact Ye Beiming, but because of the Sealing Demon Arrow, she couldn’t even meditate, let alone use her Magic Soul to resonate with Ye Beiming’s thoughts. If this continued, she would definitely miss their appointment, and Ye Huli would probably be angry. Yun Sheng sighed, squatting in the corner with a distressed frown, aimlessly pushing the snow on the ground with her finger. She lifted her eyes slightly and saw that in the corner, the masked female prisoner sat just like an Ice Sculpture. Aside from the disheveled state of their first meeting, the masked female prisoner mostly maintained her neat appearance. It was only later that Yun Sheng learned why Ye Xia and her group forcibly demanded new prisoners to strip off their clothes and boots – it was to present them to the masked female prisoner. The valuable Mage Robe and Warm Boots that had been taken off Xuan Meimei were now being worn by the prisoner. Xuan Meimei had been resentful about this for quite a while. The masked female prisoner was combing her long hair with a delicate ice comb at the moment. She had the most beautiful long hair that Yun Sheng had ever seen. The hair was of excellent quality, straight and sleek, silvery-white in color, which reminded Yun Sheng of high-quality fox fur. Every prisoner who entered was thoroughly searched. That ice comb clearly wasn’t something the masked female prisoner had brought in with her. "Senior?" Yun Sheng bravely initiated a conversation, "Can you do ice sculpting?" The ice comb was exquisitely made, obviously handcrafted, with delicate patterns on it. One wouldn’t expect that the masked female prisoner, besides killing, could also display such fine craftsmanship. The hands of the masked female prisoner paused for a moment, seemingly contemplating whether to respond. Finally, she uttered a single word: "Yes." Yun Sheng drew a bit closer, causing the masked female prisoner’s body to stiffen, yet she barely managed to resist the urge to throw Yun Sheng out. Having helped her treat her wounds twice, Yun Sheng had already lowered her guard towards her to some extent. "Then could you teach me ice sculpting?" Yun Sheng probed further. Yun Sheng wanted to sculpt a lute that would allow her to play the Emperor’s Song. Her Beast Language Ring and Magic Wand had all been confiscated. Her Magic Soul was restrained as well. In such a situation, she thought of the Emperor’s Song. Ye Beiming had mentioned earlier that Yun Sheng’s Emperor’s Song required a suitable lute to play, and Yun Sheng had not yet found the right ancient lute. But today, after seeing the masked female prisoner’s ice comb, she suddenly realized that the ice and snow in the Ice Prison, accumulated over thousands of years, was incredibly hard. If she could carve a Thousand-Year-Old Ice Zither, she would have a lute she could use for the time being. To Yun Sheng’s proposal, the masked female prisoner astonishingly agreed. Although she didn’t give her consent outright, she nodded her head. The hands of the masked female prisoner were indeed deft. Yun Sheng, ready to start immediately, took materials on hand and chiseled down a large block of ice from the prison wall. She polished the ice meticulously, first shaping an ice knife, then started to carve the rough outline of the Ice Zither. The masked female prisoner still preferred silence, only watching from the side. Whenever Yun Sheng made a mistake, she would correct her. The two, one instructing and the other carving, quickly gave the zither embryo a rough outline. Xuan Meimei initially scorned Yun Sheng’s actions, but later she understood Yun Sheng’s intentions. The days in the Ice Prison slowly passed during the unending process of sculpting. Ice sculpting is a craft that truly tests one’s patience and perseverance, and Yun Sheng, in the midst of this unaware sculpting, had forgotten that she was in the Ice Prison. The people and events of Great Zhou were temporarily relegated to the back of her mind; her eyes only saw a lute, and her single thought now was to finish carving the Ice Zither as soon as possible, to be able to play the Emperor’s Song, which might change her situation of being trapped. What Yun Sheng didn’t know was that Ye Beiming had become frantic during the days she was "missing." After nearly a hundred attempts at thought resonance within a single month, all met with failure, Ye Beiming could no longer contain himself. He was like a male beast on the brink of collapse, searching for a lone female. "I must make a trip to Xianju Country," Ye Beiming immediately sought out Zhan Li. "Go to Xianju? Beiming, the examiners from the Continent Martial Artist Elite Camp will arrive at Yujing soon, and a round trip to Xianju will take at least a month," Zhan Li was also aware that Yun Sheng had gone to Xianju Country and that she was missing. Zhan Li had deep connections with the Yun Residence, and Yun Sheng was important to both the Wuxuan Wuji Hall and Zhan Li himself. However, this did not mean that Zhan Li would agree to Ye Beiming’s trip to Xianju. If it were any other country on the continent, Zhan Li would have agreed without hesitation, given Ye Beiming’s strength. But Xianju Country was different from other places on the continent, inhabited by the Elf Clan. Elves are inherently mysterious, possessing many skills unknown to the Human Clan, including the Sealing Demon Arrow Technique.