An unnamed cave, its entrance sealed by a layer of hard ice, covered by snow outside.
Inside the cave, a fire is burning, with roasted meat on top and meat soup boiling.
The corpse of the Fire-Swallowing Bird is also placed to one side.
Beside the fire, a man lies quietly.
His body bears bloodstains, with a trace of fresh blood at the corner of his mouth, eyes tightly shut, face pale, life or death uncertain.
Chen Lingxue watches Wang Hao with some concern.
Earlier, she had dragged the Fire-Swallowing Bird into the cave, just about to retrieve its gallbladder.
However, startled by a woman's voice, she had rushed outside, only to see a palm descending from the sky.
The shockwave triggered an avalanche.
She immediately transformed into an Ice Phoenix and flew towards Wang Hao.
However, she did not directly fly away with Wang Hao.
The cave still housed the corpse of the Fire-Swallowing Bird, and its gallbladder was yet to be retrieved.
