Liu Erlong stood before the table,
handing the luminous pearl in her hand to Ye Qiu.
She then took out some discarded clothes from her soul tool and cleaned the table.
"Husband, throw away that futon."
"Mm."
Ye Qiu nodded.
His divine power activated, and the futon on the ground was immediately collected.
Liu Erlong then waved her hand,
taking out two new futons from her soul tool and placing them on the table.
She also took out incense
and candles, lit them, and offered prayers.
Ye Qiu naturally followed Liu Erlong's actions.
"Mom, Erlong has finally found him."
Liu Erlong turned to look at Ye Qiu beside her, her eyes glistening with tears.
Ye Qiu gently held her soft hand.
He had never waited; he didn't know how long twenty years had been.
Now, all he could do was stay by her side.
He rose with Liu Erlong and went to the ice coffin.
Inside, frozen
, was a beautiful woman with wrinkles and a sickly pallor. Her
face bore a striking resemblance to Liu Erlong's. Dressed
in a light blue cloth robe, she possessed a relatively perfect figure, though the ravages of time and hardship had diminished her fullness.
Otherwise, her physique would likely be comparable to Liu Erlong's, only with a more delicate air.
Beside Ye Qiu, Liu Erlong, enduring the frost, lay on the ice coffin, whispering to the woman inside.
"Mom, your daughter is doing very well now."
"..."
"Mom, when you open your eyes... maybe you'll be able to hold your grandson."
"..."
Gradually, Liu Erlong's voice trembled with sobs.
Ye Qiu gently patted her back beside her,
while simultaneously observing the ice coffin.
This layer of ice didn't appear very hard; Ye Qiu even felt he could shatter it.
But miraculously, it had turned the person inside into part of the ice.
In other words, what was inside was no longer a person,
but a block of ice!
But this process seemed reversible
, and it wouldn't melt.
Or rather, it was at the level of millennia-old ice.
The time required for it to melt naturally would be considerable.
Ye Qiu was quite curious about what kind of soul skill this was.
...
The night was alluring, and all was quiet.
Suddenly, a meow like a baby crying rang out.
"Meow!"
In a corner of the courtyard,
two cats, drenched in cold water, looked at the thriving catnip in the grass. They
immediately rushed forward to fight for it
, forming a pincer attack.
"Meow!"
From the roof, another cat landed and pounced on the top of the catnip.
"Meow!"
The cold cat fought over the lower part, while the agile cat kept biting at the top.
When they came out of the basement,
it was already past midnight.
Liu Erlong had cried for a long time, and neither of them had any interest in a deeper conversation.
Ye Qiu didn't mind.
After all, he had already troubled Erlong twice today.
He couldn't be too greedy.
Ye Qiu took out a bed from his Divine Might Space.
He and Liu Erlong lay down in the courtyard, looking at the night sky above, enjoying the refreshing night breeze.
They watched the scene of the three cats fighting for food with great interest.
After a long while,
the catnip in the grass was eaten clean, its leaves and stems falling to the ground.
The cold night frostd over it.
Only the cat that had flown down from the eaves remained,
still feasting and cleaning up the mess.
Neither the dew, the frost, nor the fallen catnip escaped its grasp.
The cat, having filled its belly,
ran to the eaves, curled up, and waited for dawn.
Ye Qiu also withdrew his gaze.
"Husband~"
Liu Erlong suddenly uttered a sound of discomfort.
She grasped Ye Qiu's hand and placed it on her chest, where it was cold and devoid of warmth.
"Husband, is Erlong's body frozen stiff? She can't feel anything."
Liu Erlong, with her hair in a single ponytail, leaned half her body on Ye Qiu, still shivering involuntarily.
"Don't worry, it's only temporary. I'll rub it for you, and it'll be fine."
Ye Qiu smiled and reached out to treat her.
Liu Erlong had been lying on the ice for so long; it would be strange if she wasn't numb from the cold.
"Okay, then let my husband help me."
Liu Erlong dodged Ye Qiu's touch and gently hugged his body.
Ye Qiu was stunned, not understanding what she wanted to do.
Soon, Ye Qiu finally understood. It turned out that Erlong was inspired by the scene earlier.
In any situation, the best and most effective way
to melt the ice on one's body is undoubtedly to gather dry firewood and then light a fire. The heat from the burning firewood can easily melt the ice. Coldness and softness surround the heat. "Hoo~" Ye Qiu looked up at the moon and stretched his body. Even with Liu Erlong lying on him, it didn't stop him from breathing comfortably. He gently embraced Liu Erlong's warm waist. A cold night wind blew by. Ye Qiu couldn't help but think of Xiao Lan. The difference was that Xiao Lan was unpredictable, while Erlong was both hot and cold. Each had its own charm. The night slowly passed. The sun rose in the east. Ye Qiu looked at Liu Erlong curled up against him , her face flushed, her slightly swollen red lips slightly upturned, and her collar revealing a glimpse of her snow-white skin. He smiled gently. "Erlong, it's time to go back to the academy." "Husband, just take me back..." Liu Erlong's face was a little sore, and she didn't want to waste any more words, so she simply hugged Ye Qiu's neck. "Okay!" ... The girls of Lanba Academy actually exclaimed in surprise. "Wow! Sister Erlong, did you take some kind of anti-aging drug? You're so beautiful." Ning Rongrong looked at her incredibly good figure, wearing a short skirt that barely covered her plump hips, and a youthful ponytail, and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement. "Rongrong, do you mean I used to be very old?" Liu Erlong blushed, quite satisfied with Ning Rongrong and the others' reactions. "No, no." Ning Rongrong waved her hands repeatedly. Although she was a little devil, she was still a bit intimidated by Liu Erlong. "Hmph! Good that you don't." Liu Erlong raised her fist, flicked her ponytail, and looked smug. "Sister Erlong, why do your movements look a bit like Xiao Wu's?" Zhu Zhuqing pinched her chin, looking at Liu Erlong and then occasionally glancing at Xiao Wu. "Do I?" Xiao Wu sat in Ye Qiu's lap, poking her head with a carrot. "Yes, yes!" Xiao Lan hopped over to Xiao Wu and shook her scorpion braid. Xiao Wu frowned, pointing her index finger at her lips. "It seems a little." "Ooh!" Ye Qiu gently tapped Xiao Wu's head. "This isn't your specialty. Lots of young girls play with their hair, and when they don't want to, they just toss it back, right?" "Yeah, I often play with my pigtails too." Bai Chenxiang paused, looked at the ends of her hair in her hand, and nodded in agreement. "My husband's right. Who hasn't been young? Do I need to learn this kind of thing?" Liu Erlong put his hands on his hips and snorted coldly. Looking at Jiangzhu beside him, he immediately grabbed her and pulled her into his arms. "Ah, Dean!" Jiangzhu couldn't help but exclaim. The two girls, one big and one small, squeezed together, really looked like twin sisters. Looking at Jiangzhu, who seemed to be suffocating, Ye Lingling couldn't suppress the smile on her face behind her veil. "Ah! Yanzi... what are you doing?" Liu Erlong exclaimed, quickly releasing Jiangzhu from his arms and covering himself to get away. He frowned, looking at Dugu Yan, who had missed her target. (End of this chapter)