Ah Yin listened to Gu Yuena's words and nodded gently, saying:
"I understand, Lord."
"Then, after I blindfold him, how should I notify you?"
"Smash a cup as a signal!"
Bi Ji said with a serious face, "Once you blindfold Liam and ensure there are no issues, knock a cup onto the floor."
"We will be listening carefully next door. Once we hear the sound, we will come over—over—"
Bi Ji stopped there, looked at Gu Yuena, and asked:
"Lord, who will it be tonight?"
Gu Yuena looked at each of the four, including Bi Ji, and asked:
"Which of the four of you can guarantee 100% success?"
This...
Zi Ji and Bi Ji's faces turned slightly red. They were the most talkative when discussing it, but when it came down to actually doing it, they were likely the most thin-skinned!
Snow Empress and Ice Empress looked at each other, and Snow Empress spoke:
"Lord, let me do it!"
"Lord."
Ice Empress suddenly spoke with a determined look, "Let me do it. I will 100% succeed."
"Good."
Gu Yuena nodded with satisfaction.
"Then it's decided. After Ah Yin blindfolds Liam and smashes the cup as a signal, Ice Empress will quietly come in from outside to replace Ah Yin."
"And then!"
"Ah Yin, you cannot leave. You must stay to handle things at any time. It's best if we complete this without anyone knowing."
"Huh?"
Hearing Gu Yuena's words, Ah Yin was momentarily dazed.
Complete it without anyone knowing?
If Liam doesn't even know who it is, isn't that literally giving herself away for free?
Bi Ji spoke up to remind her:
"Lord, isn't this somewhat inappropriate?"
Ice Empress said seriously, "I have no problem with it. It's best not to let Liam know."
As Ice Empress spoke, she stole a glance at Snow Empress, thinking: He is only taking my body; my heart still belongs to you.
Gu Yuena said helplessly, "I know your concerns, but you must understand."
"If it's not done secretly, and if Liam finds out, then how will you—Snow Empress, Bi Ji, and Zi Ji—succeed later?"
"Our current method is simply perfect. Why not make the most of it?"
"That's right!"
Zi Ji suddenly realized:
"The Lord is truly the Lord; your considerations are so thorough."
"If Ice Empress is discovered by Liam this time, then the three of us probably won't be able to use this method later. So we must not let him find out."
"Mm!"
Bi Ji and Snow Empress also nodded heavily.
On the other side.
After dinner, Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Lingling couldn't wait to start playing the flute to beg for food.
They were both over level 70 in Spirit Power now, which was very strong, but compared to the likes of Gu Yuena, Bibi Dong, Spirit Kite Douluo, Ice Empress, and Snow Empress currently on the ship, they were completely too weak.
So they had to work hard to Cultivate their Martial Soul Fusion Skill and obtain more Dragon Essence to absorb power.
This resulted in Liam finally feeding them until midnight before he quietly made his way to Ah Yin's room.
"Liam... Liam."
Ah Yin got up from the bed upon hearing the door open. Seeing Liam walk in, she called out nervously.
Liam stepped forward, took Ah Yin into his arms, and pinched her small face, asking:
"Look how nervous you are. Have you been doing something bad alone in your room?"
"Huh?"
Ah Yin was a bit confused, "How can one person do something bad?"
"Of course you can!"
Liam replied, picking up Ah Yin's hand to begin a hands-on lesson.
Ah Yin was completely stunned.
Wait?
I... This?
In the next room.
A long time passed.
Zi Ji and Bi Ji pressed their ears against the wall, muttering in confusion:
"What's going on?"
"Liam has been there for quite a while. Why hasn't Ah Yin started the plan?"
Gu Yuena and the others also shook their heads, not understanding what Ah Yin was doing.
However.
What was going on with Ah Yin?
She had agreed with everyone to start the plan as soon as Liam arrived. Who would have thought! Liam's hands-on teaching gave her the urge to Cultivate their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
Shouldn't she get her fill first before starting the plan?
Very reasonable.
After two rounds of Cultivation were over.
Ah Yin closed her eyes blissfully, lamenting that her previous life had been lived in vain.
Life as a plant is so wonderful; not meeting Liam would truly have been a wasted life.
Wait?
She seemed to have forgotten something.
Ah Yin suddenly opened her eyes, lay in Liam's arms, looked at him, and said:
"Shall we play a little game?"
Liam was originally planning to rest, but hearing Ah Yin's words, he perked up and asked:
"What game?"
Ah Yin thought, "The'Swap Ah Yin for Ice Empress' game." She said, "It's just, I'll blindfold your eyes, and you're not allowed to open them."
"Is that okay?"
Ah Yin looked at Liam with a gentle gaze, her watery eyes filled with plea, which made Liam feel a surge of excitement again.
"Okay."
He couldn't bear to refuse. Although he didn't quite understand what Ah Yin was up to, since he couldn't sleep anyway, he might as well see what tricks she was playing.
Seeing Liam agree, Ah Yin was instantly overjoyed.
She very carefully and seriously blindfolded Liam with a strip of cloth. After confirming there were no issues, she spoke again to remind him:
"You can't take it off, and you're not allowed to use your Spiritual Power to peek!"
"Alright."
Liam replied and lay there quietly. He was a bit puzzled, but he also felt something was not quite right.
He was about to guess something, but he was just a bit short—Crash!
Ah Yin got up, walked to the table, picked up a cup, and smashed it directly onto the floor.
Smashing a cup as a signal?
Hearing the sound of the teacup breaking, the phrase immediately popped into Liam's mind.
He asked, "Ah Yin, what happened? What fell?"
"Oh, it's nothing, nothing."
Ah Yin quickly explained, "The cup just accidentally fell to the floor. Don't take off the blindfold, and don't use your Spiritual Power to sense anything."
"Okay."
Liam replied.
Next door.
Gu Yuena and the others were instantly overjoyed.
Gu Yuena looked at Ice Empress and said:
"You can move now."
"Ice Empress, do not let down everyone's expectations and trust!"
Snow Empress looked at Ice Empress and clenched her fist:
"Bingbing, good luck!"
Zi Ji and Bi Ji also gave Ice Empress a firm look:
"Believe in yourself!"
Ice Empress nodded gently. When she reached the door, she looked back at the others, her gaze finally landing on Snow Empress with a meaningful look.
Ice Empress: Xue, don't worry! I won't fall in love with Liam. He only gets my body; my heart will always be with you.
Finally, Ice Empress went.
Snow Empress felt a bit awkward because Ice Empress's final look had left her quite helpless.
Bi Ji gently patted Snow Empress and comforted her in a low voice:
"Don't worry!"
"No matter how Little Scorpion feels about you now, I believe it won't be long before she's fallen in love with Liam."
Mm.
Hearing Bi Ji's words, Snow Empress first lamented, then thought about it carefully.
That's right!
The Ice Empress's feelings for her were mainly due to the loneliness of the Far North. Forget about men; she hadn't even interacted with many women.
Liam was a very charming man. Now that they were going to Cultivate the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, how could he not change Ice Empress affections?