As the saying goes:
Once the deed is done, brush off the dust and leave, hiding both merit and fame deep within.
After a night of secretly learning the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Ice Empress quietly withdrew.
When she left,
She was still leaning against the table and doorframe for support as she made her way out.
In another room.
Gu Yuena and the others hadn't slept at all, nor had they stepped out; they were all anxiously waiting for Ice Empress's triumphant return.
And sure enough.
When they saw Ice Empress leaning against the door as she entered, in the same state Qian Renxue had been in back then, they immediately stepped forward to support her with pleasantly surprised faces.
"That's wonderful!"
Gu Yuena said with a look of relief,
"Ice Empress, you didn't let down everyone's expectations of you. You are brave!"
Zi Ji and Bi Ji also looked at Ice Empress with expressions of approval.
Snow Empress, however, said with some heartache:
"You, you must have pushed yourself too hard again."
"What kind of strength does that Liam have? You should have just come back as soon as you secretly finished the task. Why did you have to fight him to this extent?"
Hearing this, Ice Empress looked toward Snow Empress.
In an instant, Liam's image surfaced in her mind again—those firm abs, those warm, soft lips, and that—she really wanted to be close to him!
No, no, no.
Ice Empress hurriedly shook her head and dispersed the phantom of Liam in her mind. Her heart only held Snow Empress; she could only let Liam have her body.
But her heart... Ice Empress thought of Liam's appearance again, and she was conflicted! She was confused!
"Xue, I..."
Ice Empress hesitated, lowering her head slightly like a little girl who had done something wrong.
Snow Empress gently stroked Ice Empress's head and said with a smile, "Silly sister, I'm happy for you."
"You have now officially become a woman."
Ice Empress remained silent.
Gu Yuena spoke up, "Help her sit on the bed and rest first. Bi Ji, go pour some tea."
"Okay!"
Snow Empress helped Ice Empress onto the bed to rest, while Bi Ji went to pour tea and brought it to her.
Ice Empress looked at Gu Yuena and the others, seeing that they were all full of anticipation, hesitant to speak, wanting to ask but worried she was too weak.
Ice Empress took the initiative and said:
"Lord, I successfully took him down."
"And during the process, Liam's eyes were covered the whole time. Ah Yin was by my side providing cover, so we didn't make any mistakes."
"Good!"
Gu Yuena said with a look of joy:
"Today is truly a day to be happy. Zi Ji got the third reward, and Ice Empress, you succeeded as well."
"Things are getting better and better for us."
Bi Ji asked, "Tell us about the situation. Was it difficult to do?"
This...
Ice Empress, whose small face was usually cold and expressionless, suddenly showed shyness, her cheeks turning bright red.
Right now, she looked somewhat like a bashful lolita.
"It's okay."
"Everyone goes through it,"
Zi Ji comforted her.
Ice Empress lowered her head slightly and said softly, "It... it was alright!"
"Well, when I first went in, Ah Yin had already prepared everything for me. It was even smoother than Ah Yin's own experience."
"However, I hesitated for a moment. It wasn't that I didn't have enough courage, but Liam's Kunpeng Martial Soul was unexpectedly too large."
"The greatness of his Martial Soul directly stunned me!"
Ah?
Hearing this, Gu Yuena, Zi Ji, Bi Ji, and Snow Empress all instantly flushed with embarrassment.
Although... but...
They were actually only good at talking big. Among them, if one were to talk about bravery, Ice Empress would probably be first, and Ah Yin second.
As for Gu Yuena and the other three, they were far less brave than those two.
Ice Empress continued:
"At that moment, the slightly disdainful look in Ah Yin's eyes ignited my fighting spirit. I thought to myself! I have over two hundred thousand years more cultivation than Ah Yin; if she can swallow and ride it, why can't I?"
"So I did it."
"During the process, Liam tried to test things out several times. Fortunately, Ah Yin was there using her Martial Soul to help cover for me, which allowed me to complete the task smoothly."
"Oh, wait, there's one more thing. My mouth is pretty sore when using the technique Ah Yin taught me."
Gu Yuena and the others:????
At dinner that evening.
Ah Yin was silent at the table, and Ice Empress kept her head down.
Gu Yuena and the others didn't react much, but Bibi Dong and her group had strange looks in their eyes, grasping the hidden meaning instantly!
Understood.
Ice Empress was Ah Yin's little helper.
Eh?
Something doesn't seem right. Why didn't Ice Empress get a reward?
Liam began updating the Diary.
[Today is another... The sunset over the sea tonight is truly beautiful!]
[What does the beautiful sunset look like?]
[It looks like the girls I like. It changes back and forth in the sky. One moment it's Hu Liena, the next it's Ye Lingling, then it turns into Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, Spirit Kite Douluo, Bibi Dong, Ning Rongrong, Qian Renxue, Ah Yin, and...]
And who?
The women were reading the Diary, and seeing Liam stop right at a comma was just infuriating!
And who else?
Who else do you like?
At this moment.
Ice Empress, who had been eating absentmindedly, suddenly stopped her chopsticks as a massive wave of disappointment washed over her heart.
It felt so painful.
Something's wrong!
Ice Empress suddenly looked at Liam, then at Snow Empress.
Why did she feel so disappointed and sad just because Liam didn't mention her name here?
It was agreed that she would only let him have her body, not her heart. Her heart still belongs to Snow Empress, hey!
Gu Yuena and the others didn't notice anything, but Bibi Dong and her group had been watching Ice Empress the whole time and saw her series of reactions.
As expected, it was you, Little Scorpion. You were Ah Yin's little helper last night.
Liam also noticed Ice Empress.
[Let's see what I should write in today's Diary!]
[Well, Hell Demon Dragon King Zi Ji!]
Seeing the Diary start to write about her, Zi Ji looked up at Liam and then silently lowered her head.
Speaking of which...
She shouldn't have any points worth mocking, right?
I hope I don't become a disgrace of the spirit beasts. I, the Hell Demon Dragon King, am so domineering. If I sacrifice myself to a human or become a Spirit Soul for a human, wouldn't that lose face for the Lord and the Dragon Clan?
Spirit City.
Liu Erlong and her group were having dinner at home.
"The Hell Demon Dragon King is named Zi Ji?"
"Let me check the Diary from a few days ago. Yes! She's the woman named Zi Ji who stays by the soul beast co-lord Gu Yuena's side. Liam mentioned her."
"Xiao Wu, is the Hell Demon Dragon King very powerful? The name sounds very domineering!"
As they spoke, everyone eventually turned their gaze toward the disgrace of the spirit beasts, Xiao Wu.
That Xiao Wu truly lived up to being the disgrace of the spirit beasts; she shook her head vigorously at everyone, indicating she knew nothing at all.
"Haha!"
"As expected."
Everyone laughed. Just as they thought, Xiao Wu was still that most useless hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast.
Xiao Wu was already used to it. Faced with everyone's ridicule, she had long since become accustomed to it!
Of course.
Xiao Wu secretly made up her mind: just you wait for Sister Xiao Wu. When Liam comes back, I'm going to bring out all my skills and fiercely surpass all of you!