The morning glow had just begun to appear.
Today was a rare, fine day. The guards of Heavenly Ice City were cleaning the thick ice on the city walls. This ice would sometimes reflect sunlight and affect visibility, so whenever they had the chance, they would clear it away. It could also be considered a big cleaning day for the army.
In the distance, several figures suddenly appeared. The city wall guards only glanced at them with some confusion before continuing their work. In just a few breaths of time, those few people had crossed such a great distance, arrived beneath the city tower, and entered the city.
By the time the soldier raised his head again to look properly, the figures were already gone. Just as he wanted to observe more carefully, the captain behind him ruthlessly pinched his butt, causing him to suck in a breath of cold air from the pain.
"What are you looking at? Clean properly! Someone's coming to inspect later. If anything goes wrong, your butt is going to bloom!"
The small captain behind him grumbled while hurriedly rushing to the next "battlefield."
The soldier sighed and threw the matter to the back of his mind, continuing his work.
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Meanwhile, inside Heavenly Ice City.
The Snow Emperor and Ice Empress were looking around at everything with great interest. Shui Bing'er and the other two girls followed closely behind them, afraid that the two might cause some trouble.
Shen Hanyu and Shui Ningbing followed leisurely at the back, practically having the words "I'm very free" written on their foreheads.
"So this is the human world… It's actually quite interesting."
The Ice Empress casually took an ice cream stick from a nearby stall and threw it into her mouth. Shen Liuyu hurriedly tossed a gold soul coin to the almost-angry stall owner.
It wasn't that she was deliberately showing off her wealth; it was simply because the living expenses the Shen family's parents gave to the brother and sister were almost entirely in gold soul coins. They basically didn't have any other types of soul coins.
The only other things they had were probably a few cards storing several hundred thousand gold soul coins.
Although the Snow Emperor was also interested, she was far less casual than the Ice Empress. Shui Bing'er and her sister followed her, and occasionally could even chat a few sentences with her freely.
Sure enough, the love of shopping is a nature deeply ingrained in women's bones.
Shen Hanyu sighed. In the past, he had been dragged out shopping by Shen Liuyu more times than he could count. Sometimes, after going out once, even someone with extraordinary physical strength like him would feel exhausted.
With the group walking and playing like this, it actually took them half a shichen before they barely managed to walk out of that long street.
They hailed a sufficiently luxurious and comfortable carriage by the roadside, and the group set off on the road back to Elemental City.
Shui Bing'er and her sister were somewhat drowsy. Shui Ningbing continued to stabilize her cultivation. After absorbing the soul ring, her soul power had directly reached rank 92. Unfortunately, she didn't choose to absorb that soul bone herself but gave it to Shui Bing'er instead. Otherwise, she would be rank 93 right now.
In less than two years, she could break through to rank 94. Within five years, rank 95 was within reach. After that… uncertain.
However, Shui Ningbing was already extremely satisfied with this. Title Douluo had been her lifelong pursuit, and now she had finally achieved it. Now she only wanted to take good care of her two precious nieces and make plans for the future development of Heavenly Water Academy.
Shen Hanyu sat together with the Snow Emperor, while the Ice Empress and Shen Liuyu shared all kinds of food. The Ice Empress's cheeks were stuffed full, looking exactly like a pair of good sisters.
The Snow Emperor refused the Ice Empress's feeding attempts and only ate some desserts. She seemed to particularly like both spicy and sweet things. One could only say, she really knew how to eat.
As the carriage swayed, the two of them inevitably had some physical contact. Shen Hanyu didn't feel much about it, but the Snow Emperor was different. She really liked the warm feeling coming from Shen Hanyu's body, yet at the same time felt that being so intimate with him was not quite appropriate. For a moment, a trace of conflict actually appeared on that cold, proud, and peerlessly beautiful face.
Shen Hanyu also noticed that something was off with the Snow Emperor and found it somewhat amusing.
Right now, the only one who had truly confirmed a relationship with him was Shuang Ying. Moreover, Shuang Ying had a very carefree personality and rarely communicated with Shen Hanyu. She almost always slept in the sea of his spirit.
Even though she no longer needed to sleep to maintain her spiritual body, she still loved sleeping very much.
Shen Hanyu sighed emotionally, and a trace of something unusual also rose in his heart.
Outside the window, flowers and plants gradually became more abundant. The Snow Emperor lifted the curtain slightly and looked at the scenery outside.
"How does it feel compared to the Far North?"
Shen Hanyu slightly turned his head and asked while looking at the Snow Emperor.
The Snow Emperor, caught off guard, met Shen Hanyu's eyes that were extremely similar to her own. She then calmly replied without any change in expression:
"Not bad."
Shen Hanyu still noticed the trace of avoidance deep in the Snow Emperor's eyes. He nodded and began to close his eyes to rest.
The Snow Emperor's arrogance and elegance were obvious to all, but that didn't mean she treated everyone this way.
Everyone has their own exceptions, just like how a woman like Bibi Dong could become a bootlicker for so many years for a certain middle-aged, crew-cut, smooth-talking Master who even wet his pants when things went wrong.
The Snow Emperor couldn't possibly be so cold to everyone. For her, the Ice Empress was her best friend, even once someone she liked in return. That's why the Ice Empress dared to act so casually, even boldly pursuing love in front of the Snow Emperor, without making her angry.
Between Shen Hanyu and the Snow Emperor, there existed the bond of the God Examination. Added to that was the almost one hundred percent soul power fusion attraction, plus the warmth she felt from the opposite sex for the first time, and the deep loneliness and coldness in her heart… all of this was enough to make Shen Hanyu become her second exception.
What the final result would be would depend entirely on how Shen Hanyu handled it.
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This journey was not boring at all. With the Ice Empress and Shen Liuyu livening up the atmosphere, even the Snow Emperor couldn't help showing a smile midway through. That peerlessly beautiful smile, set against the bright sunshine, Shen Hanyu could guarantee that he would never forget this moment for the rest of his life.
Some people are unforgettable after just one glance. Some people look at each other only to be left with disappointment. The world is like this; just follow your heart.
Perhaps sensing Shen Hanyu's gaze, the Snow Emperor suddenly felt a little confused. This was one of the very few times in so many years, and every previous time had been a moment that concerned her future destiny. Now that it appeared on her again… how could it not be a sign of something?
The Snow Emperor didn't dare think too much. Her snow-white hair was lifted by a gentle breeze without her noticing.
Shen Hanyu suddenly felt something tickling his face, accompanied by a faint, fresh fragrance, making him open his eyes in confusion.
Could it be that the Snow Emperor took advantage of him by not paying attention to tease him?
So… should he resist, or should he just go along with it?
What a difficult question indeed~
The Snow Emperor also noticed Shen Hanyu's gaze and turned her head in confusion, only to see that he was holding a strand of her hair between his fingers. For a moment, the atmosphere became inexplicably awkward.
Shen Hanyu silently let go. The Snow Emperor also silently turned her head away. Neither spoke.
In the afternoon light pouring down, with the world quietly rising and falling and cicadas singing in the breeze… There was an indescribable romance.
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