Under the light still emitted by countless special crystals above the ice cavern, the interior of the ice cavern was as bright as day, as always.
Normally, this place should have been filled with bone-chilling cold, but at this moment, the air carried a hint of lazy warmth, adding a sense of comfort to the ice cavern.
Kong Mingan sat on the enormous Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice at the center of the ice cavern, his eyes lowered, raising a hand to rub his temples.
He currently felt the fatigue of his previous life
—the exhaustion of having pulled several all-nighters only to be forcibly woken by a phone call from his mentor, Junior Brother, or Junior Sister to clean up a mess, a feeling where drowsiness and headache intertwined in a haze.
Inside the ice cavern, it was bright as day, devoid of sun or moon, and he and the Snow Empress had spent an unknown amount of time here, day after day.
The fatigue between his brows refused to dissipate. Although Kong Mingan didn't want to admit it, facts spoke louder than words. Facing the Snow Empress, whose strength had already reached the Divine Rank, he was absolutely no match for her.
The Body Cultivator path was too steady and gradual, which meant the strength of his Physique improved incrementally.
Indeed, the strength of his Physique far exceeded his own spirit powerRank, but in front of the Snow Empress, it still seemed insufficient.
Coupled with the matter involving Zhang Lexuan, the Snow Empress didn't show much emotion on the surface, but clearly, her residual anger had not subsided. At the very least, during this unknown stretch of time, she had barely allowed him any real rest.
Roughly speaking, he had been thoroughly crushed by the Big Sister?
Anyway, he was pretty much burned out.
This couldn't continue!
He must find a way to strengthen the Body Cultivator path. The Spell Cultivator path had already stepped onto the second stage of the Stairway to Godhood, while the Body Cultivator's "Qi and Blood Furnace" remained merely a concept.
Whether it was for the sake of the Body Cultivator path or to gain more confidence, he had to put it into practice immediately!
Kong Mingan inexplicably felt a surge of fighting spirit. However, at a certain moment, a slight movement came from beside him.
A figure sat up.
It was the Snow Empress.
Kong Mingan turned his head and looked over.
At this moment, the Snow Empress was only loosely wearing one of his oversized shirts. The size was barely adequate, but the buttons were completely undone, leaving it casually open and revealing her beautifully sculpted collarbones and a trace of smooth, radiant skin.
Her cascading snowy white hair was spread out, making her ice-blue eyes appear even more clear and cold.
She still wore no expression on her face, but a faint blush on her cheeks added a touch of softness to her pristine and aloof demeanor.
Kong Mingan unconsciously admired her for a moment, then turned his body.
The next moment, the Snow Empress leaned in naturally, her graceful curves pressing tightly against him, as if they were meant to be this way.
She shifted slightly in his arms, finding a more comfortable position, wrapping her hands around his waist and pressing her cheek against his neck, her nose lightly resting there, showing a strange clinginess.
Kong Mingan's hand gently rested on her beautifully contoured back.
Perhaps due to the Snow Empress's unique Physique, even through the clothes, Kong Mingan could feel the refreshing coolness emanating from most of her skin.
Embracing her so closely, Kong Mingan felt as if he were holding a piece of soft, cold jade. The wisps of chill penetrating his clothes actually helped clear his Chaos-like mind slightly.
After holding her like this for quite a while, the Snow Empress finally raised her head slightly, her ice-blue eyes meeting his gaze.
"What are you thinking about?"
She asked, her voice as clear and cold as ever, without much fluctuation.
Kong Mingan lowered his eyes, looking at her face so close to his, and said calmly:
"I'm wondering if you've stopped being angry."
The Snow Empress paused for a moment, then said indifferently: "I was never angry."
"I don't believe you."
Kong Mingan said, if she truly wasn't angry, was it necessary to prevent him from resting? She even occasionally dropped unexpected comments, like:
"Were you and her like this too?"
That was truly terrifying!
Zhang Lexuan's temperament was already giving him a headache, and he certainly didn't want the Snow Empress to be the same, or else it would become a horror story.
The Snow Empress blinked, offering no reply. She simply lowered her head and then bit his shoulder.
The force wasn't light, but it wasn't heavy either. She took one small bite, then released him, leaving a clear teeth mark on his shoulder.
The Snow Empress raised her head again and said: "I'm not angry anymore."
One bite and they were even?
Kong Mingan was speechless for a moment, letting out a soft sigh. He decided not to dwell on this question for now. After a slight pause, he asked a more important question:
"What should we do about Ice Empress?"
The Snow Empress shook her head and replied: "That question depends more on you."
"So, this is why you let Ice Empress listen outside the ice wall for five hours?"
Kong Mingan was too exhausted to complain.
Whenever he thought of the scene—Ice Empress secretly listening outside while the Snow Empress pressed him for time without giving him any rest—his mind became inexplicably muddled.
What kind of situation was this?
"That ice wall is not a barrier to Bing'er. If she wanted to come in, it wouldn't be difficult, in fact, it would be quite simple. It's Bing'er herself who didn't want to, or rather, didn't dare to."
The Snow Empress's tone was calm. For a sister she had lived with for tens of thousands of years, she understood Ice Empress's personality too well; there was no possibility of misjudgment.
Kong Mingan's headache worsened: "What if Ice Empress really had come in at that time?"
"Then we would have done it together."
The Snow Empress said something rather shocking with a poker face. She looked at Kong Mingan, her gaze calm.
"Bing'er cannot escape; doing it together is only a matter of time, or are you saying..." The Snow Empress paused, tilting her head, her pure ice-blue eyes showing slight confusion.
"...you want to include others? Miss Meng? Young Miss Xu? I don't mind, as long as they agree."
"...Absolutely not!"
Kong Mingan immediately refuted her. He felt his reputation with the Snow Empress was on shaky ground and needed to be salvaged.
The Snow Empress glanced at Kong Mingan, didn't press the issue, but simply hugged him gently, burying her face in his arms and taking a deep breath, then offered another suggestion:
"Bing'er probably thinks we don't know she was lingering outside the ice wall. If we see her again, she will likely pretend she knows nothing.
"As long as we also pretend not to know anything, Bing'er will treat it as if nothing happened. This gives her a little time to process things, and at least she probably won't get the idea of hunting you down and silencing you."
"That is indeed something she would do." Kong Mingan sighed.
Although the hunt wouldn't be a real hunt, and silencing him wouldn't be actual silencing, given Ice Empress's personality, she would probably hide and refuse to speak to him.
The two unconsciously exchanged glances, both seeing a hint of understanding and helplessness in the other's eyes.
"Let Bing'er think about it a bit longer. We aren't short on time, and Bing'er will eventually be unable to resist."
The Snow Empress concluded calmly. However, immediately after speaking, she raised her eyes once more to meet Ming'an's gaze. Her ice-blue eyes blinked, and she offered a suggestion in a light tone, as if stating a fact:
"Perhaps, if we do this a few more times, Bing'er won't be able to resist coming in."
Kong Mingan: "..."
He felt that strengthening the Body Cultivator path was truly urgent and couldn't be delayed any longer... Thinking about how Ice Empress would later be severely bullied by the Snow Empress and the protagonist together, he found it quite amusing.
(End of Chapter)
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