The Ice Empress's throat moved slightly.
She could clearly see the pair of eyes, so close, staring intently at her.
Then, his gaze slowly moved down from her eyes, past the tip of her nose, and finally, settled on her lips, which were slightly parted from speaking just now.
The Ice Empress's heart gave a sudden leap, and a strong premonition struck her, making her instantly feel that something was amiss.
But in the next moment, the figure in front of her began to gradually loom larger in her vision.
Her heartbeat accelerated to an extreme in an instant, and driven by a mixture of nervousness, anticipation, and bewilderment, the Ice Empress instinctively closed her eyes tightly.
Her long eyelashes trembled slightly with a certain apprehension, and her breathing paused.
One second.
Two seconds.
Three seconds.
"Hmm?"
The Ice Empress, who had waited for several seconds with her eyes closed, felt a hint of doubt in her heart, sensing that something wasn't right.
That's not right. Why do I feel nothing? Didn't the books say it was a wonderful feeling? Why is there nothing?
The Ice Empress cautiously opened a slit of her eye, and then...
She saw a certain fellow with narrowed eyes, a detestable smirk of successful scheming on his lips.
Immediately, a soft chuckle sounded in her ear: "It seems even Ice Empress is quite ordinary, huh? What, you're just giving yourself away without any resistance? No more playing hard to get?"
Ice Empress: "..."
The atmosphere paused for a second or two. The Ice Empress looked at Kong Mingan, and then...
The Ice Empress grabbed Kong Mingan's hand that was on her waist, pulled it to her mouth, and bit down!
In an instant, warm blood overflowed from the Ice Empress's lips, then dripped down his wrist, falling drop by drop onto her white-green dress.
The Ice Empress did not back down, biting hard while staring fiercely at Kong Mingan with her golden eyes.
However, as the Ice Empress glared, she realized that he wasn't struggling or resisting; he was just... silently watching her.
The Ice Empress paused for a moment, the force of her bite unconsciously relaxing slightly. Then, the pressure became lighter and lighter, until finally, she let go.
Looking at the clear teeth marks from which blood beads continuously seeped, she pursed her lips, paused, and then...
She extended her small tongue, quickly licked away all the blood beads, and then gently blew a breath of cold Qi, using the cold Qi to coagulate the blood in the wound.
Licking her lips, which were stained with a hint of blood, the Ice Empress released his hand, crossed her arms over her chest, turned her gaze aside, and coldly muttered in a low voice:
"...Nasty."
"Is that so?"
Kong Mingan's soft chuckle sounded in her ear, but in the next moment, he spoke again:
"I actually have something tastier. Do you want to try it?"
The Ice Empress frowned slightly. Still angry, she subconsciously snapped back, opening her mouth to retort:
"What could you possibly have..."
Her words abruptly stopped.
The young man's face in front of her rapidly enlarged.
And then, a cool, soft touch on her lips blocked all her unspoken words.
"Mmm—?!"
The Ice Empress's eyes instantly widened, her mind blank, until he pushed his advantage, and she finally reacted.
Instinctively, she reached out to push him away, but when her palm met his firm chest, she found she couldn't exert any strength.
Her heart pounded as madly as before, even faster than before.
Time was infinitely stretched in the intertwining of their lips.
At a certain moment, Kong Mingan let go.
"Ha."
The Ice Empress gasped for fresh air, her eyes hazy, with a lingering sense of bewilderment.
Even now, she felt completely dazed.
No, how could this guy ambush her! That's too much!
The Ice Empress couldn't stop complaining in her mind, yet her heart was still beating so, so fast. But in the next moment, a certain fellow's slightly smiling voice sounded in her ear again:
"Was it good?"
The Ice Empress paused, forcefully breaking free from the dizzying sensation. Her stubborn nature once again took over:
"Nasty!"
"Is that so?"
Kong Mingan pondered, then said nothing more, leaning in again, accurately seizing her lips.
"Mmm—"
All of the Ice Empress's protests and stubbornness were once again blocked, and she could only passively endure, her consciousness slowly sinking into the strange sensation brought by this intimate contact.
After a long while, she was released again.
The Ice Empress's breathing was even heavier this time.
The same question came for the third time, and the young man's gentle voice sounded in her ear again:
"How does it taste?"
The Ice Empress was slightly dazed, barely managing to collect herself.
Gritting her teeth, once again, the Ice Empress raised her eyes, looking directly at Kong Mingan, and said word by word:
"Just, this?"
Kong Mingan said nothing, only leaned in again.
The Ice Empress was speechless, her words again blocked.
And this time, it was longer than ever before.
Much later, the Ice Empress was released once more, and this time, the Ice Empress felt an unprecedented weakness throughout her body.
With her hands pressed against Kong Mingan's chest, the Ice Empress lowered her head, gasping for fresh air, trying to calm her surging emotions.
However, in the next moment, that detestable voice sounded again: "How does it taste this time?"
The Ice Empress paused slightly. Third time's the charm; she was smarter this time.
She breathed deeply, barely managing to regain some strength, then forced herself to remain calm. With her arms crossed over her chest, she turned her face away, looking into the distance, her tone icy, stubbornly saying as always:
"Barely edible."
Kong Mingan heard this, nodded sagely, and echoed:
"Mhm mhm mhm, barely edible. Next time I'll definitely try harder to satisfy Ice Empress."
His tone was like coaxing a pouting child.
The Ice Empress frowned at this, couldn't help but turn her head back, her golden eyes glaring at him, her cheeks slightly puffed out, once again looking ready to hiss and bite.
Kong Mingan was long accustomed to this.
The Ice Empress was like this; no matter what the situation, she would absolutely never admit defeat verbally.
And the fact proved that no matter how stubborn the Ice Empress's mouth was, her kisses were soft, and well... they tasted cool and smooth, with a chewy texture, somewhat addictive.
Thinking this, Kong Mingan's gaze unconsciously dropped slightly, once again landing on the Ice Empress's lips.
The Ice Empress immediately became wary, but she covered her mouth with one hand, then watched him with vigilant eyes, looking as if she were strictly guarding herself.
Kong Mingan smiled faintly, not in a hurry.
After a short wait, Kong Mingan's gaze shifted to the side. There, a stooped old man, controlling a soul-guided wheelchair, slowly moved into the area enveloped by an invisible force field.
It was Mu En.
At this moment, Mu En looked at the two people in front of him with complex eyes, his gaze obscure.
In fact, from the beginning of this selection competition, he had noticed that the two "culprits" who had taken the Golden Ancient Tree were openly sitting in the audience, and...
Of this, everyone else in the entire competition arena was completely unaware.
(End of Chapter)
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