Chapter 110: Comrades, Licking the Bag Again

Approximately an hour later, Shu Yan helped Xu Jiu Jiu, whose legs were a bit weak, as they walked along the path beside the stream toward the cottage.

Xu Jiu Jiu pinched Shu Yan's waist, but the force was so slight it could almost be ignored; still she coquettishly said:

"You lecher… you knew you had no good intentions."

Shu Yan's expression was somewhat strange; after a good while he finally said: "When have I ever had good intentions?"

Xu Jiu Jiu: "???"

During their playful tussle, they quickly returned to the front of the cottage.

The Ice Emperor leaned against the door, looking at Xu Jiu Jiu whose face still bore a faint flush, scratched his head, then curiously asked:

"You two just went exercising? Why does Jiujiu's complexion look a bit strange…"

Xu Jiu Jiu's face turned red, embarrassed to answer the Ice Emperor; Shu Yan pulled Xu Jiu Jiu behind him, then poked the Ice Emperor's forehead, saying unhappily: "You little kids, don't go asking around…"

The Ice Emperor's forehead veins bulged; she punched Shu Yan's waist, then angrily said:

"You deserve a beating; if we truly compare ages, in my eyes you're still an unweaned child…"

Xu Jiu Jiu's face flushed again.

Shu Yan was also at a loss for words for a moment, truly not knowing what to say.

Just then, the Snow Emperor's voice sounded from inside the house: "Stop arguing, everyone come in; things are basically settled."

The Ice Emperor glared at Shu Yan, then pushed the door open and went in first; Xu Jiu Jiu whispered something in Shu Yan's ear, then ran to the stream side, her face scorching hot— at this moment, washing her face with cool, refreshing stream water was undoubtedly a tempting choice.

Shu Yan also entered the house, pushing the door open, and saw Du Gu Yan wiping bloodstains off the wall; the Snow Emperor stood by the window, moonlight shining on her, her posture cold and ethereal, but at this moment she exuded a frosty aura— obviously her mood was not good.

A white light flashed; two different-style but equally precious high-level storage soul guide devices flew toward him; Shu Yan reached out and caught them, then softly asked: "Snow Sister, how's the situation?"

The Snow Emperor slowly turned around, she slightly furrowed her brows, but facing Shu Yan and the Ice Emperor she still restrained herself a bit, merely saying softly:

"Not good; Ah Luan is still alive, but her state is very low; drawing and burning her internal bloodline for her is undoubtedly consuming her potential and life force; under these circumstances, her being able to keep her life is already extremely fortunate."

Saying this, the Snow Emperor turned her gaze to the ring in her hand.

This ring is an eighth-level storage soul guide device, capable of storing living beings and cooperating with other soul guide devices to cast seals.

It certainly cannot compare to Shu Yan's Godsealing Platform, but among storage soul guide devices it is also top‑tier; especially now that Ah Luan is still in a deep coma, needing no seal‑ or imprisonment‑type soul guide device— her life force is slowly ebbing, and in this state even a random Soul Douluo could take her life if she woke up momentarily.

After a moment of silence, the Snow Emperor continued: "That so‑called Frost Star Duke has already been killed by me; as for the other fellow, I have also ascertained his origins."

"He is an accomplice of the few individuals Ice Child killed in the Extreme North earlier; this fellow merely stayed on the outskirts of the Extreme North to provide support, but upon sensing abnormality he immediately fled the Extreme North, yet for some reason later became involved with nobles of the Tian Hun Empire, and after waiting a while he again harbored malicious intent…"

"The two soul guide devices in your hand— one comes from that Sun Moon Empire soul engineer, the other is precisely the Frost Star Duke's."

"Moreover, the two ten‑thousand‑year soul bones on that fellow are also among them; the seals on the soul guide devices have already been undone by me— take a look yourself, see if anything is usable."

Having said that, the Snow Emperor turned around again; at this moment her mood was extremely terrible, she didn't want to say another word— being able to explain a few sentences to Shu Yan was already the limit, and this is only because of their good relationship; if it were anyone else, daring to touch the Snow Emperor's brow at such a time would likely leave not even a complete corpse.

Shu Yan let out a light sigh, took from the soul guide device a strange herb resembling an old tree root but covered entirely in dragon patterns, and gently placed it on the table.

"This is Broken Dragon Root; its main body is close to 100,000 years of cultivation, a top‑grade healing herb; if it successfully breaks through the 100,000‑year mark it will certainly become an Immortal‑grade herb; Snow Sister, give it to… that person to take, the benefit to her injuries should be considerable; later, when there's a chance, let her soak in the Yin Extreme Cold Spring, and she should then be completely free of mortal danger."

The Snow Emperor glanced back, then after a long while took the old‑tree‑root‑like herb into her hand and softly said: "So… that would be best…"

After doing this, everyone including the Ice Emperor dared not linger in the house, and hurriedly left.

Du Gu Yan, seeing there was nothing for her here, simply ran to a nearby tree to train.

The previous two days, the Azure Phosphor Snake Venom that had plagued her for nearly twenty years was resolved by Shu Yan and the others in a few words at an unimaginable speed; her mood became quite strange, yet also filled with bitterness and joy.

In just three or four days, her complexion had improved greatly; her nature is not particularly dark or terrifying, and thanks to her appearance she gives off a gentle, warm feeling— of course, beneath the surface, in the deeper shadows she has never shown, another her lies hidden; simply put, this girl is somewhat close to having a split personality…

The Ice Emperor followed Shu Yan as they approached Xu Jiu Jiu, who was walking this way; the three gathered together, Shu Yan leaned against a small tree as thick as a bowl, and his mental power extended into the two soul guide devices in his hand.

"This person is a hereditary duke of the Tian Hun Empire who holds high authority and commands the army; the other is a nine‑level soul engineer who defected from the Sun Moon Empire; both are Title Douluo powerhouses, so their treasures must be plentiful— no matter what, this trip has already been a thorough looting."

Scanning over piles of gold soul coins, soul guide devices, and heavenly treasures with his mental power, Shu Yan's expression remained unchanged; although these things are precious, in his eyes they amount to nothing.

"The items obtained from those soul guide engineers in the Extreme North were already quite valuable, but most of them are useless to Shu Yan and still lie gathering dust in his storage soul guide device; his and Xu Jiu Jiu's soul guide devices are basically a couple's set, custom‑made for Xu Jiu Jiu back then— although the princess handles myriad affairs daily, when it comes to feelings she is still a shy, sincere little girl…"

"But after scanning the two soul guide devices to the end, there were still a few items that managed to catch Shu Yan's attention…"

……

It's hard to bear; yesterday I had a fever, then muddled and fell asleep; my mom came back from outside, thinking I was asleep she left me alone; I, a buddy, fought the illness alone for twenty hours, from yesterday noon until this morning past five, the bedsheets soaked through with sweat, I muttered hoarsely, barely able to make a sound; this morning I struggled up, took my temperature again and still had a low fever; I'm not feeling great right now, just really numb…

(Chapter End)