Chapter 112: A-Luan, the Women Bathing Together

Watching Shu Yan put away the jade stone and the "Crown of the Moon," the Ice Empress kicked a pebble on the ground and said with some boredom:

"Shu Yan, do you know the origin of this thing?"

Shu Yan gave a soft "hmm," but then added:

"More or less, but it's actually just a guess. It's hard to say how much of it is credible."

The Ice Empress clicked her tongue. She sat by the stream, kicked off her ink-green high heels, and submerged her fair, delicate feet directly into the water. As splashes flew, she pulled Xu Jiujiu, who was standing to the side, over and said with a giggle:

"Jiujiu, come and soak with me..."

Xu Jiujiu looked at her soaked golden skirt hem with some resentment, but she didn't refuse. She rolled her eyes at Shu Yan and then pointed into the distance, her meaning self-evident.

"Go further away, you're not allowed to peek."

As she spoke, Xu Jiujiu and the Ice Empress scooped up handfuls of stream water and splashed them toward Shu Yan.

Shu Yan pointed casually, and the stream water slowly condensed in mid-air into two brilliant ice flowers carved from cold ice, which then slowly landed on their heads.

"Alright, you two chat. I need to go practice properly. If we break through to the Soul Sage realm sooner, we can leave Heaven Dou City sooner, so as not to have long nights and many dreams, or have any more accidents."

Xu Jiujiu touched the small, exquisite ice flower on her head, then beamed and nodded gently.

The Ice Empress curled her lips, but didn't say anything more...

Three days passed quickly. Early that morning, Shu Yan, who was sitting cross-legged on a stone slab by the stream, felt something unusual and slowly opened his eyes.

What met his eyes was a pair of completely unfamiliar, beautiful ice-blue eyes. Looking down, he saw the girl's exquisite, beautiful face and fair skin. The ice-blue ends of her hair rose and fell slightly in the breeze, carrying a sense of liveliness. The only thing that felt slightly off was the girl's somewhat lethargic aura; it was a fragility similar to someone who had just recovered from a serious illness—a sickly state that was nonetheless filled with brand-new hope.

The girl met Shu Yan's gaze and was slightly stunned for a moment, but then a faint smile appeared on her face. She leaned over and said, "You really look a lot like Sister Xue. If you weren't a human, I might really not be able to tell you two apart."

Shu Yan was also stunned for a moment, but then he judged her identity from the unique aura she exuded.

"The aura of a hundred-thousand-year Dragon-Severing Root. Are you the Ice Jade Luan Bird?"

The girl nodded, not denying it, and just said with a light laugh:

"I still have to thank you. Burning my internal Ice Phoenix bloodline caused me extremely serious consequences, but that Dragon-Severing Root actually contained a trace of a weak True Dragon bloodline. After I devoured it with Sister Xue's help, I received no small amount of aid, and the injuries in my body have recovered somewhat. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to take human form now."

Shu Yan shook his head and said, "It was just a small effort, nothing worth mentioning."

The girl covered her lips and laughed, her gaze scanning Shu Yan up and down before she finally spoke: "You are a very interesting human, much more interesting than a human I picked up in the Ice Sea several thousand years ago."

"That guy was said to be from a country called the Sun Moon Empire. His strength was actually quite good; he was able to save his life from the hands of the Sea Siren Queen. It's a pity, his martial soul was the Sun, a top-tier fire attribute. The Extreme North Land didn't suit him, and there were no treasures to heal his injuries. Otherwise, I would have liked to keep him in captivity and have him tell me fresh stories from the outside every day. Living in the Extreme North Land for so long, the daily loneliness is harder to endure than the pain..."

Shu Yan glanced at the girl. He had originally thought she was a serious person, but now that he saw her, well, it turned out he had thought too much.

"And then? What did you do to that person?"

Shu Yan asked casually.

The girl tilted her head to think, then said with a light laugh:

"I returned him to the Sea Siren Queen. After all, he said with his own mouth that humans and soul beasts are irreconcilable, that they are opposing races that can never be reconciled. Since he wasn't willing to accept my kindness, there was nothing I could do. I could only let him experience despair and terror once again. After all, the Sea Siren Queen really likes the screams humans make when they are in extreme pain..." Shu Yan: "............"

"You... you are more interesting than me."

After holding it in for a long time, this was all Shu Yan could manage to say.

This Ice Jade Luan Bird, to be honest, why did she give him the feeling of a female pervert? It was... really quite strange?

The girl seemed to sense the change in Shu Yan's mood. Without the slightest psychological burden, she reached out and pinched Shu Yan's cheek, then said with a light laugh:

"Don't be afraid, big sister just likes to play, it's not like I don't know better~ Also, you can call me A-Luan or Sister A-Luan in the future, it's up to you how you want to address me. After all, you did save my life, and I am still very grateful."

Shu Yan swatted away the girl's hand, which seemed reluctant to let go, and scanned the area around the small wooden house before asking, "Where are Sister Xue and the others?"

A-Luan curled her lips in a mysterious smile, then grabbed Shu Yan and giggled, "Big sister will take you to find them..."

As she spoke, she flew into the air with him, not allowing Shu Yan to resist, and flew in the direction the stream flowed from...

More than ten miles away, the Snow Empress and the other three women were all dressed in thin gauze, soaking in the cool stream water, their expressions enjoying and pleasant.

This was just below a waterfall, where the stream gathered into a small, not-too-deep pool. The surrounding trees were lush, and there was a grassy meadow on the bank. Many small herbivorous soul beasts ran across the grass. Under the sunlight, the water rippled—a scene of pure beauty.

Dugu Yan was curled up alone beside a blue stone. She seemed a bit shy and embarrassed, not daring to huddle with the Snow Empress and the other three. She stayed to the side by herself, and even when faced with Xu Jiujiu's calls, she only raised her head slightly before shrinking back.

Xu Jiujiu shook her long golden hair, kicking up a spray of water. The Ice Empress leaned against her chest and splashed water at the Snow Empress opposite them. Unfortunately, the clear stream water slid off the Snow Empress's beautiful cheeks; she gave a light laugh, not intending to blame them.

Such a sultry scene appearing in the remote wilderness could be said to be overly stimulating. Moving, delicate laughter rang out continuously. It was a pity that there were almost no outsiders within a fifty-mile radius, so no one had the fortune to witness this stunning sight.

A-Luan arrived with Shu Yan at high speed. By the time Shu Yan realized something was wrong, it was already too late.

A laugh with a hint of charm rang out above his head. Shu Yan's internal alarm bells rang, but before he could think any further, the feeling of weightlessness made him frown slightly. In the last second before his body smashed directly into the water, a silvery-white light flashed, Shu Yan's figure disappeared, and he landed steadily on the grass to the side.

When he raised his head again, he found that A-Luan had already arrived at the edge of the small pool. She tilted her head slightly, gave Shu Yan a playful look that they both understood, and then, as if Shu Yan were not an outsider, began to take off her clothes.

The ice-blue long dress slowly fell to the ground, and her snow-white, delicate shoulders were exposed to the air. The inner lining A-Luan wore was very thin and somewhat translucent, but it carried a hazy feeling, giving one the illusion that they could see everything, but in reality, they saw nothing.

Splash—

The sound of falling into water rang out. A-Luan hissed; she had almost forgotten that she still had many wounds on her body that hadn't healed. This time, she had brought it upon herself.

The Snow Empress looked at Shu Yan, who was still stunned, and just slightly adjusted the gauze that had slipped off her shoulder. She understood A-Luan's personality well and couldn't be bothered to say anything. Shu Yan was one of their own, so it was no big deal anyway—at least, that was what the Snow Empress subconsciously felt.

The Ice Empress leaned against Xu Jiujiu's side and glared fiercely at A-Luan, who was still giggling. With a wave of her hand, Shu Yan was pulled directly into the water by a terrifying soul power, becoming a drowned rat in an instant.

When Shu Yan surfaced, he heard bursts of laughter. Xu Jiujiu brushed his soaked white hair aside, then curled her lips and said softly:

"It's really a bargain for you, you lecher. I'm afraid you'll have your fill of eye candy today. Since you're here, don't just stand there, relax properly. You big lecher, remember to keep your eyes in check, otherwise..."

A dangerous light flashed in Xu Jiujiu's eyes, and the gazes of the four women beside her also looked over. A cold sweat that didn't exist slid down Shu Yan's forehead. For some reason, he always had a sense of crisis that he had accidentally entered the Cave of Silk...

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