Chapter 140: The Ice Empress Has Grown Up【4K】

Inside the villa.

"So..."

"You just brought them all back."

Looking at the Ice Empress, who was like a small pendant by Tang Wulin's side, Zi Ji, Ma Xiaotao, and Jiang Nannan couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Not to mention there was also the Snow Empress, a soul spirit floating beside Tang Wulin who knew the Ice Empress inside and out...

"Didn't Wulin say he was going out to hunt for a soul spirit? Bringing back one Snow Empress was already enough to make us ponder, so why is there an Ice Empress too!"

Ma Xiaotao's gaze landed on the two women beside her, her face unable to hide her contemplation as she couldn't help but think to herself.

Xixi wasn't planning on going home for this holiday, and she had originally invited her to stay here, but with the current situation...

It was better if she didn't come. Otherwise, this wouldn't be Wulin's home anymore; it would be a garden of sisters.

"I..."

"I don't want to leave the Snow Empress..."

The Ice Empress placed the candied hawthorn in her hand behind her back, her small eyes filled with disappointment and her face showing a wronged expression as she murmured.

This pitiful appearance, as if she would cry in the next second, was heart-wrenching to behold.

"Ah."

"Don't cry, little Ice Empress."

Ma Xiaotao and Jiang Nannan were stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting the dignified Ice Empress to act so aggrieved, so they immediately stepped forward to pat her and comfort her.

"Alright, alright, it's not like we aren't letting you stay here. There's no problem at all..."

For a moment, the two of them spoke in a hurry.

No matter the time, the simplest, fastest, and most effective way to comfort someone is, of course, to agree to their request.

Besides, the Ice Empress's wish wasn't difficult—wasn't it just staying here? They would just agree to it...

"..."

Only Zi Ji, watching the scene before her, fell into a deep contemplation. It wasn't as if she hadn't met the Ice Empress before, but if she were to say so, was the Ice Empress really like this? She remembered the other's personality being arrogantly out of line.

As she thought about it, she finally cast her gaze toward Tang Wulin, deep in thought.

"..."

"Bing'er has been led astray."

Watching this scene, Tang Wulin remained silent.

Only the Snow Empress's face flashed with contemplation, and she couldn't help but silently roll her eyes at him.

The idea before them was exactly what Tang Wulin had proposed.

Because, in reality, he couldn't easily explain the reason for the Ice Empress staying here, and besides, this wasn't a bad idea.

The Ice Empress had come originally for the Snow Empress, and now that she had put on a wronged expression, it was convincing—wasn't there no problem at all?

"Don't worry about these small details—"

Tang Wulin coughed lightly in his mental space, clearly feeling a bit embarrassed by being called out.

"It's a good thing we have plenty of rooms here, otherwise it really wouldn't be easy for the Ice Empress to stay..."

"Just stay in the room next to Zi Ji."

The next moment, a smile appeared on his face as he arranged it thus.

"Okay."

The Ice Empress, who was about to sponge off their food and housing, naturally had no objections and nodded immediately, while also taking back the candied hawthorn she had hidden behind her back.

She didn't know much about Tang Wulin as a person, but it had to be said, the little trinket he gave her was actually quite delicious.

"Two beautiful humans, what are your names?"

After finishing the candied hawthorn in her hand in three or two bites, the Ice Empress's gaze landed on the humans before her, who were weak but taller and larger than her, and asked.

"Hm?"

"Beautiful humans..."

Hearing this, the two felt it was rather interesting; although the phrasing was a bit strange, it was clearly a compliment.

"My name is Ma Xiaotao/Jiang Nannan."

The two revealed friendly smiles and spoke.

As for Zi Ji, as fellow members of the Ten Great Fierce Beasts, the two had already exchanged glances earlier.

"Very nice names. My name is Ice Empress."

"Then, from now on, I'll be in your care."

After saying this, the Ice Empress looked toward Tang Wulin, poked him lightly, and signaled that she had something to say.

"Wulin human."

"I've already obediently done as you said, shouldn't you show me some appreciation?"

The Ice Empress pulled him to the side, signaled for him to crouch down, and then extended her hand, making a gesture of asking for something.

"Bing'er, what are you doing!"

The Snow Empress was stunned, clearly unable to believe that the Ice Empress would say such a thing. How had her former sister now colluded with this Wulin!

"It's all your fault..."

For a moment, she couldn't help but glare indignantly at Tang Wulin, indicating that she would definitely make him pay later.

"Sister Xue'er, this is just a normal request. In human terms, this is called a reward."

The Ice Empress chuckled, her gaze fixed on Tang Wulin before her, her eyes flashing with anticipation.

Benefits! Where were her benefits! "What kind of benefits do you want?"

Tang Wulin clearly hadn't expected the Ice Empress to have such a move, so he couldn't help but chuckle.

"I want... can you bring me more delicious human food in the future?"

"I feel like your human world must have super delicious things."

The Ice Empress's eyes were filled with daydreams, and the candied hawthorn she had tasted earlier flashed through her mind—things as delicious as that would be fine.

"Of course."

"From now on, just follow me, and I'll definitely give you plenty of delicious food."

Tang Wulin hadn't expected her to mention this, and with a wry smile on his face, he immediately agreed.

He had thought the Ice Empress was looking for him for something else; it turned out to be... for benefits? To be precise, it was for food! "Alright, you're such a good person!"

Hearing this, the Ice Empress's eyes lit up, and her face was filled with happiness.

"Let's go out for a stroll."

"This little foodie wants to buy something to eat."

Tang Wulin's gaze fell on his three wives, and he said with a smile.

"Yay."

Hearing this, the three women all responded with smiles.

"What's that..."

"I clearly didn't want to eat that much."

The Ice Empress, who had been mentioned, seemed a bit embarrassed, her face turning red as she glared at Tang Wulin indignantly. Who said she wanted to eat? Excessive! "Then are you eating?"

Tang Wulin decided to tease this little Ice Empress, a smile on his face as he spoke.

"I'm not eating..."

The Ice Empress turned her head away haughtily, but as she spoke, she inadvertently licked her lips.

Honestly, she still really wanted to eat.

It was just that this hateful Wulin didn't believe her and even called her a foodie; she truly couldn't stand it!

She, the Ice Empress, would rather starve to death, die outside, or jump down from here than...

"How about..."

"I'll just have two bites."

Not long after, on the commercial street, the Ice Empress looked at the ice jelly everyone was holding and said weakly.

"Didn't you say you weren't eating~"

Tang Wulin shook the ice jelly in his hand that he hadn't started eating yet, a teasing smile on his face.

"I..."

"I just wanted to taste it, that's all."

The Ice Empress shrugged her head and sighed.

She didn't want to eat it either, but the main thing was... the main thing was that this thing was called ice jelly! Since it was called ice jelly, it must have something to do with ice, so it wouldn't be excessive for her, the dignified Ice Empress, to eat some! "This is prepared for you, eat it."

Seeing her pathetic little look, Tang Wulin only felt it was amusing and handed the portion in his hand to her.

Usually, when he went out to buy things, he wouldn't eat anything; the portion in his hand was just something he had prepared because he had long felt that this little girl, the Ice Empress, would be greedy.

"For me?"

This time it was the Ice Empress's turn to be shocked.

Taking the ice jelly from his hand, the Ice Empress's eyes were filled with disbelief, as if she were constantly asking him if this was really for her.

After all, she had said she wouldn't eat it earlier! But Wulin not only allowed her to eat it, he had even prepared it for her in advance!

"Wuwuwu..."

"Wulin, you're such a good person, I wronged you before."

"Slurp, delicious, woo~"

While eating the ice jelly in her hand, the Ice Empress couldn't help but say embarrassedly, which left everyone amazed. "Wulin, one bowl of ice jelly..."

"And you bribed the Ice Empress, one of the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Far North?"

Zi Ji's face showed contemplation; this was perhaps the greatest investment in the world: one bowl of ice jelly vs. one Ice Empress.

"Bing'er..."

The Snow Empress, seeing this, couldn't help but feel a mix of laughter and tears.

"But then again..."

"Did Wulin not buy me one just now..."

At this moment, in the mental world, the Snow Empress suddenly noticed something, her face filled with confusion.

If she wasn't mistaken, she had hinted earlier that she also wanted to taste it, but it seemed she hadn't received a reply! "Wulin."

"When we go back later, can you buy me one too?"

The Snow Empress noticed the Ice Empress eating so happily and couldn't help but feel moved; she really hadn't eaten this thing called ice jelly before.

"Eat slowly, don't choke."

Tang Wulin patted the Ice Empress's little head, watching her wolfing it down, and couldn't help but say with a smile.

"No one is grabbing it from you, there's more when you finish."

"Really? Then I want more!"

Snow Empress: "..."

She seemed to have been isolated...

"Hello, two more portions of ice jelly, please."

Tang Wulin and his group returned to the ice jelly stall, and under the Ice Empress's expectant gaze, he bought two more portions.

"Wulin, you're too good!"

"You actually bought me two!"

The Ice Empress's eyes lit up, and she subconsciously licked her lips. Two portions of ice jelly, yay! Compared to her, the Snow Empress in the mental world felt a bit sad—

"Hateful Wulin."

"Does he treat me like a sick girl just because the Snow Empress doesn't throw a tantrum?"

The Snow Empress couldn't help but think secretly.

"This isn't two portions for you."

"Little foodie, your Sister Xue'er doesn't have one yet."

Tang Wulin, hearing this, shook his head with a smile, handed one portion to the Ice Empress, and kept the other for himself.

He had heard the Snow Empress's words earlier; for the Ice and Snow Empresses, he naturally had to treat them equally.

He couldn't just not give her delicious food because she had become his soul spirit.

"Hm?"

"Forgot about Xue'er..."

The Ice Empress, hearing this, had her originally disappointed expression suddenly turn into one of self-reproach. Oh no, she had been so greedy that she had forgotten about Xue'er!

It was still Wulin who cared about Xue'er instead.

It seemed he was really quite good! "Hm?"

And the Snow Empress, who had felt a bit gloomy in the mental space, suddenly had her eyes light up. Wulin still remembered her.

"This is for you to eat when we get back. After all, you are my soul spirit, I can't let you go hungry."

In the mental space, Tang Wulin responded with a smile.

"Thank you."

The Snow Empress's face was flushed, and she nodded with a smile.

This Wulin...

He's not bad at all.

"But..."

"Can soul spirits eat food?"

At this moment, Ma Xiaotao and Jiang Nannan raised a soul-searching question, curious.

In their impression, for this period of time, the Blazing Apricot Fragrance hadn't eaten anything anyway.

"Probably can."

The Ice Empress was also unsure, and as for the Snow Empress, who had become a soul spirit, she fell into deep thought.

Oh no, she had only been thinking about eating ice jelly; whether she could actually eat food was another matter.

"No problem, Xue'er will definitely be able to eat."

Tang Wulin, hearing this, said with a smile.

Eating food shouldn't be a big problem; after all, soul spirits were things that could be summoned, and once summoned...

Never mind eating food, even eating...

Uh, was this something that could be said!

"Xue'er..."

"Are they already this intimate?"

Zi Ji, Ma Xiaotao, and Jiang Nannan were deep in thought, while the Snow Empress, the person involved, felt embarrassed and didn't dare to make a sound.

As for the Ice Empress...

She was currently busy devouring the ice jelly.

"It really is quite delicious."

Not long after, the Snow Empress ate the ice jelly she was holding, a smile of enjoyment on her face.

No wonder Bing'er was eating so happily and even wanted more; the taste was truly excellent.

"That's right~"

"Xue'er, can you give me a bite?"

The Ice Empress first nodded, then couldn't help but show an expression of wanting more, expectant.

"Hm..."

"No more, okay."

Before the Snow Empress could respond, Tang Wulin had already spoken, refusing her.

"You can eat it many times in the future."

"You've already eaten two portions, you can't let Xue'er not even have one."

"That's true."

The Ice Empress nodded in agreement, looking at Tang Wulin before her with a sweet smile, already showing a bit more goodwill.

Not to mention that he valued Xue'er, he even said he would give her more ice jelly to eat, which made her very happy.

"Thank you, Wulin."

The Snow Empress also felt warm inside; she certainly didn't care about this portion of ice jelly, but the attitude Wulin showed her was truly something she felt very touched by.

【Congratulations, Host】

【Your bond with the Ice Empress has increased】

【Your bond with the Snow Empress has increased】

In Tang Wulin's mind, a system sound came through.

"Feeding ice jelly..."

"How did I fool two fierce beasts?"

Tang Wulin's face was thoughtful; this wasn't right.

"So soul spirits really can eat food."

Ma Xiaotao, Jiang Nannan, and Zi Ji watched the scene before them in amazement; they had to know that the Blazing Apricot Fragrance hadn't eaten anything before.

"..."

"Is there a possibility..."

"That I am a plant and don't need to eat at all!"

"..."

That night.

After repeatedly emphasizing to the Snow Empress to block her mental perception, Tang Wulin and Zi Ji were sleeping under the same blanket.

Until the next moment...

"Wulin, I'm so hungry I can't sleep."

"I want to eat som..."

"Uh."

The Ice Empress rubbed her eyes, yawned, and just as she was about to say something, she froze in place.

………………

On this day.

The Ice Empress grew up.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 141 =====