I Didn't Care That Much About Him

"What did you say?!"

The icy power spread from the Snow Empress's feet, covering most of the courtyard in no time.

Di Tian retreated repeatedly, almost reaching the main gate.

He doesn't understand!

Why did Snow Empress, who was just acting all nice and agreeable a moment ago, suddenly explode like that?

That fierce, sharp gaze seemed to suggest a desire to take him down with them...

"Snow Empress, calm down!"

Di Tian was naturally not afraid of the frost spreading under Snow Empress's feet; what he feared was the card in Snow Empress's hand with an unknown effect!

"The diary foretold that the Auspicious Beast would face a great calamity. Therefore, I sent the Auspicious Beast to Shen Yichen's side for his safety. I had no intention of harming Shen Yichen..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Snow Empress seemed to deflate, ceasing her outward icy aura.

With a flick of her hand, she retracted the card into her body.

"What does it matter to me whether you harm Shen Yichen or not?" Snow Empress asked calmly.

Di Tian: "..."

With the way you were fighting just now, you're telling me you don't care about him?

Not only was Di Tian speechless, but even Ice Empress was speechless.

Under the speechless gazes of Di Tian and Ice Empress, even though Snow Empress's expression remained unchanged, her earlobes flushed slightly.

She didn't know why, but the moment she heard that Di Tian had come for Shen Yichen, her first instinct was to explode at him!

Possible...

Is it because he is a crucial trump card in resisting the Plane Consciousness and Tang God King?

Yes! That's it!

"Hmm~" Snow Empress cleared her throat nonchalantly, as if nothing had happened, and asked, "Didn't the Beast God's arrangement of the Auspicious Beasts to Shen Yichen's side just add a lot of trouble for him?"

Di Tian:...

You're still saying you don't care about that kid!

Despite his inner grumbling, Di Tian didn't voice his thoughts. "Don't worry, the Auspicious Beast has already taken human form. With my reverse scale protecting her, ordinary people can't see through her identity."

Um?

It has taken human form!

Doesn't that mean that during the time I hesitated, the Auspicious Beast had already moved into the Heavenly Dragon Sect?!

For some reason, Snow Empress felt a surge of displeasure!

"Uh... Snow Empress, you've come to Dragon City, is it...?"

The Snow Empress stopped being stubborn. "The Beast God guessed correctly. My intention to seek refuge with Shen Yichen is also to obtain his protection..."

"Oh..." Di Tian's mind raced. "Then, I'll trouble Snow Empress to take good care of the Auspicious Beast. She's still young and inexperienced."

"Mmm," Snow Empress responded softly.

"If, Snow Empress, you are ever unable to act directly, you may contact me through the Auspicious Beast. With my protection, your paths to human form will be much smoother."

"Then thank you very much, Beast God!"

Even though Snow Empress's attitude had softened somewhat, Di Tian still didn't want to linger there any longer, remembering how she had seemed ready to explode at him earlier.

After saying goodbye, he turned around, tore open a portal, and disappeared...

Ice Empress: ◔‸◔

Snow Empress:...

"Uh, Bing'er, I still have something to think about."

"Alright, alright~" Ice Empress said with a dismissive expression, turning back to continue battling with the candied hawthorn.

At this moment, the fog in the hearts of Snow Empress, Di Tian, Mu En began to clear.

At this moment, there are seven people in the chat group.

Leaving aside Du Busi and Huo Yun'er, whose identities have already been exposed, what remains are the Soul Engineer, Black Dragon, the Little Nobody, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, and the Little Noble.

It has been confirmed that the Soul Engineer comes from the Sun Moon Empire, so...

The Black Dragon is Di Tian, Little Nobody is Snow Empress. It's already out in the open.

But who exactly is this Little Noble from Shrek?

Both Di Tian and Snow Empress had several options in mind: Mu En, Zhang Lexuan, Shen Yichen. These were the only three left.

In fact, to be more precise, it's more likely a choice between Zhang Lexuan and Mu En.

Of these, Mu En has an 80% chance of being the one.

After all, he went from being half-dead to regaining his youth and greatly increasing his strength. This miracle was very likely brought about by the Diary.

Who exactly it was is no longer important.

Even if none of the three parties said it explicitly, they all understood each other implicitly. Between the Child of Luck, the Sea God, and Shen Yichen, their choice was... Shen Yichen!

"Call..."

The Snow Empress exhaled a breath of stale air, "Bing'er, tomorrow, we'll go directly to the Heavenly Dragon Sect."

Since Di Tian is willing to stand up and be my backer, I don't need to dawdle anymore!

"Okay~" Ice Empress doesn't care where they go, as long as she can be with Snow Empress, it doesn't matter where they go.

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Di Tian left Dragon City, and Mu En did not linger either.

After the two powerful figures left, the little Auspicious Beast began to regain its lively and curious nature.

The little girl tugged at Shen Yichen's shoulder, asking with a cute and curious look, "Shen Yichen, why did Di Tian tell me to listen to you?"

Looking into the auspicious Auspicious Beast's innocent eyes, Shen Yichen smiled. "Because I will protect you."

"You really will protect me?"

"Real!"

"Then why are you willing to protect me? I can't increase your cultivation speed..."

"Because you're so cute. Because I'm protecting you now, and you have to protect me in the future too."

"Oh~" The Auspicious Beast nodded as if it understood, tugged at Shen Yichen's arm with one hand, put its other hand on its hip, and said arrogantly, "I can protect you now too!"

Pfft~

Shen Yichen felt completely healed by the little expression on the Auspicious Beast.

Although the Auspicious Beast is Soul Beast Transformation, even in the world of Soul Beasts, after more than ten thousand years, she is still just a baby. That innocent purity and innocence is the most healing thing for people's hearts!

"Little one, what's your name?"

"The Three-Eyed Golden Lion!"

"That's your race name, not your personal name. For example, I'm human, but you call me Shen Yichen. Di Tian is the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, but you call him Di Tian. What's your name?"

The Auspicious Beast lowered its hands from its hips, deep in thought, "I don't know either."

In the original story, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion Wang Qiu'er, but now, she can't be Wang Qiu'er. At the very least, she can't have the surname 'Wang' either.

"Help me come up with a name!" She threw the question, which she didn't understand, directly at Shen Yichen.

Shen Yichen suddenly thought of 'Shen Yixue' and 'Shen Yibing', how about... calling her Shen Yiqiu?

It feels like I'm raising another child.

Forget it, let's keep it simple.

"You'll take the same surname as Di Tian. How about Di Qiu'er?"

"Howl~" But Qiu'er blinked, "Why does it have to be Qiu'er?"

Shen Yichen: Well, then I have to mention the story of 'Dong'er'.

Shen Yichen reached out, his small hand nestled in Qiu'er's smooth golden hair. "Because Qiu represents gold, harvest, and abundance. It suits Qiu'er perfectly."

"Hehe~" Although I didn't understand what it meant, I was just very happy.

Di Qiu'er hugged Shen Yichen's arm, beaming with a big smile, "Shen Yichen is a good person. I like Shen Yichen!"

"Then you're mine from now on!"

"Howl~"

Shen Yichen: Fifteen thousand and six years old, that should... make me an adult, right?

(Bei Bei: Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, shock him!!)