Outside, Lu Yuan and Qian Renxue strolled leisurely, their hands clasped tightly, fingers interlocked.
As they walked, Lu Yuan suddenly came to a stop.
"What is it, Xiao Yuan? Why did you stop walking?" Qian Renxue asked curiously when she saw him halt.
"I keep feeling like someone is spying on me—and badmouthing me too!"
Lu Yuan spoke softly, his gaze turning toward Qian Renxue as a faint divine light flickered in his eyes.
"Xiao Yuan, you mean..." Qian Renxue blinked her golden eyes, a trace of understanding appearing as she thought of something too.
"Mm, it must be those two. Since this is our own territory anyway, let them come out and get some fresh air." Lu Yuan nodded.
"All right!" Qian Renxue gave a slight nod. With a stir of her divine sense, two rays of light drifted out from her body and transformed into two beautiful figures.
One wore a white dress. Cold and aloof, with an exquisitely beautiful face, her long white hair fell to her waist. Light flowed through her ice-blue eyes, radiating a brilliant glow. She was the Heavenly Snow Woman—Snow Empress.
The other wore a green dress and had green hair. Petite and adorable, yet with an exceptionally outstanding figure, she was every bit the charming yet frosty little loli: the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion—Ice Empress.
Both were monarchs of the ice element. The moment they appeared, the temperature in the air plummeted, and even the ground became coated in a thin layer of frost.
The mist in the air condensed, forming conspicuous wisps of white vapor around the two women. With the gentle breeze making their robes flutter, they looked elegant and ethereal, truly like fairies descending to the mortal world.
"Long time no see, Snow Empress!" Lu Yuan greeted her.
"Long