Ice Empress Adapts to the New Era

At that thought, Lu Jun's Adam's apple bobbed, and his fingers unconsciously clenched the hem of his clothes.

"What? Not welcome?" Leng Yulai shot him a half-smiling glance. "Or are you hiding something shameful in your room?"

"O-of course not!" Lu Jun hurriedly waved his hands, cold sweat already seeping down his back.

"I understand. Soul Masters mature earlier than ordinary people. You've grown up now, and I can understand if you secretly do certain things in your room."

Lu Jun's expression immediately turned awkward.

"Your Excellency, I wouldn't do anything that strange."

"Call me Aunt-Master." Leng Yulai glanced at him. "My sister's disciple is naturally my disciple as well."

Lu Jun could only say,

"Greetings, Aunt-Master."

"Mm."

Only then did Leng Yulai nod in satisfaction.

Then, right in front of Lu Jun, she lightly placed a finger against the edge of her mask. With a soft click, the mask fell away.

In that instant, Lu Jun beheld an incomparably beautiful face nearly ninety percent identical to Leng Yaozhu's.

Yet unlike Leng Yaozhu's nobility, Leng Yulai possessed an added touch of wicked charm. Her skin was white as snow, her nose high and straight, and her features picturesque.

She raised a hand and undid her hairpin, letting her long hair cascade down like a waterfall.

Next, the armor on her body began to recede like a living thing, revealing the fitted clothes beneath.

Lu Jun unconsciously held his breath and quickly lowered his head.

Holy shit.

She really had no sense of propriety at all.

Having returned home, Leng Yulai completely relaxed and stretched lazily.

"I'm going to rest. If anything happens, remember to call for me next door."

"Yes, Aunt-Master."

Lu Jun kept up his manners. It was getting late, and he needed to return to his room to meditate and cultivate.

His Spirit Soul had successfully evolved to the thousand-year level, and he was now a Level Thirty-One Soul Elder.

Returning to his bed, he sat cross-legged. Yet after cultivating for a while, Lu Jun revealed a helpless expression.

Damn it, the Ultimate Attribute debuff had kicked in.

Between Level Thirty and Level Seventy, Soul Masters with Ultimate Attribute martial souls cultivated at an exceptionally slow pace.

Yet after breaking through Level Seventy, their cultivation speed would soar, and their Soul Power would become even purer.

In return, they gained stronger combat power.

If an Ultimate Attribute Soul Master reached the Super Douluo level, they could rival a Limit Douluo. A Limit Douluo's combat power was enough to match that of a demigod.

It could be said that Ultimate Attribute martial souls came with both advantages and drawbacks.

One might be killed before fully developing.

"The burden is heavy and the road is long. Looks like I need to cultivate even harder." Lu Jun became even more motivated.

After all, the Tang Sect had their eyes on him now. If he didn't grow stronger, wouldn't he simply be meat on the chopping block?

Besides, there would be no shortage of dangerous incidents in the future.

Thus, Lu Jun began cultivating with full concentration.

After cultivating until the middle of the night, Lu Jun subconsciously woke from his cultivation state.

"Teacher still hasn't returned..."

His muttering came to an abrupt halt.

The moment Lu Jun saw the scene in his room, he froze solid.

The Ice Empress was lying on the other side of his bed, her twin ponytails gently swaying along with her swinging little feet.

She was wearing one of Lu Jun's loose T-shirts, the hem hanging to her thighs and revealing her fair calves.

Most absurdly, she was wearing Lu Jun's headphones and holding his Soul Guidance Communication device. On its screen played a recently viral melodramatic short series.

The Domineering Spirit Pagoda Tower Master Falls in Love with Me.

Lu Jun: "0.o?"

As she watched the short series, the Ice Empress did not forget to stuff snacks into her mouth, laughing so hard she rolled around on the bed.

When she noticed that Lu Jun had emerged from his meditative state, the Ice Empress instinctively looked over at him.

Finding that he was staring at her too, she became somewhat embarrassed and hurriedly paused the video.

"Uh, you... finished?"

Lu Jun let out a deep sigh, suddenly feeling exhausted.

"Why did you come out on your own?"

The Ice Empress hurriedly made excuses for herself.

"Ahem, this emperor was simply too bored, so I took advantage of your cultivation to sneak out and enjoy the conveniences of this era."

She deliberately stressed the words "this emperor," but paired with her current appearance in Lu Jun's clothes, she had no majesty to speak of.

Lu Jun immediately pressed a hand to his forehead.

"That's not the issue. Do you know who lives next door?"

"For the past three years, I've more or less helped you get to know this era. If the Spirit Pagoda discovers a special existence like you, we'll have a serious problem."

"Now that you mention it, I didn't sense a human expert living next door." The Ice Empress swung her calves.

"Her cultivation might be about the same as yours, but with the boost of Battle Armor, beating you would be easy."

Lu Jun urged her,

"Hurry back. Looking at the time, she'll be back soon too."

The moment he finished speaking, a faint sound suddenly came from next door, like someone getting out of bed.

Lu Jun and the Ice Empress both stiffened at once.

"Oh no, Aunt-Master couldn't have already discovered us, could she?" Lu Jun's expression changed drastically.

"Not likely. I've been out for a while already. If she were going to discover me, she would've done so long ago," the Ice Empress hurriedly said.

"What's there to fear? I'll just return to your body. With you there, even Heaven's Secrets can be concealed while I hide inside you."

After saying that, the Ice Empress quickly slipped back into Lu Jun's body and vanished completely.

Very soon, there came a gentle knock on the door.

"Kid, you're not cultivating?" Leng Yulai's voice came from outside.

Lu Jun took a deep breath and tried his best to keep his voice steady.

"Aunt-Master, I'm cultivating."

"You're cultivating? But just now, I sensed an unfamiliar, faint aura in your room." Leng Yulai's voice carried a hint of suspicion. "Open the door. I'm coming in to check."

At those words, Lu Jun's heart nearly burst through his chest.

"Alright, Aunt-Master."

He dragged his half-stiff body toward the door with difficulty and opened it.

Leng Yulai stood outside, wearing only a thin sleeping robe. Her long hair hung loose, and her gaze was sharp as a blade. Her eyes passed over Lu Jun and swept directly into the room.

"Aunt-Master, what happened?" Lu Jun tried his best to remain calm.

Leng Yulai narrowed her eyes.

"There's a very faint unfamiliar aura in your room. If I hadn't inspected carefully, I really wouldn't have noticed it."

"I'm responsible for protecting your safety and preventing those people from the Tang Sect from making a move on you."

"So I'm not sure whether this faint aura belongs to someone from the Tang Sect."

"This..."

Lu Jun was drenched in sweat.

That aura did not belong to the Tang Sect.

It belonged to the Ice Empress.

Leng Yulai walked into the room. Her gaze swept over every corner before finally stopping on the bed.

"Your bed..."

Leng Yulai looked at the marks on it and frowned, momentarily at a loss.

"Aunt-Master, what is it?"

Following Leng Yulai's gaze, Lu Jun also discovered the problem.

We're screwed!

The indent where the Ice Empress had lain beside him was still on the bed!

Combined with the spot where he had been sitting cross-legged, from an outsider's perspective, how could there be traces of two people on the bed in his room?

Lu Jun's heart nearly stopped.

Leng Yulai slowly walked to the bedside, extended a hand, and examined it carefully.

Her brows were almost knitted together.

"Is there another person in your room?"