Training the Younger Generation (Part 1)

Hearing the whistling wind in her ears, Her Highness the Empress asked with a smile, "You rascal, didn't you know where those two little ones were? Why haven't we seen them yet?"

"Um... this..."

"You didn't just say that to get rid of me, did you?"

"I just wanted to say that I hadn't had time to look for it yet, but you shut me down. Could I have made up for it if I hadn't said it that way?"

After finishing his internal monologue, His Majesty the Emperor explained with a beaming smile, "Irene, what are you saying? Why would I lie to you?"

"So what's going on with us right now?"

"Well... well, they're both perfectly normal people. It's perfectly normal for them to wander around, look around, and change their accommodations!"

"Really?"

"Of course it's true!"

"Pfft!"

Just as the couple were facing off in silence, a soft laugh suddenly came from behind them.

Seeing the noisy duo turn around and stare at her, the Ice Beauty quickly wiped the smile off her face.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to!"

"Your Her Majesty the Queen, please give me some face in front of outsiders! (Old Suo telegram)"

"Snort!"

Upon hearing Her Majesty the Queen's answer, His Majesty the Emperor's heart skipped a beat.

"Sister Ulu, we're the ones who should be sorry. We were so busy arguing that we took up your time!"

Her Majesty the Queen finished speaking, the Ice Beauty did not reply, but instead looked her up and down.

"Sordil, you used to be Bandit, didn't you? Otherwise, how could you have found such a beautiful wife as Sister Irene?"

Upon hearing the Ice Beauty's words, His Majesty the Emperor nearly fell off the windboat, while His Her Majesty the Queen gave a shy, gentle smile.

"Sister, what's wrong with your eyes? This tyrant clearly stole me, okay?" (Old Suo's inner thoughts)

Suppressing the tears welling in his eyes, His Majesty the Emperor silently walked onto the deck, carefully sensing the marks he had left behind.

Above a hotel at the border between Isban and Brago

"You bastard, are you sure they're in there?"

"Based on my magical senses, one of them is staying at this inn, but I don't know exactly who it is!"

"Sigh! I didn't expect you to still be so unreliable after all these years!"

Upon hearing Irene's complaint, Old Suo's face instantly fell.

"Alright, you two stop showing off your love, let's go inside!"

"Who's showing off their love?! (Irene and Old Suo)"

After speaking, the couple exchanged a glance in unison, then turned their heads in different directions.

Seeing this, Ulu, acting as a peacemaker, smiled and shook her head, then said, "Gentlemen, are we going to stand here all night?"

"Um... since Sister Ulu is worried about her disciple, let's hurry inside!" (Irene)

Upon hearing Her Majesty the Queen's words, the Ice Beauty, who already knew a great deal about the relationship between the two, immediately stepped toward the railing of the blue-white ship.

"Etc!"

Upon hearing the shouts of command from the deck, the two Ice Beauty looked at His Majesty the Emperor in surprise (and confusion).

"Ulu, you've already died in front of them once. Going to them like this will scare them!"

"Hey! What's the big deal? We'll just tell them the truth!"

After the Empress finished speaking, the Ice Beauty on the side nodded in agreement.

"No! If that happens, Ulu won't be able to see her daughter!"

After Old Suo finished speaking, Irene was completely bewildered, while the Ice Beauty covered her mouth with trembling hands, staring incredulously at the silver-haired boy on the deck.

"Call!"

After taking a deep breath, Old Suo began to tell the two everything about Ultear.

"That Brian is absolutely despicable!" (Irene)

"You bastard, why didn't you get rid of him? Instead, you let him torture Ultear for so long!"

"If I could, I would have taken care of that guy long ago, but..."

Upon hearing Old Suo's half-sentence, the teary-eyed Ice Beauty opened her arms and gave him a hug.

"Sordil, thank you!"

After receiving a signal from Her Majesty the Queen, Old Suo patted Ulu on the back.

"Ulu, I don't remember saying that between friends, right?"

"Pfft!"

Because she suddenly burst into laughter after crying, a string of crystal-white ice flowers instantly appeared on Old Suo's clothes. Similarly, because she burst into laughter after crying, the Ice Beauty quickly put away her smile and once again became that captivating, aloof, and elegant lady.

"Sordil, since you're planning to let me see Ultear and bring me to find Gray and the others, I suppose you've already come up with a way to have the best of both worlds?"

"Hehe! As expected of Ulu, you're really smart!"

"Cough cough!"

"Um... of course, my Irene is the smartest!"

Hearing the villain's praise, Her Majesty the Queen nodded with a smile.

"Alright, stop wasting time, just tell me your plan!" (Irene)

"Actually, the method is very simple. When we go in later, we will use illusion magic to cover our bodies. That way, we can check the situation inside without exposing ourselves."

"Illusion magic? Hmm... that's a good idea!" (Irene)

"In that case, I'll trouble you! (Ulu)"

He nodded to the Ice Beauty, and then Old Suo sprinkled a layer of purple smoke on himself and the others.

Just as the three were about to set off, His Majesty the Emperor, remembering a precaution, hurriedly instructed, "By the way, once we enter the inn, we must not run into anyone, otherwise they will discover us!"

"Okay, I got it, let's get going!" (Irene)

Upon hearing the Queen's words, Old Suo smiled and shook his head, then steered the windboat downwards.

Guided by the magic, the three of Old Suo quickly found the room where their target was located.

Just as the three were about to push the door open, it opened from the inside, and a dazed, silver-haired boy walked toward the stairwell like a wandering ghost.

"Leon... Leon?"

After exclaiming in surprise, the Ice Beauty hurriedly chased after him.

"You scoundrel, he's Ulu's apprentice!"

"Um!"

"Then what are you standing there for? Go after them!"

Hearing Her Majesty the Queen's reprimand, Old Suo nodded and quickly chased after her.

"Smack!"

Just as Ulu's hand was about to touch Leon's shoulder, a fair and delicate hand arrived first and stopped the Ice Beauty's soft hand.

"Ulu, have you forgotten what I told you before?"

"I haven't forgotten, it's just..."

Feeling the tremor in his palm, Old Suo clenched his right hand tightly, then turned to his head and said, "Irene, take Ulu and wait for me to the side!"

She quickly walked to the two of them, snatched the jade scallion from Old Suo Ice Beauty's hand, and then Her Majesty the Queen her to the side of the street.

"You scoundrel, I won't say anything this time, but if I find out next time... heh heh!"

After receiving the information carried by the fragrance sprayed into his ears, His Majesty the Emperor felt a chill run down his spine.

"Looks like I need to finish things here quickly, or Irene will scare me to death!"

After putting aside his own ulterior motives, Old Suo dispelled the illusion magic on his body and quickly walked to the front of Lord Zero Emperor.

"Bang!"

As arranged by someone, the two silver-haired boys collided head-on.

"Hey, what's wrong with you? Why don't you just walk on this wide road and instead run into other people!"

"Sorry!"

After delivering the mechanical apology, Lord Zero Emperor went around to the side and continued walking forward.

"Hey kid, stop right there!"

Although Old Suo shouted loudly, it was all in vain for someone who didn't want to receive outside information. Therefore, Lord Zero Emperor's pace didn't change at all... well, except for his running route.

Seeing that the other party didn't respond, Old Suo silently admitted defeat and chased after them again.

"Smack!"

Having learned from his previous experience, this time Old Suo didn't waste any words and directly placed his palm on the other person's shoulder, freezing him in place.

"Kid, besides apologizing, answering other people's questions is also basic politeness!"

"Click"

Just as Old Suo was rambling on, a thin layer of pale blue ice covered his palm, causing him to lose control of the boy below.

"Bang!"

After shattering the thin ice, His Majesty the Emperor once again blocked the Lord Zero Emperor's path by Teleportation.

"Hmph! So what if you failed? Why are you acting all serious?"

After Old Suo finished speaking, Zero Emperor suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Just as the smug-faced silver-haired boy was about to launch into a lecture, the little silver-haired boy slowly walked past him and headed straight ahead.

"Hey, I don't believe I can't even handle a brat like you!"

After mentally declaring his victory, Old Suo abandoned any verbal instruction and went directly to his opponent, binding him to the Silver Express.

Seeing someone's terrible performance, Her Majesty the Queen, unable to bear it any longer, muttered speechlessly, "What is this scoundrel doing? He's so embarrassing!"

"Sister Irene, now is not the time to talk about this. Let's hurry up and catch up with them!"

"Um... Sister Ulu, even if we want to chase after them, we don't even know where they went. How can we catch up?"

Upon hearing this, Ulu realized that neither of them had the ability to use the Silver Radiance.

"So what should we do?"

"At this point, there's no other way but to stay here and wait for them to come back!"

Just as Ulu was about to nod helplessly, Her Highness the Empress, who had given up long ago, suddenly let out a surprised exclamation.

"Huh? This reaction is..."

"Reaction?"

After murmuring, the Ice Beauty closed her eyes and sensed it carefully. Then, a faint magical fluctuation was transmitted into her mind.

"This... this seems to be a reaction of Sordil's magic?"

"That's right, it's the villain's magic fluctuations!"

After they finished speaking, the two looked at each other.

"Sister Irene, why don't we go..."

"Sister Ulu, why don't we go..."

The two sentences, uttered at the same time, came to an abrupt halt at the same moment. This perfect synchronization brought a knowing smile to their faces. Then, hand in hand, they walked towards the source of the magic.