About an hour later, Zhang Lexuan returned to the Star Emperor Hotel.
Zhou Huan had even prepared a meal for her in the room. "Come, have something to eat first. You rushed all the way here from Shrek, so you must be tired. Oh, right, I've already arranged a room for you at the hotel. I'll take you to see it later."
"Mm, okay."
Zhang Lexuan nodded. Without standing on ceremony, she sat down and began eating.
Once she had eaten her fill, Zhang Lexuan finally said, "Tell me about that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo."
Hearing this, Zhou Huan began explaining solemnly, "Sister Le Xuan knows that I possess Extreme Ice. Combined with the fact that my Second Martial Soul is rather special, I actually sensed the Soul Beast Embryo in Star Luo City before the auction. Otherwise, I couldn't have notified you to come in advance."
Zhang Lexuan gave a slight nod, indicating that she provisionally accepted Zhou Huan's explanation.
Seeing this, Zhou Huan continued his "reasonable" explanation. "Furthermore, there's another very important reason why I could sense that embryo. She isn't merely a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, but the Lord of Ice and Snow—or rather, the King of Ice and Snow."
"Lord of Ice and Snow?" Zhang Lexuan looked somewhat puzzled.
"Yes," Zhou Huan said. "There are only two possibilities for the Soul Beast inside that embryo. Either it's the Ice Empress, the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion, or it's the Snow Empress, the Heavenly Snow Woman. Even the Titan Snow Demon King is unlikely. It's probably some sort of resonance from Extreme Ice. I can't really explain it either."
"How is that possible?" Zhang Lexuan asked in surprise. "One of the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North you mentioned?"
"It's possible," Zhou Huan continued. "Other Fierce Beasts