Tang Yu and Shui Bing'er remained quietly like this, the atmosphere subtle. Yet that subtle atmosphere unknowingly made their relationship grow ever closer.
Shui Bing'er suddenly broke the silence and asked hesitantly, "Tang Yu... if... if you hadn't been a match for that pack of Ice Plains Wolves just now, would you... would you have..."
Before Shui Bing'er could finish, Tang Yu interrupted her. "I wouldn't." He knew what she wanted to ask.
"Wh-why..."
Tang Yu said with utmost seriousness, "Because I said I would protect you, and I will. Even if I die, I'll do everything in my power to keep you safe."
"Is that so?" Shui Bing'er's heart warmed at his words, and she felt incredibly sweet, as though she had eaten honey.
Those words were undoubtedly devastatingly powerful to a girl who had fallen for someone.
She glanced at Tang Yu's still-bare chest and could not help asking, "Tang Yu, aren't... aren't you cold?"
As she spoke, Shui Bing'er could not help wrapping her arms around herself. Her body trembled, clearly because she felt terribly cold.
Although Shui Bing'er possessed an Ice Attribute Martial Soul and had powerful Ice Attribute abilities,
as merely a Soul King, she was still unable to completely withstand the bitter cold of the core area of the Extreme North Land, especially at night.
"I once consumed an Immortal Herb called Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass. It gave me an Ice Immunity physique, so no matter how low the temperature gets, extreme cold won't affect me," Tang Yu explained.
He gently took Shui Bing'er's hand. "Come here, Bing Er. We have to spend at least one night in this cave."
"You'll freeze if you stay all night."
Tang Yu directly pulled Shui Bing'er into his arms.
"Mm!~"
Shui Bing'er could not help letting out