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"What did you say?" Ice Empress's little face flushed bright red. She'd seen it—this guy had been watching from the side.

Ice Empress's expression turned dangerously cold. Snow Empress was so pure and beautiful, and Ice Empress had thought she was the only one who got to enjoy... Unforgivable. Absolutely unforgivable.

"I'll kill you, you big bug who does nothing but eat, drink, and sleep!"

"Tian Meng, apologize already." Snow Empress hurriedly held Ice Empress back, then shot Tian Meng a glare, urging her to apologize.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm finally realized she might have said something she shouldn't have. She covered her mouth, then quickly apologized.

"Bingbing, I'm sorry. I..."

"Shut up!" Ice Empress glared fiercely at Tian Meng.

After calming down a little, Ice Empress swished her emerald-green scorpion tail.

"Tian Meng, you shameless peeping tom! Tell me, how long have you been watching?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm looked thoroughly guilty. "Just recently... about two months, I guess."

Ice Empress saw right through her. "You're lying. Half a year ago, when we were arguing, you said you knew my secret."

"Tell me the truth right now! How long have you known?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm lowered her head in embarrassment, fiddling with her slender, fair fingers.

"It was a year ago. I thought I heard something calling from over there, so I opened my eyes..."

"Enough. You don't have to finish that." Snow Empress cut Tian Meng off. "Ice Empress and I aren't what you think."

"We were just helping Yuhao deal with the energy that was filling his body to the brim, right, Yuhao?"

Already familiar with this routine, and knowing Snow Empress was telling the truth, Huo Yuhao nodded as he chewed on his grilled fish.

After two and a half years together, Huo Yuhao could have guessed how the three of them would interact with his eyes closed.

Ice Empress and Tian Meng would argue in the Sea of Consciousness. When Tian Meng couldn't get the better of her, she'd come to him.

Then Snow Empress would show up and mediate between them. Sometimes, she'd call Huo Yuhao over, too.

"Hmph. I'll let you off this time for Snow Empress and Yuhao's sake, Tian Meng!"

Ice Empress didn't want to see her right now, so she stormed back into the Sea of Consciousness.

Snow Empress hurried after Ice Empress. "I'll go talk to her!"

Huo Yuhao chewed on his grilled fish and spoke somewhat indistinctly. "Sister Tianmeng, you're fine, aren't you? Why are you still crying?"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was filled with regret. "Waaah, Yuhao, I think I've completely offended Bingbing this time."

"So you do realize that!" Huo Yuhao held up his grilled fish. Tian Meng was finally showing some sense.

"Their relationship really isn't what you think."

"I can tell you with absolute certainty that they did that to help me ease the excess energy my body absorbed."

"You know how quickly my cultivation has improved over the past two years, Sister Tianmeng."

"In two and a half years, I've only gone up two levels. I was level 37 two years ago, and now I'm only level 39!"

"Ice Empress can be a little impatient. One day, while you were asleep, she thought it over, and that's why you saw what you did."

"Ah! They really were helping you?" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's little mouth fell open.

Huo Yuhao nodded. "That's right. Ice Empress and Snow Empress have an unparalleled compatibility. When they join forces, they can make the power inside me blend together."

"With Ice Empress and Snow Empress controlling it, the power inside me that belongs to them can be absorbed by my body in a gentler state."

"They really did it for my sake!"

Perhaps the two of them had also enjoyed it a little. Huo Yuhao kept that thought to himself.

"Sister Tianmeng, if you want Ice Empress to forgive you, I think you should find a time to apologize to her properly."

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm replied, "I understand. I'll apologize to Ice Empress."

"But Yuhao, next time you two make a decision, could you let me know afterward? That way, we can avoid another misunderstanding like this."

Huo Yuhao looked a little embarrassed. "I just forgot by accident, okay? I'll definitely tell you next time."

"Wow, Nannan, something smells so good over here!"

"Xiao Ya, wait! We're close to the Star Dou Great Forest. What if it's a trap?"

Huo Yuhao had just finished a grilled fish when two lovely figures appeared in front of him, one after the other.

The girl in front looked about four or five years older than Huo Yuhao. Her hair was tied in a high ponytail that arched upward behind her.

She wore a light blue dress that hugged her youthful figure, just beginning to mature.

The girl had a pair of attractive phoenix eyes and skin as white as jade. Her shapely, rounded legs were especially eye-catching.

At that moment, her beautiful eyes were fixed on the grilled fish on Huo Yuhao's rack.

The girl behind her had long, wavy golden hair cascading down her back, snow-white skin, and a pair of large, captivating eyes.

Her looks were in no way inferior to those of the girl in front of her.

Her purple dress perfectly outlined a figure every bit as lovely as the other girl's.

Huo Yuhao looked the two girls over. The girl in front seemed lively and cheerful, the picture of an optimist.

The girl behind her seemed to carry a hint of sorrow between her brows. Paired with her watery eyes, it made her seem utterly pitiful.

"Nannan, there's a handsome young guy grilling fish here. You can relax now, right?"

The girl in front spoke to the one behind her with a smug grin. The girl behind her opened her mouth, but in the end, said nothing.

"Hi, I'm Tang Ya," the girl in front said, striking up a conversation with Huo Yuhao as if they were already acquainted.

The girl behind her introduced herself in a slightly apologetic voice. "Hello, I'm Jiang Nannan. I'm sorry to interrupt your meal."

Huo Yuhao paused as he tossed aside the skewer. Tang Ya. Jiang Nannan. A flicker of surprise crossed his eyes.

Why were the two of them here? No, wait. According to the original course of events, even if Huo Yuhao met Tang Ya here, Beibei should have been with her. Why was it Jiang Nannan instead?

"Hello, I'm Huo Yuhao." Huo Yuhao suppressed his emotions and replied calmly.

"We've just met, but can I call you Yuhao?"

"Go ahead."

"Um... I have a small favor to ask. Yuhao, would you be willing to sell us some of your grilled fish?"

Tang Ya gazed eagerly at the grilled fish on Huo Yuhao's rack.

Huo Yuhao shook his head. "I grilled them for myself. They're not for sale."

Tang Ya looked disappointed. "Is that so? Sorry to bother you, then."

"But I can treat you both. The fish came from the stream behind me, anyway." Huo Yuhao changed tack.

He wanted to keep the two of them here and find out what had gone differently in this timeline. Why had Tang Ya run into him together with Jiang Nannan?

"Really? No, we can't just take the fruits of your labor for free."

Tang Ya suppressed her excitement. As the young mistress of the Tang Sect, she couldn't take someone else's things without paying.

"How about we buy all the grilled fish you have with one Gold Soul Coin, Yuhao?"

Huo Yuhao looked puzzled. One Gold Soul Coin for his six worthless grilled fish?

Had Tang Ya paid in the original timeline? He seemed to remember that she hadn't.