Chapter 185

Xu Jiujiu followed his gaze to the item in the picture album, then looked back at him. Seeing nothing unusual, she raised her eyes at him as if waiting for him to speak.

Xue Lingyun did not speak immediately. His gaze was still fixed on that page of the picture album, but his attention had already sunk into the Sea of Consciousness.

"Sister Bing," he called silently.

Deep within the Sea of Consciousness, Ice Empress was leaning against a rock by the emerald green lake, resting with her eyes closed. Hearing his voice, she did not open them and lazily asked, "What is it? Is the auction over?"

"See for yourself."

Ice Empress caught the subtle difference in his tone and opened her eyes. Following his perception out of the Sea of Consciousness, she focused on the open picture album on the table.

After a moment of silence, an enraged shout exploded within the Sea of Consciousness. "Bastard!"

That voice was cold and heavy, like a surge of frigid air rising from the depths of the Far North Icy Plains. It made the entire Sea of Consciousness tremble faintly. Youyou's flower bud shrank back from the shock. Snow Empress lifted her eyes from the edge of the lake, glanced toward Ice Empress, and said nothing.

Ice Empress stared at the image of the Spirit Bone on that page. Her voice was lower than before, but the suppressed fury remained. "How dare these people?"

She knew that Spirit Bone all too well. That emerald green luster, that faintly translucent white mist, and those fine gemstone-like crystals across the bone's surface—it was an Ice Jade Scorpion Spirit Bone. One of the strongest races in the bitterly cold Far North, the Ice Jade Scorpion Clan produced Spirit Bones with crystalline textures that could