"Wait, listen to me! You deserve someone better. I'm a bastard, a scumbag!" Jiang Siming said, somewhat guilt-ridden. Back then, he had only wanted to complete the mission, but he hadn't expected to uncover a hidden "crisis."
"Good that you know! Stay away from me from now on. I don't want to see you!" Ling Luochen's gaze was a little panicked, and she did not dare look Jiang Siming in the eye.
"Let me in first, all right? I'll fulfill my promise and leave right away!"
Ling Luochen paused slightly, a flicker of struggle crossing her face, but in the end, she slowly opened the door.
"Make it quick. I don't want to see you again!" Ling Luochen said, her face full of haughty pride.
"Oh!" Jiang Siming was honestly a little afraid of her too. His hands quickly formed seals, and an ice-blue radiance bloomed, instantly filling the entire room.
"Hurry up and sit cross-legged. Regulate the Soul Power in your body!"
Ling Luochen was a little flustered for a moment. She hadn't expected him to start the instant he said he would. Still, she quickly calmed down, sat cross-legged, rapidly circulated the Soul Power within her, and looked nervously at the Seal of Extreme Cold in Jiang Siming's hands.
"It might hurt a little! Bear with it!" Jiang Siming said with a grave look in his eyes, slowly pushing the Seal of Extreme Cold toward Ling Luochen.
The instant the Seal of Extreme Cold made contact with Ling Luochen, a terrifying chill erupted, and the entire room turned crystal clear in the blink of an eye.
"Holy shit!" Jiang Siming was startled too. Although he had been somewhat confident, he hadn't expected such a huge commotion.
Jiang Siming's original idea had been to use the power of the