After a long while, Snow Empress slowly spoke, her voice betraying neither joy nor anger. "Fine. For now, I'll believe what you've said."
Now that she had lost her most crucial value as a group-wide enhancer, the Emperor Auspicious Beast was still precious because of her own fortune and potential. But falling out completely with Di Tian over this, perhaps even triggering a clash between the two major soul beast factions, was no longer worth it.
Seeing that Snow Empress seemed to have temporarily abandoned the idea of forcibly taking Jiang Li'er away, Bi Ji and Jiang Li'er both secretly breathed sighs of relief.
Thank goodness, thank goodness—
If I'd really been dragged off to that frozen wasteland, then once Uncle Di Tian came looking for me, even with Sister Bi Ji pleading for mercy, these two legs of mine probably wouldn't survive!
They'd definitely be broken!
The conflict temporarily subsided, and the atmosphere eased.
The group simply built a bonfire in a sheltered mountain hollow and set up two crude tents.
They had been at each other's throats just moments ago, yet now they sat strangely around the fire. They could not be called friendly, but at least they were getting along peacefully.
After all, aside from Jiang Bai, everyone present was a soul beast.
—
Although the Far North and Star Dou Forest were far apart and their inhabitants differed greatly in habit, they had never shared much of a relationship.
But with Bi Ji present, the gentle, tolerant aura of life around her made it difficult for both Snow Empress and Ice Empress to feel any real hostility toward her, let alone thoughts of confrontation.
The night deepened, and the bonfire crackled.
Bi Ji took Jiang Li'er to a nearby stream that had not yet completely frozen