"Whew... I can't go on..."
"..."
The Ice Empress folded her arms across her chest, her right index finger rising and falling rhythmically against the white-and-green sleeve of her dress. An invisible pressure filled the space around her.
Her frosty face looked down from above at Xu Lanqing, three meters away, bracing himself against the Dragon Slaying Blade with both hands, bent over and nearly on the ground.
The boy's face was flushed. He panted heavily, sweat covering his handsome features. His black robe had grown darker with dampness.
Hah. It really was true: leave him alone for three days, and he'd start tearing the roof off. After flirting with the Snow Maiden, he'd actually tried to seduce her too. He had a bowl in his hands but his eyes on the pot.
If she didn't teach him a lesson, he'd forget his own name.
She had to educate him properly, if only for the Snow Maiden's sake. The Snow Maiden was already doting on him so much, and now there was Ju Zi too. With this womanizer's antics, who knew how many more women he'd get involved with? Wouldn't that leave the Snow Maiden feeling terribly wronged?
"Don't say I'm bullying you. I've suppressed my strength to the level of a Five-Ring Soul King, so I can train you more effectively."
The Ice Empress lowered her arms and leaned forward. Her jade-green hair tumbled down around her as she rolled her pale wrists and spoke in a kindly tone:
"Otherwise, you'd be sitting on a mountain of gold and not even know it. You don't have any combat experience at all. What will you do if you run into an enemy—or an assassin—in the future? I'm doing this for your own good."
Xu Lanqing's mouth twitched. You say you've