Growth!

Xue Tianyu's brows furrowed in his sleep, seemingly quite displeased by this sudden disturbance.

He didn't even open his eyes, simply waving his short, chubby, pink arm.

Slap.

With a look of utter disdain, he swatted Ice Emperor's finger away, then rolled over to continue sleeping with his back to the two women.

This perfunctory and somewhat arrogant gesture, far from annoying Ice Emperor, left both women completely stunned.

"Good heavens, the way he looks at me with such disdain is just too cute!"

Ice Emperor cupped her slightly flushed cheeks with both hands, suppressing a squeal of excitement.

Snow Emperor's eyes also sparkled, and she couldn't help but reach out with her jade-like hand to gently stroke the back of Xue Tianyu's head.

This little guy was simply an irresistible little treasure.

Just as the two women were staring intently at his back.

Grumble—

A remarkably loud protest from his stomach rang out abruptly in the quiet bedchamber.

Xue Tianyu's brows furrowed again, and he slowly opened those large eyes, clear as glacial springs.

An infant's body consumed energy rapidly, and now, a wave of hunger was sweeping through his entire being.

He kicked his little legs and turned around to face the two women.

"I'm hungry."

The crisp, tender, milky voice spilled from his lips; though he tried his best to sound mature, it still came out sounding like a baby.

Snow Emperor straightened up immediately, a flash of confusion and panic crossing her exquisite face.

"Hungry?"

"What should we do? The Far North has plenty of heavenly treasures, but he's in the body of a human infant—can he even digest them?"

Snow Emperor was usually high and mighty; she had never raised a child and was completely at a loss.

Ice Emperor pondered for a moment, and her eyes suddenly lit up.

"Sister, I've heard that those weak humans need to be fed milk when they are infants."

Hearing this, Snow Emperor froze.

"Fed milk?"

"Where are we supposed to find something like that?"

Ice Emperor didn't answer, simply turning her head silently, her gaze falling straight onto Snow Emperor's proud, upright chest.

She even looked her up and down with a serious expression.

Feeling Ice Emperor's direct and suggestive gaze, Snow Emperor didn't react at first.

A full two seconds passed.

Boom.

Snow Emperor's stunningly beautiful face turned beet red in an instant, the flush spreading all the way to her crystalline earlobes.

She hurriedly crossed her arms over her chest, glaring at Ice Emperor in shame and anger.

"Bing'er, what are you looking at!"

"Such a thing... how could such a thing be possible!"

She was the dignified Sovereign of the Far North, the Heavenly Snow Woman.

If this were to get out, how could she ever hold her head high in the Far North again?

However.

Snow Emperor's gaze couldn't help but sweep over the naked Xue Tianyu on the bed.

Thinking that this little guy was that unfathomable, profoundly powerful Ice Phoenix senior, her heart skipped a beat.

If it were for the sake of the senior, perhaps it wouldn't be impossible.

But how could she, a maiden who had never known a man, bring herself to say such a thing out loud?

It was simply too embarrassing to speak of.

Just as Snow Emperor was caught in an internal struggle, overcome with shyness.

Xue Tianyu, lying on the bed, simply couldn't watch anymore.

He rolled his eyes dramatically, his little chest heaving with indignation.

"What kind of messy nonsense is going through your heads?"

Ice Emperor, however, was impatient; seeing that Snow Emperor wouldn't commit, she simply took a step forward.

"If Sister isn't willing, then how about I do it!"

As she spoke, Ice Emperor actually raised her small hands to grab at her own collar.

She wore an expression of righteous indignation, as if prepared to sacrifice herself.

Xue Tianyu was completely speechless, raising his hand to slap the bed frame hard.

"Stop, stop, stop!"

"Quit messing around."

"Just go out and grab some Ice Plain beast milk!"

Ice Emperor's movements to undress came to an abrupt halt, her hands frozen in mid-air, her large eyes filled with surprise.

"Ah?"

"So drinking beast milk is enough?"

She had truly thought that the two of them had to personally step up to the plate.

Hearing this, Snow Emperor let out a secret, massive sigh of relief.

Her tense body relaxed along with it.

Yet, for some reason, upon learning that she didn't need to feed him herself, a faint, subtle sense of loss quietly sprouted in the depths of Snow Emperor's heart.

It felt as though she had missed out on some incredibly precious opportunity.

This extremely subtle shift in emotion was caught perfectly by Ice Emperor's eyes.

Ice Emperor blinked, leaning in toward Snow Emperor with a puzzled expression.

"Sister."

"Why do I get the feeling that you seem a bit disappointed?"

With her thoughts instantly laid bare, Snow Emperor reacted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

A blush exploded across her face once more as she hurriedly waved her hands, flatly denying it.

"I am not!"

"Don't talk nonsense!"

"Impossible!"

The triple denial tumbled out of her mouth.

To cover up her inner panic, Snow Emperor scooped up Xue Tianyu from the bed and shoved him directly into Ice Emperor's arms.

"You look after him for now."

"I'm going to the outer reaches of the Far North to catch a lactating spirit beast."

Before her words had even faded, Snow Emperor didn't dare look at the two of them again; she transformed into a brilliant streak of white light and bolted out of the bedchamber as if fleeing in defeat.

She left Ice Emperor standing there holding Xue Tianyu, completely bewildered.

"Sister is acting really strange today."

Ice Emperor muttered to herself, looking down at the little guy in her arms.

At this moment, Xue Tianyu, having been forcibly shoved into Ice Emperor's arms, was compelled to change his sleeping position.

He wiggled his small body in clear displeasure, trying to find a comfortable posture.

Rubbing his head against Ice Emperor, Xue Tianyu pouted.

"Compared to Snow Emperor's, this is definitely inferior."

"I'll just have to make do."

He gave his evaluation with brutal honesty.

These two airy sentences struck like a bolt of lightning, slamming directly into Ice Emperor's forehead.

Ice Emperor's delicate, pretty face turned bright red in an instant, her emerald eyes filled with indignation.

She looked down at herself, then thought of the scale of Snow Emperor's assets that put all others to shame.

A fierce desire to win surged into her heart.

"What kind of nonsense are you spouting!"

"This Emperor is clearly quite large as well, alright!"

Ice Emperor protested in a fit of pique, her small chest heaving violently.

Xue Tianyu couldn't even be bothered to lift his eyelids, merely giving her an extremely disdainful roll of his eyes.

"Don't struggle."

"My eyes are the ruler."

Whether it's up to par or not, one look is all it takes to know.

"You!"

Ice Emperor gritted her teeth in anger, raising her palm with the intent to give this audacious little brat a few hard smacks on his bottom.

Yet, when she saw Xue Tianyu's porcelain-carved, sleepy little face, the hand she had raised high instantly lost all its strength.

She simply couldn't bring herself to strike.

The Ice Emperor felt utterly stifled, her beautiful little face scrunching up like a steamed bun.

She gritted her teeth as she glared at Xue Tianyu, who had already closed his eyes.

"Didn't you say you disliked it for being shriveled?"

"And now you just fall straight asleep—what a hypocritical little brat, hmph!"

Though the Ice Emperor complained with her mouth, her arms were very honest, tightening slightly to ensure Xue Tianyu slept more soundly.