Fairy Boat

"Ladies, I mean no harm. I've come uninvited to propose a deal that will benefit us both."

"There's no good deal to be had with you humans!"

The giant scorpion snapped back, its temper flaring.

"As I understand it, your next tribulations are almost upon you."

Bai Mo tossed the Jade Stone in his hand twice and looked up at the two figures in the sky with a smile.

"Of course, if you're interested, would you care to come down and talk?"

Snow Empress and Ice Empress exchanged a glance. Snow Empress signaled for Ice Empress not to act rashly. Ice Empress's eyes darted about as she signaled that she understood!

Then, under Snow Empress's utterly baffled gaze, Ice Empress descended and transformed into a little girl with twin tails, as tall as Bai Mo.

"Hmph, human brat! I don't know where you heard that, but our next tribulation is still a long way off. Leave the Far North at once, or we won't be polite!"

"Then why did you come down?" Bai Mo stared at the little girl with green hair before him, looking puzzled.

"Ah..." Snow Empress let out a long sigh and descended as well. The atmosphere between the three of them eased a little.

"That's right. Ice Empress and I will face our next tribulations in the coming days. What is this deal you mentioned?"

"Careful, Snow Empress! You can't tell him that!"

Snow Empress ignored the little scorpion. Her sky-blue eyes remained fixed on Bai Mo's expression.

"How did I know? I have my sources. The deal I'm offering is simple: I'll help you both overcome your next tribulations, and in return, you'll protect me for ten years."

"Who are your enemies?" Snow Empress didn't agree right away. Instead, she tried to learn more about Bai Mo's identity indirectly.

"Don't worry. I'm not asking you to fight anyone. At most, your presence would serve as a deterrent, proof that I have Limit Douluo-level might backing me."

Seeing that Snow Empress remained silent, merely watching him with those lovely blue eyes, Bai Mo had no choice but to continue:

"I want to establish a merchant guild, but our products are a little too good. I'm worried someone will try to get something for nothing, and I don't want to waste trump cards with limited uses on such minor trouble. So..."

"You want the great Ice Empress to deal with minor trouble? Are you looking down on us?"

"Bing'er!" Snow Empress first scolded Ice Empress, then asked Bai Mo, "How do you plan to help us survive our next tribulations? Your trump cards would be useless against them."

"Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow."

"Deal!"

"Here's to a pleasant partnership, my General Cold Snow and General Ice Jade!"

Snow Empress raised an eyebrow but said nothing. Ice Empress, however, waved her fists.

"Do you want me to go fight a war for you?"

"That won't be necessary. But it wouldn't be convenient for you two to take human form as Soul Beasts in human society, so I need to give you new identities~"

"As long as no one is a Limit Douluo, they won't be able to tell what Bing'er and I are. But our Ultimate Ice traits are too conspicuous..."

Snow Empress really was thorough in her thinking.

"That's no problem. I have ways to hide your auras. For now, let's complete our deal. I'll take you to get the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow, and explain the arrangements along the way."

At that, Snow Empress didn't let Ice Empress come along. Instead, she sent Ice Empress to tell Xiao Bai to prepare to temporarily manage the Far North together with the Titan Snow Demon King.

Then Snow Empress set off for Dragon City with Bai Mo.

Along the way, under Snow Empress's curious gaze, Bai Mo reluctantly took a fox mask out of his storage space.

"What's that?"

"A treasure. Put it on and you'll see. It's yours!"

Bai Mo gritted his teeth and handed it to Snow Empress, pretending to be generous.

The previous chapter had mentioned two of Bai Mo's trump cards: the Jadeite Foundation Stone he'd brought out in the previous chapter, and the Sparkle Mask he hadn't mentioned.

Both items were of purple quality, so they could each only be used once.

The Sparkle Mask could let Bai Mo perfectly simulate a real living being he had once seen, including its body, soul, and strength.

There was no way Bai Mo would give Snow Empress that item.

What he gave her was a downgraded version of the Little Black Tower. This version could be used infinitely, but could only simulate a body and its aura. It wasn't a perfect simulation, but it could still ensure that no one below the level of a god would notice the difference.

Even so, Bai Mo only had seven of them. He'd just given away a third of his supply, and it made his heart ache.

He was about to explain how to use it when he turned and saw his "twin brother" curiously pinching her own little belly.

Bai Mo: What are you doing?! Don't go any lower!

Bai Xue: This is amazing! My body has completely turned into yours!

Bai Mo: Change back! You can't use my appearance!

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Under Bai Mo's insistently scolding gaze, Snow Empress's chest began to swell, and her long black hair gradually grew. She became a woman who looked like Bai Mo.

"You... Forget it, just leave it like that. I'm taking you to get the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow in a bit. Don't say anything without my signal, understand?"

Snow Empress nodded repeatedly.

"Remember, our faction is called the Fairy Boat. We have nine generals at present, including General Cold Snow, General Ice Jade, and the others."

"So Bing'er and I are protecting you by becoming the leaders of your faction?"

"Mm-hmm~ Make yourself taller. You can be my mom." Bai Mo looked Snow Empress over carefully, then suddenly came up with an idea.

"???"

"When I arrived, I met a princess. I told her my mother was coming with me. Since you've chosen to look like this, why not just be my mom?"

"Do you even hear yourself?"

Snow Empress stared at Bai Mo, stunned by his nonsense. After a moment's thought, she changed her size from that of a child to an adult.

"You don't understand. There are a lot of things about me that I can't let people see. To avoid unnecessary trouble, having a powerful background is extremely important!"

After spending some time with him, Snow Empress had realized that the elegant, imposing child she'd first met was actually an idiot.

"Forget it, it doesn't matter. Where are we going to find the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow?"

"Just follow me!"

Zhang Lexuan said nothing. Her silky hair fell over her eyes.

Yan Shaozhe continued to earnestly explain Xuan Zi's difficulties and how important he was. When he saw Zhang Lexuan's silence, Yan Shaozhe finally stopped nagging.

Then a cold voice rang through the room.

"Lexuan, Teacher Xuan Zi was indeed at fault. We all regret what happened to those children, but everyone has to move on. You do, and the academy does too. Teacher Xuan Zi has been kneeling for seven days. Even the greatest anger should have passed by now. Shrek can't do without Teacher Xuan Zi. Zhang Lexuan, think it over!"

The door clanged shut.

Zhang Lexuan looked up in confusion, unsure where the sound of the door closing had come from.