Although a world-shaking cold wave had erupted in the corridors of Pope Hall that night, and Snow Empress's cry of "I'm going to kill you" had made even the hidden sentries across Pope Mountain break out in goosebumps, it had all been thunder and no rain. The apocalyptic scene of Spirit City frozen over that everyone had imagined never came to pass.
After making her threat, she had, for the first time ever... hidden herself away in her bedchamber and stayed inside for three whole days.
She claimed she was in seclusion cultivating, but Qian Xunji only had to probe with his spiritual power to discover that she was merely sitting on her bed, hugging a pillow by herself. Her usually icy, beautiful face would sometimes go blank, sometimes flush with a heart-stirring blush. Even the food sent in came back with a few flecks of ice along the edges of the plates, frozen there by her restless state of mind.
"Acting spoiled will ruin your life. For a young woman who's lived for hundreds of thousands of years, she really is adorably pure-hearted."
Qian Xunji stood in the corridor, looking at the tightly shut door next to his. He didn't force his way in to disturb her. When it came to matters of the heart, once the time was right, you had to simmer things slowly over a gentle flame. Push too hard, and it would only backfire.
Besides, he still had an important game of chess to set up.
Sacred Dragon Sect's residence.
As one of the Lower Four Sects in name, the Sacred Dragon Sect had always carved out a place for itself in the Soul Master World with its White Armored Earth Dragon Martial Soul, known for its high defense and vitality. But an earth