Ice and Snow Empresses Exposed

Ning Rongrong's situation remained unchanged; she still had not completed her task today.

Although she had taken a Body Tempering Pill, which had somewhat improved her physical condition.

Her improved physique still could not allow her to finish the 120-li run.

The route changed every day, and this one was particularly complicated, as if it had been designed specifically to target her.

Ning Rongrong did not know what that person was thinking. She had clearly given it her all, yet she had still failed.

Looking at the gate, she knew she would once again have no dinner tonight, and she would have to be a foot-washing maid too.

Ice Empress and Snow Empress exchanged glances in the air, as though asking what that person was doing.

They could not understand why Lin Mian was doing this. He had clearly accepted her as his disciple, so why was he still punishing her?

Night fell.

After Ning Rongrong and Xiao Xi had heated the foot-washing water, Ning Rongrong carried it to Lin Mian's residence.

Looking at the basin of foot-washing water, her face was full of displeasure, but she kept reminding herself to perform well.

What if that person made her die if she did not perform well?

As she approached the door, Ning Rongrong took a deep breath and walked in with a sweet smile.

"Master, I'm here to wash your feet."

Her voice was soft and charming, carrying a young girl's sweetness.

Lin Mian was surprised. This girl had changed so quickly—what was she plotting?

Surprised though he was, he was not flustered.

He gave a casual "Mm" and waited for her with a composed air.

Although Ning Rongrong wore a smile, she gave off the feeling of someone marching bravely to her death.

She gathered her courage and stepped forward, removed his shoes, placed his feet in the water, and gently stroked them with her tender jade-like hands.

After a while, a flattering voice came from her lips.

"Master, are you comfortable? May I ask you for something?"

She had served him so well; he should not refuse, right?

Lin Mian glanced at her, wanting to see what she was up to.

"Speak."

Ning Rongrong took a deep breath and said,

"Master, seeing as I performed so well today, could you give me yesterday's antidote?"

She raised her head to look at Lin Mian. She appeared cautious, like a little squirrel that had encountered a human, with a hint of pitiful weakness and hope in her eyes.

With that appearance, anyone would probably feel some tenderness toward her.

Lin Mian suddenly understood. He finally knew what this girl was plotting.

So she had actually taken yesterday's Body Tempering Pill for poison.

Was she stupid? Could she not even feel the changes in her own body? Without that pill, could she have been so lively and energetic the next day?

This silly girl made Lin Mian want to laugh.

But this was good too. He could simply play along.

"Since you performed so well today, of course you can."

Ning Rongrong's eyes instantly lit up so brightly that it was almost frightening, as though her life had become filled with light.

Lin Mian took out a Meditation Diagram and a Clear Heart Pill.

"This is yesterday's antidote. Go back and take this pill, then meditate while looking at this diagram. The poison from yesterday will be cured."

Lin Mian immediately thought that he could use this opportunity to give her the Meditation Diagram.

Ning Rongrong carefully accepted them, as though they were sacred objects, and said sweetly,

"Thank you, Master."

Her life was saved!

She nearly wept with joy inside.

After that, Ning Rongrong washed his feet even more carefully, as though she had truly regarded herself as a foot-washing maid.

She did not mind the smell or the filth, behaving so obediently that Lin Mian could not find fault with her.

When the water had nearly cooled, she obediently picked up the basin and said,

"Master, I'll pour out the foot-washing water first. I'll come serve you again tomorrow."

With that, she lightly carried the water out of the room.

If Ning Rongrong had scored her performance today, she would have given herself a perfect hundred.

Before she had even left the room, her body stiffened again, and she began to tremble slightly.

"Wait. Turn around."

Those words, that tone, made her think of last night's poison.

The lightness vanished from her face, and she turned around with a miserable expression.

"Open your mouth."

As soon as he spoke, she opened her mouth as though resigned to her fate.

The Body Tempering Pill might have been late, but it had arrived.

"This is today's poison. Each antidote can only cure one day's poison. If you still want the antidote, then keep up the good work."

"Th... thank you... Master."

Ning Rongrong sniffled, and her good mood vanished without a trace.

She would have to keep doing this tomorrow too~

Back in her room.

She looked at the bowl of food that had appeared in her room and ate it without hesitation.

Only by eating her fill could she perform well. That was right, exactly.

Her mood was no longer as terrible as before, because she had already comforted herself.

Grandpa Sword, Grandpa Bone, I will definitely perform well and stay alive until you come for me.

When that time comes, you must avenge me.

Ice Empress and Snow Empress had long witnessed everything that had just happened through the window.

Their hearing was excellent, so they could naturally hear every word the two had said.

At this moment, both of them wore strange expressions. They had not expected the mighty master of Judgment Hall, the legendary Judgment Douluo, to deceive his own disciple like this.

Making his disciple wash his feet was one thing, but he had even called a Body Tempering Pill poison and a Clear Heart Pill an antidote.

He had tricked the little girl so thoroughly. He was simply vile to the extreme!

Ice Empress asked Snow Empress in shock,

"Xue'er, how is this person even worse than before?"

They both knew that he was vile, but they had not expected that after several decades, he had become even worse than before.

"I don't know either. Maybe he grew up?"

After saying that, even Snow Empress wanted to laugh. By human standards, this person was already old, so how could she say he had grown up?

The two fell silent for a long time.

What neither of them expected was that Lin Mian inside the room had already noticed something. He spread out his domain.

As a supreme expert, Lin Mian's senses were extremely sharp. Even the slightest hostility would be detected by him.

Recently, he had always felt as though someone was watching him.

However, his spiritual power had not detected anything unusual, so he had not paid it much attention.

Moreover, since the other party had no hostile intent, he had not wanted to investigate further.

But just now, that sensation had become increasingly obvious, making him want to uncover the truth.

Who exactly dared to watch him in secret?

Compared with his spiritual power, his domain was better at detecting every abnormality.

As long as something was covered by his domain, he would know every piece of information within its range like the back of his hand.

In an instant, his domain spread across dozens of li, and all information gathered in his mind.

The information from dozens of li unfolded in his mind like a map.

Two especially bright points of Soul Power appeared on the map. The Soul Power contained within those two points was brighter than everyone else's combined.

Lin Mian saw the appearances of those two people clearly. The moment he did, he immediately withdrew his domain.

He felt nothing but lingering fear.

When had they come here?!

Had Old Lou and Old Poison leaked the secret?!

This was bad! This was bad! This was bad!