"Xue Wu, what are you thinking about?"
Shui Bing'er looked suspiciously at her best friend.
"I was just thinking... if Ye Lingling and the others hadn't lost their minds..."
"Then Gu Linyuan must have something truly extraordinary about him."
"Actually, for women like us, if we marry up, we'll make certain compromises..."
Xue Wu said softly.
For Xue Wu, if she married a man about equal to or weaker than herself, there was no way she would serve him.
If he could not even conquer her, what gave him the right to make her serve a man?
But if she married someone of a higher standing than herself, that was different.
"But Lingling already comes from one of the most prestigious families!"
"The Nine Hearts Begonia Ye Clan ranks second only to the Ning Clan among auxiliary Soul Master families. But the Ning Clan specializes in enhancement, while the Ye Clan specializes in healing. The two families occupy different niches."
Shui Bing'er's eyes flickered.
At that moment, she desperately wanted to know.
Just who was Gu Linyuan?
"Since Gu Linyuan is so strong, we can simply invite them to head to the Extreme North with us."
Steam billowed through the restaurant. Thick white bone broth filled coarse porcelain bowls unique to the northern region, while several plates of pickled vegetables and baked flatbread sat on the table.
The meal was simple, but in this city blanketed by wind and snow year-round, it counted as a proper breakfast.
Gu Linyuan and Ye Lingling sat by the window, while Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu sat across from them. The other girls from the Skywater Team were scattered among the nearby tables.
Shui Bing'er picked up some pickled vegetables with her chopsticks but did not put them into her mouth immediately. She