Chapter Summaries

Ice Empress confessed that she had chosen Gu Linyuan and asked him to take her, and he carried her out of the fissure toward the Ice Palace. Ah Yin watched them go, while Snow Empress remained on the ice steps.

• Ice Empress clung to Gu Linyuan, confessed that she had chosen him, and said she would not regret it.
• Gu Linyuan embraced Ice Empress and lifted her into his arms, and she nestled contentedly against him.
• Gu Linyuan carried Ice Empress out onto the ice plain and continued toward the Ice Palace as she pressed closer to him.
• Ah Yin watched them leave, called Gu Linyuan lucky, and reflected that Soul Beasts loved the strong.
• Snow Empress watched Gu Linyuan carry Ice Empress toward the Ice Palace without moving.

The Ice Empress sought reassurance from Gu Linyuan about her beauty and place beside him, then probed his feelings about the Snow Empress. Gu Linyuan praised the Ice Empress and called the Snow Empress strong and composed, leaving the Ice Empress pressing him to answer what he thought of her as a woman.

• Gu Linyuan gently caressed the Ice Empress's foot as she rested beside him after their intimacy.
• The Ice Empress asked whether she was as pretty as Ah Yin, and Gu Linyuan said she was beautiful in a cool, playful way unlike Lan'er.
• The Ice Empress insisted she was cute, wondered how to make Gu Linyuan stay devoted to her, and asked which kind of woman he liked.
• The Ice Empress asked Gu Linyuan what he thought of the Snow Empress, and he described her as strong, steady, and calm.
• The Ice Empress clarified that she meant his opinion of the Snow Empress as a woman and asked whether he found her beautiful and attractive.