Kids Are the Only Ones Who Make Choices (No Writer's Block Today; Another Chapter Tonight)

"Hehe, Mom, Sis, my Soul Power has already reached level forty-one, and I got a really powerful fourth Soul Skill!"

Shui Yue'er said excitedly. Then she noticed that, aside from her mother, who was still guarding her, everyone else—including her own older sister—had gathered around Ling Yun.

And beside Ling Yun was a scorpion that had almost been roasted alive.

"Whoa! What a huge scorpion! Where did this giant thing come from? What on earth happened just now?"

Shui Yue'er fired off a string of questions, but Shui Qingyue gestured for her to be quiet and explained in a low voice, "Ling Yun is absorbing his fifth Soul Ring. Don't disturb him..."

As she spoke, she told Shui Yue'er what had just happened. Shui Yue'er nodded in understanding. She hadn't expected so much to happen in such a short time.

An hour passed quietly, and Ling Yun slowly opened his eyes. A gleam flashed through his pupils as he looked at the two beauties gathered around him and couldn't help smiling.

"Sis Huo Wu, Sis Bing'er, thank you for guarding me!"

Shui Bing'er shook her head and smiled faintly. "No need to thank me. You just saved my life from the Ice Jade Scorpion. It was the least I could do."

Huo Wu added, "Little brother Ling Yun, how are you feeling? That was a thirty-thousand-year Soul Ring. It didn't have any harmful effects on your body, did it?"

"Of course not. I feel great! My Soul Power has reached level fifty-three, and I even got a pretty good fifth Soul Skill."

Ling Yun spoke excitedly. After absorbing the Ice Jade Scorpion's Soul Ring, he could now transform into an Ice Seal Deer and gain the ability to control water and ice.

That meant he had finally collected all five types of beast-form warriors.

"And me, too! My fourth Soul Skill is really powerful."

Shui Yue'er smiled sweetly. "My fourth Soul Skill is called Ice Body Attachment. It can instantly double the power of the ice inside me, greatly increasing the power of my first three Soul Skills. It's a self-enhancement skill."

"Mm, that's pretty good."

The others offered a perfunctory response. Compared with Ling Yun's feat of absorbing a thirty-thousand-year Soul Ring above his level, Shui Yue'er's Soul Skill was nothing worth mentioning.

"All right, since young Ling Yun and little Yue'er have both obtained their Soul Rings, let's head back at once. It wouldn't be good if we attracted an even stronger Soul Beast."

Huo Li made the suggestion, then turned to Xue Wu and smiled. "Besides, we still have to take student Xue Wu to the Star Dou Great Forest to get her a Soul Ring."

"That's true. Let's get back, then."

Shui Qingyue nodded, agreeing with Huo Li's suggestion. She led everyone out of the Ice Seal Forest and took them by carriage back to Skywater Academy. After resting, they would set out for the Star Dou Great Forest.

When they returned to Skywater Academy, everyone went back to their rooms to rest, and Ling Yun was no exception. Absorbing the Ice Jade Scorpion's Soul Ring had left both his body and mind exhausted.

Just as he was about to go back to his room and sleep, he heard Shui Bing'er call out to him.

"Little brother Ling Yun, wait a moment."

"Hmm? What is it, Sis Bing'er... Mm!"

Ling Yun had just turned around when his lips suddenly brushed against something soft. He looked up and saw that it was Shui Bing'er's lips!

They'd kissed...

I kissed Sis Bing'er? Sis Bing'er stole my first kiss?

Realizing this, Ling Yun's eyes widened in shock as he stared blankly at Shui Bing'er.

For a moment, he couldn't get a word out. He simply savored the sensation of that brief moment.

Sis Bing'er's lips... so soft, so warm...

It wasn't just Ling Yun. Everyone else had their eyes wide open, staring at the scene in disbelief.

No one had expected Shui Bing'er to be so bold as to steal Ling Yun's first kiss in front of everyone.

Huo Wu was the first to react. She immediately demanded, "Hey! Shui Bing'er! What are you doing? Why did you steal my little brother's first kiss?"

Shui Yue'er wore a mischievous smile. "Tsk, tsk, Sis, I never thought you'd be bolder than me. I've only dared to kiss Ling Yun on the cheek. But you went and offered him your first kiss!"

Only after a long while did Shui Bing'er pull her lips away from Ling Yun's. Her face flushed red as she said, "I was just thanking you for saving me from the Ice Jade Scorpion, little brother Ling Yun. Don't read too much into it..."

Ling Yun might not have noticed, but she had seen the Ice Jade Scorpion's tail almost pierce straight through his back. It had missed by just a little; otherwise, its stinger would have run right through him.

If Ling Yun hadn't knocked her down in time, she would have been the one pierced by the Ice Jade Scorpion.

Shui Bing'er had always regarded Ling Yun as a rival, determined to surpass him one day. But in that moment, she suddenly felt that there was something undeniably handsome about him.

Her heart skipped a beat!

At the same time, Shui Bing'er spoke again. "Little brother Ling Yun, I'll still keep you as my goal. And one day, I'll definitely surpass you!"

Liking you and surpassing you weren't mutually exclusive.

Shui Bing'er silently added that thought, then darted away. The teasing, curious looks from everyone around her had made her feel like she was sitting on pins and needles. She wanted nothing more than to find a crack in the ground and disappear into it.

Meanwhile, Ling Yun was still savoring the taste of Shui Bing'er's lips. It took him a long while to come back to his senses.

"Hehe, little brother Ling Yun, I can't believe you kissed my older sister!"

As she spoke, Shui Yue'er's eyes shifted and she grinned. "By the way, little brother Ling Yun, whose lips do you think are softer, mine or my sister's?"

Ling Yun immediately felt at a loss for words, but he still gave the question some serious thought.

"Of course Sis Bing'er's. Her lips felt so soft when I kissed her. But Sis Yue'er's are nice, too. Your kiss tasted like strawberries, and I really liked it."

"..."

His words made Shui Yue'er blush, especially when she saw the teasing smile on Ling Yun's face. Her cheeks turned bright red.

"You little rascal, now you're rating our kisses?"

Huo Wu patted Ling Yun on the head helplessly, then asked curiously, "Anyway, little sister Bing'er is obviously interested in you, and little Yue'er kissed you on the cheek the day before yesterday. So what are you going to do now?

"If you had to choose one of them as your wife, which one would you pick?"

"Tsk, only children make choices. Adults naturally take both. Who could say no to a sisters combo?"

"Haha, well said!"

Shui Qingyue burst out laughing, then grinned mischievously. "Then do your best, Ling Yun. I hope you really can charm both of those silly girls into marrying you."

She didn't mind that both her daughters had fallen for the same man. After all, she and her own older sister had been in the same situation.

Her husband had married her older sister first. Only after her sister passed away had he married Shui Qingyue.

So, in her eyes, as long as Ling Yun could take good care of her two daughters, what was wrong with marrying both sisters?

"We only kissed. Nothing's even begun yet, so why think so far ahead? Time to sleep."

With that, Ling Yun went back to his room. Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang, standing nearby, couldn't help twitching at his words.

Listen to yourself—does that sound like something a person would say? You've already kissed, and you're saying nothing's even begun yet?