Shui Bing'er Gets Drunk: Master, I Feel Awful~

With Meng Chen vouching for her, who would still dare question Shui Bing'er's eligibility to receive the award based on whether she was human?

Even if Shui Bing'er transformed into a Spirit Beast on the spot, it would only mean they had developed an eye disease.

If someone could send a level ninety-nine Peerless Douluo flying, then whatever Meng Chen said was the truth.

Bibi Dong stood on the awards platform. She had changed back into a new, sacred and imposing pope's robe, but the representatives of the empires, sects, and academy instructors in the venue could no longer look at her with the same reverence as before.

Bibi Dong was furious, yet she did not dare show it.

She even had to smile as she presented Shui Bing'er with her award.

"Bing'er, go receive your award."

Meng Chen's voice was not loud, yet everyone around the awards platform could hear it.

But no one dared object any longer.

Shui Bing'er accepted the three Soul Bones from Bibi Dong, then raised them high as though she had returned triumphant from war.

Applause rang out, thunderous and resounding, for both Shui Bing'er and Meng Chen.

A great calamity had thus dissolved into nothingness, and Leng Qishuang could not help thanking Meng Chen in her heart.

Freed from the suppressive pressure, Xue Wu and the others gathered around Shui Bing'er. Seeing how happy they were, Meng Chen smiled faintly.

Several days later, Shui Bing'er and her group returned to Skywater Academy.

Skywater Academy had never been so lively.

Over its many years of existence, the academy had produced quite a few outstanding Spirit Masters, but it had never won the overall championship of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.

Thus, on the day Shui Bing'er returned, the entire academy suspended classes, and two enormous red banners were hung on either side of the academy gates.

Teachers and students throughout the academy held flowers in their hands and lined the roads to welcome them. It was practically a hero's triumphal return ceremony.

This was the greatest honor Skywater Academy had received since its founding. Shui Bing'er and the others were destined to be recorded in the academy's history.

"Shui Bing'er!"

Someone shouted from the crowd, and then all of Skywater Academy erupted.

"Shui Bing'er! Shui Bing'er! Shui Bing'er!"

Shui Bing'er had not expected such a grand reception upon her return. Everyone from Skywater Academy had come.

Fortunately, she still managed to remain composed and handle the greetings with practiced ease.

Several senior female students placed brightly colored flower wreaths on Shui Bing'er and the others, making them look even more like fairies descended to the mortal world.

Flowers complemented beauty. At that moment, Shui Bing'er was so stunning that even women were moved by her, and quite a few female students squeezed forward.

Still, they did not quite dare act too boldly and could only stare at Shui Bing'er with burning eyes.

Shen Liuyu and Qiu Ruoshui had it much worse. They were already introverted, and being surrounded by so many people made their faces flush like apples. Quite a few female students' hearts fluttered at the sight, and they kept planting fragrant kisses on them.

The male students had all been squeezed to the very back of the crowd and could only watch from afar.

Skywater Academy laid out a grand feast, and all manner of delicacies were brought to the tables.

During the banquet, someone was the first to stand, raise a cup, and walk over to Shui Bing'er. "Captain Shui Bing'er, I offer you a toast. You are the pride of Skywater Academy." Then they drained the cup in one gulp.

Shui Bing'er did the same, turning her empty cup upside down to show it.

Once there was a first, there came a second.

And it was not only Shui Bing'er. People also came to toast Xue Wu and the others, each with a reason they simply could not refuse.

The wine was fruit wine and not particularly strong, but there was no resisting the sheer amount they drank.

Two rosy flushes appeared on Shui Bing'er's cheeks, and her gaze became somewhat unfocused.

Leng Qishuang and the other instructors hurriedly helped Shui Bing'er fend off the drinks. Even the dean joined in.

No one knew how long passed before the banquet finally ended.

In a daze, Shui Bing'er was helped back to her room by Leng Qishuang. After tidying her up a little, Leng Qishuang left.

The room fell quiet.

Only moonlight, like flowing water, filled the space.

Drunk and hazy, Shui Bing'er suddenly found the silence in the room frightening.

"Master..."

No one answered.

Shui Bing'er grew even more frightened. Her mind was muddled from the alcohol, and combined with the quiet atmosphere, it seemed as though her Master had never awakened and everything she had experienced in Spirit City had merely been an illusion.

"Master... are you there?"

A ray of light flew from her chest and condensed into a phantom in the center of the room.

Meng Chen floated in midair. Looking at the girl's flushed face, he could not help teasing, "I am. Barring any accidents, I'll be here for the next several hundred years."

Shui Bing'er lifted her head and looked at Meng Chen.

Her face was red, and so were her eyes. A thin sheen of moisture veiled her ice-blue pupils.

"Master, I feel awful."

Shui Bing'er's tone was full of grievance. Being drunk truly did feel miserable.

Helpless, Meng Chen drifted in front of her and waved away some of the alcohol fumes. "How about now? Feeling a little better?"

Shui Bing'er nodded. "Mm."

Then Shui Bing'er reached out to grab Meng Chen's robe, only to crush a corner of it into specks of flowing light.

That made her feel wronged again.

"What is it?"

Seeing that expression on her face, Meng Chen found it rather amusing.

Shui Bing'er lowered her head and complained tearfully, "Master, I really missed you while you were asleep. I was afraid you wouldn't wake up. Although Snow Empress had already said you would awaken, I was still worried."

"I didn't know what I would do without you."

Tears rolled from Shui Bing'er's eyes.

Meng Chen could not help smiling. "What else could you do? Continue cultivating toward the Divine Level under Snow Empress's guidance."

"That isn't the same!"

"How is it different?"

"It just is!"

Shui Bing'er's tears fell even more fiercely. Why did Master understand nothing at all?!

"Alright, Bing'er, listen to your Master." Meng Chen said gently, "I will not disappear. I am going to watch you become a god. I keep my word."

Upon hearing that, Shui Bing'er raised her head to look at him. Through her tear-blurred eyes, Meng Chen's figure was vague, but she knew he was standing there.

"Master, you won't fall asleep again in the future, will you?"

"That is hard to say."

Meng Chen thought about it. There were still the Four Great God Kings in the Douluo God Realm. If he had to fight all four at once, he would probably need to sleep again afterward.

Shui Bing'er immediately gave a huff, looking somewhat willful and unreasonable.

She was not usually like this, but for some reason, in this drunken moment, she wanted to show this side of herself and let Meng Chen indulge her.

Seeing Shui Bing'er's willful expression, Meng Chen used his soul power to pinch her cheek. "Oh? You dare give your Master that look?"

Shui Bing'er cried out, then became even more annoyed.

If Master had that ability, couldn't he pinch somewhere else?

The moment that thought appeared, Shui Bing'er startled herself.

She realized that after getting drunk, all sorts of thoughts had become far bolder than before. She had even entertained disrespectful thoughts toward Master!

She hurriedly spat at herself in her heart.

Pah, pah, pah! What nonsense!

Shui Bing'er's face was terribly red, so red that Meng Chen could not help asking, "Bing'er, what's wrong? Why is your face so red?"

Hearing Meng Chen ask that, Shui Bing'er panicked and burrowed beneath the blanket. "N-Nothing. I'm just scared. Master, do you think I can become a god?"

Meng Chen answered decisively, "You can."

"Really?"

"Mm. Because you are Meng Chen's disciple."

Meng Chen's words brimmed with powerful confidence.

Watching Meng Chen's confident appearance, Shui Bing'er became entranced, and before she knew it, she fell asleep.

"You certainly are confident."

Another stream of light emerged from Shui Bing'er's chest. It was Snow Empress.