The Snow Empress and the Ice Empress saw what happened.
"Hm?"
Both let out a brief murmur of surprise almost simultaneously, their voices rising in obvious astonishment.
Then confusion surfaced on both their faces, and their gazes returned to Yang Xing.
They truly had not expected Yang Xing to let go. The Jade-Eyed Frostwing Chi was a soul beast in her territory. This human had finally managed to trap her, yet he had released her without hesitation?
Just what was he plotting?
Yang Xing gave them no time to puzzle it out and spoke directly.
"I was telling the truth. I really was discussing things with the Jade-Eyed Frostwing Chi. And the soul ring really is for my disciple."
He turned his head and glanced at Qian Renxue.
"If you don't believe me, you can ask the Jade-Eyed Frostwing Chi yourselves."
The Snow Empress and the Ice Empress instinctively looked toward the Jade-Eyed Frostwing Chi.
Sure enough, now that she was free, the Jade-Eyed Frostwing Chi neither darted behind them as though granted a pardon nor frantically flapped about to escape the frozen lake. She simply rested at the water's surface, her enormous serpentine head slightly lowered, not uttering a sound as she sank into an eerie silence.
The Snow Empress and the Ice Empress exchanged a glance.
The Snow Empress spoke first, a touch more scrutiny in her voice.
"Frostwing, what exactly is going on?"
The Ice Empress also frowned as she stared at the Jade-Eyed Frostwing Chi.
The Jade-Eyed Frostwing Chi's crimson-jade slit pupils shifted, looking first at Yang Xing.
"What are you looking at him for?!" the Ice Empress immediately snapped. "With Sister Snow and me here, are you still afraid he'll do something to you?"
The Jade-Eyed Frostwing Chi shrank back, hastily lowering her head in