Meng Hongchen and the Ice Empress

"You—you know me?"

Meng Hongchen covered her slightly parted mouth with her left hand in surprise.

"More or less. Since the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy has been second best for ten thousand years, I've done some research on it. Among your class, you're one of the people who caught my eye, and your brother is another."

"I'm so happy to be known by such a cute little brother. Grandpa, let them travel with us. I happen to need to obtain my fifth soul ring too."

Meng Hongchen's face was full of delight. She had not expected to be so famous.

At that moment, Ling Luochan, completely covered in Ice Armor except for her eyes and nose, watched the scene gloomily.

A woman's intuition told her that another little girl had fallen for her little brother's looks.

Could Tianchen have taken a fancy to her too? If so, changing the way she addressed him to make room for herself would not end up benefiting Meng Hongchen instead, would it?

How could this be...

"I don't have a problem with it. One more person makes no difference. It depends on whether they're willing."

Jing Hongchen gave her a helpless look. This girl was far too familiar with strangers.

"You'll agree, right? Grandpa is a Ninth-level Soul Engineer. As long as what you need isn't a soul ring from one of the Far North's Three Heavenly Kings, he can handle it," Meng Hongchen said.

Unfortunately, his target really was one of the three.

"Forget it. I'd better not travel with you two. Your destination is the outskirts of the Far North, right? Mine is in the Far North Core Circle. Let's part ways here."

"Huh? You're going to the Far North Core Circle too? Isn't it dangerous in there?"

"Who else