Di Qiu'er: Whoever Likes Huo Yuhao Is a Dog!

"Damn it, damn it! My sister is too awful! Bringing me to the Far North this time wouldn't have made any difference, but no matter how much I begged her, she still refused! She's so greedy! She clearly wants to monopolize all the rewards during this time!"

In the dormitory, Di Qiu'er looked at the contents displayed in the Diary Copy in her mind and began fiercely condemning Gu Yuena.

Her words earned the unanimous agreement of everyone present.

Wang Dong'er nodded in agreement.

"Exactly! Gu Yuena really is too greedy! The Far North is so far away. Who knows how long a round trip will take? We won't have any chance to receive Diary Copy rewards during those days!"

As Wang Dong'er finished speaking, a chorus of sighs rose within the dormitory.

Life was hard; pretty girls could only sigh.

After three months together, their relationship had become far less tense than it had been at the beginning. The initial open and covert rivalry rarely occurred anymore, and they had instead developed quite good relationships.

That was why, after learning that Huo Yuhao had left the academy with Gu Yuena, they had gathered together at once to relentlessly complain about Gu Yuena.

Meng Hongchen gave the girls around her a sweet smile, but her tone was exceptionally firm.

"Don't forget what we agreed on before. It's fine if you want to obtain Diary Copy rewards, but you'd better not have any other thoughts about Yuhao. I wouldn't want you to disrupt Yuhao's determination to focus on his career."

At those words, the atmosphere in the dormitory instantly became strange. The girls looked at one another, yet no one responded.

Just as Meng Hongchen was about to say something else, Ye Guyi, whose expression remained as calm as ever, spoke blandly from the side.

"Do you really not want us to affect Huo Yuhao's ambition, or do you have some other thoughts about him?"

For a moment, everyone turned their eyes toward Meng Hongchen, wanting to know how she would answer that question.

Yet to their utter surprise, Meng Hongchen showed no embarrassment under their gazes. Instead, she puffed out her chest slightly, lifted her chin, and declared proudly,

"I do have feelings for Yuhao. So what?"

Meng Hongchen's blunt words left all the girls present completely dumbfounded.

Oddly enough, not a single one of them found anything wrong with it. On Love Continent, everyone matured early and fell in love early. Having a strong fondness for the opposite sex at such a young age was simply perfectly normal.

Of course, they still doubted how truthful Meng Hongchen's words were. In their view, she was likely only saying that to brush them off; her fondness for Huo Yuhao definitely had not reached the point where she wanted any special relationship with him.

Di Qiu'er curled her lips as she looked at Meng Hongchen across from her.

"Don't worry. I won't have other thoughts about Huo Yuhao like you do! If I ever do, then I won't be an Auspicious Beast—I'll be a dog!"

Hot-tempered Di Qiu'er had always been unable to stand being provoked. Seeing Meng Hongchen turn that distrustful gaze toward her, she immediately made the harshest vow possible for an Auspicious Beast.

Meng Hongchen's eyes filled with delight. Without the slightest hesitation, she immediately struck while the iron was hot and looked at the others.

"Di Qiu'er has said that much. What about you?"

The girls exchanged looks, each clearly seeing the resentment toward Di Qiu'er in the others' eyes. They might not have any other thoughts about Huo Yuhao now, but who could guarantee what would happen in the future?

Yet Di Qiu'er's single sentence had left them in an awkward position. Under Meng Hongchen's pressing gaze, they could only reluctantly pinch their noses and agree to Di Qiu'er's so-called vow.

Having achieved her goal, Meng Hongchen immediately beamed with delight. She was no longer the least bit unhappy about Huo Yuhao going alone with Gu Yuena to the Far North, and she happily left the dormitory.

Before leaving, Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, Ju Zi, Xu Tianzhen, and Ye Guyi all coincidentally looked at Di Qiu'er, shook their heads, and sighed.

After more than three months together, they already knew that Di Qiu'er simply lacked much of a brain, so they did not say anything more before leaving.

Di Qiu'er was left alone, staring blankly at the closed dormitory door. She scratched her head and asked in confusion,

"Did I say something wrong?"

"Ah! Huo Yuhao is finally coming to our Far North! Honestly, he made me wait so long. Every day, I kept eagerly watching the Diary Copy to see when he planned to come here!"

The Ice Empress cheered joyfully amid the snow, eagerly awaiting Huo Yuhao's arrival.

Ever since obtaining the Diary Copy and learning that Huo Yuhao was a Child of Destiny, she had constantly wanted him to come to the Far North.

She had even proposed countless times that she go to the Sun Moon Empire and bring Huo Yuhao here to serve as the Far North's Auspicious Beast. Unfortunately, before she could ever put it into action, the Snow Empress would mercilessly suppress and stop her, leaving her no choice but to stay here and wait obediently.

Now that Huo Yuhao was coming to the Far North on his own, what could the Snow Empress possibly say now?

Watching the thrilled Ice Empress, the Snow Empress shook her head helplessly and asked softly,

"Ice Empress, have you made your decision? Will you become Huo Yuhao's Soul Spirit or not?"

The Ice Empress suddenly froze. Her body stiffened as she turned to meet the Snow Empress's eyes. After a long silence, she finally spoke in a low voice.

"Are you saying that if I'm unwilling to become his Soul Spirit, then you'll become his Soul Spirit and follow him forever?"

The Snow Empress nodded slightly. Looking at the snowflakes swirling through the sky, she extended her fair, delicate hand to catch them. A trace of softness, utterly at odds with the chill surrounding her body, flashed through her eyes.

"Becoming Huo Yuhao's Soul Spirit would not only benefit us personally, but also bring earth-shaking changes to the Far North."

"Although the Far North's special environment means few people come here to hunt Soul Beasts, that situation cannot last forever. If we cannot change, the Far North will sooner or later become a hunting ground for humans, just like the other Soul Beast gathering places."

"As the strongest beings in the Far North, protecting the Soul Beasts that live here is a responsibility we cannot shirk. Ice Empress, once Huo Yuhao arrives in the Far North, let me become his Soul Spirit."

At first, the Ice Empress had been deeply moved by the Snow Empress's words. But after hearing that final sentence, the more she thought about it, the more something felt wrong. She shook her head while waving her two large pincers in refusal.

"No, Snow Empress. Let me do it!"

"You are the strongest in the Far North. Even if we fail and cannot successfully change the way humans and Soul Beasts coexist as Huo Yuhao said, you can still protect the Far North from harm."

"Don't worry. Once I become Huo Yuhao's Soul Spirit, I'll definitely keep mentioning you in front of him and make him write your name in the Diary!"

The Snow Empress gently stroked the Ice Empress's head with her icy hand. She pursed her lips without answering, but where the Ice Empress could not see, the Snow Empress's eyes flickered faintly on their own.