Yu Chen's temptation was too much for the gluttonous Ice Empress to resist.
"Wait, wait, wait! I'll give you whatever you want!"
The corner of Yu Chen's lips curled up. She had finally taken the bait.
"This Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Marrow of mine is a supreme treasure, incredibly precious. There's no such thing as a free lunch. What do you have to trade for it?"
"This..."
The Ice Empress was left speechless. She had lived deep within the frozen forest for so long. Other than ice scattered everywhere, she truly had no treasures worth mentioning on hand.
Then, she suddenly thought of a solution: she could offer herself in exchange.
The thought made her blush furiously, and she cursed herself inwardly. Ice Empress, Ice Empress, how could you think that? Even if that brat Yu Chen is rather pleasing to the eye, you absolutely can't offer yourself in trade. That would be far too shameless.
"What? Don't tell me you don't have anything valuable?" Yu Chen asked, feigning confusion.
After hesitating, the Ice Empress nodded. She had no possessions to spare, so she could only first see what Yu Chen wanted before deciding whether she could give it to him.
"Then what do you want? Maybe I happen to have something you need."
Yu Chen immediately understood. So the Ice Empress thought she had nothing good and was probing him.
Yu Chen thought about it. Was there anything he lacked right now? Apparently not. Was there anything he wanted? It seemed not.
Looking at the Ice Empress's poverty-stricken state, she truly did not seem like someone with many treasures. As far as he could see, the only valuable thing on her was probably herself.
Yu Chen's eyes spun, and he said with a wicked grin, "There is something I want