[Paragraph Eleven]:
"After gaining Snow Empress's sacrifice, you had skyrocketed directly from Rank 79 to Rank 89. Even if the captain caught up to you, you would be able to contend with him, leaving neither side able to gain the upper hand. That lasted until Ice Empress broke through the Soul Engineer defenses ahead and came after you.
"Faced with the enraged Ice Empress, you knew it would be difficult to explain Snow Empress's sacrifice, so you turned and fled. At first, Ice Empress did not take you seriously. She believed the true culprit was the Rank 9 Soul Engineer captain and was convinced Snow Empress was with him, so she launched an attack on him. The captain hurriedly fought back. With no one blocking your way, you successfully escaped.
"But you had not gotten far before your excessive Soul Power consumption and severe injuries caused you to pass out. Passing out in this frozen wilderness was undoubtedly fatal.
"Just when you thought everything was over, heaven opened a window for you. A party from the Earth Dragon Sect happened to pass by and found you. Leading them was Nan Qiulu, the Earth Dragon Sect's young mistress. She fell in love with your looks at first sight and ordered them to save you and bring you back to the sect."
Ye Han:
"Nan Qiulu? That seems to be one of the options I drew too!"
"I wonder how things develop from here?"
[Paragraph Twelve]:
"You were brought back to the Earth Dragon Sect, and Nan Qiulu cared deeply about you, personally treating your wounds and looking after you. Under her attentive care, you quickly woke up. However, your injuries had not healed, and the situation outside was tense, so you planned to stay for the time being. During that time, you accepted Nan Qiulu's advances and occasionally responded to them. Only by making good use of her could you remain in the Earth Dragon Sect.
"Later, word of you reached Nan Qiulu's mother, Nan Shuishui, the Earth Dragon Sect's sect master. 'Your daughter brought home a man!' Nan Shuishui felt uneasy after learning of this, because there had recently been a huge disturbance outside. Worried that you were involved, she wanted to drive you away.
"After she arrived, you understood her intentions and displayed your strength and value, making her see you in a new light. With her daughter Nan Qiulu pleading for you as well, she eventually agreed to let you stay and even planned to bring you and her daughter together."
"?"
Ye Han froze. She wanted him to become a live-in son-in-law?
In the original Douluo II, Nan Qiulu and her mother were both pretty good people, with decent character.
Their only black mark was that Huo Yuhao had tried to save Nan Shuishui, which led to Wang Qiu'er's sacrifice.
But when it came down to it, all of this must have been arranged by that evil Tang San!
[Paragraph Thirteen]:
"You successfully remained in the Earth Dragon Sect. As a transmigrator, you knew one of the Earth Dragon Sect's greatest secrets: the Myriad-Year Ice Cave! It lay within the Earth Dragon Sect itself, deep beneath an ancient well known as the Forbidden Land Cold Spring.
"It contained vast amounts of Extreme Ice Divine Crystals and Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow. Their value to ice-element Soul Masters and Soul Beasts far exceeded that of the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well!
"Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had eaten an entire Myriad-Year Ice Cave clean to reach the million-year level! You decided to seize this opportunity! In the original story, Ice Empress and Snow Empress had even clearly said that if they obtained the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, it would be uncertain who would become the Beast God. In other words, they could surpass Di Tian!"
Ye Han:
"The Myriad-Year Ice Cave—this is one of the options I drew!"
If he could obtain the treasures inside, the results would be...
For ice-element Soul Masters, they really were more valuable than the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well!
Of course, that referred to the ice and fire spring water and the Immortal Herbs, not the Ice Dragon King or Fire Dragon King!
[Paragraph Fourteen]:
"You knew that the Earth Dragon Sect did not realize that a Myriad-Year Ice Cave lay beneath its Forbidden Land Cold Spring. They only regarded it as a special ice mineral vein.
"But you also knew that even so, it was still an absolute secret of the Earth Dragon Sect and would never be revealed to outsiders. Although your relationship with Nan Qiulu had rapidly improved, you had only just arrived and were ultimately still an outsider.
"For that reason, you decided to directly win over Nan Qiulu's mother, Nan Shuishui, the Earth Dragon Sect's sect master. You would do it in one step and become the sect master's husband directly. Then the entire sect would be yours, and taking a Myriad-Year Ice Cave would be effortless, wouldn't it? You had asked around. She had long since lost her husband and had been widowed for many years.
"So, that very night, you took action. You sent away Nan Qiulu, who had been clinging to you all along, then went straight to Nan Shuishui's courtyard and pretended to run into her by chance!"
"Come on, man~"
Ye Han was completely dumbfounded.
What did it mean to directly win over Nan Qiulu's mother?!
And he had even run into her in her own courtyard?!
Was a Myriad-Year Ice Cave really worth going that far?!
Still, Nan Shuishui really was a charming mature woman!
A mommy-tier beauty!!!
[Paragraph Fifteen]:
"When Nan Shuishui returned and saw you in her courtyard, she was shocked and slightly angry. But since you were the son-in-law she had taken a liking to, she did not lose her temper and merely asked gently how you had come to be here.
"You did not beat around the bush. You stepped forward, forcefully pulled her into your arms, and confessed your affection for her. Nan Shuishui found it absurd and infuriating, and she unleashed her strength to drive you away. As the Earth Dragon Sect's sect master, she possessed the inherited Martial Soul, Rouge Dragon, and was a Rank 91 Titled Douluo.
"But with the boost of your Ultimate Ice Martial Soul and Snow Empress's sacrificial Soul Ring, even though you were only Rank 89, you easily defeated her. Then you launched into a round of sweet talk and practical advances. Nan Shuishui had been widowed and lonely for many years, and in the end, she could not withstand it. You made her yours.
"During this, Nan Qiulu could not find you at home and came looking in this direction, only to discover what had happened between you two. She was angry and aggrieved, yet she did not expose you. Because of her affection for you, she watched this scene and could not help but hide in a corner and..."
"???"
Ye Han was dumbfounded.
So he really did make her his, huh?
But what was up with this Nan Qiulu?
In the corner, doing... what?!!
(Asking you guys!)
(Do you prefer the anime version of Nan Qiulu and her mother, or the manhua version???)
[Paragraph Sixteen]:
"After you successfully won over Nan Shuishui, things indeed developed as you had expected. She was completely conquered by you and obeyed your every word. You rose to become the sect master's husband and gained permission to enter the Myriad-Year Ice Cave.
"You entered it and successfully obtained Extreme Ice Divine Crystals and Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow. Using these resources to cultivate, you broke through from Rank 89 to Rank 90 in only two and a half days.
"Not only that, the sleeping Soul Spirit Little Snow Empress also woke up. However, her memories still had not recovered. When Soul Spirit Little Snow Empress saw you, she mistook you for her father, threw herself into your arms, and sweetly called you Daddy!
"Afterward, Snow Empress used her excess energy to grant you your ninth soul skill! You broke through to Rank 91! She also helped you break the brand restriction placed by the Holy Spirit Cult.
"You were tempted by her, but you understood that you could not entertain improper thoughts. Otherwise, once Snow Empress recovered her memories in the future, she would definitely kill you. So, you treated her like your own daughter and gave most of the Myriad-Year Profound Ice Marrow to her to absorb, helping her recover sooner.
"Having thoroughly read the original story, you knew that although Snow Empress hated humans, she valued bonds deeply. You believed that as long as you treated her well enough, she definitely would not betray you after recovering her memories."
Ye Han:
"Snow Empress... Snow Empress called him Daddy???!"
"Ahem! But thinking about how outrageous the original story was, that's perfectly normal!"
"Didn't Little Snow Empress call him Daddy in the original story? She even kept calling him that after recovering her memories!!"
"Now that she recognizes him as her dad, their relationship should become even better later on. He'll definitely be able to choose Snow Empress, right?!"
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