Fang Yun remained silent for a long time before saying, "Doing this doesn't feel right. She saved me. I don't want to enslave her."
"I'm not asking you to enslave her, but to keep her from bringing disaster upon Dragon City. I can sense her presence. Once you obtain the snow source, she can absorb its power no matter where you put it. I cannot allow her to return to the Ancient Demons," Ao Zhen said.
"Let me think it over." Fang Yun had barely finished speaking when the Snow Goddess's voice reached his ears.
"Agree to it!"
Fang Yun froze for a moment, then sent the Snow Goddess a message through his divine sense. "You're willing to wear the Imperial Saint Ring?"
"Once we leave Dragon City, you must remove it for me."
"Of course. I am a member of the Fu Yue Clan, after all."
Fang Yun suddenly felt that his words carried tremendous conviction. This was the advantage of having multiple identities.
"Agree to it! Even with the snow source, I'll need to absorb it for a long time before recovering to Half-Sage. As for recovering to Great Sage, that remains a distant dream. I'd rather be enslaved during our time in Dragon City if it means recovering sooner."
"All right."
Fang Yun said, "I want a snow source now. Deduct it from my military merits later."
Ao Zhen gave him a faint, knowing smile. "One? Never mind. Wait a moment."
A full quarter of an hour passed before an enormous well rose from the center of the Candle Dragon Hall.
Several breaths later, a Heaven-and-Earth Shell flew out of it.
Ao Zhen blew a breath, sending the Heaven-and-Earth Shell floating before Fang Yun.
Suddenly, the translucent Snow Goddess appeared behind Fang Yun, thirty feet tall.
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