Lu Yuan and the Ice Empress exchanged a glance, then split up, one darting left and the other right, their coordination so perfect it seemed rehearsed.
As she ran, the Ice Empress shouted over her shoulder, "Xue'er! Calm down! I was joking!"
"Stop running and I won't slash you!"
"You'll slash me even if I don't stop!"
Lu Yuan ran around the Sun Spring while the Ice Empress circled the Cold Spring. Eventually, they collided in the middle, crashing straight into each other's arms.
The Snow Empress caught up in a few swift strides and stared at them with a cold smile.
The Ice Empress and Lu Yuan clung to each other, trembling.
"You rotten Lu Yuan! This is all your fault! You've really done me in!"
"I was just making a joke! You're the one who added that extra line!"
"You still dare to make excuses?"
"Aren't you an Ultimate Ice ferocious beast? Don't chicken out! Take her on!"
"I don't dare..."
"Useless!"
The Snow Empress held up the Ice Sword, listening to their argument. The corner of her mouth twitched, but in the end, she never brought the sword down.
These two clowns were truly kindred spirits in low places and foul waters.
She couldn't understand why the Ice Empress, who had once shown such an easygoing side only to her and their own kind, had turned out like this.
And then there was herself...
The Snow Empress felt that ever since she had become a martial soul, all her emotions had grown strange.
Had that bastard Lu Yuan rubbed off on me?
I used to be so composed!
Wasn't a martial soul supposed to influence its Soul Master's personality?
Lu Yuan should have been influenced by me and become more composed and aloof!
*Why had it happened