Although the Ice Empress had hoped before coming that the Heavenly Ice Snow Fox would sacrifice herself to Ling Jing, her expression still dimmed slightly when she heard the fox acknowledge it herself.
After a moment of silence, the Ice Empress finally spoke with some difficulty. "Rest assured. I'll take care of the Heavenly Ice Snow Fox Tribe."
The Heavenly Ice Snow Fox gave the Ice Empress a grateful look, then smiled gently. "You must have come here today for something else as well, Ice Empress. Please, speak freely. Whatever else may be said, you're both my benefactor and my friend."
"I hope you'll sacrifice yourself to this human."
The Ice Empress let out a long breath, finally putting her request into words.
At this, the Heavenly Ice Snow Fox paused slightly, then followed the direction of the Ice Empress's finger to look at Ling Jing, curiosity rising in her eyes.
She neither demanded to know why nor showed any confusion. She simply studied Ling Jing and the unfamiliar figures beside him with curiosity.
This group was indeed a very interesting combination.
Two humans, two soul beasts, one transformed soul beast, and one soul beast using Illusory Transformation.
The Heavenly Ice Snow Fox's gaze finally settled on Ling Jing, a searching look in her eyes. "Since the Ice Empress has spoken up for you, you must possess something exceptional, right? Otherwise... how could the proud and haughty Ice Empress fall in love with a human?"
"What..."
The Heavenly Ice Snow Fox's blunt words instantly brought a flush to the Ice Empress's face. Yet the sight of her merely looking shy rather than denying it left the Snow Empress with a faintly bitter feeling.
The next instant, the Heavenly Ice Snow Fox flashed forward and suddenly appeared before Ling Jing. A