(Third Update)
Blue Ice said nothing. She turned around and stared at Li Xiaoya in silence. Suddenly, a light breeze stirred her robes, and only then did he notice how long and slender her legs were. He froze for a moment.
Blue Ice suddenly moved her hand, slowly reaching toward her veil. Li Xiaoya stared, noticing how fair and soft her hand was, its slender fingers as lovely as tender scallion shoots. So this was what people meant by delicate jade fingers? Suddenly, he felt nervous.
But Blue Ice merely brushed aside a strand of hair beside her ear. Blue light flashed around her, and she shot into the sky, calling loudly, "If you want to know, beat me first! Heehee!" With that, she flew ahead, giggling with smug delight.
"Uh!" Caught off guard by her teasing, Li Xiaoya looked stunned. He shook his head helplessly, an inexplicable sense of disappointment rising within him, then hurried after her with a faint smile.
Unable to fully concentrate, Li Xiaoya seemed rather constrained when he resumed fighting Blue Ice. He would not lose, but winning had become harder than climbing to heaven.
"Ah! I'm not fighting anymore!" After they fought for a while, Blue Ice suddenly stopped, looking annoyed and deflated.
"Oh!" Li Xiaoya stopped as well and asked with a smile, "Why not?"
"You're not giving it your all. It's no fun!" Blue Ice said, still rather irritated.
"Uh... who told you to tempt me? Now I keep thinking about winning!" Li Xiaoya shrugged and teased her.
"Hmph! I'm hideous! What are you thinking so much for?" Blue Ice snorted.
"Ah! Really?" Li Xiaoya sounded terribly disappointed. Then his tone changed, and he spoke in an exaggerated voice of relief. "Whew! Thank goodness! Otherwise, I'd have suffered a terrible loss. What