After hearing Qin Xiao's explanation, the Snow Empress hesitated.
It seemed it wasn't quite as bad as she had imagined.
He would help her, and she would help him. That was a partnership, and it did nothing to diminish her dignity as the ruler of the Far North.
"Snow Girl, stay. Please." The Ice Empress sidled up to the Snow Empress, her long scorpion tail gently brushing against her slender thigh.
"Exactly. Stay." The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm naturally moved closer as well, but before he could reach the Snow Girl, the Ice Empress sent him flying with Ice Empress's Pincer.
The Snow Empress turned her gaze toward Qin Xiao, complicated emotions flickering in her icy blue eyes.
Qin Xiao suddenly waved a hand. A great rift opened in the spiritual world, revealing that ice-sealed room before the Snow Empress once more.
"A melon forcibly plucked from the vine may quench your thirst, but I'm not that thirsty yet. The door to my spiritual world is open to you. If you don't want to stay, you're free to leave. I won't stop you."
With that, he lounged sideways on the throne, lightly tapping its armrest with his fingers, producing a steady thump, thump, thump.
A flicker of struggle crossed the Snow Empress's eyes.
She hesitated.
After a long while, she finally reached a difficult decision.
"I'm willing to stay!"
"Snow Girl, that's wonderful! We can be together again."
The Ice Empress was overjoyed.
"Thump..."
Qin Xiao stopped tapping the armrest and sat upright.
"I'm glad you could make that decision."
"Now relax your body. My power will enter you and help stabilize your restless origin power."
After hearing Qin Xiao's words, the Snow Empress lightly pressed her lips together.
The fact remained that she had never had such close contact