[Ding! Target: Ice Empress] [Depth of penetration: 15%]
"Enough joking. Are you coming with me or not?"
Chen Jue's expression darkened with gravity. He looked straight at the Ice Empress and spoke solemnly.
"This is one of my conditions, too!"
Looking at Chen Jue's earnest face, the Ice Empress felt a jumble of emotions. Eventually, she sighed softly.
"If I were alone, given how I feel about you now, I would go with you!"
"But I can't abandon my clan or Snow Woman!"
As she spoke, a note of helplessness entered her voice.
Hearing this, Chen Jue's lips curved into an easy smile.
"Isn't that simple? Without the Titan Snow Demon King leading them, the entire Titan Snow Demon Beast clan is just a heap of loose sand. How could they compare with your Ice Jade Scorpion Clan? That would hold true even without you."
The Ice Empress lowered her gaze slightly. After a moment's consideration, she nodded gently.
He's right. As they are now, the Titan Snow Demon Beast clan is a heap of loose sand. They couldn't possibly compare with my orderly clan, whose members support one another.
Just then, Chen Jue spoke again, his voice carrying a hint of flippancy.
"Snow Woman is even simpler. We can just take her along!"
The moment he said this, the Ice Empress moved as swiftly as the wind. Her fingertips touched his lips, gently covering them.
A fresh, delicate fragrance quietly spread between them, as though even the air had frozen.
A trace of stern warning flashed through her eyes.
"What are you saying? You can't just say things like that. Do you... know who this Snow Woman you're talking about is?"
Chen Jue nodded gently, understanding flickering in his eyes.
"Of course! Heavenly Snow Woman. Her cultivation