"How was..." Zuo Xiaonian's face suddenly filled with anger. She reached out, grabbed Zuo Xiaoduo by the ear, and dragged him inside, pointing at the wall. "What exactly is this supposed to mean?!"
"Uh..." Zuo Xiaoduo's eyes darted about. At last, he said with a shameless grin, "Sister Nian Nian... this is my lifelong wish..."
"Your lifelong wish is to... pet... a cat?" In her fury, Zuo Xiaonian had meant to say "pet me," but fortunately caught herself in time.
"Yep! That's exactly it!" Looking utterly brazen, Zuo Xiaoduo puffed out his chest and raised his head. "My lifelong wish is to crawl under the covers with you... and then..."
"Stop talking!" Zuo Xiaonian's face was so red it almost dripped blood.
"Under the covers, we'd both take everything off..." Zuo Xiaoduo looked righteous and fearless in the face of death.
Whoosh.
Zuo Xiaonian fled, blushing, her heart pounding. Pervert! I'm not talking to him anymore!
Huh... wasn't I going to settle scores with him... why did I come out myself?
Even when she reached the living room and saw Zuo Changlu, her face was still flushed as though she were drunk.
"How did it go?" Zuo Changlu asked with concern.
"It's activated. The Ice Soul Essence Spirit has regained its awareness, but I still need time to slowly win it over before I can try establishing a connection..." At the mention of the Ice Soul Essence, Zuo Xiaonian's eyes shone with indescribable excitement.
Now that she had this Ice Soul Essence and all this black ice, Zuo Xiaonian was absolutely certain she would reach Cloud Transformation Peak in two months and begin this round of cultivation compression.
Once subdued, the Ice Soul Essence would be a lifelong companion, never leaving or abandoning her, staying at her side for the