A Familiar Plot; Surely He Couldn't Be That Much of a Pervert?
The snow outside the window was surging.
The entire world was dyed white.
Countless low-level Soul Beast rushed towards the outskirts, but dared not approach the town. The Mercenary Corps outside the town was obviously experienced and had laid various traps nearby long ago.
Wait until the White Disaster subsides.
These living, Hundred-Year Soul Beast are a gift from nature.
Those who are truly affected.
Only those Soul Master who are unfamiliar with the Far North and insist on forcibly entering before winter arrives will be covered by snow by the White Disaster, and the snow and ice will melt the following summer.
Those who forced their way into the Inner Area...
Then there's no chance.
Even in the sweltering summer, the ice and snow there remain as cold as winter, and they can only wait for the day when it will be discovered as a treasure.
"Let's stop, let's stop."
"Next year will be another bumper harvest season."
The owner chatted animatedly with Lu Ning and the others inside the guesthouse, a smile on his face. The other customers, gradually realizing what was happening, joined in the conversation, raising their glasses and listening to the stories of the Far North.
Xiao Wu listened intently, while Shui Bing'er ordered a craft beer and sat by the fireplace to warm herself. The chill that had been creeping into the small house was dispelled by the heat.
Lu Ning also ordered a drink.
Mental Power penetrates the snow.
They are always paying close attention to the situation outside.
There was no sign of any thousand-year-old Soul Beast outside, so the snow tide was clearly not enough to drive the native Thousand-Year Soul Beast here. At most, they would just be buried in the snow and then turn over.
Lu Ning did not sense the presence of the Snow Empress.
They also failed to sense Ice Empress.
Ice Empress did not venture Far North.
This shows that...
Lu Ning was far from having angered Three Great Heavenly Kings.
However, if Ice Empress comes out...
That would truly be a beast tide.
Even if she didn't mean it, the aura emanating from her would scare those bewildered Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast into running in this direction. In other words, if you were followed by a red-clad female ghost, and she claimed she meant no harm and that you weren't her target, it would be like this:
Are you going to run or not?
"It's time to rest."
Lu Ning finished the wine in his glass in one gulp.
I got up and stretched.
Seeing this, the shop owner stepped forward with a cheerful smile, "Three esteemed guests, would you like to rest?"
"I'm sure you've all seen the situation inside this shop."
There are so many people, so many people!
"Look..."
Xiao Wu was listening to the guests chatting and telling stories when she heard the owner's words and suddenly turned around. This scenario seemed familiar; surely he wasn't going to say there were no rooms available again!
You're not saying there are no rooms available, are you?
Xiao Wu looked at the shop owner with a strange gaze. The shop owner looked embarrassed. It wasn't intentional, but business was indeed different today. White Disaster had shoved all the guests who originally planned to enter the Far North, leave, or just buy something and leave into the guesthouse.
If it weren't for the fact that Lu Ning and the other two got along with him fairly well, he would have been fine.
There might not even be a single room available.
It's entirely possible that they could sit in the lobby all night.
"That's right."
"As you all have seen, the situation is as it is."
"This is the only room available, and I'm only doing so because the three of you are taking up three chairs. But don't worry, I've booked a twin room for you. It's a bit cramped, but I definitely won't let you all squeeze onto one bed."
The shop owner assured him confidently.
All he could guarantee was that the three of them would no longer sleep in the same bed.
As for whether or not...
That's not up to him to decide.
"... Let's go."
Shui Bing'er spoke, feigning calmness.
She knew about the situation in the Northern Border.
This year's snowstorm came quite suddenly. In previous years, housing was already extremely scarce at this time, and this year will be no exception...
Lu Ning and Xiao Wu obviously wouldn't care about such things.
Only Shui Bing'er would care.
After all, those two guys had already touched her stomach, so they couldn't possibly care about something like this.
But she wasn't very wary of Lu Ning either.
After all, the three of them had just come from the Far North. If Lu Ning wanted to force himself on her, he would have done it back in the Far North. It would have been easy to kill and bury the body there. There was no way he would have done it in a small town.
Lu Ning ignored them.
They walked towards the rooms upstairs.
Those two guys are clearly overthinking it.
He just wanted to find a place to use his Soul Skill; he had no intention of resting at all.
The two watched Lu Ning go upstairs.
Xiao Wu went up without hesitation.
Shui Bing'er sat in the lobby for a while.
They walked towards the room as well.
I just arrived at the door.
The Dark Angel wings behind Lu Ning reappeared, the enormous black wings almost covering half the room, with a faint, eerie light shimmering around them.
A few black feathers landed in the room.
Shui Bing'er slightly raised her eyes. "What is this...?"
Xiao Wu interrupted, "This guy wants to go back and kill a Soul Beast so he can launch a counterattack. Do you really think he wants to come up here to rest? There are just too many people in the main hall, making it inconvenient for him to unleash his Soul Skill."
Shui Bing'er frowned slightly upon hearing this unexpected turn of events.
At first, she genuinely thought Lu Ning had come up to rest.
But unexpectedly...
Lu Ning is actually going to come up...
A sudden counterattack from a killing Soul Beast!?
"Going back now?"
Lu Ning nodded slightly.
"I came to the Far North for training. If I were to leave just because I encounter a strong enemy, then there would be no point in me coming here at all. If we're really talking about hunting Soul Ring, aren't the Soul Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest enough for me?"
Lu Ning tested his sealed Soul Skill and Soul Power against Feng Xiaotian in the Shuofeng Cold Plain, thus becoming familiar with his Martial Soul.
Now that we've encountered Ice Empress, it's time to use our Soul Skill Soul Skill to fight them and familiarize ourselves with them.
There couldn't be a more suitable opponent than Ice Empress, could there?
There's nothing like it on the entire continent.
"... Using Soul Beast with nearly 400,000 years of experience for training?"
Shui Bing'er muttered something to herself.
Lu Ning didn't have time to answer her question.
They vanished completely into the void.
Even Ice Empress would never have expected Lu Ning to suddenly launch a counterattack at this crucial moment.
Xiao Wu watched Lu Ning's departing figure, clearly not thinking that much about it.
He took Shui Bing'er's hand again.
Ignore him.
"This guy is a freak."
"Both their strength and their personality are freakish!"
Let's take a break and get some rest.
I haven't showered for days.
Xiao Wu spoke with a complaining tone. Although the low temperature in this Far North wouldn't cause a bad smell, those of them who came from the southern border obviously couldn't stand not washing for a long time.
Especially since Xiao Wu had only recently adapted to human life.
For her.
Bathing is also a part of human life.
Shui Bing'er looked at Xiao Wu, her eyes filled with hesitation.
She wasn't sure if Lu Ning would come back at this time, but since Xiao Wu had asked, she didn't refuse. It was just washing up; as long as she closed the door, nothing would happen even if Lu Ning came back. He couldn't just barge into their bathroom, could he?
"Good."
I'll go boil some water.
"We'll take turns using it."
"... and prepare some for that guy while you're at it."
"So that when he comes back, he won't say that we didn't consider him."