The two of them stared at each other wide-eyed for a long moment before Shen Hanyu finally broke the silence first.
"Spill it. A genius who reached Soul Emperor at just over twenty years old, and you even possess a top-tier variant martial soul. How could the Star Crown Sect possibly let you run off to the enemy Heaven Dou Empire and even join the Heavenly Water Academy…"
Xu Shuishui cautiously glanced at the other four women nearby who hadn't noticed their conversation, then fiercely glared at Shen Hanyu before speaking in a low voice:
"Keep your voice down! Yes, I'm from the Star Crown Sect, but I'm definitely not a spy. My mother was a disciple of the Star Crown Sect, and my father is from the White Tiger lineage of the royal family. I ran away to the Heaven Dou Empire to escape an arranged marriage. I… I mean no harm, and I don't even like the people from the Star Luo Empire. In fact, I really hate my father…"
Shen Hanyu rubbed his brow.
What the hell kind of situation is this? A genius who inherited the bloodlines of both the White Tiger and the Star Crown, reaching Soul Emperor in her twenties, such talent almost guarantees she'll become a Title Douluo in the future. The chances of someone like her being sent out as a spy are practically zero.
Of course, the Spirit Hall is an exception.
"Will you go back to the Star Luo Empire in the future?" Shen Hanyu asked quietly again.
Xu Shuishui tilted her head and thought for a moment, then decisively shook her head and said:
"My mother already fled the sect and is now living in hiding in the Heaven Dou Empire. As for going back… I actually really want to take that so-called father of mine's life. I just don't know if I'll ever get the chance…"
Filial!
Great filial piety!
Extremely filial!
Hall-shaking filial piety!
Shen Hanyu's mouth twitched. He could tell now that the girl in front of him posed absolutely no threat. On the contrary, she was terrifyingly straightforward, the type who would answer anything you asked.
She spilled her entire background before he even finished asking.
"Uh… you… You're pretty good. That ambition is solid. I wish you success."
Shen Hanyu was silent for a while before finally saying that.
Xu Shuishui let out a sigh of relief and whispered:
"I've told you everything, okay? You're not allowed to tell anyone else, or I'll bite you!"
Shen Hanyu nodded. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly asked one more question:
"Is your martial soul a control type?"
Xu Shuishui shook her head and said:
"My martial soul mutated into pure ice attribute—a beneficial mutation—so I chose to go the assault route."
Shen Hanyu nodded and didn't say anything more. He silently walked to the side.
Xu Shuishui, acting as if nothing had happened, sat back down next to Xu Yan. Her pale face looked a little softer in the firelight, completely giving off the aura of a sickly beauty.
Shen Hanyu was just about to destroy the remains of the Frost Moon Heavenly Wolf King when a strange tail-like soul bone suddenly flew into his hand on its own.
Shen Hanyu was quite surprised, and a look of delight appeared in his eyes.
He hadn't even thought this soul beast would produce a soul bone, so he hadn't actively searched for one.
And if his guess was correct, this was an externally attached soul bone of fully sixty thousand years.
The value of this externally attached soul bone was already comparable to a normal hundred-thousand-year soul bone. Moreover, Shen Hanyu estimated that the ability of this soul bone was the same as the Frost Moon Heavenly Wolf King's innate soul skill: absorbing moonlight to strengthen oneself.
After all, aside from that, the beast didn't really have any other standout abilities…
Shen Hanyu took out a jade box and carefully stored the soul bone inside.
As for himself, he didn't even consider using this soul bone. First, having extra tails would feel incredibly awkward. Second, the soul bone's ability was somewhat useless to him anyway.
But Shen Hanyu suddenly thought of the perfect candidate, Shui Bing'er.
A phoenix martial soul paired with a wolf tail… well, it's a bit strange, but it definitely wouldn't ruin her overall beauty.
......
After saying goodbye to Xu Yan and the others, Shen Hanyu decisively chose to leave.
Xu Yan and the others planned to rest a little longer before leaving this area at full speed.
With their lineup, one Soul Saint and four Soul Emperors, there was almost no real danger here. Of course, running into a powerful soul beast like the Frost Moon Heavenly Wolf King was simply bad luck. For ordinary people, the chance of encountering something like that was less than one percent.
After the farewells, the Gu Yu and Gu Yu sisters sighed with regret. A trace of sadness appeared on their small faces.
Qin Ya stepped forward with a smile and said:
"What's wrong? You've taken a liking to him?"
Gu Yu nodded glumly and said:
"Sister Ya, Little Fish, and I are already over thirty. If we don't find someone soon, we'll really end up old maids for life. Look, we're already so old now…"
Qin Ya laughed and pinched the two girls' tender baby faces, somewhat exasperated:
"Sister Yan, look at these two little girls. Where do they look thirty years old? Anyone who didn't know would think they're only fourteen or fifteen…"
Xu Yan nodded in agreement. Among the five of them, only Qin Ya already had someone. Rumor had it that the man was just a Soul King and didn't dare speak up at all in front of Qin Ya; he was like a quail.
Xu Shuishui silently swallowed. She wanted to find someone, too! Aaaaaah!
For some reason, she suddenly thought of Shen Hanyu's handsome face again. A faint blush quietly crept onto her pale cheeks…
......
Meanwhile, Shen Hanyu had no idea that three beautiful women, of the exact age he loved most in his previous life, had already set their sights on him. If this were his previous life, he would have immediately chosen to lie flat and give up.
High in the sky, Tianmeng was fully focused on searching for the location of the Frost Serpent Demon.
Their current position was very close to where they last encountered the Frost Serpent Demon, about fifty kilometers away, still within the Frost Serpent's territory. Now they just needed to spend some time slowly searching.
After a quick scan, Tianmeng said in surprise:
"Hanyu, the Frost Serpent clan is actually quite strong. There are fully three ninety-thousand-year Serpent Kings, and countless ten-thousand-year ones. But strangely, aside from the Frost Serpent Demon, there doesn't seem to be a single hundred-thousand-year Serpent Emperor…"
Shen Hanyu raised an eyebrow and slowly landed on top of a snowy mountain.
...
Looking into the distance, everything was covered in white snow, jagged rocks standing tall, with no sign of life at all.
Shen Hanyu gazed even farther, as if he could already smell the salty, fishy scent of the sea breeze.
"Tianmeng, you know, if this weren't a forbidden zone for humans, with its beautiful scenery and abundant heaven-and-earth energy, it would be perfect for a soul master like me who has an ice-attribute martial soul to cultivate."
Tianmeng nodded and added:
"By the way, Hanyu, do you smell something strange?"
Tianmeng's words made Shen Hanyu pause. After sensing carefully, he frowned and said:
"You're right. Aside from the faint salty sea smell, there's another… fragrance, like…"
The next moment, Shen Hanyu and Tianmeng realized it at the same time.
"Poison!"
Immediately after, a faint, light laughter sounded. The next instant, a silver-gray figure appeared behind Shen Hanyu. A jade-white hand as pure as snow rested on his shoulder, and a voice that seemed to echo from ancient times called out:
"If I remember correctly, I've seen you before, Shen Hanyu…"
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