Chapter 148: The Extreme North, Searching for the Ice Empress
A moment later.
Zhang Lexuan finished her shower.
This time, she deliberately put on thick, heavy winter clothing.
It wasn't that she was afraid of the cold, but rather that she was worried if she dressed too provocatively, Ye Chen wouldn't be able to control himself again.
"Sister, this is going too far..." Ye Chen looked at Zhang Lexuan bundled up from head to toe, his face darkening.
She was fully armored as if guarding against a wolf. Though she still looked beautiful, she was showing far too little skin, which made Ye Chen quite uncomfortable.
"Hmph, it's all your fault," Zhang Lexuan rolled her eyes at Ye Chen.
Ye Chen's stamina was inhuman. If she remembered correctly, they hadn't gone to sleep until dawn last night...
At least three hours straight.
And then another hour this morning.
If she dressed more lightly, who knew what Ye Chen might do once they reached the Extreme North...
She knew Ye Chen loved outdoor activities. Even at the academy, he would embrace her in the courtyard.
The courtyard was one thing—there was still some privacy—but in broad daylight in the Extreme North...
She wasn't thick-skinned enough for that.
"Um, Sister, you're not angry, are you?" Ye Chen walked over and hugged her from behind, asking softly.
"Pack up. It's getting late, we need to leave soon," Zhang Lexuan huffed lightly, clearly not wanting to continue this topic.
Besides, being angry was impossible. No matter what Ye Chen did, she could never truly be angry with him.
It's just that in her eyes, Ye Chen was still a child after all. There had to be restraint. As his older sister, she had the obligation to supervise him and not let him go wild.
"Hehe, I'll listen to whatever Sister says~"
Hearing this, Ye Chen understood that Zhang Lexuan wasn't angry, which put his mind at ease.
"That's more like it."
Seeing that Ye Chen was no longer dwelling on such matters, Zhang Lexuan was satisfied and roughly tousled his hair.
However, thinking of something, her face reddened slightly as she said with a serious expression: "Also, you're not allowed to tell anyone about our relationship!"
Zhang Lexuan's tone was grave, clearly taking this matter very seriously.
The age gap between her and Ye Chen was too large. If word got out, she might be accused of being an older woman preying on a younger man, which could invite criticism.
Moreover, Dai Yueheng, one of the Shrek Seven Devils, had been pursuing her. If he found out about her relationship with Ye Chen, given Dai Yueheng's personality, he might harm Ye Chen.
Dai Yueheng was born into the White Tiger Duke's mansion and was the eldest legitimate son.
The White Tiger Duke lineage had a tradition where legitimate children liked to kill each other—some strange custom that made all the legitimate children of the White Tiger Duke's mansion ruthless and unscrupulous in achieving their goals, while being skilled at disguise. This was the main reason she felt no attraction to Dai Yueheng.
"Can't we make it public? Then how will I marry Sister in the future?" Ye Chen asked, feigning confusion.
"Hmph... what are you thinking about at such a young age? Wait until you become a Titled Douluo... no, wait until you're invincible in the world before we talk about it," Zhang Lexuan said coquettishly.
This world respected strength above all. As long as Ye Chen was invincible, whatever he did would be right, and no one would gossip.
If Ye Chen lacked strength, then publicizing their relationship would bring many troubles to both of them.
"Alright, it's settled then~" Ye Chen received a definitive answer and grinned with satisfaction.
Invincible in the world—with the talent he'd shown so far, he could achieve that within five years.
If he was lucky and the system was more generous, perhaps even faster.
"Don't get too excited too early. Cultivation gets slower the further you progress, and there's always someone stronger out there. Being invincible isn't that easy," Zhang Lexuan poured cold water on his enthusiasm to prevent him from getting too cocky.
After all, fast cultivation speed didn't guarantee reaching Titled Douluo level—there was still some luck involved.
And once reaching Titled Douluo, after condensing a soul core, the difficulty of further cultivation would increase a hundredfold. Ye Chen's secret technique might become ineffective, and she hoped he wouldn't be too discouraged when that time came.
Though she said this, in her heart she was very much looking forward to that day...
"Don't worry, it won't take too long~" Ye Chen said confidently.
However, until he truly reached invincibility, he wouldn't get too carried away.
...
The two prepared themselves and soon set off.
The Extreme North was too cold—even Ye Chen's aircraft couldn't fly well there, so they had to enter on foot.
"By the way, Xiao Chen, have you decided what kind of soul ring you need this time?" Zhang Lexuan seemed to think of something and asked.
Though she hadn't visited the Extreme North many times, she certainly knew more about the distribution of soul beasts there than Ye Chen did.
If Ye Chen could specify his requirements, she could guide the way and save considerable time.
"Sister, I have my own target. You just need to accompany me to the core of the Extreme North," Ye Chen said with a smile.
Then he took out the "Soul Spirit Contract Scroll" and opened it.
The "Soul Spirit Contract Scroll" was very useful—it could detect all soul beasts within a hundred-kilometer radius, displaying them all on the scroll, making it look like an ancient map.
Ye Chen only needed to select one of the soul beasts to instantly turn it into his soul spirit.
"What is this? It looks like a map, but how does it move?" Zhang Lexuan saw the contract scroll in Ye Chen's hand and curiously leaned over.
"Hehe, it's a secret~" Ye Chen chuckled mysteriously.
Actually, he didn't know how to explain it.
He wasn't afraid of Zhang Lexuan revealing it, but one lie would require another lie to cover it up, so for unimportant matters, Ye Chen was too lazy to explain.
"Hmph, fine if you won't explain, being all mysterious..." Zhang Lexuan pouted.
But her gaze still remained fixed on the scroll in Ye Chen's hand, obviously very curious.
The two quickly headed toward the core of the Extreme North at high speed. Along the way, they encountered various powerful soul beasts, all of which were driven away by Zhang Lexuan.
It had to be said that Zhang Lexuan's combat power was quite formidable.
The burst of her hundred-thousand-year soul skill could easily suppress an eighty-thousand-year ice-attribute soul beast.
"Xiao Chen, this is an eighty-thousand-year ice-attribute soul beast, an 'Ice Frost Dragon Lizard,' with a trace of dragon bloodline. Are you sure you don't want it?"
Zhang Lexuan frowned.
She felt this soul beast was very suitable for Ye Chen, and the higher the year limit, the harder they were to encounter.
Eighty-thousand-year ice-attribute soul beasts were already extremely rare. Though Ye Chen had his own plans, the Extreme North was simply too vast. If luck was bad, they might never encounter the soul beast Ye Chen wanted.
"Almost there, almost there. Sister, trust me," Ye Chen said without looking up.
His gaze remained fixed on the "contract scroll" in his hand, where several "Ice Jade Scorpion" figures had already appeared, with increasingly higher year limits.
Obviously, they were already very close to the core of the Extreme North.
If luck was good, they should soon be able to search for the Ice Empress.
As soon as the Ice Empress appeared on the scroll, Ye Chen could immediately capture her and complete this mission.
As for how to explain it to Zhang Lexuan...
Well, he'd just make up some random excuse. Zhang Lexuan probably wouldn't ask too many questions.
(END CHAPTER)
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