225: Tell me, what do you want to do?

"Ding-ling."

Following Han Yue's movements, the small bell hanging from those fox ears let out a crisp ring.

Su Lin felt a heat in his nose and quickly looked away, picking up his teacup for a strategic sip of water.

These wicked disciples... they really are getting more and more creative with their games.

"Next round! Next round!"

Su Hongling was already impatient; she found this game incredibly interesting. As long as she wasn't the one losing, watching others make fools of themselves was one of life's greatest pleasures.

"Second round! Start!"

Su Hongling rolled her sleeves up to her elbows, one foot stepped on the chair, her whole body radiating the peculiar red glow of a gambler.

Luo Ximei waved her peacock fan, glancing at the Eldest Senior Sister beside her who was wearing fox ears with a face full of shame and fury, yet not daring to take off the tail. Her mood was excellent.

"Second Senior Sister, don't talk too big, or you might lose until you're left with only your underwear."

"Enough talk! Reveal the cards!"

Five hands pressed down on the tiles on the table simultaneously.

"Open!"

"Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa!"

Five cards were flipped over at the same time.

Han Yue had a "Cloud Pattern," with a value of 5. She breathed a sigh of relief; fortunately, she didn't have to take anything off this time.

Chu Weiwei had a "Medicine Cauldron," with a value of 6. Average.

Ye You had a "Vine," with a value of 4. A narrow escape.

Luo Ximei had a "Demon Eye," with a value of 8.

"Haha! It looks like this round is another—"

Luo Ximei was about to laugh when she was interrupted by a wild cackle.

"Hahahaha! Nine! I have a nine!!"

Su Hongling slammed the card in her hand onto the table; it was a card engraved with a "Great Hammer" rune, value 9!

"I won! I finally won!"

She was so excited she almost flipped the table, her red pupils scanning the others like searchlights, looking for the unlucky soul.

Everyone's eyes focused on the last person.

Mu Qingxue.

She sat there stiffly, her finger pressing down on the card, delaying the reveal.

That face, which was originally as cold and aloof as a Fairy, was now cracking bit by bit.

"Seventh Junior Sister, show your card."

Su Hongling rubbed her hands together, smiling with ill intent.

Mu Qingxue took a deep breath and moved her finger as if resigning herself to fate.

On the card, a Broken Snowflake was clearly engraved.

Value: 1.

The lowest on the field.

"..."

The air froze for three seconds.

Immediately after, Su Hongling's deafening, wild laughter erupted.

"Hahahaha! Ice-face! It's actually you! Heavenly Dao is a cycle of Reincarnation!"

Su Hongling pointed at Mu Qingxue, laughing until tears came out.

"You're usually so cold and aloof, but now you've fallen into my hands!"

Mu Qingxue's face turned white, then green, then red.

She bit her lower lip, staring coldly at Su Hongling, her body radiating a freezing chill that instantly turned the tea on the table to ice.

"Accept defeat when you lose."

She squeezed those words out through her teeth.

"Tell me, what do you want to do?"

"What do I want?"

Su Hongling stroked her chin, her eyes roaming over Mu Qingxue with mischief.

"Let me think..."

"You always dress like you're heading to a funeral."

Su Hongling snapped her fingers.

"Got it!"

"Put this on."

Su Hongling threw a piece of clothing to Mu Qingxue.

"Then, holding a wine jug, walk around the table three times. With every step, you must wiggle your hips and say to Revered Master: Revered Master, please command Daji as you please!"

"..."

"..."

The entire room fell into a dead silence.

Even the teacup in Su Lin's hand shook.

How was this a punishment?

This was practically a public execution! And a suggestive one at that!

"Su Hongling!!"

Mu Qingxue completely exploded.

Her eternal ice-mountain face instantly flushed crimson with utter shame and fury.

"I would rather die than wear such... such a shameless thing!!"

"Oh? Now that's where you're wrong."

Luo Ximei, watching the drama and not minding if things got bigger, fanned the flames with her fan.

"Accepting defeat is our rule. Just now, Eldest Senior Sister wore the ears, so why can't you wear a bunny suit?"

"Exactly, exactly."

Han Yue, still wearing the fox ears, also spoke up coldly, clearly wanting to regain some of the face she had just lost.

"Seventh Junior Sister, one must be honest. If you don't wear it, then you're looking down on Revered Master and looking down on us."

"I..."

Mu Qingxue was crowded into silence.

She looked at Su Lin, her eyes full of signals for help.

'Revered Master... save me...' Su Lin coughed dryly, just about to speak up to smooth things over.

"Revered Master is not allowed to speak!"

Su Hongling jumped over and covered Su Lin's mouth.

Su Lin: "..."

That threat was quite fierce.

He silently closed his mouth, giving Mu Qingxue a look that said, "Your Revered Master tried his best, you're on your own."

Mu Qingxue was in despair.

"Fine, I'll wear it!"

She gritted her teeth, grabbed the clothes, and set up a thick layer of ice mist around her to block everyone's view.

A moment later.

The ice mist dissipated.

"Hiss."

A collective sound of sharp intakes of breath rang out.

The originally cold and ethereal ice mountain Fairy had now completely transformed.

Her signature white robes were gone.

The fabric tightly wrapped around her impressive figure.

Worst of all, due to extreme shame, Mu Qingxue's originally pale skin was flushed with an alluring pink, her eyes were brimming with tears, and her bashful yet inviting, shame-filled appearance was more lethal than any charm technique.

Gap moe.

The ultimate gap moe.

Su Lin's Adam's apple bobbed uncontrollably.

This... who could possibly withstand this?

"Hahaha! It looks good! It looks too good!"

Su Hongling slammed the table in wild laughter, even taking out a Recording Stone to frantically record it.

Mu Qingxue bit her lip hard.

She picked up the wine jug and walked with stiff steps to Su Lin.

Her voice was as thin as a mosquito's buzz, trembling beyond belief.

"Ple... please... command... Daji... as you please..."

After finishing this sentence, she felt like she was boiling over; the sense of shame made her want to find a crack in the ground to crawl into on the spot.

"Louder! I can't hear you!" Su Hongling jeered.

"Smile! You have to smile a bit sweeter!" Chu Weiwei demanded.

Mu Qingxue was pushed to the edge, and just as she was prepared to throw caution to the wind and blow up this flying boat—

A loud bang suddenly came from outside the flying boat.

The entire [hidden dragon] shook violently; the tiles on the table, the wine jug, and the plate of unfinished roast chicken all spilled onto the floor with a crash.

Mu Qingxue lost her footing and fell directly into Su Lin's arms, her rabbit ears poking him right in the face.

"Enemy attack?!"

Su Hongling reacted instantly, kicking away a chair in her path and grabbing her great sword to rush onto the deck.

"Which blind bastard dares to interrupt my show?!"

"You're looking for death!"

Luo Ximei was also full of Evil Qi; she was just getting to the good part!

The group rushed out of the cabin and onto the deck.

Outside the flying boat, black clouds pressed down.

A dozen pitch-black, tattered warships flying skull flags were surrounding the [hidden dragon] in a pincer formation.

It was the unique feature of the Black Sea—the Ghost Fleet.

Every ship was filled with Corpse Puppets missing limbs and radiating a dense Death Qi.

On the largest flagship in the center, a short, hunchbacked old man was cackling weirdly.

"Jiejiejie..."

"This path was opened by me, this tree was planted by me!"

"And..."

The old man had a pair of glowing green ghost eyes.

"Leave that Bunny Spirit for this Old Ancestor!"

The entire area fell into a dead silence.

Su Lin silently took a step back.

He knew that these people were finished.

As expected.

The next second.

"Who did you say... is a Bunny Spirit?"

Mu Qingxue slowly raised her head.

The shyness and embarrassment on her face vanished in an instant.

Replacing it was a Killing Intent ten thousand times colder than the northernmost ice plains.

Though she was wearing that shameful outfit, she radiated a terrifying Aura that changed the very color of the sky and earth.

"Originally..."

An ice crystal great sword a hundred zhang long condensed in her hand, her voice sounding as if it came from the depths of Hell.

"I was worried I had nowhere to vent my anger."

"Since you've delivered yourselves to my door..."

"Then all of you... freeze into dust!!!"

A cold current erupted.

That day, above the Black Sea, a blizzard raged for three days and three nights.

That tyrannical Ghost Fleet, along with that unlucky old man, all turned into crystal-clear ice sculptures and sank forever to the bottom of the sea.

And that rampaging rabbit became the most terrifying taboo in the legends of the Black Sea.

The blizzard raged, and even the waves were frozen mid-air, maintaining their ferocious poses.

"Whew..."

Mu Qingxue stood at the bow, exhaling a long breath of white mist.

The ice sword in her hand slowly dissipated, her pink bunny girl outfit looking particularly eye-catching amidst the falling snow.

Although the battle was over, the Killing Intent on her body hadn't fully dispersed, and her eyes remained frighteningly cold.

"Refreshing!"

Su Hongling approached with her great sword on her shoulder and slapped Mu Qingxue on the back, completely ignoring the layer of cold that could freeze a person solid.

"Seventh Junior Sister, that 'Frozen for Ten Thousand Miles' move just now was quite something! You even cracked that old turtle's head open!"

She sized Mu Qingxue up, clicking her tongue in wonder.

"I didn't notice before, but fighting in this outfit is actually quite stylish! These long legs must really pack a punch when you kick!"

Mu Qingxue's body stiffened as she finally remembered she was still wearing this shameful outfit.

She spun around, meeting Su Lin's somewhat evasive gaze.

"Revered Master..."

Her face turned bright red again, and the god-slaying Aura from before instantly deflated.

She scrambled to cover herself, only to find the fabric was so sparse that covering the top exposed the bottom, and covering the front exposed the back.

"What are you looking at! Don't look!"

She shouted at the group of sisters watching the fun, then bolted into the cabin, slamming the door shut.

"Tsk, why weren't you shy when you were killing people?"

Luo Ximei curled her lip and withdrew her Devilish Qi.

She walked over to Su Lin and naturally took his arm.

"Revered Master, that old turtle said the Black Sea Market is just ahead. Should we just fight our way in?"

"Why would we fight our way in?"

Su Lin smoothed his wind-blown hair, returning to his profound and mysterious appearance.

"We are here to buy things, not to commit robbery."

"Although..."

He glanced at the fragments of ice floating on the sea.

"Our reputation has probably already preceded us."

...Black Sea Market, entrance.

The atmosphere here was even more oppressive than usual.

The guards who usually shouted and bossed people around were now shrinking their necks, staring fearfully at the distant sky.

Just now, they had seen with their own eyes that tyrannical Ghost Fleet get annihilated by a seemingly ordinary flying boat.

That woman in the pink clothes... was simply a demon!

"They're here! They're here!"

Someone cried out in alarm.

The [hidden dragon] slowly broke through the mist and landed on the market's docking platform.

The guards swallowed hard, pushing each other, none daring to step forward.

Finally, the leader who was usually the most greedy gritted his teeth and walked up.

"S-Seniors..."

His voice trembled, and his waist was bent like a shrimp.

"Welcome to the Black Sea Market... May I ask what business you have here?"

The cabin door opened.

Su Lin stepped down with his four disciples.

Mu Qingxue had already changed back into her snow-white gown, but as soon as she appeared, the surrounding temperature automatically dropped several degrees, making the leader's teeth chatter.

"We are looking for someone."

Su Lin said calmly, casually tossing out a token.

It was the Ghost Token he had gotten from Hua Shenyou.

"Take me to see the manager here."

The leader looked at the token, his expression changing slightly, and he became even more respectful.

"So it's an honored guest! Please! This way!"

He hurriedly led the way, fearing that being a step too slow would result in being frozen into an icicle.

The group walked into the market.

The prosperity here was not at all inferior to the major cities outside, except that the items for sale were rather macabre.

The stalls on both sides were filled with various skulls, corpse oil, poisonous herbs, and even some living souls sealed in jars, letting out silent screams.

"Wow! That eyeball is huge!"

Su Hongling pointed at a giant eye on a stall, looking curious.

"That's a Deep Sea Great Demon's eye, used for refining illusionary Magic Treasures."

Chu Weiwei glanced at it and commented, "The quality is average, a bit cloudy, not worth much."

"What about this? This claw?"

"That's a Rotting Corpse Ghost's hand, it's highly toxic, don't touch it."

The group looked around as they walked, as if they were browsing a vegetable market.

The surrounding Cultivators all made way, afraid of offending this group of banes.

Soon, they were brought before a tall building named "Treasure Gathering Pavilion."

This was the largest trading venue in the Black Sea Market and the territory of the boss behind the scenes.

A mysterious person in black robes and a mask was already waiting at the door.

"Seniors, the Pavilion Revered Master invites you in."

The mysterious person's voice was raspy as they made a gesture of invitation.

Su Lin nodded and led his disciples inside.

Top floor.

Inside a room decorated luxuriously yet with an eerie atmosphere.

A short, wrinkled old woman was sitting in a grand chair, fiddling with two skull walnuts in her hand.

She was the owner of the Black Sea Market, known as "Ghost Granny," a Body Integration Late Stage Cultivator.

"Young man, such a heavy Evil Qi."

Ghost Granny lifted her eyelids, her cloudy gaze sweeping over everyone before settling on Su Lin.

"Destroying the Ghost Fleet as soon as you arrive—is this a show of force for this old woman?"

"Just a side matter."

Su Lin found a seat for himself and sat down, his expression indifferent.

"They were in the way."

"Hmph, arrogant."

"Speak, why have you come to me with Hua Shenyou's token?"

"I want to buy information."

Su Lin got straight to the point.

"Information regarding the Myriad Corpse True Person."