175: Chapter 175: Hyotei: Marrying him will bring more benefits? That seems like a good idea!

The little Tian Meng Ice Silkworm's tone was sour, full of lamentation for the encounters of a worm's life.

He felt that he had bonded with Xiao Jing quite early and contributed quite a bit, so why didn't he get this treatment that allows one to ascend to the heavens in a single step?

Hearing the little Tian Meng Ice Silkworm's complaints, Snow Empress's emerald eyes shifted slightly, as if she were seriously considering something.

She extended her petite front pincers, gently caressing her smooth carapace, and whispered in a voice only she could hear, lost in thought:

"Marrying over there... means getting more benefits, a higher status, and a more secure future... Sounds like... a pretty good idea?"

Her voice was very soft, but in the tranquil sea of Mental Energy, it clearly reached the ears of both Tian Meng Ice Silkworms.

"What!?!"

The old Tian Meng Ice Silkworm's massive mental light orb froze abruptly, as if he had been frozen solid, and even his radiance stopped flowing!

The next second, he erupted with earth-shattering mental fluctuations, nearly scattering the little Tian Meng Ice Silkworm beside him!

"No!!! Bingbing!!!"

The old Tian Meng Ice Silkworm's voice was full of terror, pleading, and disbelief. He zipped in front of Snow Empress, his light orb fluctuating violently, incoherent:

"Bingbing! You... you you you! You know my feelings! I have always liked you! From the first time I saw you in the Far North, your beautiful emerald armor, your arrogant gaze, your powerful strength... I have been deeply attracted to you! Although you always wanted to drain me dry back then... my heart for you is as clear as the sun and moon!"

He was almost in tears:

"Xiao Jing... he already has Wang Donger, and now he has Snow Empress too! Maybe there will even be Xiao Wu and Qian Renxue, perhaps even the Silver Dragon King! He has enough women around him! Don't go joining them, okay? We... we Spirit Beasts value loyalty! Yes, loyalty! Look at how loyal Di Tian is to the Silver Dragon King! We should also..."

"Besides, have you forgotten our dream? To roam the mental World together, see the wonders of the universe, and be a happy pair of spiritual companions! If you also marry Xiao Jing, then... then what about me? Wouldn't I be left alone to grow old? Bingbing, you can't be so cruel!"

The old Tian Meng Ice Silkworm's passionate confession and vision of a miserable future did not move Snow Empress.

Snow Empress merely glanced coldly at the old Tian Meng Ice Silkworm with her emerald eyes. The disdain and the "stay away from me" meaning in her gaze were completely unreserved, even colder than looking at a stone on the side of the road.

The little Tian Meng Ice Silkworm also recovered from his shock.

Although he didn't have any improper thoughts about Snow Empress now, hearing that Snow Empress was actually considering marrying Lu Jing, he also felt a strange sense of crisis and... unwillingness!

He hurriedly chimed in, his mental fluctuations carrying a hint of urgency:

"Yeah, yeah, Bingbing! Although the old Tian Meng Ice Silkworm is unreliable, he's right about one thing: Xiao Jing's side... is already lively enough! You are so noble and powerful, why go and... uh, share him with them? Why not... why not consider me instead! Look at me, although I'm a bit small and weak right now, I'm still a million-year Spirit Beast! My potential is limitless! And I'm loyal! I'm obedient! If you tell me to go east, I'll never go west! If you want to study Mental Energy, I'll cooperate with my whole heart! Consider me!"

The little Tian Meng Ice Silkworm tried to sell himself, but his mini light orb form and his history of relying solely on survival for his million-year cultivation really had no persuasive power.

Snow Empress listened to the two bugs singing in harmony, one being passionate and the other recommending himself, the disdain in her eyes deepened.

She couldn't even be bothered to refute them with words; she just swept a calm, slightly pitying gaze over them with her emerald eyes, as if looking at two hopeless fools.

That look seemed to say: Just the two of you? You think you're worthy?

"..."

The old and little Tian Meng Ice Silkworms were instantly wilted by Snow Empress's undisguised disdainful gaze, their mental light orbs dimming significantly.

The old Tian Meng Ice Silkworm was especially hurt; he felt that his icy heart had been completely ignored and trampled upon.

A nameless rage suddenly flared up!

It was all this other self's fault!

If he hadn't been here stirring up trouble, saying that marrying was a good thing, how would Bingbing have gotten such an idea?

Right!

To settle the outside, one must first settle the inside!

First, deal with this troublemaking version of myself!

"It's all your fault! Spouting such ugly truths! See if I don't beat you flat!" The old Tian Meng Ice Silkworm roared, his massive mental light orb suddenly expanding as he lunged at the innocent little Tian Meng Ice Silkworm caught in the crossfire!

He wanted to teach this loose-lipped, self-sabotaging other self a lesson to vent his anger!

The little Tian Meng Ice Silkworm was still holding a grudge against the old Tian Meng Ice Silkworm for betraying him earlier. Seeing the other party strike first, new and old grudges welled up in his heart; how could he be polite?

"You think I'm afraid of you! I've long found you, this old bug, an eyesore! Flaunting your age just because you've lived a few years longer than me! Today I'll let you know who the real king of Mental Energy is!" The little Tian Meng Ice Silkworm didn't show weakness either. His mini light orb instantly erupted with mental fluctuations no weaker than the old Tian Meng Ice Silkworm's, and he charged forward furiously!

The two million-year-level Tian Meng Ice Silkworm mental entities were thus, within Lu Jing's sea of Mental Energy, fighting wildly in a chaotic, street-brawler style, using the most primitive methods of mental clashing, tearing, and bombarding!

For a time, silver light flashed chaotically in the sea of Mental Energy, and mental ripples spread crazily, creating a mess.

Snow Empress hovered to the side, watching the infighting of these two stupid bugs with cold eyes, her emerald eyes full of helplessness and disdain.

She extended her front pincers and symbolically rubbed her forehead, feeling nothing but a headache.

Really... not a single one is worry-free.

...

Night deepened.

In Lu Jing's room.

Lu Jing had just finished washing up, wearing only simple sleepwear, sitting on the edge of the large, soft bed.

He was still pondering the strange yet harmonious scene at dinner, as well as the suddenly intimate relationship between Wang Donger and Snow Empress.

He was just thinking that when Wang Donger returned, he would definitely interrogate her properly about what secret agreement the two of them had reached last night.

However, it was not Wang Donger that he waited for.

The door was gently pushed open a crack, and a tall, slender figure wearing a long white dress stood hesitantly and timidly at the doorway, seemingly afraid to enter.

Moonlight shone in from behind her, outlining her perfect silhouette and her waterfall-like silver hair.

It was Snow Empress.

Lu Jing was stunned for a moment and stood up: "Sister Snow? Why are you here? Where is Donger?"

Hearing Lu Jing's voice, Snow Empress's delicate body trembled almost imperceptibly.

She lowered her head, her stunningly beautiful face flushed with a crimson hue that reached her earlobes. Under the illumination of the moonlight and the indoor lights, she was breathtakingly beautiful, yet also incomparably shy.

She opened her mouth, seemingly wanting to say something, but stuttered, not knowing how to begin.

That flustered, hesitant-to-speak appearance—where was there even half a shred of the dignity of the Ruler of the Far North left?