21: Chapter 21 Two Years of Experience

"Stop looking, they've already gone far away. Besides, I never said I would protect you, but I can let that Ice Jade Scorpion you saved follow you."

Upon hearing this, Bai Qi smiled at the Ice Empress.

"Although Senior Ice Empress says you won't protect me, your actions of letting an Ice Jade Scorpion protect me don't really say that, do they?"

Clearly, the Ice Empress had accepted Bai Qi as one of her own, otherwise, she wouldn't have arranged for an Ice Jade Scorpion to protect him.

Listening to Bai Qi's slightly teasing words, the Ice Empress's ears turned red, then she let out a soft huff and disappeared, leaving only Bai Qi and Bi Ji standing there.

Bi Ji looked at Bai Qi and asked, "What do you plan to do next?"

Bai Qi looked around and said, "You go ahead first, I need to find a place to stay."

Upon hearing this, Bi Ji nodded and said, "Begin your training."

After saying this, Bi Ji also disappeared.

Just as Bai Qi was walking around, not knowing where to go, the ground where he stood suddenly shook.

Bai Qi said in surprise, "What the? What's going on? A Spirit Beast appears right after they leave?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a hole appeared in front of Bai Qi, and an Ice Jade Scorpion emerged from it, waving its scorpion tail at him.

Seeing the beast, Bai Qi sighed in relief and said, "So it's you. Did the Ice Empress send you to follow me?"

Hearing this, the Ice Jade Scorpion nodded.

Seeing the Ice Jade Scorpion nod, Bai Qi was happy and immediately jumped onto its back.

From this day on, the man and the beast began their two-year training.

In the beginning, Bai Qi was quite unaccustomed to it.

Even though he followed the Ice Jade Scorpion to find a relatively warm place, it was still very cold.

Bi Ji also found a place to stay nearby, neither too far nor too close, where the Ice Empress and the Snow Empress would occasionally come to check on Bai Qi.

On the first night after finding a place to stay, Bai Qi used his last self-adaptive spirit ring, successfully fusing it into a ten-thousand-year spirit ring, and his level reached level 42.

For the first year, Bai Qi would practice the Purple Demon Eye in the early morning, and after the morning, he would look for Spirit Beasts to fight to train his physical body and other unique skills. When he couldn't find any, he would spar with the Ice Jade Scorpion, and at night, he would cultivate his Soul Power level.

Because he spent less time cultivating Soul Power, his Soul Power level only increased by four levels in the first year, reaching level 46.

In the following year, Bai Qi spent most of his time fighting the Ice Jade Scorpion, occasionally going out to find Spirit Beasts to test his training results. Because during the previous year's battles, the Ice Jade Scorpion had roughly mastered Bai Qi's attack patterns, Bai Qi felt that sparring with it could better help him identify his weaknesses, thereby allowing him to fill the gaps.

During this year, the Ice Empress and the Snow Empress became much more familiar with Bai Qi and visited more frequently. The Ice Empress would even show herself directly to apply Soul Power pressure on Bai Qi, letting him test his limits, and she would also guide him on how to control his Soul Power.

During these days, Bai Qi also wandered around the Far North with the Ice Jade Scorpion to see if he could find the Ice Silkworm, but after searching for two years, he didn't find it, so Bai Qi guessed that the Ice Silkworm must be in Di Tian's hands now.

Therefore, when Bai Qi reached level 50, he asked the Snow Empress to go on a long journey to personally capture a 50,000-year-old space-type Spirit Beast with dragon attributes for Bai Qi to absorb.

Two years is not long, but it is not very short either.

Standing at the entrance of the Ice Palace, Bai Qi looked towards the south. His Soul Power level had reached level 53. If it weren't for the time wasted searching for the Ice Silkworm, his level might have been even higher. He had improved by thirteen levels since he arrived.

Bi Ji stood by his side and said with some emotion, "Homesick?"

Bai Qi nodded and then shook his head, saying, "It's alright. I'm just feeling a bit sentimental, and it's been almost two years, so it's time to go back."

While the two were talking, a voice came from behind. The voice was still tsundere, but it also carried a hint of reluctance, saying, "If you want to leave, just go quickly. Don't be sentimental here."

Upon hearing this, Bai Qi turned around and smiled at the Ice Empress, saying, "Then thank you, Bingbing, for taking care of me these past two years."

"Hmph." The Ice Empress huffed and turned her head away, saying, "Who took care of you? Don't be conceited."

At this moment, the Snow Empress also appeared, her expression much softer than usual. "I acknowledge you now. After you go back, just don't forget to come back."

Bai Qi replied, "Of course. As soon as I finish my business, I will come back immediately."

Upon hearing this, the Ice Empress huffed again, turned her face away, and muttered softly, "Who cares." But the corners of her mouth curled up.

The Snow Empress didn't say anything else and took the Ice Empress back to the Ice Palace.

Bai Qi looked around at the place where he had trained for two years, and said to Bi Ji beside him, "Sister Bi Ji, let's go."

Bi Ji nodded and looked at the Ice Jade Scorpion that was secretly watching from afar, saying, "What about that Ice Jade Scorpion? What do you plan to do?"

Bai Qi looked at the Ice Jade Scorpion and waved at it with a smile, saying, "I feel that the two years it spent training with me have made the Ice Empress value it quite a lot. Perhaps it will become the new king of the Ice Jade Scorpion clan in the future."

After seeing Bai Qi's action, the Ice Jade Scorpion also waved its scorpion tail at Bai Qi, as if it were saying goodbye.

After seeing the Ice Jade Scorpion wave its tail at him, he said to Bi Ji, "Let's go."

With that, the two embarked on the journey home to the south.

After walking for about a day or so, as the air warmed up, the snow under their feet gradually became thinner.

Bi Ji walked by Bai Qi's side and suddenly asked with some curiosity, "Are you going to the academy next or something else?"

Hearing Bi Ji's question, Bai Qi replied, "Of course I'm going back to the Star Dou Great Forest. First, I'll report my safety to Aunt Rou, Xiao Wu, and Ah Yin, and then I'll rest for a while before returning to the academy."

After walking for a few more days, the two finally reached the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

After entering the Star Dou Great Forest, Bai Qi took a deep breath and said, "The Star Dou Great Forest is still more comfortable. The Far North was just too cold."

Bi Ji looked at Bai Qi with a teasing smile and said, "Then who was it that voluntarily asked to train in the Far North?"

Bai Qi scratched his head upon hearing this, gave a sheepish smile, and did not refute.

By evening, the two had reached the lakeside.

Bai Qi looked at the two people sitting by the lake chatting, and made a shushing gesture to Bi Ji.

Seeing Bai Qi's gesture, Bi Ji smiled helplessly and nodded, then lightened her footsteps and retreated a bit.

Bai Qi tiptoed behind the two. The grass under his feet rustled as he stepped on it, but fortunately, the two were so engrossed in their conversation that neither turned around.

Xiao Wu and Ah Yin were sitting side by side by the lake, and the lake in front of them was as calm as a mirror.

Xiao Wu rested her chin in her hands and asked Ah Yin, "Sister Ah Yin, when do you think Bai Qi will be back?"

Ah Yin smiled after hearing this because her Blue Silver Grass had told her that Bai Qi had already entered the forest, but she intended to keep it from Xiao Wu. "It should be soon. After all, he is not the type of person to keep people waiting for a long time."

She just didn't know that Bai Qi was already standing less than three steps away from them.

Xiao Wu clenched her fists after hearing this and said, "If he doesn't come back soon, I'll have Da Ming and Er Ming go and tie him up and bring him back."

"Hahaha!!!" Ah Yin was amused by Xiao Wu's fierce yet cute appearance.

Xiao Wu was laughed at by Ah Yin, so she rubbed the back of her head and smiled embarrassedly.

Just at this moment, a voice suddenly came to Xiao Wu's ear.