Chapter 397: Master, can you please rest for a while?

In the Extreme North, atop an ice cliff.

The wind and snow howled across the ice plains, unchanged for 10,000 years, swallowing every sound between heaven and earth into an endless expanse of white.

Snow Empress and Ice Empress stood side by side at the edge of the cliff. These two Dominators of the Extreme North were silent, staring at the Chat GroupLight Screen before them.

The revelations about the future that Lin Qingmo had just shared felt like ice picks, each word stabbing into their hearts.

"The Spirit Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest will be kept behind high walls by humans, like livestock."

"The three great heavenly kings of the far north will either die or be forced to Sacrifice themselves."

"The Extreme North will transform from a forbidden zone for humans into a place where human Spirit Masters can tread at will."

Ice Empress’s fists clenched until they creaked, her ice-blue hair dancing wildly in the wind. Her face was etched with shock and fury: "Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"

"The Star Dou Great Forest has Di Tian, Bi Ji, Xiong Jun, and us, the three great heavenly kings of the far north—how could humans possibly keep us penned up?"

"They have to pay a heavy price just to step into the core area!"

"..."

Snow Empress did not look at her.

Her ice-pure eyes remained fixed on the Light Screen.

After a long silence, she spoke in an extremely soft voice.

"Bing’er, do you remember what we discussed last time?"

Ice Empress paused: "What?"

"Humans will only grow stronger."

Snow Empress’s voice was calm, bordering on cold: "They have God Positions to inherit, God trials to participate in, and paths to becoming gods."

"But we Spirit Beasts, no matter how many years we Cultivate, no matter how powerful we become, can never become gods."

"This is the rule of this World, written from the very beginning."

She turned to look at Ice Empress; there was no anger in her eyes, only the clarity of one who had seen through the underlying nature of fate.

"What Lin Qingmo spoke of is not a prophecy; it is a deduction, the inevitable result of pushing this rule to its extreme."

"Humans will grow stronger, and the living space for Spirit Beasts will shrink."

"The Star Dou Great Forest will be enclosed by high walls, the Extreme North will be trampled upon, and we—"

She did not finish, but Ice Empress naturally understood.

"I am not reconciled to this."

Ice Empress gritted her teeth, her voice squeezed out from between them.

"We have Cultivated for hundreds of thousands of years; on what grounds must we end up like this?"

"Why can humans become gods, but we cannot?"

Snow Empress was silent for a moment.

"That is why our hope does not lie in the Extreme North."

Her gaze returned to the Chat GroupLight Screen: "Our hope lies within the Chat Group, in the hands of Lin Qingmo."

Ice Empress whipped her head around to look at her.

"That guy? He hasn’t even met us; why would he help us?"

"I don’t know."

Snow Empress shook her head: "But he knows the future, and he is willing to say these things."

"This in itself is a signal. He must have guessed our identities, yet he did not speak of it, nor did he treat us as enemies that must be eliminated, but rather as beings he can communicate with."

She paused, her tone carrying a hint of anticipation even she hadn’t realized.

"Bing’er, do you remember what he said last time? About another possibility for Spirit Beasts."

"He said that not all Spirit Beasts must be enemies with humans."

"So I suspect he knows something we do not—something that can change the fate of Spirit Beasts."

Ice Empress was silent.

The wind and snow swept across the ice cliff, causing their garments to flutter.

After a long time, Ice Empress spoke again: "Then let us watch and see whether this human is truly worth trusting."

Her tone was much softer than before, yet it still held a stubborn, unyielding defiance.

...

Yunlan Hotel.

Lin Qingmo had just closed the Chat Group.

He was just preparing to adjust his sleeping position while his Master was still asleep.

Just then, there was sudden movement in his arms.

Bibi Dong had woken up.

The moment she opened her eyes, those deep purple pupils were already as clear as if she hadn’t just woken up.

Before Lin Qingmo could even say "Sister Donghuang, you’re awake," he felt his body lighten.

Bibi Dong rolled over and pinned him down.

Her long black hair slid from her shoulders, draping over both sides of his chest like a deep purple curtain, enveloping him completely.

Her hands were propped on either side of his head, her body leaning slightly forward.

That stunningly beautiful face wore an expression Lin Qingmo had never seen before.

It was not the nervousness from her confession earlier, nor the tenderness during their intimacy.

Instead, it was a look of near-bewilderment, as if she wanted to grasp something but didn’t know what to reach for.

"A-Qing."

"Si—Sister Donghuang?"

Lin Qingmo was caught off guard by her sudden action.

Wait, Master, didn’t you just say you were tired?

How is your recovery speed faster than the Blue Silver Life-Death Tree?

Bibi Dong stared into his eyes.

"My mind is in chaos right now." Her voice was soft, but every word felt like it was being dragged out from some long-repressed emotion.

It was because of everything Lin Qingmo had said in the Chat Group just a moment ago.

The future of Spirit Hall, the future of Qian Renxue, and... her own future.

"I want to stop thinking about anything, but my mind won’t stop."

She lowered her head slightly, her long deep purple hair falling against the side of Lin Qingmo’s face, carrying a faint floral scent.

Her fingertips lightly brushed across Lin Qingmo’s collarbone, her movements gentle yet trembling uncontrollably.

"So, A-Qing."

She lifted her head again, her eyes filled with naked, unmasked desire.

"Can we continue? Can you let me stop thinking?"

Sensing the fragility and desire swirling in those purple eyes, a place deep in Lin Qingmo’s heart softened intensely.

So Master has moments like this too.

Although he didn’t know what had happened.

"Of course."

Lin Qingmo raised his hand and gently brushed back the stray hair by her ear, a gentle yet helpless smile on his lips.

"A kindness received should be repaid with a gushing spring."

"Sister Donghuang has shown me so much kindness, this little repayment of mine is nothing."

Bibi Dong paused, then the corners of her mouth curved upward.

It was the most beautiful smile Lin Qingmo had seen during these two days of madness.

"Then this time, I will not resist."

This time, Bibi Dong truly did not resist.

From beginning to end, she allowed Lin Qingmo to lead everything.

Only in certain moments would she softly call his name.

Then she would close her eyes, like a small boat in a storm that had completely let go of its oars, letting the waves carry her wherever they willed.

...

The next day, early morning.

Bibi Dong stood at the gate of Heaven Dou City, wrapped in the black robe that covered her from head to toe, her mask back on her face.

Her posture was still as straight as a pine, her gaze still as cold as ice.

She was like a different person from the woman who had greedily demanded more like a spider just before.

Only the flush at the corners of her eyes had not yet completely faded, like some evidence that could not be hidden.

"I am leaving."

Her voice had returned to its usual coldness.

"I will take care of the Four Clans matter as soon as possible."

"I will do my best to get Bai He of the Speed Clan released."

"Understood, thank you for the trouble, Sister Donghuang."

Lin Qingmo stood inside the city gate, the sunlight slanting onto him, making his slightly weary expression even more apparent.

Bibi Dong glanced at him, a trace of imperceptible tenderness flashing in her eyes.

Then she turned, her black cloak lifting in the morning breeze in a crisp arc, and within a few steps, she disappeared into the crowd outside the city gate.

(End of Chapter)

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