(The illustration of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass's human form from the previous chapter has been re-uploaded. If you missed it, go back and take a look.)
The Snow Empress didn't seem to mind at all that the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass had borrowed her appearance when taking human form. Far from being angry, she even looked quite pleased.
Thinking about it carefully, this actually made sense. The Snow Empress did have a habit of taking in other soul beasts. That Ice Bear King, Xiaobai — whom Lin Yun had never met but had heard of — was one of her adopted "children," after all.
If she could adopt a massive Ice Bear King, then accepting one more little "sister" wasn't really that strange, was it?
Of course, another major reason the Snow Empress treated the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass kindly was because she was one of their own — the only one in this "pigpen" of soul beasts who had recognized the situation clearly and volunteered to serve Lin Yun as his attendant. She clearly had a bright future ahead of her.
Definitely worth being spoken to kindly by the Snow Empress.
And indeed, the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass was no fool. When the Snow Empress extended the olive branch, she immediately accepted the gesture without hesitation. With such a long-legged "big sister" to rely on, she had no fear of ever being neglected.
But the Ice Empress, on the other hand, suddenly froze.
Watching the Snow Empress and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass hold hands, smiling intimately — their two nearly identical faces looking like true sisters — the Ice Empress felt her composure begin to crack.
She had thought she'd already reached the pinnacle of success — the soul beast who had achieved the ultimate form of a "one-wife-one-husband" system. She had it all! From now on, she would be able to enjoy a blissful life, holding Lin Yun on one side and the Snow Empress on the other.
But now… sure, Lin Yun was hers.
Yet the Snow Empress… was about to be stolen away?!
"Damn it! My perfect little one-husband-one-wife arrangement!" The Ice Empress clutched her head like Jackie Chan in despair, her beautiful face twisting into an expression of pure agony.
At that thought, her gaze toward the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass turned distinctly hostile. That face — so like the Snow Empress's, yet not quite — was starting to look infuriating no matter how she viewed it.
I'm so angry! I really want to kill her!
Ice and Snow Empresses? No!
Now it was the Ice (Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass) and Snow (Snow Empress) Sister Duo!
Ice Empress: "Oh no… I've become the replacement!"
Feeling the sharp chill radiating from beside him, Lin Yun turned his eyes away from the two "sisters" and focused instead on the little loli at his side. Her puffed-up cheeks made her look like an angry pufferfish, and her emerald-green eyes had practically turned into a pie chart — all sorts of complex emotions distributed evenly across them.
"Binger, are you feeling unhappy?" Lin Yun leaned close to her ear and asked softly.
The Ice Empress didn't answer aloud — she just gave a small, pitiful nod. After all, she was the one who had spent countless years by the Snow Empress's side!
"It was me first!" she thought furiously.
"It was me first!" (very loudly)
"Why so upset?" Lin Yun chuckled in her ear, his tone half-playful, half-persuasive. "Everything has two sides, doesn't it? If you look at it from a different angle… isn't this actually good news?"
"Hmm?" The Ice Empress blinked in confusion, tilting her head at him curiously.
Good news?
Her beloved Snow Empress was about to be stolen by some little sprout who'd just shown up out of nowhere — how could that possibly be good news?!
The Ice Empress didn't get it at all.
But Lin Yun pointed subtly toward the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass. "Look at her. Doesn't she look much younger than the Snow Empress? About fifteen or sixteen, maybe?"
The Ice Empress nodded.
Exactly — that's why they were the perfect "sister flower" pair: one youthful and innocent, the other mature and elegant.
And that contrast was precisely what made the Ice Empress feel like she'd just been replaced.
"Sure, the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass may look similar to the Snow Empress," Lin Yun continued, "but don't forget — you came first!"
"Not only do you have a deep bond with the Snow Empress spanning countless years, but in terms of strength, that little newcomer can't even compare to you! By rank and seniority, shouldn't she be calling you 'Elder Sister'?"
He smirked. "Don't you want to see her — using the Snow Empress's face — look up at you sweetly and call you Elder Sister?"
"Role reversal~"
"...!?"
The Ice Empress's eyes instantly lit up. The more Lin Yun spoke, the more excited she became, until a faintly perverse grin began creeping across her face.
"Hehehe~ Snow'er calling me 'Elder Sister'…"
Kekekeke~
Just imagining that scene made all her previous frustration melt away, replaced instead by a strange thrill. In her mind's eye, she could see the Snow Empress looking at her with those calm, gentle eyes and softly saying, 'Bing'er Elder Sister~'
Oh, what a rush!
So what if the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass had "stolen" her Snow Empress? No, no, no — this little plant had actually delivered double the happiness!
Before Lin Yun's "guidance": "That kind of thing isn't right!"After Lin Yun's 'guidance': "Kekeke~ So it's actually this good, huh?"
Meanwhile, the Snow Empress and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass had naturally overheard everything. Lin Yun may have whispered to the Ice Empress, but neither of them were ordinary beings — they could hear every word clearly.
The Snow Empress could only shake her head, half amused, half helpless. When her eyes met Lin Yun's, he gave her a teasing wink. She rolled her eyes back at him, then gently patted the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass's hand, signaling her silently.
Understanding immediately, the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass walked over in small, graceful steps, and in a sweet, soft tone said:
"Bing'er Elder Sister~"
"O-oh!" The Ice Empress's face turned red as a rose, her whole body trembling with excitement. She almost jumped into the air right then and there.
"Good girl~" she said after recovering, patting the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass affectionately on the shoulder. "This Empress accepts you as my sister too!"
Watching the three of them together — harmonious, happy, and peaceful — Lin Yun nodded with satisfaction.
No love triangle drama here! He was the Golden Dragon King, for heaven's sake — not some protagonist from a palace intrigue!
Yes, soul beast sisters were truly the best — loyal, obedient, and easy to win over.
"Since you've already taken human form," Lin Yun said with a smile, "it's not really fitting to keep calling you the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass. Just 'Octagonal' sounds odd too. You should have a human name."
The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass bowed deeply, her tone respectful. "Then, please grant me a name, Your Excellency."
Lin Yun rubbed his chin, thinking hard. For someone terrible at naming things, this was a real challenge.
Alright, fine, he thought. First day as my attendant, and you're already giving me homework? You're lucky you're cute — otherwise you'd be in trouble!
After a moment, he declared, "You… shall be called Ming Li."
He'd simply borrowed the name from a previous immortal herb, the Glazed Jade Tea Blossom — a convenient bit of recycling.
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