Yizhou, Among the Colorful Clouds.
Yun Qianxue sat on the bed, looking at the small and exquisite soul essence on the table before her, feeling somewhat troubled.
Although she knew that, according to rumors, absorbing this soul essence produced by a golden-crowned crane could directly elevate one from the Martial Artist First Realm to the rank of Wang, this was undoubtedly a huge fortune for someone like Yun Qianxue, who had average talent but still diligently pursued the Martial Dao and was at a lower cultivation level.
Was Yun Qianxue troubled because she felt that by saving ninety years of effort compared to ordinary people, she might lose the joy of growth?
No.
Was it because Yun Qianxue didn’t know how to absorb the soul essence?
No.
“That garment called ‘stockings’… when will it be finished?”
“I wonder if it’s difficult to make…”
“If I went to learn the craft from that tailor owner, would she be unwilling to pass it on? After all, it’s her unique skill, right?”
Although Yun Qianxue really wanted to improve her cultivation and perform an elegant and powerful spear dance for Yu Yi to earn her praise, at this moment, her mind was entirely filled with Yu Yi and stockings. She simply couldn’t concentrate on absorbing the soul essence on the table.
Thus, Yun Qianxue found herself in a conflicting situation.
Having too many ideas not only made it impossible to accomplish them all at once, but also, because she suffered from decision paralysis, she couldn’t easily decide what to do first and what to do next.
Yun Qianxue thought for a long time while sitting on the bed.
Finally, she slapped her thigh and made a decision.
“Stockings are the most important!”
Yun Qianxue stood up and prepared to head to Blue Ling’er’s residence to ask her what Yu Yi’s favorite color was.
The reason she didn’t ask Yu Yi directly was, naturally, because Yun Qianxue wanted to prepare a “big surprise” for Yu Yi. If she asked directly, it might alert Yu Yi to her intentions, and then the gift Yun Qianxue was preparing wouldn’t be surprising enough.
At the same time, Yun Qianxue knew that among all the seniors at Among the Colorful Clouds, Blue Ling’er had been by Yu Yi’s side the longest and had at least some understanding of her interests and hobbies.
Therefore, Blue Ling’er was the most suitable person to ask.
However, just as Yun Qianxue was about to leave the room, she suddenly remembered the “advice” Su Cheng had given her before leaving.
[Be careful of my Second Senior Sister.]
If it was really as Su Cheng said—that Blue Ling’er had been accumulating some kind of desire for Yu Yi every day but never revealed it, only hiding it deep in her heart—then…
Would Yun Qianxue going to ask Blue Ling’er about Yu Yi’s preferences amount to an act of “declaring war”?
“This… shouldn’t count, right?”
Yun Qianxue thought silently.
‘I’m just asking what Big Sister’s favorite color is. Sister Ling’er will probably just think I want to give Big Sister a little gift and won’t overthink it, right?’
Yun Qianxue quietly encouraged herself in her heart.
Yes, that’s right.
It was just an ordinary inquiry about preferences. No big deal.
How could anyone be asked such a small question and start overthinking, imagining all sorts of wild scenarios?
Trusting in Blue Ling’er, Yun Qianxue resolutely walked out of her room.
Soon, she arrived outside Blue Ling’er’s residence.
She gently knocked on the door, but there was no response from inside.
“Huh? Could Sister Ling’er not be in her room?”
Yun Qianxue thought to herself.
‘Maybe, to better absorb the soul essence, Sister Ling’er went into the mountain forest to find the most suitable spot?’
Thinking this, Yun Qianxue couldn’t help but feel a bit ashamed.
Everyone was working hard to improve themselves, and here she was, only thinking about that kind of thing…
Just then, Yun Qianxue suddenly noticed that the door in front of her wasn’t locked, and it didn’t seem to be fully closed either. With a little force, she could push it open.
“Hmm… Since I don’t know where Sister Ling’er went to absorb the soul essence, I might as well wait inside for her to come back.”
Yun Qianxue was about to push the door open, but then she abruptly withdrew her hand.
“No, no… How can I enter someone else’s room without permission?”
The sensible Yun Qianxue immediately decided to simply sit at Blue Ling’er’s doorstep and wait for her to return.
However, just as Yun Qianxue sat down, a faint chill brushed past the back of her neck, making her shiver.
She turned around abruptly and found that the slight chill was coming from inside the room through the crack in the door.
Even though she didn’t sense the aura of Blue Ling’er absorbing soul essence inside, why was the room emitting waves of cold air?
“Gulp…”
Yun Qianxue swallowed her saliva.
An intense curiosity took over her mind, driving her to reach out and push the door that seemed to lead to a forbidden land.
The moment Yun Qianxue pushed open the door, a blast of cold air far stronger than before rushed toward her face.
The scene before her left her utterly stunned.
Inside Blue Ling’er’s room stood an ice sculpture.
The cold air filling the room was radiating from that ice sculpture.
Yun Qianxue looked closely and was shocked to find—
It was an ice sculpture of Yu Yi!
The height and figure were perfectly identical, and the face and expression were so lifelike that it could have been the real thing.
But that wasn’t the most crucial part.
The most crucial part was that as Yun Qianxue looked up and down at the clothing of this “Yu Yi,” she felt a growing sense of familiarity.
“This… isn’t that my dress?!”
Back in Cangzhou, by a twist of fate, Yu Yi had helped Yun Qianxue pick out that revealing, sexy dress.
Later, Su Cheng had somehow managed to get it onto Yu Yi, and then, through a series of divine maneuvers, she and Su Cheng had both gotten an eyeful.
What shocked her even more was that the dress on this ice sculpture was almost exactly as she remembered it—completely identical!
“How… only Su Cheng and I saw Big Sister’s appearance back then. How did Sister Ling’er carve this?”
Yun Qianxue was extremely puzzled.
She naturally couldn’t have guessed.
After Su Cheng returned from Cangzhou, she had immediately run to Blue Ling’er to show off, describing Yu Yi’s sexy appearance at that time in an extremely tempting tone.
Thus, Blue Ling’er, driven by a series of fantasies, had managed to carve out the Yu Yi wearing that outfit.
Su Cheng and Blue Ling’er were practically like ghosts.
One remembered every detail of that dress, and the other, relying on just a few casual descriptions from the first, perfectly reconstructed it through imagination alone.
“I never thought Sister Ling’er… had this kind of hobby?”
Yun Qianxue muttered to herself.
Although she said this, deep down, Yun Qianxue understood clearly.
This ice sculpture was the result of Blue Ling’er’s efforts to suppress her desires.
Yun Qianxue could feel Blue Ling’er’s deep obsession from this ice sculpture.
She realized she had stumbled upon Blue Ling’er’s secret, which was already very rude.
No matter what, this was Blue Ling’er’s secret.
If she stayed here any longer, it would be even more inappropriate.
Yun Qianxue gradually calmed down in the cold-filled room, then prepared to turn back and leave.
But just then—
From outside came a familiar voice.
“Huh… Did I forget to close the door properly?”
Blue Ling’er was back!
If she walked out now, she would definitely run straight into her!
That would be so awkward!
Yun Qianxue panicked instantly and quickly retreated several steps.
She looked around frantically, and her gaze finally landed on the large bed nearby.
“Tap, tap, tap.”
The sound of Blue Ling’er entering the room grew closer.
Without time to think, Yun Qianxue dropped to the ground and crawled under the bed.
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