Chapter -76 The resentful Shui Bing'er
Chapter -76.
Seeing Ye Chen conversing with her sisters, the other four female disciples from Tianshui Academy approached the masked woman and inquired, "Senior sister, do you know him?"
The masked woman paused for a moment before shaking her head, "I don't know him, but I must defeat him today." After saying this, her gentle, beautiful eyes focused intently on the black-robed Ye Chen.
Ye Chen stood still, scratching his head. He suspected that the masked woman was Shui Bing'er, but he couldn't comprehend why she was here.
After all, she was now a prince's wife, which changed her status significantly. Additionally, having been drugged and married into the royal city, it was easy to assume that her ties with Tianshui Academy would have altered greatly, something Ye Chen found puzzling.
"Accept my challenge, Shadow."
Her voice was clear and unhidden. Even with her face concealed, Ye Chen recognized that the woman before him was Shui Bing'er.
"Are you certain you want to fight me?"
"Yes, ever since the day I first saw you, I've wanted to spar with you, but I never had the opportunity."
"Alright, I'll allow you two moves."
Ye Chen smiled, but Shui Bing'er, slightly irritated, replied, "No need for you to allow." With that, she summoned her martial soul, the Ice Phoenix.
The temperature in the arena dropped several degrees, and with a wave of her hand, Shui Bing'er exclaimed, "First Soul Skill: Ice Seal!"
A blue light flashed, and a chill immediately surrounded Ye Chen. The water molecules in the air froze instantly, encasing him in a solid block of ice.
Then, Ye Chen felt his spirit being locked onto, and when he looked ahead, he saw snowflakes and ice crystals swirling around Shui Bing'er. A more potent icy force suddenly emerged, drawing the ice crystals in the air and forming them into various-sized conical ice shapes.
"Fourth Soul Skill, Ice Spike!"
With a sharp shout from Shui Bing'er, the ice spikes in the air descended like raindrops, crashing densely toward Ye Chen, who remained frozen in solid ice.
"Is she going to win? I didn't expect that after more than a year, Senior Sister has developed to such an extent, instantly unleashing two soul skills; that's incredibly strong."
"Yeah, it seems that Senior Sister Bing'er has been diligently training during this time."
"Stop talking, look at that shadow!"
While the four disciples from Tianshui Academy were discussing, one pointed ahead in shock.
They saw Ye Chen, encased in solid ice and unable to move, suddenly erupting with faint red flames all over his body, instantly melting the ice. A blood-colored dagger then appeared beside him, flying around him rapidly, leaving only a trace of shadow.
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang bang!"
Countless ice spikes crashed in, but before they could approach Ye Chen, they were blocked and shattered by the swiftly moving blood-colored dagger, scattering into numerous ice shards in the air.
Then, instead of retreating, Ye Chen charged forward, stepping out, while the blood-colored dagger continued to block the ice spikes.
Seeing this, Shui Bing'er remained composed and summoned her second soul skill, 'Ice Ring Armor,' to confront him.
As she charged out, white cold air immediately enveloped the arena, causing a thick layer of frost to form on the surface.
As Ye Chen ran, he couldn't help but make a creaking sound, and his speed quickly diminished, causing his attack to falter.
However, Shui Bing'er, clad in Ice Ring Armor, moved swiftly, reaching Ye Chen's side and effortlessly forming an ice sword to slash at him.
Ye Chen raised the dagger to block, producing a ringing sound of metal clashing. The force from her attack was significant, and the hint of resentment in her beautiful eyes was also noticed by Ye Chen, seemingly mixed with grievances.
"What's wrong with you?"
Holding the dagger in front of his chest to block the ice sword, Ye Chen quietly inquired.
"I'm fine, I just want to hit you."
Shui Bing'er didn't elaborate further, suddenly drawing her sword and using an ice-sealing skill on Ye Chen, freezing him before raising the ice sword to strike down forcefully.
However, her attack appeared quite ordinary to Ye Chen. Relying on his level 50 soul power, he managed to break free from the ice seal without using his Extreme Fire Body, then directly shattered the incoming ice sword with his dagger.
This strike was powerful, sending Shui Bing'er flying back. Ye Chen thought he hadn't controlled it well and immediately exerted force with his legs to leap and catch Shui Bing'er around her slim waist, attempting to bring her back to the ground smoothly.
But the girl seemed to be in a bad mood, twisting in his arms, trying to break free, making it difficult for Ye Chen to control her. When they landed, he was very unstable, and they both fell to the ground.
No, to be precise, Ye Chen was the one who was unlucky, making intimate contact with the ground, while Shui Bing'er crashed against his chest, which he protected.
"Are you okay?"
Rubbing the sore back of his head, Ye Chen looked at Shui Bing'er, who had calmed down in his arms, and asked with concern.
"What does it matter to you whether I'm okay? It's been over a year, and you haven't cared about me at all."
Her voice carried a hint of a sob, which left Ye Chen momentarily stunned.
Then he recalled that he had been busy preparing for the competition during this time (sleeping), so he hadn't visited the royal city much. Qian Renxue would come to find him to discuss matters, but that was quite normal.
Thinking of this, Ye Chen scratched his head in confusion and said, "You're safe in the royal city; what do I need to take care of?"
Upon hearing this, the lovely girl in his arms trembled slightly, then looked at Ye Chen with her watery beautiful eyes: "Didn't you ever think that as a princess, I can't just leave the city? I've been stuck in a strange place with no one to talk to, and the only person I know doesn't come to play with me. Don't you think that person is really annoying?"
Hearing this, Ye Chen finally understood, realizing that this girl was feeling lonely.
A smile curled at the corners of Ye Chen's mouth as he wrapped his arms around Shui Bing'er, looking straight at her and saying, "You want me to go to the imperial city; what do you want to play with me? In the deep palace, with just a man and a woman, you wouldn't want me to sneak in during the dark of night to 'play' with you, would you?"
"You, how can you be so improper when you talk? I'm the prince's fiancée."
Shui Bing'er's tone was slightly delicate, her soft voice making one feel all tingly, as if being electrocuted.
"So what if you're the prince's fiancée? Prince Qinghe hasn't touched you, right?"
"How do you know?"
"It's a secret!"
Grinning, Ye Chen thought to himself, your prince is a woman; how could she touch you? Could it be that two women are together...
Imagining certain classic films in his mind, Ye Chen couldn't help but smile wider. If such a situation really occurred, he wouldn't mind observing it in person; after all, two stunning beauties together... just thinking about it was particularly thrilling.
"What are you thinking about? Let go of me."
Shui Binger's anxious voice came from his arms, and when Ye Chen came back to his senses, he immediately heard shouts from the audience.
"Shameless, are you two competing or flirting? Why did you stop fighting after a while?"
"Damn, this is the first time I've seen someone not fight in a promotion match, but instead hug and cuddle. What the hell is going on?"
"Could they be a couple? And after years of not seeing each other, they want a live broadcast?"
"Hey, you can't deny it; look at the ice crystal flowers falling from the sky on that stage, plus the scene of them hugging together, it actually feels a bit romantic when you think about it."
"Uh..."
Countless people were stunned by the fight between Ye Chen and Shui Bing'er on the main stage. The originally intense atmosphere of the competition became awkward, creating a peculiar vibe!
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