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Crisp footsteps echoed through the narrow passageway. With a cultivator's control, such distinct sounds should not have existed. The visitor's cultivation was far beyond what Luo Chen's spirit consciousness could detect, which made the deliberate nature of the sound all the more apparent. It was not a careless mistake but a deliberate gesture of courtesy and respect, a way to inform him that she had arrived.
Luo Chen opened his eyes and slipped the jade thumb ring onto his left thumb. He then waited quietly for the visitor to appear.
Before long, a graceful figure emerged before him. Although he had seen her more than ten times over the past three years, each encounter still filled him with silent awe. He could not help but marvel that such beauty existed in the world. She seemed like the cold spirit of ice, a presence to be admired from afar and never taken lightly.
Yet the faint smile on her lips softened that cold perfection. It carried a gentle warmth, like that of a spring sprite dancing through the snow, drawing others close before they even realized it. The contrast between cold detachment and quiet tenderness created an allure that was difficult to resist.
However, her solid cultivation poured cold water over his thoughts. The oppressive might of a late-stage Adept pressed against him like an icy wave, quelling any stray thoughts that dared to arise.
Luo Chen clasped his fists and said, "Greeting, Fairy Ice Torrent!"
"There is no need for such formality," Ice Torrent replied with a gentle smile. "You've long been an elder of my Ice Fortress. Like Ruthless and Light Frost, you may simply call me Senior Sister."
Lit up by her smile, even the frigid Ice Prison seemed to warm by a few degrees.
"I…" Luo Chen hesitated briefly, unsure how to respond. The intent behind her words was unmistakable. Referring to him as an...
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