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"how could I know……"
Dai Yaoheng shrugged and said to Huo Yuhao, "Yuhao, this is the first time we've met since you came to Shrek. How are you doing in the academy?"
Huo Yuhao replied casually: "I think it's great. Brother Yueheng, what's the matter?"
"Nothing much. I basically have no missions after the competition. I'm preparing to graduate. I'll talk to you more then. I didn't expect you to make the reserve team."
"Come in if you want."
"...Okay, we'll leave for Xingluo tomorrow morning. See you tomorrow."
Dai Yuheng left with two grilled fish in his mouth.
Wang Dong whispered in Huo Yuhao's ear, "Why do you know Dai Yueheng again?"
Huo Yuhao shrugged and did not answer him.
Dai Huabin looked at Huo Yuhao in surprise: "What? The core disciple assessment is to select candidates for the reserve team to participate in the Soul Fighting Competition? Brother Hao, why didn't you choose me?"
"how could I know?"
"Then why did you choose Wang Dong? Am I not ten thousand times better than him?"
Wang Dong was unhappy when he heard this and asked, "What do you mean? How about we go to the fighting spirit area and compete now?"
"Competition is a competition."
Looking at the two people who were arguing again, Huo Yuhao said impatiently: "If you want to fight, find a place to fight. I am going to close the shop. And I will temporarily close the shop starting tomorrow. We will talk about it after I come back from Xingluo."
The diners around were in mourning. Huo Yuhao packed up and took Bingdi and Tianmeng into the city.
Bingdi was walking on the road, chewing the fish she had grilled herself, and she still hadn't finished it after such a long time.
Tian Meng asked in confusion: "Yuhao, why are you going into the city?"
"I have something to discuss with the food supplier. If you don't want to hear any nonsense, just wait for me on the side of the road."
After saying that, Huo Yuhao entered the hall of a bungalow.
Tianmeng and Bingdi did not follow in. They couldn't understand why humans had to go through so many twists and turns when signing a contract.
Bingdi silently finished eating the grilled fish in his hand and said, "Well, it tastes good."
Tian Meng smiled and handed her a string of candied haws from somewhere: "Bingbing, try this, it's very sweet~"
Bingdi was slightly stunned. Tianmeng had recommended this red thing to her many times before, but she had never accepted it.
This time, Bingdi did not refuse, but took it in his hand and took a light bite.
The sweet and sour taste instantly fills the entire mouth, bringing an unprecedented taste experience.
"Bingbing, how is it? Does it taste good?"
"Ah."
Bingdi responded calmly, slowly chewing the candied haws in his hand.
At this moment, an old woman with a haggard face and white hair came slowly towards the direction of Tianmeng and Bingdi, leaning on a cane.
She walked unsteadily, hunched over, and staggered with every step, and it seemed that she would fall down at any moment.
Just as she passed in front of Bingdi, the crutch in her hand suddenly broke, and her hunched short body fell towards Bingdi.
Bingdi subconsciously caught her and straightened her up: "Human...Auntie, are you okay?"
"I'm fine, thank you, little girl."
The old woman squinted her eyes, and it was obvious that her eyesight was not very good.
Bingdi looked at the broken crutch in her hand, was silent for a moment, and used a slight icy power to repair the broken part of the crutch for her.
"Thank you, you are such a kind girl."
The old woman thanked him quickly and walked further away.
Bingdi was stunned for a moment, watching the old woman leave, and then a hint of coldness gradually appeared on his face.
Tian Meng looked at her and smiled: "Did Bingbing hear that? She praised you for being a kind girl~"
Bingdi had a cold face and turned to walk towards an alley nearby.
"Tian Meng, come with me."
"Ah? What's wrong, Bingbing?"
Tian Meng didn't understand what was going on, so he followed Bingdi into the alley.
Bingdi suddenly exerted force, pressed Tianmeng against the wall, and said viciously:
"I've had enough!"
"I don't have time to play house with you!"
Chapter 120: Promise with Ice Emperor
Bingdi pinned Tianmeng to the wall with both hands. Even if he only had one tenth of his peak strength left, it was still far beyond what Tianmeng could resist.
A scorpion and a silkworm looked at each other with their golden eyes, one was cold and the other was frightened.
Bingdi said in a cold tone: "You said you would help me become a god, but what are you doing every day now? Using the ultimate ice to do those boring things?"
"Did you hear what that human just said about me? A kind-hearted little girl? Haha, I was actually praised like this by a weak human."
The fear in Tian Meng's eyes disappeared a little. After a moment of silence, he said, "But, you really helped her just now, so you are actually very kind in your heart, aren't you?"
"Kindness? Don't be ridiculous! Do you know how many humans I have killed who broke into the Far North? If not a thousand, at least eight hundred."
Bingdi moved slightly closer, and Tianmeng could clearly see the murderous intent in her eyes.
"But what about now? I have to hide my strength at all times, for fear of accidentally killing these vulnerable humans."
"Now I am actually regarded as a fellow human by these weak humans, haha."
Tian Meng was not so scared now. She hesitated and said, "But... I think there is nothing wrong with being a human."
Bingdi was stunned when he heard this, then he increased the strength of his hands: "Do you really think of yourself as a human being? Huh? You hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast."
Tian Meng was silent for a while, then said, "Isn't being a human happier than being a soul beast? Bingbing, you think so too, right?"
Bingdi's expression changed, and he immediately denied it: "I...I don't think so!"
Tian Meng said: "Bingbing, I believe you are lying. After all, you were laughing so happily just now, weren't you? You never seemed to laugh like this before."
The Ice Emperor fell into silence.
Tian Meng continued, "What's the meaning of life as a soul beast? In addition to training, patrolling the territory, hunting, and preventing being hunted... is there anything else every day? But what if you follow Yu Hao to human society? Isn't your daily life happier than in the Far North?"
"you shut up!"
Bingdi gritted his teeth and let out a low growl.
"Happy, happy, I'm so happy!"
"But I'm going to die, why should I care about being happy?"
An inexplicable fear arose in Bingdi's heart. Just as Tianmeng said, she seemed to begin to like her current life.
But the pride of the Three Heavenly Kings of the Far North in her heart made her dare not face it. She was afraid that once she admitted it, she would never be able to go back.
Bingdi held Tianmeng down like this, and the two were silent for a long time.
Suddenly, Bingdi raised his head, widened his eyes, and tried his best to force a smile: "Tianmeng, I have a plan now and I need your help."
Tian Meng was stunned: "What?"
"Last time when I possessed Yuhao, I felt that my trunk bones and scorpion tail were still connected to me. So help me, help me... take over Yuhao's body, how about it?"
Tian Meng screamed, "What did you say?"
"You can do it, you can definitely do it!" Bingdi's voice began to tremble, "With your top mental power in the entire continent, you can definitely do it!"
"When the time comes, I will take over his body and we will return to the Far North together. With my strength and Yuhao's body, in just fifty years, no, in just forty years, I will be able to take his place and help you become a god!"
"How about it?"
Tian Meng looked at Bing Di in horror, and an unprecedentedly complex expression appeared on the latter's usually cold face.
Fear, excitement, nervousness... She couldn't believe that the Ice Emperor, one of the three great kings of the Far North, would show such an expression.
"I can't do it!" Tian Meng said firmly, "There's no way I could do it! Bingbing, I won't betray Yuhao!"
Bingdi's expression calmed down, his face was gloomy, and he began to radiate a faint pressure. His tone was cold: "When did you become so courageous?"
"Aren't you a coward who is most afraid of death? Huh?"
A thin layer of fine ice condensed on her hands, and the chill made Tian Meng begin to tremble.
The weak ice silkworm has never been able to resist the powerful ice scorpion. This has always been the case in the Far North.
Just then, a voice suddenly sounded.
“What are you two doing here?” Huo Yuhao glanced at Tian Meng and Bing Di from outside the alley and reminded them, “It’s time to leave.”
Bingdi put Tianmeng down instantly, walked out of the alley without saying a word and expressionless. Tianmeng hesitated for a few seconds and followed him.
A man, a scorpion and a silkworm walked side by side on the road, and no one spoke tacitly.
Huo Yuhao had a calm expression on his face, as if he was completely unaware of how crazy the Ice Emperor's thoughts were just now.
Arriving at a night market, Huo Yuhao stood against a wall, and Bingdi turned his head to look to the side.
Tian Meng looked at Huo Yuhao and Bingdi, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.
The market did not close because of dark. Instead, it became even more lively, and the noisy sounds masked the subsequent conversation.
Huo Yuhao suddenly said, “Ice Emperor, do you think you are happier now?”
Bingdi was silent for a moment, then asked, "Did you hear everything?"
Huo Yuhao nodded gently: “I heard it all.”
The Ice Emperor asked calmly, "So how do you plan to deal with me? Are you going to die with me?"
Huo Yuhao took out a cigar that He Caitou had given him, took a few puffs, and said, “I admit that using threats to trick you into our plan was a bit dishonorable. You have saved me before, so I don’t hate you. It’s reasonable for you to have such thoughts.”
Bingdi was a little surprised.