Chapter 632 Wait, Part 2

The Cyan Mountain Army contingent met with the all-star team of teachers from Pine Soul Soul Martial. It turned out that besides Cheng Jiangjie, Xia Fangran and Li Lie knew most of the people there, like Xu Yiyu and Han Yang.

Although Yi Xin had never been on a mission with the teachers, he was a student at Pine Soul Soul Martial. Seeing them again, his attitude was naturally very respectful.

Once they all started talking, the four teachers were utterly stunned.

“Xiao Ziru!? The same Xiao Ziru who was lured away by a Frost Beauty?” Xia Fangran’s reaction was the most extreme. After all, he was the one who had barely escaped with his and Rong Taotao’s lives from Xiao Ziru’s clutches back in the day.

Who would have thought that after more than a year, Rong Taotao had gone from being the prey to the hunter.

Attack and Defense Conversion!

Nearby, Li Lie also came to a realization and nodded to himself.

No wonder Pine Soul Soul Martial had dispatched four of their front-line teachers. On the way here, Li Lie had already suspected as much. If Rong Taotao needed help, the mission had to be at least on the same level as the previous one to arrest the poachers.

But now that the truth was out, Li Lie mentally upgraded the mission’s difficulty level.

‘Xiao Ziru… a Frost Beauty… This is not going to be easy.’

Among the four teachers, only Li Lie and Yang Chunxi possessed Spiritual Soul Skills in their forehead Soul Slots. Moreover, Yang Chunxi specialized in the Spiritual Type and also had a powerful Eye Illusion Soul Skill. But as for Xia Fangran and Si Huan Nian…

…neither of them had a single Soul Slot opened on their foreheads or in their eyes.

To maintain complete control over Xiao Ziru, the Frost Beauty’s own threat would logically be somewhat diminished, but only slightly.

Even though she could only control a single person’s soul, the terrifying Spiritual Ability she exuded could influence anyone with a weak will. A single, casual sentence from her could be enough to lead them astray.

Cheng Jiangjie looked at Rong Taotao and Gao Lingwei. “Let’s go. Everyone’s here. The sooner we leave, the better our chances of tracking them.”

“We have approval from high command for a ten-day operation. When the time is up, we must return to base, success or failure.”

“Right! Time is tight. Let’s move out!” Rong Taotao nodded immediately.

As everyone prepared to depart, Li Lie handed a pack he was carrying to Rong Taotao. “Hua Nian had me bring this for you.”

“Oh.” Rong Taotao took the pack. Unsurprisingly, it was stuffed full of snacks.

A warmth spread through his chest. He glanced at Si Huan Nian, only to find her shooting him a cold look before turning away.

Rong Taotao pouted. “Putting on quite the airs, aren’t we? Making Coach Li carry your bags.”

At his words, Si Huan Nian turned back, her eyes narrowing with a hint of danger as she stared at Rong Taotao. “In a minute, you’ll be riding with me.”

Rong Taotao looked at her warily. “What are you planning?”

Si Huan Nian said, “To give you a hard time.”

Rong Taotao: ???

‘Is… is she being that blatant about it?’

‘That’s our Si Tantang, all right…’

Suddenly, a fair, slender hand grabbed Rong Taotao’s arm and pulled him back a few steps. A tall figure stepped in front of him, shielding him.

‘A Frost Beauty!?’

Apparently, the Frost Beauty had sensed the dangerous aura, but she had misinterpreted the situation, truly believing the human woman meant to harm Rong Taotao.

Seeing this, Si Huan Nian looked stunned, while Yang Chunxi couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

‘That’s my Taotao for you. No matter where he goes, someone’s always looking out for him…’

‘From comrades-in-arms to teachers, and now even a Soul Beast…’

A strange smile spread across Si Huan Nian’s face as she asked, “What, you like him?” (Beast Language)

The Frost Beauty replied, “He saved my life. I will protect him. Human, watch your… hmm?” (Beast Language)

From behind, Rong Taotao reached out and tugged on the circlet woven from the Frost Beauty’s own braids. “Ignore her. Quick, put on the headphone, we’re leaving.”

Unfortunately, they couldn’t understand each other. Even when Rong Taotao handed the Invisible Headphones to the Frost Beauty, she still didn’t understand what they were for.

「Three minutes later.」

Eight soldiers of the Cyan Mountain Army, four teachers, and one Soul Beast charged out of the North Gate of Wan’an Pass and into the vast, snowy expanse.

The six Cyan Mountain Army soldiers formed a hexagonal perimeter, with the four teachers in a square formation inside. Protected in the very center were Gao Lingwei and the Frost Beauty, who were sharing a mount.

Gao Lingwei was the mission commander, and since she owned a Snowball Cat, it was most logical for her to be with the pathfinding Frost Beauty.

At the bottom-left corner of the square formation, Rong Taotao ended up sitting on Si Huan Nian’s Snow Night Shock after all.

Si Huan Nian, however, was riding backwards, using Rong Taotao’s back as a sofa cushion and letting him steer the Snow Night Shock.

She leaned back leisurely, resting her head on Rong Taotao’s shoulder. She turned her head slightly. “That’s the Frost Beauty you saved?”

“We in the Cyan Mountain Army saved her together.”

Si Huan Nian said, “She’s quite protective of you. You should consider making her your Soul Pet. This species has very high Quality and Potential Value. They’re also intelligent and can learn Soul Skills developed by humans.”

Rong Taotao thought for a moment before saying, “She has her own people, her own tribe. She came here on a mission to explore the human world. She’ll go back one day. It wouldn’t be right for me to keep her as a Soul Pet.”

“Hmph.” Si Huan Nian scoffed. “A Soul Pet isn’t a Lifebound Soul Beast. A little distance between you doesn’t matter. A superior species like this is worth using a few tricks to obtain.”

Rong Taotao just pouted. “How can you be so cold-hearted?”

Si Huan Nian glanced thoughtfully at the crimson banner Yi Xin was carrying behind them. “Then again,” she said, “it’s probably because you’re like this that so many people are willing to help you.”