Chapter 238: Ice Princess (1/2)

It was about four in the morning, when Seth suddenly left the bed and started to prepare the things for his departure. He was planning to leave while Rina was still asleep, shortening their suffering from the abrupt separation of paths.

Rina was having her deep and peaceful sleep, resting her body from all the activities she and Seth had done all night along, but something told her to wake up.

She opened her emerald green eyes and was able to catch Seth's figure dressing up and preparing to leave.

”Are you leaving?”

Seth suddenly heard her voice and turned to look at her.

”Sigh... It's time for me to go.”

Rina made a complicated expression, but she didn't say any words that would make his departure even more difficult. Actually, what she did, was to extend her hand, showing Seth a spatial ring that was in the middle of her palm.

”This is something I won't need for now. Please bring it with you.”

Seth was already ready, but he sat back on the bad and took the ring she was gifting him. After a quick inspection, he realized that there was only one thing inside. The Evergreen Tavern.

He immediately wore the ring and approached Rina for a last deep kiss. He made sure to express all his love and care on that action, since they wouldn't see each other for at least some months.

”Thank you. I will make sure to treasure it.”

Rina smiled and said: ”I'll be waiting for you.”

Seth stood up and opened the door in order to leave, but before stepping outside he said: ”Rina, please take care of Meiyi for me.”

Rina nodded.

Seth left, directly vanishing from the Eleventh Palace. When he was already outside. He activated his Soul Sense and made sure to give a last look on Meiyi's figure, since he wouldn't be able to see her as well.

He didn't go there directly, because Meihui was sleeping beside her and Seth didn't want to wake her up at the current time.

Lexi wasn't able to give him the details regarding the Illusive Ethereal bloodline skill sample he collected from the Lake Mother's body, but it was time for him to depart and there was nothing he could do now. But once he came back, he would certainly be able to help her improving her condition.

After that, Seth disappeared, only appearing once again, when he was right in front of the bamboo house.

He didn't need to wait for longer, before the door of that bamboo house opened up, revealing an old figure. The Lake Mother left from inside, as she was there to give her goodbye for her granddaughter and her savior.

”Come, what are you waiting for?” The Lake Mother seemed to be talking with someone that was taking her time inside the bamboo house.

”Grandma... Do I really need to wear this?”

”Hm? What are you talking about? That's a battle suit your mother left behind for you, of course you have to wear it, if you're going to a dangerous mission like that.” The Lake Mother seemed to be talking with a teenager instead of a wholesome and grown-up woman.

”Sigh...”

”What are you sighing for? Come out already!”

Seth was witnessing the interaction between them and couldn't understand how the Lake Mother could treat an adult like the ”Ice Princess”, a title he gave Lan Xue inwardly, like that.

'Maybe it is because she seems to be a sixteen-years-old girl?' While Seth was already finding that kind of funny and there was no way for him to know that it would get even funnier.

When Lan Xue finally left her grandmother's house, Seth was able to see the most incongruous scene ever.

Lan Xue, a woman with an iceberg located in the place where should be her heart, was wearing a very beautiful white and blue Loli dress. That dress was perfectly designed for her, but the happy feeling it transmitted was totally different from the serious and rigid expression she had on her face.

Seth's eyes almost popped from his face with the severe shock he received. Not even in his wildest dreams, he would dare to think of a situation like that.

'How the fuck did that happen?' He couldn't take his eyes off her, since he was bewildered by how that dress didn't combine with her personality, but it was just so perfect for her body.