Chapter 452: Saint Bing'er
The footsteps behind gradually faded away.
Li Meng on the dock was still leisurely fishing.
Li Meng thought of Yang Chen.
He wondered how that child born in Fish Dragon Alley, Rogue Town, was doing.
Although if Li Meng wanted to, he could check on him anytime.
But Li Meng wouldn't do that.
He had already given that child the chance to become the "protagonist" of this world.
The future path could only be paved by himself.
Due to the Ten from the Inner Court arriving, the island on the lake became a bit livelier.
However, their dormitory was on the south side of the island.
While Ruoshui's villa was on the north side.
The Inner Court Ten, focused on cultivation, hadn't interacted with Li Meng.
Only Sheng Yulin, that little girl, would occasionally put aside her cultivation to visit Little Uncle Master.
Saying she was playing, but actually just accompanying Little Uncle Master while he fished.
And by the way, begging for a few small dried fish to snack on.
Another new day, same dock.
"Little Uncle Master, Sheng Bing'er has already broken through to Fourth Rank. If you keep slacking off, be careful she might bully you!"
Sheng Yulin sulked while munching on dried fish.
As the disciple of the teacher.
She actually lost in cultivation talent to Sheng Bing'er.
That girl's cultivation speed was just monstrous.
Ever since entering the Ice Spirit Cavern, her progress had been astonishing.
It had only been five months.
At the same level, Sheng Bing'er had already left her far behind.
What frustrated Sheng Yulin even more was that her own innate roots were clearly higher than Sheng Bing'er's.
Why was her cultivation speed slower than Sheng Bing'er's?
Li Meng glanced at the sulking Sheng Yulin.
"Although her innate roots are inferior to yours, she works harder. When you're cultivating, she's cultivating too. When you're resting, she's still cultivating. Her spell ring's enhancement effect is also stronger than yours. Of course, her cultivation speed is faster!"
Sheng Yulin's face froze.
She gave a strange look at Little Uncle Master.
She didn't know any of this.
How did Little Uncle Master know?
"Little Uncle Master, were you secretly peeping at us?"
Sheng Yulin eyed him suspiciously.
In the Ice Spirit Cavern, they had to strip naked to soak in the pools.
Little Uncle Master knew so much about Sheng Bing'er.
There was only one explanation: he was secretly peeping.
Li Meng, feeling a bit guilty, looked back at the fishing float.
In truth, he had been peeping over these months.
Seeing Little Uncle Master remain silent again, Sheng Yulin's cheeks flushed.
As expected, Little Uncle Master had been secretly watching them.
But then, thinking about Little Uncle Master's age.
The shyness faded from Sheng Yulin's face.
Little Uncle Master was just a nine-year-old kid.
"No wonder she's always missing at night. Turns out she's secretly cultivating. Hmph, who's afraid of who? I'll work even harder!"
Sheng Yulin clenched her fists, determination on her face.
She decided she would work harder than Sheng Bing'er.
As the disciple of the teacher, she couldn't bring shame to her.
"Excess is as bad as deficiency. Her approach will have a price. The Ice Marrow Liquid can change your physique and increase your ice element affinity, but it also damages your body. Unless you have the 'Ice Spirit Body,' you can't resist the negative erosion of ice elements. Senior Sister set the five-hour limit for cultivation in the Ice Spirit Cavern for a reason. Five hours is already the limit. Beyond that, the ice elements cause irreparable damage to the body, affecting future achievements!"
"What? Why didn't teacher tell us this?"
Sheng Yulin was shocked.
Indeed, the teacher had told them not to exceed five hours in the Ice Spirit Cavern.
But she never explained why.
Nor did she warn them about body damage.
"Rules are rules. Break them, suffer the consequences!"
Li Meng didn't think Senior Sister was wrong.
Senior Sister wasn't their nanny.
If they broke the rules, they had to bear the consequences.
"No, I must tell Sheng Bing'er!"
Sheng Yulin wolfed down the remaining dried fish.
She stood up and hurried toward the island's interior.
"Little Uncle Master, I'll come see you tomorrow!"
As her voice faded, her footsteps gradually disappeared.
Not long after Sheng Yulin left.
Another graceful figure emerged from a forest path.
She wore a light blue short skirt.
Below the skirt, her legs were clad in white stockings.
It was the Inner Court Ten's uniform.
Her waist-length light blue hair drifted casually behind her shoulders.
Her beautiful face was as white as jade.
But her eyes emitted a cold, chilling aura.
If Sheng Yulin was a lively, cute girl.
Then she was an aloof ice beauty.
At this moment, Sheng Bing'er's face was deathly pale.
She stared fiercely at the small figure on the dock.
Hesitation flashed in Sheng Bing'er's eyes.
But she eventually walked up to the dock.
Her figure was even taller than Sheng Yulin's.
Though still young, her curvy figure was already emerging.
Five meters away from Li Meng, Sheng Bing'er stopped.
"Is what you said true?"
Her voice was cold.
She clenched her fists, staring hard at the little boy.
At that moment, the little boy suddenly lifted his rod.
A Dumb Lake fish was hooked.
The boy skillfully removed the hook and dropped the fish into a basket, then cast the line back into the water.
His movements were smooth and practiced.
Li Meng glanced back at the little girl behind him.
Whoa, another little beauty.
The Sheng family sure had good genes.
Dumb Lake Academy was close to "Spring City."
Seventy percent of Spring City's residents had the surname Sheng.
Most students at Dumb Lake Academy came from Spring City.
"Now you're scared? Haven't you noticed anything wrong with your body?"
The boy's words left Sheng Bing'er speechless.
Of course, she had noticed changes.
Over the past month, she felt increasingly cold.
Although ice mages had lower body temperatures than ordinary people.
The chilling, bone-piercing cold she felt was clearly abnormal.
But Sheng Bing'er had thought it was just a normal reaction to soaking in the Ice Marrow Liquid.
Facing the boy's gaze, Sheng Bing'er remained silent.
Li Meng waved his hand.
"It's no big deal. The time has been short, so the damage isn't irreversible yet."
Hearing this, Sheng Bing'er finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Hesitation flickered in her eyes.
Ultimately, she walked forward a few steps and sat down on the small bench beside Li Meng.
Looking at the little boy beside her, curiosity appeared in Sheng Bing'er's eyes.
She knew who he was.
He was the Little Uncle Master Sheng Yulin talked about.
The reason she followed Sheng Yulin today.
Was purely out of curiosity.
Every day, Sheng Yulin would disappear for a while.
And every time she returned, she smelled faintly of fish.
At first, Sheng Bing'er thought she had been sneaking off to eat.
But after several days of the same thing, Sheng Bing'er grew suspicious.
Today, she decided to follow and find out.
Unexpectedly, Sheng Yulin had been visiting Little Uncle Master.