newbobooks Chapter 248 The Snow Empress's Choice
Chapter 248 The Snow Empress's Choice
Chapter 248 The Snow Empress's Choice (Part 1)
"When did you wake up?" Luo Yu asked slowly, looking at Xue Di in the Sea of Spirit.
Xue Di thought for a moment and replied, "About half a month ago, you were still in seclusion, so I didn't disturb you. You did very well. During the time I was still asleep, you basically didn't use my power, so my awakening went very smoothly this time. However, there is something I need to discuss with you."
Looking into Xue Di's uncertain eyes, Su Yu asked, "Do you want to go back?"
The Snow Empress nodded. "Your business is almost finished now. Besides, if I don't go back soon, the far north will really be in chaos. Bing'er has disappeared, and so have I. There are many things I need to go back to deal with. So, this time you have no choice."
"I know, how about giving me another ten days? I'll set off immediately after that." Su Yu didn't refuse. Looking at Xue Di's eyes, which were filled with complex emotions, he didn't make things difficult for her.
The Snow Empress sighed and continued, "If we hadn't entered into the master-servant contract back then, I don't think you'd be asking for my opinion now. If only humans were like you, what a pity..."
"Hehe, I'll have to go to the far north eventually, and what I need is a friend, not a cold-blooded thug. There's still a long road ahead." Su Yu looked at Xue Di, who was becoming more and more down-to-earth.
Having witnessed many things alongside Su Yu, she, a soul beast, never truly understood what human society was like.
This is a change in her own mindset. If she really intends to retake the human path in the future, these experiences will be her most valuable asset.
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"Are you leaving again? Are you going to leave me all alone again?" Wang Dong'er's eyes were moist, and her former arrogance was gone.
Su Yu gently wiped away the tears from Wang Dong'er's eyes with his sleeve, and gently pulled her into his arms. "Dong'er, I know you have many things you want to know why. Just ask. There shouldn't be any secrets between us."
"Then why didn't you participate in the competition back then?" Wang Dong'er stood in front of Su Yu, her hair brushing against his face. She looked down at the sapphire ring in Su Yu's hand.
"Dong'er, I'm the only one left in the main branch of the Su family. Although I can participate in the competition and lead you to victory like I did five years ago, what will the outcome be...?"
"The result is that Shrek Academy still hasn't grown and continues to rely on our past glory. After we step down, it will be difficult for them to carry the banner of Shrek's glory again. The Sun Moon Empire has always been someone we looked down on, but their strength was fully revealed in this competition. There are gains and losses, and that's the meaning of life."
"Just as I didn't want to lose you, I came back, leading you out of the Sun Moon Empire's encirclement."
Holding Wang Dong'er's hand, walking along the shore of Poseidon Lake where they used to play, scenes from the past flashed before his eyes.
However, Wang Dong'er did not react for a long time.
???
When Su Yu looked up, he was also stunned.
Standing opposite them was Wang Qiu'er...
"What are you doing here?" Su Yu asked, puzzled, looking at the unromantic Golden Dragon Girl in front of him.
"It's nothing, I just happened to be passing by..."
Her lies were clearly not very polished, but judging from the strange expression on her face, it was clear that her purpose in coming here this time was not simple.
"Huh? Are you sure? Don't tell me that your whole group just passed by here?" Su Yu and Wang Dong'er both sensed that something was wrong with their surroundings.
"this……"
Wang Qiu'er fell silent, while Wang Dong'er buried her head behind Su Yu's shoulder, her face flushed with embarrassment.
"Don't you guys go to class?" Su Yu didn't know why, but he could feel the veins on his forehead throbbing.
The wonderful atmosphere was completely ruined by this group of people.
"Um..." Beibei paused for a moment, then continued, "The Sea God Pavilion is having a meeting and wants you and Wang Dong'er to go. It's about soul tools and the people imprisoned in the three great empires."
Su Yu shook his head and said very clearly, "I'm not going."
"Why?" Beibei asked, puzzled.
"I don't want to go. Besides, I've already graduated. Shouldn't these things be handled by you? My mission is complete; I successfully brought you back from the Sun Moon Empire. But I'd like to know one thing: why did you think I would help?"
"What Wang Dong'er said..." Wang Qiu'er said very frankly.
Su Yu: "…………"
Wang Dong'er: "I, I, I..."
"She also said..." Wang Qiu'er recalled for a moment, then continued.
"Stop talking, I'll go!"
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Sea God Pavilion.
"The academy plans to send you to infiltrate the Sun and Moon Empire to rescue those imprisoned in the three great empires. I wonder if you are willing to go?" Elder Xuan looked at Su Yu, trying to keep his tone as calm as possible.
Because looking at all the academies at Shrek Academy, there are only three people qualified for this position: Bei Bei, Huo Yuhao, and Su Yu.
"I'm not going." Su Yu casually rejected Elder Xuan's suggestion.
Going to rescue them now would be suicide, because those currently imprisoned are all the elites of the three great empires, excluding Shrek Academy!
Even if they send more people, they still can't rescue them, not to mention that they have their own clone over there.
Saving people? What are you thinking about?
He, Su, never does things that are unrealistic.
"What! Do you know what you're saying?" Xian Lin'er slammed her hand heavily on the table, startling all the Shrek Seven Devils present.
After gently comforting the frightened Wang Dong'er, Su Yu slowly raised his head, met Xian Lin'er's gaze, and said, "If Zhang of the Immortal Academy still believes that he can withstand Elder Xuan's two full-force attacks, I can lead the rescue teams of the three empires to the Sun and Moon Empire to rescue the elites of the three empires."
"Dean Xian, are you sure you can do it?" Su Yu asked again without backing down.
Not only were the Shrek Seven Devils looking at Su Yu in surprise, but even a group of elders were looking at Su Yu with a surprised expression. They didn't understand what Su Yu was saying.
"I can't, but what does that have to do with rescuing the elites of the three great empires?" Xianlin'er looked at Su Yu with some confusion.
Upon hearing this, Elder Xuan seemed to have thought of something.
"When Elder Xuan and I evacuated from Mingdu last time, Luo Yu, the captain of the Sun Moon Squad of the Sun Moon Empire, piloted a Soul Guidance Giant and withstood two blows from Elder Xuan without dying. All the three empires' backup plans were destroyed by the Sun Moon Empire. They can produce a Soul Guidance Device that rivals Elder Xuan's. If I lead the people of the three empires to rescue them, our fate will be the same. This large group of people cannot be imprisoned in the same place and will be under close guard. I will not risk other people's lives for such a meaningless danger."
"The only way to resolve this situation now is through negotiation, because we haven't just lost a dozen or so people, we've lost thousands!"
Su Yu knew exactly what his clone would do, and he also knew Xu Tianran's plan. In the current situation, even if Elder Xuan led the titled Douluos of Shrek Academy, they would be surrounded and beaten by soul tools, and some of them would be crippled.
An unsolvable, certain death trap!
What can we use to save them?
"Does this mean we have no choice but to compromise with the Sun Moon Empire?" Yan Shaozhe looked at Su Yu with some pain.
He did not want to compromise with the Sun Moon Empire, because he knew very well what the Sun Moon Empire would do.
"Eight thousand years ago, the three great empires, led by Shrek Academy, joined forces to defeat the Sun Moon Empire, forcing it to sign a series of restrictive treaties. Eight thousand years later, the Sun Moon Empire, as the defeated nation, still crushes the three great empires in soul tool technology, and has even developed soul tools capable of rivaling peak Douluo like Elder Xuan. If we continue to underestimate the Sun Moon Empire, I think our rescue attempt will also fail, and we might even lose more lives, prompting the Sun Moon Empire to go all the way and kill them outright!"
"Given the hatred between us and the Sun Moon Empire, there's a high probability they would do something like this." Su Yu's words were soft, but they struck Elder Xuan and the others like a heavy hammer blow.
There's no way to save them, there are too many people, we can't save them all...
Let's negotiate...
A day later, all three empires sent representatives to the Sun Moon Empire for negotiations. Shrek Academy, as a partner of the three empires, also sent some people to discuss the matter.
The meeting place was set in Maple Leaf City, the same place where they had exchanged and learned from Shrek Academy last time. As for why it was set here, it was because the three great empires were afraid that the envoys they sent would also be detained by the Sun Moon Empire, so they set the meeting place in Maple Leaf City.
The three empires each sent their own representatives. Shrek Academy sent BeiBei as their representative. As for why Su Yu wasn't sent, it was because Su Yu had clearly stated that he would not participate in matters concerning national affairs.
Especially talks that have a clear domestic political undertone.
For this,
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Because of the long journey and the harsh climate in the far north, Su Yu did not intend to tell others about his itinerary.
At his speed, it wouldn't take him too long to enter the far north. However, after Su Yu entered the core area of the far north, he began to encounter a continuous stream of soul beast attacks.
Fortunately, Su Yu only repelled them without killing or seriously injuring them. Along the way, he would sometimes use the aura of the Snow Empress to scare away the attacking soul beasts.
The gales in the far north are extremely terrifying. If Su Yu hadn't used the power of the Soul Guidance Armor and the Snow Emperor's Extreme Ice to greatly reduce the power of the gales, he probably would have been seriously injured by them not long after entering the core area of the far north.
The fact that the soul beasts in the far north haven't disappeared is largely due to the extremely harsh climate there. Once they fly in the air, they are constantly attacked by gales, the power of which is comparable to a Soul Douluo's full-force attack.
Ordinary soul masters simply cannot stay in this core area for long, and the climate here cannot sustain human survival, so the number of soul beasts in the far north is extremely considerable.
In this harsh environment, without supplies, the biting winds and extreme cold constantly drain the soul masters' soul power. Moreover, even ice-attribute soul masters cannot survive for long in the far north, so the soul beasts in the far north are generally extremely powerful.
But this might not be a good thing for Su Yu...
"Are you sure that in my current state, it's a good thing to go into the core area of the far north with you?" Su Yu kept concealing his aura as he advanced into the core area of the far north.
"I will tell you when the time is right. As for the rest, you don't need to worry too much." Xue Di's voice slowly echoed in Su Yu's mind.
The far north is the birthplace of the Snow Empress and her home. Considering the long lifespan of soul beasts, the Snow Empress hasn't been away for too long.
But after experiencing so much, Xue Di was quite emotional upon returning here.
She once wanted to regain her human form, but at a crucial moment, she was imprisoned in the Conferred God Platform by a human titled Douluo. After several twists and turns, she finally appeared in the Mingde Hall.
During her time at Mingde Hall, she sometimes imagined that her life would completely dissipate one day, eventually transforming into a human's soul ring and soul bone.
"I'm home..."
Snow Empress slowly flew out of Su Yu's sea of consciousness and stood on this boundless ice plain, her expression complex.
"Yes, you've gone home, and now you can leave too. You and I are now bound by an equal contract. If you wish to return, I can extract your essence from my spiritual sea and return it to you."
Su Yu looked at Xue Di's stunningly beautiful face and sighed slightly.
Sending you thousands of miles, you have to say goodbye in the end.
I hope that next time, I can return to this far north.
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"What, you really think I'm going to leave?"
That stunningly beautiful figure traversed the far northern ice plains; every smile, every gesture, every expression was breathtakingly beautiful at that moment.
Su Yu nodded. He couldn't guarantee that Xue Di would really stay by his side as he thought. In any case, he and Xue Di had already reached an agreement. As for whether Xue Di would continue to stay by his side until he became a Title Douluo, he didn't care.
Gazing at the snow-like sprites, Su Yu smiled calmly, watching the Snow Emperor slowly dance in the snow.
"The choice is yours. I would be happy if you stayed, but I also respect your choice if you choose to stay in the far north. I, Su Yu, respect your choice."
The absurd life of the past will eventually come to an end. The Snow Empress was once under Su Yu's control. As the Snow Empress's strength recovered, his relationship with her seemed to gradually become distant again.
"In that case, could you stay in the far north for a while?"
Xue Di tilted her head and looked at Su Yu, her red lips slightly parted, and she spoke softly in Su Yu's sea of consciousness.
Heavily in debt and the "forever" series.
The Far North is coming to an end. Take care, everyone.
(End of this chapter)