novelraw Chapter 250 The Snow Empress's Choice
Chapter 250 The Snow Empress's Choice
Chapter 250 The Snow Empress's Choice (Part 3)
Even after shedding her identity as the Snow Empress, she might still cherish those simple and wonderful days.
No matter how Su Yu speculates, time will tell.
The Snow Emperor disappeared, vanished completely from this world...
"Mother……"
The little snow maiden burrowed into Su Yu's sleeve, as if afraid of the extreme cold of the far north, shrinking her small body into Su Yu's clothes.
"It's okay, Mom's here..."
Su Yu reached out his finger and gently tapped the little snow maiden's forehead, looking at her with doting eyes.
"Now, I'm homeless too..."
Looking towards the increasingly distant far north, amidst the swirling snow and wind, Su Yu fell silent.
It's almost impossible for him to return to the Sun and Moon Empire. Although during the last major empires of Mingdu, if Su Yu hadn't moved the two elders to Mingde Hall in advance, they would probably have died in that turmoil.
After the Su family lost their two elders, no one was able to support the family anymore. His father's personality was so insightful that he didn't seem like someone from Douluo Continent. If Su Yu hadn't tested his father multiple times and confirmed that he wasn't a transmigrator, he would have really wondered how someone as shrewd as him could have lived a simple and ordinary life with Mu Hanyan for so many years during the struggle for the throne.
Su Yu checked the records of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy and Shrek Academy, and was surprised to find that his father had achieved outstanding results in both academies!
Only now did Su Yu understand what his father meant when he said, "You are better than I was back then, and better than my peers in this era."
It turns out that her father had been silent for so many years not to endure anything, but to spend more time with her mother.
Mu Hanyan's cultivation talent is not top-notch, otherwise she wouldn't still be a Soul King at over forty years old.
Where is my home?
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When Xiaobai left the core area of the far north, Su Yu gazed at the far north in silence for a long time. Behind him, a cute little head cautiously peeked out from behind Su Yu's shoulder.
"Say what you want to say. Perhaps neither of us will ever have the chance to come back here again in the future." Su Yu reached out and patted Xiao Xue Nu's little hand.
In the next instant, the little snow maiden's body grew at a visible speed, from a loli to a young girl, then to an adult woman...
She finally reverted to her Snow Empress form. Just as she was about to speak, Su Yu interrupted her, "You are now the Snow Empress, not the Little Snow Maiden. Do as you please..."
"I know." Xue Di sat down next to Su Yu. "I know that we can no longer survive the next 100,000-year calamity. If I had the chance, I would still choose to stay by your side."
"Why?" Su Yu's gaze was pure, without any unusual emotion.
"Because you are Su Yu." Xue Di looked calmly at Su Yu's profile. "That's my answer."
Su Yu raised his head and brushed the snowflakes off his body. "Yes, it's because of Su Yu."
"Whether it's Little Snow Maiden or Snow Empress, it's all me. Having relinquished my status as one of the three Heavenly Kings of the Far North, I'm now just a homeless child. The Ice Plains are my home, the place that gave me birth and nurtured me, but I know that if I need to continue on my path, staying here will be of no help whatsoever."
"You taught me so much, showing me a different human world, just like the oath you once swore to Di Tian. You are a unique human being, worthy of my respect for the bond between you and me, or rather, between you and Xiao Xue Nu. Xiao Xue Nu is me, and Xue Di is also me, so Su Yu, you must understand that I have never changed, I have always been Xiao Xue Nu..."
After saying these words, Xue Di's figure slowly shrank, turning into a little girl wearing a plain white dress, as cute as a little dumpling.
"From this day forward, you are my daughter, Su Yu's daughter..."
Looking at Xue Di, who was fast asleep in his arms, Su Yu reached out and patted Xiao Bai. "Grandson, stop and rest for a while. Your mother is asleep."
"Okay, Grandma." Xiaobai gently lay down, and just then, he clearly saw Xuedi's little head sneakily sticking out, her bright eyes winking mischievously at Xiaobai.
Xiaobai was completely stunned by this scene.
Electrolux watched this scene quietly from within the Sea of Spirit, his kind face filled with satisfaction, looking as if he were witnessing the success of his children.
"Little one, stop pretending. Do you really think Su Yu doesn't know you're faking sleep?" Old Yi chuckled, mercilessly exposing the Snow Maiden's little scheme.
"Old man, you..." Xue Nu reluctantly opened her eyes, her face slightly flushed, and stubbornly looked at Yi Lao.
Su Yu looked at the Snow Woman tugging at his sleeve and said, "We have an equal contract between us."
"So, you knew everything?" Little Snow Woman asked in surprise.
Su Yu didn't answer, but just nodded silently.
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"Su...Mom, I'm going to tell you something about the Lord of Soul Beasts. If you have any questions, you can ask me. You need to know these things eventually."
The little snow maiden spoke in the tone of the Snow Emperor, and for some reason, Su Yu felt a strange sense of absurdity.
"In the far north, as the lord of the far north ice plains, I can also use the power of the far north. Therefore, the far north is my home ground. Even Di Tian dares not say that he can definitely defeat me in the far north. However, deep in the Star Dou Great Forest, there is an even more powerful existence. It is the common master of all our soul beasts. Even Di Tian is just its representative."
"I know." Su Yu looked at the Snow Maiden calmly and habitually reached out to ruffle the Snow Empress's bun.
"You know? How could you know this? Apart from the slanted-eyed tyrant and me, and the ferocious beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest, it's impossible for any human to know this!" The Snow Maiden stared wide-eyed in surprise, her astonished expression quite adorable.
Su Yu smiled and said, "The Soul Beast Lord you mentioned exists in the Lake of Life in the Star Dou Great Forest. Since the Dragon God's fall, this Soul Beast Lord has been the Dragon God's incarnation. I not only know of its existence, but I have also had interactions with it."
Nonsense, how could I, a time traveler, not know these things?
That guy insisted on searching my memories back then, don't you remember clearly?
How could I not have a deep impression of being locked up in the Star Dou Great Forest for more than a month?
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This is an experience that Su doesn't really want to recall...
"I know a lot more, but I can't tell you these things yet. Knowing too much won't do you any good; it will only do you harm."
Su Yu stopped mentioning the Silver Dragon King. In the God Realm, there was also a Golden Dragon King who inherited the Dragon God's madness and slaughter.
It is destined to visit the realm of gods in the future; as for what identity it will use, that is a matter for the future.
"Mom, how did you know?" Little Snow Girl asked curiously.
"I'll tell you about that later, but right now our priority is to help Xiaobai survive the third 100,000-year tribulation. If I remember correctly, I still have some of that 10,000-year-old Frost Jade Marrow left over from back then. I can leave that to Xiaobai. If possible, I also hope to give Xiaobai some life force. Although I don't know if it can help Xiaobai survive the third tribulation, some things are better left untried."
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Do you think we'll one day become gods?
"Maybe it will, maybe it won't, who knows..."
"However, I still believe you can do it."
"Perhaps, but even if it is possible, the last road is destined to be fraught with danger, and we may both die on this road."
"What's there to be afraid of? I've already died once, what's there to be afraid of a second time...?"
Their conversation was extremely brief. In the end, they disappeared into the snowstorm of the far north. Here, the three Heavenly Kings of the far north vanished, leaving only the last Titan Snow Demon King.
Sun and Moon Empire, Mingde Hall.
"Your strength is quite good, but have you ever thought that if I hadn't appeared there, you would be dead by now?" Luo Yu said, looking at the girl in front of her who was covered in wounds but still remained proud.
The girl bit her lip, looked up at Luo Yu, and said, "Those evil soul masters deserve to die. My mission is to kill them."
"The idea is good, but people die easily if they do that. If I hadn't obtained the Sun and Moon Divine Needle and used my identity to suppress those people from the Holy Spirit Cult, you wouldn't be in such a bad state now. It seems you've recovered well; you even speak with such energy." Luo Yu smiled, looking at Ye Guyi, whose eyes were wide open.
"You're one of them too! You're all lackeys of the Holy Spirit Cult! Why should I believe you?" Ye Guyi looked at the ordinary-looking man in front of her, who possessed an inexplicable and mysterious aura.
"Lackey? Hmph, do you really think I wouldn't dare kill you?" Luo Yu sneered, looking at Ye Guyi.
"You, you, you..." Ye Guyi was speechless, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"Killing you is no different than crushing an ant for me. If you want to die, I don't mind killing you right now. Oh, by the way, killing you would be a relief for you. I can easily hand you over to those people in the Holy Spirit Cult. As for what will happen if you're handed over to them, you know better than I do."
With a mouth that was thirty-seven degrees Celsius, he managed to utter words that sent chills down Ye Guyi's spine.
"What, where did your previous fearless courage go? If you're really that unafraid of death, then you can walk out of here now and fight the Holy Spirit Cult to the death. If you don't want to die, then stay here obediently. I don't want to waste any more words; the choice is yours."
After saying this, Luo Yu turned and left Mingde Hall without hesitation. Although bringing Ye Guyi back to Mingde Hall caused a subtle change in Jing Hongchen's gaze, and settling Ye Guyi in her own residence made Jing Hongchen and the others' gazes even stranger.
However, Luo Yu didn't care. What he needed was not beauty, but Ye Guyi's martial spirit and strength!
Ye Guyi is a member of the Ordinary Alliance, which means that Ye Guyi is also a member of the Sun Moon Empire. However, his martial soul is very likely a descendant of the Holy Angel Clan of the Spirit Hall.
However, judging from Ye Guyi's later development in the original work, she is most likely a bloodline that had been separated from the outside world, otherwise she would not have followed Huo Yuhao to settle down in the Tang Sect.
Luo Yu left Mingde Hall and arrived at the Sun and Moon Palace. This time, he was there to attend Xu Tianran's coronation ceremony.
During the last major battle in Mingdu, the old emperor died mysteriously in the palace. A country cannot be without a ruler for a day, so after handling the old emperor's affairs, Xu Tianran, as the crown prince, succeeded to the throne.
And today is Xu Tianran's coronation ceremony.
Luo Yu's position was arranged very close to the front, and he was wearing a formal suit that Xu Tianran had prepared for him in advance, instead of the standard student uniform of Mingde Hall.
Seeing Xu Tianran finally ascend to the throne with the help of Ju Zi, Luo Yu revealed a gratified smile. The days of the Sun Moon Empire had finally come to an end.
At the end of the coronation ceremony, a large number of people were promoted. The reason for this promotion was that many ministers had been lost in the Ming capital war, and these positions could not be left vacant, lest the empire be unable to function.
In fact, this large group of people were basically Xu Tianran's staff. As for Luo Yu, his identity was very strange. Xu Tianran did not assign him any official position. However, Su Yu was the only one who could meet with Xu Tianran's close ministers at any time without any conditions.
Luo Yu didn't quite understand Xu Tianran's intentions, but he found out why three days after the coronation ceremony.
Three days after the coronation ceremony, Xu Tianran summoned Luo Yu. Sitting in the main hall, he asked, "Luo Yu, do you know why I didn't give you an official position?"
"Your Majesty, Luo Yu's only pursuit is the soul tool. As for matters of the court, Your Majesty is sufficient. Moreover, I am already the leader of the experiments at Mingde Hall. As for holding multiple positions, I cannot do so. I presume Your Majesty thinks so too?" Luo Yu knew Xu Tianran's personality and knew he didn't need to show too much insecurity; it was best to say something non-threatening.
Moreover, given his current high profile, it's hard not to worry that Xu Tianran might become suspicious of him.
"No, you're wrong." Xu Tianran looked at Luo Yu, his expression somewhat agitated. "Luo Yu, I used to only regard you as a subordinate, but ever since that meeting convened by Father, I have still regarded you as my friend. Even now that I have ascended the throne, you are still a friend I cherish."
"The Empire needs you, Mingde Hall needs you, how can I leave you? The affairs of the three great empires still need our attention, but I have just ascended the throne and there are too many domestic matters to handle. However, there are many things I simply cannot entrust to others, and you are the most suitable candidate."
This concludes our exploration of the far north.
See you in the next chapter, everyone...
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