Master of Nine Stars

Rong Taotao: "Huh?"

Gao Lingwei suddenly lifted her leg, pulling her boot out from where it was buried in the snow. She sounded just as helpless as she said, "Snow Realm Soul Martial Artists mostly practice Walking on Snow.

We can walk on snow without leaving a single footprint, so falling into a trap like this is out of the question.

That’s why... in any internal conflict between Snow Realm Soul Martial Artists, you’ll rarely see this kind of Soul Skill."

"Argh, this is so frustrating~" Rong Taotao groaned, ruffling his naturally curly hair. "I thought I’d really take off with my Three-Star Soul Technique, but it turns out I learned three pretty useless Soul Skills."

But Gao Lingwei said, "They’re useful in external battles. Even a one-second trap can be the difference between life and death. You have Soul Skill: Frost Cold Thorn, so you know how much it helps you.

Back when we fought, I was crushing you the whole time, but only your Frost Cold Thorn managed to slow me down a little and give you a moment to breathe."

Rong Taotao: "Could you please not bring that up?"

"Haha." Gao Lingwei couldn’t help but laugh. "Alright, alright, I won’t bring it up again."

In the distance, Rong Yang spoke up, "Your Three-Star Soul Technique allowed you to learn Snow Dance. That’s a Core Soul Skill for Snow Realm Soul Martial Artists. One skill to rival ten thousand. You shouldn’t be so ungrateful.

Once your Soul Technique reaches the four-star level, you can start dabbling in large-scale casting-type Snow Realm Soul Skills. Keep working hard."

"Mhm, mhm." Rong Taotao nodded perfunctorily. "Got it, got it."

"Come on, let’s go downstairs and eat," Rong Yang said, standing up.

"Oh, right. Should we go shopping later?" Rong Taotao asked, looking at Gao Lingwei.

Gao Lingwei froze for a moment. "Can we really?"

It seemed she had cabin fever too.

A distinguished Soul Captain, trapped in this residential building during the New Year...

Rong Taotao sidled up closer and said as he followed Gao Lingwei downstairs, "I think that after what happened, Songbai Town is actually the safest it’s ever been.

We should be careful, but we can’t just hide out here forever. Life has to go on..."

"It’s the second day of the New Year. A walk would be nice. Chunxi and I will go with you two," Rong Yang said from behind them.

Yang Chunxi had spent the last two days hovering around the kitchen counter, cooped up in this tiny apartment. It was supposed to be the New Year, but it felt more like being in prison.

Hearing Rong Yang’s words, Gao Lingwei’s spirits lifted. It wasn’t that she was one to forget the pain as soon as the scar healed; she was, by nature, a peerlessly brave individual.

The Heaven-piercing Halberd had bestowed many qualities upon her, but fear, retreat, and meekness were certainly not among them.

"Perfect. We can go buy a down jacket, hehe, and look for Lu Mang while we’re at it. That kid nearly exploded in the group chat yesterday..."

At his words, Gao Lingwei’s heart stirred. ’He still remembers about the jacket.’ She nodded lightly and said, "I saw the group chat messages. Did you ignore Lu Mang on purpose?"

Rong Taotao: "How could I have done it on purpose? Didn’t Xing’Er say you posted on Weibo? I was in a hurry to see it... Oh, right, your fans are terrifying, by the way. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

They’re all signing up to form a group to come slaughter me? I feel like I’ve provoked public outrage or something."

Gao Lingwei pursed her lips. After a moment’s hesitation, her thoughts a little tangled, she said in a small voice, "Um... if you don’t like it, I’ll go back and delete that post."

"Delete it? Why would you delete it? Leave it up!" Rong Taotao bumped Gao Lingwei’s shoulder lightly and chuckled. "Post another one today. Piss them all off."

Hearing this, Gao Lingwei’s complicated feelings vanished completely. She raised an eyebrow slightly, watching Rong Taotao with great interest as a smile touched her lips. "Okay."

...

My bros, it’s Sunday. Let me rest for a day. I’m only doing two updates today.

I’ve been updating over ten thousand characters daily these past few days, often hitting thirteen or fourteen thousand. I’m truly exhausted. I sit in front of the computer all day. My back doesn’t hurt, but the main thing is my eyes are really getting blurry.

It takes me three hours to write one Chapter. To update three Chapters a day like this, I really have to write for the entire day. During this new book period, I also want to get good results, so I’ve been pushing myself to write more and update more. It’s been incredibly draining these past few days. Please let me catch my breath for a day. I’ll release two Chapters today at 12:00 and 20:00. Three updates will resume tomorrow.