After a round of Gold Soul Coins paved the way, Ning Bei successfully learned the location of the Tianshui Academy's dean's residence.
After many twists and turns, he arrived at a luxurious-looking mansion, where the plaque of the Shui Residence came into view.
"Surname Shui? Is there some connection with that Ice Phoenix little girl?"
Ning Bei couldn't care less and directly knocked on the Shui Residence's door.
Half a minute later, a woman with light blue, shoulder-length short hair poked her head out. After seeing Ning Bei's face, she was slightly stunned, and then a blush crept onto her cheeks.
"It's you! Wh-what can I do for you?"
Ning Bei marveled inwardly. He had just been talking about a connection with the Ice Phoenix little girl, and now her sister appeared.
The woman who came out was Shui Yue'er, the little nymphomaniac with the Dolphin Spirit, whom he had met once before.
"Hello, we meet again. I would like to see your family's elder. I have some things I need to discuss with them, is that possible?"
"Ah? Th-then, wait for me, I'll be right back."
Shui Yue'er replied somewhat flusteredly, then immediately turned around and slipped back inside, thoughtfully closing the door.
A few minutes later, the door reopened, and several women with the same hair color appeared before Ning Bei.
The difference was that the two women in front were noticeably older, belonging to the same generation as his father, Ning Fengzhi.
Behind them were the Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er sisters that Ning Bei had met.
Ning Bei nodded to the two sisters as a greeting, then cupped his fist towards the two elders.
"Junior Ning Bei, I've come today because I have some matters I'd like to discuss with the seniors."
The two older women sized up Ning Bei, then welcomed him into the residence. They called for servants to bring a cup of tea and invited Ning Bei to take a seat.
"I am Shui Xinrou, the head of the Shui Family and also the dean of Tianshui Academy. This is my sister, Shui Yurou. You can discuss your matters with us."
After the woman introduced herself, she also introduced the other older woman. Ning Bei felt slightly relieved. It seemed they were the ones who could make decisions, so he wouldn't have made a wasted trip.
The Shui Bing'er sisters looked at Ning Bei with curiosity, wondering what this person, who was also very skilled in ice, had come to discuss with their mother.
Ning Bei organized his thoughts and then said:
"Senior Shui, I wonder if you have ever heard of the legend of the Ice God."
"Ice God!"
The four women of the Shui Family slightly opened their red lips, all with surprised expressions.
"Why does this young friend mention the Ice God? Our Shui Family can be considered an ancient family, and we are a family that inherits ice-attribute Spirits. We do have some records about the Ice God, but the ancient Ice God should have fallen long ago."
Ning Bei secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that they had heard of it, as it was better than having to explain everything from scratch. That would have been a long story, starting from what a god was. Now it was much easier.
"This junior is not talented, but I have inherited the position of the Ice God. I have come to find Senior Shui this time because there are some things I would like to ask for your help with."
"Hiss!"
Shui Xinrou and the four women all gasped. They only knew a little about the affairs of the gods. They didn't expect that one was sitting right in front of them. In shock, they even changed their address to Ning Bei.
"L-Lord, what matters do you need our help with? Please speak frankly. If the Shui Family can do it, we will definitely not refuse."
"Yes, yes, Your Excellency, please feel free to speak."
Looking at the 180-degree turn in attitude of the two beautiful women before him, Ning Bei chuckled inwardly. However, this was understandable. After all, sitting in front of them was a living, long-unseen inheritor of a god, and one whose Spirit attribute was the most compatible with their own. If they didn't try to curry favor, there was definitely something wrong with their heads, the incurable kind.
"Since that's the case, I won't stand on ceremony with you two seniors."
"I would like to borrow the open space behind Tianshui Academy as a base for the Continent Ice God Hall, so that Ice-attribute Soul Masters can join the Ice God Hall's forces."
Upon hearing this, Shui Xinrou felt a surge of joy in her heart, slapping her long legs so hard they echoed.
"No problem, please rest assured, Ice God. I will immediately have someone clear that open space for your use."
"That's right, Ice God, you can make any requests you have. The Shui Family will certainly comply."
Shui Yurou was even more excited than her older sister, acting as if they were all one big family. Anyone who didn't know better would think she was his future mother-in-law.
Hearing this, Ning Bei staggered, almost losing his balance. He had originally thought that he would need to expend a lot of effort and even offer some benefits to get things done, but he didn't expect the two in front of him to decide on it directly.
"Um... you don't have any requests?"
"No, it is the Shui Family's honor to provide convenience for Ice God."
"That's right, Ice God, just tell us if you have any requests."
Ning Bei was completely taken aback. Wasn't this kind of freebie a bit immoral? In fact, he underestimated the weight of the Ice God in the hearts of these Ice-attribute Soul Masters. How could they be afraid of losing out on benefits by providing convenience to a god?
Although he felt guilty, Ning Bei really had an additional request after thinking it over.
"Um, there is actually one request. Could you remove the sign at the entrance of your academy that says 'Men and dogs are not allowed'?"
Hearing this, the Shui Bing'er sisters covered their mouths and giggled, as if they had seen Ning Bei's embarrassment at being snubbed at the academy entrance.
A hint of embarrassment flashed in Shui Xinrou's eyes, and she immediately agreed to Ning Bei's request.
"I will have someone remove the sign immediately. I hope Ice God doesn't take offense. It's just that Tianshui Academy is entirely made up of female Soul Masters, and we usually suffer too much harassment."
Ning Bei nodded to show his understanding. After all, they were all long-legged beauties, so it was normal for some men to have ideas.
With the matter settled, the group of five moved to Tianshui Academy. Under the gatekeeper's expression that seemed to say, "What tricks did you use?", Ning Bei followed the four long-legged beauties into the academy.
Along the way, the beautiful girls who were still cultivating in the academy cast surprised glances, as if asking why a man was able to enter the academy.
Even more, some little flower-infatuated girls directly threw flirtatious glances and flying kisses at Ning Bei, as if they had been holding back for too long.
During the journey, several female students from the Soul Master Competition's Tianshui Team also joined the group, including Xue Wu, who could perform the Spirit Fusion Skill with Shui Bing'er.
After arriving at Shui Bing'er's side, she started whispering in her ear. Ning Bei knew with his butt that they were making fun of him.
Shui Bing'er responded in a low voice, and the two of them would occasionally glance at Ning Bei, which also confirmed his guess.
As Xue Wu's mouth formed an O-shape, Ning Bei roughly understood that they were talking about the Ice God.
Arriving at the back mountain, Ning Bei looked around the wide open space, while a hint of inquiry appeared in the eyes of the Shui Xinrou sisters.
Ning Bei also understood what the two were thinking. They probably wanted to verify whether his words were true or false. After all, his identity as the Ice God was based entirely on his own words.
And the reason the two women had just agreed to his request was to confirm the truth now. If he was deceiving them, the two women would tell him what it meant to not mess with women.
The corner of Ning Bei's mouth curled into an arc. The time for him to show off had come.
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