Princess of Ice

Once everyone in the room had settled down, Hou Jingshu shared what happened with Wu Jian after he passed out. He had been declared the victor. Wu Jian had fallen unconscious before the declaration was made, so he hadn’t heard it. He was happy he won though. That was the important takeaway from all this.

“Yōuměi appeared after you fell unconscious,” Hou Jingshu said. “Several people came to take you and Mei Xilan out of the ring when she emerged from your shadow and snarled at everyone who tried to get too close. She only calmed down when I called out to her.”

Wu Jian looked at Yōuměi, who rested her head on his lap.

“Is this true?” he asked.

“Hmph. I didn’t know what those people wanted. For all I knew, they were coming to hurt you because you beat that ice lady. I had to protect you.”

“Good girl,” Wu Jian said, rubbing Yōuměi behind the ears like he always did.

“Eh heh heh…”