Ye Luoli: The tides rise and fall, the moon whispers softly.

【Fairyland, Ice Crystal Palace】

"elder brother?"

Bing Lixue was quite surprised to see Shui Qingli arrive so suddenly, and even more surprised to see Bai Guangying, who had been brought along by Shui Qingli using magic.

"This is... the Fairy of Light?"

“Yes.” Shui Qingli came to Bing Lixue and explained, “Today is the Moonlit Night, which is the time when the Light Fairy awakens again and chooses a master once more.”

"Because her power is warm and strong, and she can also be influenced by the personality of the awakener, and even have her self-awareness stripped away by the awakener, so many fairies want to possess her."

Shui Qingli, recalling Bai Guangying's experiences in her past life, added:

"Even many of her previous owners would deprive her of her own will and were unwilling to let her be free."

"So that's how it is." Bing Lixue looked at Bai Guangying, who was still asleep in the water sphere, and felt a little sorry for her.

Light is clearly the freest and most unrestricted thing in nature, but Bai Guangying, the embodiment of light, can only dream of the simplest freedom.

“Sister, the Light Fairy’s fairy power is the gentlest and is also suitable for you,” Shui Qingli said. “That’s why I brought her back to you. I think if we are willing to give her free will, she should also be willing to form a contract.”

“But, brother, I think we should ask Fairy Light for her own wishes.” The kind-hearted Bing Lixue was unwilling to force anyone, especially after learning about Fairy Light’s past, she felt even more sympathetic towards her.

She also knew that Bai Guangying did not actually want to form a contract with others, rely on others to awaken her, and was even less willing to be influenced by the personality of the awakened person, or even to have her own will and become someone else's tool.

“Alright, then I’ll try to see if I can temporarily awaken her.” Shui Qingli said, then communicated with Qianqian: “Qianqian, how do I awaken the Light Fairy?”

[Actually, it's not that troublesome. The Light Fairy is in a deep sleep because she can't use her own fairy power. As long as you give her enough fairy power, she can stay awake for a while.]

Qianqian offered Qingli some advice and suggestions:

[Your celestial power is the gentlest in the entire fairy realm, so there's no need to worry about the Light Fairy being unable to accept it. However, her constitution is unique; without a formal contract, she will eventually continue to slumber.]

"Then I'll give it a try." Shui Qingli stretched out her hand to Bai Guangying, and light blue fairy power gradually condensed in her palm: "Ye Luoli Magic, Water Droplet Condensation!"

Bai Guangying, who had been asleep, was temporarily awakened with the support of Shui Qingli's immortal power. She opened her bright golden eyes and looked around.

Seeing that Bai Guangying had regained consciousness, Shui Qingli waved her hand and retrieved the water sphere that was restricting her.

"You are... the Water Prince and the Ice Princess?" Bai Guangying looked at Shui Qingli and Bing Lixue with some surprise. She did not expect that the ones who would ultimately win her ownership would be this pair of brother and sister who had always been indifferent to worldly affairs.

“Fairy of Light, I just awakened you with my fairy power. You are only temporarily awake now. If you don’t form a contract, you will continue to sleep,” Shui Qingli said.

"I know." Bai Guangying felt quite helpless about her constitution, where even freedom was a luxury.

She knew all too well that everyone treated her as a tool, that no one ever cared about her feelings, let alone gave her freedom.

"I've only temporarily awakened you to make a deal with you." Shui Qingli and Bing Lixue exchanged a glance and negotiated, "Fairy of Light, we need your immortal power to alleviate my sister's weakened immortal power. In exchange, we can grant you free will. Are you willing?"

"Brother...you know everything?" Upon hearing this, Bing Lixue looked at Shui Qingli in astonishment.

Because of the greenhouse effect in the human world, glaciers are constantly melting, and Bing Lixue is gradually weakening as a result. She can almost foresee her future—when the glaciers in the human world completely melt away, it will also be the time when her primordial spirit dissipates.

However, Bing Lixue always thought she had kept it a secret well, so how did Shui Qingli find out?

"Of course, you are my sister, how could I not care about you?" Shui Qingli naturally couldn't tell Bing Lixue that he actually traveled back from the future.

He took Bing Lixue's hand and examined it carefully. Fortunately, her palm did not show any signs of disappearing as it had in her previous life.

Bai Guangying was also seriously considering Shui Qingli's words.

If gaining free will simply requires sacrificing one's immortal power, it seems to suit her perfectly. After all, even when forming contracts with others, they are all ultimately after her immortal power.

Moreover, the master she wanted had to be strong enough and able to grant her free will. Now, with Bing Lixue, a fairy who met all her requirements for an awakener, right before her eyes, she had no reason to refuse.

【to be continued…】

[TO BE CONTINUED…]

[LiLi's Words]

I hope Bing and Xiaobai can get along well, hehe~

There's another piece of bad news—the drafts are all gone!