Tuan Tuan grumbled and turned its gaze warily and slowly towards the two women.
The air seemed to become still for a second.
Bi Bidong was poised to pounce!
But the next moment, Tuan Tuan suddenly screamed and stood up on all four legs. As Bi Bidong lunged at it, Tuan Tuan's body, incredibly flexible, "flopped" upright and dodged her.
Qian Renxue was flabbergasted.
The green tea Tuan Tuan charged towards Lin Yi's house on its short legs, moving with astonishing speed.
As it ran, it also kept shouting loudly as if a demon specializing in eating meditation cushions were chasing it.
Bi Bidong felt like she was being played by a meditation cushion, and she was furious as she chased after it, "Stop!"
"Master save me! Save me! Save me! A bad human woman wants to catch me!"
Tuan Tuan immediately lifted its short arms and began to beat on Lin Yi's door, but the sound was muffled as though hitting cotton, since its entire body was soft, including its arms.
Luckily, its voice was as clear as a young girl's, and this little cushion was anything but shy when it came to shouting for help.
"Master!!!!!"
Qian Renxue couldn't help but remind from behind, "Cover its mouth first, will you!"
Just as Bi Bidong's demonic claws were about to touch Tuan Tuan's head, a calm voice suddenly came from the house:
"Let it stay there."
Bi Bidong's descending hand abruptly stopped.
Lin Yi had actually spoken...
Tuan Tuan turned half its round body around, it looked up at Bi Bidong and repeated Lin Yi's words: "Master told me to stay here, you can't touch me."
But Bi Bidong's expression suddenly turned gentle, she squatted down, and asked, "Alright, I naturally will obey Senior Lin Yi's command, but may I ask you one thing?"
"Human woman, ask whatever you want to ask. If Tuan Tuan knows, I will tell you."
"Where is your mouth?
Tuan Tuan paused and then fell silent immediately.
It quickly ran back to the stand and tucked itself upside down on top, so that Bi Bidong couldn't see where its mouth was on the front side.
"I—"
Bi Bidong raised her foot, ready to kick up, but then Qian Renxue hurriedly pulled her back, "Are you crazy? If Senior Lin Yi sees a shoe print on this guy's butt tomorrow, how will he be able to sit down?"
"The master sits on Tuan Tuan's face, not on this side of its butt."
"Are you saying I can kick your butt really hard?!"
Bi Bidong lifted her foot again, only to be quickly pulled back by Qian Renxue.
"Don't be fooled by this green tea, it's sure to blow in Senior Lin Yi's ear tomorrow, making him have a bad impression of you!"
Bi Bidong looked at Qian Renxue incredulously, "Blow in his ear?"
Qian Renxue paused and then corrected herself, "A breeze at his behind."
"Right, this cotton ball is quite scheming. It's been trying to please Senior Lin Yi all day long, aiming for a reward, I bet."
"Tuan Tuan is not cotton, it's made of silk..."
"Shut up! Do you think I don't know what you're made of after paying a hefty price for you? You black-hearted cotton creature!"
"Tuan Tuan was originally made of silk..."
"You dare to talk back?! I am the Pope!"
Bi Bidong glared at it fiercely.
Tuan Tuan stopped talking and just lay there quietly.
In the end, Bi Bidong and Qian Renxue could only return to the Martial Soul Hall reluctantly.
They never imagined that one day they would be worried about a meditation cushion stealing their affection.
However, because of this meditation cushion, Bi Bidong and her daughter had for the first time silently come together on the same side.
...
Lin Yi's spiritual power that was spread outside finally returned.
The mother and daughter had finally left.
It was strange. Why would they be so upset with a meditation cushion? Lin Yi found himself increasingly unable to comprehend the thoughts of these women.
Just as he prepared to summon Puppet Poseidon for a bit of rejuvenation, suddenly there was another commotion outside.
Lin Yi once again dispersed his spiritual power.
Could it be the Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor?!
Why had they come back?
"Damn humans, it's not our fault we're cold! Why do they have to complain about us!"
"We paid our money, didn't stay for free! This is infuriating!"
The Snow Emperor's comforting voice rose, "Now, since we're living among humans, let's try to abide by their rules as much as possible, otherwise Senior Lin Yi might find it difficult. He's not likely to pressure those humans to forcibly adapt to the cold on our account, right."
Lin Yi couldn't help but smile upon hearing this; the Snow Emperor was so considerate, even thinking about his position.
"Is Senior Lin Yi asleep? I'm going to peek through the door crack—ah, ow ow ow!"
The Snow Emperor was dragging the Ice Emperor back by the ear, annoyed like someone frustrated with stubborn metal, "Are you really trying to see if he's asleep? Don't I know what you want to see?! Behaving so properly during the day yet revealing your true intentions at night, huh?!"
"Sister, I was wrong..."
"Stop the nonsense and go to sleep. Who would've thought we'd end up sleeping on the street again."
"Hehe, it's quite nice actually, being close to Senior Lin Yi."
"Bonk!"
"Ah! Ow!"
"Stop entertaining foolish thoughts; be careful or you'll dream of spring."
"Hmph."
The sisters huddled together and lay down on the street once more.
The cold they exuded from their bodies formed a layer of white frost on a large area underneath them, and the frost continued to spread outwards, with the ground directly below them turning into a thick layer of ice.
The Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor were indeed unsuitable for staying in human inns, for any room they slept in would instantly turn into a cold storage.
That's why soul masters were reluctant to get close to the sisters during the day's assault.
When the noise outside subsided, Lin Yi withdrew his spiritual power, and he lightly tapped on the character panel of Puppet Poseidon with his finger.