Each of the seven soul stones on the bracelet was a Daluo Golden Immortal-level Beast Soul Stone, equivalent in grade to a mid-grade Divine Artifact.
Gong Shaojun set the item aside and said breezily, "Consider this a reward for Little Six passing her assessment."
With that, she turned to leave.
Ice Phoenix Ancestor said, "Imperial Sovereign, won't you stay a little longer? Little Six has always wanted to see you..."
"No need. Urge her to cultivate diligently. Do not let her squander her years."
"Yes."
After Gong Liu woke up and learned that Gong Shaojun had come, she was delighted at first, then flew into a rage.
"Why was Mother unwilling to stay even a little longer? Did she dislike me that much?"
"If she disliked Father and me, then why did she give birth to me in the first place?!"
Hearing such rebellious words, Ice Phoenix Ancestor hurriedly stopped her. "Do not speak nonsense! Among you six siblings, only you passed the assessment and received a gift from your mother. What is there for you to be unhappy about?"
"Happy?" Gong Liu suddenly began to cry. "What is there to be happy about? Among the six of us, only I had to take the assessment twice before passing. The others must all be laughing at me for being useless."
"If Mother truly cared for me, why was she unwilling even to see me once?"
If this Seven Souls Stone bracelet had not been so precious, something the clan treasury had never possessed, Gong Liu would have suspected that Ice Phoenix Ancestor had deliberately found it to coax her into being happy.
Ice Phoenix Ancestor sighed. "If she did not care for you, why would the Imperial Sovereign have rushed over to see you the moment she learned you were