"So just now..."
After learning that she had cried and bowed again just moments ago, Hu Tong forced down a pot of scalding tea before finally regaining a tiny bit of composure.
Li Ye watched her quietly.
Then said in a very calm voice:
"Fellow Daoist Hu."
"I want to obtain this divine ability—so I'll need your help."
The moment those words left his mouth,
Hu Tong, who had still been somewhat dazed from embarrassment, instantly snapped awake, her willow-leaf brows knitting together.
That calm tone meant Li Ye was determined to get it.
Which was only natural.
That strange flower had already grown on his parasol tree. He could hardly do nothing and simply wait for the thing to bloom.
He had to prepare something.
And if a Qingqiu Fox or phoenix of an extremely lofty generation truly emerged from that flower, its significance to Hu Tong's branch would be beyond words.
Generation and bloodline were an extremely important part of the Spirit Race.
It would not be Li Ye alone who benefited. Hu Tong, and even the branch of the Qingqiu Fox Clan she represented, would benefit alongside him.
So Hu Tong quickly came to understand.
If she could cooperate properly with Li Ye on this matter, not only could she gain a fox grandmother of an extraordinarily lofty generation, she could also clarify the state of that inheritance and even deepen her relationship with Li Ye.
It was simply killing three birds with one stone!
The clever Qingqiu Fox made her decision in an instant.
She glanced at Fu Yue and Hu Mei, who were holding hands in the distance as they admired the flowers, then nodded. "Brother Li, I will certainly give you an answer as soon as possible.
"But that divine ability...
"May have some