A Girl in Love, Provocation at the Night Market

Zi Yao placed his hand on Jiang Nannan's nape.

The girl's skin was delicate and smooth, and it felt quite nice.

Jiang Nannan was startled by the sudden touch and instinctively drew her neck in. Her pretty face flushed as she turned to look at Zi Yao, but she did not speak to stop him.

"My treatment requires contact."

Zi Yao explained softly as the power of Life Origin in his left hand began to circulate.

Blushing, Jiang Nannan asked no further questions. She only felt a gentle stream of energy flowing from the hand at her neck throughout her body, making her so comfortable that she almost cried out.

Fortunately, she forcibly held it back. Otherwise, she would have died of embarrassment on the spot.

In merely three to five minutes,

the wounds on her body began to scab over. After a while longer, even the scars started falling away, leaving her skin as flawless and smooth as new.

Jiang Nannan was astonished and touched her smooth skin.

It was truly her first time seeing such superb healing ability, and she felt overjoyed.

She had no money to seek out a healing Soul Master. Even if these scars slowly healed in the future, they would still leave ugly marks.

What girl did not care about beauty?

No matter how strong she was, she was still a twelve-year-old girl in the bloom of youth. It was only her father's early death, her mother's illness, and her broken home that had forced her to keep sacrificing herself.

"Alright, your injuries have healed. With your three-ring cultivation, you should be able to safely leave the outskirts of Star Dou."

Zi Yao rose to his feet as he spoke.

Jiang Nannan must have been attacked by a Soul Beast after obtaining her third Soul Ring. Otherwise, she could not possibly have lasted so long while being pursued by an Ironhide Savage Bear.

"Thank you, Benefactor. I will forever remember this kindness and repay you someday!"

Before parting, Jiang Nannan made another promise to Zi Yao, then reluctantly turned and left.

Her figure had developed quite well. Her waist was slender, and her perky backside pushed up her short skirt. Zi Yao suddenly remembered something, quickly called out to her, and handed her a jade pendant.

"Benefactor, this is?" Jiang Nannan asked curiously.

"It is made from Cold Jade and contains water and ice attributes. It can help its wearer suppress inner fire. I have worn it for years, so it has also absorbed a trace of the Life Attribute."

Zi Yao said indifferently.

In truth, it was a piece of ore formed from ten-thousand-year Mystic Ice. Snow Empress's entire cave was made from this material. He had thought it interesting, so he asked Snow Empress to take a piece for him to cultivate his Ice Attribute in advance.

After all these years, the ice attribute within the Cold Jade had long become useless to him.

But to ordinary Soul Masters, it was still a treasure. After all, few Soul Masters could enter the depths of the Extreme North.

"Benefactor, this is far too precious..."

Jiang Nannan said hesitantly, but her gaze remained fixed on the Cold Jade, unable to move away.

It was not that she was greedy for wealth.

The main reason was that the pendant's effects could help treat her mother's illness.

Before she had come Soul Hunting, the doctor responsible for treatment had said that her mother needed a water-attributed treasure to supplement the treatment in order to preserve her life. The best option would be a Mystic Turtle Divine Pill.

But how could she possibly afford such a treasure?

"It is fine. Consider it a loan. You can return it to me the next time we meet."

Zi Yao stepped forward and placed it around Jiang Nannan's neck.

The point for which Jiang Nannan had been criticized in the original work was selling herself to save her mother.

But that was also the helplessness of an ordinary person. What could a twelve-year-old girl know about whether something was worth it? After all, her mother was her only remaining family.

Since he had encountered her, he truly did not wish to see this flower get ruined by that trash Xu Sanshi.

Her talent was decent as well. At the very least, she was Titled Douluo material.

If Jiang Nannan encountered some opportunity in the future, she might even qualify to become a Second-level Deity.

Jiang Nannan immediately flushed as if she were boiling. Clenching her hands tightly before her skirt, she stammered, "I... I will definitely return it to you..."

What she had actually wanted to say was that they would definitely meet again.

After saying goodbye,

Nan Shui Shui and the other two boarded a Flying Soul Tool back to the Heaven Dou Empire.

Nan Qiu Qiu pouted all the way, looking utterly uninterested.

"What is wrong? Who made you angry?" Zi Yao knowingly asked, teasing her.

"Hmph, we have lived together for so long, and you have never given me a single gift. Yet you gave that girl a jade pendant the first time you met her! And one she can wear close to her body!" Nan Qiu Qiu said, unable to hide her jealousy.

Zi Yao chuckled. "I do not have anything worth giving you on me right now. When we get to Dragon City, I will buy you whatever you like."

He did not lack Gold Soul Coins. There were always some arrogant Human Soul Masters who ventured into the depths of the Extreme North to challenge Beasts, and he had brought some valuables with him in case of need.

"That is more like it." Nan Qiu Qiu turned sideways and hugged Zi Yao's arm coquettishly.

Nan Shui Shui smiled beside them without saying anything.

She also hoped her daughter and Zi Yao could become closer. After all, anyone could see that Zi Yao's future achievements would be immeasurable.

Upon arriving in Dragon City,

Dragon City was the most prosperous city in the north of the Heaven Dou Empire. There was practically nothing one could not buy there.

In order to foster the relationship between Nan Qiu Qiu and Zi Yao, Nan Shui Shui deliberately used sect business as an excuse to leave, giving the young man and girl some space.

Nan Qiu Qiu did not visit any luxury shops. Instead, she wandered through the night market with Zi Yao.

The night market glittered with lights. Vendors' cries hawking their goods rang out without end, while the aroma of food filled the air, brimming with the lively atmosphere of everyday life.

"Yao Ge, I want this!"

Nan Qiu Qiu came to a stall and pointed at an enormous plush pillow displayed at the very top.

"You have a good eye, little beauty. Just ten Gold Soul Coins."

The owner said cheerfully.

Zi Yao handed over ten Gold Soul Coins and accepted the huge plush pillow. Nan Qiu Qiu squeezed it a few times and found that it felt rather nice. In her good mood, she leaned against Zi Yao's shoulder.

"Yao Ge, take it back and sleep while hugging it for a few nights. Then it will count as something you keep close to your body!"

"Alright, alright."

Zi Yao smiled helplessly.

At that moment, a discordant voice sounded.

"Playing with dolls at your age? No wonder the Earth Dragon Gate's disciples have become worse and worse over the years. You should submit to our Heavenly Dragon Gate as soon as possible. Then perhaps you can still retain a place in Dragon City."

Yu Tian Long said with a cold sneer.

The Heavenly Dragon Gate and Earth Dragon Gate had been competing for more than a year or two. It was said that even the founders of the two sects had not gotten along.

Now, the Heavenly Dragon Gate firmly suppressed the Earth Dragon Gate. Whenever they met, they could not avoid flaunting their superiority.

"Yu Tian Long, do you have something wrong with your head? I finally get to be happy for a moment, and you, this mongrel dragon, come to ruin it again!" Nan Qiu Qiu said furiously.

Yu Tian Long wore a domineering expression. "Mongrel dragon? Your Rouge Dragon is merely a somewhat rarer sub-dragon. My Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, on the other hand, possesses True Dragon Bloodline. Do you not feel embarrassed saying that?"

Nan Qiu Qiu was left speechless by his retort.

For Soul Masters with dragon Martial Souls, bloodline was the least disputable subject.

Although the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon possessed only a trace of True Dragon Bloodline, it was still true dragon bloodline. In terms of status, it was considerably superior to the Rouge Dragon.

"True Dragon Bloodline? You treat that tiny trace of mixed Dragon Clan bloodline like a priceless treasure. Someone who did not know better would think you had a Light Holy Dragon Martial Soul."

Zi Yao scoffed.