[Year 1,063,187. Xue Que finished the artifact-refining commission in his hands when you came to his door, asking him to help fuse Exotic Alloy Treasure into the Xuan Su Dao Robe. Since this was a technical task, only Xue Que in the entire Snow City was confident he could handle it.]
[Since your relationship was good, Xue Que did not ask for much in commission fees, taking only a previously refined Second-ring Dao Array from you.]
[You and Xue Que spoke pleasantly, and it was clear that he was rather satisfied with you. The only pity was that you could not become his worthy son-in-law.]
[When you left, Xue Que personally saw you out. Remembering that you had not seen Xue Qing for many days, you decided to visit her along the way.]
[Unfortunately, Xue Qing was also refining an artifact commissioned by someone else.]
[Though you were not skilled in artifact refinement, your eye was not poor. After not seeing her for so long, Xue Qing's artifact-refining skills had improved greatly from the last time you saw them.]
[This left you somewhat puzzled, because Xue Qing had gained nothing from Golden Sea Tower. Soon, however, you learned from Xue Que that Xue Qing had worked hard and diligently after returning to Snow City.]
[Perhaps Heaven had taken pity on her and could no longer bear to see Xue Qing suffer such misery. One day, she entered a state of enlightenment.]
[Afterward, the improvement in her bodily arts was secondary; her artifact-refining skill had instead advanced by leaps and bounds.]
[However, because your harvest in Golden Sea Tower had been plentiful and you later became a Third-ring Dao Array Immortal Master in one stroke, Xue Qing had lost interest in telling you of this good fortune. That was why you