She walked over briskly and sat down. Raising her wine cup to clink it against Tang Yu's, Luo Shuixin drained it in one gulp, then asked with concern.
"I heard you recently solved several major cases and even caught that rapist. It couldn't have been easy. You didn't run into any danger, did you?"
"There was some danger. Fortunately, I had the Flowing Fire you gave me. Otherwise, I really wouldn't have been able to handle it."
Tang Yu smiled gently. "Ever since I came to Kyoto, you've always been helping me. That's why I invited you here today—I wanted to thank you."
"Oh, come on. We're friends. Saying things like that is far too formal. I told you already—your business is my business."
Luo Shuixin chided him coquettishly, then took a black-and-gold Dharma robe from her storage ring and handed it to Tang Yu.
"The Flowing Fire is already powerful enough for you offensively, but this Dharma robe is close to being an innate spirit treasure. Take it and wear it. Your cultivation is still too low right now. If someone tries to assassinate you, the Flowing Fire alone won't be enough."
"Also, there's a Ninefold Triple Ascension Pill here. You're already at the peak of the Fusion Realm. Take this pill and find a good place to enter seclusion—it won't be difficult to break through into the Mahayana Realm. Or I can arrange a place for you to cultivate in seclusion, and protect your path while you do."
She produced two priceless treasures in succession as gifts, yet Luo Shuixin did not feel the slightest heartache. Instead, her heart brimmed with sweetness.
She was his only friend in Kyoto.
And his only support.
If even she did not help him, wouldn't he be bullied to death?
"Sister Luo,