Battle Through the Heavens: Flame Emperor, Please Restrain Yourself; Your Elder Brother Is Truly Quite Honest

"It's done!"

Zhang Yuan held the hairpin in his hand, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.

Sensing Qing Yanjing's gaze, he rose and took a step, easily crossing more than thirty meters.

"This is for you."

Zhang Yuan handed her the hairpin.

"For me?" Joy flashed through Qing Yanjing's eyes.

Was this a token of love?

"Mm." Zhang Yuan nodded. "This is a low-grade third-tier Dou artifact I refined, the Azure Smoke Jade Hairpin. It has three effects."

"I know your Storage Ring was destroyed by the Earth Rock Evil Spider last night. This hairpin contains a space within it and can be used in place of a Storage Ring."

"Besides that, you can inject your Dou Qi into the hairpin in advance for storage. It can hold roughly one-tenth of the Dou Qi you currently possess, which you can absorb back into your body when needed."

"The final function is that it can conceal your aura. Only those whose soul realm is above the late stage of the Mortal Realm can discern your cultivation through perception."

Each of the three functions delighted Qing Yanjing more than the last.

The built-in space, equivalent to a Storage Ring, made her feel Zhang Yuan's thoughtfulness.

The ability to store Dou Qi and draw upon it when needed was equivalent to having a reusable medicinal pill that restored Dou Qi.

As for the final function, she felt Zhang Yuan had tailored it specifically for her, wanting to use it to lessen the "misfortune" surrounding her.

"I won't stand on ceremony with you." Qing Yanjing's smile was especially brilliant.

"As long as you like it." Zhang Yuan smiled as well.

They looked into each other's eyes, and without realizing it, their relationship took another step forward.

Ling Ying: "..."

Was this a test for this old man?

In the blink of an eye, Zhang Yuan and Qing Yanjing spent another five months in the valley together.

After Qing Yanjing began wearing the jade hairpin, the number of Magical Beasts drawn to her invisibly did not decrease, indicating that it had nothing to do with her aura.

Over those five months, incidents like the Earth Rock Evil Spider's ambush happened another five times, confirming Zhang Yuan's suspicions.

Each dangerous encounter occurred on the night of a full moon. As long as Qing Yanjing was not far from him, the Thunder God Visualization Diagram would warn him, revealing a purple full moon.

Zhang Yuan also discovered that the dangers Qing Yanjing encountered were related to her strength.

The Magical Beast that came for the second ambush was still fifth-rank, but the third through sixth were all Sixth-Rank Magical Beasts.

This change occurred because Qing Yanjing had broken through to a one-star Dou Ling after the second ambush.

For this reason, he told Qing Yanjing not to rush her cultivation, lest a Magical Beast appear that even Ling Ying could not handle.

"Yanjing, it's about time we left this place." Zhang Yuan found Qing Yanjing.

"Leave?" Qing Yanjing's heart trembled, and she suddenly felt sad.

After living with Zhang Yuan for six months, she had grown attached to this place.

"Mm."

Zhang Yuan nodded. "Most likely, we won't ever come back here."

Hearing this, Qing Yanjing felt even worse.

At that moment, Zhang Yuan suddenly reached out and embraced her. "To commemorate how we came to know each other, I think we should leave behind a memory here that we'll never forget. What do you think?"

Qing Yanjing's body went soft.

This day had finally come.

"Mm."

(End of Chapter)