The Silver Dragon King smiled mysteriously,
Tang Wuyue clearly hadn't understood.
But she had already told her everything she needed to,
and now it was time for her to leave.
The rest
would depend on the little girl's own fate.
If this game of chess
could still be turned around
at this point,
then it could only mean that this was simply her fate!
The silver-white gown shimmered softly beneath the starlight,
its hem brushing lightly over the surface of the lake,
sending out ripples in delicate circles.
"Remember what I told you. In one month, that door will start to loosen."
"Be ready... I'm looking forward to the day we stand by his side together."
The Silver Dragon King glanced back with a final smile.
"Together...?"
Tang Wuyue still wanted to ask a few more questions,
but her vision suddenly swayed,
and in the next second,
the starlight began to shatter.
The silvery lake water vanished like the tide going out,
and the whole world was like a mirror being smashed.
After countless cracks suddenly appeared,
it broke apart.
At last, everything sank into darkness.
When Tang Wuyue opened her eyes again,
she was already lying in her little bed.
Sunlight streamed into the room through the window,
and birds chirped outside.
Before she knew it,
the night had already passed.
"So it really was a dream? But... how could it feel so real?"
Tang Wuyue wiped the sweat from her forehead and let out a long breath.
As she recalled the scenes from her dream,
everything had felt so real.
She could even remember every detail clearly,
as well as what the woman had said.
Only the woman's face was a little hazy in her memory.
Most importantly,
there was still a faint warmth lingering
over her heart.
"Could it... really have been real?"
Tang Wuyue lowered her head and looked at her hands,
then touched the spot on her chest that was still faintly warm.
After freezing for two seconds,
she flipped out of bed,
shoved her feet into her slippers, and dashed outside.
She flung open Lu Chuan's bedroom door,
her voice brimming with barely contained urgency and excitement:
"Brother! Brother! I had a dream!"
Lu Chuan was drinking water and nearly choked when she startled him.
"Cough, cough... What kind of dream? Why are you so excited? Did you dream you won a hundred million Federation Coins?"
"Oh, come on, no."
Tang Wuyue angrily punched Lu Chuan once.
Lu Chuan rocked backward from the blow and pretended to rub his shoulder.
"Fine, fine, if not, then not. So tell me, what kind of dream made our Miss Tang bounce in here first thing in the morning like she had springs in her shoes?"
Tang Wuyue took a deep breath,
trying her best to calm down,
but her silver-gray eyes still shone brilliantly.
"I dreamed about a big sister!
She had silver hair and purple eyes, and she was incredibly, incredibly beautiful.
She wore a long silver-white dress,
just like a wedding gown,
and stood on a lake that stretched farther than the eye could see..."
At her words,
the hand holding Lu Chuan's cup suddenly paused.
The moment Tang Wuyue mentioned silver hair,
he knew that the big sister she had dreamed of was the Silver Dragon King.
But it wasn't a good time to reveal that directly,
so he pretended nothing was amiss and took a sip of water.
"Oh? And then?"
"Then she said she'd help me get stronger!"
Tang Wuyue replied without a second thought,
but then
the little girl turned mysterious.
She suddenly bent forward,
leaned closer,
and lowered her voice,
as if she were sharing a world-shaking secret.
"The big sister said there's a door inside me.
Behind it is a really powerful force, and there are eighteen doors in all!
If I use the method she told me to open the first door, I'll be able to catch up to you!"
At that,
Lu Chuan immediately set down his cup.
His expression didn't change,
but he couldn't hide the glint in his eyes.
"Did she say how to open it?"
"She did, she did!"
Tang Wuyue counted on her fingers.
"First, compress my Soul Power. I have to make it as dense as possible.
Second, prepare a hundred-year-old Ice Crystal Fruit and a hundred-year-old Red Flame Fruit. It's called... Ice-Fire Resonance, and she said it can stretch my meridians.
Third... I didn't quite understand."
As the little girl reached this part, her delicate brows suddenly knitted into a frown.
"She said that when it hurts the most, I have to call out someone's name, but she didn't tell me whose."
She looked up at Lu Chuan with a serious expression.
"Brother, do you think this dream is reliable? Maybe I've been cultivating too hard lately and my mind's gotten muddled?"
At her words,
Lu Chuan couldn't help smiling.
He looked at the little girl's eager yet slightly anxious expression
and decided not to tease her.
Instead, he nodded firmly.
"It's reliable."
"Huh? Brother, you believe me?"
A big question mark seemed to pop up over Tang Wuyue's head.
After all, wouldn't any normal person just take this as a joke?
"Because that big sister with silver hair and purple eyes,"
Lu Chuan got up
and walked over to the locked storage cabinet in the corner.
He entered the password,
opened the cabinet,
"is someone your brother knows."
He took three things out of the cabinet:
a translucent, deep-blue jade box,
a warm, scarlet-red jade box,
and a small, ink-colored bottle.
He placed them on the table one after another.
Tang Wuyue's eyes widened instantly.
"A hundred-year-old Ice Crystal Fruit, a hundred-year-old Red Flame Fruit, and a hundred-year-old Earth Dragon Blood."
Lu Chuan clapped his hands,
leaned against the edge of the table,
and watched her dumbstruck expression,
the corners of his mouth lifting slightly.
"Coincidentally, I had someone prepare these exactly one month ago."
Tang Wuyue's mouth formed a tiny "O."
Her gaze bounced back and forth between the three precious items and Lu Chuan's face several times
before she finally managed to find her voice.
"Brother... don't tell me you knew a month ago that I'd have this dream?"
Lu Chuan shook his head.
"I didn't know you'd dream about it, but I knew that one day, you'd need these things."
"Why?" Tang Wuyue was suddenly at a loss.
Lu Chuan smiled knowingly. "Guess why your brother's Soul Power has been improving so quickly?"
At that, Tang Wuyue's eyes suddenly lit up. "Could it be that you also have..."
"Shh!"
"This is a secret between us. You can't tell anyone else, understand?"
Lu Chuan pressed one finger to Tang Wuyue's lips.
Tang Wuyue immediately nodded,
and after Lu Chuan pulled his hand away,
she asked in a lowered voice:
"Brother, can't we tell Mom and Dad either?"
Lu Chuan nodded.
"No. Mom and Dad aren't Soul Masters. An innocent man gets into trouble because of his treasures. If anything ever happens to us, we must never let them get dragged into it."
Tang Wuyue nodded as if she understood,
though she didn't fully grasp the weight of the saying "An innocent man gets into trouble because of his treasures."
But since her brother was being so serious, it had to be important.
She held out her little finger. "Then let's make a pinky promise. This is a secret between the two of us. Neither of us will tell anyone."
Lu Chuan looked at her small, fair pinky
and couldn't help smiling,
but still held out his own finger and solemnly made a pinky promise with the little girl:
"Pinky promise, cross my heart. Whoever breaks it will turn into a puppy!"
Once they had sealed the promise,
Tang Wuyue withdrew her hand with satisfaction,
then pounced on the three precious treasures on the table like a little miser.
First, she carefully picked up the dark blue jade box.
Through its translucent walls,
she could see a single fruit lying quietly inside, icy blue all over.
A thin layer of white frost coated its surface,
and just drawing near it brought a refreshing chill.
"So this is a hundred-year-old Ice Crystal Fruit... It looks so delicious!"
The little girl sniffed, as if she could really smell its fragrance through the box.
After satisfying her curiosity about the Ice Crystal Fruit,
she picked up the scarlet jade box.
"Is this one the Red Flame Fruit?"
"Mm.
These are rare treasures of heaven and earth with both ice and fire attributes.
Taking either one on its own would greatly benefit an ordinary Soul Master,
but taking them together,
with ice and fire alternating as they surge through your meridians,
the effect is far more than one plus one.
"Adding Earth Dragon blood as a catalyst can bring out the resonance of the Dragon Clan Bloodline within you to the fullest."
"Dragon blood? Big Sister never said anything about a Dragon Clan Bloodline!"
Tang Wuyue couldn't help but stare in surprise.
Hearing the little girl's words,
Lu Chuan realized at once that he'd let something slip, and hurriedly tried to cover it up.
"Maybe your big sister forgot to mention it.
Everyone has a bloodline,
but bloodlines are divided into special and ordinary ones.
Ordinary bloodlines have no particular effect. Unless someone becomes a Titled Douluo, they can't awaken the power hidden within.
Special bloodlines can assist with cultivation or combat.
For example, members of the Star Luo Royalty possess the White Tiger Bloodline, which makes them formidable in battle.
The Heaven Dou Imperial Family possesses the Swan Bloodline, which is quite useful for support.
And we possess the Dragon Clan Bloodline—good at everything!"
Tang Wuyue listened intently.
Although she didn't understand most of it,
the words "good at everything" sounded amazing!
She hugged the three treasures to her chest,
as if she were holding priceless treasures,
and looked up at Lu Chuan,
her face full of anticipation.
"Big Brother, when do I start?"
"No need to rush. The time isn't right yet."
Lu Chuan rubbed her little head and smiled.
"When the seal loosens next month, we'll begin. I'll protect you then!
For now, I'll teach you the Golden Dragon Breathing Technique. It'll help you compress your Soul Power more effectively!"
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