Aftermath, inside the valley.
Liu Erlong asked, "What are you doing?"
Qian Ni replied, "Climbing a mountain."
Liu Erlong wiped the moisture from the corner of her mouth and demanded through ragged breaths.
"You little bastard... did you never intend to remove Jiang Zhu's collar?"
Qian Ni smiled.
"Ms. Liu Erlong, keeping my word is my Nindo!
"We may be familiar, but if you talk nonsense, I'll still sue you for slander.
"The three conditions are right there. You can try them anytime.
"But I wouldn't recommend choosing male Soul Masters, ugly ones, mentally unstable ones, or overly ordinary ones.
"Jinshi and Jinshui don't like killing people, but they do like playing. If they really play someone to death, I'm not responsible for reviving them."
Liu Erlong rolled her eyes and pushed Qian Ni's hand away.
Grinning, Qian Ni took the opportunity to roam over the hills and valleys before landing atop another mound.
"Besides, aren't you a Fire Dragon martial soul user yourself?
"You've got some fire affinity, at least. Do it yourself."
Unable to resist any further, Liu Erlong simply gave up.
She stubbornly glared at Qian Ni. "My Fire Dragon martial soul mutated from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.
"The little flame it comes with is more suited to strengthening the body than direct attacks.
"Who knows whether you planted traps in those conditions?
"You're rotten to the core!"
Qian Ni was having a wonderful time.
"Then you've wronged me. Am I that kind of person?
"If there are traps, I put them out in the open and let you jump into them yourself."
Elsewhere, after Ma Hongjun returned to Blue Tyrant Academy, he kept completely silent about how he had been useless.
He never mentioned Tang San'er's request to Liu Erlong.
Originally, he had planned