A Little Gift Made on a Whim

Elsewhere, Ling Ying delivered one of Wu Yan's little gifts to Gu Xun'er.

Inside the ice box lay a smooth, rounded, ice-blue Bracelet that shimmered with flowing light.

"A Bracelet?"

"Yes, Miss. According to Wu Yan, once you channel your own Dou Qi into this Bracelet, it will automatically recognize you as its master. Should you encounter danger, it will protect you. Below the Dou Zong realm, no one can escape being frozen."

Ling Ying repeated word for word what Wu Yan had said when he casually made the Bracelet while seeing him off.

It had clearly been made on a whim, yet Wu Yan had dared claim it could freeze any expert below the Dou Zong realm. If Ling Ying had not personally exchanged blows with Wu Yan and witnessed his abilities, he would not have brought the Bracelet back.

Gu Xun'er was somewhat surprised. Her years in the Xiao Clan had given her a profound understanding of just how formidable a Dou Emperor was.

Yet this single Bracelet could freeze a Dou Emperor. It was simply too unbelievable.

Gu Xun'er hesitated briefly before trying to send a thread of Dou Qi into the Bracelet.

The moment she touched it, surprise unconsciously appeared on the little girl's face. She then swiftly put the Bracelet on her wrist.

The searing sensation that occasionally rose from her inner meridians was suppressed by the cool aura carried by the Bracelet. This unprecedented feeling of ease made the little girl's delight impossible to hide.

"What powerful ice-type Dou Qi... No, ordinary ice-type Dou Qi could not produce such a gentle, refreshing sensation. It should be water-type Dou Qi, right?"

"That's right. I remember Wu Yan seemed to possess Ice-Water Dual-Origin Dou Qi."

As the princess of the Gu Clan, if there had been something that could help Gu Xun'er adapt more easily to the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame Seed Fire, it should have been given to her.

However, the Heavenly Flame was simply too terrifying, while Gu Xun'er's body was still too young. If the forces of extreme heat and extreme cold clashed within her body, it would be a disaster for her.

Ice-type treasures were too fierce and extreme, while the energy of water-type treasures was too gentle to contend with that Heavenly Flame.

Who could have imagined that Ice-Water Dual-Origin Dou Qi would perfectly solve this problem?

A green figure emerged beside Gu Xun'er. After examining the Bracelet, she softly said, "Miss, ordinary Ice-Water Dual-Origin Dou Qi likely could not accomplish this. The water-type energy within this Bracelet contains exceptionally rich Life Energy. Without that Life Energy, ordinary Ice-Water Dual-Origin Dou Qi would instead put pressure on your body."

"Aunt Mu, between you and Wu Yan, whose Dou Qi contains more Life Energy?"

Now that her body felt comfortable and her mood had improved, Gu Xun'er was somewhat more inclined to chat.

Without thinking, she compared Wu Yan, whom she had just invested in, with Aunt Mu, who had cared for her closely.

"They cannot be compared, Miss."

Mu Qing smiled helplessly and released a wisp of her wood-type Dou Qi.

"Can you feel it, Miss? The Life Energy contained within this Bracelet and the Life Energy contained within my Dou Qi are simply not on the same level."

"I even feel that the vitality of a Tier 5 Magical Beast might not be as abundant as the Life Energy within this Bracelet."

"To condense such a gift, he must have paid a considerable price, right?"

As she spoke, Mu Qing looked at Ling Ying with some emotion.

Gu Xun'er also looked curiously at Ling Ying, anticipation in her eyes.

"..."

Ling Ying fell silent for a moment, but he still braced himself and shook his head. "Actually, he merely condensed this Bracelet on a whim. This old servant personally watched him make it. Furthermore, this old servant did not sense any change in Wu Yan's unfathomable aura after he condensed the Bracelet."

"Hm? How is that possible? He could casually condense such Life Energy..."

The next moment, Mu Qing bowed to Gu Xun'er.

"Miss truly has an eye for talent. Wu Yan is destined to become extraordinary."

"With such profound cultivation already at the Dou Emperor realm, coupled with your support, Miss, I believe he will become a true powerhouse before long."

"Oh, is that so?"

Gu Xun'er blinked. Oh, so my judgment is that good?

Come to think of it, her judgment of Xiao Yan was not bad either. He should be able to become a powerhouse in the future as well!

"Hey, old man, why are you wearing a Bracelet like some little girl?"

The Mu Clan head looked at the ice-blue Bracelet on Teng Shan's wrist and could not help teasing him.

Teng Shan smiled and waved his hand, getting straight to the point of his visit.

"If I remember correctly, there was never an engagement between Wei Erwei and Mu Zhan, was there?"

"Th-that's true."

Mu Chen hesitated for a moment, then nodded with a smile, his eyes filled with helplessness.

Yet until Teng Shan left the Mu Clan half an hour later, he did not dare reveal even the slightest displeasure.

Only after Teng Shan had been gone for quite some time did Mu Chen viciously smash the teacup beside him onto the floor.

Smash!

"Bastard!"

"You made such a huge commotion before, but you didn't dare utter a damn word."

"Now that your Mittel Clan has a Dou Emperor, you fucking change your attitude. So what if you have a Dou Emperor backing you up?"

"..."

Well, it really was a big deal.

Mu Chen's face turned red with anger, but very quickly, he made peace with himself.

He had no desire to find out whether a Dou Emperor could wipe out the Mu Clan alone.

Unless the gap in strength was small, one only needed to meet and sense the other party's presence to know the answer.

At that funeral more than a year ago, the instant he met that young man's gaze from his seat below, he knew he was absolutely no match for the new Ice Emperor.

Elsewhere, after Teng Shan returned, he wrote a letter detailing the outcome and sent it back to Mittel City aboard a small flying magical beast.

Within the city, after removing the letter from beneath the flying magical beast's foot and reading it, the girl's slightly worried face immediately became ecstatic. She rushed straight to Ya Fei's residence.

"Big Sister Ya Fei!"

"What is it, Wei Erwei?"

"Big Sister Ya Fei, the clan head helped me settle my engagement to Mu Zhan. Thank you so much!"

"Congratulations, Wei Erwei. You're truly free now!"

"Thank you, Big Sister Ya Fei. I'll go get the Tier 5 Magic Core my grandfather has been keeping for you right away."

After putting away the earth-type Tier 5 Magic Core, Ya Fei nodded in satisfaction.

"Mm, I've collected so many Magic Cores. Brother Xiao Yan will definitely be very happy when he sees them!"

With that thought, Ya Fei walked to the window. Bathed in the bright sunlight outside, she looked at the ice-blue Bracelet on her wrist, and the smile on the girl's face became ever more radiant and captivating.