A Small Gift Made on a Whim

On the other side, Ling Ying delivered one of Wu Yan's small gifts to Gu Xun'er.

Inside an ice box lay a smooth, lustrous ice-blue bracelet shimmering with flowing light.

"A bracelet?"

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

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

Though it had merely been made on a whim, Wu Yan had dared claim it could freeze any expert below the Dou Zong realm. Had Ling Ying not fought Wu Yan himself 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 deep understanding of just how formidable a Dou Emperor was.

Yet this single bracelet could freeze a Dou Emperor. That was simply too incredible.

Gu Xun'er hesitated before tentatively channeling a trace 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 around her wrist.

The occasional scorching sensation in her meridians was suppressed by the cool aura carried by the bracelet. The unprecedented sense of ease made the little girl's delight impossible to hide.

"What powerful ice Dou Qi. No, ordinary ice Dou Qi could never produce such a gentle, refreshing feeling. It should be water-attributed Dou Qi, right?"

"That's right. I remember Wu Yan seems to possess ice-and-water dual-element Dou Qi of the same origin."

As the Gu Clan's princess, 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, that Heavenly Flame was simply too terrifying, while Gu Xun'er's body was still too immature. If extreme heat and extreme cold clashed within her body, it would be a disaster for her.

Ice-attributed treasures were too frigid and extreme, while water-attributed treasures were too mild to contend with that Heavenly Flame.

Who could have imagined that ice-and-water dual-element Dou Qi of the same origin would perfectly solve this problem?

A green figure appeared beside Gu Xun'er. After examining the bracelet, she said softly, "Miss, ordinary ice-and-water dual-element Dou Qi of the same origin likely could not achieve this. The water-attributed energy within this bracelet contains exceptionally rich life energy. Without that life energy, ordinary ice-and-water dual-element Dou Qi of the same origin would instead place 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.

Almost instinctively, she compared Wu Yan, whom she had just invested in, with Aunt Mu, who had always cared for her personally.

"They cannot be compared, Miss."

Mu Qing smiled helplessly and released a trace of her wood-attributed Dou Qi.

"Can you feel it, Miss? The life energy contained in this bracelet and the life energy contained in my Dou Qi are not on the same level at all."

"I even feel that the vitality of a fifth-tier Magic Beast might not be as abundant as the life energy within this bracelet."

"He must have paid quite a price to condense such a gift, right?"

As she spoke, Mu Qing looked toward Ling Ying with a hint of emotion.

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

"..."

Ling Ying fell silent for a moment, but he still forced himself to shake his head. "Actually, he condensed this bracelet casually. This old servant watched him make it with his own eyes. Furthermore, after Wu Yan condensed the bracelet, this old servant did not sense any change in the unfathomable aura around him."

"Hm? How could that be possible? He could casually condense such life energy..."

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

"Miss truly has a discerning eye. Wu Yan will surely achieve extraordinary things in the future."

"Already possessing such profound cultivation at the Dou Emperor realm, coupled with your support, Miss, he will surely become a true powerhouse before long."

"Oh, is that so?"

Gu Xun'er blinked. Oh, so her judgment was that good?

Come to think of it, her opinion of Xiao Yan was not bad either. He should be able to become a powerhouse in the future too, right?

"Hey, you old fellow, why are you wearing a bracelet like some little girl?"

The Mu Clan's patriarch could not help teasing Teng Shan when he saw the ice-blue bracelet on his wrist.

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

"If I remember correctly, Wei Erwei and Mu Zhan have never had an engagement, have they?"

"This... indeed, they have not."

Mu Chen hesitated before smiling and nodding, his eyes full of helplessness.

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

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!"

"When the whole city was talking about it before, you didn't say a damn thing."

"Now that your Mittel Clan has a Dou Emperor, you fucking changed your tune. So what if you have a Dou Emperor backing you up!"

"..."

Well, it really was a big deal.

Mu Chen's face flushed crimson with rage, but very quickly, he came to terms with himself.

He had no desire to test whether a Dou Emperor could destroy the Mu Clan alone.

Unless the gap in strength was small, merely meeting and sensing the other party's aura was enough to give one the answer.

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

On the other side, after returning, Teng Shan wrote a letter detailing the outcome and sent it back to Mittel City by a small flying Magic Beast.

In the city, after taking the letter from beneath the flying Magic Beast's claws, the young girl read it. Her previously worried face immediately became ecstatic, and she rushed straight to Ya Fei's residence.

"Sister Ya Fei!"

"What is it, Wei Erwei?"

"Sister Ya Fei, the patriarch helped me settle the engagement with Mu Zhan. Thank you so much!"

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

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

After putting away the earth-attributed fifth-tier Magic Core, Ya Fei nodded in satisfaction.

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

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