After half a day of grinding levels.
The unconscious Uncle Blackwood and the Elf Hero Elibelle finally woke up.
Uncle Blackwood took out an ornate ring that smelled wonderfully fragrant. "You really saved us. This is a Starstone Ring, one of only seven in the world. If you don't mind, it's yours."
So all seven rings were with you!
Chen Feng quickly pulled his hand back. If Light of the Firmament saw this thing, she'd really explode.
Literally.
Seeing this, Sika dejectedly looked at the ring he couldn't remove from his hand. "I actually accepted something from a stranger. I'm definitely going to fail Cihang's Third Lesson."
The Holy Sword stood planted in the sand, radiating cold.
Elibelle dropped to one knee. "Thank you for saving us. I'll repay this favor, I swear. Dying a lovers' death with an ugly Beastman would have been absolutely awful."
Despite her words, Elibelle's body was much more honest: she hugged Uncle Blackwood, her face flushed. "Don't get the wrong idea. Beastmen have higher body temperatures, so they're perfect for dispelling the lingering chill."
What a textbook tsundere.
Chen Feng thought that with her being so obvious, Uncle Blackwood should be able to see it.
But Uncle Blackwood merely nodded. "So that's why. I understand."
What a textbook dumbass.
Chen Feng was speechless.
Xia Mei looked at the breathtakingly beautiful Elf, then at Uncle Blackwood, and couldn't help whispering into Sika's ear, "Hey, handsome, are all the Elves in this world blind?"
"No."
"Then do they have a thing for ugly guys?"
"Not at all."
"Bestiality?"
"This is love."
"More like pity."
While Sika and Xia Mei argued.
Chen Feng also learned why Blackwood and Elibelle had ended up frozen here.
After the phantom of the Sage's Tower disappeared, they had encountered the fake