How could Jiang Yang have discerned her thoughts in that brief moment? Seeing only her lowered brows and eyes, he assumed she felt too embarrassed to accept the gift, so he said:
"To be honest, senior sister, Dragonkind did indeed have me in mind, but it was still only an exchange. Making up the difference a little here and there was enough to account for their favor."
Dragonkind's goodwill naturally had a reason behind it. Jiang Yang did not deny that, but he skirted the heart of the matter:
"But you cultivate Pivot Thunder, senior sister. If you want to advance further in the future, neither Dragonkind nor that Dragon Lord is an obstacle you can avoid..."
"Since Dragonkind has taken note of your name and even sent a congratulatory gift specifically for you, doesn't that show you have a good chance of breaking through?"
After cultivating all these years, Jiang Yang was no longer the inexperienced youth he had once been. As he encountered more people and matters, he had grown considerably more perceptive.
Although Yuan Jun had not meant that when she presented the spirit thunder, he still blurred the wording a little when explaining it to Chu Qingjian.
On one hand, he wanted her to put aside her misgivings; on the other, he wanted to bolster her confidence indirectly. After all, aside from a few absolute requirements, strength of mind came first when breaking through a realm.
"You mean this is both a congratulatory gift and a wager on me, junior brother?"
At Chu Qingjian's question, Jiang Yang was about to nod, only to pause in surprise and slowly sort through his thoughts.
After his experience with Luan-kind, Jiang Yang now understood that nothing should be judged by appearances alone. These powers had held sway for ten