The tribulation clouds dispersed once more, and sunlight returned to the earth.
At that moment, the Spirit Vein Spirit's clone and Little Pearl were staring at each other, wide-eyed.
In the end, Little Pearl blew up first. "When did A Jiu ever agree to take you with her?"
The little snake froze and thought back carefully. It seemed, perhaps, that it really had wrapped itself around Su Jiu's hand without her permission.
But it was a Spirit Vein Spirit. Other cultivators would beg to wear it on their bodies. How could anyone possibly refuse?
The snake-shaped Spirit Vein Spirit thought that was practically impossible.
With its mung-bean-sized eyes, the little snake struggled to look scornful. "She didn't explicitly agree, but isn't the fact that she didn't refuse the best proof?"
Little Pearl's eyes nearly popped out at the shamelessness of this long worm.
Seeing that they were about to keep arguing, Su Jiu gave each of them a knock on the head. "Argue again, and both of you can get far away from me."
Little Pearl immediately behaved. It knew Su Jiu's temper all too well. Though good-natured, she had always meant every word she said.
The Spirit Vein Spirit did not know Su Jiu well, but it could read the room. After living so long, it still had the most basic ability to learn. Seeing Little Pearl fall silent, it immediately quieted down too and coiled around Su Jiu's wrist again.
"Do you have a name?"
The Spirit Vein Spirit knew Su Jiu was asking it and felt rather pleased. "Not yet. People have always called me the Spirit Vein Spirit, but my true form is an Azure Dragon. If you want to name me, you could choose something imposing."
Su Jiu's gaze grew thoughtful, as though she had