After Chu Mojin left, Su Jiu did a quick sort of the things piled haphazardly inside her Storage Ring.
First, she changed into her new Sect Robes and replaced her Waist Token. The robes hardly needed mentioning: their fabric was soft and flowing, countless times better than those worn by Outer Gate disciples. Three formations had even been drawn inside them. Su Jiu guessed her master or martial uncle had added these privately. Originally only a low-grade Magical Artifact, the robes had been forcibly raised in quality by the addition of those three formations.
Her Waist Token had also changed from wood to jade. The Jade Token was milky white throughout, with "Su Jiu" neatly engraved on its surface. Below and to the right of her name were the smaller words "Ice Veil Peak."
Su Jiu let down her bun, allowing her long hair to spill over her shoulders, then picked out a blue-green hair ribbon from the Magic Treasures Chu Mojin had given her and loosely tied her hair back.
Now she looked a little more grown-up, with the first hints of blossoming beauty.
Looking at herself in the bronze mirror on the table, Su Jiu unconsciously touched the inverted Teardrop Mole on her face.
This Teardrop Mole had never changed in her previous life.
In this life, however, it had undergone a tremendous change. Su Jiu had always known it was there but had never examined it closely. Looking at it now, she could see that it seemed to have changed.
Where it had once looked like an upside-down drop of water, it now resembled a petal.
A silver petal.
Su Jiu's entire body was icy cold; only the Teardrop Mole on her face held a little warmth. She touched it and sank into thought.
In this life,