Chen Xiaojun's expression suddenly turned serious. He gazed at Xiao Yi and spoke with rare formality. "Xiao Yi, do you remember how I said I would give you a surprise back in the mountains?"
Xiao Yi's eyes sparkled. She nodded eagerly, her soft voice brimming with tender anticipation. "Mm-hmm, I remember. What kind of surprise is it?"
Xiao Yi had been keeping this on her mind!
Never underestimate a woman's memory, especially where her boyfriend was concerned.
Chen Xiaojun smiled faintly. "Now that my internal injuries have more or less healed, it's time."
"To be honest, I've been waiting a very long time for this moment."
He extended his right hand, and a card gleaming with golden light quietly appeared in his palm.
The card immediately drew Xiao Yi's gaze.
"This..." Xiao Yi's eyes widened as she stared at the card and asked tentatively, "Is this one of your rewards?"
"Yes." Chen Xiaojun nodded. "This is the fixed reward for my fifth Soul Ring."
The earlier Cosmic Creation had been a non-fixed reward.
Xiao Yi leaned closer to inspect it. The card depicted two hands clasped tightly together, with a large golden character stamped in its very center.
Without realizing it, she read the character aloud-"Pact!"
Chen Xiaojun explained, "Yes, 'pact'-a contract! On the Douluo Continent, a pact between two people means a Martial Soul Fusion Skill."
"A pact... a contract?" Xiao Yi murmured, her eyes glittering like stars.
A fiery tenderness welled up in Xiao Yi's heart.
She had once envied Zhu Wuneng and Gao Cuilan's Martial Soul Fusion Skill. What could be more wonderful than sharing a bond of the heart with the one you loved, standing hand in hand, shoulder to shoulder?
She had never imagined that she and Chen Xiaojun would have such a day themselves.