Ning Rongrong looked at the strange bottle, then glanced at Jun Yi, covered her mouth, and burst out laughing.
"Jun Yi, how old are you? You're still using a milk bottle? Hahaha!"
Jun Yi's face darkened. "Hey, do you want it or not? If not, I'm taking it back."
"No! Who turns down a gift? Even if it's a milk bottle, I still want it."
Ning Rongrong reached out, snatched it away, and examined the bottle made of metal before asking:
"This milk bottle is pretty heavy. What does it do?"
"Take a sip and you'll find out."
Hearing that, Ning Rongrong brought it toward her mouth, about to take a sip. But just before her lips touched the milk bottle, she stopped.
"Trying to watch me embarrass myself by sucking on a milk bottle in public? This young lady won't fall for your tricks!"
Ning Rongrong wore a haughty expression.
Jun Yi was speechless. He had given Ning Rongrong a Soul Tool out of kindness, yet she actually thought he was playing a trick on her?
Jun Yi explained calmly, "This Milk Bottle is a Soul Tool. Its function is, naturally, to replenish Soul Power. You just need to charge it with Soul Power beforehand."
"A Soul Tool? Really? How come I've never seen a Soul Tool like this?"
Ning Rongrong was thoroughly puzzled. As the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, there were actually things she didn't know about?
"What would I gain by lying to you? You ungrateful brat. Believe it or don't."
With that, Jun Yi stood up and stretched.
Ning Rongrong eyed Jun Yi's back suspiciously, glanced at the Milk Bottle again, then made up her mind. I'll try it when I get home. I can't embarrass myself in front of Jun Yi!
Sword light flashed, and Sword Douluo and Ning Fengzhi appeared before Jun Yi and Ning Rongrong.
Seeing her father return, Ning Rongrong hurried forward, acting cute and asking to be held. Sword Douluo scooped her into his arms with a broad smile.
She really is still a child, Jun Yi murmured inwardly.
Jun Yi had already decided to use this Milk Bottle to attract Ning Fengzhi's attention, then draw on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's wealth to hone his Soul Tool forging skills.
After all, this really burned through money. Every time Jun Yi failed at forging, dozens or even hundreds of Gold Soul Coins went straight down the drain. He was just an adopted child. Where would he get that much money?
So he could only find a way to tap into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
"Dad, Grandpa Sword, are we going back now?" Ning Rongrong asked them.
She had already learned of the second prince's death from the atmosphere in the palace and the flustered palace maids, and knew she certainly couldn't stay in the palace for long as she usually did.
"Yes, Rongrong, we're going back. What's wrong? Can't bear to leave Xiao Yi?" Ning Fengzhi teased.
Ning Rongrong replied haughtily, "Of course not! That meanie was trying to trick me just now. He even wanted me to suck on a milk bottle."
"Suck on a milk bottle?" Ning Fengzhi asked in confusion.
Ning Rongrong waved the metal Milk Bottle in her hand. "This one! Jun Yi even lied to me, saying it was a Soul Tool and that taking a sip would restore my Soul Power."
"It can actually do something so remarkable? Rongrong, let Grandpa Sword have a look."
Sword Douluo took the Milk Bottle from Ning Rongrong. The instant he touched it, he clearly sensed the Soul Power contained within. Though weak, it made up for that with its considerable quantity.
Surprise appeared on Sword Douluo's face as well. Soul Power was something elusive and intangible. Although it could be attached to external objects, preserving it was difficult.
Yet this Milk Bottle had done it. A thought couldn't help rising in Sword Douluo's mind. Could this really be a Soul Tool?
Noticing the unusual look on Sword Douluo's face, Ning Fengzhi asked, "Uncle Jian, is there something different about this Milk Bottle?"
"This really is a Soul Tool that stores Soul Power," Sword Douluo said slowly.
"Hm?"
Ning Fengzhi's expression changed as well. He, too, had thought Jun Yi was merely teasing Ning Rongrong and that this was just an ordinary metal bottle. But now Sword Douluo was saying that this Milk Bottle really was a Soul Tool, which astonished him.
"Wow! So it's real! Grandpa Sword, hurry and give it back! Jun Yi gave that to me!"
Ning Rongrong snatched the Milk Bottle back from his arms and waved it up and down, unable to put it down.
There was something peculiar in Ning Fengzhi's gaze as he looked at Jun Yi. He had no way of finding out right now how this child, the same age as his daughter, had obtained such a precious Soul Tool, but there would be plenty of time later.
"Rongrong, would you be reluctant to leave Jun Yi?" Ning Fengzhi asked with a smile.
"Mm-he gave me such a nice present, so of course I'd be a tiny bit reluctant to leave him. But only a tiny bit!"
With that, Ning Rongrong turned her head away, not daring to face Jun Yi for fear he would make fun of her.
Then Ning Fengzhi said something that left both children utterly shocked:
"Then how about we take Xiao Yi back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect? How about letting him stay in the sect from now on and always keep you company?"
"Can we really?" Ning Rongrong turned her head back, her face full of delighted surprise.
In contrast, Jun Yi looked completely stunned. Always keep Ning Rongrong company? Didn't that make him a child groom?
"Huh? That's... that's not right, is it? Why am I suddenly going to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?"
"What's wrong, brat? Do you have a problem with our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?" Sword Douluo, who stood nearby holding Ning Rongrong, asked coldly.
"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is the best sect I've ever seen. It's powerful, ranks among the Upper Three Sects, and has not only two Titled Douluos presiding over it, making the sect as impregnable as walls of metal and a moat of boiling water, but also its current sect master, who has brought it to its peak. Becoming a disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is something countless Soul Masters dream of their entire lives. How could I possibly object?"
Jun Yi rattled off a string of praises for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, his desire to survive cranked to the limit. He had no wish to provoke Sword Douluo.
"Uh... Xiao Yi, you don't need to be so nervous. I'm taking you to cultivate at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect at Qinghe's request."
Seeing how nervous Jun Yi was, Ning Fengzhi couldn't help laughing as he explained.
"The imperial palace hasn't been peaceful lately, and you happened to awaken your Martial Soul, so Qinghe asked me to bring you to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and guide your cultivation," Ning Fengzhi continued explaining.
"I see. Then, Uncle Ning, could you wait for me to go back to where I live and pack a few things?"
Jun Yi understood at once. Qian Renxue had sold him off. He suddenly remembered that Qian Renxue had said she wanted him to carry out a mission. Could she have meant sending him undercover into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?
"We'll take you there."
With that, Ning Fengzhi took Jun Yi's hand. Sword Douluo summoned a gigantic blue longsword and brought them to Jun Yi's residence.
Entering the courtyard, Jun Yi put the forging hammers of various sizes laid out there into his Soul Tool Ring, then collected some metals and engraving blades from the forging table in the center of the courtyard.
Ning Fengzhi watched Jun Yi silently from behind. Seeing him sort, organize, and put away the parts on the tabletop with extreme proficiency, he couldn't help having a strange thought:
Could Jun Yi have made this Soul Tool?
After about a quarter of an hour, Jun Yi had finished packing everything he wanted to bring. He walked over to Ning Fengzhi and said, "Uncle Ning, I'm ready. We can go to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect now."
"Good. Then let's set off and return to the sect."...
(End of chapter)