“A gift?
What is it, what is it?
I knew Teacher was the best to me!”
Hearing the word “gift”, Xiao Wu’s eyes instantly lit up.
Looking at the expectant Xiao Wu, Fang Yuan smiled slightly: “This gift was only made by me last night, refined specially for you.”
With that said, he flipped his palm, and an object suddenly appeared in the center of his palm.
This thing looked completely round, resembling a smooth bead or a Medicinal Pill.
However, a thin chain was threaded through the middle of this small sphere.
With doubt in her eyes, Xiao Wu looked toward Fang Yuan: “Teacher, what is this?”
Fang Yuan signaled Xiao Wu to walk closer, then wrapped both hands behind her neck.
A moment later, that small sphere threaded with a chain turned into a necklace hanging around Xiao Wu’s neck.
Necklace?
What is he giving me a necklace for?
Xiao Wu couldn’t help but reveal a puzzled expression.
Looking at Xiao Wu’s blank expression, Fang Yuan explained to her:
“It’s fine to call it a necklace.
This is a Medicinal Pill I refined last night using some relatively rare medicinal herbs.
However, this Medicinal Pill isn’t for you to eat; from now on, you must keep wearing it around your neck.”
“As for the effect of this Medicinal Pill, it’s quite simple.
As long as you wear it, it can conceal the aura of your life Origin.
As long as you don’t intentionally release your original aura, even a powerhouse at the Titled Douluo Rank will find it hard to see through your flaws.”
Fang Yuan’s tone was calm, as if he were simply talking about a trivial matter.
However, these words were like a sudden clap of thunder on flat ground.
After hearing his words, Xiao Wu’s pupils instantly dilated.
She was like a suddenly startled rabbit, freezing in place in an instant, as if even her breathing was frightened to a stop.
After a long while, on Xiao Wu’s pretty, delicate face, she squeezed out a somewhat peculiar smile:
“Teacher, what are you talking about?
How come I don’t understand?”
Though she said this with her mouth, monstrous waves had already stirred up in her heart.
From Tang San’s mouth, Xiao Wu had already inquired about Fang Yuan’s cultivation.
Before going to the Sunset Forest, Fang Yuan was merely a Soul Emperor.
His seventh Soul Ring was even acquired within the Sunset Forest.
A newly advanced Soul Saint had always been considered safe by Xiao Wu previously.
After all, only upon reaching the Soul Douluo Rank would there be a possibility of seeing through her secrets.
And for a Soul Saint wanting to Cultivate to the Soul Douluo Rank, it would take at least a dozen to several decades of hard work.
Before Fang Yuan’s cultivation reached Rank 80 and he obtained his eighth Soul Ring, Xiao Wu had plenty of time to run away.
Therefore, regarding becoming Fang Yuan’s Disciple, Xiao Wu was still relatively at ease.
But just a moment ago, the words spoken by her Saint-Grade Teacher undoubtedly felt as though her innermost secrets had been completely laid bare, letting her know clearly that her true background had been seen through.
Xiao Wu’s breathing grew somewhat hurried, doing her best to maintain the calmness of the expression on her face, her pair of eyes staring closely at Fang Yuan.
The matter of herself actually being a 100,000-year-old Spirit Beast transformed into human form had been seen through by him?
How could that be?
But now was no longer the time to ask how it could be; what should she do now?
Although a 100,000-year-old Spirit Beast was equivalent to the combat power of the Titled Douluo Rank, after transforming into human form, she was unable to unleash her previous strength.
Fang Yuan was a powerhouse with Soul Saint cultivation; wanting to subdue the current Xiao Wu was simply as easy as eating and drinking water.
For a time, Xiao Wu’s mind was filled with chaotic and disordered thoughts, with no clue at all.
Looking at Xiao Wu, whose facial expression was somewhat stiff and who was clearly experiencing a rabbit-brain overload, Fang Yuan couldn’t help but smile.
He slowly spoke: “Xiao Wu, do you know, back in the Sunset Forest, it wasn’t just Little San who consumed immortal-grade medicinal herbs; I also used immortal-grade medicinal herbs to refine a Medicinal Pill and consumed it, greatly strengthening my own body.”
“With my current situation, I don’t need to wait until Rank 90; my eighth Soul Ring can have a 100,000-year-grade Soul Ring attached.”
Hearing the words 100,000-year Soul Ring, Xiao Wu couldn’t help breaking out in cold sweat, her mood instantly turning desperate.
Had she known this would happen, she wouldn’t have looked for Fang Yuan to act as a shield.
No, the other party probably had noticed her long ago.
No matter what she did, the final outcome was probably long destined.
Da Ming, Er Ming…
Mom…
Without paying attention to Xiao Wu’s gaze that turned ashen in an instant, Fang Yuan continued:
“However, what you don’t know is that with my ability to Cultivate, before you all graduate from this Notting Academy, I have a great certainty of cultivating to Rank 80.
I could completely pretend temporarily not to know about this matter, hiding my true Rank from you.”
“As soon as my Rank reaches Rank 80, you would inexplicably evaporate from the human world, and no one would suspect your good Teacher.”
“Yet I didn’t do that, and instead gave you such a necklace.
Do you know why this is?”
Xiao Wu’s voice was somewhat hoarse; she also knew at this time that playing dumb was no longer useful:
“You want to conceal my aura, and at the same time tell me that running away is useless.”
Fang Yuan shook his head: “If I told you this necklace is just an ornament, you would still wear it anyway.
Why would I need to make this matter clear to you?
Am I not afraid that you would run away beforehand?”
Fang Yuan’s words made Xiao Wu’s eyes recover a bit of luster.
She stared at the pair of dark and profound eyes of the young man opposite her: “Then what on earth do you mean?”
“You rebellious rabbit, you even stopped calling me Teacher,” Fang Yuan said with a smile: “I explained this matter to you naturally because I have never coveted your Soul Ring and Soul Bone, and therefore I am not afraid of you running away.
You can completely fly far away taking this necklace I gave you.”
“There are no tracking methods on the necklace, but the effect of concealing the aura is solid.
As long as you are a bit careful, you can completely rely on this necklace to perfectly integrate into human society.”
Xiao Wu did not speak, but her large eyes still stared at Fang Yuan’s face.
She didn’t believe that anyone could truly resist the temptation of a 100,000-year Soul Ring and Soul Bone, but what Fang Yuan said earlier indeed made sense.
As long as she was kept in the dark the whole time, Fang Yuan could almost effortlessly and without any risk finish everything while she remained completely unaware.
Looking at Xiao Wu before him with a tangled expression, whose mind had fallen into a battle between heaven and man, Fang Yuan couldn’t help feeling somewhat worried.
This Xiao Wu wasn’t smart to begin with; hopefully, her already not-so-large rabbit brain wouldn’t get burned out.
Fang Yuan raised his hand, and amidst Xiao Wu’s somewhat cowering reaction, he gently stroked her head.
“Trust doesn’t need a reason, so why not try to trust?” Fang Yuan’s voice was gentle.
For some reason, Fang Yuan, who was vigorously rubbing the rabbit head at this moment, actually made a faint sense of peace arise in Xiao Wu’s heart.
Feeling the affectionate attitude of the young man before her, Xiao Wu’s thoughts drifted.
The warm big hand on top of her head seemed to make her vision blur for a moment, giving her an illusion of having returned to the Star Dou Great Forest.
Her gaze was misty, and her expression gradually relaxed.
From Fang Yuan’s heart, she felt the goodwill within it.
Although she wouldn’t completely let down her guard because of Fang Yuan’s words, the previously pounding heartbeat slowly eased down.
At Fang Yuan’s feet, his second Soul Ring slowly rotated.
Attitude is the mask of the heart.
Loving Book So Far?