Jiang Zuo curiously took the piece of jade. It was a smooth, diamond-shaped stone engraved with a lake, the water of which seed to vary in color.
Because it was made of jade, all he could tell was that the density of the water was depicted differently in the carving.
"What is this?"
Jiang Zuo asked sincerely. He genuinely had no idea what this was.
But one thing was certain: this was no ordinary object. If he were a normal person, carrying it would surely ward off all diseases.
Strengthening one’s body and living a long life would be no problem at all.
But it probably had no greater functions beyond that.
"It’s a family heirloom. Just think of it as sothing passed down through Su Qi’s family."
Then his aunt muttered, "Perhaps it can even be used as a pledge token later."
Jiang Zuo was surprised. "What do you an?"
His aunt shook her head. "Alright, in any case, the item is a gift for you. We’ll be taking Su Qi now. And I should be heading back as well."
After seeing his aunt off, Jiang Zuo was completely bewildered. He truly didn’t understand.
’The couple has only been apart for a few days, and an elder cos over personally to explain things and even bring a special gift?’
’Is this so kind of Cultivator custom?’
However, Jiang Zuo didn’t dwell on it. It didn’t really matter. Once the commotion with the Blood Demons passed, things here should quiet down.
Su Qi should be fine by then.
Then Jiang Zuo glanced at the Forgetfulness Water on the table and felt so nauseated he nearly threw up. To et this aunt, he’d had to drink until he was about to burst.
After taking everything out again, Jiang Zuo poured all the Forgetfulness Water down the drain. Without a suitable container, even concocted Forgetfulness Water would eventually expire.
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To deal with his aunt, Jiang Zuo had turned his phone off completely. When he turned it back on, he discovered soone had been spamming him with @ notifications.
This was the main reason he had turned it off.
If it had been Su Qi, Jiang Zuo wouldn’t have dared to turn his phone off. This seed to be a bad habit left over from long ago.
It had resurfaced after his rebirth.
Jiang Zuo logged in and saw that it was Chu Qing spamming him with @s.
Jiang Zuo replied with a single word: "Enough."
The group fell silent. Just monts ago, it had been a non-stop flood of ssages tagging @Po Xiao.
Chu Qing imdiately sent a crying emoji. "Boss, I didn’t do it on purpose! Soone’s holding a knife to my... Boss, I’m just a kid! I was just being mischievous, please don’t take it personally."
Jiang Zuo was speechless. He suddenly felt that the people in this group were truly depraved, not even sparing a child.
He didn’t dwell on it, though, and asked directly, "What do you want?"
Chu Qing: "My schoolwork has been rather overwhelming lately..."
Liuyue Xue suddenly piped up, "He even used an ellipsis. Is that a hint for us to tell him to just spit it out and speak plainly?"
Chu Qing: "This humble student is plagued by poor academic performance, yet possesses so talent in the martial arts. If I were to have a suitable Magical Treasure in hand, wielding and playing with a hamr would surely capture my heart. Then, my mind would be at ease, and all obstacles to my studies would be swept away."
Liuyue Xue’s ssage had just been sent when Chu Qing’s followed right after.
This made things very awkward for both of them.
So, should he speak plainly or not?
Chu Qing agonized over it for a while. Seeing that the great Boss Po Xiao remained silent, he decided it was better to just speak plainly.
Chu Qing: "Boss Po Xiao, I want to buy your Thunder Mark Hamr."
Po Xiao: "Speak plainly."
Chu Qing was taken aback. ’Didn’t I just speak plainly?’ he thought, embarrassed. ’Was that not direct enough?’
Jiang Zuo, on the other hand, hadn’t ant anything by it. Sweet Potato had suddenly run in demanding an apple, and he had only seen the ssage after he finished slicing it, so he had replied on instinct.
Who would have thought the kid had already switched to speaking plainly a step ahead of him.
Then Jiang Zuo replied again, "Who told you I have a Thunder Mark Hamr?"
Seeing Po Xiao’s reply, Chu Qing breathed a sigh of relief. There was a blade resting on his shoulder. It was just an ordinary knife, but that didn’t make the person holding it any less vicious.
Chu Qing was only a child; he was currently suffering from both physical and ntal tornt.
"H-how should I answer?" Chu Qing didn’t dare to turn his head.
"Tell the truth." It was a female voice, laced with an undeniable authority.
However, the voice also held a trace of youthfulness; it likely belonged to a teenage girl.
Then Chu Qing replied: "It was, it was the heavily injured Fairy Mo Yan. She was bored and couldn’t move her body, so she likes to go running around in other people’s dreams at night."
Liuyue Xue sent a clapping emoji: "Whoa, with Chu Qing’s Cultivation, Mo Yan actually succeeded? Don’t tell Chu Qing is experiencing her first love? Is she into soone?"
"Fairy Liuyue Xue, please don’t say such disrespectful things about my sister. My sister is a pillar of strength! She walks the great path of light and crosses the bridge of justice! Her heart is dedicated to the world, to slaying demons and devils, to upholding the grand way of Cultivation!
How could sothing like romance possibly compare to that? My sister just wants a good Magical Treasure so badly she’s gone mad over it."
Chu Qing’s words gave everyone pause. Jiang Zuo didn’t think much of it, but the others were a different story.
Then Xiao Xiaomo asked, "Chu Qing, are you still alive?"
Chu Qing: "What are you talking about, Sister Xiao? Of course I’m fine."
Xiao Xiaomo sent a sighing emoji: "It seems sothing really did happen to Chu Qing. She didn’t go too hard on you this ti, did she?"
Chu Qing: "No, no, what are you saying, Sister Xiao? She just broke both my arms, that’s all. It’s no big deal. We’ll see if she wants to break my legs later."
’As expected,’ Jiang Zuo thought. ’There really are so vicious people in this group, not even sparing a child.’
Jiang Zuo wasn’t concerned, however. He just asked, "How much are you offering for it? You know the general attributes of the Thunder Mark Hamr, right?"
Chu Qing: "I do, I do! Is one Fifth-Grade Spirit Stone enough? This is all of Chu Qing’s savings. If it’s not enough, I can sell so other things."
’One Fifth-Grade?’
Jiang Zuo was quite surprised. He had expected a Fourth-Grade one at most.
After all, the Thunder Mark Hamr was a huge drain on Spiritual Power. And while it could release a varying number of lightning strikes depending on its stage, its destructive power wasn’t actually that great.
It was called the Thunder *Mark* Hamr, after all. "Thunder Mark," "Thunder Mark"... it was a slight exaggeration, but not far from the truth that it often only left behind a mark of lightning.
Because the Thunder Mark Hamr was, in fact, a Forging Hamr.
Suddenly, Jiang Zuo paused. "You’re learning forging?"
Chu Qing: "Yeah, all I’m missing now is a hamr. The Thunder Mark Hamr can be used for Thunder Forging, which I’m a huge fan of."
’To think there’s soone here learning how to forge.’ Forging was a tedious business, and blacksmiths were prone to developing ntal illnesses.
How to put it... after hamring away for too long, the constant vibrations could easily shake sothing loose in your brain.
Just like his forr self.
That was why he had given up forging. Even though he knew how, he had to.
"No problem. I have to make a trip to the Tianhe Group later. We can make the trade there."
"Okay, thank you, Boss! Oh, right, my arms and legs are broken, so I can’t go. I’ll just have my cute, beautiful, and generous sister go in my place."
Xiao Xiaomo asked, "Which hospital are you at? We’ll co visit you later, Chu Qing."
After that, Jiang Zuo stopped paying attention. He had unexpectedly acquired a Fifth-Grade Spirit Stone.
’But the Thunder Forging ability of the Thunder Mark Hamr requires a unique Dharma Gate to use... do they know that?’
They hadn’t ntioned it, and Jiang Zuo couldn’t be bothered to ask.
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