Chapter 74

“Yeah.” Xuanyuan Mo sniffed at Duanmu Xi’s unique scent. They hadn’t seen each other for one day and one night but he felt it had been several lives.

Moments later, Xuanyuan Mo finally let go of Duanmu Xi slowly and took out a set of faintly glowing white clothes from his storage ring.

“Well… Xi, try the clothes on and see if they fit.” Xuanyuan Mo passed the white clothes to her awkwardly.

Duanmu Xi picked up the white clothes and took a careful look at them. The whole clothes were pure white. And the clothes style was quite simple. The sleeves and the hemlines of all the layers were decorated with silk-thread butterfly embroidery. It was her favorite style–simple and delicate.

“The clothes are so beautiful. When did you buy them?” She didn’t expect he was so good at picking clothes.

“I didn’t buy them. I made them.” Xuanyuan Mo blushed slightly. Putting aside the wolf-grained pendant, this was the first time that he had sent a gift to her.

Duanmu Xi blinked her eyes and doubted that she must hear it wrong. He made it? He could make clothes? Thinking of Snow threading a needle, cutting the cloth and sewing the clothes, Duanmu Xi couldn’t help feeling like laughing. He seemed like Dongfang Bubai dressed in black!

“This outfit is a magic weapon.” Xuanyuan Mo looked at Duanmu Xi trying to hold back laughter and then explained to her.

Magic weapon? This set of clothes turned out to be a magic weapon. Wasn’t it the same as Chu Lian’er’s Purple Yarn Precious Garment? No wonder the clothes were faintly glowing with white light.

“I didn’t expect my Snow could forge instruments. What a genius!” Duanmu Xi praised Xuanyuan Mo wittily. Then, she raised herself on tiptoe and kissed him on the face.

Xuanyuan Mo curled his lips and finally gave a smile. It seemed that he was pleased with Duanmu Xi’s flattery.

“Well… Go and try the clothes on now.”

“Okay.” Duanmu Xi took the white clothes and entered the side room inside.

A while later, Duanmu Xi walked out, dressed in the new clothes.

Seeing Duanmu Xi’s look, Xuanyuan Mo was stunned first and then slowly frowned.

“What? Don’t the clothes fit me?” Duanmu Xi lowered her head to look at the white clothes on her but she didn’t find anything wrong.

Xuanyuan Mo went forward and looked at Duanmu Xi seriously, his amber eyes full of affection, “I’ve regretted it.”

“Um?” Duanmu Xi looked at Xuanyuan Mo in confusion. She didn’t understand why he regretted it.

“I really want to hide you somewhere for me only. Maybe I should have made the clothes a bit uglier.”

Snow was so…

“Oh right.” Xuanyuan Mo took out a dagger from the storage ring and passed it to Duanmu Xi, “And this one is for you too.”

“This is…my dagger?” Duanmu Xi took the dagger from Xuanyuan Mo and scrutinized it. It was the dagger her grandpa gave her but she felt it seemed to be different somehow.

“I know you like the dagger so I turn it into a magic weapon,” Xuanyuan Mo saw through Duanmu Xi’s confusion and explained.

It turned out that her dagger became a magic weapon. No wonder she felt it became different. Admittedly, Snow knew her too much. She loved the dagger very much. For one thing, that was a gift from her grandpa. The dagger would remind her of her grandpa. For another, she loved weapons like the dagger, which was small, convenient and yet sharp.

“Thank you, Snow.”

Xuanyuan Mo went forward and put his arms around Duanmu Xi, muttering to her ears, “Never say thank you to me.”

Duanmu Xi chuckled. Her Snow…

“Xi.” Suddenly, someone called her from the yard.

It seemed to be Second Master’s voice. Duanmu Xi and Xuanyuan Mo exchanged glances and got out of the room. The moment they got out of the room, they saw Nalan Xi standing in the yard with a worried look.

“Second Master?” What happened to make her second master who was always calm so serious?

Nalan Xi furrowed his eyebrows and took a meaningful look at Duanmu Xi, “The thunder spiritual power in the thunderous field is gone.”

Hearing that, Duanmu Xi frowned. She had just contracted with Zimei yesterday and today, the thunder spiritual power in the thunderous field was gone. It seemed…

“Second Master, let’s go inside and talk about it.”

Nalan Xi nodded and then the three of them went into Duanmu Xi’s room.

“You think it has something to do with me contracting with Zimei.”

“Yes, facts prove that the legend about the thunderous field and the Unicorn is true.” When he asked Xi to contract with the Unicorn, he didn’t think of the thunderous field at all. Neither did he think of such a serious consequence. If the thunderous field couldn’t sustain, the ten reclusive elders would be disturbed for sure. It was the last thing he wanted to see.

Duanmu Xi looked at Nalan Xi’s worried face and said pitifully, “Second Master, don’t worry. Let me ask Zimei first.”

“Zimei.”

With Duanmu Xi’s call, a purple Unicorn appeared before them, “Mistress.”

Even though he had met Zimei once, Nalan Xi still couldn’t help exclaiming in awe. It was too beautiful!

On the contrary, Xuanyuan Mo was unswayed as if he only saw an ordinary horse.

“Zimei, does the thunder spiritual power in the thunderous field of Shengjin Academy have anything to do with you?”

“Yes…and no…” Zimei’s answer made the three people slightly frown.

“What do you mean? Make it clear.”

“Actually, the thunder spiritual power in the thunderous field of Shengjin Academy doesn’t have anything to do with me but the thunder spiritual fruit I guarded. Thanks to the thunder spiritual fruit, the thunderous field could be refilled with thunder spiritual power constantly.”

Thunder spiritual fruit? Duanmu Xi’s heart clenched. Oh no, she had eaten the thunder spiritual fruit. What should she do now?

Looking at Duanmu Xi’s facial expression, Xuanyuan Mo and Nalan Xi both guessed the key thunder spiritual fruit must have been eaten by her.

“Mistress, don’t worry. There is a solution anyway.”

Their eyes sparkled simultaneously. Duanmu Xi even urged it, “Tell me. What is the solution?”

“Since you’ve eaten the thunder spiritual fruit, you have the superpower of the thunder spiritual fruit. That is, you can absorb and release the thunder spiritual power freely. Now, as long as you and I go to the thunderous field to perform a ritual, the problem will be solved. However, you cannot stay in the thunderous field forever so the thunder spiritual power in the thunderous field cannot be that rich. Over time, it will become thinner slowly. If the thunderous field wants to sustain, you and I need to go to the thunderous field and perform the ritual once every year until the next thunder spiritual fruit is born.”

Performing the ritual once every year was not difficult but the thunder spiritual power wouldn’t be as rich as before. Well… Duanmu Xi turned to look at Nalan Xi and wanted to know what he thought of this.

“It is good enough to maintain the thunderous field. I cannot expect more.” It was kind of a good result for him to maintain the thunderous field now.

“Without further ado, Second Master, let’s go now.” Duanmu Xi felt guilty about this matter so she only wanted to restore the thunderous field as soon as possible.

“Okay.” Nalan Xi nodded. He also wanted to restore the thunderous field. After all, he couldn’t keep stopping the students from entering the thunderous field.

The moment Duanmu Xi and Nalan Xi left Wisteria Yard, someone followed instantly.

“Hey, young man, I’ve finally found you.”

“Me?” Xuanyuan Mo looked at the panting old man in white and didn’t understand why the old man wanted to find him.

If Duanmu Xi were here, she would recognize the old man. He was Elder Xie who was in charge of the instrument forging test.

“Yeah, do you want to acknowledge me as your master?” Since this young man borrowed his instrument forging room to forge two immortal-grade magic weapons yesterday, Elder Xie had been stunned. He just couldn’t get Xuanyuan Mo’s proficient actions and weird techniques out of his mind. Since Xuanyuan Mo could forge such great magic weapons at such a young age, his prospect must be very promising.

Xuanyuan Mo glimpsed Elder Xie, “Acknowledge you as the master? Are you sure that you can teach me?”

Elder Xie was dazed for a while. Oh, this young man could forge the immortal instrument, which indicated that he was an earthly-grade instrument forging master now. Gee. If he didn’t see Xuanyuan Mo forge the instruments with his own eyes, he would never believe there should be such a young earthly-grade instrument forging master.

“Just leave if nothing else.” Xuanyuan Mo glanced at Elder Xie again and wanted to go away. If it were not because he borrowed a few materials from Elder Xie while he was forging the instruments yesterday, he wouldn’t waste his time chatting with Elder Xie at all.

“Hey, wait a minute. Would you like to take any disciple?” Seeing Xuanyuan Mo was leaving, Elder Xie hastened to drag him.

To take a disciple? Xuanyuan Mo’s eyes sparkled and the corners of his mouth were curved. It was a good idea.

At night, Duanmu Xi returned to Wisteria Yard sulkily.

“What’s wrong? Look at your pouting lips. Is the problem in the thunderous field not solved yet?” Xuanyuan Mo pinched Duanmu Xi’s rosy face and then asked with concern.

Duanmu Xi shook her head and suddenly hugged Xuanyuan Mo. She buried her head into his arms and said sulkily, “I’ll go to the Spiritual Beast Forest for a trial tomorrow. According to Second Master, you and Phoenix Five are not the people of Shengjin Academy so neither of you can go with me.”

Upon thinking of being unable to see Snow for several months, she started to miss him madly and felt overwhelmed by the sentiment. Unknowingly, she became so dependent on Snow.

Xuanyuan Mo clutched Duanmu Xi more tightly. He couldn’t bear to be separated from her for that long either.

The next morning, the top ten students who made it to the final of the martial arts tournament were standing on the podium of Shengjin Academy: Duanmu Xi, Xue Luochen, Hua Xian’er, Chu Lian’er, Xiahou Shan, Lian Zhengyu, Mu Jianfeng, Yue Ruye, Hua Ye’er and Feng Xifan.

Nalan Xi glanced over them and spoke, “In accordance with practice, the students who make it into the final can go to the Spiritual Beast Forest for a trial. This year is not an exception…”

Duanmu Xi was a bit absent-minded today so she was not in a mood to listen to Nalan Xi. Today, she got up early and couldn’t find Snow. She had no idea where he had gone.

“Two elders will escort you on the way. Now, let’s welcome the two elders,” Nalan Xi said. Instantly, a black figure and a white figure flew on the stage.

When the two elders got on the stage, there was an uproar among the people.

“Look. It’s the mysterious man…”

“I didn’t expect him to be the elder of the academy…”

“I didn’t expect him to be so good-looking in white…”

Hearing the noisy hubbub, Duanmu Xi raised her head and looked ahead. She was instantly dumbstruck to see the familiar figure.