Arc 3: Part 40
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Tong Su was speechless.
Yue Yuan stared, dumbfounded.
Elder Xuan wiped his face.
Why are you still fixated on the term "in-laws"?
Are you that vindictive?
He's like a wolf!
— Relentless and ruthless. QAQ
In any case, after Tian Xuanzi's ostentatious display, Elder Xuan felt too embarrassed to bring up the subject of becoming in-laws again. He apologized awkwardly, intending to take his group back to the Alchemy Tower.
But just then, a woman's voice from the crowd suddenly laughed and said, "Old Xuan, you think you can just take people away? As if my Artifact Forge doesn't exist?"
Everyone was startled and quickly turned their heads toward the direction of the voice. They saw a female cultivator in the crowd lifting the veil from her face, looking over with a bright smile.
Xuan Yan jumped anxiously, "Wen Qingqing! When did you get here?!"
The female cultivator, who was also a God Transformation cultivator, was extraordinarily beautiful. Her black hair was styled into an intricate and lively Chaoyun bun, adorned with several bejeweled hairpins and dangles. She held an ivory and gold-weave folding fan and wore a trailing pink robe embroidered with celestial patterns, exuding an aura as delicate as fine porcelain.
Tong Su was inwardly astonished for a moment, considering the woman's exceptional beauty, she should have been the center of attention. However, as her gaze fell upon the female cultivator's veil, she understood. Oh, the veil was actually a top-grade magical treasure capable of concealing her presence! Had the woman not chosen to remove the veil herself, none of the many around her would have noticed her.
Upon closer observation, Tong Su's surprise grew; the woman's jewelry was not merely for show. Each piece was actually a powerful magical treasure disguised as an accessory!
There were hushed gasps from the crowd, "That's the Artifact Forge's Grandmaster Wen Qing! Who is this young female cultivator that has drawn both Elder Xuan Yan and Grandmaster Wen Qing to her?!"
The female cultivator sneered at Elder Xuan, "I've been here for a while, and only you, unaware, failed to see the lovers reunited, stuck to each other like glue, insisting on disturbing them."
Then, turning to Tong Su with a smile, she said, "Girl, I am the master of the Artifact Forge, Wen Qing. Would you be willing to come to my workshop and become my student?"
After finishing her words, she unfastened a ruby and red-gold bracelet from her wrist and, without another word, slipped it onto Tong Su’s wrist. "I don't have much to offer, but please accept this Nine-Turn Linglong Bracelet as a meeting gift."
The bracelet was not only exquisitely crafted but also radiated a strong aura, clearly a superior fire-element magical treasure.
Although she took it directly from her wrist, who couldn't guess that it was specifically crafted by her for Tong Su?
Seeing her smile warmly and genuinely, Tong Su respectfully responded with a laugh, "I dare not refuse such a generous gift from my senior. I gratefully accept it, and thank you, grandmaster."
Elder Xuan chimed in discontentedly, "It's just a magical treasure. Girl, I have many, many elixirs to give you! Our Alchemy Tower is far better than this woman's Artifact Forge!"
"Grandmaster Xuan, if you're going to poach someone, at least be upfront about it. Do you really need to build up your Alchemy Tower by putting down my Artifact Forge?" Wen Qing retorted unapologetically. "It's unsightly to argue in the streets. Why don't we find a place to talk properly? Let the girl decide where she wants to go, based on her honest assessment of our offers."
The group's eyes turned to Tong Su as Tian Xuanzi gently patted her on the back, and she smiled slightly, "I am flattered that the esteemed seniors hold me in such regard. Naturally, I have no objections."
In fact, Tong Su had already inquired about it: in the City of Independent Cultivators, Elder Xuan was the most powerful in the Alchemy Tower, whereas the Artifact Forge was led by Grandmaster Wen Qing.
She knew that with her Golden Crow's Flame, both the Alchemy Tower and the Artifact Forge would take her seriously. Yet, she had never imagined that such esteemed figures as Elder Xuan and Grandmaster Wen Qing would personally come to meet her!
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