CHAPTER 224: CHAPTER 186: CHEN ZILU’S GIFT (FOUR-IN-ONE)

It’s Chen Zilu.

As she walked against the wind, a faint fragrance brushed by.

"When did you arrive?" Chen Zilu landed lightly on the ground, her white shoes and socks gleaming, her beautiful eyes fixed on Jiang Ye.

"I arrived during the day," Jiang Ye replied with a smile.

"Why wait until now to tell me?" Chen Zilu’s beautiful eyes held a hint of reproach.

"Didn’t want to interrupt your cultivation."

Jiang Ye chuckled and handed over the bottle of "Extreme Sea Essence Liquid" given by Qiu Cang.

"Teacher Qiu asked me to give this to you."

"Okay." Chen Zilu nodded as she accepted it, her enchanting eyes fixed on Jiang Ye’s other hand, "What is that?"

In Jiang Ye’s left hand, there was a small square box made of starry sky material, extremely exquisite.

"Last time at dinner, you said you like researching ancient things," Jiang Ye said with a smile, "I happen to have some research in this area."

"What research?" Chen Zilu looked at him curiously.

"It’s said that in ancient times, there were the twelve zodiac signs: Xu, Chen, Mao..."

Jiang Ye spoke as he opened the metal box.

"Click~"

A golden-tinted necklace came into view.

Its main body was in the shape of a curled, raised-headed auspicious beast, with a dog-like yet sharp-angled crown crafted from pale gold starry sky glaze, its eyes exuding alertness and majesty.

The front paws of the beast held a small Ruyi lock, with its body engraved with purple-gold cloud and thunder patterns.

"Senior Sister."

"According to the ancient zodiac signs, your birth year corresponds to Xu Ni."

"This necklace is called Cang Ni Shou Sui," Jiang Ye said with a smile, "Ancient people believed that wearing it could grant loyal protection and ward off evil."

"Senior Sister, this is my gift to you."

Jiang Ye extended the necklace towards Chen Zilu.

Coming to White Dragon University this time to see Chen Zilu, he obviously couldn’t come empty-handed.

As early as two months ago, when Jiang Ye was custom-ordering a necklace for Zhao Qingli, he also ordered a set for Chen Zilu.

"Are you making up stories?" Chen Zilu looked at him with a strange expression, "The twelve zodiac signs, I’ve never heard of them."

"This isn’t a made-up story."

"It’s been genuinely recorded in ancient texts," Jiang Ye shook his head solemnly, "If you don’t believe me, I can tell you more about it later when we have free time."

"Alright."

Chen Zilu reached out to take the necklace.

"Where did you get it?" She looked at the necklace, a bit surprised, "Such good craftsmanship can’t be cheap, right?"

"It’s not expensive," Jiang Ye said with a hearty laugh, "It’s just a necklace, it didn’t cost much."

At that moment, Chen Zilu was stunned.

"Is this... starry sky glaze?"

"1g of starry sky glaze worth ten thousand Federation coins?" Chen Zilu looked up at him with a serious face, "Be honest, how much did it cost?"

"Uh..."

Jiang Ye truly didn’t expect her eyesight to be so sharp, identifying the raw material with just one look.

"It’s really not expensive."

"In total, about a million," Jiang Ye coughed lightly, "I’m not lacking a little money right now."

"And you say that’s not expensive?" Chen Zilu said with a stern face, "Who told you to spend so much money?"

"If you really want to give me a gift, even a necklace worth a few hundred would make me happy."

"There’s really no need to spend so much."

"Isn’t a million money? It might even help you advance a bit more," Chen Zilu looked at the handsome young man in front of her, her expression earnest.

She even seemed a bit angry.

"Senior Sister."

"A necklace worth a few hundred or a few thousand is just a necklace." Jiang Ye said just as earnestly, "But this necklace can genuinely protect you."

"I’m not wasting money; I just hope you can truly be protected by it."

Chen Zilu was slightly taken aback.

With her strength and perspective, how could she not see the mystery within the necklace?

She had long noticed the touch of divine charm within the necklace.

This necklace should have some kind of extraordinary energy infused into it.

And most likely, it was a powerhouse above the Sixth Break who personally cast the spell, which indeed provides her with some ’protection’ at the moment.

Thinking of this, Chen Zilu’s gaze softened as she looked towards the serious young man, her heart involuntarily softening.

"Thank you."

She shifted her enchanting gaze elsewhere, her tone slightly gentle, "You have a kind heart."

"But next time," Chen Zilu huffed, "you are not allowed to give me such expensive gifts, unless your strength surpasses mine."

She bowed her head slightly, putting the necklace around her snow-white swan-like neck.

"How does it look?" Chen Zilu raised her head, looking at Jiang Ye.

Jiang Ye carefully observed the girl in front of him.

The girl was wearing a white dress, her beauty surpassing snow, with that golden-tinted necklace adorning the center like a ray of starlight, making her even more captivating.

"Sigh~" A gentle breeze blew by.

The white skirt fluttered, the starlight twinkling, making the girl appear exceptionally holy and ethereal under the night sky.

"Senior Sister, you’re beautiful," Jiang Ye sincerely said.

Chen Zilu smiled; she was already remarkably beautiful, and her smile was even more enchanting, as if Jiang Ye’s words truly made her happy.

Suddenly.

As if she remembered something, Chen Zilu glanced at the necklace on her chest.

After a moment of hesitation.

She pulled out a delicate jade stone from her bosom.

The jade stone was entirely green, exuding an extraordinary glow, and inside was a stunning crimson flowing light, like a morning glow soaking into a cold pond, looking exceptionally remarkable.

"Here."

"I promised before," Chen Zilu said, "when you break through the Second Break, I’ll give you a gift."

"This is the Enlightenment Divine Jade, which can help you speed up your cultivation."

"Enlightenment Divine Jade?" Jiang Ye was visibly shocked.

Just hearing the name, one could tell it was extraordinary.

Now that Jiang Ye had been exposed to many valuable cultivation resources, he knew that martial arts resource names were never given randomly.

Anything associated with the word ’divine’ often had immeasurable value.

Several million? Hundreds of millions? Either was possible.

"Senior Sister, this is too precious," he said repeatedly.