Xie Zheng is obsessed with forging; the only thing Gu Shen can probably teach him is how to tame the Heart Flow Power.
That.
Is something he has always felt guilty about.
"This thing is my gift to you."
Gu Shen extended a lightly clenched fist, indicating for Xie Zheng to reach out and take it.
Xie Zheng froze on the spot. He was an honest man; though he understood what Gu Shen meant, he still shook his head and refused, insisting on not taking it.
"Sir… you already have done me a great kindness…"
"If you truly recognize me as your teacher, then accept it."
Gu Shen said mildly, "After you take it, I want you to do something for me."
Unable to argue with him, Xie Zheng could only extend his palm, facing upward.
Gu Shen slowly opened his hand and placed a clump of crimson light-flame in Xie Zheng's palm. Its heat was scalding; the instant it touched his skin, Xie Zheng's eyes went wide and round.
Honest as he was, even Xie Zheng could guess what this "light-flame" was.
