Gu Yue blinked her eyes, looking innocent. "It's not mating? Then what is a night raid for?"
Na'er stomped her feet in anger, grabbed a pillow from the bed, and threw it at Gu Yue. "I just wanted to take the opportunity to bully him a bit! You beast with a mind full of filth..."
Gu Yue caught the pillow nimbly and said calmly, "Oh, I see. I misunderstood."
She paused, her gaze falling on the "sleeping" Arthur. "Then wait a moment."
"I have serious business with Arthur."
Na'er paused her movements upon hearing this and frowned. "What serious business? Can't it wait until tomorrow? He's already asleep!"
Gu Yue walked to the bedside, ignoring Arthur's stiff "sleeping face," and lightly rested her fingertips on the edge of the bed. Her tone remained calm: "About the deal."
She paused and added, "I want Arthur to lose to me in the Individual Competition. In exchange, I will give him a reward."
Arthur stopped "sleeping," opened his eyes, and asked impatiently, "What reward?"
Gu Yue glanced at him and first asked, "When will you reach Level 40?"
"It should take a while longer," Arthur thought for a moment.
He was still quite far from Level 40.
Moreover, he had to slow down his progress at Level 39 to make a trip to Mu Ye's place.
He clearly needed to practice the Body Secret Art diligently for a period of time.
"Is that so..." Gu Yue nodded and asked again, "Then can your Spiritual Power reach the Spirit Abyss Realm after you hit Level 40?"
"How is that possible!" Arthur didn't understand what she meant.
He was only around the Middle Stage of the Spirit Sea Realm, approaching the Late Stage. He was quite a distance away from the Spirit Abyss Realm.
"What exactly are you trying to say?"
Gu Yue sat on the edge of the bed and looked at him. "The Spirit Abyss Realm is a prerequisite for absorbing a Hundred-Thousand-Year soul spirit."
"And then?" Arthur was confused.
What, are you going to give me a Hundred-Thousand-Year soul spirit or something?
"I can give you a Hundred-Thousand-Year soul spirit," Gu Yue's words were shocking.
Holy crap, she's actually giving it?!
Arthur bounced right up from the bed, his eyes wider than copper bells, his voice cracking: "What did you say?!"
Gu Yue looked calm, as if she were talking about a trivial matter. "I have a way to obtain it. Its attributes are quite special, requiring Spiritual Power to reach the Spirit Abyss Realm for a perfect absorption. Otherwise, it's easy to suffer a backlash, ranging from severe injury to mental collapse."
As if fearing Arthur wouldn't believe her, she added, "It's one of the soul spirits passed down in our Family."
Gu Yue's external identity was the successor of a Hidden Family.
At this moment, Arthur felt like Gu Yue was glowing—it was the radiance of a rich woman.
"Why?"
Arthur frowned slightly and calmed down.
He could also obtain a Hundred-Thousand-Year soul spirit with his background; what was more worth investigating now was Gu Yue's purpose.
Na'er also finally came to her senses. She didn't know what Gu Yue was up to either.
She reached out and poked Arthur's arm, reminding him in a low voice, "Brother Arthur, could this be a trap? A Hundred-Thousand-Year soul spirit, just given to you so easily?"
"If I wanted to harm you, there would be no need for this," Gu Yue explained. "I won't hide it from you; this is actually a mutually beneficial matter."
"Our Family is almost unable to maintain it anymore. This soul spirit is related to Luck."
"But what Luck can a Hidden Family have?"
"I can observe that you have very strong Luck. The two of you combining will produce an effect where one plus one is greater than two."
Gu Yue was actually explaining to Na'er as well. Having once been one with her, Na'er would surely know what she was talking about.
Sure enough, Na'er immediately realized what Gu Yue was planning. Her expression changed instantly, and she agreed, "Brother Arthur, I think she's being very sincere. You can trust her."
Arthur watched Na'er's face change in a second, and his mouth twitched.
This girl was just reminding him to watch out for traps, and now she had completely switched sides?
"Are you two... hiding something from me?" Arthur looked between the two of them, always keeping their true identities in mind.
Na'er's eyes flickered away, and she quickly waved her hands. "No! I just think what Gu Yue said makes sense. This is indeed a win-win deal. There's no need to be suspicious!"
Compared to Gu Yue, Arthur trusted the ever-responsive Na'er more.
He looked at Na'er and said seriously, "Tell me honestly, do you know something?"
Na'er's face turned red under his gaze. Her eyes drifted to the ceiling, and she stammered for a long time without being able to say a complete sentence. "I... I just... I just feel like there's no need for Gu Yue to lie to us! Think about it, how precious is a Hundred-Thousand-Year soul spirit? If she had bad intentions, she could just take you by surprise and have someone from her Family take you out, right?"
"Is that so..." Arthur didn't ask further. After a moment of silence, he said, "I believe you."
Then he looked at Gu Yue. "Alright. I accept..."
Na'er suddenly froze, staring blankly at Arthur as he began to discuss details like the time and location with Gu Yue.
Her heart warmed.
Being trusted so much by the person she liked... that feeling was truly wonderful.
After Arthur and Gu Yue finalized all the details, he turned around to see Na'er standing there blankly, her eyes sparkling.
Why did Hajina suddenly look so silly?
"What's wrong?" Arthur asked.
Na'er came back to her senses, her cheeks slightly flushed. She suddenly threw herself into his arms and hugged his waist tightly. "Nothing! I just think Brother Arthur is the best!"
After thinking for a moment, Na'er pulled out a pendant with a golden dragon scale in the center.
Na'er put the golden dragon scale pendant on Arthur, her fingertips carrying a slight warmth. "This is for you!"
He felt the coolness of the pendant on his chest.
The patterns on the dragon scale were clearly visible, faintly emitting a weak dragon pressure.
"What is this?" Arthur looked at her in confusion.
"An Amulet," Na'er looked up at him, her eyes sparkling. "The dragon scale can protect you. If there's really something wrong with Gu Yue, it will protect you."
A Silver Dragon scale?
Arthur was deep in thought.
Wait, that's not right.
He noticed the golden color of the scale and was somewhat confused. Shouldn't it be silver?
Arthur didn't know that Na'er was already the Golden Dragon King. After returning from the break and seeing that Tang Wulin was fine, he thought Gu Yue and Naer had let him off.
"Hmph." Na'er placed her hands on her hips and raised her chin proudly. "This thing is very powerful. It's absolutely reliable when you encounter danger."
Gu Yue, standing to the side, looked at the scale. She knew Na'er was expressing her attitude to her.
"Then what about you?" Arthur asked.
"Me..." Na'er's eyes darted around, and she pulled out a large string of golden dragon scales from somewhere, chuckling. "I'm fine."
Arthur looked at the large string of glittering golden dragon scales in Na'er's hand and was instantly stunned into silence.
"Just how many dragon scales do you have?" Arthur reached out and touched the string of scales. A cool sensation came from them. Each scale emitted a faint dragon pressure, clearly not ordinary items.
But there was still that question: why were they all golden? There wasn't a single silver one.
Na'er shook the string in her hand proudly. "Not many, just dozens or so! Anyway, I can't use them all up. What's wrong with giving you one?"
She spoke casually, but a sense of seriousness was hidden in her eyes. What she gave Arthur was actually the most special dragon scale.
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