Blue Phoenix Chapter 45 - The Gift

The third prince was seated in a large chair leaning against the armrest as he fiddled with a small memory stone in his hands. This memory stone was the one he had been given earlier by Hui Yue. He had been completely confused about why he was given the memory stone and also curious about what it contained.

Seeing that Hui Yue had left it in his possession the young prince was quite confused. After checking its contents, he was even more confused. Once more he placed the memory stone to his head, and the same information as before flooded into his mind. A gentle voice, clearly belonging to Hui Yue, sounded out, ‘This is a gift to show my appreciation towards our friendship.’ What followed was a spiritual arts skill.

Usually, Shiu Ye would not bother with something as simple as a spiritual arts skill. He was a King ranked expert; an expert who was capable of using wu wei. Spiritual arts were something below his rank. Something he did not need to train but his eyes widened as he looked at this spiritual arts attack. It was a high-ranked Emperor skill suitable for his wood affinity.

It was known by the name Thousand Golden Roots, and it created roots from spiritual energy which entangled themselves around the legs and feet of an opponent. This ability was without a doubt useful even for the prince.

“Why would he gift me this?” he mumbled as he fiddled with the stone in his palm. “He clearly does not trust me, nor does he value our friendship,” he continued to muse as his eyes sharply looked at the memory stone trying to discern the answer from the stone. “Could this be an attempt to bribe me?” he thought but then shook his head. Hui Yue was not someone who would do useless things. He would definitely have a reason for what he does, and this reason was what made the third prince apprehensive.

“Is he simply just trying to curry favor with me?” he questioned himself as he looked at the memory stone. “Is it so that I owe him in case it is needed later on?”

Pouting Shiu Ye was completely stunned and uncertain about what to

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