Chapter 97 - 98: The Gift
When Zhou Sicheng and Ma Xiaotao entered the cultivation room, it was still morning. By the time they emerged, the sky was already painted in the warm hues of dusk.
The setting sun cast a gentle glow across the courtyard, its crimson light bathing Ma Xiaotao's face, making her beauty appear even more refined and radiant.
As they stepped into the courtyard, Ma Xiaotao was still bubbling with excitement, pulling Zhou Sicheng along with her, showing absolutely no sense of restraint.
Zhou, however, pretended to act reserved, trying to pull his hand away from hers. But Ma Xiaotao ignored him, grinning playfully as she said:
"Thank you so much for your help, Little Martial Uncle. I have no way to repay you, so I'll just... I'll just..."
Zhou smiled faintly. "If you're planning to offer yourself in gratitude, I'm afraid you'll have to get in line."
Ma Xiaotao didn't react. Zhou had made similar jokes back in the cultivation room. Did she care? Of course she did.
But she would never show it in front of him. A man as outstanding as Zhou Sicheng—what woman wouldn't want to pursue him?
What she needed to do now wasn't to cling to Zhou, but to quietly deal with the women around him who might get in her way.
After fully absorbing and refining the phoenix sunflower seeds, her Evil Fire was completely eliminated. Her martial soul had evolved into a true Fire Phoenix, and her spirit power had jumped from Rank 64 to Rank 67.
What did that mean?