Chapter 709: A World of Wonders
Eyes narrowed, Adam read the introduction aloud.
A stunned silence followed his words as Wei’s pupils constricted. He covered his mouth with a trembling hand, questions raging in his mind. The bloodline of House Reverie? The council? Did his ancestors stumble on this book by chance? Could Adam really read the blank pages, or was he messing with him?
The answers struck him like a lightning bolt from the person he least expected.
Qing pointed at the second page, where a painting of the author gazed back at her. Her grip loosened on Adam’s head, and she almost toppled from his shoulders. "They have pink eyes like me!"
She giggled as Adam caught her and settled her back onto his shoulders, her eyes never leaving the elegant blond man in the painting.
He had long, straight hair that curled at the tips like arabesques, framing a dream-like handsomeness. She imagined his frilled white shirt rustling, his long dark coat lined with golden embroideries flapping in the wind, and the thuds of his cane with each step he took.
After a year with the witch, she could tell the cane was more than a walking device, especially with the pink symbols snaking its sleek surface. Even more striking were the claws clutching a fist-sized gem at its top.
"Is this a mage’s staff? So pretty..." A soft gasp escaped her lips.
"It is." Closing the book, Adam scrutinised Qing.
Mana ignited in his sky-blue eyes, organs, bones, and veins appearing in his vision. Everything worked in perfect harmony—except for her missing dan tian.
’So the witch hadn’t fed on it. She never had one to begin with.’