Emma Jiang thought for a moment, “I don’t know. When you first arrived in Clear River City, I thought you were far inferior to Miles Ye.”
“Miles Ye?” Terra Su chuckled, “And now?”
Emma Jiang shook her head, “I don’t know. But I’m really disappointed in Miles Ye. I used to think he was a gentleman, but now I know I was wrong.”
Terra Su glanced sideways at Emma Jiang beside him. Her face was as exquisite and beautiful as a work of art, overlapping with the Emma Jiang from his past life in his memory. For a moment, many memories from his previous life came flooding back.
He remembered that when he first arrived in Clear River City in his past life, Emma Jiang was just as proud and beautiful as she was now. She looked down on the crippled Terra Su in every way, often complaining that her useless cousin was an embarrassment to her, and would seize any opportunity to mock him.
Therefore, in his previous life, Terra Su also despised Emma Jiang, thinking she was vain, shallow, and had a terrible personality. Apart from her beauty and talent in Martial Dao, she had almost no redeeming qualities.
Later, in his past life, Emma Jiang was also married off to Wang Sheng by Otto Jiang and Robert Jiang. Although Emma Jiang resisted desperately, she was still married into the Wang Family. On her wedding night, the strong-willed Emma Jiang, to avoid being defiled by Wang Sheng, used a poisoned blade to carve over a dozen bloody cuts on her own face. Although she was saved and her life spared, her face was disfigured.
Wang Sheng, disgusted by her appearance, sent her back to the Jiang Family. From then on, Emma Jiang stayed in her room, never stepping out, always wearing a veil. The once lively and cheerful girl became silent and withdrawn, living like an invisible person in the Jiang Family.
Later, when chaos erupted, Terra Su, at the request of Sophia Xu, took Emma Jiang and fled Clear River City to seek refuge with the Su Family in Duyang City. But because Terra Su’s Dantian was destroyed in his past life, he couldn’t protect Emma Jiang. She was injured by a Monster Beast on the way, and her wounds worsened, causing the old injuries on her face to flare up. She quickly became critically ill.
Terra Su had no way to save her and could only watch as she closed her eyes forever in his arms.
Her tragedy all started because of that marriage.
Terra Su could never forget the scene before her death in his past life. Her once radiant eyes, like obsidian, gradually lost their luster. Before she completely closed her eyes, she rarely said, “Terra Su, thank you.”
Terra Su could never forget how he felt when he heard that “thank you.”
Thank him for what?
He had done nothing, helped her with nothing.
Terra Su could never forget how desperate he felt at that moment. Because he had no strength, he was a Martial Dao cripple, he couldn’t even help or protect his own family.
At that time, Terra Su swore that if heaven gave him another chance, he would gain the highest power in the world to protect everyone he wanted to protect.
Actually, Emma Jiang wasn’t that bad, at most just a vain and naive little girl.
In this life, he would definitely protect her.
In this life, he would reverse all the heart-wrenching regrets of the past.
“Uh, you…”
Emma Jiang, seeing Terra Su silent for a long time, couldn’t help but break the silence.
Terra Su snapped back to reality, collected his thoughts, and looked at Emma Jiang, asking, “Is there anything else?”
For some reason, being stared at by Terra Su’s deep, star-like eyes, Emma Jiang’s heart inexplicably started to race. She quickly turned her face away and said unnaturally, “Yes, Otto Jiang and Robert Jiang sent over the Minor Origin Elixirs. My mother asked me to bring them to you.”
As she spoke, Emma Jiang waved to the people outside the door, and the servants immediately carried in ten boxes.
The boxes were opened, revealing rows of plump, light red Minor Origin Elixirs, a hundred in each box, totaling a thousand.
Elixirs were rare treasures everywhere. Ordinary Martial Practitioners found it difficult to obtain even one or two. In the whole of Clear River City, only the three major families had the ability to buy Elixirs by the box.
Such a large number of Minor Origin Elixirs meant that Otto Jiang and Robert Jiang had made a significant sacrifice, depleting at least half of the wealth of the first and third branches. To say they were severely weakened was no exaggeration.
Emma Jiang said, “My mother said these Minor Origin Elixirs were won back by you, so you should keep them for your cultivation.”
Terra Su glanced at the ten boxes of Minor Origin Elixirs, his expression unchanged.
Emma Jiang was secretly surprised. She thought Terra Su would be ecstatic or at least a bit surprised to see so many Minor Origin Elixirs at once.
Even she was stunned the first time she saw so many Minor Origin Elixirs.
But Terra Su’s eyes remained calm, like a still pond. She was sure he wasn’t pretending, as even his pupils didn’t change at all.
“What a strange guy.”
While Emma Jiang was secretly muttering, she suddenly heard Terra Su’s voice, “I’ll keep five boxes of the Minor Origin Elixirs. Take the remaining five boxes back to your mother.”
Emma Jiang blinked, thinking she had misheard, “W-what?”
A row of black lines appeared on Terra Su’s face, and he said irritably, “Are you deaf? I said take half of these Minor Origin Elixirs back.”
“But, why?” Emma Jiang didn’t even notice Terra Su calling her deaf because she was too shocked. That was a whole five hundred Minor Origin Elixirs. Terra Su was just giving them to her and her mother so generously?
Didn’t he know what five hundred Minor Origin Elixirs meant? Even if not used for cultivation, selling them would yield a fortune that would make anyone’s heart race.
“Just take them, why ask so much?” Terra Su’s tone was indifferent, as if five hundred Minor Origin Elixirs were as insignificant as five.
He was a person who repaid kindness. Whether in his past life or this life, Sophia Xu had always treated him sincerely and was one of the few family members he had. Naturally, he wouldn’t treat Sophia Xu poorly.
Five hundred Minor Origin Elixirs were just the beginning.
Terra Su also planned to find a more suitable cultivation method and Martial Technique for Sophia Xu to replace her current ones. However, this wasn’t something that could be done overnight. Finding a tailored cultivation method and Martial Technique for someone was not as simple as it seemed.
Emma Jiang soon left with the five boxes of Minor Origin Elixirs. As she left, Terra Su clearly heard her mutter, “What a strange person!”
Terra Su’s expression remained indifferent, paying no mind.
After Emma Jiang left, he closed the door and took out a Minor Origin Elixir from the box.
He had to admit, the batch of Minor Origin Elixirs sent by Otto Jiang was of good quality, likely premium products from the Five Treasures Hall.
Although they were far inferior to those refined by Emperor Terra, they were free, so Terra Su wasn’t picky.
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