Liu Muye said gently, "Little Nine, pick one."
Meng Qianqian asked, "Any one? Any of them?"
Liu Muye nodded, "As long as you like it."
Meng Qianqian extended her index finger, "One?"
Liu Muye smiled, "If you like, you can take as many as you want."
Meng Qianqian quickly said, "Grandmother, I was just kidding."
Meng Qianqian already had a Brocade Spring Saber; she wanted to pick a spear or lance.
However, her gaze swept over and was unexpectedly drawn to a heavy black weapon.
Liu Muye chuckled, "Mystic Sky Mace, made of black iron, four feet long, with four edges, no blade. Good eye."
Meng Qianqian looked at the weapons on the rack and asked, "Can I take it down and try it?"
Liu Muye nodded, "Of course."
Meng Qianqian took down the Mystic Sky Mace, noticeably heavier than an ordinary mace.
Just right, she didn’t like weapons that were too light.
Though bladeless, its weight was overwhelming, and its lethality should not be underestimated.
Few women could wield such a heavy weapon with ease, and Liu Muye’s eyes flashed with a hint of admiration.
"Careful, don’t strain yourself."
Liu Muye softly reminded.
Meng Qianqian choked for a moment, almost letting the heavy mace slip, nearly turning it into a missile.
She cleared her throat and said nonchalantly, "Got it, Grandmother."
Her grandmother was so kind to her, she really couldn’t bear to deceive her grandmother’s feelings.
Perhaps... after settling her revenge, she’d give her grandmother a little great-grandchild.
Two... wouldn’t be impossible either.
Liu Muye gently watched Meng Qianqian, capturing her complex little expressions entirely, smiling, "Little Nine, do you still want to choose something else?"
Meng Qianqian quickly said, "No need, Grandmother, you’ve already given me a lot of things."
Meng Qianqian understood that even though neither she nor Lu Yuan mentioned anything about revenge to Liu Muye, with Liu Muye’s perceptiveness, she likely figured it out.
She had initially given her the Heavenly Silkworm Armor for protection, then the Divine Woman Order enough to deter the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion, and now today’s weapon.
She was paving the way for her revenge.
"Grandmother, you... don’t blame me for involving Lu Yuan in danger, do you?"
Lu Yuan originally didn’t need to be involved in her revenge, she believed that if Liu Muye wanted, she could keep Lu Yuan at Witch Mountain.
Liu Muye gently said, "I once lost him, and it broke my heart. I fear losing him again, but I can’t bind his wings with my fear, not letting him fly into the storm."
"Child, whatever you want to do, just go ahead and do it. Grandmother will be waiting for you at Witch Mountain."
Meng Qianqian’s eyes brimmed with tears.
The day before parting.
Liu Muye gifted Ji Li a turtle shell.
"This turtle shell complements the Heavenly Gang Compass in your hand and can help you divine more omens. However, you must remember, the secrets of heaven must not be revealed."
Ji Li’s mind stirred, and he respectfully bowed deeply, "Thank you, Goddess, for your guidance!"
Liu Muye then looked at the only one among the Twelve Guards who wasn’t annoyed by Ji Li, "I have something to give you as well."
Si Snake solemnly said, "For the Goddess to return my tribe’s great treasure, I am already endlessly grateful and dare not accept any more gifts from the Goddess."
Ji Li asked, "Great treasure? Ah Snake, do you have a treasure?"
Si Snake had long figured it out; when Liu Muye saved him back then, she didn’t want his parents’ lives. It seems she took the treasure sword as a condition.
Liu Muye foresaw their tribe facing a calamity and took the opportunity to leave the sword at Witch Mountain, to return it someday.
Chen Long said to Ji Li, "Can you be quiet for a moment?"
Ji Li: "I’m talking to Ah Snake, don’t butt in, it has nothing to do with you."
Chen Long: "I’ve put up with you long enough."
Ji Li: "Come on, let’s have a fight!"
The two really started fighting.
Liu Muye handed Si Snake a book of "Heart Sutra."
Si Snake, overly calm, only Liu Muye saw the hidden heart demon within him.
"Hahaha, you only got a book, the Goddess gave me a turtle shell. I’m more favored!"
"Dare to be distracted while sparring with me?"
Chen Long slapped Ji Li on the shoulder.
Being among the Twelve Guards, he didn’t use a lethal move, otherwise, this slap would have landed on Ji Li’s chest, shattering Ji Li’s heart veins.
But to Chen Long’s utter surprise, Ji Li, unable to dodge his palm, was suddenly pulled away by a gentle pale hand.
Her movement was light, like a cloud in the sky.
Yet the force she exerted could split mountains and shake seas.
Chen Long was merely touched lightly by her fingertip, but he felt his entire power stagnate, being forced back more than ten steps.
Liu Muye said to Chen Long, "Draw your Azure Dragon Sword, and spar with me."
Chen Long gave Liu Muye a deep look, put down the sword box, and drew the Azure Dragon Sword, "Goddess, please instruct me!"