The Glory of the Sun and Moon in the Peerless Tang Sect

She frowned and knocked on the door again, but still no one answered.

"?????"

Just as Nan Qiuqiu was about to knock on the door harder, she seemed to vaguely hear some sounds.

The hotels in Dragon City have relatively poor soundproofing because they have thermal energy soul tools installed. Of course, that's only relative; unless you're a powerful soul master with exceptionally keen senses, it's impossible to hear anything coming from inside the room.

And coincidentally, Nan Qiuqiu happens to be a powerful Soul Master with exceptionally keen senses.

Nan Qiuqiu curiously turned to the side and pressed her ear against the door, muttering complaints incessantly.

"What's going on? Aren't we in the room?"

But in the next instant, the expression on her face suddenly froze, and her pretty face turned bright red.

"what--"

If she hadn't covered her mouth in time, her scream would probably have been heard all the way across the street from the hotel.

Nan Qiuqiu's mind went blank. As if she had been frightened, she squatted down with her hands covering her head.

"Isn't it daytime now?"

It took her a long time to come to her senses, her face flushed with embarrassment, and she gritted her teeth as she spoke.

"And how could Sister Bone Robe say such things? And in that tone?"

Nan Qiuqiu felt that Ye Guyi's noble and aloof image in her mind had collapsed in an instant, and she was really going crazy.

What was even more agonizing was that she also had to personally convey Nan Shuishui's invitation to Yu Tianhuang and Ye Guyi to tonight's banquet. For this, she waited foolishly at the door for over an hour. She herself didn't know how she endured it.

"Click—" The heavy rosewood door, engraved with exquisite patterns, was opened. Xu Zihuang, dressed in close-fitting black clothes, appeared in the doorway.

The sudden turn of events startled Nan Qiuqiu, who was squatting on the ground. She abruptly stood up, crossed her arms to protect her chest, and distanced herself from Xu Zihuang.

"What are you trying to do?!"

"That's the question I should be asking you," Xu Zihuang replied calmly. He had sensed Nan Qiuqiu's presence an hour ago and had told Ye Guyi. However, both of them were engrossed in their conversation and hadn't paid any attention to Nan Qiuqiu.

At this moment, Ye Guyi, also dressed in silk close-fitting clothing, came up behind Xu Zihuang. She tossed her slightly messy golden hair behind her back with both hands, and the charm she exuded in that instant made Nan Qiuqiu a little stunned, and she muttered a few words of doubt to herself.

"Sister Guyi looks great, why was she shouting so loudly just now..."

Seeing Nan Qiuqiu, Ye Guyi's cheeks flushed, and a sense of guilt welled up inside her. It was indeed their fault that Nan Qiuqiu had been waiting outside for over an hour. Moreover, she had just been deliberately using Nan Qiuqiu to seek thrills.

However, she could only pretend to be completely unaware of it.

"Qiuqiu? What brings you here?"

"Sister Gu Yi, actually I arrived more than an hour ago." Nan Qiuqiu looked resentful and pouted. Her heart was full of grievances, making her look pitiful to everyone.

Ye Guyi continued to pretend to be confused, even though she knew the truth.

"Let's not talk about this anymore, Qiuqiu, come in first."

"No need! No need!" Nan Qiuqiu screamed and shook her head repeatedly. Her reaction this time was even stronger than when Ye Guyi lied to her about being pregnant.

"Sister Gu Yi, my mother asked me to invite you to the dinner party. You can come over later, I'll be going now!"

After saying that, Nan Qiuqiu ran away in a panic. Before leaving, she glanced at Xu Zihuang with some fear. In her eyes, Xu Zihuang was probably no different from the most ferocious soul beasts.

Watching Nan Qiuqiu's figure disappear from sight, Ye Guyi chuckled and wrapped her arms around Xu Zihuang's neck from behind.

"Look how scared you've made Qiuqiu."

Xu Zihuang was speechless and too lazy to argue.

"Take a shower before going to the dinner party."

He roughly guessed why Nan Shuishui had invited them to the banquet.

Ye Guyi, with seductive eyes, pouted her red lips and lightly touched Xu Zihuang's cheek.

"Together?"

"..."

An hour later, Xu Zihuang and Ye Guyi arrived at the entrance of the Earth Dragon Gate.

Nan Shuishui was discussing matters with a group of elders within the sect. Originally, the task of greeting guests should have been given to Nan Qiuqiu, but Nan Qiuqiu strongly objected. Left with no other option, Nan Shuishui had to assign this task to Xiao Ye.

Xu Zihuang also had some impression of Xiao Ye. Xiao Ye's martial soul was the Night Dragon, an extremely powerful dark-attribute earth dragon-type martial soul.

Among the younger generation of the Earth Dragon Gate, Xiao Ye's overall strength is second only to Nan Qiuqiu. Moreover, his grandfather is the Grand Elder of the Earth Dragon Gate, a powerful figure whose cultivation is close to the Soul Douluo level.

"The sect leader instructed me to welcome you both here. Please come in."

Xiao Ye, with his handsome features and composed demeanor, respectfully led Xu Zihuang and Ye Guyi towards the backyard of the Earth Dragon Gate.

This was out of respect for the strong. Nan Qiuqiu was a girl who couldn't keep her thoughts to herself, and had already leaked Xu Zihuang's information.

"Hmm." Xu Zihuang nodded slightly and silently followed behind Xiao Ye with Ye Guyi.

As they passed a courtyard, Xu Zihuang and Ye Guyi saw a large white pig kept in a cage. The pig was plump and large, with small eyes that were almost slits. It was happily rooting around in a basin of sweet potatoes, making 'lululu' noises.

Most strangely, this large white pig had wings on its back and its body shimmered with white light, seemingly emanating fluctuations of soul power.

Noticing Xu Zihuang's gaze, Xiao Ye explained knowingly, "This is a special kind of soul beast raised in our Dragon City, called a Flying Pig. Although it's not very strong in combat, its meat is extremely tender. Those small sweet potatoes are also a specialty of Dragon City, very sweet, and are the Flying Pig's favorite food. This Flying Pig was bought by the sect leader to be used as an ingredient for the dinner banquet."

As they spoke, the three of them arrived at the backyard of the Earth Dragon Gate. The backyard was decorated with various brightly colored blooming flowers, which had a pleasant fragrance.

Xiao Ye then withdrew.

Nan Shuishui was in the center of the garden, followed by several elderly men.

One of the elderly men, a thin man with white hair, bore an aura somewhat similar to Xiao Ye's. He was Xiao Ye's grandfather and the Grand Elder of the Earth Dragon Sect. The other elderly men were also veterans of the Earth Dragon Sect, and were of the same generation as Nan Shuishui's father.

Nan Shuishui showed great respect to these people, and the elders did not take advantage of their age. Their conversation was exceptionally harmonious. The cohesion and sense of belonging of this long-established Soul Master sect far exceeded expectations. Internal conflicts might exist, but when faced with matters of principle, the sect's interests would always come first.

During this period, Nan Shuishui mined all the Ice Extreme Divine Crystals in the cave that had not yet nurtured Ice Spirits. The topic of her discussion with the elders of the sect was to give half of the Ice Extreme Divine Crystals to Yu Tianhuang.

Knowing of Yu Tianhuang's astonishing talent, all the sect elders unanimously agreed.

Caught off guard by Xu Zihuang and Ye Guyi, Nan Shuishui quickly led the elders to their side, her face beaming with joy.

"You've arrived, Tianhuang, Bone Robe."

"Aunt Nan."

Xu Zihuang and Ye Guyi greeted each other with smiles.

The First Elder smiled kindly at Xu Zihuang, then said to Nan Shuishui, "Sect Master, we won't stay any longer. It wouldn't be right for us old folks to linger here. The future belongs to the young; the younger generation is truly formidable."

"Take care, elders." Nan Shuishui politely saw the elders off.

She then led Xu Zihuang and Ye Guyi to sit at the stone table under the vine canopy. With a flash of light, a storage ring appeared in her palm.

"Tianhuang, it is because of you that our Earth Dragon Sect was able to make use of those Ice Extreme Divine Crystals. This is half of the Ice Extreme Divine Crystals that have been mined. Consider it a gift from our Earth Dragon Sect to express our gratitude. Please accept it."

"Then thank you very much, Aunt Nan." Xu Zihuang did not feign reluctance. He had not originally intended to take those Ice Extreme God Crystals, but Nan Shuishui's initiative to offer them to him was another matter.

In any case, he would feel indebted to Dilongmen. And that was Nan Shuishui's goal.

The favor that Yu Tianhuang, a prodigy, has is far more valuable than any Ice Extreme Divine Crystal.

Xu Zihuang accepted the storage ring, and Nan Shuishui's smile deepened. She then looked at Ye Guyi.

"Gu Yi, Qiu Qiu is usually spoiled by me and the elders in the sect. It must be very troublesome to be with her."

"No, Aunt Nan. Qiuqiu is just being a bit mischievous because of her personality," Ye Guyi said with a slight smile.

"By the way, Aunt Nan. Tianhuang used the Ice Extreme Divine Crystal he took down to make a defensive soul tool. This defensive soul tool is made according to Qiuqiu's body size, and it is also a gift we gave to Qiuqiu."

Nan Shuishui's eyes lit up; Ye Guyi clearly considered Nan Qiuqiu a true friend. Feeling deeply gratified, she accepted the gift on Nan Qiuqiu's behalf with a smile.

"Thank you for your trouble."

As she spoke, she transmitted her voice using her soul power.

"Qiuqiu, come here."

Her tone became much sterner when speaking to Nan Qiuqiu.

Despite her reluctance, Nan Qiuqiu dared not delay and came to the vine-covered canopy, intimidated by Nan Shuishui's imposing presence.

Xu Zihuang didn't say much, and directly took out an exquisite ice-blue inner armor from his storage soul tool. The inner armor was composed of one hundred and eight identical rhomboid ice divine crystals. Under the sunlight, the surrounding space was covered with a layer of bluish luster.

"This should be considered a level six defensive soul tool of the armor type, called the Ice Extreme God Armor. Its defensive power is comparable to that of a typical level seven defensive soul tool. Wearing this Ice Extreme God Armor will truly make one impervious to water and fire. It can also greatly reduce the power of ice and fire attribute soul skills."

Xu Zihuang's introduction was concise, but it made Nan Shuishui and Nan Qiuqiu's eyes widen.

Even though the mother and daughter didn't have an in-depth understanding of soul tools, they could still tell how extraordinary the Ice Extreme Divine Armor was from Yu Tianhuang's introduction.

Nan Shuishui never expected that Yu Tianhuang had such a high level of expertise at the Soul Master level.

Ye Guyi handed the Ice Extreme Divine Armor to Nan Qiuqiu, who was still in a daze.

"Qiuqiu, this Ice Extreme Armor is for you."

"Huh? It's for me?" Nan Qiuqiu exclaimed in surprise, instinctively taking it. This Ice God Armor truly matched her aesthetic perfectly. Girls are emotional, and naturally have little resistance to beautiful things.

Ye Guyi smiled and said, "Tianhuang was originally made according to your measurements. If not you, who else would I give it to?"

But Nan Qiuqiu's focus was not on this. She held the Ice Extreme Armor to her chest with both hands and exclaimed in shock.

"How did he know my measurements?!"

"I told Tianhuang," Ye Guyi explained with a helpless expression.

Nan Shui Shui gently touched her forehead and sighed heavily.

Other girls, upon seeing such an outstanding and talented Soul Master as Yu Tianhuang, would normally try every means to get close to him. But his silly daughter acted as if he had suffered a great loss.

"Alright, you can go now. I still need to talk to Tianhuang and Guyi about other things." Her words were full of disdain.

"Oh." Nan Qiuqiu pouted. But looking at the Ice God Armor in her hand, she grinned foolishly.

Chapter 335 Revisiting the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire

Nan Shuiping calmly reflected on his emotions.

In her eyes, Nan Qiuqiu was already outstanding enough.

But now, looking at Yu Tianhuang and Ye Guyi, who are so much better than Nan Qiuqiu, she can't help but reflect on whether she had been too lenient with Nan Qiuqiu in the past.

It seems we'll need to be stricter in the future.