Chapter 30: I have a gift for you
"Follow me." Wang F鑞 Y襫g past through several gateways. Pavilions, hard, and soft partitions. They traverse through several outdoor corridors and gardens to arrive at the Eastern Courtyard of the Heir. Liu Ti醤 Q� was deeply shocked as they removed their shoes before entering Wang F鑞 Y襫g residence.
Liu Ti醤 Q� looked at Wang F鑞 Y襫g and beamed brightly at him as they entered Wang F鑞 Y襫g`s lounge area. Wang F鑞 Y襫g led her to a low table that sat before the open doors leading to a beautiful but masculine inner courtyard.
Wang F鑞 Y襫g looked over to Liu Ti醤 Q�, who had an enormous bright smile on her face, raising a questioning eyebrow at her as they sat down at the table. Her smile grew even wilder as she said, "For you to welcome me into your personal space. I guess you really see me as a friend now big brother."
Instead of answering, Wang F鑞 Y襫g looked towards the servants standing by ready to assist and said in an ice-cold voice, "You are all dismissed. After exiting, move back fifty paces from the door."
After the servants left, Liu Ti醤 Q� said, "First before we get down to business. I have a gift for you." Liu Ti醤 Q� looked down to open the package that held Wang F鑞 Y襫g`s gift. So she missed the wide range of emotion that briefly rippled across his face and through his eyes, vanquishing the cold mask that constantly graced his face and eyes. It presented a devastatingly beautiful picture. Emotion tore through him, but quickly Wang F鑞 Y襫g promptly got it back under control.
Finally getting the package open. Liu Ti醤 Q� retrieved the plain wooden dark stained box. Opening it, she slid the box across the table to Wang F鑞 Y襫g saying, "The last time I incidentally grabbed big brother. My hand brushed against you. You felt very cold to me. I don`t know if you always feel that way. Anyway, today, when I came across this emerald green imperial warming jade medallion. I thought of big brother and decided to get it for big brother."
Wang F鑞 Y襫g retrieved the medallion from the wooden box. It rested in the box on layers of golden-colored silk. Looking closely at the five-clawed dragon carved into the jade medallion. His neck snapped up, and he looked intently at Liu Ti醤 Q� and asked her, "Where did you get this medallion."
"I bought it off a peddler who claimed that he got it from a nobleman in North Arledan in the Northernmost reach of the country. He told me that the Nobleman claimed that the jade medallion was found in a mountain that erupted and spewed fire. I bought it for 30 gold taels." Liu Ti醤 Q� said feeling slightly puzzled about Wang F鑞 Y襫g reaction.This narrative has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. If you see it on Amazon, please report it.
"Where did you meet that peddler?"
"I met him at the same book shop where we met Li Chkn Y�. He had set up a table outside of the bookstore where the mirror vendor was last time. Why is there something wrong with the medallion?" Liu Ti醤 Q� asked in a puzzled voice and a slight frown
"No, it`s fine. Thank you for the gift. I will wear it well."
Liu Ti醤 Q� once again beamed at Wang F鑞 Y襫g saying, "Anytime you go out, If you see something interesting or fun, get it for me. Anytime I find something good. I will get it for big brother or Little Dumpling." Liu Ti醤 Q� felt very happy that her friendship with the Ice Cold young man was progress well. She knew very well. This was not a person who easily let down his guard or allow people to get close to him.
"What was it you wanted to see me about?"
Getting serious, Liu Ti醤 Q� grabbed the heavy sack that she had sat on the floor beside her. Sitting the sack on the table, Liu Ti醤 Q� upended the sack. Dumping all the melded ore onto the table.
The shock of seeing all that melded ore dumped on the table before him almost propelled Wang F鑞 Y襫g from his seat in shock. Although he managed to stay in his seat, he lost all control of his expression. The naked utter shock Wang F鑞 Y襫g felt was printed all over on Wang F鑞 Y襫g normally cold face.
Unknown to Liu Ti醤 Q�, Wang F鑞 Y襫g had more than one shadow warrior monitoring her. The moment the fight ended on the cliff, Wang F鑞 Y襫g began receiving reports from the Shadow Warriors who monitored Liu Ti醤 Q� throughout the afternoon.
However, hearing of the possibilities and seeing the proof of it with one`s own eyes. It was totally two different things. After the report, he received from his shadow warriors. Wang F鑞 Y襫g called one the Commander of his shadow Warriors and sent him to begin investing what was going on on Veiled Mountain.
To make her no wiser and to also confirm the reports that he had received,Wang F鑞 Y襫g asked, "Where did you get all this melded ore? Do you know how rare melded ore is in The Tolling Lands? Not even the emperor can casually pull out this much melded ore."
Unable to control herself anymore, Liu Ti醤 Q� burst into a laughter that sounded beautifully joyful and carefree to Wang F鑞 Y襫g ears. Without saying anything, Wang F鑞 Y襫g picked up the pot of tea that rested on a tea tray in the center of the table. He slowly poured out a cup of tea for himself and Liu Ti醤 Q�. Covering her cup of tea with the lid of the cup. He gently slid the cup of tea across to Liu Ti醤 Q�. After doing so, he sat there and slowly sipped his tea as he waited for Liu Ti醤 Q� to get herself under control.
Struggling to control her glee, Liu Ti醤 Q� finally got herself under control, looking at Wang F鑞 Y襫g face that was no longer covered in a mask of ice. Liu Ti醤 Q� looked across at the beautiful melted Ice Cube. She cupped her hands and bowed in greetings to Wang F鑞 Y襫g and said, "Hello, it`s good to finally meet you, big brother."
Seeing Wang F鑞 Y襫g confused looked printed out on his beautiful unfrozen face said, "I`ve been waiting to meet the person behind the mask of ice. It was good to meet you."