Xu Qing looked hesitantly at the fruit, and then at the peerlessly beautiful young woman offering it to him. Given that the Heir Apparent was with her, it was easy to guess who she was. However, it was hard to match up what he was seeing in front of him with what he had seen back in the northern ice plains.0

The difference was staggering. What was more, he had just been bracing himself for a big fight with a Spirit Trove expert. But now....8

Xu Qing looked at the fruit, stowed any questions he had, and respectfully accepted it.0

“Many thanks, Senior.”0

Things were fine this way as well.0

Princess Brightblossom nodded slightly. She had already taken a liking to this young man. One reason was that her little brother approved of him. The other was that she knew he had played a key role in freeing her from captivity.0

She was the type of person who knew whom to show gratitude to, and whom to feel resentment against. And thus, she just couldn’t bear to watch the results of her little brother’s so-called ‘tempering’ and ‘gift-giving.’10

The Heir Apparent looked vaguely irritated. He had been hoping to temper Xu Qing further, only to have his third sister take charge and do this. In the end, all he could do was smile.0

“Well, I guess we should get going now,” he said, looking at his third...0