Tianyan Identification

Blood of the Secret Realm: Contains one hundred drops of divine blood energy.

When the test results came out, Jiang Yuan felt as if his heart had been cut by a knife, because not long ago, he promised to share a portion of the spoils with Liu Zhaodi, which meant that at least one of the three drops of secret realm blood had to be given to Liu Zhaodi.

Then wouldn't all his hard work coming to the Liu family for a meal have been for nothing, since there's no guarantee that the three divine blood stones Liu Zhaodi gave him wouldn't even contain a hundred drops of divine blood energy?

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Liu Zhaodi felt very uncomfortable under Jiang Yuan's gaze.

"This is yours!"

In the end, Jiang Yuan reluctantly gave Liu Zhaodi a drop of the secret realm's blood. If she hadn't led him to the altar this time, he wouldn't have had such a great harvest. Both morally and logically, she deserved a share of the spoils.

"You should keep it!" The quick-witted Liu Zhaodi knew exactly what Jiang Yuan was thinking, so when Jiang Yuan handed over the blood of the secret realm, she wasn't tempted at all. She simply said, "For me, the best spoils of war are already in my hands!"

"Hmm?" Jiang Yuan looked puzzled. Did Liu Zhaodi collect some spoils of war along the way?

"Want to know what spoils I got?" Liu Zhaodi remained mysterious.

Although Jiang Yuan wasn't particularly interested in knowing, he answered out of habit, "I want to!"

"Then close your eyes! I'll show you." Liu Zhaodi's eyes held a hint of playfulness.

"Forget it, I'm not interested!" Jiang Yuan shook his head.

"Please, just close your eyes for a little while!"

Liu Zhaodi leaned closer, clasped her hands together, and said in a slightly pleading tone.

"Okay, then hurry up and take it out!"

After saying that, he closed his eyes and waited quietly for Liu Zhaodi to take out the so-called spoils of war.

However, the moment he closed his eyes, he suddenly felt a fragrant breeze wafting towards him. He quickly raised his hand to block it, and his hand landed right on Liu Zhaodi's forehead.

"What are you doing?" Jiang Yuan pressed Liu Zhaodi's forehead, quietly looking at the person whose face was burning red so close to his.

Upon being discovered, Liu Zhaodi immediately felt guilty and panicked, trying to turn around, but she couldn't break free from Jiang Yuan's arm. In the end, she could only timidly say, "I...I'll try...try the lip color! Yes, just try the lip color!"

After saying that, Liu Zhaodi immediately pointed to her lips and said in a panic, "This is the lipstick my dad gave me for my twentieth birthday. Do you think it looks good?"

After asking, Liu Zhaodi specifically said, "If it looks good, I'll wear this later!"

Jiang Yuan was completely bewildered. He asked in confusion, "So, the spoils you showed me were lipsticks?"

"Uh, yes, yes, it's lipstick!" Liu Zhaodi swallowed hard, feeling so embarrassed that she could dig a two-bedroom apartment out of the ground with her toes.

"I thought it was some kind of trophy!" Jiang Yuan was amused by Liu Zhaodi's behavior. This woman sometimes seemed quite smart, but at other times her intelligence was hard to describe.

"Does it look good?" Liu Zhaodi asked, mustering her courage to lean in. The distance between their lips and teeth was only a few centimeters.

At this moment, Jiang Yuan admitted that he was somewhat dazed. Looking closely at that face that looked like a lotus emerging from the water, and her luscious red lips, as well as those eyes that always carried tenderness and timidity, he felt a conflicted emotion of wanting to get close to what he loved but not daring to get too close. And this conflict was subtly related to him.

"Jiang Yuan!" Liu Zhaodi drew closer and closer, seemingly to finish what she hadn't been able to do earlier.

The moment the red lips touched, Jiang Yuan snapped back to reality. He took two steps back, grabbed Liu Zhaodi's shoulders, and said, "Beautiful, very beautiful!"

Feeling disappointed at her lack of response, Liu Zhaodi covered her dress neckline and stood there dumbfounded. Normally, she would have been overjoyed to hear Jiang Yuan praise her like this, but she couldn't feel happy at this moment.

Jiang Yuan pushed her away, which meant that he hadn't accepted her yet!

"Zhao Di, the lipstick is very pretty, but it's yours, not this time's spoils! So, I'll give you two choices: first, choose a drop of Secret Realm Blood; second, I'll give you an additional talent, or replace one of your existing talents!"

After Jiang Yuan finished speaking, he let go of her hand. Liu Zhaodi was still in a daze and hadn't come back to her senses. He could only add, "You helped me this time too. If you don't accept it, I'll feel bad!"

The doorbell rang, and a voice came from outside the door.

"Miss, the young master's formal attire is ready. Would you like us to help him change?" the butler called from outside the door.

Liu Zhaodi took a deep breath and said after several seconds, "No need, just leave it at the door. I'll change it for my son-in-law later!"

"Okay." The butler put down the things outside the door and left quietly.

"You even prepared a formal dress for me?" Jiang Yuan had already noticed that Liu Zhaodi had changed into a backless strapless evening gown. He had initially thought it was just a casual meal, but now that Liu Zhaodi was dressed so formally, it was clear that it couldn't be that simple.

Liu Zhaodi forced a smile and explained, "Actually, today is my eldest sister's twenty-fifth birthday!"

"So that's how it is?" Jiang Yuan said thoughtfully.

"Let's change into the dress first!" Liu Zhaodi turned around and went to the door to get the dress.

"No rush, we have more important things to do!" Jiang Yuan stopped Liu Zhaodi and asked, "You had to choose one of the two choices we just had!"

Liu Zhaodi timidly took two steps back, then muttered, "Only two? Is there a third option, like offering yourself in marriage?"

"Miss, times have changed! There's no such thing as offering yourself in marriage these days!" Jiang Yuan said half-jokingly.

"Then I prefer someone who repays me with their body!" Liu Zhaodi pouted, unconvinced.

"I suggest you choose the latter option. After all, the number of Talent Balls is limited! Moreover, you may never have this kind of opportunity again!" Jiang Yuan solemnly advised.

The Hand of Death was of paramount importance, and he had even kept it from Ning Yanlan, so naturally he wouldn't be honest with Liu Zhaodi. Therefore, he used the Talent Orb as an excuse to gloss over it. As for what he said, it was indeed true. Talent is something one is born with, and if Liu Zhaodi missed the opportunity to replace the Hand of Death, it would be almost impossible for her to have any other talent for the rest of her life.

"Are you serious?" Liu Zhaodi's expression turned serious when she saw Jiang Yuan's extremely serious expression.

“I recommend three talents; you can choose one! The first is Devouring, which is undoubtedly the strongest support talent. As long as you frequently kill enemies, increasing your energy cap by twenty points a day is no problem. In other words, once you learn Devouring, reaching the ninth rank is just a month away! The second is Shadow Slaughter, which is a transformation-type talent, and in some ways, it's no less powerful than Devouring. As for the last one, since you possess mutated soul energy, I recommend Mind Control.” Jiang Yuan finished speaking and waited quietly for Liu Zhaodi to make her decision.

"Can I really choose for myself?"

Liu Zhaodi was somewhat incredulous upon hearing this. Talent is something that depends entirely on personal opportunity, but now someone was telling her that she could choose her own talent. How could this not leave her bewildered?

"Sure, but you have to swear you won't leak this information!" Jiang Yuan said cautiously.

"Okay, I swear!"