Chapter 139 - Smoke from the Returning Ruins
A cold, steady hand silently pressed against his back. Pure, peaceful black ice evil energy, with a barely perceptible warmth, instantly surged in, calming the turbulent flow of talismanic energy churning through his meridians.
He didn't know when he was standing half a step behind Xie Zhao, like a silent guardian.
The hand that was against Xie Zhao's back was not withdrawn immediately. The cold touch from the palm and the incoming force formed a strange sense of contradiction, but it allowed Xie Zhao to stabilize his body in an instant.
Xie Zhao felt the lingering coldness on his back and the calming power within him. He turned to look at Chu Linyuan, his peach blossom eyes curved into crescents, his expression lighthearted and a hint of cunning. "Brother, is this service... a monthly subscription? The price is negotiable!"
Chu Linyuan didn't even bother to raise his eyelids. He turned around and walked towards the area where materials were piled up, expressing with his actions that he "didn't bother to pay attention to you."
Xie Zhao chuckled, unconcerned. He looked down at the Jinghong Fubi brush in his hand. The silver tip of the brush still had a few dark golden auras, like tiny stars inlaid on it.
Looking at the still bright Chenji star sand in the black jade box, the warmth in my heart became even stronger.
His eyes rolled and a plan came to his mind.
"Little Tangdou! Stop daydreaming!" Xie Zhao shouted to Su Tang, who was still looking up at the sky, "Come here! Help me, senior brother!"
Su Tang came back to her senses and ran over happily: "Second Brother! What's up? Do you want to livestream your talisman drawing? That was definitely a hit!"
"What live broadcast!" Xie Zhao knocked her head in annoyance. "See these star sand fragments in the box?" He pointed at the extremely small amount of Chenji star sand powder scattered on the edge of the black jade box. "This is good stuff! Don't waste it! Go find some sturdy cloth and cut it into palm-sized pieces!"
"Cloth scraps?" Su Tang, unsure, immediately began searching through her "Treasure Bag" storage bag. Soon, she found a few scraps—tough monster hides, silky brocade, and even a small, dark red piece with a dark ice-like pattern... a fragment of a black robe?
Xie Zhao's gaze paused for a moment on the dark red fragment of the black robe, a meaningful smile playing on his lips. He carefully gathered the fragments of star sand from the edge of the black jade box. Although the amount was very small, each grain contained pure star power.
"Jinghong, lend me some ink," Xie Zhao whispered into his natal talisman brush. From the tip of the brush flowed a stream of warm, pale golden talisman blood, imbued with the essence of Xie Zhao's talismanic path.
He mixed the talisman blood with the bits of star sand, and something amazing happened!
The light golden talisman blood was like the best adhesive, instantly condensing the finely divided star sand into a small pool of extremely expensive ink that shone with a light of light gold and star blue.
Xie Zhao picked up the piece of cloth handed to him by Su Tang, dipped the Jinghong Fu pen into the special "ink", and began to write on the cloth!
He painted with great concentration, pouring his heart and soul into every stroke.
"Here!" Xie Zhao finished drawing the first one and casually tossed it to Su Tang, "Keep it close to your body! It keeps you warm, refreshes your mind, and adds blessings. It's a must-have for those who love this couple!"
Su Tang took the "New Warm Sun Talisman" that exuded gentle warmth and faint starlight. Her psychic eyes lit up surprisingly, and her little face flushed with excitement: "Wow! Second Brother! This is... a limited edition Star Warm Sun Talisman?! Family! See it! It's a priceless treasure!" She immediately put it in her arms like a treasure.
Xie Zhao did the same thing again, using the brocade cloth to draw a picture for Bai Xiaolu, and then placed it close to the little girl. Bai Xiaolu touched the warm talisman in her arms, her clear eyes filled with joy, and whispered, "Thank you, Second Brother."
When it was Tie Niu's turn, Xie Zhao looked at his huge body and honest face, thought for a moment, and then used the largest piece of monster skin to draw an enlarged and bold version of the Warm Sun Talisman. He then slapped it on Tie Niu's bronze chest: "Stupid ox! Keep it close to you! Next time Junior Sister Luo poisons you, you'll scream less!"
Tie Niu scratched his head, looked at the sun pattern on his chest that twinkled with little stars, and chuckled foolishly: "Hehe! Warm! Thank you, Second Brother!"
Luo Hongyi crossed her arms, with a hint of disdain on her beautiful face, and snorted, "Flashy." But her eyes involuntarily drifted to the last piece of cloth in Xie Zhao's hand - the dark red piece of Xuanyi.
Xie Zhao picked up the fragment and brushed his fingertips over the familiar black ice evil patterns on it, and the smile in his peach blossom eyes deepened.
He dipped the last bit of precious "ink" and wrote with even greater care. The crooked sun pattern remained, but the stars at the center were now exceptionally bright and solid.
After finishing the painting, he did not send it out immediately, but walked to Chu Linyuan who was processing the last piece of star-patterned iron component.
Chu Linyuan was carving the mortise and tenon joints on a component with the tip of his Immortal-Slaying Spear, his movements precise and cold. Xie Zhao's approach caused his hand holding the spear to pause almost imperceptibly.
"Brother," Xie Zhao said with a flattering smile as he handed the Star Warming Sun Talisman painted on the fragment of the dark red robe to Chu Linyuan. "Here, this is yours."
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