Chapter : 35 : Choosing The Blue Water Fruit :
Location : Xiao Ming's House :
After making his decision final on the matter of supporting the decision of the engagement cancellation .
Finally Xiao Ming shifted his attention to the rest of the information he gathered in the life simulation .
The third greatest news was the visit of the imperial princess Long Yanran .
" Now that's a real surprise. "
To be honest it was a public knowledge that the relationship between the royal family and the Xiao clan were on very friendly terms .
And everyone from big clans to normal people in the kingdom knew that it was the Xiao clan who gave the most support to the current king when he first ascended to the throne .
And Xiao Yun and Long Yanran being childhood friends also made sense after all people of their status must have known each other from a long time .
But what affected Xiao Ming the most was that apparently this imperial princess Long Yanran was quite interested in his light affinity .
Well to be honest perhaps this is understandable considering how rare and useful the light affinity is.
Moreover her knowledge about the uses of the light affinity must be very high considering her imperial status .
And royals often searched for people with talent and unique powers to serve under them .
Xiao Ming was considered a genius in the Xiao clan's younger generation .
Along with the light affinity and his Alchemist talents it was no wonder that the imperial princess took notice of him as a potential candidate to help her in the future .
" Sigh ! What a headache . " - at this point Xiao Ming felt that fighting the magical lion beast might just be far better than this kind of scenario .
While he knew that eventually he will have to choose in such matters but he still didn't like it .
' But it's not like I can refuse the imperial princess . ' - he thought bitterly .
Refusing to answer the questions asked by the imperial princess is similar to insulting her .
And insulting a royal comes with consequences even for people's from big clans .
And he does not have what it takes to face those consequences .
After all the royal family of the Yu Shan Kingdom is the Long clan and they hold significant powers .
Not just political power but cultivation and military power as well .
While the kingdom does require the services provided by the clans like the Xiao clan but in every way they are subordinates to the royal family .
" And it's not like there is something I truly need to hide from her especially about my light affinity .
" Obviously I will not tell her about my past life and my system . "
But what interested him even more was that why would she visit at a time like this .
After all in the life simulation he clearly saw that the activities of the dark cultivators around the area had increased for some reason .
And it also stated that her visit was delayed because of it .
But why not cancel it all together especially considering it might be as serious security risk for a member of the imperial family .
" And the moment she came she was directly taken in by the clan head and the elders to the meeting hall. " - Xiao Ming felt that something was strange about this situation as well .
Well it is not abnormal for the clan leader to come himself and take the guest especially if they are from the imperial family to the meeting room personally .
But in the life simulation while it was not visible for most people but Xiao Ming clearly saw that the clan leader and the elders acted a little strange .
As if they had a very important matter to discuss with the princess .
So coupled with the fact that the clan had just made a engagement promise cancellation it was highly possible that this meeting was not simply about a visit .
It was about some serious matters of discussion .
" Should I leave the clan for a few days before she comes ? " - suddenly this idea crossed his mind .
If he goes outside the clan for a few days and wait for the princess to leave then he can avoid any contact with her .
" No ! No ! No ! No ! That won't work . "
But he quickly dismissed this idea as it was not quite possible .
He was already considered a big figure in the clan so if he leaves in a time like this people will certainly notice .
And it was quite clear from the life simulation that the second elder wanted to introduce him to the princess so his chances of avoiding any contact with her was not possible .
Obviously he didn't doubt the intentions of the second elder after all he was just trying to introduce him to the higher society of powerful and influential figure .
It was to help him gain more connections in the future and also help the clan showcase their younger generation in front of the imperial princess .
Obviously he couldn't blame the second elder .
But this wasn't the only thing in his mind right now .
" Well ! she is very beautiful and lovely. " - at this thought a blush appeared on Xiao Ming's face .
It would be a lie if he said that he didn't find the imperial princess Long Yanran to be very attractive .
So talking and making connections with her might not be a bad thing after all .
The more Xiao Ming thought the more he felt a strange sensation in her heart .
" No ! No ! Stop it I can't think like that . " - he however quickly shook his head trying to leave those thoughts behind .
( Author's Thoughts : Deny all you want but we all know what's going on đź’•. )
After all he had more important matters to worry about .
Especially with the news related to the dark cultivator's rising presence in the area .
" And that's not a good sign at all . " - Xiao Ming said now oncs again serious .
While the dark cultivators were evil they were cunning and almost never poked poked out their heads from the shadows .
Especially not around the glory city where the Xiao clan is established .
This cultivators who uses dark methods are cunning and cowardly as they will not pick fight with is superior opponents but will target weaker once .
But if they are breaking this rule now .
Then that means whatever they are after now must be significantly important for them .
At least significant enough to risk their own safety by coming and causing trouble near the Glory city .
And this was even more trouble some for Xiao Ming especially because of his recently revealed light affinity .
" Ahhh ! Why does every kind of trouble just comes one after another can't I just have a little break . "
First a strong magical beast once again ending his journey in the life simulation .
Then the engagement promise cancellation then comes the imperial princess visit and her interest in his light affinity .
And now this dark cultivators .
At this point Xiao Ming felt really frustrated as he jumped on to his bed complaining about the situation .
And it was only taking some deep breaths and complaining about the situation his heart finally felt a little more light .
" Alright let's quickly choose the reward and after that I will think everything else later . "
With that he focused his eyes on the three reward options in front of him .
Obviously without a second thought he cancelled the second reward .
The knowledge about The light affinity is something he can learn from the clan library in the future anytime he wants .
So that's not something he is going to choose .
The real question comes for the first and the third prize .
" The third tier alchemist pill Air Walking Pill is indeed something that can be considered a great treasure for a small clan like Zhao clan . "
Air walking pill was a third tier Alchemist pill that just like it's name suggested granted the person the ability to walk in the air for a temporary amount of time .
Well ! to be more precise that person can float in the air and move his body around like his walking but it's still fastly different from walking on the ground .
There are several limiting factors here for example you can't float to high in the air and usually the temporary time period is only about 5 minutes.
Moreover your speed will also be restricted in this process because most people who rely on this kind of Alchemist pill to fly are those who have little to no experience in flying combat .
And that's exactly why this pill is considered a third tier alchemist pill not of higher grade.
But still even with all the limits it's still gives a advantage in battle .
And this is something that he can actually use .
" Theoretically it is possible for me to take this pill and go search for the purple flaming flower . "
And when he finds that flower and gets in front of the lion beast he can somehow distract that beast and then use this pill to fly away from that area as quickly as he can .
In this way he can take away the Purple flaming flower without engaging the lion beast in a open battle .
But this too had a great problem and that problem is ...
" While possible theoretically it will be very hard to pull in practicality . "
While the plan seemed simple on paper is quite hard when you put it in real use .
After all what's the guarantee that he will not encounter the lion beast before finding the Purple flaming flower .
And in that scenario he will have to use the air walking pill to escape without making any significant progress .
And this is just one of the unexpected scenario that can happen and there are more .
And Xiao Ming wasn't quite willing to gamble his life on this uncertainty .
So that remained the last option as the best possible option for him .
" The blue Water Fruit is also a treasure of nature , evsn if it is not as good as the Purple flaming flower . "
To be honest this Blue Water fruit was farmer useful to him right at this moment then anything else .
He had already understood his mistake from his life simulation and had already decided to change his training schedule to make more time for practicing the multiple water hands technique .
And this Blue Water fruit will increase the power office water affinity by a lot .
This will directly help him to increase his strength and it will also save him a lot of time of practice .
" Alright ! System I choose the Blue Water fruit as my reward . "
" Ding ! System Notification : Host you have chosen the Blue Water fruit as your reward .
Reward Granted : The reward has been sent to your storage ring . "
With that he open his storage ring and took out the Blue Water fruit from it .
The colour of the fruit was navy blue and it was the size of an apple .
At the same time the fruit had a jelly like texture and smelled like you are standing near a seashore .
" Well then ! I just hope it doesn't taste bad like some other fruits we know that gives you power . " - with that he took a bitr expecting it to taste very bad .
However the taste wasn't actually bad but ...
" It tastes like normal water. " - he must say that he was quite disappointed by this taste.
However it was not that taste of the fruit that mattered but it was it's work .
Because right now he was feeling a calm and gentle Dou Qi energy passing through his body as if water .
This sensation was so peaceful that he felt that he might just fall asleep .
" Focus ! I need to focus and redirect this energy throughout my body . " - he quickly got back to meditation and quickly started gently pushing the energy throughout his body just like he does every time he meditates .
And due to the gentle nature of the water affinity possessed by the Blue Water fruit it was far more easier to achieve them excepted .
So within 10 minutes the entire energy was totally distributed and absorbed by Xiao Ming .
" Yarn !!! That was quite good but now it's time to sleep . "
This life simulation and the subsequent events had been too taxing not physically but mentally .
And now all he wanted to do was have a good night of rest.
With that he sleep comfortable in his bed as he looked one last time at the night sky before closing his eyes .
The future was still filled with obstacles but for tonight he was going to rest .
" Good night . "
To Be Continued .