Chapter 473 - 472: Collecting Emotions

Chapter 473: Chapter 472: Collecting Emotions

Su Qi looked at the host, bewildered. She didn’t understand what he meant.

Jiang Zuo said softly, "It’s normal not to understand. Don’t worry about it."

The host smiled. "Yes, it’s fine if you don’t understand. But this Love Stone is said to possess a mysterious power that can protect the love between you two cultivators."

Jiang Zuo looked at Su Qi. ’In reality, I don’t want this thing at all.’

’What Love Stone? It’s all fake.’

Su Qi touched the Love Stone and smiled. "I don’t know why, but it reminds me of our past. It’s like it really does have some kind of power."

The host quickly took the stone out and offered it to Su Qi. "Just carry it for three days, and it will acknowledge you as its owner. You can give it a try, Fairy."

Su Qi smiled. "Alright, I’ll accept it then."

The host said, "Excellent. However, the organizers have a presumptuous request. We’ve recorded the scene that just unfolded. After each match, it will be presented as a bonus for other cultivators to watch.

Of course, we will also credit it as the achievement of you two cultivators."

Su Qi had no objection to this.

Jiang Zuo had nothing to say either.

"If there’s nothing else, we’ll be leaving now."

Jiang Zuo took Su Qi’s hand and left without another word.

Su Qi, of course, followed Jiang Zuo trustingly.

The competition here would continue. Those who wanted to see a sky full of stars would naturally stay.

And the venue gained a new attraction: the chance to watch a sky full of stars at a later time.

Jiang Zuo and Su Qi would no longer concern themselves with the competition.

Meanwhile, Zhong Yiyang had also received his Spirit Stone reward.

He soon regrouped with Liu Yiyi and the others.

"Boss Zhong, don’t worry about it," Chen Yi consoled him. "That Love Stone is useless to you anyway. It’s better not to have it."

Zhong Yiyang rolled his eyes. "Why would I care about someone of that caliber? With my strength, I’m not even qualified to be compared to him.

He’s just too strong. I still can’t comprehend it."

Liu Yiyi said, "It’s fine. If you think you lost because you don’t have a partner, I’ll introduce you to some when we get back.

I know all kinds. I’m just afraid you’ll have too many to choose from."

Zhong Yiyang: "..."

He didn’t need a partner at all.

Xiao Xiaomo said, "Let’s go. Chi Xue Child and the others are here. They want us to go get them. Apparently, they’re broke beyond belief."

"I have a feeling there’s something wrong with this Love Stone," Su Qi said suddenly, looking at it.

Jiang Zuo was curious. "What’s wrong with it?"

Su Qi shook her head. "It just feels strange. And ’protecting love’... isn’t that a bit of a stretch?"

"You’re the one who said watching the Sea of Seven Emotions could let a couple stay together for a lifetime. How is that not a stretch?" Jiang Zuo retorted.

Su Qi argued, "That’s different. The legend of the Sea of Seven Emotions is passed down by word of mouth. I’ve never even heard of this Love Stone.

Besides, love is something you can’t touch or control. But this stone is actively making me recall good memories from the past. That’s not right."

Jiang Zuo took the Love Stone. "Let me wear it. I’ll see what it feels like."

Jiang Zuo was actually quite impressed with Su Qi. The stone was indeed problematic.

It wasn’t a Love Stone at all, but rather a stone that collected emotions.

It had absorbed the emotion of love from the arena just now. Not only that, but it was still absorbing more.

It was probably connected to the competition grounds in some way.

As for why it was given to them...

It was because a Magical Treasure that isn’t being used is just a stone. Only when it’s used can it be considered a Magical Treasure.

A stone that absorbs love—if it has no effect, what’s the point of absorbing love?

And how did it have an effect? Naturally, it affected the person wearing it. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

It would fill the wearer with love.

If this love couldn’t be controlled, the wearer would become a slave to "love" and eventually lose their sense of self. This stone was not a good thing.

In fact, this thing was deadly.

But Jiang Zuo didn’t care. It was just an emotion.

’Control me?’

’Influence me?’

’Impossible.’

Not only would it fail to influence him, but he could also use the emotion for other things.

What those things were would depend on what the people here were really up to.

Seeing Jiang Zuo wearing the Love Stone, Su Qi couldn’t help but ask, "Is it okay?"

Jiang Zuo nodded. "No problem. It’s quite ordinary."

Su Qi shot Jiang Zuo a look, then asked, "What was that just now? Wasn’t it a bit too exaggerated? Is that Sword Skill something a human can learn?"

Jiang Zuo said, "Am I not human? Then what are you?"

Su Qi tried again, "I mean, is it something an ordinary person can learn?"

Jiang Zuo nodded. "Yes, an ordinary person can learn it. I’m the proof."

Jiang Zuo was certain of this. He had learned this Sword Skill under the same conditions as any ordinary person.

Jiu Xi had witnessed it with her own eyes.

Oh, when Jiang Zuo was learning to cook, Jiu Xi was also watching from nearby.

Now Jiang Zuo wondered what Jiu Xi had been feeling back then.

’Was it contempt or disdain?’

’Or perhaps... nostalgia?’

In the past, Jiang Zuo didn’t care what Jiu Xi thought, but now he was a little curious.

But unfortunately, he would never know.

If he asked Su Qi, he might get some answers, but it wasn’t appropriate to ask.

"But how did you learn it? Can you learn it in a month or two?" Su Qi asked.

Jiang Zuo definitely hadn’t practiced with a blade before. Since he knew his cooking was terrible back then, it’s not like he would have practiced chopping vegetables.

Jiang Zuo thought for a moment and said, "Do you believe that someone who hasn’t practiced Cultivation for several years could break through from Tier One all the way to Tier Three?"

Su Qi had already explained the basics of Cultivation to Jiang Zuo long ago.

"I don’t. How could you possibly raise your Cultivation without practicing? Cultivation isn’t like playing house..." At this point, Su Qi couldn’t continue.

She thought of herself.

At that moment, Jiang Zuo asked again, "Well then, Miss Su Qi, can you tell me about your success story? Do you have any secrets to leveling up?"

Su Qi opened her mouth as if to bite Jiang Zuo.

"It’s not the same, okay? But I also don’t know how I leveled up so fast. My senior sister doesn’t know, and my master doesn’t know either. At first, they thought I might have been using you as a Furnace Cauldron.

They really have wild imaginations," Su Qi said with a laugh, linking her arm with Jiang Zuo’s.

Jiang Zuo looked at Su Qi and continued, "Then, Miss Su Qi, do you believe someone could learn Magic by just beating up Fire Elements all the way?

Have you ever seen a Mage who could become a Mage without Meditation or any affinity for the Elements?"

Su Qi: "..., how would I know what’s up with a freak like you."

Jiang Zuo smiled. "I don’t know what’s up with my Magic either, but I did learn the blade work. I learned it very, very seriously. I was actually trying to learn how to cook back then.

Unfortunately, I really couldn’t learn to cook. To this day, I still don’t understand it. How can I be so amazing with a blade, but completely useless at cooking?"

It was true. Jiang Zuo couldn’t cook. Su Qi knew this as well.

She had tried to teach him and knew he wasn’t doing it on purpose, but he just couldn’t learn.

His Talent for cooking was so negative it was off the charts.

He was one step away from not even knowing how to make instant noodles.

It was simply unheard of.

Alright, Su Qi had discovered that her husband was also a strange creature.

Her senior sister said the same thing about her. In that case, she and her husband were truly a perfect match.

Su Qi smiled and said, "I’ve discovered we’re a perfect match."

Jiang Zuo was surprised. "How can you tell?"

"It’s a feeling. I know that if it weren’t for my Mr. Jiang Zuo, I would never accept anyone else.

So, Mr. Jiang Zuo, if you didn’t have your wife Su Qi, would you eventually fall for someone else?" Su Qi asked.

Jiang Zuo shook his head. "I don’t know. But besides Su Qi, I’ve never had eyes for any other woman.

Now or in the future, there’s never been anyone else in my eyes."

Su Qi pouted. "Liar. But I’m happy to be lied to by you. Very happy, in fact."

"Let’s go. Let’s check out the other competitions and see if we can get anything new," Jiang Zuo said, rubbing the Love Stone on his wrist.

This place wasn’t exactly safe, but it hadn’t reached a point where he needed to act.

’It would be best if Su Qi could just get tired of playing and go home.’

"Let’s go over there! It looks like there’s a Maze Array. Let’s go have some fun and see if it’s interesting.

Speaking of which, I used to be a genius at Arrays. It’s only after getting together with you that I let my skills get rusty.

Luckily, Master didn’t mind," Su Qi said, pulling Jiang Zuo along.

’Su Qi was a genius at Arrays?’

Jiang Zuo couldn’t tell. ’Anyway, no matter how much of a genius she is, she can’t be more of a genius than me.’