The Wine Shop of Eternity
Chapter 170 The Ice Past
Jiu Shen calmed the crying Ice by gently rubbing her head. Along the way, they met Xia Xinyue who was holding a cup filled with tea.
Xia Xinyue was shocked when she saw Jiu Shen holding a crying little girl in her arms, and when she saw how beautiful the little thing was, she instantly had one question in her heart: Is she the daughter of the Sect Master?
“Tuan Sect Master, I was just about to deliver this tea to you.” Xia Xinyue said as she looked at Jiu Shen with a loving smile. Anyone who knew Xia Xinyue would definitely be stunned if they saw her expression now. After all, he was one of the coldest and most aloof elders of the Ice Cloud Sword Sect, but he actually showed a gentle feminine expression to a man.
Xia Xinyue had never experienced love before, but she was one hundred percent sure that she wanted to be together with the man in front of her. Even if he rejected her, she would still follow him.
Jiu Shen's expression warmed up a little when she saw how attentive Xia Xinyue was. “Xinyue, take it to my room.”
Xia Xinyue's smile became wider when she heard how Jiu Shen called out to her. During their time in Green Wood City, he would only refer to it as ‘Elder Xia’, but now, he was willing to call her by her first name. Even though it was only a form of greeting, it still made him very excited as it could already be considered a step forward for their relationship.
Jiu Shen walked towards his room while carrying Ice in his arms. Following behind him was the happy Xia Xinyue who was holding a cup of tea.
Jiu Shen went straight to his bed and let the little lolita sit on his lap. Xia Xinyue sat down beside him after putting a cup of tea on a nearby table.
“You were silent along the way, do you want to talk about what happened to you before you came here in the Profound Dragon Continent?” Jiu Shen asked as he ruffled Ice's white hair.
Ice pouted in dissatisfaction but she could not hide the happy smile on her face after feeling Jiu Shen's gentle touch. “Scent man! I'm not a kid! I'm a hundred years old!”
Xia Xinyue giggled as she looked at the adorable little girl on Jiu Shen's lap.
Jiu Shen shrugged his shoulders flicking Ice's forehead. “Little tiger, I know that a god beast like you has a long life span, so you can still be considered as a child. In terms of age, you're not even as old as me.” Jiu Shen said in a joking tone, but he was actually telling the truth.
Ice puffed her cheeks as she brandished her claws in front of Jiu Shen, but she then realized that she was in her human form, so her actions instead looked cute and cute.
Seeing them joking, Xia Xinyue giggled while covering her little mouth with her hands.
“Come, just tell us. We'll listen to your story.” Jiu Shen smiled as he pinched the little girl's cheek.
Ow hell! Ow hell! Ow hell!
“You tore my face apart! Meow! I'll talk! I'll tell you!” Ice begged as she looked at Jiu Shen sadly with her big eyes.
Jiu Shen let go of her cheek and waited for Lolita to speak. He coincidentally found the descendant of this wounded god beast near his shop, and he immediately knew what it came from when he saw it. Without hesitation, Jiu Shen brought her inside the shop and took care of her injuries. From that moment on, the skinny little white cat slowly gained weight, but he still did not speak to her even after so many days. It was only until recently that he started talking to her, but she still did not ask about her past.
Ice's mischievous expression turned serious before turning sad. Her lips trembled holding back her tears from falling. “I am a Glacial Sovereign Tiger, a god beast with an ancient bloodline. I live peacefully in the Sacred Beast Continent with my parents. These two are just normal ferocious beasts from the Tiger Clan, but they gave birth to me, a beast god with an ancient bloodline. They didn't know why this was happening and just treated it as a miracle, but they were also careful, so they didn't divulge my identity as a god beast to anyone. Everything was fine for a hundred years until a Lion Clan elder discovered my identity.”
Ice's voice stopped because she could barely hold back her tears from spilling. After a few seconds, he continued with a slightly trembling voice. “Klan Lion is one of the strongest beast clans in the Heavenly Beast Continent because they have an old ancestor with cultivation in the Origin God Realm. After that Lion Clan elder discovered my identity, the Lion Clan began to covet my bloodline. . They want to capture me and consume my ancient bloodline to strengthen their own bloodline.”.
Hearing this, Xia Xinyue and Jiu Shen felt both shocked and angry simultaneously.
“The Lion Clan is waging war with our Tiger Clan, but our clan is helpless against them because the strongest expert of our Tiger Clan is only at the peak stage of the Newborn God Realm. With no choice, my parents decided to send me away. Go use the teleportation array formation, and they told me to never return. I-I am so useless even though I am a descendant of a god beast! I can't even protect my parents and clan. .. Now, I don't know anything that happened to them..”.
Ice clenched its small fists as glittering tears streamed down its face.
Jiu Shen cupped the little girl's face with both hands while wiping the tears on her cheeks with both of her thumbs. “Little tiger, after resolving the matter here, I will take you to the Sacred Beast Continent to look for your parents and your Harima Clan. Don'worry. I will let the people of the Lion Clan pay for their crimes.” Jiu Shen's cold voice floated within the room.