Path Of The Dragon (A Dark Fantasy Cultivation Wuxia Xianxia Progression Series)

Chapter 152 Crimson Valley Loot

Jie made three cards of herself as Ithilix showed her how and kept one for herself. Perhaps it was vain, but she thought it was interesting to see herself in card form.

Xue proved unwilling to make cards for them until they bribed him with food.

He sat beside them chewing messily after making cards for them as Ithilix taught Jie how to play. Naturally, Ithilix destroyed her.

"Don't worry. This one has had more practice than you. This one is sure you will learn quickly, Princess," Ithilix said.

"Do you play often?" Jie asked.

Ithilix shook her head. "This one rarely has time," she said, "still... this one enjoyed playing with you."

They played one more game after that. It was a bit closer as Jie understood the rules now, but Ithilix still won. What's worse, Ithilix used one of the cards Jie had just made to crush her.

"It's not fair if you have stronger cards than I do," Jie grumbled.

"It's not this one's fault you did not draw yourself," Ithilix said with a smirk, "this one thinks you should keep Chen Yi's cards. That way you have a deck to play with if you want to."

Jie nodded and stored the cards in her storage ring.

After that, they went back to organizing the loot. Though Jie found herself tempted to play just one more game. Just so she could win at least once...

Losing irritated her more than she liked to admit.

They sifted through weapon refinement shards, all kinds of equipment, and some martial skill scrolls that were of little interest to either of them.

Some of the items continued to make Jie feel as though they ought to belong to someone else. Like the ratty, worn, stuffed teddy bear in Chen Ai's storage ring.

Jie wondered if she could return it to whoever Chen Ai had stolen it from and used a scroll of wisdom on it.

A worn stuffed teddy bear embroidered with the name 'Chen Ai'.

A sentimental gift made with care, the bear has been hugged tight for many years and may not survive much longer.

Jie blinked with surprise and turned the bear over in her hands until she found the embroidery the scroll had mentioned. It looked at least as old and worn as the rest of the bear.

It made Jie feel as though she were holding a tear in the fabric of reality as the idea of someone like Chen Ai having something so... normal... seemed unreal.

There were other sentimental items too. Each of which seemed out of place to Jie. She supposed it shouldn't have... they were still people after all.

But, it still felt as though they ought to be carrying around spikes, fire, and skulls. Not... teddy bears, music boxes, cards, scented candles, and love notes.

It just felt... wrong somehow.

Chen Huo had far more resources and items than his siblings, particularly from the Crimson Valley. Among his possessions were several training manuals for sword fighting which Jie found herself reading while Ithilix continued identifying weapons.

It made Jie feel slightly guilty, but they'd agreed to share the book and as Jie planned to leave soon... she wanted to be sure she'd at least read through it before her journey.

That way she might be able to leave it to Ithilix and Pan Zhanshi. He seemed the most likely to benefit from it after all.

Besides, Ithilix didn't seem to mind.