Douluo Dalu: Start with a Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgement

Chapter 273 Nan Shuishui's Gift
The next morning, when the first ray of sunlight penetrated the clouds and sprinkled on the streets and alleys of Longcheng, the whole city seemed to be gently awakened by the golden light. The world after the snow was particularly quiet, and the air was filled with a fresh breath.

The branches of the trees on both sides of the street were covered with thick snow, as if they were wearing white feather coats. The snow on the roofs sparkled in the morning light, like countless shining gems.

Children played in the snow, their laughter echoing in the quiet streets, breaking the tranquility of the early morning.

When Ji Lin opened his eyes after being awakened by the sound of children playing outside the window, Miss Meng was no longer by his side, only a messy bed.

Ji Lin yawned and went into the bathroom to wash up with sleepy eyes.

He and Miss Meng fought fiercely until very late last night and were very exhausted. He felt a little sluggish in the morning, but he soon recovered, dressed neatly, sat on the sofa in the living room, and waited for the hotel to deliver breakfast.

When Ye Guyi, Nana and Ling Luochen entered Ji Lin's room and sat at the dining table to eat breakfast, Meng Hongchen finally arrived. She had changed her clothes from last night and wore a red and white dress with black stockings today. She sat quietly at the dining table eating breakfast as if nothing had happened.

Before dawn, Miss Meng ran back to her room. She didn't want to expose her relationship with Ji Lin so soon. Firstly, she liked the thrill of sneaking around, and secondly, she didn't want to be beaten by Wang Qiuer yet. At least she had to wait until the day she left Shrek Academy to tell Wang Qiuer the truth. When she thought of Wang Qiuer's expression when he wanted to beat her but couldn't find anyone, Meng Hongchen felt a sense of anticipation.

After breakfast, Ji Lin checked out of several rooms. He was going to pick up Nan Qiuqiu today, and then prepare to return to Shrek Academy. They did not plan to stay in Longcheng any longer.

When Ji Lin and his companions walked out of the hotel, Nan Qiuqiu was already waiting at the door.

Seeing Ji Lin coming down, Nan Qiuqiu's eyes lit up and she quickly stepped forward and said, "Let's go, my mother is still waiting. She has prepared a mysterious gift for you, and even I don't know what it is. It's so mysterious."

Following Nan Qiuqiu, Ji Lin came to the Earth Dragon Gate again and followed Nan Qiuqiu directly into the backyard.

Nan Qiuqiu and a few others went straight to the backyard of Dilongmen. The backyard was a large garden, and Nan Shuishui was already waiting there.

Nan Shuishui saw Ji Lin and the others coming and said with a smile: "You are here, Qiuqiu, you stay here with the sisters to drink some tea and eat some snacks first. Mother has something to talk to Ji Lin alone."

Ji Lin seemed to be thinking about something. Nan Shuishui obviously had something she didn't want anyone else to know and only wanted to tell Ji Lin.

Ji Lin had already guessed where Nan Shuishui was going to take him.

Ji Lin nodded to Meng Hongchen and the others, indicating that they should wait for him here.

Nan Shuishui led Ji Lin forward and they came to a well deep in the backyard.

As he got closer to the well, Ji Lin felt that the Ice Emperor's Holy Mark, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's Holy Mark, and the Snow Emperor's Holy Mark all reacted at the same time, which made him more certain of his guess. Nan Shuishui stopped and said to Ji Lin, "This is the gift I'm going to give you. It's a cold spring. The cold spring contains rich spiritual energy. Drinking it normally can nourish the bodies of our soul masters. However, only the masters of the Dilongmen in the past generations knew that there was actually a cave under this cold spring, but it was isolated by our mechanism. In that cave, there are many strange ores. But the temperature in the cave is too low. Even if the powerful Titled Douluo among the ancestors went in, they couldn't stay there for long. Once, an ancestor dug out a small piece of ore from it. It contained a strong breath of ice attribute, and the ore itself showed metallic properties. Therefore, the ancestors passed it down and always believed that there was a vein inside this cave, a vein with rare metals of ice attribute. As for how deep it is, we don't know."

Nan Shuishui looked at Ji Lin and said, "You used the power of the Ultimate Ice in the previous battle at the Holy Spirit Church branch. It shouldn't be a problem for you to survive in this cave. If the ore below is useful to you, you can dig it out. I hope that Dilongmen and Zizaimen can cooperate further in the future. Originally, I was going to give the things below as Qiuqiu's dowry, but since Qiuqiu has joined Zizaimen, I will give these things to Zizaimen."

Ji Lin certainly knew how precious the things below were, so he said to Nan Shuishui: "Senior Nan, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of Qiuqiu and won't let her suffer any grievances in Zizaimen."

Nan Shuishui smiled and said, "Don't be so polite, just call me aunt. Qiuqiu has joined the Zizai Sect, so we are considered a family from now on."

Ji Lin nodded and said, "Okay, Aunt Nan."

After Nan Shuishui explained the method of opening the cave to him in detail, she said, "Go down, we'll wait for you outside. Don't force yourself. Although you have the power of extreme ice, I once tried to enter the cave, and after just a few seconds, I felt like I was going to freeze to death. The temperature down there is too low, and it's totally unbearable for humans."

"it is good."

Ji Lin certainly knew what was underneath, but there was no danger to him.

Nodding to Nan Shuishui, Ji Lin jumped directly into the well.

As soon as he entered the well, he was immediately filled with a chilly and cold air. However, this chill had no effect on Ji Lin.

Soon Ji Lin fell into the cold spring. The cold spring was icy cold, at least below zero, but strangely, it did not condense. After entering the cold spring, Ji Lin could clearly feel that the spring water contained the essence of heaven and earth, and it was very pure. No wonder Nan Shuishui said that the spring water here could nourish the human body.

The cold spring was very deep, and the temperature dropped as one went down. If an ordinary soul master had been here, his soul power would have already begun to be consumed at a high speed. But for Ji Lin, who possessed the Ice and Snow Maiden martial spirit, it was like returning to his home turf.

The light around him gradually dimmed. Ji Lin turned on his mental detection. Although he knew there might be no danger below, he still had to be careful. What if something unexpected happened? He didn't want to die before he could accomplish his mission.

The cave that Nan Shuishui mentioned was about 30 meters deep. But Ji Lin's spiritual detection clearly sensed that there was something deeper than 30 meters.

Ji Lin's spiritual detection revealed that the bottom of the spring was the eye of a cold spring with an extremely low temperature. Except for the ultimate ice martial spirit, few people could go down to the location of the cold spring eye.

Soon Ji Lin arrived at the location of the cave that Nan Shuishui mentioned, about 25 meters underwater.

(End of this chapter)