Chapter 41

"Did you know that this little white wolf has both ice and wind attributes?" The old man in gray robes pinched the little white wolf's head and a smile appeared in his eyes.

Jiang Han nodded and asked in confusion, "I know. But what does its attribute have to do with me?"

"Of course it does." The old man in gray robes looked at Jiang Han with a smile, "If I'm not mistaken, you should be cultivating an ice attribute cultivation technique, and it should be of a high grade... It seems to have even affected your body somewhat."

Jiang Han was taken aback, and then a spark of enlightenment flashed in his mind. In an instant, he suddenly understood why Little White was following him.

No wonder, the Ice Soul Technique is an ice attribute cultivation technique, and its influence is not limited to Jiang Han's body; it even has a significant impact on the soul!

In this case, it roughly explains why Little White would follow him. As an ice and wind attribute beast, Little White would naturally feel a sense of closeness to Jiang Han, who exudes a cold aura from his soul.

"That makes sense."

Jiang Han nodded thoughtfully, but soon he frowned. This reason seemed good at first, but upon closer inspection, it felt a bit forced.

It's impossible for Little White to stubbornly follow him just because Jiang Han has an ice attribute aura!

Not to mention that Jiang Han's ice attribute aura is still quite weak. In the Ten Thousand Beast Ridge, there are many ice attribute beasts, like the Ice Python and Snow Lion, which are all ice attribute and have a much stronger cold aura than Jiang Han. There's no reason why Little White would specifically follow Jiang Han.

"There must be another reason." Jiang Han muttered to himself but didn't say it out loud.

"What's wrong? You seem to have some doubts?" The old man in gray robes asked curiously.

"Uh." Jiang Han didn't expect the old man to notice, so he had to explain his thoughts. Of course, he didn't mention that the Ice Soul Technique affects the soul.

After listening to Jiang Han, the old man frowned and pondered, "I forgot about that. Hmm, you have a point, this is indeed a problem."

"That's strange, why would this little white wolf follow you?"

The old man in gray robes looked at Jiang Han, puzzled. Suddenly, a white light flashed in his eyes and shot at Jiang Han.

In that instant, Jiang Han felt as if his entire body was seen through, all his secrets seemed to be exposed, and he stood before the old man as if he were naked, breaking out in a cold sweat.

"Damn, is this old man a pervert? Does he have a thing for guys?" Jiang Han was both shocked and chilled, his skin crawling as goosebumps covered his body.

The old man in gray robes, of course, had no idea about Jiang Han's strange thoughts. Otherwise, he would have been so angry that he might have torn Jiang Han apart.

"There's nothing unusual about you. You don't have a congenital ice attribute constitution, so there's no reason for it." After taking a closer look, the old man's confusion deepened, and he stared at Jiang Han continuously.

After a long while, the old man spoke again, "Have you consumed any ice attribute treasures?"

"No." Jiang Han answered honestly.

"You should have some storage treasures, right? Do you have any ice attribute materials?" The old man continued to ask.

Jiang Han frowned slightly. He realized that the old man was always asking about ice attributes, but Little White was clearly both ice and wind attribute. Why wasn't the old man considering the wind attribute?

"Old sir..."

"Just call me Old Ye." The old man in gray robes waved his hand, interrupting him.

Jiang Han was taken aback but quickly recovered and nodded, "Old Ye, Little White is both ice and wind attribute. Why are you only considering the ice attribute and ignoring the wind attribute?"

Jiang Han thought this would make Old Ye change his thinking, but Old Ye just shook his head and smiled.

"It's simple. Little White... you call it Little White, right? The name fits, but it's also quite ugly... You might not know, but although Little White has both ice and wind attributes, its ice attribute bloodline is far stronger than its wind attribute bloodline. They are not on the same level!"

"Because of this, the ice attribute bloodline completely suppresses the wind attribute bloodline, so it is more inclined towards the ice attribute rather than the wind attribute."

Jiang Han was stunned. He had never heard of one bloodline suppressing another in the same beast. Wouldn't they conflict?

In fact, Jiang Han was right. If a beast has more than one bloodline, there would indeed be some conflict. However, Little White is different. Its ice attribute bloodline is much stronger than its wind attribute bloodline.

To put it simply, the wind attribute bloodline doesn't even have the qualifications to conflict with the ice attribute bloodline!

"If I'm not mistaken, its father should be a demon wolf of at least the Martial Venerable level." Old Ye said.

"Why can't it be its mother?" Jiang Han muttered.

"Do you think the rule of the strong ruling in the demon beast world is a lie?" Old Ye naturally heard Jiang Han's muttering and looked at him with a half-smile, "A Martial Venerable level female demon wolf would never submit to a weaker demon beast! Therefore, the source of the ice attribute can only be the father."

Jiang Han thought about it and realized it made sense, so he nodded.

However, he didn't think Little White's father was just a Martial Venerable. From the way Old Ye casually mentioned the Martial Venerable level, Jiang Han could guess that Old Ye was definitely at least a Martial Venerable level!

However, Old Ye seemed unable to sense the system's presence. Otherwise, the system would have given a warning. The system was even hesitant to detect Little White's bloodline, which clearly showed who was stronger!

"That's strange, why does Little White always follow me?" Jiang Han asked softly.

"You still haven't answered me. Do you have any ice attribute materials?" Old Ye frowned.

Jiang Han cursed inwardly. That's my privacy, old man, why can you ask so casually? It's like I have to tell you everything!

However, he could only curse in his mind. On the surface, he looked thoughtful. Although he was reluctant, he knew that if he didn't say something, Old Ye would keep asking.

After a while, Jiang Han's eyes lit up, and he took out the jade pendant he had worn since childhood, "Is this it?"

"Hmm?" Old Ye's pupils contracted slightly, and with a gesture, the jade pendant was in his hand. He examined it carefully, then suddenly looked up at Jiang Han with bright, clear eyes, "How did you get this jade pendant?"

Jiang Han was taken aback. He had only taken it out to应付应付 (应付应付 means to应付, which can be translated as "to deal with" or "to cope with" in this context, but it's a bit awkward in English. I'll translate it as "to cope with" here.), but did the jade pendant really have some significance, or did his cheap father leave something in it?

"My father gave it to me." Jiang Han was stared at by those eyes, breaking out in a cold sweat, but he didn't lie. There was no need to, and he always felt that the old man could detect if he lied.

Old Ye's eyes dimmed, and he could see that Jiang Han was telling the truth. He lowered his head and stroked the jade pendant, then after a while, he waved his hand, and the jade pendant floated back to Jiang Han. However, his gaze on Jiang Han had become somewhat strange.

"Keep it well. It will be useful in the future." Old Ye said.

Jiang Han put away the jade pendant and nodded hurriedly, then asked, "Old Ye, is it because of this jade pendant?"

"No." Old Ye shook his head, "This jade pendant is extraordinary, but it is not ice attribute. Do you have anything else?"

"No." Jiang Han shook his head directly.

"Then I really can't figure it out!" Old Ye rubbed his forehead, pinched Little White, and looked down, "Little guy, tell us yourself, why do you follow this kid?"

Little White looked up at Old Ye, then rolled its eyes in a human-like manner, lowered its head, and continued to play with the beast crystal.

"..." Old Ye chuckled, "Little guy, you have quite a personality."

Jiang Han: "..."

Watching Old Ye tease Little White, Jiang Han's consciousness sank into his mind. He hadn't expected the jade pendant to be so precious and wanted to check its attributes.

However, when the information about the jade pendant appeared in his mind, Jiang Han was momentarily stunned, his eyes wide.

"Fine, I guess only the little guy knows the reason." After a long while, Old Ye sighed lightly, then turned and walked towards the house behind Skeleton Mountain, "Come in and chat."

Jiang Han stood there, as if he hadn't heard, still in a daze.

"What are you standing there for? Come in!" The old man's voice came from the house.

"Oh, oh." Jiang Han finally reacted and hurried into the house, but his mind was in turmoil over the jade pendant's attributes!

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