Heavenjade's lips trembled, and her voice came out choked. "I will."

Although Black King's eyes remained tightly shut, his voice drifted out once more. "Master… do you still remember the favor I asked of you a while back?"

Luo Chen went still and searched his memory. For a moment, nothing came to him, and shame pricked at his heart. Black King had rarely asked anything of him, yet Luo Chen still could not recall it at once. Fortunately, the memory surfaced eventually. "An enchanted treasure… You're talking about making an enchanted treasure for that little girl from the Zhang family?"

"Mmm…" Black King answered weakly.

That had indeed happened. Black King had pitied the orphaned little girl of the Zhang family, so he had given Luo Chen the undigested Cliff Serpent hide and asked him to make a protective enchanted treasure for her. Luo Chen still remembered her name—Zhang Jingqing, a name that Zhang Jiadi had chosen with care to win his favor.

Luo Chen replied solemnly, "If I get the chance, I'll keep that promise and personally deliver the gift to...