Chapter 366: She Is the Life‑Saving Benefactor of the Zhu Lu Summit

Leng Feng gave a slight nod, reached into his sleeve and produced something, "This Blood Jade Bracelet is a token of my regard; please accept it."

The Blood Jade gleamed, crystal clear, instantly revealing it was no ordinary piece.

Fine jade is already rare, let alone Blood Jade—truly a once‑in‑a‑lifetime find!

Even the worldly‑wise Lin Xueyan couldn't help feeling stirred upon seeing the Blood Jade Bracelet.

"It's said the blood in Blood Jade is soaked with Divine Beast's blood. If I'm not mistaken, this bracelet is already ten thousand years old," Lin Xueyan said calmly.

"Miss Lin Da Xiaojie, you truly are well‑read," Leng Feng praised. "Indeed, this Blood Jade Bracelet was forged from ten‑thousand‑year Blood Jade; it can gather spirits and dispel a hundred poisons!"

The crowd, after hearing, stared at the bracelet, their eyes burning with uncontainable excitement.

A bracelet forged from ten‑thousand‑year Blood Jade is a priceless, unattainable treasure!

The Cold General actually gave such a precious Blood Jade Bracelet to Lin Xuewei!

Lin Xuewei was utterly astonished by the favor.

She fixed her gaze on the bracelet in Leng Feng's hand, yearning intensely, instinctively reaching out, but Lin Xueyan's voice cut her off.

"Cold General, my younger sister saved Cold Madam with a mere gesture; for you to give her such a precious bracelet, she feels unworthy."

Lin Xueyan responded graciously.

The onlookers, after hearing, couldn't help admiring that Lin Xueyan truly lived up to the Zhu Lu Summit; her speech and demeanor were poised, and even the ten‑thousand‑year Blood Jade Bracelet failed to dazzle her.

Cold Madam looked at Lin Xueyan, smiled and said, "Words aside, the life‑saving debt cannot be repaid; this Blood Jade Bracelet is a small token from us, Lin Xuewei, you should still accept it."

Lin Xuewei was unsure whether to accept it.

Cold Madam added, "If you refuse, I'll feel uneasy!"

Lin Xueyan, almost unseen, nodded toward Lin Xuewei.

"Very well, I'll accept it. Thank you, Cold General and Cold Madam," Lin Xuewei said cheerfully, taking the bracelet and cherishing it. If not for the inappropriate setting, she would have rushed to wear it immediately.

She carefully stored it, feeling envious gazes from all directions, and could not be more pleased.

How could she be so clever?

Back then she merely employed a tiny trick and reaped such huge benefits!

It seems she should do this more often; if another great figure ever mistakes her for a life‑saving benefactor, wouldn't she prosper?

Lin Xuewei thought, whether intentionally or not, and glanced toward Ye Qingran, flashing a smug, self‑satisfied smile.

Beside them, Han Xing Leng Yue stamped his foot in anger.

"Miss, Cold Madam was clearly saved by you; how did the credit get snatched by that pretentious Lin Xuewei?!"

"Exactly, I wish I could immediately tear off her false face!"

"Just wait, today I'll make her vomit everything she's swallowed!" Ye Qingran sipped tea and said softly.

Seizing her credit while flaunting power before her?

How could such a thing exist in this world?

Look, she won't let Lin Xuewei and the Lin family's faces swell with pride!

The three National Lords, having come for Lin Xueyan, naturally focused all their attention on her.

"Miss Lin, I've heard you spent five years at the Zhu Lu Summit; I'm curious—Zhu Lu Summit is a top‑tier power of the Xi Ji Shengyu, with extremely stringent requirements. How did you enter it back then?" the Da Xia Emperor asked.

It must be said, the Da Xia Nation's National Lord voiced everyone's thoughts.

They were very curious; back then the Lin family was merely a second‑tier clan in Xiliang City that sold medicines and ran a clinic. Apart from Lin Xueyan's striking looks, she had no particularly outstanding qualities. How did she suddenly go to the Zhu Lu Summit and achieve a reversal?

Lin Xueyan clearly had prepared in advance.

She gently set her cup down.

"Actually, it was just a coincidence. I can only say I was luckier."

Lin Xueyan spoke softly, a modest smile appearing on her face.

"Back then, the young master of the Zhu Lu Summit fell into danger, and I stepped in to save him…" At this point she shook her head, darkness flashing in her eyes. "At that time, I was gravely wounded, endured countless hardships, and only then managed to escort the young master safely to the Zhu Lu Summit…"

The listeners, after hearing, all had eyes brimming with astonishment.

So it turned out Lin Xueyan could go to the Zhu Lu Summit because she saved the young master's life! In other words, she is the life‑saving benefactor of the Zhu Lu Summit's young master!

The young master of the Zhu Lu Summit!

In the future, he will inherit his father's position! Since Lin Xueyan saved the young master, doesn't that mean she is the future Emperor Sovereign's life‑saving benefactor at the Zhu Lu Summit!

"I see!" the Da Xia Nation's ruler nodded slowly, a sharp glint in his eyes.

His gaze at Lin Xueyan grew even more solemn.

Besides him, the National Lords of the other major nations felt the same, and even the majority present altered their looks toward Lin Xueyan.

Previously they thought Lin Xueyan's rise at the Zhu Lu Summit was due to her beauty; now it appears otherwise.

She, Lin Xueyan, is the Zhu Lu Summit's life‑saving benefactor!

Such a status is entirely different now!

Han Xing Leng Yue looked at Lin Xueyan with a clown‑like gaze.

What level of shamelessness allows one to remain unfazed while uttering such a falsehood?

Ye Qingran's eyes flashed with a sudden chill.

Previously she hadn't acted against Lin Xueyan, not only because she didn't want her to die so easily, but also because she didn't know what relationship Lin Xueyan had with the Zhu Lu Summit. Now she needn't fear. Clearly, to Fu Hanxiu, Lin Xueyan is insignificant. Moreover, as the child's birth mother, she refuses to believe that Fu Hanxiu could still harm Lin Xueyan.

Ye Qingran curled the corner of her mouth, having already made up her mind.

"So Miss Lin is the life‑saving benefactor of the Zhu Lu Summit's young master! My apologies, my apologies."

"Miss Lin, you are truly kind and great! You make us feel ashamed!"

The rulers of Lin Yuan Nation and Da Feng Nation rose one after another, uttering words of praise.

Even the Donglin Emperor only now learned of Lin Xueyan's connection to the Zhu Lu Summit.

"Xueyan, back then you truly suffered! To protect the Zhu Lu Summit's young master, you endured far too much!" the Donglin Emperor's eyes reddened, his gaze at Lin Xueyan filled with emotion.

"This is what I should do. Back then, even if I had to give my life, I would protect the young master!" Lin Xueyan's eyes flashed with a determined look, making people mistakenly think that, if necessary back then, she would truly sacrifice herself, thereby protecting the young master at the pinnacle of the struggle for supremacy!

"Come, let's raise our glasses together, to Lin Xueyan!"

The Donglin Emperor proposed, and everyone raised their cups.

In a moment, the Lin Family's Xueyan became the focus of everyone's attention.