Tang Xue did a slightly smug twirl, her sleeves and hemline carving an elegant arc. The layered gossamer of the skirt billowed, catching the light in a shimmering dance. Min Wu watched her with a fiery gaze as he helped arrange her hemline.
"Xuanyuan, hurry and look! What do you think of this dress?" Tang Xue asked excitedly.
"The innermost layer of that dress is a soft gauze woven from Ice Silk spun by a Heavenly Silkworm. It's incredibly expensive—can you even afford it?" one of Shen Wenwen's companions asked disdainfully from behind her.
"Little Yue, don't say that. Ning Xuan, are you and Tang Xue friends?" Shen Wenwen looked a little hurt. Back during the intensive training camp before the Alchemist competition, Shen Wenwen had been drawn to Ning Xuan's unique presence and beauty, and had desperately wanted to become her friend.
