Chapter 171: You Are Quite Romantic and Merry

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Perhaps it was because they could not provide him with too many resources for cultivation to make him a master. All his uncle and aunt could do for him was to offer some emotional care, along with fine clothes and delicious food.

If it were someone narrow-minded, they might think this was a scheme by his uncle and aunt. To make him a spoiled brat who expected everything to be handed to him, so he wouldn’t compete with their children for limited resources.

But Lei Qing would not think so; what his uncle and aunt could do was already their limit. To put it bluntly, his parents were not by his side, and he was raised by his uncle and aunt. Even if they didn’t give him resources and abused him, what could he do? On the contrary, they treated him extremely well, basically getting him whatever he wanted, and they were not harsh on him, allowing him to spend his childhood and teenage years physically and mentally healthy and happy. And his eldest sister and second brother also loved their younger siblings very much.

If the younger siblings were bullied outside, either the eldest sister would step forward, or the second brother would take action, and they would always find a way to win back face.

Therefore, Lei Qing only felt respect and love for his uncle, aunt, and family. He never had the slightest resentment in his heart. The actions of his uncle, aunt, eldest sister, and second brother also set a very good example for Lei Qing and the other younger generation. That was love and unity.

However, after Lei Qing left the clan, he felt the excitement of this world. He gradually fell in love with this kind of life, and also liked the days of striving upward, with a strong motivation to make himself stronger.

Expecting the family to produce Crystal Cores to supply his cultivation was obviously an unrealistic matter. So many resources had already been invested in his eldest sister and second brother; changing the plan at the last minute would be purely joking with the clan’s future destiny.

Therefore, everything could only rely on himself. Gold-rank Crystal Cores were always hard to come by. This Thunder Element Crystal Core was no exception. Lei Qing endured the severe pain and adjusted his mindset, treating it as a form of tempering and enjoyment.

Bit by bit, the power of the Crystal Core continuously poured into Lei Qing’s body, tearing apart his life factors. He didn’t know how much time had passed, but the sky outside gradually grew dark.

At this moment, Lei Qing seemed to have reached a critical juncture. His face was flushed red, veins bulging, and stains formed after intense metabolism were excreted through his pores to the surface of his body.

However, his condition was extremely poor; traces of blood faintly flowed from his seven orifices. In his mind, all sorts of chaotic thoughts rushed in wildly.

The signs of Qi Deviation had already appeared. Qi Deviation was the most terrible encounter a cultivator could face. In mild cases, the meridians would be severely damaged, and vitality would be lost, requiring a long period of rest to recover. In severe cases, the meridians would break inch by inch, and it was not impossible for the Qi Sea to be destroyed.

Lei Qing showing signs of Qi Deviation this time was probably because he was too impatient in his cultivation.

Just at this critical moment, a shadow floated into Lei Qing’s military tent through a gap. The Personal Guards like Li Sanba guarding the entrance did not detect her trace at all.

Fairy-like energy drifted and settled, revealing Leng Yuewu, whose face was covered with a veil. She achieved the Holy Rank very early, and her appearance had basically remained fixed in her prime.

However, after decades of abstinence, having tasted the flavor for the first time, she became quite addicted to it. Having just left last night, she couldn’t help but secretly sneak into Lei Qing’s tent again tonight for pleasure.

Fortunately, her skills were superb, and with the keen perception of a Holy Rank, she easily avoided the open posts and hidden sentries in the military camp. Otherwise, if she were seen and the news spread, it would probably cause great chaos in the world.

There was no help for it; the obsessed fans of the Ice Sword Saint Leng Yuewu were simply too many. And because of their age, those obsessed fans happened to be people approaching middle age, mostly those who had already achieved some success and power. As long as a small group of those people were stimulated too much and went crazy for a while, it would be a catastrophe and a disaster. And Lei Qing would become the public enemy of all enemies.

Her eyes, which were originally slightly like autumn water, saw that Lei Qing was in a state of meditation and cultivation, and she was immediately slightly startled. Her delicate figure hurriedly floated over to behind him, and her jade hand pressed a palm onto his back.

Pure and thick Ice Fighting Qi invaded into his body along his back, helping him smooth out the Fighting Qi that was running wild and crashing inside his body. The attributes of their Fighting Qi were different, and Lei Qing was in a very dangerous state. If an ordinary person did this, it would probably put both of them in danger.

However, Leng Yuewu was anxious to protect her lover on one hand, and extremely confident in her own strength and control on the other. The Fighting Qi she shot into his body forcefully suppressed Lei Qing’s Heavenly Thunder Fighting Qi, driving those rampaging Heavenly Thunder Fighting Qi back into the Qi Sea.

Following that, she used her Ice Fighting Qi to help Lei Qing circulate slowly in his meridians. It gently healed his damaged meridians and life factors.

This was an extremely difficult control technique; after all, it was someone else’s body, and the slightest mistake would cause an irreparable error. Even Leng Yuewu had to exclude all distracting thoughts and carefully operate every step.

It was also thanks to her having advanced to the Holy Rank for many years that her control over her own power had reached a superb level, and everything was proceeding according to her will.

At this time, the wonderful effect of pure Ice Fighting Qi was also revealed during the treatment. If talking about healing and recovery power, Ice Fighting Qi and Wood Element Fighting Qi couldn’t compare at all.

But when dealing with Qi Deviation, the bone-chilling cold of Ice Fighting Qi could make a person’s chaotic emotions gradually cool down due to the cold.

Lei Qing’s chaotic will also gradually became sober, and his consciousness gradually recovered. He calmly sensed all the changes, the mellow Ice Fighting Qi constantly circulating in his meridians, and the familiar faint fragrance coming from behind.

“Wu’er~” Lei Qing gradually realized what had happened, his body trembled slightly, and he muttered in a low voice.

Seeing that Lei Qing’s consciousness had returned, Leng Yuewu’s tense heart relaxed slightly. The most feared thing about Qi Deviation was the collapse of consciousness, becoming like a madman; once that happened, the entire person would be ruined, and it was extremely difficult to recover.

Now that his consciousness was sober and she was helping him treat his injuries, there should be no major issues. However, it was still somewhat dangerous at this moment, and it was not a good time to speak.

“Don’t speak, get rid of distracting thoughts. Focus your mind on the Qi Sea, and control your Fighting Qi so it doesn’t cause trouble.” Leng Yuewu’s gentle yet slightly cold voice sounded softly in Lei Qing’s ear.

However, Lei Qing could tell from her slightly strained voice that helping him heal like this was very taxing on her. Circulating Ice Fighting Qi repeatedly inside someone else’s body was a very difficult task. Because that required constant output without allowing her own Fighting Qi to recover.

One of Lei Qing’s greatest strengths was being sensible, so he immediately drove out all messy thoughts and firmly held onto his will and Qi Sea. The cold meaning of the Ice Fighting Qi also brought a sense of icy coolness to his mind during its circulation, making his will much clearer.

In this way, Leng Yuewu, who no longer needed to violently suppress Lei Qing’s Fighting Qi, felt much more relaxed and only needed to help him treat his injuries. Originally, this was already a smooth process.

But many times, accidents happen when least expected. Outside the tent, Li Sanba and Yang Tieshan, those two boys, suddenly said respectfully: “Greetings, Captain Shentu.”

“Sanba, Tieshan, you two are on duty tonight?” Shentu Xue was somewhat familiar with several of Lei Qing’s Personal Guards and tossed over a small bag of gold: “I came to have a drink with your leader. You don’t need to stand here stupidly; go find some fun for yourselves.”

Although those two boys were young and looked honest, they had long known that this Captain Shentu had some designs on their boss. For Sanba, Tieshan, and Lei Qing’s loyal subordinates, naturally, the boss becoming more powerful was better, and the more excellent women the better; walking out like that would be impressive.

Added to that, Shentu Xue was generous with her money, the two young boys said respectfully to Shentu Xue: “Then please take your time enjoying yourself, Captain Shentu.” After speaking, afraid of being beaten, they hurriedly turned around and ran.

This provoked Shentu Xue to giggle and scold: “You two pretending to be adults.”

But Lei Qing inside was covered in a waterfall of sweat; his current injury and Qi Deviation condition were no longer the issue. It was just that Leng Yuewu’s Ice Fighting Qi was still circulating and nourishing his body; if withdrawn forcefully, it would probably injure his meridians.

But if withdrawn slowly, Leng Yuewu probably wouldn’t have time to dodge. Lei Qing cursed in his heart; Shentu Xue, oh Shentu Xue, why did you have to come at this time of all times? And Sanba and Tieshan, those two boys, were too useless; they didn’t even know how to block her a bit more.

Shentu Xue was not a tight-lipped person to begin with, and she loved gossip. If she let slip the matter of Leng Yuewu, it wouldn’t matter much to him, but it would affect Leng Yuewu’s reputation. Perhaps she couldn’t even keep her position as the Palace Master of the Moon Cold Palace.

The elders of the Moon Cold Palace certainly would not be able to tolerate the current Palace Master having such a scandal.

Lei Qing didn’t say it with his mouth, but it didn’t mean he didn’t care for Leng Yuewu in his heart. Seeing that he had suffered Qi Deviation, she didn’t care about the danger and the consumption of vitality at all, helping him heal.

He couldn’t let her innocent reputation really be ruined in his hands, could he?

Besides, Shentu Xue had an outgoing personality, and her words and actions were out of line. If she caused a misunderstanding from Leng Yuewu and provoked her anger, it would be troublesome. Last night, with great difficulty, he had used sweet words and half-coaxing, half-training to turn Leng Yuewu’s somewhat extreme personality around a bit; he couldn’t let any more mistakes happen.

“Giggle.” Shentu Xue directly lifted the tent flap; she arrived before her voice did: “Little Lei, sister was afraid you’d be lonely at night and couldn’t think straight. The long night is hard to endure, so I came to accompany you for a drink.”

Before Lei Qing could react, Leng Yuewu’s somewhat annoyed snort sounded in Lei Qing’s ear: “You are quite romantic and merry.”

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