Chapter 176: Whispering Pillow Talk

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“What?” Lei Qing was also extremely astonished: “So the Spear Saint wanted to take me as a disciple because you helped behind the scenes, Wu’er?”

Leng Yuewu panicked slightly, knowing she had let it slip, and wondered if this matter would hurt Lei Qing’s self-esteem. She hurriedly explained: “Lei Qing, it wasn’t entirely my effort. I just introduced your situation to Senior Spear Saint.”

“Wu’er, you don’t need to explain like that.” Lei Qing chuckled: “Although I keep talking about protecting a man’s self-esteem, actually, I’m not as fragile as you think. I am very happy that you care about me so much and think of me. However, this matter will disappoint you. Although I am in the same army as Little Spear Saint Qin Wei, and he is my superior, our temperaments do not match, and we conflict whenever we meet. I refused the matter without knowing the reasons.”

“The Spear Saint is upright and steadfast in character, and the disciples he teaches are similar.” Leng Yuewu was slightly stunned: “It was me who didn’t consider it thoroughly. Then, Lei Qing, which Holy Rank power house do you want to take as a Master? I can go and plead for you.”

Leng Yuewu was not joking with these words. With her status and position, recommending an apprentice to a Holy Rank powerhouse was not a difficult task. Moreover, Lei Qing’s own aptitude was not bad; he was only in his early twenties and had already cultivated to this extent, so he still had some prospects for the future.

Lei Qing smiled bitterly. For the current Lei Family, asking a Holy Rank to accept a family disciple was almost an extremely difficult thing to achieve.

Yet now, with Leng Yuewu here, it seemed as if the Holy Rank powerhouses of the Pan-Continent were there for him to choose from. Such vastly different treatment truly made his mouth taste a bit bitter and him feel overwhelmed by the unexpected favor.

Picking up a girl and getting a Holy Rank powerhouse in return really had many benefits. However, similar things were extremely rare since ancient times. After all, Holy Rank powerhouses held high status, and for small fries like himself, they usually wouldn’t even have the interest to glance at him. If not for that matter happening by chance, being encountered and resolved by him, and most importantly, if the two of them hadn’t developed a relationship regardless of willingness, none of this would have happened.

Of course, this was also because he had met Leng Yuewu. If he had truly encountered a ruthless Holy Rank powerhouse who didn’t want to stain their reputation, they probably would have repaid kindness with enmity back then and killed him with a single sword strike.

Lei Qing also craved a Holy Rank Master. After all, having someone to cover for him versus having no one made a huge difference when mixing in the outside world. Moreover, as Leng Yuewu had said, with a Holy Rank Master, he could frequently receive guidance on his cultivation and avoid many detours.

However, if he had to let Leng Yuewu go and beg for a Master, Lei Qing was a bit hesitant. It wasn’t that his self-esteem couldn’t take it, but he didn’t want Leng Yuewu to beg people and owe favors for his sake.

“Wu’er, I have already cultivated to this level; having a Master or not makes no difference.” Lei Qing said seriously: “How about this, if you have time, come visit me more often and give me some pointers. Usually, I will just ask Uncle Xiahou for advice. He is a Mid-stage Gold powerhouse after all.”

Leng Yuewu knew that Lei Qing didn’t want her to ask for favors, so after a brief silence, she said: “That works too. There are not many powerhouses in the world who are as detached from worldly affairs as the Spear Saint. Many Holy Rank powerhouses have deep connections with certain forces, and rashly acknowledging one as a teacher might drag you into a whirlpool. In addition, I recently received news that the Barbarian Tribe and Demonic Beasts in the North Ice Prison are getting restless again, and I need to rush back to take charge of the overall situation. The Free Alliance is quite chaotic, and I am afraid something might happen to you here. Lei Qing, I know you are reluctant to leave your brothers, so why not take them back to the Tianlan Empire. With the Lei Family’s connections, arranging a position for you in the army is not a difficult task. If that doesn’t work, let Shanshan step in.”

Lei Qing took a deep breath and said: “Wu’er, I know you care about me. But I have my own ideals and my own world. Right now, my career here has just started, and it is impossible for me to return to Tianlan. Although that place is stable, it lacks opportunities. Without crisis, where do opportunities come from? I also hope that in our relationship, you treat me as a man, not a child who needs your constant care. Regarding the trip to the North Ice Prison, you can go at ease. Also, I have an impolite request.”

Lei Qing’s words made Leng Yuewu feel a sense of comfort in her heart, increasing her fondness for him once again. Her relationship with Lei Qing had naturally developed to this stage through a series of accidents. But Leng Yuewu was also a woman, and what woman wouldn’t want her man to be a real man who stood tall between heaven and earth?

If he relied on his relationship with her to ask her to kill enemies and pave the way for him everywhere, demanding this and that, and constantly exploiting her, over time, it would certainly make her feel disgusted.

It was just that deep down in her heart, Leng Yuewu was still very conflicted. Part of her hoped to dislike Lei Qing so she could completely forget him and return to her previous life trajectory. But another part of her hoped that Lei Qing was an extremely outstanding person, which would make her heart feel very comfortable.

But as she spent more time with Lei Qing and got to know him better, she increasingly felt that beneath his playful and cynical exterior, he hid a proud and determined heart.

This was also an important reason why Leng Yuewu gradually changed her attitude towards him. Perhaps, the more outstanding Lei Qing was, the more she would continue to sink into it, unable to extricate herself. But regarding such indulgence, she was actually quite willing to accept it.

“Lei Qing, speak. If I can do it, I will definitely help you do it.” Leng Yuewu said indifferently.

“Actually, it concerns my second brother, Lei Hong. Before I left, I heard he was transferred to a certain pass on the Northern Border Great Wall.” Lei Qing said seriously: “My second brother has protected me since we were young. Whenever the kids in the capital dared to bully me, he would help me win. So, I love and respect my second brother very much. I also heard you say that the Demonic Beasts and Barbarian Tribe in the North Ice Prison are rioting. My second brother is guarding the Great Wall pass, so he might be impacted by the Beast Tide. Wu’er, within your ability, could you look after my second brother a little?” There was a reason Lei Qing asked Leng Yuewu for help.

Leng Yuewu was the Palace Master of the Moon Cold Palace, the Fighting Qi Holy Land of the Tianlan Empire, and her status in the entire Tianlan Empire was extremely distinguished. And guarding the North Ice Prison was originally the duty of the Moon Cold Palace.

It could be said that for the army on the northern border of Tianlan, it was not that the Moon Cold Palace cooperated with them to guard, but that the northern border army cooperated with the Moon Cold Palace in their operations.

Moreover, although Lei Qing was very hedonistic in the past, he actually knew that the Lei Family was currently in decline. Some newly promoted big shots in the military had intentions to squeeze out the Lei Family. Lei Qing was also worried that someone might take advantage of this Demonic Beast riot to secretly plot against the Lei Family. His second brother was now a rising star in the family; if anything happened to him, it would be a huge blow to the Lei Family.

Although Lei Qing was physically absent from the Lei Family, his heart was still with them.

After pondering for a moment, Leng Yuewu nodded and said: “Lei Hong, I understand.” Actually, after first meeting Lei Qing, Leng Yuewu had ordered an investigation into all of Lei Qing’s information; this was an instinctive behavior. Leng Yuewu didn’t want her virginity, which she had maintained for so long, to be inexplicably lost to an inexplicable person.

It was a sort of instinctive concern; regarding the Lei Family’s situation, if she didn’t know everything like the back of her hand, she at least knew seventy or eighty percent of it. At the very least, Lei Qing hadn’t lied to her back then. He was indeed a direct descendant of the Lei Family, and his parents were also missing without any news.

She had also investigated Lei Hong of this generation of the Lei Family; his aptitude was superior, and after joining the army, he showed quite a bit of general-like demeanor. However, given his aptitude potential and the resources he could obtain, wanting to advance to the Holy Rank was almost impossible.

On the other hand, Lei Qing’s eldest sister, Lei Wan, was someone Leng Yuewu thought more highly of, considered the one with the best aptitude in the last two generations of the Lei Family. And she was willing to endure hardship; since childhood, she had sworn a poisonous oath that she would never marry, focusing her whole heart on attacking the Holy Rank. However, having fighting spirit and drive was a good thing, but forcing things too much would lower one’s quality. Additionally, more haste, less speed. Being too eager for quick success and instant benefits, and being impetuous would also affect the probability of achieving the Holy Rank.

If she were allowed to develop like this, the probability of achieving the Holy Rank would be less than thirty percent. Leng Yuewu had also secretly put some thought into it; if she had the chance to meet Lei Wan, she could give her some pointers. She wouldn’t dare to guarantee she could help her advance to the Holy Rank, but she could at least increase the probability by twenty or thirty percent.

Speaking of Lei Qing, her star-crossed lover, his aptitude couldn’t be called genius-level, but it was passable, a bit worse than Lei Wan’s, and similar to Lei Hong’s. The reason his cultivation was slow before was because the supply of resources wasn’t enough.

This had both advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantage was that he didn’t advance much while young to lay the foundation for achieving the Holy Rank in the future. The advantage was that although he used few resources before, his foundation was built quite well and solid. This also resulted in his cultivation strength advancing by leaps and bounds in the past year after having resources and the stimulation of life-and-death experiences.

But if there were no other opportunities, his rapid progress would probably stop here soon. In the future, reaching the Gold-rank wouldn’t be a problem, but hoping to advance to the Holy Rank was very slim.

Humans all had potential. This was recorded only in the secret texts of the Fighting Qi Holy Land. Once a person’s potential was exhausted, wanting to progress further would be harder than reaching the sky. And how to bring out potential better was the ultimate goal of the Fighting Qi Holy Land’s research. Post-natal factors could change some potential, but usually not by much; only a few rare coincidences could greatly increase a person’s potential.

Leng Yuewu didn’t tell Lei Qing about these things, to avoid making him feel discouraged that cultivating to the Holy Rank was too difficult. The days ahead were still long, and she believed she would eventually find an opportunity to help Lei Qing further enhance his potential.

Lei Qing, over here, how could he know Leng Yuewu had so many thoughts? Seeing that she agreed to look after his second brother, he also laughed and gently went up to hug her fragrant shoulder: “Wu’er, does this count as me whispering pillow talk to you?”

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