Ch 159: Lake Light, Pretty Shadow
“Right, before we drink, I have something to give you.” Xu Qingying took a purple token from her Storage Ring and directly placed it in Lu Qing’an’s palm.
Lu Qing’an looked at Xu Qingying, raised an eyebrow slightly, and said, “Why give it to me? Don’t you want to go?”
It was a Longevity Pool Token.
Not long ago, Xu Qingying had said that after her cultivation broke through to the late Xuanguang Realm, she would go to the Longevity Pool again to directly break through to the Xuji Realm.
“My Master just said that they will help me quickly raise my cultivation to the peak Xuanguang Realm, then breaking through to the Xuji Realm will not be difficult. I am confident that I can break through in a few days.” Xu Qingying’s face bloomed with a confident smile, making her even more charming.
“Moreover, I vaguely sense that this token should be of great use to you. Last time, you broke through ten minor realms at once. Going there again, you can at least break through a few more minor realms, right?”
Hearing this, Lu Qing’an also knew that Xu Qingying’s intuition had worked again. However, he still had an unused token. Now there was another token. Going several times in a row might absorb too much life force from the Longevity Pool, attracting the attention of the Xianjian Sect’s High-Ranking Officials.
So even with more Longevity Pool Tokens, he wouldn’t go frequently. It’s best to go after a period of time, ideally within a few years.
At this time, he thought of Zhen Yongfu.
Zhen Yongfu’s cultivation was still in the Xuanguang Realm. If he had this token, going to the Longevity Pool once would also allow him to break through to the Xuji Realm cultivation faster.
“I won’t take this token. To be honest, I have another one.” Lu Qing’an then took out the other Longevity Pool Token he had hidden. “If you don’t want to use it, you can give it to that boy Zhen Yongfu.”
Xu Qingying did not expect Lu Qing’an to have another Longevity Pool Token. As for Lu Qing’an asking her to give the token to Zhen Yongfu, she hesitated a little.
But thinking of Zhen Yongfu’s earlier assistance, after pondering for a moment, she still made a decision.
“Then you keep it. If you don’t need it, you can give it to him.” Xu Qingying put the Longevity Pool Token back into Lu Qing’an’s palm. During the handover, she secretly touched Lu Qing’an’s fingers with her fingers, then quickly retracted her hand as if electrocuted, her heart beating a little faster.
Lu Qing’an showed a surprised expression. Women taking the initiative are really a headache.
“Are you sure you don’t want it?” Lu Qing’an confirmed again.
Xu Qingying shook her head, as firm as before. In fact, she was hiding something: she had a strong intuition that she might obtain another token soon.
But she couldn’t tell Lu Qing’an, otherwise, how could she make this man think highly of her?
Hehe, chasing men requires a little scheme～（?ˉ?ˉ??）
She had to be more proactive, especially after coming to the Xianjian Sect. She vaguely felt that many women had their eyes on Lu Qing’an!
Du Weiwei was one of them, Murong Yinxue also seemed to have this tendency. What surprised her most was that she vaguely felt that her Master seemed to be paying attention to Lu Qing’an too!
When she first discovered this, she was quite shocked.
Lu Qing’an carefully observed Xu Qingying for a while before tentatively asking, “Why do I feel that you might obtain another Longevity Pool Token in the short term?”
“Ah?!” Xu Qingying widened her beautiful eyes, looking at Lu Qing’an with clear eyes.
You…you also have intuitive abilities?!
Lu Qing’an reached out and lightly flicked Xu Qingying’s forehead: “Playing such little tricks on me. However, thank you for your kindness.”
Xu Qingying didn’t feel any pain on her forehead, but her entire face turned pink.
He just now…was being intimate with me?!
Lu Qing’an still accepted the Longevity Pool Token. Since Xu Qingying might get another one, he didn’t feel pressured.
“As a return gift, take these pills.” Lu Qing’an gave Xu Qingying the Xuanling Pills he had prepared.
Xu Qingying unexpectedly took a few Pill Bottles, glanced at them, and then became completely immersed in shock.
Immortal Grade 5 Supreme Xuanling Pills?! And, the quantity was so large!!
“This, this is too precious!!” Xu Qingying widened her beautiful eyes. The value of these pills was far higher than the Longevity Pool Token she gave Lu Qing’an!
Lu Qing’an smiled, “Just accept them. These Supreme Xuanling Pills can still be used after breaking through to the Xuji Realm.”
“This… alright, it seems you still have many. Then I’ll accept them.” Xu Qingying glanced at Lu Qing’an. In addition to her surprise, her gaze softened as she placed the pills on her chest, her joy evident.
“Let’s drink.” Lu Qing’an poured Immortal Wine for Xu Qingying.
Xu Qingying nodded slightly and clinked glasses with Lu Qing’an.
The two were sitting very close, quietly drinking, without talking, because they didn’t know what to talk about at this time, so they both quietly looked at the lake and moonlight, carefully feeling the quiet beauty.
Time passed slowly. Xu Qingying was slightly drunk, her cheeks flushed red. When she looked at Lu Qing’an, her gaze was hazy.
“I probably can’t drink anymore. I’ll get drunk if I drink more.” In her words, the aroma of wine mingled with a refreshing fragrance reached Lu Qing’an.
Lu Qing’an nodded, with a light wave of his hand, he put away the cup and pot, stood up and said, “Then let’s go back.”
Xu Qingying also stood up, but suddenly she leaned towards Lu Qing’an.
She wanted to get close to Lu Qing’an under the influence of alcohol, her heart pounding like a drum.
Of course, judging from Lu Qing’an’s personality, he would most likely dodge, but she felt that the atmosphere was just right. If she didn’t try, she would definitely regret it. Anyway, she had done a lot of such actions, and almost none of them succeeded, so she didn’t care about this one.
“Eh?”
To Xu Qingying’s surprise, Lu Qing’an didn’t dodge this time! She successfully leaned against Lu Qing’an’s chest.
“Drunk? This is not like you.” Lu Qing’an reached out to support Xu Qingying.
Xu Qingying leaned against Lu Qing’an’s chest, looked up at him. At this moment, her pretty face was completely flushed red, all the way down to her neck.
He, he didn’t dodge!
“A little…” Xu Qingying knew that Lu Qing’an had guessed her intentions, feeling slightly embarrassed, but mostly surprised.
“Need me to send you back?” Lu Qing’an asked.
“Let me rest for a while, okay?” Xu Qingying looked at Lu Qing’an with tender eyes.
Lu Qing’an didn’t reply, but neither did he refuse.
The breeze blew, and the lake shimmered.
After a few breaths, Lu Qing’an said, “We should go back.”
“Okay.” Xu Qingying took a deep breath, somewhat reluctantly, steadied herself, and said goodbye to Lu Qing’an.
“If you need anything later, just find me. I’m always available.”
Xu Qingying walked slowly, looking back reluctantly.
Lu Qing’an nodded lightly.
After Xu Qingying’s figure disappeared into the distance, he looked in one direction: “Aren’t you coming out yet?”
Zhen Yongfu, who had been hesitant to approach from a distance, now approached with a fawning smile: “An Ge, I didn’t mean to spy from afar, but I didn’t want to disturb you.”
“Stop the nonsense, did you get the things?” Lu Qing’an asked.
“Hey, I got them. But He Qijin only took sixty million Immortal Stones, saying that he bid impulsively and overpaid by twenty million Immortal Stones, so he would bear the twenty million himself. He clearly wanted to curry favor with you, An Ge.” Zhen Yongfu gave Lu Qing’an the Array Space containing the Immortal Beast.
Lu Qing’an put away the Immortal Beast and said, “This guy is quite clever. When I’m done with the Immortal Stones, I can continue selling him some good stuff.”
He was very satisfied with He Qijin’s performance not long ago.
After buying a few more batches of Immortal Medicine, the Immortal Stones he had on hand would be almost gone.
“Also, my Uncle-Master just sent me a Voice Transmission, saying that he wants to thank us. He also said that he was able to survive the ordeal thanks to our secret help.” Zhen Yongfu said.
“We helped?” Lu Qing’an looked at Zhen Yongfu.
Zhen Yongfu instantly understood the implication and laughed heartily: “Indeed, we didn’t help.”
