56: Apology from Lu Yi

Lu Yi and Ling'er returned to the room and closed the door tightly.

Lu Yi sat down by the bed, then beckoned to Ling'er and said:

"Come here, let me check your learning progress from today..."

As the night deepened, the lights in the room never went out.

The two of them conducted an in-depth "academic discussion" on the various high-difficulty Cultivation Techniques left by Chu Qianqian... The next morning, Lu Yi walked out of the room feeling refreshed.

Meanwhile, Ling'er was still catching up on her sleep.

Lu Yi couldn't help but marvel that Ling'er was truly talented and had excellent Comprehension Ability.

Every move and stance she learned was truly "balanced in tension and relaxation, with rhythm and Dao."

Lu Yi stood in the courtyard, breathing in the cool morning air.

He recalled Leng Ningshuang's inexplicable and fiery temper from yesterday.

He had thought that Leng Ningshuang would soon take the initiative to come to him seeking a cure.

But who would have known that the interval between her cold energy outbreaks was so long? It would probably be a long time before the next one.

Lu Yi shook his head; he didn't have that much time to waste waiting around here.

Waiting for her to come to him voluntarily was far too slow.

He had to take the initiative and give her a bit of a "catalyst."

With a plan in mind, he walked straight toward the courtyard where Chu Qianqian lived.

As soon as he entered the gate, he saw Chu Qianqian "teasing" Wu Mingyue, who still looked a bit listless, with great interest.

Early in the morning, Wu Mingyue had habitually gone to wait outside Lu Yi's courtyard, but she hadn't seen him.

Somehow, she had been spotted by Chu Qianqian and dragged into her own courtyard.

"Little Yueyue, tell sister, how far have you and that Holy Son Lu actually progressed? Have you held hands? Or... kissed?"

Chu Qianqian hooked Wu Mingyue's small chin with her finger, smiling with an ambiguous expression.

Wu Mingyue turned bright red at her questions.

She just kept her head down and shook it repeatedly, not saying a word.

"Holy Son Lu!"

Chu Qianqian was sharp-eyed and saw Lu Yi walking in as soon as she looked up.

She immediately let go of Wu Mingyue and welcomed him like a social butterfly.

Lu Yi gave Wu Mingyue a gentle smile, told her to go back to her room and rest, and then dismissed her.

When only the two of them were left in the courtyard, Lu Yi didn't beat around the bush and asked Chu Qianqian directly:

"I'm very interested in that Dual Cultivation method you suggested yesterday."

"Oh?" Chu Qianqian's eyes were like silk.

Lu Yi then changed the subject:

"But, my Martial Aunt... as you've seen, she's too thin-skinned and can't bring herself to do it."

"Do you have any way... to make her cold energy break out more frequently and more intensely? To help us move things along..."

Hearing this, Chu Qianqian was slightly stunned at first.

Then, it was as if she had heard the funniest thing in the world.

A startling light instantly erupted in her charming peach blossom eyes.

She looked Lu Yi up and down again and said excitedly:

"I thought you were at most a hypocrite who was modest on the outside but repressed on the inside. I didn't expect you to be... so wicked to the bone!"

She stuck out her crimson tongue and licked her lips, saying:

"There is, of course, a way."

Chu Qianqian smiled triumphantly, then took out a palm-sized piece of ice-blue jade that emitted a faint cold energy from her storage Magic Treasure.

"This item is called 'cold marrow precious jade'."

She held the precious jade in her palm and explained:

"This precious jade is harmless to ordinary people like us; instead, it has the effect of calming the mind. But..."

Her smile became cunning:

"For someone with an 'extreme cold fiend physique', it is a powerful catalyst."

"Just by keeping it near her, it will continuously stir up the cold energy in her body, shortening her outbreak cycle... to a point where she herself won't be able to endure it."

Lu Yi's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he immediately reached out to take it.

But Chu Qianqian flipped her wrist and pulled the precious jade back.

She giggled and proposed her condition:

"I can give you this precious jade. But, you must promise to do one more thing for me when the time comes."

She held up two slender fingers and waved them in front of Lu Yi:

"Counting the previous favor, you now owe me two things."

"No problem! Deal!" Lu Yi agreed readily.

Only then did Chu Qianqian contentedly hand the "cold marrow precious jade" over to Lu Yi.

Having obtained the precious jade, Lu Yi turned and left Chu Qianqian's courtyard, returning to his own residence.

As he left, he also brought Wu Mingyue back with him.

Lu Yi looked at Wu Mingyue, his expression becoming incredibly gentle.

He sighed meaningfully and said:

"I noticed that the State Preceptor's mood seemed poor yesterday, and she had a lot of fire in her."

Hearing this, Wu Mingyue immediately nodded like a woodpecker:

"Yes, yes, the State Preceptor was... indeed very fierce yesterday."

Lu Yi smiled slightly, then took out the ice-blue "cold marrow precious jade" and placed it in Wu Mingyue's hand.

He instructed softly:

"This precious jade has the miraculous effect of calming the mind. Deliver it to the State Preceptor for me."

"Consider it... an apology for making her angry yesterday, and also to help her properly calm her mind."

Wu Mingyue was overjoyed to be able to do something for Lu Yi.

She didn't suspect any trickery at all and immediately held the precious jade carefully.

She happily walked toward Leng Ningshuang's main courtyard... At this moment, Leng Ningshuang was in her room, feeling slightly guilty about taking her anger out on Lu Yi yesterday.

She also felt that she had truly lost her composure yesterday.

After all, Lu Yi had helped her with good intentions; how could she end up venting her frustration on him?

Just as she was conflicted about whether she should take the initiative to find Lu Yi and ease the relationship,

Wu Mingyue's voice came from outside the door.

When she heard Wu Mingyue say that Lu Yi had specifically sent this as an "apology" for yesterday's matter, the guilt in Leng Ningshuang's heart instantly deepened.

She took the precious jade and sensed it briefly with her Divine Sense, feeling only a cool sensation in her hand.

A refreshing feeling spread up her arm; it indeed had some effect in calming the mind.

She didn't think much of it and failed to notice the stimulating effect targeted at the "extreme cold fiend physique."

To make up for her "unreasonable behavior" yesterday and to not waste Lu Yi's "kindness," she accepted the apology gift.

She casually placed this "bomb" on the desk in her bedroom.

She even lamented in her heart:

When will that wicked disciple Wu Yang ever be half as sensible and considerate as Lu Yi?

On the other side, Lu Yi was in his own courtyard, listening to Wu Mingyue's report upon her return.

When he heard that the precious jade had been accepted by Leng Ningshuang,

a smile of "plan successful" curled at the corner of his mouth.

He knew it wouldn't be long.

This cold and aloof Martial Aunt of his would soon have to take the initiative to "beg" him.