Lu Li had not expected even the Second Elder to be interested in this matter. Seeing that she had no intention of continuing the lesson, he carried on.
Then, under the Valkyrie's uncertain and startled gaze, he reached out and grabbed her shoulder. "Don't move. Let me take a look."
"What are you trying to do?"
The Valkyrie frowned, her heartbeat inexplicably quickening.
Lu Li was somewhat puzzled. "What else could I do? The Second Elder said I should help you check for anything else that might be wrong. You're guarding yourself so tightly—how am I supposed to examine you?"
"You... who asked you to examine me!?"
Lu Xueqing said indignantly, thinking that did this bastard Lu Li not understand that men and women should keep their distance? And in front of so many people, too! How could she possibly let him look at her body!?
Lu Li withdrew his hand helplessly, shrugged, and looked toward the Second Elder. "Second Elder, it's not that this disciple is withholding anything. Xue Qing is a peerless genius herself, so she'll probably figure it out on her own. I won't meddle further."
The Second Elder's gaze drifted between Lu Li and Lu Xueqing. She smiled knowingly but said nothing, as though she had seen through everything.
The others present, however, could no longer sit still. Since even the Second Elder had asked Lu Li to demonstrate his guidance, who could fail to realize that Lu Li truly had skill?
Thus, one Senior Brother and Senior Apprentice-Sister after another crowded around.
"Junior Brother Lu Li—no, Senior Brother Lu Li! Would you take a look at me? I don't mind. Look however you like!"
The first to speak was a burly Senior Brother. His Perfect Body had clearly stalled at the middle stage, when the