Lu Jun and Gu Yue Na's Complementarity?

The data on Lu Jun displayed on the screen before Qiangu Dongfeng continued to update.

All the information was clear at a glance.

It was still under control.

Before long, the door to his office was pushed open.

Qiangu Dongfeng looked over and discovered that it was his grandson, Qiangu Zhangting.

"Grandfather, I don't understand." He walked straight to the desk and looked at his grandfather. "Letting a nine-year-old enjoy the privileges of a Spirit Transfer Envoy? That breaks the rules!"

At Qiangu Dongfeng's words, he did not even raise his head.

"Rules? I am the rules."

"But even I'm not qualified for those resources—"

"Precisely because you aren't qualified." Qiangu Dongfeng finally looked up, a sharp glint flashing through his clouded eyes. "A genius who can defeat Spirit Ice Douluo at the same rank is worth the Spirit Pagoda giving everything it has."

"Grandfather." Qiangu Zhangting's voice trembled. "That child is Leng Yaozhu's disciple. It's impossible for him to sincerely serve our Qiangu Family..."

"Foolish." Qiangu Dongfeng said in a deep voice, "For a genius like him, winning him over is what benefits us most."

"Even if we were to make an enemy of him, we would have to kill him at the first opportunity and dispose of him cleanly. We absolutely cannot let him grow up, or he will become a second Spirit Ice Douluo."

"All we need to do is give him benefits along the path of becoming stronger and leave him with a better impression of us."

"But, Grandfather..."

Qiangu Zhangting still wanted to press on when a calm, unhurried knock interrupted him.

"Come in."

Leng Yaozhu pushed open the door. Behind her stood Leng Yulai, her face full of vigilance. With the sisters standing together, the temperature in the entire office seemed to drop several degrees.

The moment he saw Leng Yaozhu, Qiangu Dongfeng's eyes lit up.

Her long red hair cascaded like a waterfall, her skin was as white as snow and nearly flawless, and her tall, slender figure perfectly filled out her qipao.

She was the Spirit Pagoda's number one beauty.

"Pagoda Master." Leng Yaozhu stared at Qiangu Dongfeng expressionlessly. "Can you explain why you've put so much pressure on my disciple?"

Seeing this, Qiangu Zhangting tactfully left the office, leaving the space to the three of them.

"You exaggerate." Qiangu Dongfeng spread his hands with a smile. "Can you honestly say that, with your disciple's abilities, he wouldn't become a Spirit Transfer Envoy?"

"I merely gave him a position befitting his status. And aren't the benefits I'm offering good enough?"

"All resources are sponsored by the Spirit Pagoda free of charge."

"Think about it. Where else in the world could he find benefits this good?"

"He's only nine, Qiangu Dongfeng."

Behind her, Leng Yulai's eyes practically blazed with fire.

"You suddenly made such a huge fuss and announced all of this before every Core Disciple. You're putting him over a fire!"

"Why are you picking a fight with a nine-year-old?" Leng Yulai suddenly became agitated. "If you've got the nerve, come at us! What kind of man targets a child?"

"Yulai, don't get so worked up..."

Qiangu Dongfeng tried to reason with her.

But Leng Yulai bluntly said in the next breath:

"No wonder my sister never gave you the time of day!"

The smile on Qiangu Dongfeng's face instantly froze.

Those words were like a sharp blade stabbing straight into Qiangu Dongfeng's heart.

The atmosphere in the office instantly grew tense, as though even the air had frozen solid.

Qiangu Dongfeng's expression gradually darkened as he slowly rose to his feet.

"Do not mention what happened back then. It's all in the past."

Back then, everyone knew that he had pursued Leng Yaozhu.

Everyone knew that Leng Yaozhu had rejected Qiangu Dongfeng's advances countless times for Yun Ming.

"I'm doing this for that child's sake. Giving him this status is also meant to protect him."

Qiangu Dongfeng took a deep breath and composed himself.

"Don't forget, even the Tang Sect has its eye on that child."

"I'm protecting him, understand?"

"When this child grows up, whoever he wishes to follow will be his own choice."

"Shameless." Leng Yulai pursed her lips and crossed her arms.

"If you only came to see me over this matter, then you may leave."

As he spoke, Qiangu Dongfeng made a gesture toward the door.

"I do not wish to appear before that child too often either. Important figures like us appearing before a nine-year-old would undoubtedly put pressure on him."

"I hope you two will do the same. At his age, all he needs to do is cultivate properly."

"Hmph. Goodbye."

Leng Yulai immediately turned and left.

Leng Yaozhu gave Qiangu Dongfeng one final glance before following her out.

After the sisters left, Qiangu Dongfeng took a deep breath and tried to ease the frustration he had just endured.

"Sis, what do we do next?"

Leng Yulai asked.

"What else can we do? We'll do as he said. It will be enough for us to protect Lu Jun's growth in secret."

Leng Yaozhu checked the time, as if she had remembered something.

"By the way, isn't today the day Lu Jun goes to the Forging Association?"

"Yeah. I didn't expect Lu Jun to choose forging and Mecha Manufacturing as his Second Professions. Is he trying to become an all-rounder? He picked two Second Professions. Who knows whether he can even keep up with it all?" Leng Yulai complained.

"Don't worry. I went with him when he chose his Second Professions." Leng Yaozhu smiled faintly. "It seems that because of his martial soul, Lu Jun can precisely control anything containing the Ice Element."

"Whether it's forging or Mecha Manufacturing, as long as it's related to the Ice Element, he's extremely capable. He should be nearly level three by now, at least."

"Level three?!!"

Leng Yulai cried out in shock.

"A nine-year-old with a level-three Second Profession? That's absurd..."

"I don't think it's that absurd. After all, it's a talent gained at the cost of sacrificing something else." Recalling the past, Leng Yaozhu could not help but smile. "That child Lu Jun can only forge things related to the Ice Element. Even the parts he makes for mechas are the same."

"Other than that, he truly can't do anything else. You could say his weaknesses are exceptionally obvious. Otherwise, he would have already caught the attention of Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua."

"And his Mecha Design is a complete mess too. If he were outstanding at everything, then perhaps he really would be an all-round prodigy."

"Hahaha, so that's how it is. No wonder he chose forging and Mecha Manufacturing at the same time." Leng Yulai could not help laughing.

"However, Gu Yue Na is very gifted in Mecha Design. She is already close to level two."

Leng Yaozhu continued.

"The two children complement each other quite well. I truly hope they can grow up happily at this age."

"Yeah."

After finishing an afternoon of cultivation, Lu Jun stretched inside the cultivation room of the Mimicry Environment. Even his breath came out in white mist.

"My cultivation speed is pretty good... At least it offsets some of the debuff from cultivating with an Ultimate Attribute."

"Achoo!" Lu Jun suddenly sneezed and rubbed his nose.

"I wonder who's talking about me. Hmm, it's evening already. Let's see if Gu Yue Na is around."

With that, Lu Jun stood up, swiped his card, and prepared to leave.

He gently pushed open the door to the cultivation room.

The moment the door opened, Lu Jun froze.