Lu Jiang found it strange. Why was Qian Renxue standing with her back to him?
So he called out to her.
"Um, what are you doing?"
Qian Renxue suddenly straightened up when she heard him, as though she had been startled.
What Lu Jiang did not know was that Qian Renxue had turned her back on him because she needed to calm herself down.
Although everything she had just done had been to save him,
after it was over, she could not stop thinking about the sensation from before.
It made her face burn.
She did not dare look directly at Lu Jiang, who had already woken up.
After calming herself, Qian Renxue took a deep breath.
Then she resumed her usual cold expression and turned around.
"Thanks to Miss Qian Renxue, we were able to save you from danger."
Lu Jiang froze when he heard that.
Qian Renxue had actually saved him? He had not expected that.
"But hadn't my Soul Power already been completely drained?"
"Qian Renxue, what method did you use to replenish my Soul Power?"
As far as Lu Jiang knew, aside from cultivating slowly and accumulating it bit by bit,
the only way to replenish Soul Power was with all sorts of precious Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
But he was now a genuine Soul Elder. Replenishing his reserves of Soul Power would probably require Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures worth a fortune.
Lu Jiang worried that he already owed Qian Renxue over a million Gold Soul Coins. He probably owed her even more now.
Qian Renxue's face reddened slightly at Lu Jiang's question, but she quickly returned to normal.
Then she cleared her throat and said,
"Your Soul Power vanished completely in an instant. I do not know what method you used, but the situation was indeed dangerous at the time."
"To save you, I paid a great price."
"So from now on, you had better make yourself useful. Do not let me save your life for nothing."
Lu Jiang paused, then looked at Firefly beside him.
"Miss Qian Renxue truly paid a great deal."
For some reason, Lu Jiang felt that Firefly's eyes held a trace of loneliness when she said that.
Could it be that the price Qian Renxue had paid was something he could not repay?
How much work would he have to do to pay that money back?
Lu Jiang covered his face and shook his head, then asked Qian Renxue,
"What are you planning to do next?"
Qian Renxue glanced at Acheron behind Lu Jiang.
Then she sighed and said,
"One of our Spirit Hall elders was killed by Tang Hao."
"I have to return and deal with it. He was a Titled Douluo, and a member of the Elder Hall."
"If we do not give them an explanation, I am afraid they will not let this go."
After hearing that, Lu Jiang said in surprise,
"So you are from Spirit Hall."
Qian Renxue froze. Lu Jiang had not discovered her identity?
She had originally thought that, given the strength of the people behind Lu Jiang, he must have come from some enormous power that even Spirit Hall knew nothing about.
With his background, investigating her identity should have been easy.
Yet Lu Jiang truly did not know.
Had she not just exposed herself?
Qian Renxue helplessly held her head, looking as though she had a terrible headache.
However, Lu Jiang secretly smiled.
Of course he knew Qian Renxue's identity. He had simply seen how tense her face was and wanted to distract her.
Then Qian Renxue sighed and said,
"That is right. I am from Spirit Hall."
"I also happen to be friends with Xue Qinghe, which is why I recommended you to him."
"Now you know my secret, but I still know nothing about you."
"We have both saved each other's lives."
"It would not be too much to ask you to tell me where these people came from, would it? Especially—"
At this point, Qian Renxue looked at Acheron.
Of all these people, Acheron was the one who made her the most curious.
Being able to shatter a Titled Douluo's martial soul with a single strike was not something an ordinary person could accomplish.
Lu Jiang awkwardly glanced back at Acheron and said,
"Well... she is another one of my companions."
Qian Renxue immediately knew that Lu Jiang was brushing her off.
Still, considering his talent and strength, Qian Renxue could only accept it.
"Sigh... I will wait for the day when you want to tell me everything."
"Until then, take care of yourself."
After saying that, Qian Renxue left without looking back.
Only Lu Jiang and his companions remained.
"Trailblazer, you scared me to death just now."
After Qian Renxue left, Firefly immediately threw herself at him.
Was it just his imagination? Why did Firefly seem especially proactive today?
Lu Jiang looked at Firefly in confusion.
"I-I'm sorry. I did not hold back when I used my power."
Acheron spoke with a face full of apology.
Lu Jiang waved his hand indifferently and said,
"It is fine. Being strong is not your fault. My own strength is simply too weak."
"My strength limited yours. Do not worry, I will definitely catch up to you."
Lu Jiang raised his head and looked at Acheron with confidence.
Acheron stared into Lu Jiang's eyes, looking slightly dazed.
The two simply gazed at each other.
Just then, Sparkle abruptly walked over and said at the most inappropriate moment,
"Alright, alright. The three of us used our abilities in that battle just now, and it really wore out Little Grey Hair."
"To lighten his burden, we should go back and build up some action points ourselves."
After saying that, Sparkle looked at Firefly.
Firefly nodded, then looked at Lu Jiang with concern.
"Trailblazer, all three of us have to go back and recover this time. No one will be here to protect you."
"You must be careful."
Lu Jiang proudly showed Firefly his bicep and said,
"Do not worry. No matter what, I am already a Soul Elder now."
"Even without you, I still have a god-tier martial soul and three Ten Thousand Year Spirit Rings."
"Once I absorb that pseudo-Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring, I will officially enter the Soul Elder realm. There will not be many people on this continent who can threaten me."
Firefly nodded in satisfaction upon hearing that.
Then all three of them turned into streams of light and entered his body.
Feeling the power within his body, Lu Jiang sighed.
"Sigh, am I still too weak?"
"It seems I need to hurry up and improve my strength."
Lu Jiang thought of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. At present, that was the only place he could go to improve his strength.
If things went smoothly, he should be able to gain another chance to pull.
He wondered whether he would pull Mommy Kafka this time.
At the thought of Mommy Kafka's peerless beauty, Lu Jiang wore an utterly lovestruck expression.
Just then, a sharp gaze descended from the sky.
"It is you. Come back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with me! Was the explosion related to you?!"
"Do you know that the entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect nearly got destroyed!!!"
Jian Chen landed, staring at Lu Jiang with an unfriendly tone.
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