As Li Qi muttered to himself and could not help sighing with emotion, Shen Shuibi choked him speechless with a single sentence.
"Ah? There's even a threshold for the ninth rank?"
The dazed rabbit tilted her head and asked in surprise.
Li Qi was so stifled he could not speak, falling silent for a moment.
Forget it. There was no point quibbling with her. She was a fifth-rank master; her good nature did not mean she lacked ability.
"Miss Shen, thank you very much for this time. However, there is one more matter on which I would like to seek your guidance." Li Qi cupped his hands and first gave Shen Shuibi a sincere bow.
He truly had to thank her. Otherwise, ascending to the ninth rank would indeed have been extraordinarily difficult for him.
Only by standing at the summit and surveying all beneath could she so easily think of using thirty wisps of water vapor to break through to the ninth rank for Li Qi.
Had it not been Shen Shuibi, other fifth-rank masters might also have managed it—but why would they help him for nothing?
If he wanted to pay them or offer compensation for their help, what did Li Qi possess that was valuable enough for them to spend their thoughts on a matter that brought them no benefit at all?
Certainly nothing.
Thus, Li Qi's heart was filled with gratitude for Shen Shuibi's help, and his resolve to help her find Lady Luofu became even firmer.
When one knew kindness, one had to seek to repay it.
And the best way to repay Shen Shuibi was to help her find Lady Luofu.
"Ah? What else is there?" Shen Shuibi showed not the slightest impatience. She immediately leaned closer, continuing to listen to whatever doubts Li