The other party was a True Lord in the Nascent Soul Realm—a bona fide thigh to cling to!
It would have been a lie to say he did not want to hold tight to that thigh. With True Lord Yue Xuan's help, rebuilding the Lingyun Sect would absolutely be quite easy.
Li Qing knew his request was presumptuous and abrupt, yet he still voiced it, no longer fearing that he might be pushing his luck.
What if there really was a chance?
Yet True Lord Yue Xuan's next few words made Li Qing understand that there was indeed a show—but a circus show!
"You know perfectly well that this is presumptuous, yet you still brought it up. Do you think that, relying on that old fellow Sky Swallowing's name, I will indulge you?"
As she spoke, True Lord Yue Xuan's tone turned somewhat colder.
When these words fell on Li Qing's ears, his heart trembled fiercely three times. Then he lowered his head deeply and did not dare say another word.
"Please do not blame me, Senior. This junior was presumptuous; I beg your forgiveness!" Li Qing said humbly and sincerely.
A thigh from the Nascent Soul Realm was not so easy to cling to!
Helplessly, he could only dismiss that thought.
"At least you know when to advance and when to retreat, and understand a little propriety."
Seeing that Li Qing's apology was fairly sincere, True Lord Yue Xuan's tone softened somewhat. She continued:
"Back then, after Sky Swallowing successfully condensed his Nascent Soul using the spiritual vein of Moon Chasing Palace, I had also considered going with him to the Qingling Region to suppress the ancient demons beyond the heavens."
"But at the time, the Ancient Hua Immortal Dynasty took advantage of my lapse in attention to plant