Eight Years of Training, Sent Back, Driven Away, Dao Companions Meet!

The Lin Family, though not one of the four top families in the Great Wilderness, was still somewhat renowned—a fairly large family.

True Gods filled the clan, and its strength ran deep.

More importantly, the Lin Family was a renowned alchemy family.

As everyone knew, alchemists were rich no matter what world they were in!

Lu Qingyun naturally knew this as well, so when he heard that Lin Qingxue came from the Lin Family, his eyes immediately lit up.

He had originally intended to use her to exchange for resources from the family behind her after rescuing her.

A prodigy with a top-tier physique was highly likely to come from a family.

If he was truly unlucky enough to encounter a prodigy among Rogue Cultivators...

Sorry, but he would plant a slave mark and make them serve as a slave for a thousand years before discussing anything else!

Yet... Lu Qingyun had rubbed his fingers so hard they were nearly sparking, but he still received no response from Lin Qingxue.

Was she unwilling to give it?

Lu Qingyun's gaze instantly turned cold.

But what he saw was Lin Qingxue looking utterly at a loss, somewhat bashful.

Two rosy clouds rose over her cool, stunningly beautiful face. Her gaze darted aside, and she did not dare meet Lu Qingyun's eyes.

That did not look like she was unwilling to give it.

Rather... was she in heat?

Lu Qingyun was baffled.

In truth, Lin Qingxue had completely panicked as well.

"Could it be... this is the kind of repayment he wants..."

"What should I do? Should I give myself to him? If I don't, it seems I can't resist anyway, and he did save me. But if I do... it doesn't seem like I'd be losing out either."

A war between heaven and man raged in Lin Qingxue's mind.

She could not understand the true meaning of Lu Qingyun's gesture. Based only on a few guesses, she took those two fingers to represent the two of them.

Entwined together, constantly rubbing...

A bump appeared on Lin Qingxue's forehead. She covered it with both hands and sucked in a sharp breath.

"What are you thinking about? You're from a grand alchemy family, yet you can't even bear to part with a few bottles of Saint Grade Pills, is that it?!"

Lu Qingyun rudely interrupted Lin Qingxue's wild thoughts.

If she kept thinking like that, perhaps not only would the pills be gone—even his own virgin body might not be safe.

Hearing this, Lin Qingxue, realizing she had misunderstood him, let out a breath of relief and gradually regained her previous cool demeanor.

Yet for some reason, she felt a little disappointed...

"Smack!"

With one slap, the sense of disappointment vanished.

Under Lu Qingyun's unfriendly gaze, Lin Qingxue hurriedly shook those improper thoughts from her mind.

Forming a hand seal, she used a special method to contact her family.

Like Lu Qingyun, Lin Qingxue had also come out to undergo trials.

Taking the initiative to contact her family meant voluntarily giving up on the trial, which counted as failure.

But even if she did not contact them, having been trapped for a hundred years would certainly still count as failure.

There was no doubt that once she returned, the importance her family placed on her would decline considerably.

"I wonder whether she can still get those high-grade pills."

Lu Qingyun stroked his chin and pondered.

As if seeing through Lu Qingyun's concerns, Lin Qingxue softly said, "Once I return to the family and explain everything, I will ask my father for resources. You need not worry about me. My father is the head of the Lin Family. Even if I fail the trial, no one can touch me."

Lu Qingyun nodded and said nothing more.

As long as he got his share of the pills, that was enough.

Without waiting for the Lin Family's people to arrive, Lu Qingyun left the valley with the Treasure Seeking Spirit Rat, Ling Mu following behind him.

After all, his trial was not yet complete.

Though crossing the Great Wilderness was merely an outward appearance—it did not literally mean crossing the Great Wilderness.

After all, the Great Wilderness was boundless.

Without a defined area, even a True God would be unable to cross it before exhausting their lifespan.

This so-called crossing of the Great Wilderness was merely leaving the protection of one's family to train outside.

Eight years of trials, then return to the family upon adulthood!

Along this journey, nothing belonging to the family was allowed to be used.

Neither influence nor name.

Once discovered, it would be judged an immediate failure. Though they could still remain within the family, their resources would be drastically cut, and their future would be bleak.

That was also why he had not waited with Lin Qingxue for the Lin Family members to arrive.

There was another reason as well—who knew what kind of mess the Lin Family was in internally!

A hundred years had passed. For all he knew, it had already changed beyond recognition, and he would only be inviting trouble for nothing.

He had no interest in being mocked and targeted, then flying into a rage and killing someone, getting hunted down afterward, exposing his identity as a Lu Family Sequence member, and putting on a spectacular show.

Hm? That actually sounded pretty good.

Lu Qingyun was somewhat tempted, but terrifying spatial fluctuations came from within the valley.

They vanished again an instant later. It looked like the person had already been taken away.

After glancing back once, Lu Qingyun turned again to Ling Mu, who had been following behind him the whole time.

His brows furrowed as he said, "Why haven't you left yet? What are you following me for?"

Pressed by Lu Qingyun's aura, Ling Mu could not help recalling the scene of her head being forced into the dirt. She immediately shrank her head back like a quail, without a trace of the Supreme Hegemon Body's bearing.

"Get lost, get lost. Go find your Lu Ling!"

Lu Qingyun waved his hand as if shooing away flies.

He had no desire to keep a burden by his side, let alone when Ling Mu was not even a proper member of the Lu Family.

Even if her surname truly were Lu, it would not make the slightest difference!

Ling Mu bit her lip. Naturally, she could tell how impatient Lu Qingyun was with her.

She had felt that emotion four years ago, and it was precisely because of that encounter that she had never been able to forget it.

And now, it was as though the same scene were playing out once more.

After giving Lu Qingyun a complicated look, Ling Mu silently turned and left.

After successfully reestablishing contact with Lu Ling and meeting up with her—

"Big Sis Mu!" Lu Ling happily hugged Ling Mu and began sharing how she had cleverly evaded the Mountain Sea Beast King's pursuit.

At the same time, she started talking about Lu Qingyun.

"It's such a pity you didn't see it! Lu Qingyun barely improved over four years. When even Lu Chen released his battle intent, he didn't dare release his own to contend with him. He's long since ceased to be someone on our level!"

"Next time we run into him, we can bully him hard! We'll shove our feet straight into his mouth, hmph! That's what he gets for stealing my Thirteenth Sequence!"

Lu Ling was incredibly excited as she spoke, completely failing to notice Ling Mu's eyes beside her turning increasingly crimson.

When she did not hear Ling Mu respond, Lu Ling found it a little strange.

The moment she turned her head, red lips descended and covered hers!

Two large hands brazenly climbed her modest peaks. In an instant, Lu Ling's entire body went weak, and she nearly collapsed into Ling Mu's embrace.

That domineering, direct, fervent presence utterly captivated her.

"Big Sis Mu..."

Lu Ling's gaze turned hazy as she was about to say something.

But Ling Mu stopped her once more. Lu Ling only had time to set up a concealment barrier around them.

Then she was completely engulfed by a raging storm, powerless to resist.

In her daze, Lu Ling seemed to hear a name—Lu Qingyun?

Mm, normal.

Sometimes, when she was on top, she would also imagine that it was that hateful Lu Qingyun.

Hateful people deserved to be bullied fiercely!

It was only... a little playful fun between Dao Companions.

But why did this time... feel so intense?