The two walked side by side along the gravel path towards the outside of the ward office.
Lu Ming glanced at the pretty girl beside him, dressed in a bright green dress with snow-white skin. The dappled sunlight filtered through the leaves, falling on her smooth, full forehead, making her fair skin glow.
Zhou Fuling's slender figure is outstanding among her peers. Her long neck is like that of a swan, with beautiful lines. Below her neck is a majestic landscape that is "a mountain range from the side and a peak from the front." Despite her young age, she is exceptionally well-developed.
The gaze then falls upon a slender waist that tapers rapidly, encircled by an exquisitely crafted brocade belt carved with plum blossom petals. Her long legs move with a light and graceful gait, like an elegant deer playfully treading on fallen leaves in the forest.
The delicate blue sachet swayed back and forth with her waist, and when it touched the side of her taut and supple thigh, it made a soft, inexplicably itchy sound.
Among the two girls Lu Ming knew, Jingyi and Zhou Fuling each had their own merits. Jingyi's delicate face was unbelievably beautiful, with the potential to be a femme fatale. She could conquer everything with her looks alone. Even though Lu Ming had known her for many years and was already immune to her charms, he would still be slightly stunned by her teasing at times.
Zhou Fuling's exquisite and tall figure is truly exceptional, making it impossible not to steal glances from head to toe.
"Is it beautiful?" As Lu Ming was admiring this beautiful scene, Zhou Fuling suddenly turned her head, staring at him sharply with her beautiful eyes, looking fierce as if she had finally caught him.
"Nice."
However, Lu Ming remained unmoved and readily admitted it.
"You were spying after all!" Zhou Fuling said angrily.
"The flowers are in full bloom; I'm just taking a look at them out of respect," Lu Ming said.
"You're clearly a lecher, and you're not that old, yet you're still so glib," Zhou Fuling sneered.
"After that, I would cover my eyes whenever I saw my senior sister."
That's for the best!
The two chatted as they walked out of the gravel path; the government office was not far away.
"Senior sister, I've cleaned your sachet. I'll bring it to you later," Lu Ming said with a smile.
"No need, didn't you give me a new one? You can keep the original one yourself, or throw it away if you find it troublesome," Zhou Fuling said casually, raising her chin slightly.
"Oh, then I'll throw it away later." Lu Ming nodded.
Zhou Fuling stopped abruptly, staring at Lu Ming with hostility.
"Just kidding." Lu Ming laughed, secretly chuckling to himself. He realized he seemed to have a mischievous streak, always enjoying teasing his proud senior sister until she was fuming.
Zhou Fuling was a little annoyed. How could this brat make her so angry with just a few words?
"Senior sister, there's something very important I'd like to ask you. If it's inconvenient for you, you don't have to say it," Lu Ming suddenly asked with a serious expression.
Zhou Fuling was initially angry and didn't want to talk to him, but seeing how serious he looked, she had no choice but to put aside her emotions and ask earnestly, "What is it?"
Lu Ming paused for a moment, then spoke.
"Will the ' Sun-Shining Golden Flame Banner ' I'm cultivating be dangerous? And what exactly am I supposed to do to help that prince?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Fuling paused slightly, a thoughtful expression appearing on her pretty face. After a moment's thought, she said, "The ' Sun-Shining Golden Flame Banner ' you cultivate isn't particularly dangerous, but the things His Highness needs you to do will definitely involve considerable risk. However, this risk won't be borne by you alone; His Highness will be there as well, so you don't need to worry about becoming a consumable."
"You should know that the ' Sun-Shining Golden Flame Banner ' is not complete; it is only one part of a top-tier ' Divine Ability Restriction.' This ' Divine Ability Restriction,' in full, is called the ' Four Aspects Divine Banner Great Spirit Restriction,' and it has four parts, with the ' Sun-Shining Golden Flame Banner ' being one of them."
Ye Ling cultivated another part of it, called the " Nether Moon Spirit Spring Banner."
Lu Ming's eyes flickered. " The Nether Moon Spirit Spring Banner "? No wonder he had felt something special about her before.
However, Zhou Fuling's words reassured him a little. After all, he was genuinely afraid that the prince might have some scheme to use him as a waste material when he followed him into the depths of the Black Rain Zone, which would be a huge loss.
Zhou Fuling hesitated for a moment, then suddenly took out three jade pieces that shimmered with a mysterious light and handed them to Lu Ming.
"What is this?" Lu Ming asked, puzzled.
"You can observe the cultivation methods for the other three spirit banners, but don't try to cultivate them yourself. These four spirit banners clash with each other and cannot coexist. Therefore, you must find someone to cultivate them separately. By observing the other three banners, you can gain a better understanding of them, which will make it much easier to coordinate them with the other three banners later."
"I don't know what dangers lie within those Sacred Ruins, but preserving even a fraction of our strength increases our chances of survival."
Lu Ming stared at Zhou Fuling in shock, clearly not expecting her to pull such a big stunt for him.
How do you possess the complete Four Banners training method?
Zhou Fuling shrugged and said, "Her Highness and I have a very good relationship. We often sleep in the same bed. This is what she gave me back then. But you don't need to be so shocked. These are just refining methods, not methods to activate them, so their value isn't as high as you think."
"Sleeping in the same bed?" Lu Ming was shocked again.
Zhou Fuling rolled her eyes at him and said, "Your Highness is also a woman, what's wrong with that?"
Lu Ming smiled sheepishly, then accepted the three Divine Ability Jade and said gratefully, "Thank you, Senior Sister."
As Zhou Fuling said, even if the other three banners cannot be cultivated, being able to observe them and deepen one's understanding is also an advantage.
He originally only wanted to learn from Zhou Fuling whether there were any hidden dangers with the " Sun-Shining Golden Flame Banner," but he didn't expect that the other party would actually take out the cultivation methods of the other three spirit banners. This gain was enormous.
"You owe me another big favor." Zhou Fuling said with a smile in her eyes.
"The more debt you have, the less you need to worry. It's said that when debt reaches a certain level, the one who should be worried is not the debtor, but the one who is owed money," Lu Ming said with a smile.
Zhou Fuling was taken aback, then became somewhat annoyed, because she realized that it seemed to be true. Originally, she hadn't paid much attention to this kid, but with each investment, she felt that she was losing more and more money.
"Give me back the Divine Ability Jade!" she angrily demanded, trying to snatch it back.
Lu Ming ran off in a flash, while laughter drifted from afar.
"Don't worry, Senior Sister. Once I reach the Grandmaster level, I'll make you understand the value of this favor!"
Zhou Fuling curled her red lips slightly. "This brat has quite the ambition, darling? Above Grandmaster level?"
Watching his departing figure, Zhou Fuling gradually calmed down, then suddenly stomped her foot, her eyebrows slightly raised.
That brat dared to try and get information from me, and why did I tell him everything? Did he use some kind of bewitching magic?
Feeling displeased, Zhou Fuling turned around and stormed back to the ward office.
After returning to the Thunderfire Hall, Lu Ming told Lu Jin what had happened.
" Zhou Xuan is going to Fengyang Prefecture to ask the prefectural lord for help in blocking the news? His background is indeed very strong; he can even get that prefectural lord to help. It is said that he is a genuine Nether Spirit Master, just one step away from becoming Grandmaster."
"He said you should go with him? That's fine. It should be safer to go with Zhou Xuan. Qingyuan Market has been quite chaotic lately. It would be good for you to broaden your horizons." Lu Jin thought for a moment and then nodded in agreement.
"Also, since you're going to Fengyang Prefecture, take this with you."
As Lu Jin spoke, she took out a blue sleeve engraved with obscure light patterns, clearly made of extraordinary material, and handed it to Lu Ming.
It was none other than the item that had previously been stolen from Lin Changkong...
" Heaven and Earth Sleeve "!