Putting Romance Before Brotherhood

Lu Qing'an entrusted the task of repairing the Heaven-Seeking Treasure Mirror to Li Muchen and Zhang Shundao. After chatting for a while, Lu Qing'an felt it was not good to stay with them any longer, fearing that the longer he stayed, the easier it would be to ruin his public image. So he sent a telepathic message to Li Wensong, asking Li Wensong to take Li Muchen and the others away.

"Wensong, take them away. You can have a good talk with them and share your views on the development of our sect. Afterwards, you can also help manage the affairs of the sect and the merchant guild."

Lu Qing'an trusted Li Wensong completely. From now on, he could just leave anything to Li Wensong to handle without having to worry about anything. He finally achieved his goal of becoming the behind-the-scenes boss he wanted.

He had always wanted to be a hands-off manager, and now Li Wensong's appearance has fulfilled his wish!

Upon hearing Lu Qing'an's telepathic message, Li Wensong quickly nodded in response.

It feels so good to be expected to do something great!

"Everyone, let's not disturb Brother Lu's cultivation any longer. Let's leave now. Brother Lu, if you need anything later, just send me a message, and I'll make the arrangements."

Li Wensong stood up and looked at Lu Qing'an with a smile.

Lu Qing'an nodded.

Li Muchen wanted to stay with Lu Qing'an a little longer, but seeing Li Wensong's reaction, he could only stand up as well. Then, together with Zhang Shundao, he bowed to Lu Qing'an and left the courtyard.

Before long, only three people remained in the courtyard.

Xue Tianfei looked at Lu Qing'an: "Qing'an, shall I make some arrangements for our Chamber of Commerce first, and then take them with me at the end?"

Lu Qing'an smiled and nodded, "Sure, you can order them around as you please without any worries. Judging from their current situation, they'll do whatever you ask them to do, and they might even secretly do things that benefit the Chamber of Commerce if you forbid them from doing anything."

Judging from Li Muchen and the others' behavior, they all seemed eager to make a name for themselves. He suspected that if Xue Tianfei only needed to mention the faction she had just mentioned, the five of them would immediately rush over there to demand an explanation.

Xue Tianfei smiled and said, "Alright, I'll take care of this!"

And so, Xue Tianfei went off to do her work, leaving only Lu Qing'an and Xiao Qingyi behind.

Xiao Qingyi sighed, "I feel like I have nothing to do with you guys anymore. There are many topics you're discussing that I don't understand."

Lu Qing'an looked at Xiao Qingyi, shook his head and smiled, "I told you not to cultivate diligently. Look at Little Xuanzi and the Black Dragon, aren't they all cultivating day and night? They've all reached the Creation Realm now, and they're all cultivating with Divine Gold Stone at the same time. You're still in the Reincarnation Realm. Once you cultivate to the Sovereign Realm, you'll be able to participate in many things."

Lu Qing'an could understand how Xiao Qingyi felt at this moment. The two had reached the same cultivation level back then, but now he had become such a powerful being, while Xiao Qingyi seemed to have stood still. Even though he had been working hard, his progress was insignificant compared to Lu Qing'an's.

It's like wanting to see your brother doing well, but not wanting to see him driving a Range Rover.

"Alright, alright, I'm just tired from cultivating and wanted to chat with you more." Xiao Qingyi sighed again.

I really wish I could possess extremely high cultivation levels without doing anything!

"It's strange, why don't you have high requirements for Xue Tianfei's cultivation level?" Xiao Qingyi asked Lu Qing'an, as if remembering something.

Although Xue Tianfei has an exceptional talent for business, and the Eternal Night Sect needs to develop its business, given Lu Qing'an's personality, he should have required Xue Tianfei to dedicate a lot of time to cultivation. However, Lu Qing'an's current approach is to almost completely restrict Xue Tianfei's cultivation, allowing her to focus entirely on business.

This is very wrong.

Just like Lu Qing'an had some method to quickly elevate Xue Tianfei's status.

Lu Qing'an's expression changed slightly as he listened to Xiao Qingyi's question, feeling quite puzzled.

How can those be the same?

"Tell me honestly, are you hiding some kind of method that can help someone advance quickly? Although Xue Tianfei is your woman, my feelings for you are just as strong. Why don't you help me too?" Xiao Qingyi stared at Lu Qing'an, feeling that he was 99% right, after all, Lu Qing'an's expression was a bit strange at this moment.

He'd been with Lu Qing'an for so long; he definitely wouldn't miss this little expression.

Lu Qing'an shook his head and said, "Don't ask anymore. I do have a way to help him improve quickly, but you... well, you can't do anything about it!"

"No, how come she can but I can't? Are you so fickle, so easily swayed by lust?" Xiao Qingyi's lips twitched.

Who would want to cultivate diligently if they could avoid it?

Can't you at least give me a good ride, considering our relationship?

Lu Qing'an's expression was playful. "Do you have a way to become a woman? If so, perhaps there's a chance."

Xiao Qingyi's face twitched. "Does it have to be me, a woman, to carry me? What? Is it wrong for me to be a man?"

"It has to be a woman, and she has to marry me! So, do you think you're qualified?" Lu Qing'an couldn't help but laugh as he said this.

"Good heavens, we have to get married first? What kind of way is this?! Are you kidding me???" Xiao Qingyi was dumbfounded.

"I'd be a dog if I lied to you." Lu Qing'an picked up his teacup, took a sip, and looked extremely serious.

Xiao Qingyi stared at Lu Qing'an for a long while before confirming that Lu Qing'an was not lying, and then felt utterly speechless.

What kind of crazy way of carrying someone is this?

"Ahem, I've been thinking about it, and I think marriage doesn't necessarily require a man and a woman, does it?" Xiao Qingyi suddenly put his hand to his lips and coughed.

Lu Qing'an tensed instantly, staring at Xiao Qingyi in shock. "Holy crap! Don't pull this on me!!!"

Xiao Qingyi laughed and said, "It's alright, it's alright. You can be the man, and I can be the woman. It's the same thing!!!"

Lu Qing'an couldn't resist kicking Xiao Qingyi, sending him flying.

Get out of here!

After joking around with Xiao Qingyi for a while, Lu Qing'an remembered that there was still something important to do, so he told Xiao Qingyi to continue cultivating while he flew towards the entrance of the Eternal Night Sect.

A moment later, he appeared before the Golden Dragon.

Upon seeing Lu Qing'an, Golden Dragon instantly sprang to life and floated in front of Lu Qing'an: "What brings you here? Is there something you need?"

At this moment, Golden Dragon looked at Lu Qing'an with even greater respect.

There was no way around it; although it was here, its strength, already at the Late Eternal Realm, allowed it to clearly see what was happening at the stone pavilion. Lu Qing'an's power was enough to shock Li Muchen and Zhang Shengdao, let alone this mere Late Eternal Realm!

Lu Qing'an smiled and said, "Didn't you want to fall in love with a sentient Heavenly Mandate Soul Stone mine? I've thought about it, and I'll use the Rule of Vitality to let you try it out briefly first."

Upon hearing this, the Golden Dragon dragon's face displayed a human-like expression of shock and joy.

"Great! That's wonderful!!! Now?!"

It couldn't wait to get started.