Zhu Zhuqing looked at Qian Renjue, raised her hand and covered her face.
Dazed and hesitant, she said, "Teacher, do I really have level 20 now?"
"Of course, and more than that."
Qian Renjue smiled.
He took out a blue crystal ball from the system space and placed it in Zhu Zhuqing's arms.
"The upper limit of this crystal ball is level 30."
"Why don't you try it and see?"
Zhu Zhuqing nodded gently, holding the crystal ball, pursing her red lips, and outputting soul power.
In an instant.
The crystal ball lit up with dazzling light, and in a blink of an eye, it filled more than two-thirds of it.
Zhu Zhuqing stared blankly at the crystal ball in her hand.
She couldn't help but murmur.
"Teacher, is this real?"
Before Zhu Zhuqing could finish speaking.
Qian Renjue pinched her delicate cheeks and shook them.
"Ouch~"
Zhu Zhuqing felt pain, and tears welled up in her eyes.
"If it hurts, it means you're not dreaming, it's more real than real."
Qian Renjue smiled and released her cheeks.
He raised his hand and rubbed Zhu Zhuqing's hair, his tone becoming extremely gentle.
"It's probably around level 23."
"When Teacher takes you hunting for soul rings tomorrow, surpassing your sister will be a piece of cake."
Surpassing her sister?
Zhu Zhuqing stared blankly at Qian Renjue.
Looking at the encouraging, trusting, and doting smile in front of her, she felt like she was living in a dream.
She never thought that.
Surpassing her sister, who was seven years older than her, would be so simple, just a few hours.
But the warmth transmitted from the palm of her hand on her head.
Told her that this was not a dream.
The sunlight, the shade of the trees, the breeze, and the teacher in front of her, were all real!
"呜"
Suddenly, Zhu Zhuqing's eyes filled with mist, her red lips pursed, and her face was full of grievance.
"Uh——"
The smile on Qian Renjue's face froze.
He chuckled dryly, "Zhuqing, Teacher shouldn't have pinched you too hard just now, right?"
"Ouch."
Before Qian Renjue could finish speaking.
Zhu Zhuqing started crying even harder, clear tears streaming down her cheeks.
A Yin stopped what she was doing, her face full of incomprehension.
"Uh, Zhuqing, why are you crying for no reason? Teacher didn't mean to hurt you."
Qian Renjue quickly bent down.
Somewhat at a loss, he wiped away Zhu Zhuqing's tears.
"Teacher!"
Zhu Zhuqing shook her head.
Suddenly, she crashed into Qian Renjue's arms, and the crystal ball in her hand rolled out.
"No, Teacher didn't hurt Zhuqing."
Qian Renjue was a little confused.
He held the delicate body in his arms, gently patting her soft back.
"It's good that it didn't hurt, be good, don't cry."
"Zhuqing is happy, she can't control herself, thank you Teacher, thank you."
Zhu Zhuqing grabbed Qian Renjue's clothes, squeezed into the warm embrace.
Teary-eyed, her voice was still choked with sobs.
Qian Renjue was slightly stunned, the incomprehension in his eyes slowly dissolving.
Zhu Zhuqing was still a child after all.
The one who would go on a hunger strike to protest was not as strong as she seemed on the outside.
The Zhu family's aloofness was suffocating.
"Teacher, Zhuqing is so afraid, so afraid of dying at the hands of her sister."
"So afraid that Father and Mother will stand on Sister's side."
"…"
Zhu Zhuqing kept crying.
She wanted to share all the grievances and fears that had been suppressed in her heart with Qian Renjue.
"In the future, Teacher will protect you."
Qian Renjue nodded slightly, holding the small body and comforting her softly.
A Yin bent down and picked up the blue crystal ball.
She knelt beside them, quietly waiting for Zhu Zhuqing to calm down.
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Time passed slowly.
Half an hour later, Zhu Zhuqing stopped crying and leaned in Qian Renjue's arms.
She gradually woke up.
Her tear-stained face was flushed with pink, and she was a little shy.
Not daring to look up, she lowered her eyes, and her ears slowly turned red.
Warm palms gently rubbed her hair.
Qian Renjue gently stroked her wet, smooth face, and said softly:
"If you're still tired, rest for a while longer."
"Yes."
Zhu Zhuqing pursed her red lips, buried her head, and replied shyly.
Smelling the faint fragrance.
That little bit of embarrassment slowly subsided.
"Thank you, Teacher."
Zhu Zhuqing's gentle voice was already slightly hoarse.
"Yes."
Qian Renjue nodded slightly.
At the same time, the system's broadcast sounded in his mind.
【Congratulations on successfully spreading great love! (Target: Zhu Zhuqing)】
【Reward: 800 points.】
Ignoring the occasional sound.
Taking advantage of the time, Qian Renjue whispered the precautions for tomorrow.
"Zhuqing, tomorrow we will meet in your room, and then Teacher will personally take you to the hunting forest."
"Yes, Zhuqing understands."
Zhu Zhuqing nodded obediently, her long eyelashes drooping, and her eyes slightly narrowed.
"By the way, this box of hidden weapons is for you."
Qian Renjue raised his hand.
A large black box appeared next to the two of them.
"Hidden weapons?"
Zhu Zhuqing finally raised her head, her eyes filled with curiosity.
Although she had many blueprints in her mind, she couldn't do any blacksmithing at all.
As for going out to find a blacksmith, it was too strange for her.
Qian Renjue smiled and instructed.
"A Yin, open the box."
"Yes."
A Yin obeyed and opened the black box, revealing the various hidden weapons inside.
Click!
Qian Renjue randomly took out a black box, grabbed it in his hand and waved it.
"How is it? You should recognize all of these, right?"
"I have the Zhuge Divine Crossbow in my hand, and there are willow leaf blades, bone-piercing nails, gold coins, silent sleeve arrows, flying sky claws, tight-backed flower crossbow, and sand-shooting shadows."
Zhu Zhuqing immediately stepped forward and checked them one by one.
Her eyes were filled with novelty, and she nodded repeatedly.
"I recognize them, Zhuqing recognizes them all, thank you for the gift, Teacher."
"Heh, if you want to practice those hidden weapon techniques, how can Teacher not prepare some suitable hidden weapons for you."
Qian Renjue looked at the box of hidden weapons, his eyes filled with pride.
Lou Gao's love for blacksmithing exceeded everyone's imagination.
Even if he had a grudge with the Spirit Hall.
When he saw the blueprints Qian Renjue gave him, he couldn't help but become obsessed with them.
He basically didn't waste any effort.
Qian Renjue had already negotiated with Lou Gao.
As early as last month, the Spirit Hall had a weapons factory for making hidden weapons.
And also dispatched elders to sit there.
Except for hidden weapons such as the Buddha Fury Tang Lotus and Peacock Plume that required special materials.
Other hidden weapons were being mass-produced in an orderly manner.
Of course.
The main ones were still mechanical hidden weapons.
They were very simple to use, basically had no threshold, and anyone could use them.
The system space had a large capacity and a fast space jump speed.
Yesterday, Qian Renjue easily retrieved the first batch of parts made in Gengjin City.
And assembled them in Spirit Hall City.
Whoosh
Zhu Zhuqing was in high spirits.
She immediately grabbed a handful of willow leaf blades and started throwing them in a decent manner.
The movements still looked a little clumsy
But Qian Renjue thought that agile attack-type soul masters were the most suitable for hidden weapons.
Especially his Ghost Grandpa.
Tang San's way of using hidden weapons was simply smashing the Tang Sect's signboard.
His hidden weapons never seemed to be 'hidden'.
I wish you all a happy life!
