Cohabitation with Sword Spirit-Chapter 168 - 138: Not Yet of Legal Age for Sleeping Together

October 25, 2017

The senior executive meeting at the Qian Family Mansion concluded even faster than expected. The Qian Family showed remarkable sincerity in their cooperation, and in a short time, they signed agreements for over twenty collaborative projects with the Lu Family. Afterwards, both parties enjoyed an extremely sumptuous and luxurious lunch together at the Bixi Pavilion in the Qian Family's inner courtyard.

To facilitate the cooperation between the two families, the Qian Family exerted significant effort, not only inviting a professional event team from Golden Jade City but also hiring chief chefs from luxurious restaurants like the Drunken Immortal Tower and Immortal Wind Tower. They prepared a feast costing over two thousand Spirit Stones using numerous Immortal Ingredients collected by the family.

Not just the Lu Family, who had been financially strained due to their investment in a Spiritual Liquid project in recent years, but even many elders of the Qian Family expressed astonishment.

During lunch, the Qian family distinctly saw an elderly man from the Lu Family, with white hair, sipping the priceless broth while shedding cloudy tears. When the Qian Family anxiously inquired if the dishes were not to his taste, the elderly man tremblingly expressed that in the past ten years, he had never eaten anything so good.

This statement immediately moved many present from the Qian Family, leading to the signing of many more agreements, adding to the longstanding friendship between the Qian and Lu families.

With deep emotion and full bellies, the Elder Council, led by Lu Xin, left the Qian Family Mansion. After their departure, inside the Bixi Pavilion, the elders of the Qian Family finally showed their fatigued and pale expressions, and Qian Jing, the second-in-command responsible for signing, had his entire right arm trembling uncontrollably.

"We finally saw them off."

"Has anyone calculated the total amount of the contracts?"

"We haven't counted them exactly, but it's definitely not less than five million Spirit Stones."

"Five million... Our liquid assets will be problematic for the next twenty years." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

"Were we really not subjected to some spell or charm from the Lu Family? How did we inexplicably sign so many contracts!?"

With a grim face, Qian Jing said, "…I was already chanting the Purifying Heart Spell while signing the contracts and even crushed a few pieces of Spiritual Gold, yet my signing hand just wouldn't stop."

Sixth Uncle Qian sighed, "The Lu Family is really terrifying. No wonder the ancestors left behind the ancestral precept not to provoke the Lu Family lightly; the wealth we've painstakingly accumulated over so many years transferred to the Lu account in just one meal's time."

Qian Jing said, "But I still feel that it's not a loss. After all, a Primordial family is a Primordial family, and they really have too many good things. Even just a branch family makes one dazzled... I now understand the thrill those women experience when shopping impulsively. As they say, it hurts, but it's a pain mixed with joy."

At this point, the elders nodded in agreement, each feeling as though they were taken back to their childhood days, overwhelmed with desire as they browsed the toy catalog from the Dobao Pavilion.

Just as everyone was lost in memories, Qian Long sternly interrupted, "Alright, after all, the contracts with the Lu Family are long-term projects, but the immediate priority is the Cyan Cloud Competition. With the joint efforts of both families, we have invested over a million Spirit Stones, and under no circumstances can we afford to fail."

"Big brother, if Ye'er can indeed awaken the ancestral bloodline, the Cyan Cloud Competition should certainly be a sure win, right? Although Li Wanqing is indeed powerful, the gap with Ye'er is not insurmountable."

After the duel beneath the Drunken Immortal Tower, the Qian Family meticulously analyzed every detail of the battle, and the final conclusion was somewhat more optimistic than anticipated.

Li Wanqing is undoubtedly a prodigious talent, but she hasn't reached the demonic, inexplicable level of the new City Lord of the Zhao Family. The battle beneath the Drunken Immortal Tower was half from the element of surprise—her defense was truly astonishing, and Qian Ye exhausted all efforts but couldn't break it, losing his fighting spirit without further confrontation.

And much of Li Wanqing's defense likely comes from the Yuqing Taoist Armor, an absolute myth of a Primordial treasure within the Cloud Surge Realm.

Stripping away the myth, Li Wanqing is merely a Late Stage Cultivator in the Cloud Surge Realm, with hard strength at most comparable to Qian Ye, unable to hold any clear advantage.

"If Ye'er can use the Lu Family's Spiritual Liquid to awaken that magical ancestral bloodline, he could at least neutralize the advantage of the Yuqing Taoist Armor. By then, with Ye'er's strength, the odds of victory would be over fifty percent."

Sixth Uncle Qian also said, "Moreover, the Li Family has a Divine Artifact, but doesn't our Qian Family as well? Those two Cyan Rainbow Ancient Coins may not necessarily be inferior to the Yuqing Taoist Armor."

"Sixth Uncle, which prestigious family doesn't have Divine Artifacts? In our family vault alone, there are two or three pieces of Supreme Spiritual Treasures or Initial Tier Immortal Treasures, but the problem is, firstly, those treasures are too powerful for the juniors in the Cloud Surge Realm to manage. Secondly, Immortal Objects have spirits, and ordinary people simply can't gain their approval."

Sixth Uncle Qian said, "A complete Immortal Treasure, of course, can't be wielded by juniors in the Cloud Surge Realm. Even us old folks can't utilize even one-tenth of its power. But what if it's an incomplete Immortal Treasure? What if, using special techniques, the treasure's power could be suppressed to a level even acceptable for the Cloud Surge Realm..."

"That would also see a dramatic reduction in power."

"It doesn't need to be suppressed to full control; it just needs to be able to unleash its power upon stepping into the arena, even if it's only one ten-thousandth of the original power. Looking at it another way, can that Demoness from the Li Family truly unleash the full power of the Yuqing Taoist Armor?"

The words of Sixth Uncle Qian brought a silence over the messy Bixi Pavilion.

After a while, Qian Long decisively said, "It's a feasible plan. Since we've decided to spare no expense to win the championship this time, we must use every possible means."

——

Meanwhile, at Shen Garden in the east of the city, the two sisters who had just finished a sweet working lunch also received instructions from the family elders.

"Oh? The rewards for this Cyan Cloud Grand Competition are unprecedentedly grand. I'm to train with all my might under Mr. Wang Jiu's guidance to strive for the championship?"

Li Wanqing looked at the letter sealed with the Patriarch's seal in her hand and couldn't help but laugh, "Sister Xin is too worried about me. With my current strength, who in QingCyan Cloud City is my match? This competition is simply my personal showcase, crushing all the way to the championship. After over two years of arduous training at Yuqing Mountain, I won't settle for anything less than a championship."

Beside her, Shen Qingming felt a strong dissonance upon hearing these bold words but, having drunk too much soothing hot water at the dinner table, she felt bloated and was lazy to speak... However, after living with this glamorous sister for a few days, she had to admit that, in terms of talent and aptitude, Li Wanqing indeed had the qualifications for such unrestrained arrogance.

Just then, Wang Jiu looked up in surprise, "Your goal is the championship?"

Li Wanqing was instead surprised, "I mentioned it a long time ago. I returned to Cyan Cloud only after promising to take the championship with Master Yuqing's leave."

Wang Jiu replied, "Based on your history of interactions with other women, I tend to think this might be sweet talk centered on lies, similar to 'I've been determined since childhood to be the guardian of girls, and of course, won't miss the most beautiful girl in the mansion,' a kind of flattery to indirectly praise Yuqing True Master's teaching quality and satisfy female vanity."

When it comes to offending two women with a single sentence, Wang Jiu's talent undoubtedly surpassed Li Wanqing's talent in the path of immortal cultivation.

Shen Qingming, having seen much in her battles, remained indifferent, continuing to digest the hot water in her belly with a cold snort. Whereas Li Wanqing, somewhat annoyed yet amused, questioned, "Let's not dwell on the sweet talk. Do you think I can't win the championship?"

"Of course." Wang Jiu replied categorically.

Li Wanqing was a bit upset, "Hey, even if you defeated me before, there's no need to groundlessly belittle my strength, right? Go ahead, find someone in QingCyan Cloud City, under 20 years old, stronger than me."

Wang Jiu pointed at himself, "That would be me."

"..." Li Wanqing was stunned for a full cup of tea's time, "You, you must be one of those who seem slightly aloof and cute at first glance but becomes shameless after getting familiar, right? Boasting about your strength is one thing, but claiming to be under 20 years old is a lie worthy of ghosts!"

Shen Qingming, on the side, was almost startled into spitting out hot water.

Li Wanqing currently didn't know Wang Jiu's true identity, but this occasional mount of hers knew it very well — the Celestial Divine Sword that saved the Jiuzhou Continent, known in the past life as the Nameless Sword God who trained to become the world's number one in fifty years. Just his lifetime as a human exceeds fifty years, so how shameless is he to claim being under 20!?

Wang Jiu explained earnestly, "Past life longevity doesn't count in the current life, which is the universal age calculation rule. As for this current life of mine, deducting time spent in slumber, I'm probably under 5 years old."

"Pfft..." Shen Qingming felt somewhat swirling in her stomach filled with hot water, forcing her to temporarily retreat.

On the other hand, Li Wanqing scrutinized Wang Jiu up and down with a suspicious gaze, seeing he was serious, her doubts deepened.

"But, whatever, everyone has their secrets... If you claim to be under 5, I'll go with it. So, are you participating in the Cyan Cloud Grand Competition?"

Wang Jiu shook his head, "Although some rewards do interest me, there's no need to participate, since I already have a proxy. Shen Qingming, the Cyan Cloud Grand Competition is in your hands."

"Hey?!" Shen Qingming was on the verge of taking off right then and there, "You're serious about this?!"

Wang Jiu said curiously, "Of course I'm serious, didn't I say I would help you get the championship? Besides, it was you who begged me for help back then, claiming to have made a vow with Lu Xin, forming a master-apprentice agreement..."

Li Wanqing found it amusing, "Wait, a master-apprentice agreement? That's something Sister Xin never mentioned to me! Haha, I'd love to see the scene of Sister Xin bowing to Sister Qingming as her master. Let's do this, if we really meet in the finals, I'll let you have the championship, alright?"

At this moment, at the Li Family Mansion, while approving documents, Lu Xin suddenly felt an inexplicable anxiety.