Chapter 253 253. Successive shocks
The second day, the two of them didn't get out of bed until the sun was three poles high.
Li Pei had wanted to get up earlier to help her husband dress and wash up, but now she didn't have an ounce of energy in her entire body.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
With extraordinary laziness, she cooed, "Husband, help me get dressed~"
Lu Yao was more than happy to help her with her clothes, while taking the opportunity to cop a feel.
Li Pei giggled delicately, and the tight string in her heart finally relaxed.
She had been worried that Lu Yao would mind her distinctive differences, but to her complete surprise, he seemed to really like them. With that, her greatest concern vanished~
After being lovey-dovey for half the day, they finally got out of bed. Li Pei showed Lu Yao a piece of white silk dotted with plum blossoms, then locked it securely in a box.
Then came a banging at the door, and Liao Qe's voice was heard shouting, "It's nearly lunchtime; are you two planning to go another round!?"
Blushing, Li Pei opened the door, and Liao Qe barged in, looking her up and down with a tsk-tsk sound escaping her lips.
Lu Yao cleared his throat to change the subject, "Has Kotaro Komura made any moves?"
"Nope, he's been cooped up in the embassy this whole time." Liao Qe and her sister were taking turns keeping watch, securing a tight grasp on his every move.
"There's no wrong nickname for someone." Lu Yao said with disdain, "This 'Rat Envoy' really is as cautious and suspicious as a rat."
"Otherwise, he wouldn't have survived until now." Li Pei chimed in, "He goes to all lengths to gather intelligence. The Rakshasas and the Jiade wish to eliminate him, but have yet to succeed."
After chatting for a bit, Liao Ya arrived as well. She blushed at the odd smell in the room, cleared her throat, and said, "Grandmaster Yu is going on a trip; let's go see her off."
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They hurried over to where Yu Yanmei was.
Yu Yanmei had already packed her belongings and was casually resting her hand on the hilt of her sword. "I'll be back in a few days. Be careful while I'm gone," she said.
Lu Yao and the others agreed, and Li Pei went out alone to see her off.
The master and disciple walked all the way down the mountain. Looking at her disciple, whose brows and eyes now carried a hint of charming allure, Yu Yanmei lamented,
"I've raised a little milk pig for 20 years, only for someone to enjoy it. It doesn't please me one bit~"
Li Pei blushed and said, "Master, why are you teasing me as well? By the way~ where are you going?"
Yu Yanmei replied softly, "I'm going to bid farewell to a few old friends, then concentrate on advancing in cultivation."
Li Pei nodded obediently, holding back her worried expression. Advancing in the Martial Path at later stages was fraught with danger, and many said their farewells to loved ones before entering seclusion.
Yu Yanmei patted her disciple's head and, without saying much more, whooshed away with a display of her swift movement skills.
Innate Martial Artists were incredibly fast, but they always showed up in town for rest. Her departure was soon known to Kotaro Komura, who had spread his intelligence network.
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When Li Pei came back, Lu Yao took her hand and said, "We're family now, so I'm going to show you something nice today, something to temper the power of the mind."
Li Pei was extremely curious, "To temper the power of the mind! How many secrets do you have, husband?"
Tempering the power of the mind required both a superior method and precious treasures. Nonetheless, she was prepared for it, considering how fast the Lu family members advanced in Spirit Refinement.
Back in their room, Lu Yao donned a strange-looking suit, the Tri-Protective Suit, and murmured, "I'll demonstrate. Watch closely~"
He opened the lead box and began deciphering the "Bitter Cultivation and Enlightenment Sutra."
Li Pei heard him muttering to himself and exclaimed in astonishment, "Is this a secret manual written by a Spirit Refining Expert to concentrate the mind? Why is it so bizarre?"
Spirit Refining Experts were often talented in various arts, and they would frequently leave behind calligraphy pieces and even handcrafted items that were extremely enlightening and instructive to their juniors. This was part of the important heritage of famous sects and noble families.
Li Pei had seen such pieces before, but this particular manual was truly peculiar...
Lu Yao gave a brief demonstration, then took off his Tri-Protective Suit and put it on her, also placing the "Ice Jade Ring" on her finger.
The girl quickly accepted the Tri-Protective Suit. The great powers dug trenches and hurled poison gas bombs at each other daily, turning the battlefield into a thick fog.
Stimulated by this, gas masks were invented long ago.
Lu Yao reminded her, "Get ready, try your best to decipher the text while also refining your Mind Force."
Li Pei nodded and opened the "Bitter Cultivation and Enlightenment Sutra".
She encountered the same situation, as if thousands of voices were muttering in her ears, causing a dizzying headache.
On the pages, the densely packed symbols of "triangles with eyes in the middle" flickered in and out of visibility. If she concentrated her Mind Force, the original text would be revealed.
After all, Li Pei had been in the Constant Realm for many years and had solid foundations. Paired with the Tri-Protective Suit and the incredibly cool and mind-clearing "Ice Jade Ring," she deciphered over 30 words on her first try.
When she reached her limit, Li Pei closed the book and returned it to the lead box, her large eyes sparkling with admiration as she looked at Lu Yao:
"No wonder your Spirit Refinement Realm advances so quickly with such training of the Mind Force!"
Lu Yao helped her out of the Tri-Protective Suit and smiled, "The biggest advantage of our family is that we never lack resources, and there are some things I'll tell you about slowly over time."
Li Pei had an epiphany looking at the lead box, "This is Hong Renkun's 'Bitter Cultivation and Enlightenment Sutra'! And the 'Ice Jade Ring'! It was you who saved my master in Jinling and took all the benefits! The outside world has always believed it was Grandmaster Zeng who gained the loot."
"Ha, you're absolutely right," Lu Yao said proudly, facing the girl's admiring gaze.
"The court has been pressuring Master Zeng to hand over what he gained, causing quite an unhappy situation... "
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As they were talking, Liao Ya and Liao Qe rushed over and shouted, "The Izumo People are on the move!"
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As soon as Kotaro Komura sensed Yu Yanmei's departure, he immediately gathered ten skilled individuals and rushed toward Jing Yi Garden in Xiangshan.
For the sake of secrecy, these ten left the embassy one by one, from different directions, to meet outside the city.
Unfortunately, their every move was under the surveillance of the Da-Jiang drones, making their plots and schemes plain to see, and somewhat laughable.
Lu Yao and his team could even take their time choosing the ambush site.
"Right at the foot of the mountain, where the terrain is relatively flat. There's no escape, no place to hide."
Lu Yao quickly made a battle plan:
"I'll fly the plane, you take the Fire God Cannons, and we'll wipe them out with a saturation attack, then we'll raid the embassy."
Liao Ya and Liao Qe nodded in understanding, but Li Pei was confused, "Plane? Aren't those things too conspicuous in the sky...?"
"Oh, my plane might be a little different."
Then, they witnessed Lu Yao piloting an F35B take to the skies!
Using her hands to block the gust of wind from the airplane's takeoff, Li Pei stood there, dumbfounded, her eyes wide as saucers, her world view shattered!
"What is this thing! That's not what planes look like! Planes should have two sets of wings with a large propeller..."
Liao Qe patted her on the head, proudly saying, "Li Family sister, no need to make a fuss, remember to maintain your composure."
Li Pei, pointing at the fighter disappearing into the clouds, murmured, "Have you seen this before?"
"Yep, Lu Yao even promised to teach me how to fly it in the future~" Liao Qe said triumphantly, and Liao Ya too gazed up expectantly with her hand shading her eyes.
The girls all longed to soar through the skies.
Li Pei suddenly thought: The expert who had acted to vanquish demons during the longevity banquet... could that have been Lu Yao!?
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