Chapter 205: Chapter 203: The Maid’s Wind and Thunder Spirit Body
"So, does this mean I also have to master the Cultivation Technique you gave me and then take on a new name?"
"Naturally. What do you think?"
"Then when do we..."
Su Hongshang leaned close to Su Qing’s ear and said shyly, "Consummate our union."
"..."
"Let’s, uh, not rush that."
"You should heal first." Hearing her, Su Qing couldn’t help but raise a hand to pinch the bridge of his nose.
"You can place your Pocket World in my room. I’ll use a Forbidden Array to shrink its effective area so you can recuperate inside it."
"You have Healing Pills, right?" Su Qing asked.
Su Hongshang nodded. "Of course. I was smart enough to hold some back, otherwise they would have all been tricked away from me."
"But my Pocket World is gone. It was stolen." Su Hongshang turned her beautiful eyes to Su Qing.
"..."
Su Qing paused for a moment.
A Pocket World appeared in his hand.
This was a large Pocket World that Su Qing had synthesized.
He had acquired too many when he wiped out that one family, so he’d simply synthesized them into a single Pocket World.
He was discovering that these Pocket Worlds weren’t actually that rare.
Nearly every Nascent Soul Cultivator had one, and in some Sects, even those in the Golden Core Realm were issued one.
So it seemed Su Qing wasn’t short on complete Pocket Worlds.
"Here, it’s yours."
"I just happened to grab it after killing the members of that family."
"Whoa." Su Hongshang was suddenly amazed after receiving Su Qing’s Pocket World.
"This Pocket World is huge."
"But there’s nothing inside."
’...’ Su Qing had just synthesized it directly.
’He had no idea if there had been any living creatures or humans inside.’
’This...’
’Su Qing recalled how that one Nascent Soul Cultivator had been so depraved. If there had been members of the Human Race inside, wouldn’t that mean he had killed them all?’
...
"Alright, alright."
"Hurry up and go heal."
Su Qing said with a sense of resignation.
He then watched Su Hongshang enter the Pocket World.
Su Qing placed the Forbidden Array nearby, making it impossible for anyone to spy the entrance to the Pocket World.
The matter with Su Hongshang was settled.
There was still one rather troublesome person left.
Su Qing released the bewitching young woman.
She was a bit dazed when she first appeared, but upon seeing Su Qing, she quickly knelt on the ground. "Young Master."
Su Qing was still wearing the face of Master Le.
"Do you know the person who brought you here?"
She shook her head.
Su Qing asked again, "What was your original name?"
"My name is Luo Xiaocao."
"Luo Xiaocao." Su Qing smiled, then shook his head.
"’Little Grass’... a humble name, meant to ensure a long life. However, your bone age is not even fourteen yet."
"From now on, you will call me Young Master Le."
"And you will get a nicer name. Xiaocao, Xiaocao..."
"I’ll name you after a flower."
"How about Profound Clarity Flower? The Nighttime Profound Clarity Flower is also known as Star Pointing, a name of elegant light. To make it sound prettier..."
"I’ll call you... Luo Xingya."
"How does that sound?" Su Qing asked.
Luo Xiaocao hurriedly thanked him. "Thank you, Young Master, for giving Xiaocao a new name."
"But... I don’t know how to write it."
Su Qing said, "No matter. You will learn in time."
"From now on, your name is Luo Xingya."
"Now, hold out your hand," Su Qing said.
Luo Xingya obediently held out her hand.
He placed the Spirit Pearl on her hand.
A cyan and purple glow appeared on the Spirit Pearl.
’Purple?’
’A Thunder Element Spirit Root? And another one that’s cyan.’
’Is it the Wood Element?’
Su Qing wasn’t sure.
Su Qing put the Spirit Pearl away.
Su Qing placed one hand on Luo Xingya’s.
Luo Xingya immediately blushed. ’The Young Master’s hand... it’s so warm. And it feels like a comfortable sensation is flowing into my body.’
If Su Qing knew what she was thinking,
he would definitely say, ’Of course it is.’
’I’m testing your Spirit Root.’
Su Qing was currently infusing Wood Qi into Luo Xingya’s body. How could having one’s body filled with Spiritual Qi not feel good?
It would be strange if it felt bad.
After some probing, Su Qing then used his Fire Gold Spiritual Qi to derive some Thunder Element Spiritual Qi.
He once again channeled it into Luo Xingya’s body.
A large amount of the Thunder Element Spiritual Qi remained.
’She has the Thunder Element.’
’If the cyan isn’t the Wood Element, what else could it be?’
Su Qing thought for a moment. ’Could it be wind?’
’But isn’t wind governed by the Wood Attribute of the Five Elements?’
’A Wind and Thunder Cultivation Technique...’
Su Qing had never tried one before.
"Xingya, as the Young Master’s servant, you must learn to read."
"Starting today, you will go to a private school on the Profound Bright Islands and study for a year. We’ll go from there."
"Yes, Young Master."
"Um, Young Master, besides learning to read, what else must I do?"
Su Qing was taken aback for a second, then smiled. "Tidy up the residence and learn how to cook delicious food."
...
「One month later.」
Su Qing began displaying a Cultivation at the level of Foundation Establishment High Tier.
His skill with Arrays also appeared to have reached a more profound level.
After cursing Ji Qianqiu,
Su Qing took out Xiaoqing again. "Xiaoqing."
"Master."
"Do an inference for me. In the next year, will my identity be exposed if I stay on the Profound Bright Islands?"
After Xiaoqing finished its Inference,
"Reporting to Master, no, it will not."
’That’s good.’
Su Qing breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as his identity wasn’t exposed, a little trouble wouldn’t be a problem.
Everything would be fine.
In the past month, he had pulled a lot of strings for his maid.
At the private school, at least, no one would dare to bully her easily.
Profound Bright Island was only so big, and those who attended the private school generally had some backing.
At least here, the social hierarchy was truly distinct.
Although mortals could attend,
they were generally fated to remain mortals.
The Fang Family on Profound Bright Island was a righteous power; no Demon Cultivator would dare come to Profound Bright Island to cause trouble.
...
...
「The next month arrived.」
Su Qing no longer performed Inferences about his own safety. Xiaoqing had clearly stated that there shouldn’t be any problems within the year.
But what Su Qing feared most were accidents.
An accurate calculation was one thing, but there could always be unforeseen variables.
After cursing Ji Qianqiu, Su Qing had Xiaoqing begin another Inference.
"Xiaoqing, determine what element Spirit Root my maid has."
"Yes, Master."
...
"Master, Luo Xingya has no Spirit Root. She possesses a special constitution: the Wind and Thunder Spirit Body."
"Hm?"
Su Qing was stunned. He glanced at his maid, who was diligently studying her letters.
"Really? The Wind and Thunder Spirit Body?"
’A special constitution... This is the first time I’ve ever seen one,’ Su Qing thought.
Although she didn’t have a Spirit Root, she could still practice Cultivation.
"She can practice Wind and Thunder System Cultivation Techniques, right?"
"No problem, Master."
’A Wind and Thunder System Cultivation Technique... And this maid of mine is supposed to bring good fortune to her husband.’
That’s what Tang Dan had told Su Qing.
’I can’t just let her be and not... partake, right?’
’I already have Su Hongshang. What’s one more luck-bringing maid?’
’Brings good fortune... I wonder just how she’ll bring good fortune to me, Su Qing.’
’I’ll just have to raise this maid for a while and see.’
「That evening.」
"Young Master, I made braised pork knuckle with Butterfly Luo Flower Honey today!"
"It’s delicious!" Luo Xingya said, carrying a plate of pork knuckle over to Su Qing.
It did indeed smell very fragrant.
Su Qing’s mouth twitched as unbearable memories surfaced in his mind.
Su Qing still remembered Luo Xingya’s cooking from the past two months.
It was wildly inconsistent. And now here she was with braised pork knuckle in Butterfly Luo Flower Honey.
He had no idea if it would be any good.
The unique, delicate fragrance of the Butterfly Luo Flower Honey wafted out, and it smelled quite nice.
Su Qing took a bite.
His mouth was filled with the flavor of Butterfly Luo Flower Honey. It was salty and sweet, though the sweetness was overwhelming.
The pork knuckle itself was prepared well enough. It was acceptable.
"Not bad, you just added a little too much honey. Improve it next time," Su Qing said.
Luo Xingya was overjoyed to hear this. "Okay, Young Master! I’ll definitely improve it next time!"
"By the way, Young Master... why don’t you... want Xingya? I was at the private school, and some of the other masters’ servants are there too. They all say that Xingya is not a little girl anymore."
"COUGH COUGH COUGH!" Su Qing nearly spat out his mouthful of food.
He looked into Luo Xingya’s sincere, innocent eyes and chuckled. "Don’t be in a rush, Xingya. You’re still young."
"It’s ’Young Master’ this, and ’Xingya’ that."
"Fellow Daoist, acting like this will break your Dao Companion’s heart."
"You don’t actually like little children like this, do you?"
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