Chapter 398: Elbow Turns Outward

"Lu Xun."

Three days after Fu Yue's breakthrough, Lu Xun saw her.

"Teacher."

Needless to say, Lu Xun guessed Fu Yue's intention.

It must be about the marriage proposal.

"My father's recovery has been good these past months, so I want to keep up the act. If you're free, come to the Fu family next month to propose. If you wait any longer, Lan Xing will enter the Ancient Road Node."

Indeed.

"All right, Teacher."

Lu Xun had no objection.

"I'll prepare everything needed for the proposal and later explain the exact procedure."

"Okay."

"Thank you for your hard work."

Seeing Lu Xun so cooperative, Fu Yue felt a bit embarrassed.

Fu Yue came this time mainly to discuss the proposal.

After a brief exchange, Fu Yue left the Lu Clan Building.

As for Fu Xue, she didn't come; she seems to still be in secluded cultivation.

"Time really flies."

Before we knew it, over half a year has passed since Old Master Fu's birthday.

The time for Lan Xing to enter the Ancient Road Node again is drawing near.

Lu Xun then went to Xuanji City and handed a batch of saint-grade elixirs to Master Ge for auction.

The previous batch of saint-grade elixirs, mainly fifth and sixth rank, sold for several thousand units of Dark Energy.

Unfortunately, Lu Xun cannot yet refine seventh-rank saint-grade elixirs, or he would have made a fortune.

After giving the saint-grade elixirs to Master Ge, Lu Xun took two sets of ingredients for saint-grade longevity pills from him, planning to refine them first and give them to Master Ge when the proposal takes place.

One set of ingredients was prepared by the Liu family, the other by the Wu family.

With them providing the materials themselves, Lu Xun charged six thousand cubic units of Dark Energy as payment.

By merely lifting a finger, Lu Xun could earn twelve thousand cubic units of Dark Energy—quite profitable.

Saint-grade longevity pills were originally not worth this price.

Who let those who entered the Earth Core Secret Realm suffer such a huge loss of lifespan?

If Lu Xun waits to refine seventh-rank saint-grade longevity pills, the price will only go higher.

So, after returning to the Lu Clan Building, Lu Xun summoned Bai Ling to watch him refine saint-grade longevity pills.

To avoid passing the emotion poison to Bai Ling, Lu Xun did not give her hands-on instruction.

He put on gloves and used protective true qi to form a membrane around himself, lest he accidentally touch others.

There's no way around it; the emotion poison is just too potent.

Lu Xun had to be extra careful.

After the emotion poison passed to Lu Xueqi, Lu Xun clearly felt that each time he and Ran Bing took harmony pills or similar, the controllable time shortened considerably.

It seems the more people the emotion poison spreads to, the stronger it becomes.

"Boss, Miss Lu is here again looking for you."

Just as the saint-grade longevity pills were finished, Lu Xueqi arrived.

"Ten days."

Exactly ten days have passed since the two lost control under the emotion poison's influence.

This means even Lu Xueqi can only hold out for ten days.

That's significantly longer than Ran Bing.

"Bring her up to the top floor."

"All right, Boss."

This time, Lu Xun decided to meet Lu Xueqi on the top floor.

Soon, Xie Yuyan brought Lu Xueqi to the top floor.

Then she left, sensing the mood.

Lu Xueqi still veiled her face with sheer gauze, only a pair of clear, cold eyes faintly visible.

She had been relatively normal, but upon seeing Lu Xun, the desire brought on by the emotion poison became uncontrollable.

"Lu Xun, give me the harmony pill."

Lu Xueqi said through clenched teeth.

After enduring ten days forcefully, Lu Xueqi was nearing her limit.

Lu Xun took out a seventh-rank harmony pill and said, "I only have enough materials to refine two seventh-rank harmony pills; let's take this one together."

"Okay."

Lu Xueqi agreed.

Thus, Lu Xun placed the harmony pill in his mouth, letting it melt into medicinal vapor.

"Sorry, Miss Lu."

Immediately after, he untied Lu Xueqi's veil and transferred the vapor mouth-to-mouth.

"Ah—"

In Lu Xueqi's eyes, a dazed color instantly covered them.

After several hours, the two finally regained consciousness.

Lu Xueqi silently put on her clothes and tidied her messy hair.

"Miss Lu, this is the medicine I bought for you; it should be useful for you."

Lu Xun handed over several bottles of medicine.

Lu Xun wanted to compensate Lu Xueqi, after all, the affection poison was accidentally transmitted by him.

While compensating, Lu Xun also harbored the thought of helping Lu Xueqi increase her strength.

After binding with Lu Xueqi, the stronger Lu Xueqi's strength became, the greater Lu Xun's gains naturally were.

Lu Xueqi raised her head: "Does this count as compensation for me?"

"Mm!"

Lu Xun nodded, admitting it.

"Alright, I accepted it."

Lu Xueqi openly accepted the medicine.

Her such personality actually made Lu Xun somewhat admire her.

"Senior Sister Xueqi, these few Tiandao Palace entry tickets, I don't need them anyway, you take and use them."

Seeing that, Lu Xun took out another three Tiandao Palace entry tickets.

Unbeknownst to him, his way of addressing Lu Xueqi also changed.

"Tiandao Palace entry ticket?"

Lu Xueqi's gaze lingered on the entry ticket.

The Tiandao Palace entry ticket was quite rare; before Lu Old Master's breakthrough, the Lu family was merely an Eight Boundary family.

Their resources were inferior to those of the Fu family.

Such entry tickets were also scarce in the Lu family; even though Lu Xueqi was the eldest sister of the younger generation of the Lu family, she could obtain one only every few years.

"Fine."

After pondering for a moment, Lu Xueqi accepted the three entry tickets.

She indeed needed them.

In the Seven Boundary, whether immortal cultivation or martial cultivation, training in the Tiandao Palace yields twice the result with half the effort.

"The effect of this Harmony Union Pill is not bad; it should allow me to persist for over a month. Once Lan Xing steps onto the Ancient Road Node, I'll accompany you to Yao Xing."

After receiving the Tiandao Palace entry ticket, Lu Xueqi spoke of another matter.

She planned to go to Yao Xing together with Lu Xue.

"Senior Sister Xueqi, Yao Xing is too dangerous; I have a method to conceal myself, and acting alone is better. If you come along, it might instead expose our whereabouts."

"Alright."

Seeing Lu Xun intend to act alone, Lu Xueqi did not insist.

"Qianqian's side, I already told her I was mistaken; she doesn't quite believe it, but she shouldn't pester you again in the short term."

Lu Xueqi added.

"Thank you."

Lu Xun expressed thanks.

If Ning Qianqian kept pestering him, it would annoy Lu Xun to no end.

Although the color of Lu Xun's wrist birthmark was off, its shape, size, and position were exactly the same.

The color might have changed during the growth process.

Therefore, Ning Qianqian might indeed be his sister.

But this possibility was rejected by Lu Xun deep in his subconscious.

It was not a rejection of Ning Qianqian, but a rejection of the family that had once abandoned him.

Therefore, Lu Xun simply denied this possibility outright, not even thinking about it.

Still, as he said, he only acknowledges the parents of Rong Cheng.

Besides that, he acknowledges no one.

After packing up, Lu Xueqi prepared to leave.

Just as she stood up, she suddenly thought of something and said: "By the way, that brat Lu Chen still harbors some resentment, preparing to find an opportunity to give you a lesson; do you want to handle it yourself, or shall I help you beat him up?"

"Lu Chen?"

"I'll handle it myself."

How could Lu Xun be afraid of him?

"Alright, if he prepares to strike, I'll notify you. Okay, I'm leaving now."

Lu Xueqi said this and then flew straight away from the Lu Clan Building.

If Lu Chen knew his sister had defected and revealed his plans to Lu Xun, he wouldn't know how he'd end up crying.