Chapter 482

Zhao Chi smiled and said, "How has your practice been going?"

Qiyue answered earnestly, "Pretty well. I've been practicing the movements you taught me personally the whole time."

Mastery of both saber technique and combat method takes time.

It won't show results overnight.

Zhao Chi nodded: "Last night during the battle I was inside your body the whole time. You performed well. I could feel your combat style was extremely swift and decisive—especially for someone of your speed-type, it suits you perfectly."

Qiyue was praised and felt a little happy.

A faint smile appeared on her cheeks.

"It's mainly because your commands, my lord, were excellent. I just followed your arrangements."

Zhao Chi smiled and said, "Here, take this. From now on you'll become more and more formidable—you're destined to become my right and left hand."

"What is this?"

Qiyue quickly squatted down and gently set her iron saber on the ground.

Just as she was about to reach out, she discovered her palms were covered in sweat.

She hurriedly wiped them on her clothes before taking the item from Zhao Chi's hand.

It was a piece of paper.

Mysterious patterns were on it.

They looked like a formation array, and also like an inscription, but on closer inspection they were neither.

There was no text on it, yet Qiyue sensed a faint, elusive power.

"My lord, what is this?"

"A Hero Commission."

"A Hero… Commission?" Qiyue seemed not to have understood, repeating Zhao Chi's words word by word.

"Correct."

Qiyue stared in shock at the thin slip of paper in her hand.

"…This is a Commission!?"

Qiyue's eyes lit up.

Of course she had never seen one, but she had heard Tang Ruan mention them.

She and Tang Ruan had a very good relationship—after all, Zhao Chi valued Qiyue, so Tang Ruan also loved the house and its crow, and liked Qiyue.

On top of that, Qiyue was pretty, didn't talk much, and was about the same age as Tang Ruan.

Tang Ruan and she also had plenty of common ground, and in the end truly came to like this cool, aloof Qiyue.

Correspondingly—

Tang Ruan had a good personality, was kind by nature, cute and adorable, and Qiyue liked her very much too.

So the two of them were quite close and intimate.

The kind who often slept in the same bed.

After chatting so much, Qiyue also came to know that Tang Ruan had originally been just an ordinary commoner.

Later, after Zhao Chi bestowed a Commission upon her, she advanced in tier and became a Hero.

From then on, Qiyue couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation in her heart.

At the same time, she trained even harder, hoping that one day she would be worthy of Zhao Chi issuing her a Commission.

So today, Qiyue found it a little hard to believe.

Although she had been looking forward to it intensely… it seemed the wish had come true a bit too fast, hadn't it?

It had only been a few days.

Qiyue was trembling.

Of course it wasn't from the cold, nor from fear.

It was from excitement.

Just like Tang Ruan in bed earlier.

Trembling nonstop.

Zhao Chi smiled and said, "Stop staring, hurry up and use it."

"It's… for me, right?"

Qiyue was overjoyed in her heart, but still found it hard to believe.

She was a little afraid this wasn't real, so she confirmed with Zhao Chi once more.

Zhao Chi smiled and said, "Of course it's for you. From now on, you're my heroine."

Qiyue was usually emotionally stable.

But this time she really couldn't hold it in.

She rushed forward with her lips pursed.

"What do you mean? I'm no hero—you're my hero, my lord."

She hugged him tightly.

Zhao Chi only felt himself embraced by a soft body, both damp and warm.

If it were like before, Qiyue would absolutely never have approached Zhao Chi covered in sweat.

But this time she truly couldn't restrain her feelings and didn't care about anything.

Mainly because she knew Zhao Chi wouldn't mind.

Zhao Chi patted her back—it was all damp.

He patted her head too—also all damp.

It seems she really trained with everything she had.

After a while, Qi Yue finally let go.

Her eyes too brimmed with that look of happiness.

Zhao Chi wiped the tears from the corner of her eye.

"Click to use it quickly. I still need to set your talents and skills for you — you'll have a whole new experience."

"Mm, okay!"

Qi Yue's eyes were sparkling.

【Your subordinate Qi Yue's sincerity level already increased to 8: Wholehearted Devotion】

【Your subordinate Qi Yue's sincerity level already increased to 9: Through Fire and Water】

This Qi Yue… is rather interesting.

She didn't raise her affection, yet her sincerity went up by 2 points in a row?

Her affection is still at Tier One, in the Heart Flutter state.

But her sincerity is already on the same level as Gu Qing and Tang Ruan's.

Of course, that's very good too.

Such high sincerity is certainly hard to come by.

The Hero Commission began to glow.

The light was gentle.

Brighter and brighter.

Soon, all the light surrounded Qi Yue and gradually melted into her body.

【Your subordinate Qi Yue can be promoted to a Junior Hero. You may draw her initial talents and skills for her. Hero attributes have been activated. Please set her initial information】

Exactly the same as when he set things up for Tang Ruan back then.

Zhao Chi already knew the interface very well.

"Qi Yue, next I'm going to help you set your talents and skills. You can see them too. If you have any opinions, tell me anytime."

Qi Yue shook her head.

"No, no need, my lord. You decide for me — I have no objections at all."

"You can take a look. Maybe there's something you're interested in."

Qi Yue smiled: "Whatever you're interested in, my lord, is what I'm interested in. I'll obey you in everything."

"Alright…"

Zhao Chi clicked 【Awaken Talent】.

Qi Yue's eyes went wide.