Chapter 778: On the Eve of the Spirit Ranking Battle

"Daoist Friend Wan, rest assured, since you can trust Long Er this much, Long Er will never betray your trust."

After coming to her senses, Long Er looked at Wang Jianqiang with a firm expression.

Wang Jianqiang smiled and nodded, "Long Er, I believe in you."

Hearing the change in how Wang Jianqiang addressed her, Long Er's expression stiffened; her red lips parted, wanting to correct him.

Immediately after, she secretly shook her head in her heart.

Forget it, it's just a form of address.

Daoist Friend Wan is a decent person, so I'll just let him be.

Afterward, the two took their seats in the main hall.

Together with Mu Lingxi, after the three chatted for a while, Long Er, relying on her powerful constitution, had already recovered more than half of her energy consumption.

She hesitated for a moment and looked at Wang Jianqiang, "Daoist Friend Wan, Sister Wen Ya sent me a message earlier to ask about me; I need to go back for a bit."

"Rest assured, I will find an opportunity to come see you as soon as possible."

Wang Jianqiang smiled and nodded, "If Long Er wants to leave, you may do so at any time."

"Many thanks for your understanding, Daoist Friend Wan."

A look of gratitude appeared on Long Er's face.

Outside the guest room.

With a flash of Spirit Light, Long Er's figure appeared.

Just as she arrived in front of the residence she shared with Wen Ya and prepared to open a channel to enter, the guest room door in front of her suddenly opened.

Wen Ya stepped out from within.

After seeing Long Er outside the door, she was startled for a moment, then a smile appeared on her cold face, "Long Er, you finally decided to come back."

Long Er smiled with a somewhat unnatural expression, appearing afraid that Wen Ya would press for details, and hurriedly changed the subject, "Sister Wen Ya, are you going out?"

Wen Ya glared at Long Er, "You haven't been back for so long, I was worried something had happened to you, so I was preparing to go look for you."

Upon hearing this, Long Er secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

If she had returned even a moment later, wouldn't there have been a risk of her cover being blown?

"I was just having fun, so I played for a few extra days."

Long Er giggled.

Wen Ya shook her head helplessly, then stared at Long Er's face, her brows slightly furrowed.

Long Er was startled, "Sister Wen Ya, what is it? Is there something wrong with my face?"

"Why do I feel like your expression is a bit pale? And there is a hint of exhaustion between your brows?" Wen Ya stared intently at Long Er and spoke.

Long Er's heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly explained.

"Exhaustion?"

"Oh, right, I've been playing a bit too wildly during this time; not only did I tour the entire city, I also went outside the city, and even went for a turn around the Earth Vein Stone Stele, so I am indeed a bit tired."

Her acting was very clumsy; if Wen Ya had observed carefully, she certainly would have discovered many loopholes.

But the relationship between her and Long Er was not that of an ordinary master and spirit beast.

Long Er was her life-bound spirit beast.

The two were bound by life; they prospered together and suffered together.

She never once thought that Long Er would lie to her.

After listening to Long Er's explanation, she didn't think much of it at all and nodded, "So that's how it is; you really are too playful."

"Someone who didn't know better might think I was strict with your discipline on a daily basis and wouldn't allow you to go out and play."

"Alright, hurry back into the room and rest; looking at you like this, you really are quite exhausted."

After speaking, the two returned to the room one after the other.

The next day.

The look of exhaustion on Long Er's face had completely faded, and she said to Wen Ya.

"Sister Wen Ya, I still want to go out and play for two days."

Hearing Long Er's words, Wen Ya was startled, "Didn't you just come back from playing?"

In Long Er's beautiful eyes, light swirled, "The Spirit Ranking Battle is about to begin, isn't it? Just like this time before the last Spirit Ranking Battle, eighty percent of the participants have already arrived; I am preparing to go observe the caliber of the Cultivators participating in this year's Spirit Ranking Battle."

"You, when will this playful personality of yours ever change."

Wen Ya shook her head helplessly and did not stop her, only giving a word of caution, "Remember to take it easy this time; don't play so wildly that you get as exhausted as last time."

"Also, the Spirit Ranking Battle will open in nine days; you must return before then."

"Got it~"

Long Er responded readily.

Afterward, she opened a Space Channel quite impatiently and left this guest room space.

Not long after.

"Long Er, you're here."

Wang Jianqiang looked at the heroic and spirited figure walking into the main hall, greeted her with a beaming smile, and very naturally took hold of her hand.

Long Er did not pull her hand back; she nodded slightly and looked at Wang Jianqiang with a slightly flushed face, "Daoist Friend Wan, I have nine days of time this time."

"If we seize the time, I should be able to help you twice."

Wang Jianqiang smiled, "Long Er is truly worthy of being someone I admire; you are so true to your word."

"Since Long Er is pressed for time, let's not waste it; let's begin immediately."

Nine days later.

Long Er had just finished her leisure when her expression suddenly changed.

"Oh no, it's almost evening; I promised Sister Wen Ya I would return on time."

"Daoist Friend Wang, I must leave immediately."

As she spoke, she hurriedly stood up.

Perhaps because she rose too quickly, her legs went weak, and she nearly fell.

Wang Jianqiang hurriedly steadied her, his brows furrowing, "Long Er, why not wait a while before leaving?"

Long Er shook her head, "I can't, tomorrow is the day the Spirit Ranking Battle begins; if I don't leave, the matter between us might very well be exposed."

"I don't want Sister Wen Ya to know about this."

Hearing this, Wang Jianqiang nodded, "Since that is the case, then this Wang will not press you to stay."

Having said that, he moved his intent and opened a Space Channel.

Spirit Light flashed across Long Er's body, and she stepped into the Space Channel with her dress neat, disappearing from sight.

After she returned to the guest room space she shared with Wen Ya.

Wen Ya, who was currently in the guest room space, sensed it immediately, her figure flashing and disappearing from the room.

When Wen Ya appeared in the main hall and saw Long Er who had just walked in, she was shocked.

Her figure flashed, appearing beside Long Er, "Long Er, are you injured?"

Long Er shook her head, "No, it's just that the consumption was a bit high."

"High consumption?"

Wen Ya was taken aback.

"I saw many geniuses in the city, among whom one Spirit Transformation Stage Cultivator had extremely strong strength; my hands itched for a moment, so I sparred with that person."

Long Er's face turned somewhat red as she spoke hesitantly.

This was a manifestation of her being unaccustomed to lying.

However, in Wen Ya's eyes, this was Long Er feeling she had played too hard and being afraid to face her.

She shook her head helplessly, "You, I've told you so many times, you just can't change this playful nature of yours."

"Which Spirit Transformation Stage Cultivator doesn't have a few trump cards? If you go around sparring with people so casually, what would you do if you encountered a Cultivator with an evil disposition and an accident occurred?"

Long Er scratched her soft, gorgeous jade-white short hair and chuckled, saying nothing.

"Alright, it's good that you're fine."

"Looking at you like this, you must be quite exhausted; hurry and go rest, tomorrow is the Spirit Ranking Battle."

"We still have to go watch the battle."

Wen Ya glared at Long Er and shook her head.

"Okay~"

Long Er felt a sense of relief and hurriedly walked into her room.