Chapter 209: Tool

Lv Qing'er stood behind a pillar, slender and graceful. The light behind the pillar was somewhat dim, yet her skin was like ice crystal, as if shimmering with light, making her appear all the more dazzling and enchanting in this dim environment.

Her sleek, glossy black hair hung straight down, swaying gently at her slim waist.

Li Luo was a little startled to see Lv Qing'er, then immediately smiled and said, "You heard what that guy said?"

Lv Qing'er gazed at Li Luo with a faint smile, a trace of quiet joy in her beautiful eyes. She nodded lightly and said, "I thought the Young Mansion Master might sell me out."

Li Luo turned his thoughts over, unsure whether Senior Zhu Zhu Xuan knew Lv Qing'er was here and had deliberately sought him out. If he had shown any wavering in his words earlier, Lv Qing'er would clearly have been very hurt.

If that was the case, then that guy was quite the schemer.

"This Senior Zhu Zhu Xuan, the so-called Young Mansion Master of Extreme Flame Mansion, really has rather low taste. To actually use such childish conditions to negotiate with me, and he kept claiming he wanted to team up with you. I don't think his sincerity is all that high either. In the future, you'll need to be a little more careful." Li Luo sighed and said earnestly.

Whether Senior Zhu Zhu Xuan was scheming or not, he'd plant some suspicion first.

Lv Qing'er shot him a look and said, "Whether he has sincerity or not has nothing to do with me. I could never team up with him in the Golden Dragon Arena."

"That's really too bad. I can see Senior Zhu Zhu Xuan actually has some interest in you," Li Luo said.

"He's only after the Golden Dragon Treasure House that my mother presides over," Lv Qing'er said disdainfully.

"You can't think so ill of him... What if he's even greedier, and actually wants both the person and the fortune?" Li Luo said, "enlightening" her.

"He can keep dreaming!" Lv Qing'er's willow brows knit tightly, a flash of disgust passing through her eyes.

Then she looked at Li Luo and said softly, "Li Luo, you won't sell me out for anyone else's temptation, will you?"

"I'm not all that familiar with the Golden Dragon Arena either. They say branches of the Golden Dragon Treasure House from other countries will also be participating, and the competition will be fierce. I need a teammate I can truly trust." Her long lashes blinked lightly, as if making her appear somewhat delicate.

Li Luo directly thumped his chest and said solemnly, "Don't worry. Given the relationship between the two of us, even if Senior Zhu Zhu Xuan offered to disband Extreme Flame Mansion as the price, I wouldn't give him the time of day."

Lv Qing'er smiled lightly, feeling very satisfied with this.

Li Luo reminded her, "Then can you put that dagger away now?"

He pointed at Lv Qing'er's other small hand, where a dagger gleamed coldly, radiating a chill.

Lv Qing'er smiled and said, "This is what I use to peel fruit. Don't misunderstand. Here, have some."

She flipped her hand and actually produced a neatly peeled fruit, handing it to Li Luo.

Li Luo stared at Lv Qing'er for two seconds. It sounded very nice, but just now he had a feeling that if he'd said the wrong thing, she really might have used that dagger to have a little go at him...

Sigh, beautiful women really do lie without batting an eye.

Still, he had known Lv Qing'er for so many years, and their bond ran deep. If she truly needed his help in the Golden Dragon Arena, he certainly couldn't refuse.

He took the fruit, took a bite, and casually asked, "Your Ice Aspect has reached Hua Dao Ba Pin?"

Lv Qing'er laughed lightly and nodded. One could tell she was also very happy about it.

"I'm jealous," Li Luo sighed. Evolving one's own aspect from seventh-grade to eighth-grade required no small amount of Spiritual Water and Strange Light.

One had to admit, Yu Yu Hongxi was truly rolling in wealth. Who wouldn't want a mother like that?

"The Young Mansion Master who possesses dual aspects shouldn't envy my humble lower eighth-grade Ice Aspect. After all, you've already defeated two lower eighth-grade aspects," Lv Qing'er said with a beaming smile.

Naturally, she was referring to Duze Duze Beixuan and Wang Wang Hejiu.

Li Luo smiled, chatted casually with Lv Qing'er for a while. The latter was clearly very happy to talk with him here, a bright smile on her pretty face.

However, their conversation was soon interrupted when a servant came to inform Lv Qing'er that President Yu was looking for her.

Lv Qing'er was a little helpless, but there was nothing she could do. After all, today was her birthday banquet, so she could only wave at Li Luo and turn away with light, quick steps.

Li Luo gazed at her slender, graceful figure, then smiled and turned to walk back into the banquet hall, where he found Jiang Qing.

The Eldest Princess had been with Jiang Jiang Qinge all along. When she saw Li Luo return, she smiled and said, "When the banquet ends later, I'll need to take up some of Junior Li Luo's time."

Li Luo knew she was referring to treating the young Emperor, and he felt a bit helpless inside. Clearly both sides knew this was an absurd matter, yet they still had to go through with it once.

But after all, this was an opportunity to build ties with the Eldest Princess. Both sides were willing, so naturally he had to play along. He nodded to indicate he understood.

And so time gradually slipped away in the brightly lit banquet.

Eventually, the banquet drew to a close, and the guests began to depart.

Yu Yu Hongxi brought Lv Qing'er over to the Eldest Princess's side. The latter smiled at Yu Yu Hongxi and said, "President Yu, I'll need to borrow your place for a bit."

Yu Yu Hongxi clearly knew why the Eldest Princess had come here. Her gaze swept over Li Luo, then she smiled and said, "It's a small matter. But after such a long time, I'm afraid His Majesty is getting a little impatient."

The Eldest Princess laughed, "As long as he's not stuck in the palace, he finds everything interesting."

"Please."

Yu Yu Hongxi smiled and led the way, eventually bringing the group into the estate's inner quarters and stopping outside a room.

Li Luo's gaze swept the surroundings. He could sense that many obscure auras seemed to be hidden in the shadows, giving one the feeling of deadly peril at every step.

Clearly, the defensive forces here were extremely strong.

Yu Yu Hongxi pushed open the door, and the Eldest Princess led Jiang Jiang Qinge and Li Luo inside.

"Mother, what are they going to do?" Lv Qing'er asked quietly, a puzzled look in her eyes.

"The Eldest Princess wants to ask Li Luo to treat His Majesty," Yu Yu Hongxi said.

A look of astonishment immediately appeared on Lv Qing'er's face. She frowned and said, "That's too strange. They say His Majesty's congenital defect has left even many titled Marquis-level powerhouses helpless..."

"How could the Eldest Princess let Li Luo try?"

Yu Yu Hongxi laughed lightly and said, "The drunkard's heart is not in the wine."

Lv Qing'er suddenly understood. The Eldest Princess was after Jiang Jiang Qinge, wasn't she? Asking Li Luo to treat His Majesty was just a pretext...

But... wasn't this treating Li Luo too much like a tool?

Lv Qing'er felt a little indignant, thinking to herself, if Li Luo actually manages to pull off something unexpected later, let's see what you'll say then...

(Tonight I'll post the Eldest Princess's picture on WeChat. All I can say is... she's stacked...

You can search the public account on WeChat: Heaven Silkworm Potato.)