Chapter 323: Sister and Brother

With the conclusion of the Grade Three competition, Li Luo understood that the performance of Xiyang House ended here, as they were unable to participate in the other Grade Four and Grade Five categories.

After all, the foundation of Xiyang House was still a bit too thin; the four-star formula was only the one Grade Three spirit liquid that Bai Meng had researched, so Xiyang House did not have much competitiveness in spirit liquids and wondrous lights of other grades.

However, for the time being, it was enough. As long as Xiyang House used this "Cute Butterfly Spirit Liquid" as its main product going forward, it should be able to capture a significant share of the Grade Three market.

This was enough for Xiyang House to rise and grow rapidly.

When Li Luo returned to the Xiyang House area, he was greeted like a hero; the eyes of Tang Yun and the others were filled with fanaticism and admiration.

If the occasion hadn't been inappropriate, they would have been welcoming him with gongs and drums.

"Sister Cai Wei, how is it? Are you satisfied with this bottomless pit of mine?" Li Luo smiled at Cai Wei.

Cai Wei half-covered her flower-like, beautiful face with a round fan, looked at Li Luo with watery peach-blossom eyes, and said coquettishly, "Young Mansion Master is truly amazing."

"In the future, Xiyang House will likely need a larger quantity of secret technique source water. At that time, Young Mansion Master must produce at full capacity; otherwise, if the secret technique source water supply is insufficient and triggers protests from the resonance refiners, that would be bad."

Her eyes carried a thick sense of playfulness.

Li Luo's smile suddenly stiffened; Sister Cai Wei was truly not to be trifled with, hitting his sore spot in a single sentence.

However, before he could speak, Yan Lingqing walked up, grabbed the clothes on Li Luo's chest, and said with feigned anger, "Good one, Li Luo, hiding such a powerful trick without revealing it to us, making us worry and fear. Do you not trust us?"

Li Luo looked at the beautiful face of Yan Lingqing, who was wearing silver-rimmed glasses, and said sincerely, "Sister Lingqing, what are you saying? If Xiyang House didn't have you, it would have closed down long ago. If I can't even trust you, who else can I trust?"

Looking at Li Luo's sincere eyes and handsome face, Yan Lingqing's cheeks flushed slightly, and she hummed, "You certainly know how to talk."

The hand that was grabbing Li Luo's clothes slowly let go.

Cai Wei, who was to the side, laughed, "Young Mansion Master's 'honey trap' is becoming more and more refined; even Lingqing cannot withstand it."

Yan Lingqing spat, then raised her small fist and punched Li Luo in the chest, pretending to be fierce, "I'll let you off this time, but if you dare to hide things from me again, see how I deal with you."

Li Luo nodded quickly and said, "Sister Lingqing is right. However, I will have to trouble you later to recruit those students from the Resonance Refining Academy who are interested in Xiyang House. After all, you are also from the Resonance Refining Academy, so you should understand them better and know whose skills and personality are more suitable for Xiyang House."

Yan Lingqing said indignantly, "You only remember me when there's work to be done?"

"This is a good opportunity; I wouldn't entrust it to anyone else. Isn't this because I want you, Sister Lingqing, to hold your head high in front of your classmates? In the past, they mocked you for jumping into a fire pit; this time, you must let them see who exactly was short-sighted!" Li Luo said with righteous indignation.

"For example, that person named Mei Xuan'er—if you don't step on her twice now, when will you?"

Yan Lingqing's eyes lit up, and she was greatly moved. Li Luo's words hit home; during this time, she had suffered no small amount of grievances to recruit people for Xiyang House. Now that Xiyang House was no longer what it used to be, it was time to enjoy a different feeling.

So she snorted and said, "Fine, for the sake of Jiang Qing, I will help you again."

Li Luo smiled and gave a thumbs up; the other party's tsundere personality, which said one thing while meaning another, appeared exceptionally cute.

After arranging the recruitment matters, Li Luo leaned over to Jiang Qing, who had been silent the whole time, and smiled, "How about it? How was my performance this time?"

Jiang Qing looked at Li Luo's appearance of asking for credit, and a hint of a smile appeared in her golden eyes. She nodded slightly and said, "Very perfect. Even if it were me, I couldn't have done better than you."

"Li Luo, I said before that you would not be inferior to anyone, including me."

"Over the past half year, the situation in Luolan Mansion has gradually stabilized; in fact, your contribution is greater than mine."

Jiang Qing smiled and said, "These are all words from the bottom of my heart. How about it, do you feel satisfied now?"

Li Luo took a deep breath and revealed an intoxicated expression: "Satisfied."

Being able to hear these words from the proud and disdainful-of-lying "Big White Goose," Li Luo felt that all the hard work was truly worth it.

There was no help for it; the Big White Goose was just too excellent. Now, in front of her, apart from having a slight advantage in spirit liquids and wondrous lights, Li Luo was truly crushed in other aspects.

"Is that all it takes to satisfy you?"

Jiang Qing's lips curved slightly, and she said, "Keep it up. If we can get Luolan Mansion through this crisis in half a year, what is a little praise?"

"Then what else could there be?" Li Luo asked.

Jiang Qing thought for a moment and lowered her voice slightly to avoid causing a commotion in the arena: "We could even hold the wedding on the spot."

Upon hearing this, Li Luo felt his blood rush to his head. He stared at Jiang Qing for a long moment, then gradually calmed down and said, "No."

Jiang Qing asked in surprise, "Why?"

"The steps are wrong. Didn't I say before? We must first dissolve that marriage contract, and then you must hand-write a new one for me. That is what you call a real wedding." Li Luo said seriously.

This sounded like an unnecessary complication, but Li Luo and Jiang Qing were both sensible people, so they understood the difference.

They also understood what this step represented in terms of emotion.

Jiang Qing met Li Luo's gaze and said softly, "Is it really necessary? Li Luo, in my heart, you will always be the most important person. To protect you, I can even disregard my own life."

Li Luo smiled: "Sister Qing, I am the same."

The two looked at each other for a moment. Jiang Qing felt a bit helpless and a bit angry, then suddenly reached out and pinched Li Luo's ear.

Li Luo didn't dodge, but he was a little panicked because he remembered that when they fought as children, Jiang Qing loved to pull his ears the most.

However, when the warm, delicate touch reached his ear, no force was applied. Jiang Qing's fingers just gently pinched Li Luo's ear, a gesture that appeared intimate and doting.

Then Li Luo heard some commotion coming from the surrounding stands.

Many angry, jealous gazes, sharp as needles, were cast their way.

Damn it, if I had known, I wouldn't have cheered for this Li Luo earlier. Now that he's won the match, he's still showing off his affection in front of us!

In one part of the stands, Lu Qinger also witnessed this scene and immediately bit her silver teeth, feeling somewhat indignant. Good for you, Senior Sister Jiang, taking advantage of your status to take such liberties with Li Luo.

Bai Meng, who was to the side, rested her elbows on her knees and held her pure little face in her hands, smiling: "So loving. What are the Captain and Senior Sister Jiang like?"

Lu Qinger glanced at her indifferently.

"Sister and brother."