Chapter 107: 108. The Generous Lulansi

Before the conversation, Luoning had assumed Buleidun would try to assert his presence before him like a petty man who had achieved his ambition, but he later discovered the other party did not.

Then, when Luoning rejected the other party's request, he assumed Buleidun would be annoyed, or even lose his temper, but he later discovered the other party did not do that either.

So he decided to chat a while longer to understand what kind of thoughts this cheap younger brother was actually harboring.

After some conversation, Luoning had a brand-new understanding of Buleidun.

In the other party's eyes, the predicament of Wushan Castle was mainly caused by two reasons:

One was that Lulansi's health was deteriorating day by day, and the second was that Weijinsi did not have enough strength.

To summarize, it was that Wushan Castle had lost the person responsible for its martial strength, leading to an unstable status.

Buleidun had aspired to be a powerhouse since he was a child. Especially after hearing some nobles privately mock Weijinsi for being incompetent in the corner of a banquet once, his desire to become stronger became even more urgent!

In his philosophy, as long as one's strength was sufficient and one's fists were hard enough, nothing was a problem.

As for things like government affairs, he knew very little and did not care much about them. Acting as a lobbyist for Sain Territory today was merely doing a favor out of classmate friendship.

Luoning was naturally half-believing of such words, but when he saw the calluses on Buleidun's palms that were as thick as a veteran soldier's, he suddenly felt that he might have been a bit biased.

Perhaps Buleidun was just a martial arts fanatic, living in an information cocoon, and truly did not know about certain matters.

"My Lord, you have finally returned."

Maiken and the others, who were waiting in the small building's living room, immediately stood up to welcome Luoning when they saw him return.

"You all should get some rest; in Wushan Castle, there is no need to worry about my safety."

Luoning smiled and said, "Have you had dinner?"

"We have all eaten."

Maiken replied, "Steward Huoerhuate arranged it very well."

Wodun and Qiaozhi both nodded vigorously.

Although they did not have the opportunity to eat in the main hall with Luoning, even the small hall had opened their eyes; the food was rich and the service was impeccable.

They had thoroughly experienced a high-end noble banquet, and they would have plenty to brag about once they returned to Shanlin Town.

"Alright, go get some rest."

Maiken reminded him, "My Lord, Mr. Moste came by a moment ago. He brought many books, saying they were prepared for you by the Marquis, and they are all placed on the desk in your bedroom."

When Luoning came down from the mountain, he had mentioned to Lulansi that he needed battle technique and magic books; he did not expect the other party to have sent them so quickly.

He arrived at the bedroom.

The Magic Crystal Lamp illuminated the surroundings brightly, and Luoning saw at a glance the mountain-like pile of books on the desk.

"The old man is truly generous; he actually gave me so many all at once!"

He walked quickly to the desk and discovered that Moste had thoughtfully sorted these books into seven piles according to their attributes—Earth, Wind, Water, Fire, Thunder, Light, and Dark.

Combining his own attributes, Luoning first checked the Wind and Fire piles.

"Fire Attribute Intermediate, Advanced, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Meteor level..."

Luoning was stunned; he did not expect Lulansi to have brought over battle techniques from Intermediate to Meteor level for the Fire Attribute, and there was even a copy of the "Wushan Battle Qi Secret Canon".

A Battle Qi Secret Canon was actually a special way of circulating Battle Qi.

As everyone knew, an Intermediate Knight needed to connect their Battle Qi veins, transport the Battle Qi flowing out from the Battle Qi Seed to every part of the body without loss, and finally break open the Qi Sea to step into the Advanced level.

As for Advanced Knights, their cultivation mainly consisted of strengthening the Qi Sea to store more Battle Qi.

In the later stages, knights could use this Battle Qi to temper their skin and flesh, allowing the knight's resistance to blows to improve.

When tempered to a certain degree, Bronze patterns would flash across the knight's skin, which marked the entry into the Bronze level.

The Battle Qi Secret Canon was the cultivation method to assist in this tempering.

There were many Battle Qi Secret Canons on the market, and their functions all led to the same destination, but there were differences in quality.

A good Battle Qi Secret Canon could improve the efficiency of tempering and save on Battle Qi consumption.

Although the Wushan Family's Battle Qi Secret Canon could not be called top-tier, it was definitely in the upper echelon, and the quality was very good.

Of course, for Luoning, he did not need this kind of thing.

His strength only required adding points; day and night of tempering could not compare to him adding an Attribute Point to his Knight progress.

It was also not of much help to Maiken and Rida, as they had their own set of things.

However, there were other Professional Knights in the territory, and when those people reached the Advanced level, they would need this.

Luoning could completely treat the "Wushan Battle Qi Secret Canon" as a treasure to bestow upon loyal and reliable people.

"The old man is still very thoughtful!"

Luoning put down the Battle Qi Secret Canon and began to check the Wind Attribute battle technique and magic books.

At the same time, in another building, Buleidun, who had parted ways with Luoning, returned to the living room and sat on the sofa.

His mother, Daianni, was reading a book, and seeing her son return, she asked, "How was it? Did Luoning agree?"

Clearly, she knew what Buleidun had gone to find Luoning for.

"No, Mother, he did not agree."

Buleidun replied, "Luoning wants to manage those places himself."

Daianni's delicate brows furrowed slightly as she closed the book, "Him? With just those few people in Shanlin Town, how is he going to manage them?"

Buleidun offered a dissenting opinion, "I think Brother Luoning can do it; he is very confident."

"Oh, heavens, Buleidun, have you lost your mind?"

Daianni was shocked by what her son had said.

"How can you believe the nonsense Luoning says? Don't you know what kind of person he is? Leaving these lands in his hands will absolutely not yield the slightest value!"

In front of outsiders, Daianni would never disparage Luoning or anyone else so directly, but when facing her son, her way of speaking had always been very direct.

Buleidun frowned in confusion, "Luoning has already changed, hasn't he? He even conquered a savage tribe!"

"Those few savage tribes, I could conquer them just by pulling a line of Infantry from the Knight Squad; what could that possibly prove?"

Daianni shook her head helplessly, her eyes filled with disappointment.

"I originally thought leaving this matter to you would be completely fine, but I didn't expect that not only did you fail to accomplish it, you even spoke up for Luoning. It seems your grandfather was right; you only excel at cultivation, and you have no aptitude whatsoever for government affairs or negotiations."

Buleidun lowered his head without refuting her; he felt that his mother's words were correct.

Daianni sighed, "How many times have I told you? That piece of land to the north of Wushan Territory must be controlled by our people; only then can we keep those nobles with ulterior motives over there in check!"

Buleidun was puzzled, "Isn't Brother Luoning one of our people?"

"He is your competitor!"

Daianni said in a low, angry voice: "He has never been one of our people. Why don't you understand yet? Huh?"

Buleidun shook his head; he felt this question was too profound, and he could not understand it.

In his view, he had clearly already obtained the right of succession, and Luoning had also promised him to restore the family's glory; they had just been laughing and talking, so how did it become that they were no longer on the same side?

"Mother, who exactly do you mean when you say 'our people'?"

Buleidun's voice was somewhat weary, "Luoning and I are brothers, we both belong to Wushan, we..."

"Enough!"

Daianni shouted, "I don't want to hear that sentence from your mouth ever again!"

She looked at the latter with the eyes one would use for an idiot, "Remember, Buleidun, no one will support you forever, except for me, except for the Haide Family!"

"No one else will do; you cannot trust anyone!"

It was Along while before she reined in her anger and said in a profound tone: "Child, there are some things you don't understand. When you grow up a little more, you will know that everything I have done is for your own good."

Buleidun looked at his mother with complicated feelings, and in the end, his resolve softened: "Alright, I understand..."

(End of this chapter)