Nangong Jing and Lin Ling looked at Lu Ze as well. They were well aware of his talent after all.
During those 17 days in the dao enlightenment room, the girls wondered how much Lu Ze had improved. Surely, he must have progressed a lot, right?
Lu Ze blinked his eyes after hearing the question. “It’s alright? My combat power has improved, but I’m not exactly sure to what extent. I will know after I get back.”
Nangong Jing’s eyes lit up and said excitedly, “Then, we can spar with each other when we get back.”
Lu Ze: “…”
He looked at Nangong Jing speechlessly. She definitely wasn’t just simply doing it to evaluate his progress. Definitely, she wanted to beat him up instead, wasn’t she?
Using a somber tone, Qiuyue Hesha said, “Little brother Lu Ze, do you like the T-rex more? Why do you not want to spar with me?”
Lu Ze: “…”
This fox demon was really good at acting, but he wasn’t going to fall for it!
“Um, we’ll talk about it when we get back.” Lu Ze quickly shook his head. Then, he asked the three, “How did you guys do?” Lin Ling grinned. “At most, I will be able to break through to the mortal evolution state the day after tomorrow!” Lu Ze, Nangong Jing, and Qiuyue Hesha weren’t surprised by her words.
“And, my spirit eye god art, as well as strength god art, had improved a bit as well.”
As she spoke, she turned her gleaming eyes at Lu Ze. “Ze, when I break through, why don’t we spar with each other too?”
Lu Ze smiled and nodded. To him, he could learn quite a lot from fighting Lin Ling. Her spirit eye god art was perfect for spotting weaknesses. Accordingly, he could use this opportunity to make up for his weaknesses.
Nangong Jing grinned. “At most, I will be able to break through to the planetary state. What about you, fox demon?”
Qiuyue Hesha smirked. “I will be faster than you.”
“Pfft, then let’s see.”
Lu Ze and Lin Ling looked at the two in surprise. He then asked, “Teacher Nangong and Qiuyue, you guys are going to reach the planetary state?”
Qiuyue Hesha smiled. “This is all due to you, little brother Lu Ze. If you didn’t give us red orbs to perfect our foundation, then we would probably need a year to breakthrough.”
Nangong Jing nodded in agreement. “Me as well.”
Lin Ling also looked at Lu Ze. She was able to reach the mortal evolution state this quickly all due to Lu Ze too.
A smile appeared on Lu Ze’s face. “Don’t look at me like this. I can’t use everything all by myself. You guys are so nice to me. There’s no reason for me to leave those orbs to waste away instead of giving it to you guys.”
He already had a large stash of god art orbs, and he didn’t dare to take out the purple orbs too.
On the other hand, upon seeing his smile, the eyes of the three people flickered. They also smiled in return.
At this moment, Lu Ze said, “By the way, I’ll give you guys a surprise when we get back.”
That was probably the best time for Lu Ze to tell them about the purple orbs and god art orbs.
“Surprise?”
Qiuyue Hesha grinned. “What surprise?”
Lu Ze rolled his eyes. “I said it’s a surprise, so of course, I can’t tell you now.”
Nangong Jing was about to speak, but the ship had stopped next to the shack already.
Nangong Jing immediately stared at Qiuyue Hesha seriously. “Fox demon, if you dare to play tricks, I’m going to smash your chest!”
Qiuyue Hesha narrowed her eyes and said, “Don’t worry, I won’t say anything.”
Nangong Jing looked at her dubiously. “Really?”
“Yes, since when did I not live up to my
words?”
Nangong Jing nodded and got off the Golden Whirl.
Lu Ze thought, ‘The fox demon failed last time. Perhaps, he could try this time?’ However, he was also scared of getting beaten
up.
By the stream of water, before the shack, old man Nangong was roasting a three-meter long, ferocious-looking fish. Enticing aroma drifted out, making Lu Ze drool.
Yingying, who was sitting next to the fire and watching the fish, noticed Lu Ze and the others. She quickly ran over.
“Sister Jing, you guys are back.”
Nangong Jing hugged Yingying and nodded. “Yes, have you had fun here, Yingying?”
“Yes! Grandpa’s roasted fish is very tasty.”
The old man looked at everyone and smiled. “You’re back, it seems you’ve all improved quite a bit. The fish is ready. Let’s eat it together.”
Everyone walked near the fire and sat down. The fish smelled very good. The old man gave everyone a piece, and they began to eat happily.
Only Nangong Jing was a little worried. Lu Ze saw this and was distraught himself. Just when he decided to say something, old man Nangong thought of something. With a sad voice, he said, “Sigh… looking at Yingying, I thought of something.”
Nangong Jing’s mouth twitched. Her face looked miserable at this moment.
Meanwhile, Lu Ze’s eyes lit up. He was just about to say something while risking getting beaten up. However, the old’s man memory wasn’t too bad.
Qiuyue Hesha and Lin Ling also smiled at Nangong Jing Suddenly, the old man turned his head to look at Lu Ze. “Little kid, what do you think of Jing Jing? I’m not bluffing. She’s so pretty, gentle, and caring. Although her cultivation talent isn’t as good as yours, it’s also considered the top among the human race. I think you two are a good match.”
Lu Ze: “???”Qiuyue Hesha: “???”
Lin Ling: “???”
Gentle and caring…
Was it really alright for the old man to blatantly blurt out such false words?
Nangong Jing’s face turned red. Even she didn’t believe it herself.
Nangong Jing immediately said, “Old man! You said it three times last time already! This is the fourth time! I’m going to steal all your precious wine!”
The old man stopped smiling, but his voice was transmitted to Lu Ze’s mind. “Ze, let me tell you, if you can get Jing Jing, you have my full support! Just tell me whatever you need!”
Lu Ze: “…”