Chapter 418
"Young cousin sister, who's not being sensible now?!" Leng Feng demanded . "Young cousin sister, I'm not a child anymore!"
Lu Yurong ignored him and turned to Chu Li . "How about we go in again?"
Chu Li broke into a smile . "What door is not meant to be entered?"
Lu Yurong glanced at Leng Feng from the corner of her eye and said, "The princess is in the backyard . Let's go meet her . "
Chu Li nodded . "Is His Royal Highness not in the Residence?"
Lu Yurong shook her head . "His Royal Highness is in the Ministry of War . "
Chu Li understood immediately what that meant .
The issue with the Holy Church of Light must have plunged the Ministry of War into disorder . If an insider were to infiltrate their ranks, the ministry was bound to have its own fair share of unfortunate victims .
Lu Yurong and Leng Ying brought him inside, ignoring Leng Feng all the while .
Leng Feng's handsome face sunk and darkened in extreme anger, but he did not want to leave just like that .
He saw how different Lu Yurong treated Chu Li and grew jealous and resentful . He wanted to know what the two were talking about, but at the same time, he did not want to see how intimate they were with each other . The conflicting desires of wanting to know and not wanting to know tormented him, causing him pain beyond measure .
All that pain was transformed into hatred directed toward Chu Li . He had the urge to get rid of him right then and there .
Along the way, they occasionally came across maids and scribes who curtsied and gave them a fist salute in greeting . Lu Yurong acted as if she was in her own house, nodding lightly in response . They walked into the fourth entrance of the courtyard and come into the backyard .
The backyard was wide and spacious, containing six parterres in total . Each parterre had its own martial arts field as well as a small lake . Above each lake stood a waterside gazebo .
Consort Lu, accompanied by several maids, was sitting in a gazebo while admiring the Koi in the lake .
"Aunt, Chu Li has come . " Lu Yurong and the other two arrived at the gazebo .
Chu Li did a fist salute . "Greetings, princess . "
Lu Yurong was dressed in gorgeous clothing completed with exquisite makeup, looking beautiful and graceful as ever . She raised her hand and waved, her laugh tinkling like bells . "There's no need to be so courteous, Head Chief Chu . Thank you for your trouble . "
"You give me too much credit, princess . It's no trouble at all . " Chu Li said .
Lu Yurong smiled and said, "The lady cook from my house makes delicious pastries . Sit down and enjoy them . "
"Yes, thank you, princess . " Chu Li sat down without any reservations .
Lu Yurong sat beside him, her faint fragrant aroma wafting under his nose .
Leng Ying sat on the other side, staring at him curiously . She wanted to hear what he planned to do .
Elder cousin sister would rather scold big brother than go against Chu Li . It was obvious that she had high hopes for Chu Li but did not know if he would be able to meet up to those high expectations .
"Where are you from, Head Chief Chu?" Consort Lu made small talk with Chu Li as if she was an amicable and ordinary married woman .
Chu Li went along with her wishes .
The two talked about local affairs as well as orders in the martial arts world . Leng Ying listened with great interest .
Around noon, Consort Lu held a banquet in the main hall of the residence .
Chu Li was only one person . That meant he was merely an insignificant member of the banquet held in the imperial residence which was lavish, extravagant and extremely ceremonious .
There was only one princess in the Imperial Residence of King Jing, so Consort Lu could do whatever she pleased .
It was as if all the scribes and maids in the residence were mobilized . The delicacies were served continuously like the flowing of water . Even before a dish could be savored, it would already be taken back with another dish taking its place .
Chu Li ate heartily . His stomach was like a bottomless pit .
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After he cultivated the Heavenly Demonic Power, his appetite grew much larger than what a normal person could stomach . If he ate without holding himself back, he could eat around ten people's worth of food .
All of these dishes being added together would have been three to four times the size of his own stomach, but he managed to swallow everything anyway . Leng Ying gaped at him with wide eyes .
Consort Lu ate very little, only eating a few bites before leaving . She let Lu Yurong, Leng Ying, and Leng Feng accompany Chu Li while he continued eating .
"Your appetite is astonishing!" Lu Yurong sat across Chu Li, shaking her head . "You sure can eat!"
"He's a good-for-nothing glutton!" scoffed Leng Feng .
Chu Li smiled . "Since I have cultivated this torso tuning technique, I became physically stronger, and my appetite grew as well . "
"You cultivated a torso tuning technique before?" Lu Yurong frowned . "Which
type?"
"The Sun Cultivating White Tiger Portrait . " Chu Li took another bite of beef .
Lu Yurong pondered for a moment and said, "The Sun Cultivating White Tiger Portrait… I've heard of that before . Apparently, it's an excellent torso tuning technique . But no matter how excellent, it's still only a torso tuning technique . How did you manage to reach the Innate Mastery's Boundary?"
"I cultivated it after reaching the Innate Mastery's Boundary," said Chu Li .
Lu Yurong nodded . That made sense .
"Do you have such high cultivation skills because you have cultivated the Sun Cultivating White Tiger Portrait?"
Chu Li said, "More or less . "
Lu Yurong glanced at him .
Although the Sun Cultivating White Tiger Portrait was wonderful, not everyone was able to cultivate it successfully .
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More importantly, not many people would go down this path . Many seniors have already proved that this path led to nowhere, but Chu Li still dared to do so . His guts were large enough to reach the heavens .
It seemed like it was the Sun Cultivating White Tiger Portrait which had enabled him to move with such speed . Even if everyone had the same Light-body Technique, he could somehow employ it much faster than everyone else . That was why he was so quick in drawing his sword . Since his power was so strong, naturally, his drawing of a sword would be quicker too .
She thought to herself, 'Should I try to cultivate some torso tuning techniques as well?'
She shook her head and laughed immediately after that . The Empyrean Fairy Power had granted her torso tuning capabilities . She did not need to cultivate anything else .
"The Sun Cultivating White Tiger Portrait?" Leng Feng scoffed . "What kind of Martial Art is that? I've never heard of it before . "
Chu Li chuckled .
Lu Yurong did not pick up the conversation, and this angered Leng Feng even further . He was much more adamant to stay than before .
Leng Ying could not bear to watch any longer . Giving big brother the cold shoulder to this extent was just a bit too much .
"Elder cousin sister, what kind of Martial Art is the Sun Cultivating White Tiger Portrait?"
"It's one of the top-tier torso tuning techniques . It was the antique study of the White Tigers Cave from several hundred years ago . "
"The White Tigers Cave?"
"There's no point in saying so much . Forget it, you can go find out about it yourself . "
"Elder cousin sister!" Leng Ying whined .
Lu Yurong smiled and said, "You're a daughter . It's fine if you don't know about these kinds of things . However, it's not right for elder brother cousin to not know about this . All you do every day is fooling around with those disgraceful friends of yours and neglecting your studies . You're such a disappointment!"
"What's the point of studying? Everything will be fine as long as I concentrate on training my Martial Art," Leng Feng said petulantly .
Lu Yurong waved a hand dismissively and did not bother to say anything more to him .
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He should know what he should study and what he should not study as he was an adult and not a child anymore She had nothing more to say to him doing all the things he knew he shouldn't have done . Saying anything more would just make her angry .
"Alright, now that this good-for-nothing glutton has had his fill, he'll be taking his leave now," said Chu Li with a grin .
"Very well, I shall see you out," Lu Yurong said .
"Alright . " Chu Li nodded .
Lu Yurong turned to Leng Feng who was just about to stand and said, "I'll send him out myself . I wish to have a few words with him alone . "
Leng Feng frowned . "Younger cousin sister, is that a good idea?"
Lu Yurong's beautiful face darkened .
Leng Feng hurriedly explained, "Younger cousin sister, doing something as suspicious as this…"
"Silence!" Lu Yurong demanded coldly .
She turned to Chu Li and smiled . "Let's go . "
Chu Li grinned as he stood . He spared Leng Feng a quick glance and shook his head .
Leng Feng glared vehemently at him, watching as they walked out of the main hall shoulder-to-shoulder . He gritted his teeth until they creaked, and his hands bent the chopsticks he was holding in half .
Leng Ying shook her head and let out a helpless sigh .
This big brother of hers really was hopeless . He let his anger go to his head and committed a foolish action one after another . Even her younger sister could not do anything to help him .
If she were Chu Li, she would have gotten mad and left long ago .
Chu Li was quite impressive to be able to remain tightly on his seat just now . His skin was as thick as a wall, and it was, as seen at the banquet, certainly not a lie at all .