Chapter 225 Would Lord Cheng Harm You?
Xiao Qi looked solemnly at the spiritual saber in his hand, and a complex look flashed through his eyes.
He admitted that everything he had done, his firm execution of Cheng Yu’s orders, had all been a gamble, a speculative move.
He was gambling on this true heaven-blessed talent.
While Cheng Yu soared upward, Xiao Qi hoped he could bring along this little pendant clinging to his thigh.
For this reason.
Xiao Qi had already prepared himself to face other people’s incomprehension for a long time and continue persisting.
Yet he had not expected...
That after merely the first training session, Cheng Yu would reward him with such a tremendous return.
A High-Grade Human-Rank spiritual weapon!
And it matched his cultivation method and Internal Energy extremely well.
The improvement this would bring to his strength would be immeasurable.
Xiao Qi himself had decent talent. He had merely slackened for many years. Now that he had obtained a spiritual weapon and started striving again...
While his age had not yet exceeded the limit...
It was not impossible for him to make an attempt at a high position on the Human Ranking!
However, at this moment, he was not as excited and happy as one might imagine.
“Lord, is it worth it for you to reward me with this spiritual weapon?”
Xiao Qi inexplicably felt uneasy.
In Duke Zhongyi’s Estate, good things had always belonged to his elder brother, Xiao Ping, and the reason had never been favoritism.
It was because Xiao Ping was worth it.
And because Xiao Qi was inferior to him, he did not deserve to receive them!
But on Cheng Yu’s side, things did not seem to be that way. He felt somewhat lost and confused.
The corners of Cheng Yu’s mouth lifted slightly, revealing a calm smile.
“Do you think it is not worth it?”
Scenes from the past flashed before Xiao Qi’s eyes, along with the words his parents had used to persuade him to give up fighting for benefits.
“No... it isn’t worth it. Many people have said that...”
Outsiders, his parents, and even his grandfather, who held the highest position in the family, did not believe Xiao Qi was worth receiving good things.
Because of this, Xiao Qi had also once doubted himself and sunk into despair.
He was not worth it...
“Many people? Just a group of trash. If I think it is worth it, then it is worth it. A warrior of the Jinyiwei is not someone outsiders get to criticize.”
Cheng Yu sneered, and his attitude allowed no questioning at all.
Even if he gave good things to an even more outstanding genius, it would not bring him the slightest return.
But if he gave them to a member of the Jinyiwei...
The return would be a solid system reward.
How was it not worth it?
Xiao Qi naturally did not know Cheng Yu’s considerations. From his perspective, this was Lord Cheng’s recognition of him.
Recognition that he, as a person, was absolutely no worse than anyone else!
An inexplicable and intense emotion now grew wildly in his heart.
He would follow someone like Cheng Yu!
Even if he had to fear nothing for his sake, it would be worth it.
Xiao Qi suddenly rose, knelt on the ground, clasped his fists tightly with both hands, and looked at Cheng Yu as he performed a grand salute.
“Lord, for the grace of recognizing my worth and the virtue of giving me new life, what harm is there if Xiao Qi devotes himself to you?”
“Get up. Establishing achievements is the greatest repayment you can give me.”
Cheng Yu helped him up, his heart full of simple and honest expectations.
Work hard.
Contributing bricks and tiles to the development of the Jinyiwei was the proper business!
The scene of Xiao Qi kneeling and declaring his resolve had completely stunned the surrounding Jinyiwei, especially the few people who had originally been troublemakers like him.
Had they not agreed to cling to the thigh together?
Why was Xiao Qi always so outstanding?
“This, this, this... is there a need to go that far? Even Duke Zhongyi doesn’t need to perform such a grand salute before His Majesty. If he knew his grandson did this, he’d probably faint from anger.”
“I don’t know whether Duke Zhongyi will faint from anger, but I’m about to faint from anger right now! Did you not see it? That spiritual weapon is standing up!”
Everyone immediately looked over in the direction of the shout, and the shock and envy in their eyes reached the extreme.
When Xiao Qi performed the grand salute, that spiritual saber had not been placed on the ground.
Instead, it was floating beside him.
Its spirituality was extraordinary!
Only now did they realize that this was a top-grade Human-Rank spiritual weapon, the kind that had a chance of rising to Earth Rank!
“If that saber were given to me, forget performing a grand salute, I’d even kneel and call him father!”
“Me too!”
“I might have to ask my mother’s opinion first...”
The Jinyiwei’s hearts were filled with envy and jealousy. That fellow Xiao Qi was far too lucky!
He had snatched the treasure Cheng Yu had used to gather people’s hearts!
The others would not have such a good opportunity.
But at this moment.
The voices of several Jiangnan Jinyiwei rang out from the side. “Stop watching the show. Come over and collect your things. There’s still training later.”
The moment the Jinyiwei heard that there was more training, their hearts immediately chilled.
It was over!
They had already finished standing dead stance. What terrifying training could there still be that they could not do?
After worry flashed through their hearts, only then did they react to what had just been said.
There were things to collect!
The expressions on their faces instantly turned from sorrow to joy, and they immediately crowded around the Jiangnan Jinyiwei.
What would be issued to them?
The Jiangnan Jinyiwei was holding a large tray, on which small boxes were piled.
They accepted them and opened them for a careful look. Inside was impressively a crimson pill the size of an infant’s fist. The violent Vital Blood filling it almost seemed about to spill out.
It felt like a treasure, but they could not recognize what it was exactly.
Everyone was somewhat dumbfounded. “What is this?”
Seeing their appearance, the Jiangnan Jinyiwei shook his head in disdain. “You really have no knowledge. This is a Blood Pill. It is greatly beneficial to the body’s Vital Blood!”
Blood Pill?
What was that?
The Jinyiwei of the Great Qian Capital grew even more puzzled. Since when was it the turn of outsiders to say that they people of the Great Qian Capital had no knowledge?
But they could not refute him, because this time, they truly had no knowledge.
They grew conflicted in their hearts.
Could an unknown pill be eaten so casually?
It felt a little frightening!
But at this moment, one of Xiao Qi’s disreputable friends, Su Wei, shouted, “I can’t care that much anymore!”
Xiao Qi had already received a spiritual weapon!
If Su Wei still hesitated over so many things, he would fall behind him step by step!
He closed his eyes, opened his mouth, and stuffed the pill into it. An incomparably bloody taste erupted.
“Ugh...”
Su Wei retched. He forcibly endured the physical discomfort and relied on willpower to swallow the Blood Pill into his stomach.
“Blood Pill! Let me see your effect!”
When the others saw his perverted expression, they were instantly startled and became even more afraid to eat it.
The Jiangnan Jinyiwei holding the tray widened his eyes.
“Are you insane? It was given to you so you could hold it and slowly refine its Vital Blood power. You swallowed it in one bite?”
Su Wei immediately widened his eyes and felt as though he had been struck by a bolt from the blue.
It was not for eating?!
“Huh? Then what do I do...”
Before he could even panic, a fierce aura began charging wildly through Su Wei’s stomach, drilling madly into his body.
It hurt so much!
But... it felt so good!
Su Wei’s expression turned ferocious. Enduring the intense pain, he raised both hands. His strength was growing!
There was no muddiness or hesitation, only a pure increase in Vital Blood power!
As the son of a powerful court minister, Su Wei was absolutely not someone without knowledge, but even he had never seen a divine object like this, one that showed its effect with a single pill.
Blood Pill.
A divine pill!
Incomparably precious!
“I struck gold. This time, I really struck gold!”
Su Wei looked at the tray in the Jiangnan Jinyiwei’s hands with reddened eyes. There were still quite a few boxes of Blood Pills left inside.
Earlier, some people had been unwilling to stand dead stance and had chosen to leave!
His gaze burned. “My lord, these Blood Pills...?”
“Uh, if you want them, I can give them to you.”
“I want them! Hahahaha!”
Amid his crazed laughter, Su Wei accepted the tray, picked it up, and ran.
By the time the other Jinyiwei reacted, they could only look at one another, then lower their heads and look at the Blood Pills in their hands.
It was over!
They had been too slow when it came to the best spiritual weapon reward and failed to beat Xiao Qi to it. Now, they had failed to beat that madman Su Wei too!
Seeing their appearance, the Jiangnan Jinyiwei shook his head helplessly.
“This is the consequence of not firmly believing in Lord Cheng. Now you know, right? Would Lord Cheng harm you?”