Chapter 40: The Little Beast, Violet Lightning

The world changed color. A large swath of blood-red covered the clouds, as if a great fire was about to arrive.

Xu Lingqing stood frozen on the spot, but her heart was blooming with joy. The violet-gold light on her body gradually faded.

‘Senior,’ teach this rotten old man a good lesson for me!

Although Tang Haiyang was once half her master, he brought her more painful memories.

Those memories were like a nightmare, lingering for a long time.

Lin Jintian didn’t dare to breathe. With the overall strength of their Anjin City, Jialan Academy wouldn’t even give them a second glance.

Even if an elder of Jialan Academy accidentally destroyed Anjin City, would he dare to utter half a word of anger?

He wouldn’t dare. In this chaotic Firo Continent, being able to survive was already a luxury…

A thousand meters up in the sky, the dazzling sun rose, but what was reflected in Tang Haiyang’s eyes was that raging immortal fire.

He hurriedly forced an awkward smile, his back already soaked with cold sweat.

“Senior, please wait!”

“Mu Yang was indeed once a member of our Jialan Academy. I am willing to make humanitarian compensation!”

Humanitarian?

That was just the deterrence brought by the Immortal Fire Talisman!

[In that case, compensate!]

Seeing Tang Haiyang’s nervous and anxious appearance, Chen Anping couldn’t help but smile.

I didn’t use the Immortal Fire Talisman. You agreed to this yourself.

Tang Haiyang trembled all over and pulled a spatial ring from his finger.

[This is the money to buy your life!]

Hearing this, he paused as he was about to throw it, then pulled off two more spatial rings before letting out a long breath.

“These three spatial rings contain a total of a thousand pills, one million low-grade spirit stones, a hundred sets of yellow-grade armor and weapons, and several formation diagrams.”

“Please accept our Jialan Academy’s compensation. Let’s put an end to today’s matter!”

[Scram!]

Just as Tang Haiyang turned around, the powerful voice sounded again.

[Wait, leave the violet-gold cymbal behind!]

Tang Haiyang gritted his teeth, his anger soaring. If he knew where Chen Anping was, he would self-destruct to take him down with him.

But he didn’t know. Even if the other party used the Immortal Fire Spell, he didn’t know where he was…

He unwillingly left the violet-gold cymbal behind and fled in disgrace.

Xu Lingqing looked at the three rings in her hand, and a smile appeared on her cold cheeks.

“City Lord Lin, the resources in these three rings will be left for you to rebuild Anjin City!”

Lin Jintian’s hands trembled as he looked at her in disbelief.

“Dean Xu… I… how can I accept these things? You should keep them.”

In an instant, a faint violet-gold light flashed from Xu Lingqing, reflecting in Lin Jintian’s eyes as a deep sense of oppression.

“Take it when I tell you to. Qing’an Academy is still waiting for you to build it!”

Lin Jintian knelt on the ground, trembling, and kowtowed involuntarily.

“For such great kindness, I, Lin, have no way to repay it!”

Xu Lingqing waved her sleeve, and Lin Jintian led his soldiers to various places in Anjin City.

They first went to Qing’an Academy, with the majority prioritizing the construction of the academy, leaving only the old and young in the city to rebuild the city walls.

For him, without Qing’an Academy, there would be no Anjin City.

Before long, the little violet-ink qilin beast, now chubby from eating, crawled back, letting out a burp.

Xu Lingqing was stunned with shock. “My goodness, how much did you eat?”

“Hic… wah wah… I!”

The little beast rolled over and actually spoke half a sentence!

Thirteen specks of spiritual rhyme!

An Origin Opening Realm little beast!

On the Firo Continent, almost all kinds of strange beasts could only gain intelligence and communicate normally with humans after reaching the Origin Opening Realm.

But the period before gaining intelligence usually took years of accumulation!

Xu Lingqing had never expected this little beast to improve so quickly, actually advancing a major realm in just a few days.

If other cultivators knew about this terrifying speed, a major power would probably have crooked ideas about studying its existence.

“Little beast, will your rapid improvement have any side effects?”

The little violet-ink qilin beast rolled over, and crackling lightning actually began to appear on its fur.

“Probably not. I feel like I’m not full yet!”

Xu Lingqing’s mouth fell open, her face full of disgust. “You! If you’re such a big eater, I can’t afford to raise you!”

“Don’t! My dad said you have to take good care of me, so you won’t fail before your venture is halfway through!”

“What kind of venture are you? Can you bring me any benefits?”

“I can always be by your side to protect you!”

As the words fell, the fur on the little beast’s entire body stood on end, erupting with a considerable might of lightning.

“Master, what do you think of me?”

Xu Lingqing felt the power of the lightning. Her palm just touched the periphery of the lightning, and a numbing sensation rushed into her nerves.

Hiss… so painful…

A dark mark was zapped onto the center of her finger. The little beast quickly retracted the lightning on its body.

“Master, are you okay?”

Xu Lingqing shook her head, temporarily acknowledging its strength.

“You don’t have a name yet, right? How about I give you one?”

“No, Dad often calls me little cub. Master, you can call me that too.”

Pfft…

Xu Lingqing almost couldn’t stop herself from spitting out the saliva in her mouth.

Me, call him little cub?

Wouldn’t that make me seem old?

After thinking it over, Xu Lingqing thought of a good name.

“Since this is the first day you’ve gained intelligence, as your master, I’ll name you Violet Lightning!”

The little beast, Violet Lightning, straightened its body excitedly and let out a roar as it made its debut, “I have a name! I am Violet Lightning!”

“That’s right. From now on, you’ll be called Violet Lightning.”

“Thank you, Master, for giving me a name. I’m so happy!”

“Since you say so, then open your mouth!”

“Ah…”

Xu Lingqing cheerfully threw a pill forward. Violet Lightning jumped up and swallowed the pill in one gulp.

“Master, this candy is so sweet!”

…

Their conversation was imprinted in someone’s heart, causing him to shed tears of emotion unconsciously.

If only I could always be by your side too…

But, my time is running out. I hope that in five days, you can forget about me, this ‘Senior’!

At that time, you must take good care of yourself and not let those old fogeys from Jialan Academy bully you.

You must also make Qing’an Academy flourish and trample on the heads of those people.

Especially that woman who stole your Extreme Ice Body. Let her know the consequences of forcibly taking something that doesn’t belong to her!

In a short period of time, he thought of too many things and fell asleep on the bed, exhausted.

…

Night.

Xu Lingqing slept alone in bed. Looking at Violet Lightning lying on the floor, her mind was filled with a myriad of thoughts.

She hugged the pipa in her arms, but she could no longer play the melody she had played during the day.

It must have been you helping me from behind. Otherwise, how could I have suddenly become so strong?

Senior, can you be by my side like Violet Lightning?

Forever and ever, for a lifetime, never to be separated, to be Lingqing’s man…

[End of Chapter]