Chapter 1125: Li Lu’s Situation (1/2)
“You know Li Lu?” Huang Xiaolong was happy seeing Cheng Susu’s reaction, asking in return.
Cheng Susu gave a self-deprecating smile and said, “If the Li Lu you’re asking about is the same Li Lu in my mind, I dare say not a single person in the whole Fortune Gate doesn't know of her. I know her, but she doesn’t know me.”
Huang Xiaolong was stumped.
He then described Li Lu’s features to Cheng Susu, surprising her. The two of them finally confirmed that they were referring to the same person.
When Huang Xiaolong inquired about Li Lu’s situation, complicated feelings flashed across Cheng Susu’s face as she spoke enviously, “More than ten years ago, she came to our sect and said that she is the personal disciple of the lower realm's Fortune Gate Ancestor and has a top emperor rank godhead. Not only had her appearance alerted our Fortune Gate Chief, but also several old ancestors that had been in seclusion for a few thousand years.”
Cheng Susu paused slightly before continuing with obvious jealousy, “In the end, both Myriad Flames Ancestor and Profound Ice Ancestor accepted her as their personal disciple!”
To be chosen by one Ancestor was something that no Fortune Gate disciple dared to imagine, yet Li Lu was chosen by two of them at the same time. As a Fortune Gate disciple, it would be a straight up lie if Cheng Susu’s said she wasn’t jealous of Li Lu.
Huang Xiaolong nodded; Li Lu’s godhead was the Yin Yang Godhead, it was granted she would catch the eye of two Fortune Gate Ancestors.
“What’s her strength now?” Huang Xiaolong asked as an afterthought.
Cheng Susu shook her head, “I’m not clear about this. After she was accepted by the Myriad Flames Ancestor and Profound Ice Ancestor, she has been cultivating in the All-Spirits Land and rarely appears in public. It is said the two Ancestors discovered that her cultivation level was simply unmentionable, so they resorted to a supreme technique in order to channel their godforce into her, causing her strength to rise overnight.”
Hearing that they were treating Li Lu well, Huang Xiaolong inwardly heaved in relief.
All these years he had been worried that she would experience something like Yao Chi did, falling into unfavorable circumstances. However, now that he heard she was accepted as a personal disciple by two Fortune Gate Ancestors and was valued by the Fortune Gate as a whole, Huang Xiaolong finally let go of his worries.
“You know Li Lu? You also ascended from the lower realm?” Cheng Susu suddenly asked Huang Xiaolong.
Huang Xiaolong nodded, admitting openly, “Yes, I ascended from the lower realm.”
Cheng Susu’s big eyes widened up to her eyebrows as she looked at Huang Xiaolong, “In the lower realm, was the relationship between you two very good? Do you like her? But I have to tell you, Li Lu is extremely popular among our Fortune Gate male disciples, even our sect’s Young Lord is the same. Our chief disciple, Eldest Senior Brother Wang Wei, also likes Li Lu.”
Huang Xiaolong subconsciously frowned. He already knew Li Lu was a catch, so her popularity in the Fortune Gate was nothing out of the ordinary, but when he heard Cheng Susu say that the Fortune Gate Young Lord and the chief disciple Wang Wei had feelings for Li Lu, his heart felt uncomfortable.
Cheng Susu continued, “Although Eldest Senior Brother Wang Wei’s godhead isn't as good as Li Lu’s, it is still a high grade emperor rank godhead. Before she appeared, Eldest Senior Brother Wang Wei was the number one genius of our sect, but then again, our Young Lord’s talent is quite high as well, a low emperor rank godhead.” As she was saying this, a mischievous twinkle flitted across Cheng Susu’s eyes, “If you want to woo Li Lu, the obstacles are many.”
Huang Xiaolong smiled wryly.
Cheng Susu probably thought his ‘quality’ was far from Wang Wei and that Fortune Gate Young Lord’s level.
Then again this wasn't without reason. Emperor rank godheads weren't something everyone could possess, thus Huang Xiaolong felt it was only normal for Cheng Susu to think he might be inferior compared to Wang Wei and the Fortune Gate Young Lord.
Cheng Susu suddenly patted her chest magnanimously, “How about this? If you want to enter the Fortune Gate, I can ask my Master to introduce you. With my Master’s word and your talent, you entering our sect wouldn't be difficult.”
Although Cheng Susu did not directly say who her Master was, Huang Xiaolong easily guessed that it would be either an influential Elder or a Grand Elder.