34 Visiting the Red Heaven Sword Library 1 (1/2)

The next day as Lu Qingyun made his way to the Red Heaven Sword Library, Lie Xingyuan explained to him. ”Usually only when an ordinary protégé has reached the intermediate master practitioner level, the masters of the various martial halls will allow them to go to their martial halls to pick a skill or two. Or else, there will be daily martial practices in the outer courts.”

Lu Qingyun smiled weakly, ”I've thought that this may be the case. But why is that no one is asking me to attend any of the martial practices?”

Lie Xingyuan smiled, ”That is because you're their senior brother. Which masters or elders will dare to ask you to go for any martial practices? Moreover you are also a core protégé now. Usually core protégés do not need to go to the outer courts for their martial practice and they have to practice the more advance skills alone. You are basically left on your own now, since your master is always missing.”

When she mentioned his master, there was a slow flash in her eyes…

She quickly added, ”Should the ordinary protégé managed to reach the upper master practitioner level, they may be allowed to access the second level but only after a stringent competition or deserving merit. It is not as simple as simple as you are a second realm expert therefore you're allowed access to the second floor. Most second realm protégés here have never even stepped into any of the second floor library of the six martial halls.”

Lu Qingyun smiled, ”It does seem that Grand Elder Celestial Shi is quite kind to me.”

Lie Xingyuan nodded lightly but she was saying silently, ”That's only because she feels indebted to your master for 'saving' her.”

As Lu Qingyun was chatting with her, he was secretly heaving a soft sigh of relief. For the past two days, he had been quietly observing her as he was really worried what had exactly happened that day.

He was still secretly bothered when she said that she was so afraid that she might never see him again. He was not stupid. Something serious had happened to her.

But because she did not mention it, he did not want to force her to reveal what had happened that day. He could only quietly observe her. He had a quiet resolute not to let her out of his sight again, at least not out of his sight for an extended period.

That night when she had suddenly fell into his embrace, he was suddenly quite startled. Till now, he was thinking on how soft her body was. He wondered if it was Qin Keqin that was in his embrace, how could it feel?

”Senior brother?”

Lu Qingyun was startled as he turned to look at Lie Xingyuan, ”Yes?”

Lie Xingyuan said, ”I've been calling you a few times. What are you thinking about? You're thinking of sect leader?”

Lu Qingyun laughed, ”I will not tell you…”

”You have been calling her in your sleep this morning and it is quite loud,” she said quietly.

Lu Qingyun was startled as he quickly looked around his surroundings, just in case that there were people around before he whispered. ”Erm, you mustn't tell anyone. Especially not sect leader. I am just having some fantasies about her, that's all. It is impossible between us.”

Indeed he was having some fantasies about Qin Keqin in his wet dreams. Now that he had attained to the third realm enlighten celestial level, he could now shut off his thoughts from Yan'Er. Therefore last night he decided to do some testing secretly.

Lie Xingyuan was smiling weakly, ”I won't tell anyone. Please don't worry about it.” But she was secretly thinking, ”The way she looks at you, I don't think she thinks of you as just a disciple. If I were you, I would risk telling her even if I know I may get reject. It is better than not letting your feeling known to her.”

She could say that because she was standing on a third party perspective but in reality she lacked the courage to tell Lu Qingyun that she liked him.

”It looks like we're here now.” Lu Qingyun said as he saw the building ahead.

Lie Xingyuan nodded, ”Yes, we're here. Let's go in.”

When they had entered the entrance of the building, there were three elders who were sitting inside.

Lu Qingyun was able to recognize one of the elder to be Elder Kongshi so he quickly greeted, ”Elder Kongshi.”

Lie Xingyuan greeted, ”Elder Kongshi, Elder Xu, Elder Zhu.”

Elder Kongshi smiled when he saw him, ”So it is senior brother.” He quickly took out a green ring and said respectfully, ”This ring will grant you unlimited access to all the floors of the Red Heaven Sword Library. Just tap on the sword manual that you like and return here for the true copy. You are only allowed to take up to three sword manuals. So make your choice carefully. After you have taken the sword manuals from me later, usually there is a grace period of 3 months to return it and you're not allowed to take out the same sword manual again for another six months. However, we will make it an exception for you and attach no grace period.”

Lu Qingyun thanked him immediately, ”Thank you so much. I've an additional favor. Do you think that I can bring my attendant Xingyuan along.”

Elder Kongshi laughed hoarsely, ”Sure you can. Here, here is another ring.”

Lie Xingyuan was startled as she thought, ”Huh? It is so simple? He didn't question our intentions?”

Even Lu Qingyun was startled by the swift response that was given by Elder Kongshi. He was actually planning to use his supreme reasoning to persuade him. But he guessed that it was totally unnecessary.

Elder Kongshi laughed, ”Go ahead and feel at home here. You are after all our senior brother and possibly the future sect leader.”