Chapter 466 - Lu Lingqi Meets Li Feihong (2/2)
Wei Xu, the 1,000-man commander, jumped backward in horror, terrified by the taboo name, ”Y-Yes, strategist Li!”
Li Feihong picked his nose as he summoned one of his souls out. The soul [Diligence] floated toward the injured men on the ground and cast a blessing.
The soul of Diligence had the form of Li Feihong in a black leather leotard, black leather high socks, heeled boots, holding a whip. The soul also wore a black eye-mask, which resembled something that S&M club members loved.
[Work harder, you pigs!]
*PA*
Diligence cracked a whip at the tumbling soldiers, one-by-one.
Contrary to the angelic soul's divine image, the words coming out of his mouth was as foul as the owner.
As if the injured soldiers got injected by steroid, they stood up and ran away toward the other battalions, getting back into their formation even though the pain was killing them from the inside.
The absurd scene made Lu Lingqi and her bodyguards sweat.
Some of the bodyguards recognized Zhang Liao and Li Feihong. They knelt and cupped their fists.
”We greet General Zhang and Strategist Li!”
At last, Lu Lingqi realized who she was facing. Her uncles were finally here.
The last time she saw these two, it was ten years ago when she was still too young to remember anything. Thus, the image of Li Feihong and Zhang Liao came from the rumor.
Unfortunately, their image was different than what had been told in the rumor.
Li Feihong was said to be a talented and handsome immortal scholar, who was working as blood vessels of the Han Dynasty. Lu Lingqi also thought that Zhang Liao was a brave general with a good-looking scarless face, who would look good in a knight plate armor.
Reality betrayed the young girl's dream. Her eyes swelled in tears of disappointment as she bowed to them.
”Lu Lingqi greets uncle Zhang and uncle Li.”
Zhang Liao noticed Lu Lingqi's expression and could guess what she was thinking. His mouth revealed a faint smile before it faded, returning his grumpy look.
”Feihong, take a bath and change your clothes. We have a guest now.”
”Ha… How troublesome.”
”Do it. You smell more like a pig than our dirtied soldiers.”
”Okay, okay. I'll just use this instead.”
Li Feihong summoned another soul of his, [Chastity].
The soul looked like a young boy in his 12, which was a similar age to Lu Lingqi. Instead of Li Feihong's current dirty look, the soul wore a grade-school uniform, white shirt, blue shorts, white socks, and black shoes. His hair had been combed in style, which made the boy looked like a young child of a noble family.
Even Lu Lingqi's eyes glittered as she liked the boy spirit behind Li Feihong. Although the boy was not her type, which should be a strong man like her father, the innocent look of [Chastity] was charming.
The soul innocently smiled at Lu Lingqi, which made her blush.
But once he turned toward his master, Chastity's face distorted in disgust.
[… Purification!]
Light shone on Li Feihong's body. All mud, dirt, goo, dried sweat, and unknown substances flowed out of the strategist's clothes, hair, eyes, noses, and other body parts. The black dust gathered into a black ball. Afterwhich, it shot up to the sky as if it was a shuttle going to space.
Li Feihong unsummoned both souls as he combed his hair, tying it into a knot and letting some of his hair down like a local unmarried man. The image of a beggar changed into a refined young scholar in an instant.
Lu Lingqi and her bodyguards dropped their jaws, astonished by the miracle.
Zhang Liao shook his head in resignation.
”Take a proper bath for once. Your soul skill is disturbing sometimes.”
Li Feihong laughed, ”Take a no-fap and no-sex challenge for a few years, and you'll awaken Chastity. It's the easiest virtue to get, you know? It's useful too.”
”Yes, it's useful for long-distance camping and expedition, but you need a proper bath. Don't abuse it to the point that you won't take a bath for years… Wait, when was the last time you took a bath?”
”… I don't know. I even forgot what bathrooms in this world look like. If you count the time that I swam in a lake to catch some rare fishes, that might have been two years ago, I think.”
Zhang Liao: ”…”
Lu Lingqi: ”…”
Bodyguards: ”…”
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Lu Lingqi reported what Lu Bu ordered her to do to Zhang Liao and Li Feihong, which made the latter two cringe.
Both knew that Lu Bu was always ambitious. Even though he had changed for the better, he still aimed to obtain a high ranking position in the court.
Fortunately, they had a conflict with Liu Bei that the latter stole Lu Bu's should-have-been territory. Until they recovered the western regions, Lu Bu would still get stuck in Xiangyang, watching the borders of Hongnong and Chang'An, waiting to mobilize.
Thanks to the conflict, Lu Bu never pushed Lu Lingqi to Tong, but he still wanted to tie his blood with the latter nonetheless.
Now, listening to the little girl's problem, they also felt guilty that they never reprimanded Tong or Lu Bu.
Li Feihong sighed, ”I'll talk to Tong, so he can reject you. I think he already has enough successors and headache, so I don't think he can take any more wife.”
Zhang Liao nodded, ”Agreed. I'll talk to your father about this.”
”Thank you, uncle Zhang, uncle Li!”
”No problem.”
Lu Lingqi regained hope. She was thrilled that she no longer had to marry anyone, so she could continue practicing martial arts.
Then, she recalled that the Monster Legion was preparing to march somewhere.
”Uncle, why are you mobilizing?”