Chapter 228 – Please Stay (1/2)

Chapter 228 - Please Stay

‘The patriarch put this rune in because he wanted to split the Qi flow into three, but he also made each of the three subsequences to draw energy…’ The elder council were all looking at the rune sequence modified by Ye Wei, they slowly understood the reason behind Ye Wei’s correction.

“This is a very minor but impactful modification and we all missed it because we looked too close.” Elder Qing Ming felt a chill down his spine as he muttered. “I have never seen anyone with such perception except when Grand-Runemasters refine a stance…”

The Qing elders’ confusion slowly turned into shock, none of them found it easy believe a child was able to pick up on something they have missed for months and the amount of time it took him to do so.

“And that’s why we don’t underestimate others.” Elder Qing Ming spoke to his men and laughed, taking the chance to educate the others. “A different point of view is usually inspiring anyway.”

‘No matter how much it would cost us, we have to tie him with us, and even when that fails Ye Wei must remain our friend.’ The head elder thought to himself.

Qing Yao stood still and observed the four bolts in sheer amusement, her rune sequence moved towards Ye Wei.

Although she had the luxury of being trained and guided by experts in every aspect of cultivation since young age, she had been always been obsessed with runes. Qing Yao’s runic knowledge had been exceptional even among the Qing’s experienced Runemasters, but it was now that she realized her training had caged her mind and what she saw as her achievements were irrelevant when compared to Ye Wei’s mastery.

“Ye Wei! What was that!?” While the others were still speechless, admiring Ye Wei’s work, Xue Er said with a genuine, elevated voice, her eyes shining with admiration.

‘It’s a shame a minor modification like this doesn’t trigger cosmic energy…’ Ye Wei thought to himself.

“I will be on my way now so you will be able to refine the stance further. Thank you for the offer again!” Ye Wei bowed, waved at the Qings then walked towards the door. ‘I certainly hope this meeting was private, I might be in trouble if the other families knew I met with the Qings…’

‘The excessive rune was the smaller problem, the sequence’s arrangement is what they should work on.’ Ye Wei thought to himself, ‘they should try pairing their runes a bit differently, or maybe even adding new runes… anything that might smoothen the flow.’

‘I’ve done enough for them, they should be satisfied by my kind gesture.’ Although Ye Wei was able to vaguely identify the issue, he was yet to discover a way to eliminate the unbalanced energy distribution, he decided not to say a thing as it might give the Qings the idea that he wanted to to work for them.

“How did he come to the conclusion to remove that rune? I’ve looked at that section too, more than a hundred times…” Qing Yao muttered to herself, still slightly in shock. “We’ve had Grand-Runemasters looking at the stance not so long ago and even they couldn’t spot it.”

Focused on Ye Wei’s work, Qing Yao did not notice the initiate was leaving before she heard the creaking door. She turned into a flash, the green lotus beneath her feet carried her between Ye Wei and the door.

“What’s the matter?” Ye Wei frowned, expected the Qings to leave him in peace after his voluntary contribution.

‘You are truly mysterious.’ Qing Yao looked at Ye Wei’s chiseled face from the side, curious of his childhood, the experience that gave him the special insight on runes.

She then tried to soften him with a smile, unlike the elders she was interested in the young initiate as a person, not as a potential addition to the family’s force. Qing Yao wanted to learn from Ye Wei, wanted to satisfy her curiosity.

Only one step away from each other, Ye Wei for the first time had a good look at Qing Yao. Her floral perfume was filling his senses and her laced robe was distracting his focus, but still he was clear that he wanted distance from the fairy-like figure.

“Please, can we have a word? This stance can still be improved, right? Can you just briefly point me towards the right direction?” Qing Yao asked in a sincere tone.

‘Her admirers mustn’t know about this that would make my time here in the palace difficult.’ Ye Wei thought to himself, slightly startled by Qing Yao’s soft attitude as he had the impression that she was cold and unconcerned about others.