Chapter 229 – Mid-Grade Earth Stance (1/2)

Chapter 229 - Mid-Grade Earth Stance

“Please, relax. We do not mean to pressure you any further, this is merely a token of appreciation. The Light Slash Finger Stance is important to the family and we are just rewarding you accordingly.” Elder Qing Ming spoke passionately as he could feel that Ye Wei was about to refuse the gift.

“Ye Wei, you are thinking too much! Just take it!” Xue Er smiled, revealing her slightly oversized, rabbit-like front teeth. “They would have to pay a lot to a Grand-Runemaster to refine the stance and even then they might not have had the job done as well as you did.”

“You deserve it! We have been stuck trying to refine the stance for a while now, and I really don’t see ourselves finishing what we’ve started.” Elder Qing Ming added. “If you have space time and energy, we would like you to fix the stance’s other flaws!”

The other elders joined in and tried to convince the young initiate.

“Stop being so modest. If anyone outside the family learned that you refined a stance for free, they will think the Qings are stingy.”

“That’s right! We will keep it between us of course, but when others see us using an improved version of the stance, they might start digging.”

“Well, if you insist then thank you very very much!.” Ye Wei reluctantly took the bag. “Sorry if I appear rude, I just want to stay neutral for the time being.”

“Qing Yao, I would need you to teach him the stance. He needs to know the stance well before he could work on it properly.” Elder Qing Ming said calmly. “Again, Ye Wei, please don’t feel bad, you being able to refine this stance is beneficial for the Qing family in the long run.”

“Okay.” Both Qing Yao and Ye Wei nodded simultaneously, smiling at each other.

Ye Wei could notice Qing Yao’s beauty even though her face was covered by a veil, however he still could not stop thinking about Lin Ziyan everyday, resulting in a lack on interest in girls and the lack of romantic thoughts with anyone new in his life.

He was more interested in the Light Slash Finger stance than he was in romance, as the stance was a chance for him to enrich his arsenal and furthermore improve his cultivation.

At this point neither Qing Yao nor Ye Wei suspected the Qing elder council’s plan regarding recruitment.

“The Black Dragon Ranking tournaments are going to start in a month. We will leave you young ones training at your own pace.” Elder Qing Ming smiled and thought to himself as he walked off. ‘Now we just wait until little Yao’s charm starts working. There is no point of us staying and pressuring him further.’

Although the elder did not manage to get a promise from the young initiate, they were glad to have establish a connection between the two parties.

After the elders’ departure, Ye Wei, Xue Er and Qing Yao were the only ones left in the villa. As Ye Wei and Qing Yao both had few words, Xue Er’s energy and playfulness was the only thing that balanced the quietness.

“It’s getting late, I would like to go back to my villa and train. Let’s continue tomorrow, I look forward to learning this powerful stance.” Ye Wei said, glancing at the setting sun. As an Earth stance was worth mountains of treasures, being given the permission, he was not planning to miss the chance of being tutored by one of the best cultivators in the palace and mastering the stance.

However, Ye Wei was not going to dedicated all his time on the Qing’s stance either. ‘It’s easier to channel the stars’ energy when sunlight is not drowning out everything else in the sky. It’s not appropriate for us to be alone all night either.’

‘I will be challenged by many in a month, therefore I need to breakthrough to returned prime level. I will learn from fighting but I need to be strong enough to last in the arena.’

After agreeing on his next meeting with Qing Yao and Xue Er, Ye Wei thanked the two girls and took his leave.

“What do you think about him?”Looking at Ye Wei’s silhouette getting further away, Xue Er spoke to Qing Yao in a less playful tone.

Qing Yao took a few seconds to think and replied, “ He is very down to earth; methodical when it came to cultivating and runes. I think it will not be long before he overtakes Chi Wuxiu considering he will be refining stances and receiving cosmic energy.”

“I think you two look good together!” Xue Er laughed and chuckled.

“If you say anything about me and him again, I will slap you!” Qing Yao blushed and stared at Xue Er, then she turned away and muttered. “Furthermore, he is focused on cultivating, he doesn’t really care about anything else, we will one day just be nothing more than people he met before he gets to the top.”

“But you are beautiful! Are you sure he is not interested in you?” Xue Er was shocked by the thought.

Qing Yao subtly nodded.

Just within minutes, Ye Wei had already returned to his own villa, oblivious about the duo’s opinion on him.