CHAPTER 341: CHAPTER 340: I’M A BIT CONFUSED, BUT I CAN’T SHOW IT

The efficacy of the medicine is indeed superb.

In just less than two or three days.

Li Jingjun’s injuries had healed to the point where only faint scars remained, and unless one leaned close to examine them carefully, there was no sign that she had been injured just a few days ago.

However, Xu Lingjun still insisted on applying medicine to her for several consecutive days, and in passing, sent Jun Qing, who had come specially to help Li Jingjun with her medication, back home.

Li Jingjun also strangely didn’t refuse Xu Lingjun’s request.

But now, no matter how thick-skinned Xu Lingjun was, he couldn’t bring himself to say that for safety’s sake, he would give her a massage to prevent the wound from splitting open again.

This left Xu Lingjun, who had just begun to savor the experience, with a sense of regret.

After all, during these few days, Xu Lingjun also learned from Li Jingjun about her current family situation, where her parents were missing.

As the only bloodline inheritance of the Li Family, she had to break through to the Upper Realm before her grandmother passed away.

And her grandmother had a terminal illness, possibly with only a few years left to live... so over the years she had been extremely harsh, meting out corporal punishment and scolding, and allowing no entertainment other than cultivation.

This led to Li Jingjun being in an almost completely ignorant state when she first arrived at the Martial Mansion.

Because she had never come into contact with anything else.

Thus, Xu Lingjun’s thoughts of getting intimately close to her faded.

The elders at home were so traditional that his impulsive actions might not be a good thing for her.

Does he have a good feeling toward Li Jingjun?

That much is natural.

But this feeling wasn’t like the fiery love he had for Wang Qingya; instead, it felt more like the thrilling, forbidden excitement that comes after crossing the gender boundary with a buddy you’ve known for years.

But after all, brotherly feelings run deep, so he still had to be considerate of her.

So doing what should be done, avoiding what shouldn’t be done... but Xu Lingjun had already made up his mind that in the future, when he had spare time, he would visit Li Jingjun’s home to pay respects to the grandmother.

Judging from Li Jingjun’s tone, the grandmother seemed to have a good impression of him.

And at this moment.

The Zhanzheng Academy had also sent a specialist to repair the Assault Freedom Mecha for Xu Lingjun.

No one expected that the person who came was actually...

"Old timer, you came here personally?"

When receiving the call, Liu Zhiyuan was almost stunned.

The Assault Freedom Mecha looked very complicated; the average person probably couldn’t repair it, but the resources of the Zhanzheng Academy were quite profound, and if there were sufficient tools and materials, there were many who could repair such a thing.

But he never expected that the one who came would be Zhanzheng Academy’s Pavilion Master Zhang Zhiheng.

Who could imagine that a dignified Pavilion Master would come to do such menial repair work.

"So I brought an assistant."

Zhang Zhiheng laughed, pointing to the delicate and charming woman beside him. Clearly only in her twenties, yet she already exuded elegance and poise, with bright eyes and white teeth, resembling a pure and elegant orchid.

Wang Qingya slightly bowed and said, "Pavilion Master Liu, pleased to meet you for the first time, and thank you for your special attention to Xiaojun during this time."

Liu Zhiyuan looked at the woman, astonished: "Are you that Wang Tiancheng’s daughter?"

Wang Qingya nodded.

"Ah."

Liu Zhiyuan sighed, looking at Zhang Zhiheng with a sympathetic gaze, thinking that if he was already this capable with a son-in-law, and now even with the daughter present, hadn’t Wang Tiancheng stirred the Zhanzheng Academy to chaos?

The peculiar expression left Zhang Zhiheng momentarily puzzled.

"Alright, I understand your purpose."

Liu Zhiyuan sighed: "Honestly, to think you are already so advanced in years, with one foot in the grave, and still with such a strong desire to win, I understand your meaning; you came to show off your capabilities anyway. Fine, this time I admit defeat, I never thought you could come up with such a high-end gadget; to be honest, it totally exceeded my expectations."

Zhang Zhiheng was momentarily stunned and then stroked his beard with a pleased smile.

Liu Zhiyuan said: "Honestly, I really didn’t expect that you went as far as to develop such a treasure as the Transformation Capsule just for storing a giant robot like the Mecha... to forcibly compress such a large object into such a narrow space, Old Zhang, you guys in the tech field are really clever and playful."

Zhang Zhiheng asked puzzled: "What?"

"What do you mean what... This time, I really admit you have beaten me; whether it’s the Transformation Capsule or the Mecha, including those nanobots, all have greatly helped us this time."

Liu Zhiyuan sighed: "I never thought, after struggling against you my whole life, we’d end up owing you such a huge favor..."

He couldn’t help but let out a long sigh while speaking.

His eyes showed a complex mix of emotions.

He had always been at odds with Zhang Zhiheng, but on the contrary, the Four Great Martial Mansions had always advanced and retreated together, yet he never expected that someone he had known for a lifetime, Zhou Qianmo, would do such a thing to him.

Liu Zhiyuan said, "I really never thought you would be so generous to Xu Lingjun, not only giving him a Mecha but even gifting him such a treasure as the Transformation Capsule to carry the Mecha with him. Honestly, if it weren’t for Xu Lingjun’s unparalleled talent in the Martial Tao, I’d really want to persuade him to simply join the Zhanzheng Academy."

"Ah... ahaha, isn’t that so... I didn’t really think much back then, after all, he’s family, isn’t he."

Zhang Zhiheng laughed awkwardly.

The satisfaction of his old rival offering thanks and bowing his head... how delightful... but why did he feel a bit puzzled?

What is a Transformation Capsule?

He looked at Wang Qingya in confusion and then realized that in this situation, he couldn’t afford to show his ignorance; an admission of defeat by an old rival was rare... though confused, he couldn’t let it show.

Zhang Zhiheng asked, "Could I meet Xu Lingjun first? I came specifically, hoping to have a good chat with him."

"Of course, no problem, hey, you should have mentioned that you brought his girlfriend; I’d have brought him along to welcome you. Right now, he should be... at..."

Liu Zhiyuan paused.

Recalling the rumors circulating in Bei Xuanwu Martial Mansion recently.

Someone, in order to save their lover, went into the most dangerous place at the most critical moment, not only rescuing their beloved from a life-threatening situation but also saved countless wounded in the process.

The terrifying scars on the Mecha bore witness to the risks and crises he had gone through.

For this reason...

Liu Zhiyuan was actually relieved; all his hard efforts of matchmaking had seemed futile before, thinking they were destined to be apart, only to find that they had already secretly hooked up long ago, and he needn’t have worried at all.

But now, it seemed the rightful woman had appeared.

He chuckled twice and said, "Let’s go, I’ll have Xu Lingjun come over right now."

Yet internally he couldn’t help but feel that these were simply parts of young people’s experiences, just like when he and that fellow Tai Zhengyuan competed... hmm? Why was he competing with others in his youth, but Xu Lingjun was the object of competition?

Meanwhile.

In the room, Xu Lingjun, cross-legged and quietly mobilizing his True Qi, glanced at the message on his phone.

He couldn’t help but brighten up with surprise, saying: "Sister Yaya, she came?"

He already knew someone would come to help repair the Mecha, but he did not expect that the person would turn out to be Sister Yaya; it truly surprised him.

His heart involuntarily felt warm...

Beside him, sitting shoulder to shoulder, Li Jingjun momentarily froze upon hearing this, her face showing a sudden uncertainty, and she asked: "Sister Yaya... she’s here?"

It was at this moment she realized that the person she felt so connected to actually had a fiancée.

Moreover, she actually treated him quite well too.

"Didn’t I already tell you that, you really don’t have to worry about it."

Recalling the supreme assist Sister Yaya gave him before leaving.

Xu Lingjun felt that she might have been planning about reaching out to Li Jingjun even earlier than he did.