Chapter 305: This Merit Cannot Be Acknowledged
Early the next morning.
Su Huanqing was still in a deep sleep.
But Wang Qingya woke up early, still dragging her weary body to help Xu Lingjun pack his luggage.
"I'm leaving, Sister Yaya."
"Be careful on the road, remember to contact me when you're connected to the internal network, and also, remember to read the books I prepared for you carefully. Don't deprive yourself, enjoy what you should, work hard if your academic credit is not enough, but if you're short of money, Sister Yaya can still help."
Wang Qingya reluctantly tidied Xu Lingjun's collar, covering the love marks on his neck, and glanced back at Xiaofu who was sleeping soundly on the table, sighed, and said, "Without Daxiong in the future, Xiaofu might feel lonely. Why not take Xiaofu with you? I understand your intentions."
"Better to keep Xiaofu by your side. This way, I can also rest assured. If I get the chance, I'll visit you often."
Xu Lingjun gently caressed Wang Qingya's face and said softly, "Don't go to work today, stay home and rest."
"I have to go."
Wang Qingya rolled her eyes at Xu Lingjun and said, "I've already taken the day off."
Xu Lingjun laughed heartily, Wang Qingya could always easily hit his G-spot, making his sense of pride as a man overflow...especially since last night she actively put Su Huanqing on the spot.
Come to think of it, if she hadn't been pushing things in the middle, even if Teacher Su had a high opinion of him, it would have probably taken a few years to reach this point.
"Thank you, Sister Yaya."
Xu Lingjun said with a smile, "Oh, and there's something else for you."
With that, he took out the Muscle Strengthening Pill and handed it to Wang Qingya.
He earnestly said, "After I leave, don't take this for now. Wait a while, make sure no one is watching you because of me, then take this elixir... After taking it, it can greatly enhance your physical condition. Although it can't reach the level of a Martial Artist, didn't you join the Zhanzheng Martial Mansion because you didn't have the physique to practice martial arts? After taking this elixir, you'll have the body to practice martial arts."
Wang Qingya's eyes widened as she looked at the elixir in Xu Lingjun's hand, then looked up at him again, her eyes gradually taking on a dangerous look, and she said, "Is this what you were going to say last night before I interrupted you? You really did consider the issue of my body not being able to withstand the pressure?"
Xu Lingjun laughed, "It was coincidental, killed someone who shouldn't have been killed, got an elixir I shouldn't have gotten, so to prevent exposure, it's best if you don't show anything after you take it, just pretend nothing happened. Anyway, you probably won't have the chance to interact with Zhou Qianmo in your lifetime, he doesn't really know you anyway."
"Zhou Qianmo? The current Pavilion Master of the Nanyun Martial Mansion?"
Wang Qingya's expression became solemn, thinking to herself that Xiaojun provoked such a formidable enemy?
"Don't worry, I have confidence."
Xu Lingjun smiled, "So far, there's still no one who can force out my trump card, not even in the most dangerous situations."
"Hearing you say that, I'm relieved. Be careful on the road."
"You too."
Xu Lingjun finally gave Wang Qingya a gentle hug, glanced back at Su Huanqing who was still sprawled out, sleeping soundly, and said, "Apologize to her for me after I leave, I need to go in a hurry, won't wake her."
"Don't worry, I'll take good care of her for you."
Wang Qingya smiled and said, "For bearing so much of the firepower for me yesterday, I need to treat her well."
Xu Lingjun nodded, packed his luggage into the Transformation Capsule, and turned to leave.
At the airport.
Liu Zhiyuan and others had been waiting for a long time.
Xu Lingjun came over and said, "Sorry, I'm late."
Meanwhile, he saw Li Jingjun looking at him intently.
He casually opened his backpack, took out Daxiong, and handed it to her. She quickly stuffed it into her own backpack.
The originally quiet backpack instantly turned into a frenzy, with Pang Hu and Daxiong already entangled in a fierce fight.
Liu Zhiyuan looked at their interaction with a gratified smile and chuckled, "It's okay, we're also waiting for someone to send us off."
Xu Lingjun asked, "Waiting for whom?"
Liu Zhiyuan smiled meaningfully and said to Xu Lingjun, "The Eldest Princess."
Xu Lingjun suddenly understood.
Although he was leaving, it didn't mean the undercurrents in the Imperial Capital would cease.
With Han Yun City returning, Lin Diguang clearly intended to support him to ascend the position of Crown Prince. With the powers of the Inspectorate, coupled with Han Qingxue's natural disadvantages as a woman, her advantages were great but not absolute.
With the deaths of Roger and others.
This marked the end of that chapter, and the struggle for imperial power would become more intensely heated.
As one of the Four Great Martial Mansions responsible for nurturing and supplying almost half of the Empire's talent, it naturally fell within Han Qingxue's scope of recruitment... especially given that Liu Zhiyuan and others already had some prejudices against Han Yun City, avoiding a good opportunity to ally with them would be a shame.
Sure enough, not long after Xu Lingjun arrived.
Han Qingxue hurried over, still dressed in an ornate dress, and apologized to Liu Zhiyuan and the others, "Apologies, I came over as soon as the morning court ended, but there were too many matters today, so I'm really sorry for keeping you waiting."
"It's okay, the plane hasn't departed yet, even if we board, we can't leave."
Liu Zhiyuan smiled warmly and said, "The rogue disturbing the Imperial Capital has just died, and I heard that he caused significant destruction to Yingxiang Street before his death. On top of that, there's the issue of distributing credit, which is always a pain."
"Indeed, especially distributing credit... not easy at all..."
Han Qingxue's expression slightly tensed but quickly eased, smiling, "Luckily the rogue is dead. Xu Lingjun, you needn't complain that the rewards were too meager this time. Actually, we know..."
Xu Lingjun quickly interjected, "Princess, the three bottles of Primordial Liquid are exactly what I urgently need. What Your Majesty said is right, I'm the weakest among the three of us, and was merely an innocent bystander caught in the incident. It's just a minor credit boost, Your Majesty has already been generous. Honestly, I'm a bit overwhelmed by the favor."
He didn't look at Zhou Qianmo beside him.
In fact...
Han Yun City's stance at this moment was likely the same as his. The two had long been tacitly aligned, with Roger Zhou being a hot potato, further pricked by a thorny hedgehog. This credit couldn't be touched; it had to be pushed away.
If there's credit, I'll accept it, but publicly... can't admit it, absolutely can't admit it.
At this time, foolishly claiming the credit like Wu Hongzhou was simply suicidal behavior.
Han Qingxue wasn't aware of Xu Lingjun's thoughts, she just felt pleased and said, "My junior is really humble..."
Looking at Xu Lingjun, her eyes were filled with even more satisfaction.
Not taking credit arrogantly but maintaining humility and modesty, just these few virtues alone were enough to endear him to every leader, at least ensuring they wouldn't worry about this subordinate outshining them in the future.
She was becoming more and more fond of him.