She was the daughter of the Master of the Pavilion of Delicacy, the most important young lady of the Jiang Family, one of the 12 Royal Families!
Lu Li and Ming Yu found it hard to believe. She was the most distinguished young lady of the Central Plains and now she was standing in front of them. Why did she need Ming Yu's protection?
Shouldn't a proud lady like her be protected by a group of powerful escorts at all times?
Shouldn't she ride on powerful beasts and fly in the sky so that others could only look up to her?
The black Bloodline mark on Jiang Qiling's neck proved that she was telling the truth.
What was more important was her tone. She didn't feel proud of having a father like this. Instead, she sounded sarcastic as if she was talking about a stranger.
"It is because the Bloodline I awakened is so good. Otherwise, my family wouldn't treat me like a treasure and he … wouldn't have to die."
Lu Li remembered what Jiang Qiling said and he had an idea of what was going on.
Jiang Qiling was of high status and she was the treasure of the Jiang Family. However, she fell in love with someone she could not fall in love with, or … that person didn't deserve to be her husband.
Young ladies of big families could not decide their own marriage. A young lady like Jiang Qiling would have to marry a young master of a Royal Family, or at least a big one.
The person she loved must be of humble status. In the end, he would be hounded to death by Jiang Qiling's father, Jiang Wuwo.
Jiang Qiling was devastated. She hated Jiang Wuwo but he was her father. She could not avenge her lover and she could not kill her father.
She could only humiliate herself, hurt herself and torture herself to get back at Jiang Wuwo. At the same time, she could relieve her guilt towards her lover …
A hateful person must have a pitiful side.
Lu Li threw Jiang Qiling a casual glance but said nothing. He didn't comfort her either.
He had said what he needed to say that day. It was up to Jiang Qiling to move on.
Seeing that Lu Li didn't respond, Jiang Qiling tilted her head and said to him curiously, "Lu Li, I am the daughter of the Master of the Pavilion of Delicacy. Shouldn't you please me?
I am a powerful person. If you cling to me, you will have a meteoric rise. "
"Ha, ha!"
Lu Li and Ming Yu both laughed. Jiang Qiling was a disciple of a Royal Family and so was Lu Li.
Lu Li looked at her legs and teased, "I don't like living off a woman. Also … your legs are not thick."
Jiang Qiling smiled. She looked into the distance and saw that the fight was coming to an end. Her grandpa had come back. She said no more and stood there in silence.
"Boom, boom, boom ~"
The other two Noble Lord Realm warriors and the Eternal Realm warriors killed or wounded the Gargoyle Rats, forcing them to retreat to the cave of ghosts.
"Everyone, leave this area and follow the main group. There's a ghost cave erupting nearby. It's no longer safe."
Jiang Hao roared. Many guards started to move and quickly packed up the tents.
Most of the passengers followed the group to the west, but some of them sneaked around to collect Purple Xuan Crystals and Soul Crystals.
Jiang Hao did not stop these people. He had already warned them. If these people were still so greedy, they could not blame him if they died.
Purple Xuan Crystals and Soul Crystals were both good stuff. He was not against collecting some under the premise of safety.
Yu Huashen went to collect them. With Ming Yu around, Lu Li would be fine.
Yu Huashen had heard about Purple Xuan Crystals and Soul Crystals, especially Soul Crystals. He knew they were good stuff. Now that he had such a good chance, he must collect some.
The main group started to leave. The warriors of the Pavilion of Delicacy had found out that the southwest side was safer. They would go there first.
Jiang Qiling was taken away by Jiang Hao. Her surname was Jiang and so was her grandpa. Lu Li was not surprised.
After all, there were so many big families in the world. It was normal for families to be connected by marriage several generations apart.
Little White actually wanted to go look for Soul Crystals. Soul Crystals were clearly more delicious than food. Lu Li was still worried so he didn't let Little White wander around.
Lu Li looked at Yu Huashen in the distance and made some eye contact. Then Lu Li left with the main group with Ming Yu, leaving Yu Huashen wandering around by himself.
Luckily, there were no more caves of ghosts erupting nearby. They marched in silence and arrived at a valley after an hour.
"Let's have some rest here."
Jiang Hao asked the scouts of the Pavilion of Delicacy and decided to camp here. The escorts got to work and set up the tents.
"Report —"
A warrior of the Eternal Realm rushed into the valley, bowed in front of Jiang Hao and reported, "There are some Gargoyle Rats behind us. The dozens that went to look for Purple Xuan Crystals and Soul Crystals are all bitten to death …"
"Ah?"
The valley was in an uproar. Some of the dozens had relatives in there. They were grief-stricken. Someone wanted to rush out of the valley to check.
"Stop!"
Jiang Hao shouted coldly, "I have warned them. They are courting death. Don't blame us.
Caves of ghosts are erupting and there are Gargoyle Rats everywhere. Warriors of the Eternal Realm may die if they encounter them.
I will not stop you if you want to rush out now. But I will not be responsible for your deaths. "
Lu Li was not worried. He had a spiritual connection with the Soul Worm in Yu Huashen's head so he knew that Yu Huashen was alive and well.
Yu Huashen was powerful so he would be fine.
Some of the warriors that wanted to rush out stopped. Eventually, they didn't dare to do so.
It would be safer to follow Jiang Hao. If they rushed out like this, they would all die if they ran into Gargoyle Rats.
"Whoosh ~"
After the time for several incense sticks to burn, Yu Huashen came back. He saw Lu Li in a corner of the valley and walked over in strides.
When he was next to Lu Li, he said in a low voice, "There are many Gargoyle Rats out there. I only got more than 20 Soul Crystals. Young Master, you can have them all."
"You don't want them?"
Lu Li looked at Yu Huashen who shook his head and said, "These Soul Crystals are of no use to my soul cultivation. Young Master, you are at the Soul Pond Realm now and you need to strengthen your soul the most. These Soul Crystals are more useful to you."
Lu Li took the Soul Crystals and asked, "All the warriors that didn't go with us are dead?"
Yu Huashen nodded. Lu Li sighed and asked again, "How do I use the Soul Crystals?"
Yu Huashen didn't know and Ming Yu knew nothing about it.
Lu Li looked around and saw Jiang Qiling's maids guarding outside a tent not far away. He walked over there and Ming Yu followed him.
With warriors of the Noble Lord Realm with them, they could run away even if there was a cave of ghosts nearby. Lu Li didn't object.
"Young Master!"
Seeing Lu Li coming over, the maid bowed to him in a low voice. Jiang Qiling heard the noise and came out. She squinted her foxy eyes and said with a sweet smile, "Young Master Lu, you are a rare guest. Do you want to come in and have a seat?"
Lu Li didn't exchange pleasantries with Jiang Qiling and he didn't go in either. He took out a Soul Crystal and asked, "How do I consume this?"
"Just refine it with your Dark Force."
Jiang Qiling added after some thoughts, "But this is the same as pellets. It won't be effective if you consume too much of it.
If you have other Mystical Materials of the soul type, it will be more effective. "
Lu Li nodded, cupped his fists and left. He didn't stand on ceremony with Jiang Qiling at all.
The latter wasn't annoyed. She tilted her head and looked at Lu Li's back for a while before she went back in.
Lu Li didn't have any soul-nurturing Mystical Materials. None of the 36 Mystical Materials he got from the Tomb of Dragon King was of the soul type.
Yu Huashen and Ming Yu might have some, but Lu Li wouldn't ask for them.
"Protect me. I will try to consume the Soul Crystal."
Lu Li couldn't leave this place for a while and he couldn't learn the skills of the demon. Therefore, he decided to consume the Soul Crystal to enhance his soul and realm.