Chapter 538 – Painful Realization

But Qin Yu didn’t think this process was dry or boring at all. If it weren’t for him running out of Demon Body Tempering Pills, he would even want to stay in this training room forever. What nonsense. This extremely comfortable state where he felt himself growing stronger continuously was something all cultivators longed for in their dreams. How could anyone dare to say it was boring? Even if a person were to complain just the tiniest bit, if he went out into the streets he would definitely be chopped to pieces by an angry mob!

Without Demon Body Tempering Pills, his cultivation was forced to come to a pause. This was like a person cozily lazing around in bed and then suddenly being called away because an accident occurred…cough cough, this analogy might not be exactly appropriate, but the approximate meaning was there. Thus, when Qin Yu left the training room, his complexion was ugly to look at, as if there was a hidden bitterness beneath the surface.

Wang Chao’s mind was shaken. He thought, could this be some aftereffect left behind by the pill toxins? The Lord Commander was fine before, so how did he end up with such a distressed and ill-tempered appearance? He hesitated again and again before finally deciding not to approach Qin Yu. After bowing from afar, he led everyone else away.

Luckily, Qin Yu’s mood was soon restored, at least on the surface. He stood in the spacious garden, his eyes slightly closed as if he were meditating.

His entire mind was released as he sensed the fluctuation of rules between the heavens and earth. Sometimes it was gentle, sometimes it was ferocious, the thousands and millions of ever-changing variations left one unable to fully grasp it…this was the path of water, one that was both soft and hard.

Without Demon Body Tempering Pills he could still cultivate. But what a pity, the path of water was unpredictable and ethereal. Even up until now he still hadn’t managed to peep into the threshold. However, today, not long after Qin Yu started his contemplation, his eyebrows furrowed together and he opened his eyes.

“What is it?” His tone was a little unhappy.

Wang Chao didn’t know why, but he was frightened by the current Qin Yu. For some reason he felt that this Lord Commander had some aura that was becoming increasingly strong, to the point that it placed pressure on him. When he heard Qin Yu speak, he shook himself out of his daze and hurriedly said, “Commander, a young miss is waiting outside. She said that she wants to seek an interview with you.”

As if fearing Qin Yu wouldn’t know what he was speaking about, he added, “It was the miss who appeared on that day to plead mercy for the brothers Xu Wei and Xu Hu.”

Qin Yu’s eyes flashed. Why would she come here? He looked not too far away at the stone tablet that had been cleaned up. His eyebrows stretched out, “Have her come in.”

Wang Chao was thrilled. He praised himself for being smart enough, otherwise if he were to refuse this request, he would have definitely offended others. As a newly promoted guard captain, his rank might seem low and humble but his actual status was very high. Even the three Lieutenants smiled at him when they saw him.

Within the Holy Nether Guard, there weren’t many people Wang Chao was awed by anymore. But, when it came to matters that occurred in bed, as someone who was experienced in relations between men and women, he knew that the persuasiveness behind such things was terrifyingly strong.

What? You think that the woman outside has no relation with the Commander? Pah, let me splash you awake with water!

If there was no relationship between them, why would this sort of beauty that could bring disasters to empires come knocking on their door? Moreover, the Lord Commander seemed obsessed with his cultivation and wouldn’t even see Fu Shan and the others. Why would he suddenly take time out to see a stranger?

Qin Yu watched Wang Chao quickly walk away. He absolutely never would have expected that such a regal-looking Holy Nether Guard who was covered in ferocious armor and wreathed in slaughter energy would actually have such a wretched heart and gossipy mind beneath the surface.

Wang Chao led the woman to the garden entrance. Then, he thoughtfully stopped and said, “Miss, the Lord Commander is in the garden. This subordinate has other important matters to attend to, so I won’t send you in.”

The deeper meaning behind this was, ‘I, Old Wang, am going to run out and stand guard for the both of you, so don’t be afraid. If you want to do something bold, go ahead and do it, no one will disturb you.’

Hai Lanlan bowed and expressed her thanks. She thought that this guard captain wasn’t some fake person who was needlessly arrogant. However, if she knew just how dirty and filthy Wang Chao’s thoughts were right now, she would absolutely have given him a few ringing slaps.

She stepped into the garden and soon found Qin Yu’s figure. He wasn’t assuming some lofty and indifferent posture by facing his back towards her, but was l