Xiao Qing took over and opened the silver box; her eyes immediately brightened. The box contained a collection of gold and silver jewelry, including two exquisite pearl necklaces.
So many pieces of jewelry, Xiao Qing had only seen them before in Madam Er's possession, and they were off-limits to touch. Xiao Qing couldn't have imagined that the young master would now gift her a box of jewelry.
"Young Master, is this truly for me?"
"Why? Don't want it?"
Lu Li looked at the girl, her eyes sparkling with greed, like a little money lover. Lu Li also gained considerably this time. Since he had already given a spiritual weapon longsword to Xiao Zhao, he wouldn't be too unfair to Xiao Qing. After all, this girl was always pinching his face and attending to his baths.
Speaking of which, this box of jewelry couldn't be compared to the spiritual weapon longsword. Even the head of the Lu family, the family head himself, only had a damaged spiritual weapon longsword. No matter how expensive the jewelry was, could it compare to a spiritual weapon?
"Want it! How could Xiao Qing not want it!"
"Do you not think this young master is biased now?"
"Well, Young Master is the best!"
Suddenly, Lu Li felt a cool sensation on his cheek. Xiao Qing had actually kissed him, catching him off guard.
Lu Li pushed her away, wiping off the saliva on his face. Seeing the girl happily preparing hot water, he didn't scold her. In fact, this girl wasn't bad-looking, and her figure was good. A seventeen or eighteen-year-old young lady, growing up in the Lu Mansion, couldn't be too shabby.
Comparatively, Xiao Qing was stronger than the average girl from a small family.
Lu Li found it amusing, wondering what he was thinking. He only had Xiao Zhao in his heart, but did he corrupt both these girls?
At this moment, Lu Li didn't dwell on it too much. A kiss was just a kiss; would he really lose out?
While attending to Lu Li's bath, the girl was exceptionally diligent today, and the box of jewelry was indeed not given in vain.
"Young Master, when can Xiao Qing learn martial arts? Watching Miss Xiao Zhao practice every day makes me envious! I also want to practice and protect Young Master in the future!"
This girl, while massaging Lu Li's shoulders, asked with hope in her eyes. In this world, the consensus was that martial artists were highly respected, and practicing martial arts was the greatest dream for everyone.
"To protect me? When this young master needs your protection, whether you can practice depends on your performance!"
"Young Master, how should Xiao Qing perform then? Or, Young Master, just accept Xiao Qing!"
Lu Li almost spewed out a mouthful of blood. What was this girl thinking? Did he really corrupt her?
Actually, it wasn't surprising for Xiao Qing to say this. In large households, especially those with good looks and figures, such girls were often taken in by the master. However, even if these maids gave their bodies to the master, they didn't hold much status in the household.
Lu Li's mother was such an example. In the Lu family, his mother didn't have much status, even with Lu Li. She was bullied by several main wives.
Children born to these maids were also often mistreated. Lu Li truly empathized because if he hadn't been beaten to death in his previous life, he wouldn't have come to this world.
Lu Li looked at Xiao Qing, suddenly pinching her nose and giving it a strong squeeze.
"Don't speak nonsense in the future!"
"I didn't speak nonsense. Young Master accepted me and let me learn martial arts!"
Xiao Qing suddenly broke free from Lu Li's hand, right in front of him, unbuttoning her clothes. Lu Li immediately grabbed her hand.
"If you dare to undress, get out of the courtyard! Never come back! "
Lu Li scolded without mercy, frightening the girl into tears.
"Go back to sleep!"
Xiao Qing cried even more, and Lu Li feared girls crying the most. At this moment, he didn't know how to handle it.
"Recently, there are some things. After I'm done, I'll teach you martial arts!"
This time, the girl didn't cry, looking at Lu Li. There were tears in the corners of her eyes, but she suddenly broke into a smile.
"Xiao Qing knew Young Master is the best!"
"Don't hug me, let go quickly! Okay, you're not needed here. Go back to sleep. If you don't behave, you'll never learn martial arts!"
Watching Xiao Qing's back, Lu Li shook his head. He had indeed corrupted her; she could even seduce people now.
Suddenly, Lu Li thought of something. Could this girl be doing it on purpose? Nevertheless, Lu Li shook his head, deciding not to overthink it.
In fact, Lu Li had considered teaching Xiao Qing martial arts. However, without Qi-Channeling Pills, and considering she had never learned martial arts before, whether she could practice depended on her own talent.
After all, without Qi-Channeling Pills, there was no guarantee she could practice.
Since he had plenty of Revitalizing Pills and Qi-Concentrating Pills, with bottles of them in the ring, if Xiao Qing could practice, he would let her. Having two maid warriors, wasn't that cool?
A young, beautiful female warrior washing his clothes,
and another massaging him, wasn't that something!
Dressed in new clothes, Lu Li finally had time to check the pills in the storage ring. Surprisingly, there were quite a few Qi-Concentrating Pills, though not many Revitalizing Pills.
Lu Li even found some pills used by those in the transcendent realm, but it was obvious he couldn't use them now.
Lu Li took out two bottles of Qi-Concentrating Pills and went to Xiao Zhao. Since the last time when the Zhang family sent people to kill him, Lu Li had his mother move to another courtyard. She had been living there, taking care of the several rescued women from the Flying Tiger Gang.
So, in this courtyard, Lu Li lived with the two maids, each having a separate room.
Entering Xiao Zhao's room, he saw her practicing, the spiritual weapon longsword placed beside her. This spiritual weapon longsword was quite extraordinary; the room was colder than other places.
"From now on, use Qi-Concentrating Pills for cultivation!"
Lu Li put down two porcelain bottles, each containing a hundred Qi-Concentrating Pills. In terms of silver, this amounted to ten thousand taels. Lu Li casually handed them over to Xiao Zhao.
"Ah, Young Master, isn't it enough to use Revitalizing Pills? Qi-Concentrating Pills are for breaking through small realms!"
"Qi-Concentrating Pills are better than Revitalizing Pills. Just do as this young master says!"
"Alright!"
"Young Master, close your eyes!"
"No need!"
Lu Li knew what this girl wanted to do; she had promised during the day to let him compensate her at night. Closing his eyes? How was that possible!
"Just close them!"
This girl, who had never acted coquettish with Lu Li, was now showing her coquetry. It was truly a killer move! Lu Li looked at Xiao Zhao; she could also act coquettish. How wonderful!
"You don't have to close them, it's the same!"
Coming out of the room, Lu Li heard Xiao Zhao's somewhat annoyed voice.
"Young Master actually kissed for the time it takes to finish a cup of tea! You promised to kiss only once!"
Lu Li chuckled. He didn't kiss for that long, even if it was the time to finish a cup of chilled tea.
Feeling completely relaxed, seeing Xiao Zhao work so hard in her practice, Lu Li naturally couldn't be lazy.
The next day, people from the City Lord's Mansion arrived. Naturally, Lu Li claimed that two guards asked him to hide and watch. Eventually, the three of them fought far away. As for what happened later, Lu Li naturally had no idea; he just said he went to look for someone and then came back.