You promised yourself to be a caged bird, but you became the supreme young master?

"Amazing!" After a long silence, Lu Heng couldn't help but exclaim.

Strike the snake at its vital spot; you should never underestimate anyone!

He was originally confident that with Lu Fengqing's level, it was impossible for him to cause any waves in the outer courtyard of the Lu family.

At this stage, it is impossible for him to choose to leave the outer courtyard of the Lu family.

Now it seems he underestimated others.

As long as the mind does not slip, there are more solutions than difficulties.

Lu Fengqing is a petty person, but also a petty person who can get things done!

Even a single piece of information can cause considerable trouble under normal circumstances.

Ultimately, Lu Fengqing, who likely did something so harmful and self-defeating for some inexplicable reason, is nothing more than a petty person.

Even if it doesn't cause any real trouble in the end, it still manages to disgust people!

"How did he know about this? Oh, wait, I think I know."

Lu Heng, who had just raised the question, clapped his hands and instantly recalled the scene when he bumped into Lu Fengqing in the cafeteria.

The guy just gave him a deep look and said nothing.

At that moment, there was a portion of medium-grade spiritual food and five portions of low-grade spiritual food placed in front of him.

It should be noted that with his mediocre talent, he only received a mid-grade spiritual food every ten days, despite being classified as a Grade D.

If Lu Fengqing paid close attention, he would have noticed that Lu Fengqing would buy a mid-grade spiritual food from the canteen every day.

That alone is enough!

But the problem lies in the subsequent confirmation.

Lu Heng looked at Lu Jinnian, who seemed somewhat uneasy.

If Lu Jinnian had truly leaked this information accidentally because of his own fault, he would have told the truth immediately.

The reason he feels uneasy now is most likely not due to his own actions.

If Lu Heng remembered correctly, Lu Jinnian mentioned that the reason he had contact with Lu Fengqing was because their parents had a certain relationship.

Given this, the answer is obvious.

"Jin Nian, don't overthink it. This matter has no impact on me."

"There's no way you can guard against thieves for a thousand days if you're a thief for a thousand days. It's actually better that Lu Fengqing has come forward now; you don't need to blame yourself for it."

Lu Heng calmly stated his thoughts.

If he can't even handle such a small matter, he should just go to bed early.

"I see."

Knowing that his friend was not stupid at all and probably already knew the truth, Lu Jinnian breathed a sigh of relief.

"Why do you think he chose to do this?" Lu Heng asked.

Although in my past life, because there are all sorts of birds in a big forest, there were also those who harmed others without benefiting themselves.

But ultimately, there are reasons why something harms others without benefiting oneself.

Lu Heng was also curious about what inexplicable reason had led Lu Fengqing to do such a thing.

"What else could it be? In the end, I simply distanced myself from that scoundrel Lu Fengqing, which wouldn't have led him to do something like this."

It must be that he's really jealous that you became Lu Qingyan's sparring partner.

Therefore, they tried every means to sabotage it.

can only say…

Not not reporting, time is not here!

We'll see what happens to him!

Lu Jinnian said angrily.

"It really is because of this."

Lu Heng understood and sighed with a hint of helplessness.

"That guy only has below-average talent. He probably thinks he's not much worse than you, which is why he's so jealous. At the same time, he feels that you can't do anything to him, so he's fearless."

They might even be secretly pleased that this incident ruined your chance.

Lu Jinnian suddenly shook his head and looked at his friend, who seemed completely unaffected, with a sigh.

But Lu Fengqing is a true villain, how could he know that Lu Heng, on the surface, is just a cultivator with mediocre talent?

They might even be eliminated by the foreign language department very quickly because they lack connections.

She was merely a lucky person who, by sheer chance, managed to attach herself to the young lady of the second butler's family.

But actually?

Leaving aside his godlike combat skills and talent.

That's probably already at the legendary level of a prodigy!

For some sects and holy lands where certain battle techniques are said to be equivalent to cultivation techniques, they are completely equivalent to a cultivation prodigy!

However, because he could not reveal his true identity, Lu Heng voluntarily stopped practicing his battle techniques.

Even disregarding his genius-level talent in combat techniques, his friend's talent in cultivation was absolutely outrageous!

It is at least of the top tier, and one could even say that it is among the top tier in terms of comprehension talent!

This is a talent that's half a level higher than cultivation talent!

Lu Jinnian could only offer three seconds of silent sympathy for someone who had offended such an outrageously talented freak simply out of jealousy.

Good riddance!

"It's only human nature..." Lu Heng didn't intend to discuss this topic further.

"And... Jin Nian, how should we proceed with the outer courtyard's mission?"

Suddenly remembering the task he had been told at the registration office of the foreign department that he had to complete a task every month, Lu Heng chose to ask about it.

"So you, a busy person like you, still remember this?" Lu Jinnian teased.

"I was originally planning to remind you in a few days and just find some random task to deal with."

Now that you've asked in advance, I'll just mention it here.

In the outer courtyard, if you don't want to rely on missions to earn cultivation resources, you can directly accept some miscellaneous tasks. You can just ask about them.

This type of task has no entry requirements.

As long as you go to answer it, you will definitely get it.

Before reaching the mid-stage of Body Refinement, since you currently have no shortage of resources, it's best not to go out on missions.

After chatting casually for a few more minutes, Lu Jinnian took his leave.

"I should improve my cultivation level."

Looking at my friend's back, I thought about the challenges I would most likely face in five days.

Lu Heng muttered to himself.

Theoretically, the proficient level of the "Basic Body Refining Method" is enough for him to cultivate to the middle stage of body refining.

Achieving this ahead of schedule will naturally allow him to cultivate at a faster pace.

As long as the cultivation technique reaches the required level and resources are sufficient, cultivators can theoretically reach the cultivation level corresponding to the technique's level quickly.

However, breaking through and maintaining one's cultivation level both require more resources, and the progress at the entry level is too slow.

Lu Hengcai did not proceed with the plan for the time being.

Choosing to improve one's cultivation level now is simply a natural thing to do.

It wouldn't be surprising if the geniuses from the same batch in the outer academy, such as Lu Qingyan, and even the main family members who awakened the Azure Pupil, had already reached the mid-stage of the Body Refining Secret Realm.

………………

Five days passed in the midst of fulfilling practice.

It's another martial arts exercise held every ten days.

Lu Heng arrived at the training ground early, but an unexpected person came looking for him beforehand.

"Miss Qingyan, is there anything I can help you with?"

Looking at the beautiful young woman before him, Lu Heng calmly asked.