Chapter 356 The Reason and Vulnerability

"It is good to see that you have managed to do it, but your disguise is still not perfect. As expected, without Mingyu here the way I teach is limited in its effectiveness"

Wu Long nodded and then chuckled as he never had a problem with teaching anyone since he rarely had an impulse to do so in the first place. But once he actually cared it proved much more difficult, and involved far more than just knowing how to do something to relay it to others.

"It's okay, Mingyu is not far, you will be going to get her soon, right?"

Wu Mengqi smiled seeing the slight vexation on his face, a rare sight for others but quite nostalgic for her. Unexpectedly, Wu Long raised his eyebrow at her words.

"Hm? You're not going with me?"

'It backfired! I should've just kept quiet!'

"Eh? Ahaha, well... you said it yourself, this period of peace is no longer as stable, so having more people to secure the sect might be better, plus I am sure there will be a lot of preparations with so many things going on around here..."

The beauty's dry laugh with a look to the side made others narrow their eyes, with some of them realizing something and beginning to smile. It was definitely unusual for someone so eager to go with him to the capital to suddenly want to remain in the sect.

'Hah, so you're going to stretch out meeting Ling'er as much as possible, huh?'

Wu Long chuckled as he saw the blue-eyed beauty shift her eyes from side to side, avoiding his gaze.

Sui Luxiao and Bi Rui who have yet to know the circumstances could only curiously look at the others until Cao Mei winked at them with a giggle, signaling a promise to explain it later.

"Then, are you going to the Fantian Kingdom soon?"

Wei Lan shifted the topic for which Wu Mengqi gave her a grateful look.

"Yes, tomorrow or the day after at the latest... we have to make it in time to join the Winter Forest Hunt, and there are a lot of things to do, not to mention I planned on visiting Tingren Kingdom as well"

"Tingren Kingdom? Did you leave unfinished business there last time?"

"Sort of, or more precisely I have new business there"

He smiled.

"Is it about the remaining Lust Cultivators? If I remember correctly, Sister Shen Min wanted to hunt them down..."

Wu Mengqi chimed in when she remembered the last conversation about Tingren Kingdom before they departed to the capital.

"Hmm, that too but to be honest it is not high on the list of priorities, as they have nowhere to run, they can only hide until the time comes when we have time for them"

Wu Long traced his chin in a thinking gesture and Wei Lan nodded along.

"If the Lust Cultivators there are still connected to the ones who were behind the Supreme Master Pavilion it might be wiser to not touch them for now"

"I agree, in this environment, any move can become the spark that starts the fire, so acting with caution should be better. It is the same reason why I think freeing Liugwei Kingdom from the usurpers should wait as well, even if I am a little impatient about it"

Cao Xiang sighed as she agreed with the Grand Elder.

"Don't worry, once the conflict starts in full there would be nothing stopping us from liberating your country, Xiang'er"

Wu Long ensured the former Pirate Queen.

"I know, I trust you"

"But, why not just start the conflict already? It seems more like your style of doing things, simple and straightforward..."

Cao Mei asked as she saw that Wu Long was acting this cautiously only toward this particular problem. It was a stark contrast to his usual way of pushing through whatever problems by blunt force.

"Hmm, I may have given you the wrong impression, but I am not strong enough yet to handle it in a safe way"

Wu Long chuckled.

"Eh? You're not?"

Both Cao Mei and Bi Rui asked out loud while the others only showed surprise silently. It was the first time that he openly admit inability to deal with an opponent.

"Haha, of course not. Why on earth would I waste time on them otherwise?

The reason I could act with impunity up until now is not because the other side does not have enough strength to deal with me, but because the strength they can currently deploy without becoming vulnerable to other people of the same circle like the Song Family is not enough to deal with me.

Their political and tactical restraint were simply part of the consideration I had for my movements.

In other words, if the other side seriously went in for a kill with all of what they have got, I hardly would have survived. But since I knew that they could not make such a rushed move, there was no reason for me to be cautious"

Wu Long chuckled at the surprised faces of the women around him and shrugged his shoulders.

"Though of course, I am talking about the time before departing for the Wood Spirit Continent. Now... well, even if I may not be able to deal with them in a desirable way, I have the means to gamble and possibly come out on top, and as the time goes the chances of my win only rise"

He then smiled, reassuring them since he now was far more powerful than he even thought he would become by this point. Though it was still not enough to comfortably deal with his opponents.

"Hmm, and the recent unexpected improvement in Spiritual Qi made this balance unstable, which is why you are being more cautious than ever..."

"Exactly"

Sui Luxiao caressed her delicate chin in thought and he nodded with a smile. N0vel_Biin hosted the premiere release of this chapter.

"I don't think I need to emphasize this, but this information should never leave this room, as any other information Wu Long tells only us"

Wei Lan said just in case and the others nodded with serious faces, as this was quite a huge piece of information, since part of the other side's reluctance was the uncertainty in Wu Long's personal strength.

This made them feel the gravity of the situation and how important it was to maintain this suddenly fragile calm before the storm.

At the same time, the beauties around him felt a warm and fuzzy feeling since telling them this information that left him at least a little vulnerable showed his trust toward them, as well as was a confirmation of sorts about his feelings toward them.

Wu Long smiled at the sight of the gorgeous faces around him turning rosy and shy.

'Haha, how cute'