The giant panda watched as Yan Xi left the room with a determined look, chuckling, "Not bad, young people should be lively."
Yun Manman had no idea where Yan Xi had gone, feeling a bit confused.
Looking at the giant panda laughing heartily before her, she thought silently that His Majesty of Kashida seemed a bit gossipy.
After having his fill of laughter, Xia Jiang noticed the cub staring at him silently and cleared his throat, "Hmm... what was I going to say..."
"Oh right, I called you here mainly to thank you for exhausting your Spirit Power yesterday to save the Beastmen."
"If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have the current situation with zero casualties."
The voice of Kashida's Emperor turned serious: "I've also heard that your Spirit Power is special, and you're cooperating with the research institute for experiments."
"On behalf of all the Beastmen of Kashida, I express our utmost gratitude to you."
"Is there anything you want? I'll try my best to fulfill your wish."
Yun Manman hurriedly waved her hands, "No, no, my Spirit Power strength isn't enough. Yesterday's guidance was me overestimating myself. If it weren't for the final guidance agent, it definitely wouldn't have succeeded."
"As a citizen of Kashida, it's my duty to contribute my strength to Kashida."
Xia Jiang's words left no room for refusal: "Since you're a citizen of Kashida, you must accept the gift of gratitude from Kashida."
He urged her again: "Think quickly, think quickly, you must accept the gift I'm giving you."
Yun Manman felt a bit flustered, trying hard to think. Her gaze fell on the bamboo carving on the table, and her eyes lit up.
She pointed at the lifelike giant panda bamboo carving on the table: "Can I have that one?"
Xia Jiang followed her finger and instantly beamed with joy: "You cub have a good eye, this is the best one I've carved!"
"Since you like it, it's yours!"
Yun Manman happily hugged the adorable bamboo panda carving: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"It's really well carved!"
Xia Jiang, as if finding a kindred spirit, pulled Yun Manman closer and started introducing his works: "Do you like this pen holder? The panda on the side took me a long time to carve..."
Standing outside the door, Shou Ren heard His Majesty's enthusiastic voice and shook his head, holding his forehead.
Every one of His Majesty's works was "the best one carved," and the whole room was full of "the best" bamboo carvings.
Moreover, he loved carving giant pandas the most, with various expressions.
Inside the room, the giant panda and the little cat cub had already become familiar: "You little cat cub have really won my heart."
He then asked: "But why did you just say your Spirit Power strength isn't high? Hasn't the Spirit Power strength of you Yun Zheng always been quite high?"
Yun Manman, unaware of the special bloodline of the Yun Zheng clan: ?
The giant panda, oblivious to Yun Manman's confusion, continued on his own: "Could it be that your Spirit Power training method doesn't work anymore?"
When video calling Lu Qi that night, Yun Manman looked at his projection in surprise: "How did you get injured?"
The 3D video projection was very clear, even showing the pores on one's face.
Therefore, the bruise on Lu Qi's face was particularly noticeable.
Lu Qi pulled at the corner of his mouth, inadvertently aggravating the wound, and couldn't help but let out a hiss.
He pressed on the wound: "The training in the army was a bit intense today, it's not a big deal, just a minor injury."
He certainly couldn't say that his future mother-in-law had come and given him a beating.
Yan Xi's beating was truly fierce, and she didn't even give a reason, just coming at him with dazzling snake-like claws. Lu Qi didn't dare to fight back and could only take the beating.
Moreover, Yan Xi specifically aimed for his face. Sigh.
Yun Manman was half-believing, half-doubting.
Who could beat up Kashida's number one warrior like this?
Seeing that Lu Qi didn't say more, she thought for a moment and asked, "Qiqi, do you know about the Yun Zheng clan's Spirit Power training method?"
Lu Qi's hand, which was touching his cheek, paused: "Why are you suddenly asking about this?"
Yan Ye had instructed him long ago not to mention this to Yun Manman unless she asked herself.
Lu Qi more or less knew that Yan Ye and Yan Xi were unwilling to let Yun Manman undergo this training.
The Spirit Power strength training of the Yun Zheng Beastmen was a very arduous and painful process.
Under this training, their spirit sea would expand, the toughness of their Spirit Power would be much stronger than ordinary Beastmen, their Spirit Power strength would improve, and their beast form would become stronger as a result.
It was a process where the gains were proportional to the effort put in.
Cubs' bodies and spirit seas were easier to change, so the Spirit Power training method was often carried out during the cub stage.
For Yun Zheng Beastmen who wanted to succeed after reaching adulthood, they would inevitably have to suffer much more.
The Yun Zheng clan members were unwilling and felt no need to let Yun Manman suffer this, so they kept it from her.
Yun Manman looked into Lu Qi's projection, her gaze determined: "I want to become a qualified guide. With my current Spirit Power, I can only guide for about ten minutes, not even completing a full guidance session."
"If yesterday, it had been one of you that I know who was about to turn dark in front of me, and I could only helplessly watch you turn dark before my eyes. I couldn't accept such a thing happening."
"Just thinking about it keeps me from sleeping well."
Although Yan Xi and Lu Qi never mentioned what happened in the military in front of Yun Manman, she could still detect some clues from their expressions and occasional words.
Perhaps before long, they would have to go to the battlefield, directly facing Beastfiends or the Blood Clan.
Yun Manman knew this was also their past experience, and perhaps she was worrying too much.
When she was cuddling and rolling around in their arms as they shielded her from the wind and rain, she also fantasized that maybe one day she could also brush off the dark haze falling on their military uniforms.
The girl before him was cute and soft, and even through the projection, Lu Qi seemed to smell the sweet fragrance from her body.
It was the appearance that Lu Qi always liked.
And now, the girl's emerald eyes seemed to contain the entire starry sky, twinkling so brightly that it made Lu Qi's heart skip a beat.
The uneasiness and determination in her words were telling Lu Qi that she wanted to protect everyone.
Lu Qi let out a sigh, pressing one hand against his wildly beating chest, laughing softly: "Baby, I really want to cuddle you."
Yun Manman, who had been looking serious and tense: ?
We're talking about serious matters?? What's wrong with you?
And what's with calling me 'baby'?? You're so flirty, General.
Yun Manman's face turned slightly red: "Don't change the subject, we're talking about something important."
Lu Qi's projection moved closer to Yun Manman, reaching out to pat her head: "I know a bit about the Yun Zheng clan's Spirit Power strength training method, I'll tell you. But I'm not too clear on the details, you might need to ask Aunt Yan Xi."
"Also, don't be afraid. We're very strong, we won't die that easily."
"I'm still waiting for your response, after all."