Second Week, I’m Really Not A Villain

Chapter 47: Qin Qingyue's Favor

The Heavenly Evolution Art, as the most apex-level cultivation technique, naturally differs from ordinary techniques.

Ordinary techniques are merely books that record the contents of the technique. However, the Heavenly Evolution Art is not a book. Within the seven volumes of the Heavenly Evolution Art, there are jade pendants, weapons, stones, and... Qin Luo doesn't know what else.

In the original game, Qin Luo only collected one volume of the Heavenly Evolution Art, so he only knows about the volume he collected. He knows very little about the other six volumes of the Heavenly Evolution Art, and he doesn't even know what they are.

...

"Aunt is the Heavenly Evolution Art," Xiao Meiying said.

Hearing Xiao Meiying say this, Qin Luo's pupils suddenly dilated, and he felt incredulous.

"The Heavenly Evolution Art... can also be a living person?!"

Tian Wenjing, your mother is really in danger!

There must be a bunch of people fighting over her, trying to bring her back home for dual cultivation!

"Pfft."

Seeing Qin Luo's shocked reaction, Xiao Meiying couldn't help but smile with a mature and charming face.

"Aunt didn't explain it clearly. Aunt can only play the role of the Heavenly Evolution Art, but she is not the original manual of the Heavenly Evolution Art."

In order to make Qin Luo identify with the role and not be affected by the aphrodisiac effect of the medicinal bath, and truly treat her as a relative elder, Xiao Meiying unconsciously changed her self-reference to "aunt."

"There are two ways to cultivate the Heavenly Evolution Art. One is to comprehend the original manual of the Heavenly Evolution Art, and the other is to receive the transmission of the person who has cultivated the Heavenly Evolution Art. However, the original manual of the Physical Body Volume was lost many years ago, so Aunt can only help you cultivate the Heavenly Evolution Art through transmission."

Qin Luo suddenly realized that in the original game, it was indeed stated that one must comprehend the original manual of the Heavenly Evolution Art in order to cultivate it. However, there was no mention of receiving the transmission from someone who had cultivated the Heavenly Evolution Art. Perhaps it was because he didn't reach that step in his first playthrough.

"I see... So, Aunt Xiao, how will you transmit it to me?"

Qin Luo tried his best to control himself and not to ogle Xiao Meiying's enticing figure, which was now wet from the medicinal bath. At the same time, he couldn't help but feel a bit strange in his heart.

He had personally experienced the aphrodisiac effect of this medicinal bath. Now that Xiao Meiying was also sitting in the wooden tub, would she also be affected by the aphrodisiac effect?

Qin Luo suddenly understood why Tian Wenjing strongly opposed his cultivation of the Heavenly Evolution Art earlier. He watched as his beautiful mother, who was as beautiful as a celestial immortal, went upstairs to bathe and cultivate with other men. What was the difference between this and openly betraying Tian Wenjing's father?

...

Unlike Qin Luo, who was lost in his thoughts due to the influence of the medicine, Xiao Meiying remained calm. Her beautiful cheeks blushed slightly, and her peach blossom eyes remained soft and kind. "I will tell you how to transmit it later. Before that, I want to ask you why you suddenly want to cultivate."

Qin Luo was taken aback.

Xiao Meiying candidly said, "Because of Lord Qin, I secretly investigated you. There are rumors outside that say you are wicked and debauched, often kidnapping innocent girls in Fengtian City. But I have investigated it very clearly and understand that those rumors are slander against you. You have never done anything outrageous. Sinking into the pleasure quarters was just a way for you to resist Lord Qin."

Qin Luo was moved, realizing for the first time that Xiao Meiying was not simple.

Despite her delicate and gentle appearance, Xiao Meiying was a woman with a deep mind and broad vision. Otherwise, she wouldn't have secretly investigated him in such detail. She probably also had a lot of information about Qin Wude and Qin Qingyue.

This was normal. If Xiao Meiying were really as gentle as she appeared, she wouldn't have been able to hold the position of National Teacher for so many years while maintaining a complicated relationship with Qin Wude.

"Last night, Qingyue asked Aunt to pass on the Heavenly Evolution Art Physical Body Volume to you. Aunt was surprised because, based on her understanding of you, as long as you haven't reconciled with Lord Qin, you wouldn't have the intention to cultivate. Xiao Meiying continued, her watery eyes gazing calmly at Qin Luo.

"But you haven't reconciled with Lord Qin now. Aunt wants to know, if you cultivate the Heavenly Evolution Art Physical Body Volume, what do you want to do with that power?"

Qin Luo fell into silence.

He sensed the probing meaning behind Xiao Meiying's words.

Strictly speaking, Xiao Meiying and Qin Wude were political enemies. Moreover, Xiao Meiying was the only political enemy who posed a threat to Qin Wude in the current court.

Today, I have to pass on the Heavenly Evolution Art to the son of my political enemy, which is tantamount to aiding the enemy. Of course, there is a reason to clarify the purpose of my cultivation.

"Although Xiao Meiying promised to pass on the Heavenly Evolution Art to me, she will decide how to do it, right?"

"If I answer that I want to help Qin Wude, she may keep something to herself and not teach me the Heavenly Evolution Art without reservation."

"On the other hand, if I say that I want to oppose Qin Wude and show Xiao Meiying the value of being swayed, she may wholeheartedly teach me..."

At this moment, there is clearly no option screen in front of him, but Qin Luo is facing a decision in his own heart.

Xiao Meiying did not urge him and waited quietly for his answer.

After a long time, Qin Luo spoke, "I don't have any intentions, I just want to have a clear conscience."

"A clear conscience... what does that mean?" Xiao Meiying was puzzled.

Qin Luo smiled faintly, "My previous indulgence was too selfish. At that time, I was weak and ignorant, and could only express my dissatisfaction to my father in that way. Later, I gradually realized that only with strong power can I have the qualification to make more choices, and among the many choices, make the most correct one that is worthy of my conscience."

Xiao Meiying pondered for a moment and said with satisfaction, "If you think this way, Auntie will pass on the Heavenly Evolution Art Physical Body Volume to you, and I will be completely relieved."

Qin Luo asked, "If my answer doesn't reassure Auntie, does that mean you won't teach me?"

Xiao Meiying shook her head and honestly said, "I will still teach you, after all, Auntie owes Qingyue. It's just that Auntie will always worry. She worries that after you gain power, your ambitions and desires will swell just like Qin Wude."

"That's impossible. My father and I are two different people. What he wants, I don't want, and what I want, he doesn't want." Qin Luo said decisively.

Xiao Meiying smiled and remained silent, secretly acknowledging him. She was about to formally start teaching Qin Luo when suddenly her talented nephew pondered and asked, "Auntie, since I answered one of your questions, can you also answer one of mine? What kind of favor do you owe my sister?"

Qin Luo had been curious about this from the beginning and really wanted to know what kind of price his sister had paid for this Heavenly Evolution Art.

The gentle smile on Xiao Meiying's lips froze, and after a moment of hesitation in her heart, she finally confessed, "Qingyue avenged a deep blood feud for me."

Seeing Qin Luo's surprised expression, she understood that the four words "blood feud" were not enough to satisfy his curiosity, so she continued to explain, "It's okay to tell my talented nephew about this. Auntie was originally a disciple of Sunset Cloud Valley, and the current head of Sunset Cloud Valley, Hua Ruoxian, was my junior sister."

As soon as these words came out, Qin Luo was once again surprised.

Perhaps his posture when he entered the game in his first playthrough was wrong, so he had never had any contact with Xiao Meiying and naturally didn't know her background story.

But as for Hua Ruoxian, Qin Luo was extremely familiar with her. After all, when he reached the late stage of the game, this "beautiful flower girl" master, just like Liu Chengyin and Xia Yue, became one of the female leads in his harem.

"Since Auntie is from Sunset Cloud Valley, with the relationship between the court and the sect, how did you become the national teacher?" Qin Luo asked.

Xiao Meiying explained her past, "It involves the grudges between me and Azure Cloud Sect."

On the night when Qin Luo learned from Liu Chengyin that Azure Cloud Sect had been completely annihilated by Qin Qingyue, he was not unfamiliar with the name of this sect. He guessed and listened carefully, even briefly ignoring the aphrodisiac effect of the bath.

"When Auntie was young, she encountered Zhao Tian, the son of the head of Azure Cloud Sect, during an outing to carry out a sect mission. That Zhao Tian had a beastly heart and conspired with several elders of Azure Cloud Sect to force himself upon Auntie. In the end, Auntie killed him in self-defense."

Although Xiao Meiying's tone was still soft and tender, Qin Luo could hear a hint of sadness in it.

"After the head of Azure Cloud Sect learned about this, he sent elders to kill Auntie's parents in the mortal world, and then came to Sunset Cloud Valley to seek justice. The sect master of Sunset Cloud Valley didn't dare to offend the head of Azure Cloud Sect, so he could only expel Auntie from the sect. It was during that escape that Auntie met your Uncle Tian Yigeng and followed him to settle in Fengtian City. Several years later, your Uncle Tian passed away, and Auntie took over his position as the national teacher."

Listening to this background story, Qin Luo suddenly felt sympathy for Xiao Meiying and apologized, "Auntie, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked randomly and brought up your sad past!"

Xiao Meiying didn't mind and comforted Qin Luo in a soft voice, "It's okay, the past is already in the past."

"A month ago, Qingyue led the imperial army to annihilate Azure Cloud Sect and specially brought back the head of the head of Azure Cloud Sect to give it to Auntie. This can be considered as avenging the deep blood feud for Auntie, and this is the favor Auntie owes her."