Chapter 150: New move.
"Lee! Lee!"
Before He Zhenzhu could say more, Xiao Lian’s shout interrupted her. The guy noticed Lee sitting up and was madly rushing over. He probably was the only one so emotionally invested in Lee being alive.
"I’m fine, I’m fine!" Lee said, stretching his hand out, indicating for Xiao Lian to stop, "Don’t touch me! Senior Sister, you were saying?"
"Right! I already mentioned this to Xiao Lian, but it’ll be good for him to hear it again." She said, "Edward’s situation is so unique you have to keep it a secret. Elemental mutations happen on occasion, but often they are useless or sometimes people even regret they ever started to cultivate."
It sounded dramatic, but she continued, "There are some strong ones, like Li Hanchen’s – you probably noticed him in the tournament. But they are incredibly rare. And the lightning ... I have no clue what potential your friend has and what are his limits. Fire already is the most destructive element, you know? But lightning ... anyway. Before we all speak to Elder Wang, no information is to be leaked!"
"Good! You’re the secret weapon now, Edward!" Lee joked, "I expect you to protect us all in the future!"
"It’s a promise!" Edward said.
Lee didn’t mind his seriousness, but it wouldn’t hurt him to have at least some bits of sense of humor. Or maybe the loss of it was the side effect of getting struck by lighting.
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Lee and Xiao Lian stayed only one more day before leaving Edward in Hu Zhenzhu’s care.
It was impossible to tell whether she was more interested in him as a freak of nature or it were Edward’s good looks that caused the interest. But to the two youths it didn’t matter. Lee intended to get away from anyone as soon as possible so they wouldn’t pick up on his otherworldly recovery ability.