Stuck in a Chinese novel

"I'm…. impressed." Lin Ruan couldn't find the proper words to convey how impressed she was with how Wei Jun had handled the issue. Although they were still late in the renovation, now that the renovation was being done for free, the client was happy to have 50% of their money back while the rest was kept by the company for their troubles.

Wei Jun nodded and said, "Is there anything else you could use my help on?"

Lin Ruan contemplated for a moment but nothing came to mind. Business was running smoothly thanks to Sun Ruan's status and with their competitors out of commission at the moment. "Nothing at the moment." She said.

Wei Jun once again nodded and said, "Then I will take my leave. Don't forget to call me if you need my help."

"I will." Lin Ruan replied as Wei Jun stood and headed for the door. Lin Ruan stared at his back and for a moment thought back to the moments they had as children and other not-so-pleasant moments when Wei Jun grew up.

"Hey." She called out to him before he could head out. Wei Jun stopped and turned to look at her.

"If you're free, how about lunch? My treat." Lin Ruan asked after a moment of hesitation. Wei Jun let go of the door handle and simply said, "Sure."

*****

Lin Ruan brought Wei Jun to a luxurious restaurant that screamed expensive. Wei Jun would have been happy with a cheaper, more closer place but Lin Ruan had insisted this place that was expensive as hell and half an hour away.

They were guided to a private area with a view of a natural garden from a glass. Vibrant grass and Japanese-styled trees, and a pond in which golden fish could be seen. All in all, this was a special treatment and Wei Jun couldn't help but feel pity since most of it was about to be destroyed.

"Beautiful, isn't it?" Lin Ruan misunderstood as looked at Wei Jun who was watching outside the glass. She thought that Wei Jun was admiring the view if only she knew what was going on in his head. Wei Jun didn't bother to correct her misunderstanding, not that he could, and said, "It is."

After a simple reply, he took the seat opposite Lin Ruan and they both chatted about different topics. It was mostly Lin Ruan asking Wei Jun because Wei Jun wasn't interested in asking anything. He didn't want to know anything about her life. She was an ally for now, nothing more than that.

Although he had trusted her greatly during his trial incident and she hadn't disappointed, that didn't mean that once or twice was enough to earn Wei Jun's complete trust.

As they both waited for their food while chatting, Lin Ruan suddenly looked out the window before she yelled while jumping at Wei Jun, "Look out."

Wei Jun was pushed to the floor and once again realized, Lin Ruan was stronger than him. It wasn't just that, even with his current stats that were enough for him to be called three times of a prime human, he was still pushed back without any effort.

The next second, a barrage of bullets hit the glass, shattering it and the room along with it. Lin Ruan covered Wei Jun with her body and she seemed to have activated Qi armament. But it didn't work in Wei Jun's favor as well because while she was protecting him, she was doing so while hugging him, and her arms around his neck felt like she was trying to suffocate him.

And with her power, she was. Wei Jun hurriedly activated Qi empowerment which empowered him as well so that he could bear that 'protection' Lin Ruan was providing him.

However, the moment he did, Lin Ruan turned to look at him, flabbergasted. 'Wei Jun's a cultivator!' was what her eyes seemed to be screaming and hundreds of questions along the lines of since when and how.

She was quick to pull herself out of her stupor though as she hurriedly stood up seeing that Wei Jun needed no protection. She was wrong. Wei Jun's Qi armament was different from the usual people of the world. What they thought was an extension of Qi armament, was another skill for Wei Jun who had to use empowerment and armament separately.

So the moment she stood up, Wei Jun shot in his left arm. He hurriedly used Qi armament as well.

Lin Ruan saw Wei Jun getting shot but once she saw a thin, almost invisible barrier appear on his skin, she heaved a sigh of relief and jumped at the men who were covered in black armor, like special ops, and had automatic rifles in their hands along with a few minor weapons and some weapons for distractions.

She was fast, faster than any other cultivator Wei Jun had witnessed so far. The man he encountered in Shannau city didn't display his speed so Wei Jun couldn't compare her to him but Lin Ruan was fast, way faster than him, even the cultivator he faced at the Tian family compound.

And another fact that Wei Jun soon realized, Lin Ruan had no qualms about killing because as soon as she got in range of the first shooter, she drove her arm through his chest.

Strangely, the blood slid off of her like there was a thin layer of glass protecting her skin, which Wei Jun suspected to be Qi armament. She didn't stop, she moved to the next person and then the next until there was only one shooter left who kept shooting her but she simply walked up to him and grabbed his gun which she then bent like a metal pipe.

The man let go of the weapon seeing this and tried to run. Of course, Lin Ruan wasn't that generous since she jumped in the air and landed on the ground while hitting the man on the back of his head, bashing him into the ground.

Meanwhile, Wei Jun stood stunned at this overwhelming power of display. There was no hesitation in her moves, and her technique was flawless, not only that, but the way she killed her victims was clean. She identified the leader in an instant and let him be for last.

And most of all, the one thing that impressed him the most, was her cruelty when it came to killing. She didn't hesitate to rip open chests, although it was clean, it was also cruel.

'Nice.' Wei Jun couldn't help but praise her highly for how she handled the situation.

Lin Ruan came back to the room carrying the last knocked-out mercenary and the first thing he said was, "You're a cultivator!"

Wei Jun chose to ignore that remark and said, "They don't seem to be after me."

"How could you not tell me? Us! How could you not tell us?! The family. Do you know the issue of banishment wouldn't have happened if grandfather knew you were a cultivator?" Lin Ruan similarly chose to ignore Wei Jun's words and asked her own questions.

Wei Jun decided to answer since he knew he wouldn't win. He simply replied, "I awakened recently."

Lin Ruan was taken aback as she asked stunned, "When?"

"On Friday." Wei Jun replied. Lin Ruan suddenly remembered, wasn't that the day he borrowed money from her? And his mysterious connection which he displayed during Sun Ruan's poison incident also showed that he had someone who could supply him with elixirs.

A terrifying question suddenly came to form in her head. Was there a miraculous elixir that could awaken someone?

Lin Ruan didn't imagine what would happen if such a piece of news was released to the world. Moreover, she dreaded to think what would happen to Wei Jun once their grandfather came to know of it. Just the thought sent shivers down her spine given her grandfather's ruthless nature.

So she simply shut up about it. Such a thing was impossible in the first place, near impossible so Wei Jun must have awakened naturally. Yes, that was how she convinced herself and turned her attention to Wei Jun's bleeding arm. The bleeding had stopped considerably and the wound was also slowly healing. A miraculous effect of Qi.

Since there was no need to worry about it, she decided to ignore it for now and said, "Let's see if this one knows anything."

Wei Jun nodded but inwardly he was a little on guard. He didn't doubt Li Wei's abilities as she had proven herself again and again but still, if there was any trace left of his involvement, things wouldn't fare well for him.

He was already on thin ice; he couldn't let the matter get worse. But there was nothing he could do as well. Because as things stood, if he did something, Lin Ruan's suspicion would be on him and that was considering he could even do something given Lin Ruan's speed. And she had clearly demonstrated, she couldn't be caught by surprise so even a surprise attack had a very low chance of working.