Yu Qing Qian picked up the wine cup and took a sip. She felt her heart and lung burn, spreading throughout her limbs, which was very comfortable.
“Both are me, is it interesting for you to explore this?” She held the wine cup and leaned lazily on the soft leather backrest, “What’s more, is the flamboyant you the real you?”
Huo Li Ruo played with the wine cup with his other free hand, “That’s true, it’s more interesting this way.”
“I invited you here to fulfil the bet.” Yu Qing Qian took another sip.
“The Royal Academy will release a mission in a month’s time. Among the rewards for completing this mission, you can choose one of three types of medicinal herbs, and the Serpent Ring Herb is one of them.” Huo Li Ruo shook his wine glass and said casually.
Yu Qing Qian looked at him inquiringly and asked: “How do you know about the mission in a month?”
As far as she knew, the Royal Academy issued some missions every once in a while for students to form teams to complete. Some of them were missions set by the Academy themselves, and some were entrusted by others through the Academy.
Of course, not everyone could take on the missions, and many restrictions were put in place.
“Because the person who issued that mission is one of my uncles.” Huo Li Ruo didn’t hide it either.
Yu Qing Qian thought for a moment, “You mean your uncle actually owns the Serpent Ring Herb?”
“No, I asked him to negotiate with the Academy and use the Serpent Ring Herb as one of the rewards. But I wanted to hide it from others, so I made it as choosing one among three.” Huo Li Ruo took a gulp of the wine in the cup, and there was a faint blush on his face, making him look even more delicate and pretty.
Yu Qing Qian’s hand rubbed the wine cup, and she was silent for a while before asking: “Why?”
What was the purpose of Huo Li Ruo helping her so blatantly?
“Because I said it, I want us to be good friends and companions who can trust each other with their backs. I will help you as much as I can within my abilities. It’s not a big loss for me and it can also be a favour to you.”
Huo Li Ruo’s peach blossom eyes were filled with a dazzling brilliance, “For the next training experience, how about we reorganise a team of ten people?”
Yu Qing Qian drank all the strong wine in the cup and ordered another relatively mild cocktail.
“Don’t forget, you still owe me three favours.”
“I haven’t forgotten! If you want to use it now, I’m willing to help any time.” Huo Li Ruo blinked and said with a smile.
Yu Qing Qian chuckled with a faint smile on her lips, “As you wish, I will remember this favour. I can consider forming a team, but I’ll be the one to choose the team members.”
“Sure, I don’t have any objection to who should be a team member, you can just choose.” Huo Li Ruo smiled nonchalantly.
His goal was just to bind Yu Qing Qian to the same team. As for who the others were, he really didn’t care.
“Are there any conditions for that mission?” Yu Qing Qian changed to a new wine cup and asked: “Can you guarantee that I can participate under the conditions?”
“You can join as a Healer. I believe your performance in the first training makes you fully qualified.” Huo Li Ruo nodded, “As for the other things, I’m not too certain. After my uncle entrusted the mission, it’s up to the Academy to determine the criteria for participating in the mission.”
“Mm, I understand.” Yu Qing Qian took a sip of wine.
Huo Li Ruo leaned on his chin and asked: “Aren’t you going to ask me if I know what the mission is?”
“Not interested.” Yu Qing Qian shook the glass and smiled nonchalantly.
Huo Li Ruo asked curiously: “Not interested? Are you not interested in the mission itself, or do you not want to explore what the mission is?”