Vanessa blinked, mildly surprised by the request. She hesitated for a moment, then replied carefully, "I can pass your request to the Lord. But whether it remains a secret or not… that's for him to decide."
Qin Wei nodded in understanding. "Fair enough."
With a short bow, Vanessa turned and left the room in swift strides, urgency marking her every step. The door clicked softly behind her.
As her presence faded, Qin Wei's expression darkened
His fingers clenched into a fist. "It looks like I'm not destined to hold Qi, after all," he muttered to himself.
But at the very least, he could use this excuse for his ocular powers and the skills he acquired from the library.
And if he frames it this way, like he was using their Qi, mimicking techniques through 'mysterious means', then he also has an excuse when he copies their techniques with his Heaven's Eye.
