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"However, I still want to protect you."

Long Bilin looked at the silent Li Wei and said.

"I admire your talent. Moreover, Gongsun Wen and the Chen family will eventually have to be dealt with, it's just that the timing isn't right."

"Aunt Ying, from now on you will follow Young Master Li and be responsible for protecting his safety."

As Long Bilin finished speaking, a black figure suddenly appeared out of thin air.

The woman, known as "Auntie Shadow," had a curvaceous figure and wore a black face mask.

"Yes, Your Highness."

After saying that, Aunt Ying turned around and glanced at Li Wei, then vanished into thin air right in front of him.

Li Wei knew that this Aunt Ying was at least a cultivator at the Divine Treasury Realm, otherwise she wouldn't be able to appear and disappear so mysteriously.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" This time, the gratitude was heartfelt.

"Your Highness, I have another gift here." Li Wei took a paper tube from his belt and handed it over.

"Oh, there's another surprise?" Long Bilin opened the paper tube that Li Wei handed her.

Inside was a painting depicting a cluster of peonies, swaying gracefully, with a poem in the upper left corner.

The interplay of light and shadow in the image is very well captured, creating a sense of depth. The poem is written in the unique "Slender Gold" calligraphy style, which does not exist in this world.

After all, he had worked his way up in a game company in his previous life, so he not only knew how to program, but also had studied art.

[The clouds remind me of her garments, the flowers of her face; the spring breeze caresses the balustrade, heavy with dew. If not seen atop Jade Mountain, she will surely be met beneath the moon on the Jade Terrace.]

Li Wei originally wanted to write a poem himself, but after thinking about it, he realized that he was only sending a painting and not writing a poem, so he decided to just write the best one and say that he had seen it elsewhere.

"Did you draw this yourself?" Long Bilin asked.

"This painting style is very novel, and I guess he wrote the poem himself; I haven't read it before."

Aunt Ying suddenly appeared and said.

She loved poetry and literature very much, and had read all the poetry collections that were even remotely famous in the world. If this poem hadn't been written by Li Wei, she would definitely have known it.

"Ahem, the poem was copied from someone else, written by a great talent named Li Bai."

"Li Bai? Where did you see that?" Aunt Ying asked, squinting her eyes.

"I don't remember, I watched it when I was a kid."

"It seems that Young Master Li is not only very talented, but also very humble. If Aunt Ying said he hasn't read it, then he definitely hasn't," Long Bilin said with a smile.

Li Wei felt that although she was unmarried, she had a natural air of a young married woman, while Aunt Ying, who was actually older, looked more youthful.

"Alright, I really like this gift from Young Master Li. Since it's our first meeting, I should also give you a gift."

Long Bilin stood up, walked to the back, and took out a porcelain bottle from the cupboard.

"This is the Meridian Opening Pill, best suited for expanding the meridians and solidifying the foundation of martial artists in the Meridian Opening Realm. One bottle contains ten pills; take one pill every three days to refine it."

Li Wei was somewhat surprised, as the ingredients for this Meridian Opening Pill were extremely precious, and even members of the imperial clan might not be able to enjoy them.

This return gift is a bit too expensive.

"Your Highness, this is too precious, I cannot accept it."

Li Wei isn't stupid; he wouldn't offer help for no reason. He and Long Bilin had never met before.

"You must not refuse. When I ascend the throne in the future, I will need a wise and capable person like you to assist me."

"You need to practice your martial arts diligently, so you don't get killed easily," Long Bilin said with a hint of teasing.

These words struck a chord with Li Wei.

In this unreasonable world, he was truly afraid of being killed casually like his father, Li Anguo.

Without saying anything more, he accepted the bottle of Meridian Opening Pills.

"Aunt Ying, take him to get some suitable martial arts techniques," Long Bilin instructed Aunt Ying.

"Cultivate diligently. If you need any more cultivation techniques in the future, just come to me. As long as I have it, I can give it to you."

Holy crap, what kind of domineering female CEO behavior is this!

Li Wei was shocked, and Aunt Ying beside him was also somewhat surprised. It seemed that His Highness really liked this boy.

Even I have never been so pampered by His Highness.

After another heartfelt thank you, Li Wei was led by Aunt Ying to a secret hall inside the princess's residence.

"This room contains martial arts techniques suitable for those in the Meridian Opening Realm and Qi Sea Realm. Choose a few yourself."

Since Her Highness the Princess was being so generous, Aunt Ying naturally wouldn't set any obstacles for Li Wei and let him choose for himself.

Li Wei was stunned when he entered the room. There were more than twenty second-tier cultivation manuals here, which were extremely rare outside.

There are also five third-tier cultivation techniques.

[A second-tier cultivation technique has been detected. You can add it to your inventory and learn it directly. Adding it requires 2000 recharge points.]

The system, which had been dormant for a long time, is back online.

This system requires payment for all its functions, but it's undeniably powerful.

Li Wei opened the cultivation manual in front of him and quickly finished flipping through the book.

[Ding! The "Five-Step Plum Blossom Stakes" technique has been recorded. Do you wish to add it to the database?]

"yes!"

[Ding! "Pulse-Taking Technique" has been recorded. Do you wish to add it to the database?]

"yes!"

[Ding! The "Six Harmonies Knife Technique" has been recorded. Do you wish to add it to your collection?]

"yes!"

[Ding! The "Free and Unfettered Sword Technique" has been recorded. Do you wish to add it to your collection?]

"yes!"

[Ding! "Changchun Finger" has been recorded. Do you wish to add it to the database?]

"yes!"

After collecting five martial arts manuals that the system deemed to have high potential for opening the meridians and taking their photocopies, Li Wei continued toward the five martial arts manuals for opening the Qi Sea.

[A Tier 3 cultivation technique has been detected. You can add it to your inventory and learn it directly. Adding it requires 4000 recharge points.]

[Ding! 'Great Divine Palm' has been recorded. Do you wish to add it to the database?]

"yes!"

[Ding! "Nine Exercises for the Cloud Bed" has been recorded. Do you wish to add it to the database?]

"yes!"

[Ding! The "Eight Steps to Gaze at Dawn" has been recorded. Do you wish to add it to the database?]

"yes!"

[Ding! The "Exhaling Impurities and Inhaling Purity Method" has been recorded. Do you wish to add it to the database?]

"yes!"

[Ding! "Taiqing Gong" has been recorded. Do you wish to add it to your database?]

"yes!"

After collecting the five martial arts manuals on Qi Sea and taking the photocopies, Li Wei left.

Collecting cultivation techniques wasn't cheap either; these ten techniques cost him 30,000 recharge points, and even after the VIP discount, they still cost 27,000.

But learning is impossible; if you can get the system to level up for you, why bother learning?

So this money has to be spent.

"These techniques are of great value, but they do not form a school of thought. They can be used to open the meridians, but there is no need to master them in detail, so as not to waste too much time."

"Cultivate your Qi Sea as soon as possible and determine the attribute of your True Qi. Then choose a suitable internal cultivation method."

It seemed that seeing him take ten martial arts manuals in one go, including two internal martial arts manuals, Aunt Ying kindly reminded him.

Li Wei understood what she meant, but he felt that all these techniques had their merits, especially the two internal cultivation methods, which were particularly valuable. As for her concern about biting off more than she could chew, that was simply not true.

With a system, you can reach perfection in no time.

The reason I'm not adding points now is so I can show her my "genius" later.

I used to hide my talent when I was a nobody, but now I'm not pretending anymore, I'm a martial arts genius!

Only in this way will his rapid increase in cultivation level not seem suspicious in the future.

When he left the princess's residence, the two scholars who had taken the exam with him also came out.

"Old Master Zuo, he's been staying in the manor for so long, he must have been recruited as a retainer by the princess."

"Then he should be in that Bright Moon Pavilion now."

The old scholar said with a hint of sarcasm.

Just then, a maidservant came running out.

"Young Master Li, this is your pass. You can enter the Princess's residence with this pass in the future without having to announce your presence."

The maidservant respectfully handed a jade token to Li Wei.

"Aren't the Princess's residence's guest advisor tokens only available in gold, silver, and bronze? What grade is this jade token?"

The young scholar asked somewhat inappropriately.

Even the most stubborn old scholar couldn't bring himself to speak ill of Li Wei at this point. His face darkened, and he quickly walked away in the opposite direction.

"Old Zuo, wait for me!"