I bought a secret manual of the Hehuan Sect for ten yuan.

"There's a question I've been wanting to ask you."

"How did you manage to defeat my master? Are you also at the Innate Realm, or even a Grandmaster?"

Sitting in the passenger seat, Shen Yulan had been pondering for a long time before finally asking the question that had been weighing on her mind for so long.

Actually, this wasn't her first time visiting Jingshan Villa, but she hadn't been able to bring herself to knock on the door.

She could never believe that doing that kind of thing could lead to a breakthrough in martial arts, but she trusted Yu Jinghong.

It's a contradiction.

"You can't accept that your master lost to me, right?"

"Can't he just lose?"

"No matter how strong you are, you're still human, and humans can lose."

"Only God can be invincible, and only God can be invincible against humans. Even among Gods, there can be victories and defeats."

"Me too, maybe one day I'll lose to someone else. What can't your master lose?"

It's impossible to tell the truth. The Hehuan Sect's techniques that Qin Ge practices are completely different from those of martial artists like Shen Yulan.

He couldn't easily tell others, so he could only make it up.

"It's not entirely that I can't accept the facts, it's just that it's unbelievable."

"I have never met a grandmaster. Of all the martial artists I have ever met, my master is the strongest."

Shen Yulan smiled sheepishly, "To borrow your words, in my eyes, my master is not much different from a god."

"I have been striving to cultivate with my master as my goal since I was a child, but with each step forward in my cultivation, I feel that the gap between me and my master is getting bigger and bigger."

"I once thought that my martial arts skills would never reach the level of my master in this lifetime."

"I even naively thought that my master was the strongest in the world, even though he repeatedly told me that his cultivation was nothing compared to the Grand Master."

"But I've never met the president, so I can't imagine it."

Qin Ge smiled slightly, "If you don't enter this path, you'll think everything is just so-so. As your cultivation improves, your understanding also increases."

"Does each breakthrough in your cultivation level give you an ever-growing sense of wonder, like a mayfly finally seeing the blue sky?"

"Yes!" Shen Yulan nodded, then asked, "And you?"

"My master said you are very different, that you have transcended all the common sense of martial arts that he knows."

"Aren't you practicing martial arts?"

"I am indeed different, don't compare yourself to me." Qin Ge appeared calm on the surface, but was actually extremely surprised inside. Had he been discovered?

It's unclear whether Qiao Song guessed it or Shen Yulan just said it casually.

Shen Yulan frowned. "I admit you're very capable, but aren't you being far too arrogant?"

"I'm telling you the truth, take it or leave it. Don't blame me if you feel inferior."

"..."

"Jinghong is very smart; she never sparred with me in martial arts."

"Then what are we comparing?"

"You can't say that, we're not that close yet."

......

We've arrived in Jiangcheng.

As the sun was about to set, the car entered Jiangcheng, and Shen Yulan woke Qin Ge up.

She had always wanted to ask Qin Ge the question that was hidden deep in her heart, but in the end she couldn't bring herself to ask it. It was just too difficult for a girl like her.

After that, Qin Ge switched places with her to drive, while he fell fast asleep in the passenger seat.

"So soon?" Qin Ge opened her eyes and looked out the car window for a while. "Just go wherever you want to go. Go do your thing and don't worry about me."

"Go to the Shadow Martial Arts Hall to register first."

"I think I won't go, you can go by yourself."

Qin Ge had already figured out the situation: the rules of the Shadow Martial Hall were strict, but they had nothing to do with him.

As long as you don't get caught or fall into the hands of the Shadow Martial Hall, it doesn't matter whether you register or not.

Like the assassins of the Ink Robe Hall, could they have registered with the Shadow Martial Hall?

But at Shen Yulan's insistence, Qin Ge still went to the Shadow Martial Hall with her first.

With Shen Yulan around, it wasn't troublesome at all; they just took a quick look around and came out.

"Where are you going? I'll take you!"

Qin Ge then realized that he hadn't asked Shen Yulan what she was doing in Jiangcheng yet.

"I......"

Shen Yulan was embarrassed; she had forgotten about it.

When she was reciting in Jingshan Park in Jinling, she was just making it up on the spot. There was nothing to do in Jiangcheng.

I was planning to come up with a better reason on the way, but I kept agonizing over whether or not to ask Qin Ge that embarrassing question, and I was so nervous that I forgot!

"I'm asking you a question!" Qin Ge started the car, and seeing that Shen Yulan had not responded, he immediately became suspicious.

"Is it hard to answer the question, 'Where are you going?'"

"You don't actually have anything to do and just want to follow me around, do you?"

Shen Yulan's heart tightened, and her expression became somewhat flustered. "No, don't talk nonsense. Of course I have things to do!"

"Really?" Qin Ge had only said it casually to tease her, but seeing her reaction, he became even more suspicious. Could it be that he had actually guessed right?

It doesn't seem impossible, otherwise how could it be such a coincidence that she happened to be coming to Jiangcheng for something?

If I had known it would be like this, I should have tried to attack on the way. Why did I have to sleep?

Pity.

"Go...go..." Shen Yulan stammered, quickly scrolling through her phone, "To Yunshan Villa!"

"Yes, Yunshan Villa, number twenty-seven!"

"Are you sure? I get the feeling you didn't go there because you had something else to do, but rather you only remembered to go after you got here?"

Where?

Seeing Qin Ge's intense gaze, Shen Yulan felt guilty and took the initiative to explain, "A friend of my dad's lives at No. 27 Yunshan Villa."

Half an hour later, the car drove into Yunshan Villa.

"This place is nice, and your dad's friend is quite wealthy!"

"I haven't found a place to stay yet. This luxurious villa shouldn't be short of a room, right?"

"I don't think you'll mind, thank you."

In fact, Xie Bingning had arrived in Jiangcheng long ago and had already booked a hotel for Qin Ge.

However, Xie Bingning has not yet received any news about Xu Gou Han Xiuyun, and it is uncertain whether she can find Han Xiuyun; it all depends on luck.

Staying in the hotel is boring, so I might as well play with Shen Yulan. If I find out she's lying, that would be interesting.

Qin Ge even suspected that there were no friends of Shen Yulan's father in this Yunshan villa area at all!

"You're going to stay here?!" Shen Yulan was startled. "Is this...is this appropriate?"

I haven't even agreed yet, what is he thanking me for? He's not even giving me a chance to refuse?

"What's inappropriate about it? This villa is huge, it's not like it only has three bedrooms and a living room. Don't worry, I won't bother you."

"If needed, I can stay out of the public eye from morning till night!"

"We've known each other for a while now, you wouldn't be so stingy as to not help with something as small as this, would you?"

Qin Ge smiled mischievously, "Let's see how long you keep this up!"

"I think... I guess it'll be okay!" Shen Yulan was at a loss. "But I need to ask Uncle Fu's opinion first, after all, it's his house, not mine!"

"Then it's settled!" Qin Ge was a little surprised. Had he misunderstood? Did Shen Yulan really know someone who lived here?