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

"You're really diligent, practicing morning and night, but unfortunately you haven't made any progress."

When Qin Ge returned from fishing, Shen Yulan was practicing her martial arts in the courtyard. Her white training clothes were soaked with sweat and had become semi-transparent.

Her waist is firm and flat, with a sudden upward curve that reveals its outline, creating a striking visual contrast with her slender waist.

Full and plump, it inspires the imagination.

Her slender figure, bathed in the glow of the setting sun, resembled that of a fairy.

"Who's as lazy as you!"

"Rome wasn't built in a day; martial arts training requires perseverance. With time and accumulation, quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes..."

Shen Yulan is truly diligent and self-disciplined. She practices her skills morning and evening without fail, and spends her other free time practicing breathing exercises.

She glanced at Qin Ge, her confidence instantly vanishing. "You're different, you're an oddball!"

"God is so unfair! How come someone as lazy as you can be so amazing?"

"It is indeed unfair." Qin Ge, unusually, didn't argue with Shen Yulan. "Isn't this just how the world is?"

"While you're envying me, there are others envying you, and they also feel it's unfair."

"There are plenty of people in this world who are less talented than you, and there are probably many who work harder than you, but their achievements in martial arts are far inferior to yours. So who can you complain to?"

"It's the same in other aspects. Xixue is very envious of how you can maintain such a good figure even when you're eating a bowl of dry rice all the time."

"Who eats from a bowl..." Shen Yulan was angry for a moment, then looked down and her face turned red with embarrassment.

"Can't you have any shame? Looking is one thing, but staring at it like that!"

"Don't you know what 'don't look at what is improper' and what 'avoiding taboos' means?"

"I don't know." Qin Ge replied calmly, glancing around the courtyard. "Besides you, there's only one tree in this yard. If I don't look at you, am I supposed to look at the tree?"

"Staring at a tree? Isn't that crazy?"

"Besides, if I were to look at a tree rather than you, wouldn't you feel inferior? Wouldn't your self-esteem be hurt?"

Shen Yulan was speechless; it seemed there was some truth to it!

"Shall we have grilled fish or fish soup tonight?" Qin Ge drew a basin of well water and threw the fish in.

There was a grass carp and a common carp, both quite large.

However, this fish wasn't caught by fishing. Qin Ge fished all afternoon but only caught a few whitebait. Frustrated, he jumped into the water and caught them directly.

Shen Yulan then noticed, "You caught such a big fish?"

"Let's grill it..."

"Wait, what did you just say?"

"You're so shameless, actually discussing other people's figures behind Xixue's back!"

"Shameless!"

Qin Ge said calmly, "That's indeed quite shameless. Are you still going to eat the fish?"

"eat!"

Shen Yulan wouldn't let herself go hungry just because she was angry. This place was in the middle of nowhere, what else could she eat if not fish?

When she came out after taking a shower and changing her clothes, Qin Ge had already prepared the fish and lit a bonfire in the yard.

The pure white shirt hung loosely on her body, the neckline slightly open, revealing her sexy collarbone.

The hem of her shirt just barely reached the top of her thighs, and her legs were straight and long, gleaming in the firelight.

Qin Ge looked up, her gaze traveling from top to bottom, past the peak, finally settling on those legs. "These clothes look like they belong to a man. Are you wearing my clothes?"

Shen Yulan's pretty face flushed slightly. "How dare you say that? You insisted on finding such a godforsaken place, and you left in such a hurry. Did I even have a change of clothes?"

"These clothes are brand new, you've never worn them before, why can't I wear them!"

"That's strange. You had clothes prepared, so why are there only yours?"

"I really suspect you did this on purpose!"

"My friend prepared it, what's it to me?" Qin Ge laughed. "I didn't say you couldn't wear it, I was just curious."

"You can wear a shirt on the outside, but how do you manage what's underneath?"

"Are you not wearing anything?"

He had Xie Bingning find this place because he felt that assassins were more professional and skilled at hiding, so he chose a more secluded spot.

The clothes were naturally prepared by Xie Bingning.

"Mind your own business!" Shen Yulan's pretty face was as red as a ripe peach.

The two chatted casually as the grilled fish began to emit an enticing aroma.

However, for Qin Ge now, Shen Yulan is more tempting than grilled fish.

"How long do you plan to stay here?"

Shen Yulan played with a fire using a tree branch, her gaze shifting back and forth between the grilled fish and Qin Ge.

Qin Ge was more focused, constantly looking at Shen Yulan's long legs through the firelight. "How long I stay doesn't depend on me, it depends on how the situation changes."

"Are you bored?"

"I didn't force you to stay here; you chose to come with me."

He seemed to realize something, and his smile turned mocking. "By the way, weren't you here in Jiangcheng on business?"

"It seems like you haven't gotten anything done these past few days!"

"You made a special trip all the way from Jinling to stay at the Fu family's house, only to be given the cold shoulder and kicked out. Is this what you meant by 'taking care of things'?"

"I..." Shen Yulan broke off a tree branch and threw it into the fire, avoiding Qin Ge's gaze. "I...I have something I want to tell you."

"Can you...guide me in my cultivation?"

She tried to speak casually, but inside she was so nervous that she could barely speak.

Qin Ge paused for a moment, then instantly understood. "You came to Jiangcheng with no real purpose; you just wanted to follow me and have me guide your cultivation?"

Seeing Shen Yulan's tacit agreement, he chuckled, "You're really good at fooling people. I had already guessed it, but then the Fu family came along and made me overturn all my guesses."

"You had so many opportunities to say it, why did you wait until now to speak?"

"Unfortunately, I cannot guide you."

"It's not that I'm unwilling to teach, it's just that we practice different methods. You should just follow your master and practice diligently; he's quite skilled."

"I don't believe it!" Shen Yulan bit her lip, no longer avoiding Qin Ge's gaze. "If that's the case, then why is Jinghong able to do it?"

"I know everything!"

"Knows what?" Qin Ge thought to herself, "Holy crap! You two are really best friends, she even tells you something like this?"

"Do you guys have any other girlfriends? Introduce me to a few more!"

Yu Jinghong is so sensible! She deserves a good reward when we get back to the East China Sea!

If we had more Earth Realm martial artists like Shen Yulan who were eager to improve, Foundation Establishment would be just around the corner!

When everyone makes progress together, the world becomes a better place!

Shen Yulan had run out of courage and was now nervous and speechless.

Qin Ge stood up and looked at Shen Yulan with the eyes of someone eyeing prey.

Shen Yulan also stood up, taking a few steps back. "W-what do you want to do?"

"I...I'm not ready yet..."

Qin Ge flashed to Shen Yulan's side, inhaling her virgin fragrance, and said, "Can you even prepare for something like this? Do you think it's a dish?"

"Your attire is the best preparation you could have made."