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

Qin Ge spent a lot of time persuading his parents until Yang Xiaomeng brought out a steaming bowl of noodles from the kitchen and invited him to the dining room.

Everything that needed to be said has been said; the rest can only be left to time.

Knowing is one thing, but having the facts in front of you is another; parents need time to adjust.

After finishing his noodles, Qin Ge let out a long, satisfied sigh, then suddenly gave a self-deprecating laugh.

What a bad habit I have! I didn't get full from all the delicacies, but I was satisfied with a simple bowl of noodles.

"Brother Gua, are you full?" Yang Xiaomeng sat opposite Qin Ge the whole time, resting her chin on her hand and watching Qin Ge eat.

She glanced towards the living room and saw that Qin Ge's parents had already gone back to their room before continuing in a low voice, "Brother Gua, I'm thinking of looking for a job tomorrow. You have more experience, do you have any suggestions?"

Qin Ge paused in wiping her mouth. "Why are you in such a hurry? It's not like you're short of money."

"That's different. I want to try on my own!" Yang Xiaomeng had already planned ahead. She would try not to touch the five million that Qin Ge gave her if possible.

"Besides, the sooner I find a job, the sooner I can find a place to live near my workplace!"

"This is, after all, your home, Brother Gua. I can't keep bothering you here."

"You want to move out?" Qin Ge's eyes widened, and she straightened her face. "Are you being too polite with me again?"

"Living here doesn't conflict with whether you work or not. There are so many rooms here, they'll just be empty even if you don't live here."

"You can talk to my parents occasionally while you're here, which makes them happy. Consider it helping me out, okay?"

Qin Ge really wanted to just tell Yang Xiaomeng that he would pay her a salary so she could stay with his parents, but he was worried about hurting her self-esteem.

He didn't mean to look down on Yang Xiaomeng; he was just being realistic.

Yang Xiaomeng and he were classmates in high school. After the high school graduation exam, they stopped studying because their families said they couldn't afford to support them anymore.

Yang Xiaomeng really wanted to continue her studies, but her grades were just too poor.

Qin Ge tutored Yang Xiaomeng a lot back then, but unfortunately the results were minimal. It just goes to show that talent is a very difficult thing to predict.

With Yang Xiaomeng's resume, it's a fact that it would be difficult for her to find a well-paying job.

"Alright then, I'll stay here for now." Yang Xiaomeng remained silent for a long time before finally nodding.

Qin Ge, however, had a new idea. "Xiao Meng, why don't you go to school?"

"Go to school?!" Yang Xiaomeng's bright eyes lit up, but quickly dimmed again. "Brother Gua, please stop teasing me."

"I've been working for two years already, what's the point of going back to school!"

"I was quite upset when my family wouldn't support my education before, but in the last two years I've come to terms with it; I'm just not cut out for it."

Qin Ge pondered for a moment, "Don't rush to object. Going to school isn't necessarily what you think of as going to school. Saying it's going to school isn't quite accurate. Anyway, it's about learning something."

"As long as I can learn something useful, it doesn't necessarily have to be learned in school."

He thought for a moment, then asked, "Do you still remember Su Wenxi?"

"She might not have gotten better grades than you if she had studied, but she's very skilled and has a special talent!"

Yang Xiaomeng recalled that dashing figure, "Brother Gua, do you want me to practice martial arts like that beautiful Sister Su?"

"No, I was just using an analogy, not what you said..." Qin Ge stopped mid-sentence, as if according to Yang Xiaomeng's understanding, letting her practice martial arts was not a bad idea!

He pondered for a moment and decided to give it a try. "Xiao Meng, let me read you a passage and see if you can feel anything."

"Sink your Qi to the Dantian, focus your mind on the Lingtai (spirit platform), and visualize Yin and Yang..."

Qin Ge recited the introductory cultivation formula of the Hehuan Sect's techniques once, "Think about it carefully first, and tell me in detail what you feel. I'm going to take a shower first."

"But..." Yang Xiaomeng blushed with embarrassment, her eyes even clearer than Qin Ge's, a college student, "I only remembered the first eight words..."

Her voice was so soft it was almost inaudible.

Qin Ge: "..."

An hour later, under Qin Ge's patient guidance, Yang Xiaomeng finally memorized the introductory mantra of the Hehuan Sect.

This wasn't the first time Qin Ge had shared this mantra with others; he had told it to Lin Yao and Su Wenxi as well, just to see if anyone other than himself could cultivate it.

As a result, Lin Yao was completely confused, and Su Wenxi even thought that Qin Ge was playing a trick on her!

Qin Ge even tried to get Su Wenxi to try dual cultivation to see if it would have any effect. In the end, Su Wenxi felt that she had been tricked again and pinched Qin Ge's waist until it turned red.

Qin Ge still couldn't figure it out: was it that only he could cultivate, or that Lin Yao and Su Wenxi's physiques were not suitable for cultivation?

When he first read that manual, he was completely confused, but when he got to know Qi Yingzi better, he suddenly had an epiphany!

One thing he was pretty sure of was that the manual itself was mysterious, as if it had been enchanted by a "person". When the spiritual energy he cultivated reached a certain level, the manual resonated with him, and he was thus able to inherit it.

The inheritance of the Hehuan Sect is Qin Ge's greatest asset!

"Brother Gua, am I too stupid?" Yang Xiaomeng lowered her head like a child who had made a mistake. When Qin Ge was teaching her just now, she felt a little dazed, as if she had returned to her high school days.

Back then, Qin Ge explained a math problem to her eight times, but she still got it wrong.

"No," Qin Ge comforted him. "Don't underestimate yourself. You may indeed be less talented in academics, but that doesn't mean you don't have other talents."

"Other talents?" Yang Xiaomeng blinked her beautiful eyes. "For example?"

"For example...for example..." Qin Ge was momentarily speechless, then looked Yang Xiaomeng up and down, "For example, you are pretty, cute, and kind-hearted."

"You should think about that passage carefully first. I'm going to take a shower."

"Is Brother Gua just giving me a perfunctory answer? Do those things he mentioned even count as talent?" Yang Xiaomeng muttered under her breath, then quickly followed Qin Ge upstairs.

"Brother Gua, I've tidied up your room and made your bed. Let me show you!"

In the afternoon, she toured the entire villa with Qin Ge's parents. Since Qin Ge's parents wanted to stay on the first floor to avoid the hassle of going up and down the stairs, Yang Xiaomeng prepared the largest room on the second floor for Qin Ge.

After taking a shower, Qin Ge sat on the bed and began to cultivate. Butler Ding had given him quite a shock today.

He might not necessarily be no match for Butler Ding, but if someone more powerful than Butler Ding were to appear, things would get tricky.

Now that the Xia and Shen families are protecting us, what if an enemy appears that even the Shen family can't handle?

Being strong yourself is the most reliable thing!

Time flies when you're focused on your cultivation; the night is getting late when there's a knock on the door.

"What's this girl doing here in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"

Qin Ge guessed it was Yang Xiaomeng immediately, and then stopped practicing, opened his eyes, and stood up.