Unfilial disciple, do not ruin your master's dream of ascension and peaceful life.

The event is over.

The crisis is over.

Lin Zhiyu arrived at the scene in her Aston Martin. It's no wonder she was late; out of trust in Qian Jing, she left the prison situation to him while she dealt with the aftermath and covered up the damage. When she arrived, Qian Jing happened to be carrying his apprentice as he walked out.

"Sister Lin...cough (coughing up blood)...I...successfully...I passed...Master's...cough...test...I also have...superpowers...!"

Even while coughing up blood, Ye Yinqiu didn't forget to express her joy. Lin Zhiyu was very tactful and didn't ask Qian Jing, whose expression was complicated, anything. She drove them directly to Ning Ruozhi's house in the old street.

Ning Ruozhi's superpower "Roman Holiday" can heal people's body and mind. She immediately made room for Ye Yinqiu, who was covered in blood, and then used her power.

A golden-green glow enveloped Ye Yinqiu, and her injuries healed at a visible speed, but the process of physical regeneration still caused her to scream in pain.

Seeing this, Lin Zhiyu whispered to Qianjing:

"Brother Jing, I know you have the ability to heal people instantly, why don't you use it?"

"Make her remember what it feels like to be injured under the physical laws of Earth, make her remember it through her body."

"You're really strict..."

"Enough with the small talk, here, this is what we seized from them," Qian Jing handed the jade box to Lin Zhiyu. "I've already checked it first, and my intuition tells me this thing is unusual, but I can't find anything abnormal."

"Did you open it?"

"This is a puzzle box. If you don't know how to open it correctly, it might get damaged. I'll keep it for you for now."

Lin Zhiyu took it and examined it carefully. Her experience scavenging in the lower realm told her that this was no ordinary object, but she still had no clue what it was.

"Regardless, the fact that it became a target for illegal ascendants, and that they attacked you multiple times in their search for a way to unlock it, indicates that this thing is extremely important... Did those two reveal any information?"

"One of them self-destructed, and the other was stabbed to death by my apprentice."

"You should at least spare one of them..."

After exchanging a few words, Lin Zhiyu left. A mountain of cleanup work awaited her at the prison. First, she had to make everyone forget what had happened that night, and then she had to pray that everyone would believe the damage was caused by a gas explosion…

After seeing Lin Zhiyu off, Qianjing took a bottle of soda from Ning Ruozhi's freezer (a good mother, of course, doesn't drink alcohol), went outside to the rooftop, and leaned on the railing to look down at the men and women coming and going on the old street, which was quite lively.

But the excitement belonged to them; he had nothing.

"...Tsk."

The wine tasted bitter, and he began to regret why he had suddenly softened his heart, seeing his apprentice in that state…

That's how it was...

(Damn it, I'm still her master after all...)

How could a master remain unmoved when his apprentice, whom he had personally trained, had risked everything to achieve a breakthrough and proved himself to him?

At this moment, Ning Ruozhi's younger brother came over.

"Brother Jing! The boss asked me to tell you that Miss Ye is out of danger!"

Thanks.

There was no point in staying any longer, so Qianjing said goodbye to Ning Ruozhi and prepared to leave, while the refreshed Ye Yinqiu bowed deeply to Ning Ruozhi.

"Take everything with you, and remember to take care of yourself once you recover."

She also ordered her younger brother to bring her bags and bags of health supplements, and even freshly picked vegetables that couldn't be bought in supermarkets; no one knows where she got them from.

As a result, the two of them carried their bags and started their journey home.

The atmosphere was a little awkward.

Ye Yinqiu kept stealing glances at Qianjing's expression. She had felt like dying when she thought her master disliked her, so she was really happy when Qianjing told her that "she wasn't actually angry"... Happy as she was, the seed of unease in her heart still remained.

Qian Jing glanced at her silly apprentice's awkward and hesitant demeanor out of the corner of her eye, sighed, and unusually took the initiative to start a conversation:

"Do you remember what I taught you before? Does victory mean the battle is over?"

"Ah...ah! Of course not. We can't relax after a victory. We need to review the game promptly, summarize our experiences, and apply them to the next time!"

"So, tell me, how did you defeat that bald guy?"

"Alright! Last time, I sneaked into the prison under cover of darkness, only to find someone had gotten there first—it was that bald, menacing bastard! I was immediately..."

Ye Yinqiu spoke with a powerful and rhythmic voice, adding embellishments and memorable quotes, creating a vivid and evocative scene.

Qian Jing then remembered... Ye Yinqiu came from an ordinary family. Before her father was killed by the demon race, he was a famous storyteller, wasn't he? Ye Yinqiu had been exposed to this talent since childhood and had never forgotten it.

"……puff."

"Master, you just smiled?"

"No, no, please continue."

For a fleeting moment, just a fleeting instant, Qianjing did indeed have the thought that "it wouldn't be bad to have a silly apprentice by my side to provide amusement."

I don't know how much time passed...

"Then... I... bit the sword... and stabbed... huff... huff..."

Ye Yinqiu was so sleepy that she could barely keep her eyes open, and she walked unsteadily. After she completely relaxed, the accumulated fatigue overwhelmed her.

"I just can't do anything with you..."

Qianjing had no choice but to carry her on his back. She's such a big girl, why does she still need to be carried?

Pfft~ (So soft~~~)

The immense, surging force pressed down on his back, forcefully asserting its presence. The same went for his legs; the firm yet elastic touch left him completely unsure where to hold on.

"...Stupid disciple, why are you developing so well?"

Finally, he gave up, took a taxi home, and arrived at his rented room in the Lingyueying residential area late at night.

When they arrived home, Qianmo and Xinwenyue were still fast asleep, all the stress from the daytime had turned into exhaustion. Qianjing didn't bother with them, packed them up and tossed them into Qianmo's room before going to wash up.

Today is really driving me crazy.

"Are they going crazy...?"

As he washed up, he looked at his face in the mirror.

What a boring face.

However, her complexion was not bad.

"...Ha, whatever."

He stretched, returned to his cramped but warm little house, and drifted off to sleep.

~~~~~~~~~

~~Ascension Guide~~

Name: Lin Zhiyu

Hometown: The Chinese Wasteland World "Dreamless Marsh"

Ability: Nowhere to be found

Effect: It can control the presence of things on a large scale, thereby interfering with the subconscious of the masses, causing them to collectively ignore the existence of certain things. The theoretical upper limit is very high, but I have no intention of developing it in depth.

~~~~~~~~~

~~Ascension Guide~~

Name: Ning Ruozhi

Hometown: The low-magic cultivation world of "Azure Continent"

Ability: Roman Holiday

Effect: It can heal people's injuries. Healing abilities are not uncommon, but the fact that it can heal people's spirits as well as their bodies is extremely rare.

~~~~~~~~~~~

~~Ascension Guide~~

Name: Qian Jing

Hometown: The Cultivation World of "Cangxuan Realm"

Abilities: ████