God-Slaying Blade

Han tide blushed and whispered, "He gave me to the young master, so I'm just messing with him."

Qin Jue helped Han tide up, took her fair and delicate hand in his, and asked with a soft laugh, "Are you having second thoughts?"

Han tide hurriedly said, "How could that be? It's my blessing to be able to follow Young Master. But one thing is one thing. The Han family sent me here not because they really care about me. In their eyes, I'm just a gift. Besides, now that I'm Young Master's woman, everything I do should be based on Young Master's wishes."

Qin Jue smiled and said, "Then do you want a formal title?"

Han Xi quickly replied, "Young Master, I'm telling you all this simply because I don't want to hide anything from you. I absolutely have no other intentions! As long as I can stay by your side, I'll be content!"

Qin Jue pulled Han Xi into his arms and laughed, "You gave yourself to me, but you don't even want a title? Isn't that foolish? I will give you a title, but you'll have to wait a while."

Han tide's eyes reddened, and she said, "Young Master, Xi'er really didn't have any greedy intentions... Xi'er wasn't actually happy in the Han family. During my time at the Qin residence, Young Master gave Xi'er plenty of respect and trust, and Xi'er was already very happy and content!"

Qin Jue narrowed his eyes slightly, gently pushed Han tide away, and asked in a cold voice, "Did someone from the Han family bully you?"

Han tide shook her head and said, "No one bullied me. It's just that my father didn't like my mother, so he was very cold to her children. Even my half-sisters could have free lives, but my sister and I could only be used for arranged marriages. Fortunately, I was lucky enough to meet the young master."

Qin Jue comforted him, "Now that you're mine, you're completely free from the Han family. From now on, you don't have to do anything the Han family doesn't want to do! I'll back you up!"

Han tide's heart skipped a beat, and two crystal tears rolled down her cheeks.

Qin Jue's words were like a warm spring flowing into her heart!

No one is born weak.

Weakness stems from a lack of inner confidence.

Now, finally, someone has become Han tide's source of confidence!

Qin Jue raised his hand to wipe away the tears from Han tide's eyes and smiled, "Crying makes you look ugly. Tonight, I'll come to see you. I'll also teach you a new cultivation method."

"Mmm..." Han tide's pretty face flushed, and she responded with a shy, mosquito-like murmur.

That night, as soon as it got dark, Qin Jue went to Han tide's courtyard.

He personally taught Han tide the Yin-Yang Harmony Technique for half a night, and Han tide actually broke through the bottleneck in the middle of the night, advancing from the seventh rank of Martial Realm to the eighth rank!

Han tide is only seventeen years old this year. At the eighth level of martial arts, seventeen years old is enough to be among the top five on this year's Phoenix State Prodigy Ranking!

The leap from the seventh to the eighth rank of the Martial Realm may seem like just a one-rank improvement, but the seventh rank is a significant hurdle. Very few martial artists can actually reach the eighth rank before the age of twenty.

Martial arts cultivation progresses from easy to difficult, starting from the seventh rank. The higher you go, the more difficult it becomes to improve!

This is why those who reach the ninth rank can be given the title of Grandmaster.

Many talented martial artists need to cultivate until they are forty or fifty years old before they can reach the Grandmaster realm!

The next day, when the sun was high in the sky, Qin Jue and Han tide finally emerged from the house.

"Young Master, shall we practice our skills again tonight?" Han tide asked shyly.

Last night was tough, but also happy.

She not only received Qin Jue's utmost favor, but also made a breakthrough in her cultivation, which made Han tide look forward to it.

Qin Jue chuckled and said, "You should first stabilize your newly broken-through realm. In the path of cultivation, although diligence is required, a solid foundation is also essential. One should not be too eager for speed."

"Oh, then tonight Xi'er will only serve the young master and will not cultivate," Han tide said shyly in a low voice.

Qin Jue touched his nose. "Even without cultivating, she has to come? This little girl must have gotten addicted, right?"

Just then, Xiaoqing walked over with a smile on her face.

"Young Master, Young Master Huang has arrived. He said he has found everything you requested." Xiaoqing reported while secretly glancing at her young mistress's rosy cheeks. Since arriving at the Qin residence, her young mistress's complexion had become increasingly better.

Qin Jue laughed and said, "This Huang Gang does have some ability. Xi'er, you go and have your meal first, I'll go see Huang Gang."

"Mmm," Han tide replied obediently.

The Qin family's guest room.

Huang Gang stood in the hall waiting.

Upon seeing Qin Jue approaching, he hurriedly greeted him with a broad smile, saying, "Brother, I not only found everything you wanted, but I also collected a few extra. If you don't need that much right now, keep the extras with me. Just let me know when you need them later."

Qin Jue asked in surprise, "How much did you receive?"

Huang Gang chuckled, "Fifteen Crimson Yin Flowers, eighteen Golden Yang Grasses, twelve Frost Condensation Pearls, and nine Fire Spirit Crystals!"

Qin Jue laughed and said, "I underestimated the resources of the major families in Fengzhou City. I didn't expect you to receive so much in just one day."

Huang Gang chuckled and said, "How could we possibly collect so many items from Fengzhou City alone? These four items, while not rare, are still quite valuable. Half of them were bought by my people overnight from eight surrounding small towns."

Qin Jue never expected that Huang Gang would not only mobilize his connections in Fengzhou City, but also send people to buy up goods in the eight surrounding cities.

"You've shown your kindness. I will keep my promise and acknowledge you as my younger brother. But you must remember, you must not act recklessly like before," Qin Jue said solemnly.

If Huang Gang only wanted to use his name to act even more recklessly, Qin Jue would naturally not allow it.

Huang Gang excitedly assured him, "Brother, don't worry, the old Huang Gang is dead! Today, I only want to follow in your footsteps and start anew! To prove my determination, I haven't been to the Drunken Flower Pavilion for three days."

Qin Jue's lips twitched slightly as he said, "I'm just telling you not to act recklessly and not to cause trouble for no reason. You can still follow your heart in other matters. I'm telling you to restrain yourself, not to suppress your feelings or to swallow your anger when you're bullied. If that's the case, it's not about starting anew, it's about not living like a human being."

Overjoyed, Huang Gang asked, "Brother, do you mean I can go to the Drunken Flower Pavilion?"

"..." Qin Jue was speechless and too lazy to pay attention to this guy. He simply said, "Take everything out."

"Oh, I almost forgot, hehe."

Huang Gang smiled awkwardly and quickly took out all four spiritual items he had received.

"How many spirit stones did you use in total?" Qin Jue asked.

Huang Gang said, "It's a total of 1.38 million spirit stones. Those guys wanted to give it to you for free to build a relationship, but this little bit isn't enough to get you to do that, so I bought it all at market price and didn't take advantage of them at all."

Qin Jue nodded and said, "You did a very good job on this."

"Hehe, thanks for the compliment, brother! I was just thinking that if I don't take advantage of them this time, they'll be more willing to help me next time I need something. For you, time is more important than that little bit of advantage," Huang Gang said with a smile.

Qin Jue, however, began to look at Huang Gang with new respect.

This guy may be a bit of a rascal, but he's not stupid.