Martial arts mastery? But I'm just a spoiled brat!

Wanxing and Lanyue were raised by the Yan family from a young age and are considered true direct descendants. Moreover, they now only obey Yan Qing's orders.

The fact that the armory's secret manuals were made available to the two of them was merely an incentive; the real beneficiaries were the Yan family.

"Thank you, young master."

But Lan Yue was extremely excited after hearing this.

The opening of the armory to them to choose from held different meanings for the two women. It was a symbol of recognition and elevated status, and for them, the significance far outweighed any actual increase in strength.

The next day was a rare sunny day. The fighting had stopped, and Wanxing and Lanyue no longer needed to be as busy as before. After entering the armory once, the two began their secluded cultivation.

Yan Qing has already begun cultivating the Inner Three Harmonies. Judging from his cultivation speed, he may break through soon, which has given the two women a considerable sense of crisis.

The two women were well aware of their own position. If their strength lagged too far behind, they might end up as nothing more than two maids serving the young master.

Therefore, the most important thing for the two of them right now is to break through and enter the Transformation Realm stage.

Once you reach the Transformation Realm, you're a true master. Many of the expert bodyguards around warlords were only at the Transformation Realm level.

So, aside from taking turns giving Yan Qing massages at night, the two of them spent the rest of their time cultivating on their own.

Yan Qing knew what the two women were thinking, so he didn't take them with him when he went out.

After leaving the small courtyard, Yan Qing headed towards the main gate of the Yan family home.

"Third Young Master~"

"Third Young Master..."

Yan Qing walked through the Yan family compound. Passersby greeted him with bows and salutations, but Yan Qing kept his eyes straight ahead, swaying as he walked, appearing extremely lazy and leisurely, completely ignoring the servants and patrolling soldiers who came to greet him.

The servants were already used to Yan Qing's attitude, and they would continue with their own business once Yan Qing had gone far away.

"Third brother!"

Just as Yan Qing was about to reach the gate of the Yan family, an unexpected voice rang out behind him.

Yan Qing stopped and turned around, only to see his second brother, Yan Xuan, riding slowly forward from behind.

Yan Xuan was still the same as before, wearing a clean and tidy military uniform, holding a riding whip in his hand, and riding on horseback, which made his slightly protruding belly less noticeable.

"Third brother, the army is returning to camp today. I'm going to welcome them and reward them. Would you like to come with me?"

Yan Xuan sat on horseback, looking down at Yan Qing from above, and adjusted his military cap as he spoke.

Upon hearing the other party speak, Yan Qing knew that his second brother probably didn't know that the military order that sent him to the front line came from his own hand.

However, he didn't point it out, nor did he look up at the other person. He simply turned around and continued walking lazily towards the door, but the words he was saying still rang out:

"I won't go, but I heard that my second brother was unwell a few days ago, so he should take good care of himself."

Yan Qing's words were not loud, but they were extremely hurtful to Yan Xuan.

These past few days, he had finally managed to put aside his desire to escape the battlefield with the comfort of his mother, Xu Tinglan. He was just about to take the opportunity to reward the soldiers at the military camp and regain his reputation when Yan Qing exposed his shameful affair before he even left the house.

Yan Xuan originally wanted to ride away quickly, but when he saw Yan Qing walking out alone, without Wanxing and Lanyue accompanying him, and without riding in the Chevrolet car that he had always coveted.

He assumed that Yan Qing was like him, failing to obey orders to go to the front lines and instead sending his subordinates instead. Immediately, he felt at peace.

"Third brother, you are frail, so you should be extra careful when going out alone. Don't bump into anything."

After saying this, Yan Xuan seemed to have regained his confidence. Without waiting for Yan Qing's reply, he raised his head and rode past Yan Qing.

Hehe~~

Seeing this, Yan Qing simply smiled and didn't explain further, but continued walking out.

From the moment Yan Fengqi led his troops away to the invasion of Cao Ying's 400,000-strong army, ordinary people assumed that Yan Fengqi had made prior arrangements, completely unaware of what Yan Qing had done in the process.

As for Yan Fengqi leading his troops into Hebei Province and his collaboration with the Zhang family in Northeast China to attack the capital, these matters are still undecided, and outsiders are currently only focused on the events themselves.

Even fewer people knew that all of this was orchestrated by the纨绔 (wan ku, meaning spoiled and dissolute) third young master of the Yan family.

The situation is still escalating, and the bullets are still flying...

The sun was shining brightly, and the wind blew the fallen leaves, making them swirl in the air and linger for a long time before they fell.

Yan Qing walked north into the dense forest. There were no soldiers on guard along the way, nor were there any pedestrian paths. It was clear that Lan Yue had made proper arrangements.

Seeing that no one was around, Yan Qing stopped squinting and straightened his relaxed shoulders and back. He took a deep breath, tucked in his chest and abdomen, and took a light step, leaping four or five meters away.

Leaves fluttered down wherever Yan Qing went, and in just a few leaps, he had vanished from the spot.

Hearing the whistling sound in his ears and seeing the dense forest in the distance rapidly magnify in his eyes, Yan Qing felt an unparalleled sense of exhilaration.

『Inner Three Harmonies: Strength and Qi Combined 1629/2500』

"As expected, these kinds of lightness techniques must be practiced outdoors."

As more text appeared before Yan Qing's eyes, and the progress of the first stage of the Inner Three Harmonies advanced once again, he was already close to the dense forest.

Despite being called a dense forest, this area full of maple trees is not dense at all; the tall maple trees mean that there are no weeds or thorns under the trees.

It was autumn, the time when maple leaves turned red. The forest floor was covered with fiery red fallen leaves, making it a feast for the eyes even if you were just coming to admire the scenery.

However, Yan Qing wasn't there to admire the scenery. After taking a few quick glances, he began to wander through the woods.

Yan Qing discovered the benefits of practicing the "Lifting and Leaping Technique" in the forest very early on.

The trees in the maple forest are tall, and the spacing between them is not fixed. Using the "Lifting and Leaping Technique" to traverse the forest is not only a test of one's proficiency in the technique.

It is also a test of eyesight and reaction speed. After going around one big tree, the next big tree may be ten meters away, or it may be four or five meters away.

If you don't react in time, you could crash into a tree at any moment.

It was precisely this uncertainty that gave him an extra layer of challenge in practicing "Lifting and Leaping Techniques," while also preventing it from becoming too tedious.

For the next few days, Yan Qing kept wandering through the maple forest.

And gradually, he also started to come up with new tricks.

He began to lose interest in using the "Lifting Technique" on the ground and started to set his sights on these tall maple trees.

The Art of Lifting and Leaping is not just for traveling, since it is divided into two parts: "lifting" and "leaping".

So after he was able to control his vertical leap distance at will, Yan Qing began to try to move through the trees.

Navigating through trees is different from navigating on the ground; it requires not only quick reflexes but also extremely high levels of control over one's strength.