Jing Zhe felt like he was being teased.

According to this logic, he would be very difficult to detect, so what Wang Yingqiu said earlier about how serious it was was just to tease him.

At this moment, Wang Yingqiu's eyes narrowed into crescent moons: "Hehe, you've been teasing me, can't I tease you back?"

Then, she added proudly, "Because the female disciples in our sect know this unique dual cultivation technique, not only do the male disciples in the sect often fawn over us, but even male disciples from other sects frequently show us concern and care! So, you should cherish it!"

He pointed at Jing Zhe and chuckled.

Jing Zhe rarely saw Wang Yingqiu with such a girlish side, which was quite different from her usual image, but she looked pleasing to the eye.

So he frowned slightly and feigned anger, saying, "Is Yu Haixing being so attentive to you because he thinks the same thing?"

Wang Yingqiu didn't speak, but the answer was obvious.

Yu Haixing doesn't know any martial arts at all; he's probably just thinking about the good thing of dual cultivation with Wang Yingqiu all day long!

Jing Zhe really wanted to spit in his face!

I'm angry!

Jing Zhe said, and then walked over.

...

As time went by, the guests in Wuxian Garden gradually began to leave, and the event was drawing to a close.

Bai Lu paced back and forth in the hall, looking restless and somewhat uneasy.

Young Master Jing has been in the backyard for quite some time, hasn't he?

Mingming told the owner of the garden, and she heard it, right?

But if you heard her, why didn't you see her come downstairs?

She had a vague idea in her mind that with Wang Yingqiu's skills, she could probably travel back and forth between the second floor and the backyard without using the stairs. Could it be that they had already... gone inside?

Why don't we go take a look?

As a conscientious and responsible subordinate, Bai Lu felt that going upstairs to remind him again was a way of fulfilling her duties.

So I went up there and found no one.

She went downstairs, then tiptoed to the backyard, and a moment later jogged back...

...

About half an hour later, the wind stopped and the rain ceased.

Jing Zhe leaned against the osmanthus tree, while Wang Yingqiu was curled up in his arms, too weak to even open her eyes.

She rested in Jing Zhe's arms for a moment, then raised her head, sat up slightly, and asked, "How are you feeling?"

After lying on the tree, Jing Zhe remained silent, sensing the changes in his body. Compared to the first time he took the jujube pills, the physical reaction this time was much more pronounced.

"I feel like I have inexhaustible energy!"

After he finished speaking, Jing Zhe stood up. In Wang Yingqiu's opinion, his demeanor had changed.

"You...you actually..."

After carefully examining Jing Zhe, Wang Yingqiu suddenly covered her mouth, too excited to speak.

"What's wrong, owner? Don't scare me!"

"You've actually reached the peak of the first level!"

Wang Yingqiu said in disbelief.

She had seen many martial arts prodigies, and she herself was much more powerful than ordinary people, but even the most powerful person she had ever seen took a month or two to go from the initial stage of the first level to the peak of the first level!

Jing Zhe, however, only took... about half an hour...

Is this the power of dual cultivation?

But... there have been many people practicing dual cultivation in the pavilion before, how come I've never heard of anyone being this powerful?

He glanced at Jing Zhe again and suddenly realized something.

This is not just because of dual cultivation, but also because of the added benefits of taking jujube pills and martial arts manuals!

"Peak of the first level?"

Jing Zhe also felt like he was dreaming. He had just thought that practicing martial arts was as difficult as climbing to heaven, but in just a short while, he had broken through two levels.

That's really a bit unbelievable.

But Jing Zhe was still not satisfied. "Sigh, no matter how much I break through, I'm still only at the first level. It's meaningless!"

Then, he gave Wang Yingqiu a lecherous look and said with a smile, "Master, it's only been once, and you've already broken through two levels. Why don't we practice for a while longer and see if we can go straight to the second or third level?"

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