Leaving the courtyard, Shen Yunhao beamed with pride, "Hehe! I've gained another master on the spectrum! I'm so happy!"

"Blanching!" Guan Yingying exclaimed in disbelief. "You actually had this in mind?"

"Senior sister, please don't tell Yao'er..."

"Hehe... Yao'er is my own junior sister, a sister who's been with me for so many years! You think you can make me keep it from her just because of a few words? Isn't that a bit ridiculous?"

"So Senior Sister Guan and Yao'er are such good friends..."

"They have to pay some hush money!"

"..."

Shen Yunhao scratched his head, then took out the gift he had originally intended to give to Lingyue Zhenren from his sleeve. "Here! This is rouge I bought at Zifeng Pavilion in Youhan City. It's for you!"

Seeing that Shen Yunhao could actually pull something out, Guan Yingying asked in surprise, "Is this a gift for Junior Sister? How will you explain it to her if I take it?"

"It's alright... I've already prepared other things!"

He naturally wouldn't say that Ning Yuyao never needed to use rouge, and that the colorful lotus and jade hairpin he had just given to Lingyue Zhenren was the gift he originally intended to give to Yao'er.

"Tsk tsk tsk... No wonder so many girls are chasing after you, young man, you know how to make girls happy!"

Shen Yunhao raised an eyebrow and teased, "Senior Sister Guan, you wouldn't have fallen for me too, would you?"

He thought Guan Yingying would immediately get angry and beat him up, but to his surprise, the woman chuckled and covered her lips, "Senior sister, there's no love here, but... there are other fun things..."

Shen Yunhao was stunned for a moment.

Then it dawned on her that Ning Yuyao always had a book about the interesting things between men and women, and the cover even had Guan Yingying's name on it!

This senior sister is not one of those innocent young girls on Mount Tianshan!

"What? Little Yunhao, do you want to play something fun with your senior sister? Don't worry, I definitely won't tell Yao'er!"

"Um... well, I suddenly remembered I haven't brushed my teeth this morning. I need to hurry back, or Yao'er will get worried!"

"stop!"

Just as he was about to leave, Guan Yingying called him back again. He immediately put on a mournful face and said, "Senior sister, I was wrong. I shouldn't have joked with you. Please forgive me..."

"Don't worry, I have absolutely no interest in pretty boys like you... I like strong men, men who are stronger than me, not pretty boys like you."

Guan Yingying rolled her eyes and asked seriously, "Are you really going to learn the Dao of Spirit Arrays from Senior Uncle Lingyue? This is no joke!"

As expected, I got the answer.

Shen Yunhao remained silent for a long time, then sighed and said, "Senior sister...actually, I also really want to just lie down and live off Yao'er every day. It would be more comfortable than anything else..."

Guan Yingying was slightly taken aback, wondering why he suddenly started talking about this.

“But…” Shen Yunhao stood atop the mountain, gazing into the distance, his eyes becoming extremely solemn, “Some things are destined for me to bear, and even if I hide in this Tianshan Mountain and don’t go out, I can’t escape them!”

...

In the evening, Shen Yunhao finished his day of cultivation and was feeding the cat the dried fish he had specially bought on his way down the mountain the day before when Ning Yuyao pushed open the door and entered.

"Brother Yunhao, I heard you're going to learn the art of spirit arrays from Senior Uncle Lingyue? Is that true?"

"puff--"

Shen Yunhao sprayed all of his tea onto the cat's round head.

Milk Tea exclaimed, "Oh no, I'm wet..."

Shen Yunhao looked at the door in shock: "Yao'er, who told you this?"

"Senior Sister Guan, didn't she go out with you today? I asked her and she told me."

"..." Shen Yunhao opened his mouth wide, and after a moment he said, "Did she tell you that she borrowed 10,000 spirit stones from me today!"

"Huh?" The little girl blinked, a little confused, but still shook her head and said, "No, that's not it. But why would Senior Sister ask Brother Yun Hao to borrow spirit stones? She shouldn't be short of spirit stones."

This... this little bit of spirit stones...

Shen Yunhao waved his hand, "It's alright, you can ask her for it another day!"

Ning Yuyao walked to Shen Yunhao's side, pushed away the wet milk tea, and leaned against him.

"Brother Yunhao...you still haven't told me! Why did you suddenly think of learning the Way of Spirit Arrays? This path is too time-consuming, and very few people would start learning it right away, as it can easily delay their cultivation!"

To this, Shen Yunhao simply shook his head, "Perhaps... I think I have more talent in spirit arrays... After all, your husband is quite smart, right!"

The so-called "intelligence" here is nothing more than Shen Yunhao having traveled to the 21st century and studied mathematics for so many years, so he should be able to easily get the hang of this spirit array that looks a lot like code.

Another reason is that he genuinely felt he had reached a bottleneck in his swordsmanship, and continuing to practice like this wouldn't lead to any further progress...

He can still handle ordinary Iron Bone Realm cultivators without any problem, but his chances of winning are still very low if he encounters someone like Ning Yuyao or Guan Yingying, who have relatively abnormal talents.

“But husband…” Ning Yuyao bit her lip, remained silent for a long time, and finally whispered, “Husband, are you really only going there to study? Or are you deliberately trying to upset Yao’er?”

"..."

Shen Yunhao suddenly realized.

Looking back now, Guan Yingying's words were actually quite insightful.

Even someone with Ning Yuyao's personality could get the wrong idea.

Shen Yunhao shook his head, raised his hand and pinched the girl's cheek, "Then tell me, why would I deliberately try to annoy you?"

"Because...because...Yao'er made her husband angry..."

What did you do to make me angry?

"I……"

Ning Yuyao was speechless for a moment, and could only raise her head and look at him with a wronged expression.

Seeing her like this, Shen Yunhao felt a pang of tenderness, but he still gently pinched the girl's nose and said, "You silly girl, if you keep thinking dirty thoughts, then I'll really get angry..."

Hearing this, the girl became happy and snuggled into Shen Yunhao's arms to hug him.

"Okay... Yao'er will listen to her husband. Yao'er won't misunderstand... As long as her husband isn't angry with her, she'll do whatever she wants."

Seeing this, Shen Yunhao wrapped his arm around the girl's slender waist and teased with a light laugh, "If that's how you put it, then I'll have to punish you properly today..."

The girl's face was flushed, and her eyes were sparkling.

"My lord...please enjoy your meal..."

...

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, another six months have passed quietly.

During the past six months, Shen Yunhao continued to practice swordsmanship in the morning and cultivate in the afternoon as usual. However, every few days, he would go to the northern part of Tianshan to learn the basics of spirit arrays.

In other words, it's theoretical knowledge, but when it comes to putting it into practice, Shen Yunhao's current cultivation level is not yet up to par.

Of course, it wasn't Master Lingyue who taught them personally; most of the time, it was her disciples who taught them.