Trading system, I exchanged vegetables for golden pills.

Ye Chen suddenly didn't want to talk to Da Huang anymore; it hurt his pride.

He floated straight back to his room; he had to start cultivating now, at least to the fifth level of Qi Refining...

Da Huang stared at Ye Chen's departing figure with a puzzled look on his face.

Is level 5 Qi Refining a lot? Not really, right? It's just a matter of eating a giant serpent's inner core, isn't it?

It's as simple as eating a bean cake...

It still has some inner core energy that hasn't been fully refined. Perhaps the sixth drop of spiritual energy will have condensed by the time it's completely refined...

Of course, Ye Chen couldn't hear what Da Huang was thinking.

Dahuang made great strides forward, and although Ye Chen was envious, he was still very happy for Dahuang.

Ye Chen has witnessed the growth of this guy, from almost collapsing when he first came home to now being at level 5 of Qi Refining and full of energy.

He wouldn't really hold a grudge against Da Huang that much.

Perhaps only in the body of the giant snake's inner core can it exert such a great effect.

After all, they are all animals, and they may have some similarities in their origins.

If he takes it himself, the effect may be greatly reduced.

After all, there are differences between humans and animals.

Now that Dahuang has reached level 5 in Qi Refining, Ye Chen felt it was time to teach it some spells.

When the sword-wielding technique was being taught to everyone, Da Huang listened from the side, but didn't watch it practice, so he didn't know how well it had mastered it.

Ye Chen floated back to Da Huang's side, his hands behind his back.

"Now that you've reached level 5 in Qi Refining, how's your sword control technique?"

Big Yellow nodded, its tongue lolling out, and seemingly wanting to show off, it maneuvered its dog bowl around the yard several times.

Ye Chen didn't know what to say. Well, he thought Da Huang wouldn't be able to learn it, but this guy actually learned it and controlled it so smoothly.

He must have practiced a lot in private.

This level of control is far superior to that of Ah Long and Dong Zi. Of course, Da Huang's current level is much higher than that of the two of them, so there is no comparison.

If Ah Long and Dong Zi saw this, I wonder if they would be too ashamed to face Da Huang.

How embarrassing that a big yellow dog managed to get me all rolled up like this...

Ye Chen hesitated for a moment, then tossed a needle to Da Huang: "Since you've already mastered sword control, here you go!"

Big Yellow was very excited when it saw the shuttle needle, and immediately controlled it to shuttle around in the yard.

After playing with it for a while, Da Huang put it into the Sumeru Needle Pouch inside its neck collar and treasured it carefully.

"You should know that this thing can't be used casually, right? If someone captures you and dissects you for research, I won't be able to save you!" Ye Chen warned.

Dahuang nodded solemnly.

"Let me teach you another move, the Wind and Thunder Seal, and the Five Elements Technique, otherwise your attack methods are too limited."

Ye Chen didn't hold back anything from Da Huang; he taught him everything he could.

After all, he had been loyal to his family for many years.

How much one can learn depends on one's destiny.

......

Around 5 p.m., A Long, Zhang Qian, and Qi Lirong arrived first.

"Where's Wenlong?" Ye Chen asked.

"Master said he has to stay on duty a little longer and will come over later, so he asked us to come and help out first," Zhang Qian said with a smile.

Ye Chen nodded: "Alright, Ah Long, you take care of those three rabbits. Xiao Qi and Zhang Qian, you two can be the chefs. The vegetables are in the back garden, go pick them yourselves!"

After giving his instructions, Ye Chen became a hands-off manager.

The more people there are, the more effort is needed to prepare the food. Ah Long and his two companions were busy until 6 o'clock and still hadn't finished cooking.

Dongzi and Lin Rongrong also came over after get off work, so they could help out.

At 7 p.m., Li Wenlong arrived on time, just in time for dinner!

"Master, why is it all rabbit meat tonight? What did the rabbits do to you?" Qi Lirong asked in confusion.

Ye Chen coughed lightly: "I just wanted to figure out how to cook rabbit to make it taste better. Let's eat!"

On the table were rabbit soup, rabbit stew, dry-pot rabbit meat, pan-fried rabbit meat, and roasted rabbit meat...

The three rabbits were put to good use. Fortunately, Qi Lirong was a good cook, and the variety of cooking methods made the meal less monotonous.

If you weren't told, you might not even realize it's all rabbit meat.

The atmosphere at the dinner was pleasant, with everyone chatting and laughing.

Although it was Lin Rongrong's first time participating in a small group dinner, she felt completely at ease.

She wasn't an introverted person to begin with, and she had started working. Plus, she had heard a lot from Dongzi.

So after introducing themselves to each other, they quickly became acquainted.

Although it was Zhang Qian's first time attending a dinner party with so many people, everyone there was someone she knew, so she wasn't at all reserved.

Besides, everyone there is young, so there's no generation gap—except for Old Li...

Three women make a drama, and there are exactly three here, so the atmosphere is sure to be great.

After the meal, Ye Chen breathed a sigh of relief: "Not bad, you guys managed to turn this whole rabbit feast into a grand banquet!"

"Grandmaster, the half roasted rabbit that you ate the most of was roasted by me. My cooking skills are pretty good, right?" Zhang Qian boasted.

Ye Chen nodded: "You really have some skills. With that kind of expertise, you could make money setting up a barbecue stand!"

"I'm determined to promote and develop traditional Chinese medicine, how could I possibly go and set up a stall!" Zhang Qian pouted.

"Good ambition! You've been with the TCM clinic for a while now. Would you be willing to formally become an apprentice under our lineage? Of course, even if you don't formally become an apprentice, we will still teach you the necessary knowledge. You can still call him Teacher Li Wenlong, and after a few years of apprenticeship, you can still take the certification exam and officially embark on the path of TCM!"

Ye Chen looked at Zhang Qian and slowly spoke.

Zhang Qian was stunned for a moment, then stood up excitedly: "Can I formally become your apprentice? Can I really do that?"

Before Ye Chen could speak, Zhang Qian knelt down before Li Wenlong with a thud.

"Disciple Zhang Qian greets Master!" After saying this, she respectfully bowed three times.

They moved so fast it was as if they were afraid Ye Chen would change his mind.

Li Wenlong smiled and nodded.

Zhang Qian turned around and bowed three times to Ye Chen: "Greetings, Grandmaster!"

Ye Chen smiled slightly: "Alright, that's enough. Get up!"

Seeing this, Qi Lirong poured two cups of tea and handed them to Zhang Qian.

Zhang Qian took the tea and handed it to Ye Chen: "Grandmaster, please have some tea!"

Ye Chen happily accepted the tea and took a sip. He had to admit, his apprentice's tea was quite delicious.

Zhang Qian offered Li Wenlong another cup of tea, and Li Wenlong grinned from ear to ear: "Good, good!"

Zhang Qian was his first formal apprentice, although he had mentored some students in the hospital before.

However, they used to address each other as teacher and student, and now they hardly keep in touch.

Teachers and students are only teachers and students for a time, but master and apprentice are master and apprentice for a lifetime.

Zhang Qian poured herself a glass and offered it to Qi Lirong, saying, "Greetings, Senior Uncle Qi!"

Qi Lirong was slightly taken aback. Zhang Qian was actually older than her, so being suddenly called "Shishu" (a term of respect for a senior female disciple) was a bit unusual for her.

They were promoted to a higher generation without even saying a word...