Pursued by the Heavenly Dao, first level up in the courtyard.

Qi Bing overheard Zhang Cuihua and Jia Dongxu's scheme perfectly.

"I changed the gate of my east courtyard to an embedded lock a long time ago. Whether I'm home or not is up to me."

Not wanting to attend Bang Geng's first birthday party, Qi Bing decided to wait until the Jia family came to invite him before going to the Xuanhuang World.

Living in the same courtyard house, a neighbor comes to invite him. If he agrees, he doesn't want to go; if he refuses, people will gossip.

Having lived in the east wing for so long, he has not had any conflicts with the Jia family.

The actress who played Qin Huairu in Hao Meinu's version is not the same person as the actress who played Thirteenth Aunt in Hao Meinu's version.

Qin Huairu, from the world of courtyard houses, has her maternal home in Qin Family Village, Changping, Jizhou.

Qin Huairu, who grew up farming, was plump and her temperament and figure were far inferior to Hao Mei's portrayal of the Thirteenth Aunt.

Having seen countless tech-savvy beauties online in his past life, Qi Bing found Qin Huairu to be nothing special.

If he were an ordinary person who transmigrated into the world of the courtyard house, he might become a kindred spirit of Jia Dongxu.

Qi Bing, with his systematic and hierarchical system, had absolutely no interest in Qin Huairu, a married woman who had given birth to Bang Geng.

Two days later, in the evening, Zhang Cuihua and Jia Dongxu went door to door in the courtyard to invite their neighbors to Banggeng's first birthday banquet.

Hearing the commotion, the Qi soldiers entered the Xuanhuang World and happily ate their dinner.

On Banggeng's first birthday, He Yuzhu cooked and held a three-table banquet in the courtyard.

Yi Zhonghai gave a gift of twenty yuan, Liu Haizhong gave a gift of five yuan, and Yan Bugui gave a gift of one yuan...

He Yuzhu, who helped with the cooking, not only received no payment, but also gave a five-yuan gift to his sister Qin.

The banquet was simple, with only two meat dishes and the rest being vegetarian.

After the first birthday banquet ended, Zhang Cuihua, Jia Dongxu, and Qin Huairu began to settle the accounts.

"We made a total of thirty-five dollars and eight jiao."

"My monthly salary is only thirty-one yuan, but the money earned from Bang Geng's first birthday party is more than my monthly salary."

"As expected of my precious grandson, he made more than 30 yuan from just one first birthday party."

In the backyard of the Xu family home, Xu Fugui, Xu Damao, Xu Fengling, and Bai Sulan were chatting.

Xu Fugui and Bai Sulan have three children: their eldest daughter, Xu Yunqiu, got married last year; their second son, Xu Damao, is an apprentice projectionist at a steel rolling mill; and their youngest daughter, Xu Fengling, is still in elementary school.

Bai Sulan said angrily, "The Jia family is too stingy to let just one person eat at Banggeng's first birthday banquet."

Xu Fugui said, "What a loss! I only gave five yuan as a gift, and the food wasn't good either. I won't go to the Jia family's next banquet."

Xu Damao asked, "Dad, when are you going to work at the movie theater?"

Xu Fugui said, "I've spoken to the factory leaders, and they'll make you a permanent employee next week. Then I'll start working at the movie theater."

Xu Damao then asked, "Dad, will they allocate you a house near the movie theater?"

Xu Fugui laughed and said, "I'll transfer this house to you tomorrow. I'll go to the movie theater and get another house."

Xu Damao's academic performance was average. Not long after graduating from junior high school, Xu Fugui took him to work in a steel rolling mill.

Xu Fugui personally taught him, and Xu Damao, who was quite intelligent, had long since learned how to project movies.

In the past two years, when Xu Fugui took Xu Damao to the countryside to show movies, he often let Xu Damao practice.

Time flies, and September has arrived in the world of courtyard houses.

With the support of many leaders, Qi Bing secretly obtained three stars.

The fact that Qi Bing single-handedly destroyed five US aircraft carriers is too big a deal, and the secrecy level of the operation is very high.

He himself did not want to stand in the spotlight, which is why he did not participate in the satellite launch.

Reaching three stars far exceeded Qi Bing's expectations; in his view, he would have been lucky to even get one star.

Having been a member for just over five years, and only twenty-one years old this year, these are all his shortcomings.

"If I can get three stars, it's very likely that I'll include top and bottom blowing steelmaking furnaces, thermal power generators... harvesters too."

Back in the east courtyard, Qi Bing reflected on his actions after awakening his memories of his past life.

"The gold and silver treasures hidden in the Prince's Mansion, the counterfeit medicine sold by unscrupulous merchants in Haicheng... In terms of merit and achievements alone, I surpass many people."

The moment Qi Bing thought of Heaven, his mortal enemy, all his pride vanished.

"With the constraints of the earth and humanity, the Heavenly Way cannot leave the primordial world, so there's no need to worry unnecessarily."

Qi Bing took out a cigarette, lit it with a titanium alloy lighter, and leisurely puffed out smoke.

"My salary went from a few dozen yuan to three hundred and eighty-two yuan. I can't spend it all, I really can't spend it all."

"All material possessions are fleeting; one's own strength surpasses everything."

Discarding all distractions, Qi Bing entered the Xuanhuang World.

Armed with a homemade sniper rifle, he traversed mountains and valleys in search of prey.

With a "bang!" a gunshot rang out, and a tiger fell to the ground.

In the Southern Continent of the Xuanhuang World, he had not yet discovered any monsters, but there were countless wild beasts of all kinds.

They drew their alloy daggers, and the soldiers skinned and removed the bones, enjoying a feast of tiger meat.

The world outside the courtyard houses, with its various birds, beasts, fish, shrimp, and crabs, has not yet been added to the protected list.

Having read many medical books, Qi Bing decided to concoct some tiger bone wine.

He read most of the science and engineering books in the North City Library.

Occasionally, when Qi Bing is in the library, he browses through various medical books, Taoist books, and miscellaneous books.

He has a wealth of theoretical knowledge in brewing, tea making, and woodworking, and has also put it into practice many times.

He Daqing, who was raising someone else's child in Baocheng, lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. Thinking that his daughter, He Yushui, would be ten years old in a few days, his feelings were very complicated.

He Yushui was only five years old when he left the courtyard house.

Seeing the graceful Bai Xiumei beside him, He Daqing once again forgot about He Yushui.

The next day at noon, He Daqing left the factory and went to the post office to send a letter and a money order to Yi Zhonghai in Beicheng.

Over the years, the recipient of all the letters He Daqing sent to Beicheng was Yi Zhonghai.

Although He Yuzhu and He Yushui never replied to his letters, Yi Zhonghai would reply to him every time.

A few days later, the postman delivered the letter and money order to the courtyard. Since Yi Zhonghai worked at the steel rolling mill, Tan Guilan signed for it.

Yi Zhonghai returned home around 5 p.m.

Tan Guilan whispered, "Master, He Daqing has sent money and a letter again."

Yi Zhonghai said matter-of-factly, "Go and withdraw the money tomorrow and deposit it. Take the letter and keep it safe."

After school, He Yushui went into her room and started doing her homework.

Having long since grown accustomed to life without He Daqing, He Yushui had almost forgotten about him.

In the Xuanhuang world, on the open ground of the mountain villa.

The crayfish looked incredibly appetizing, emitting heat and aroma.

Twenty-six years ago, crayfish were introduced from the East Island to the Jiangzhou South City of the Xia Kingdom. To this day, there are still no crayfish in the North City, but there are countless crayfish in the Southern Continent of the Xuanhuang World.

While searching for crayfish in Jambudvipa in the afternoon, Qi Bing, who suddenly craved spicy crayfish, caught dozens of kilograms of them in one go.

"Take some time to throw some crayfish into the river in the north of the city."

Drinking his own brewed beer and eating spicy and delicious crayfish, Qi Bing felt extremely satisfied.

After finishing his dinner and resting for about ten minutes, he resumed his martial arts practice.

He had long since mastered Xingyi Five Elements Fist, Little Li Flying Dagger, and Snow Treading Without a Trace.

He had mastered the Dragon Roar Iron Shirt and Tiger Roar Golden Bell Cover techniques to their highest level.

Qi Bing discovered that continuing to practice Dragon Roar Iron Shirt, Tiger Roar Golden Bell Cover, Xingyi Five Elements Fist, Little Li Flying Dagger, and Snow Treading Without a Trace could improve his strength, so he spent a lot of time practicing martial arts every day.

Sometimes, when he calmed down, he wondered if his human level was high enough that, when cultivating the same techniques, his potential far exceeded that of others.

After practicing martial arts for more than an hour and doing weight training for more than an hour, Qi Bing stopped, still feeling unsatisfied.

After soaking in a medicinal bath for a while and then in a hot spring, he changed his clothes and returned to the east courtyard to rest.

Around 8 a.m., Qi Bing went to the North City office building and received his salary and benefits from Elder Mu.