After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

I... I don't even seem to be able to refute it.

"What do you mean by hooking up with an older woman..." Shi Yan complained. "Seriously... who taught you this?"

Then--

Shi Yan then thought of the illusion he had been led into by the Pure Color Mandala.

That dream was almost real.

correct.

The Pure Color Mandala is different from ordinary extraterrestrial demons.

The Pure Color Mandala possesses the memories of a modern person who traveled through time.

"Isn't that right?" Pure Color Mandala wrinkled her little nose.

I don't know why... when she woke up this morning, her nose felt stuffy and she didn't feel very comfortable.

Of course, it wasn't because the little girl spit on her face.

Or for some other reason.

It's like... something annoying is coming along.

"It's just taking money to help people break through their limits." Shi Yan lifted the little girl in his arms up a bit more. "It's not like what you're thinking."

"A breakthrough?" Pure Color Mandala nodded seriously. "Indeed..."

"Qin Suhuai, Donghuang Li and the others have indeed made rapid progress in their cultivation."

“Even with the physique of Shuang Qianhan… no, Sheng Nu, who even sold out her spiritual root, you managed to grind her into the Qi Refining Realm.”

"It must have been difficult for you."

"Even an iron tree can bloom, and a barren woman can suddenly understand."

Shi Yan's smile froze.

What's with this feeling of grass growing on the ground?!

What's with this feeling of being unable to refute anything?

She practically wanted to just throw the power of "Happy Heaven" at him.

However... Shi Yan isn't the kind of person who would arbitrarily take her anger out on or maliciously punish those who bully girls.

At most, all the teacher could do was tease.

hateful!!!

I should have banished this guy to the hell of women a little longer back then.

It would be best if this sharp-tongued mouth could only utter "abba aba" sounds.

She could only tease the girl in her arms to change the subject. Shi Yan poked the little girl's cheek with her finger, "Little girl, are you hungry?"

"What would you like to eat?"

"Would you like mutton soup and crescent-shaped cakes?"

"I heard it's the signboard here."

"Mmm..." Just listening to it made the little girl's mouth water, and she was about to drool all over Shi Yan's neck.

"Eating meat in the morning is bad for your health." Despite having a youthful and gentle face, Jingse Mandala spoke like a mother hen.

"Ugh↘" The little girl's voice betrayed her disappointment.

Pure Color Mandala couldn't stand this kind of voice from girls, so she could only pause and say, "Just this once."

"Yay!!!" Little Ba raised her hands in Shi Yan's arms.

Shi Yan led the girls to the vicinity of the hall.

She blinked.

Is it just my imagination?

The inn lobby seems brighter today.

Then... Shi Yan saw a familiar forehead, oh no... a familiar figure in the inn.

The girl stood in the hall, and as if sensing something, she looked up in Shi Yan's direction.

"The teacher said..."

"Ming Zhongqing???"

Just as the two were gazing deeply into each other's eyes, a child's voice broke the silence.

The little girl hugged Shi Yan's neck and looked in the direction of Ming Zhongqing.

"It's the sun!!!"

Just got home, will be late... I suggest you sleep.

Um... I just got home.

Today's update might be a tiny bit late.

Yeah, I spent Qixi Festival alone.

If you include the paper cutout characters, there might be a whole group.

Goodnight to those who want to wait for the update...QAQ.

But I doubt any big shots are waiting... probably not.

Just in case, I'll post it anyway.

And also... is "Seven or Eight Happiness"?

298. Mine!!! That's the room I used to generate electricity for Sister Shiyan! [4K words per chapter]

Long-awaited reunion—

Well, it could be described as a "long-awaited reunion".

Looking up at Shi Yan standing by the second-floor railing, Ming Zhongqing felt a mix of emotions.

Ever since that guy stepped out of the "Sword Tomb"... it's like everything has changed.

A golden carp is no ordinary fish; it transforms into a dragon when it encounters wind and clouds.

The girl, who was originally like a useless piece of trash, suddenly soared to a level that she couldn't reach no matter how hard she looked up.

As he reached out, the teacher's words seemed to drift further and further away.

In fact, Shi Yan returned to Nanjun City several times after leaving "Sword Tomb" and the Shi family.

But by a twist of fate, he almost always missed her.

That's why Ming Zhongqing believed the 'Holy Envoy of Frost Rainbow Valley' almost without hesitation when he saw him.

One reason is the other party's identity.

Secondly... it's because of that little bit of lingering affection she has for Shi Yan.

A tiny bit... a concern that Ming Zhongqing had never directly looked at.

She just felt that she wanted to see Shi Yan, but what she wanted to do with him, and why she wanted to see him at all.

They were all in a daze.

However... Ming Zhongqing looked up at his teacher.

I feel like I'm really, really far away from her.

Even now—

Even the Spirit Realm cultivation he had traded everything for seemed insufficient in front of her.

What is Master Yan's current level of cultivation?

Ming Zhongqing couldn't see through it at all.

Nascent Soul Realm?

Or even higher?

She couldn't see through it, but she felt powerless from the bottom of her heart.

In the end... he still couldn't keep up with Shi Yan's pace.

Originally, he was already quite proud of himself for advancing from the Foundation Establishment Realm to the Spirit Realm in just a few months.

You can stand in front of Shi Yan and look at him with that astonished expression.

He secretly rejoiced.

Then...pretending to be nonchalant, she said, "You can't catch up with just a little bit of effort?"

But... Ming Zhongqing looked up at Shi Yan, who was smiling—

It seems that the one who can't catch up isn't Shi Yan, but himself.

Even though I've tried so hard, so very hard, my beloved hair seems to have thinned a little bit more...

I still can't catch up with this guy.

"Really..." Ming Zhongqing felt bitter.

I should be happy for her.

As fellow natives of Nanjun City, seeing Shiyan achieve success, I should have been happy for her...

Ming Zhongqing's eyes stung involuntarily.

"She's so far away from me..."

She looked at the undisguised, delighted smile on Shi Yan's face.

Shi Yan was naturally happy to have met Ming Zhongqing.