"There is still an hour before noon. I will guide you further," Zhou Hong said, checking the time.
"Okay," Liu Hua quickly nodded, and Qin Mengxue also immediately perked up.
For the next hour, Zhou Hong guided Liu Hua and Qiao Xiaoyu individually.
After an hour, it was already 12 PM. Zhou Hong then left the Forest Park and headed to Changsun Qinghe's home.
"Zhou Hong, I was just about to call you," Changsun Qinghe said when Zhou Hong arrived at her house. The meal was already prepared.
"Here I am. Let me see what delicious food you've made." Zhou Hong looked at the dining table. Changsun Qinghe had prepared a lavish spread, including pickled cabbage fish, boiled yellow beef, sweet and sour pork ribs, braised chicken feet, steamed perch, and oyster omelets.
"Wow, this is so abundant," Zhou Hong couldn't help but swallow. The last time he stayed at Changsun Qinghe's for five days, he had already feasted, and he had been thinking about when he would have the chance to eat her cooking again.
"I'm glad you like it. Please sit down quickly."
"Then I won't be polite," Zhou Hong immediately sat down and picked up his chopsticks to eat.
"Wow, this pickled cabbage fish is absolutely delicious. By the way, is this pickled cabbage made from earth pit pickles?" Zhou Hong asked after taking a bite.
"Don't worry, my colleague gave this to me. Her mother made it by hand."
"Hehe, that's good then! Qinghe, you're truly a good wife and mother type," Zhou Hong said with a chuckle.
Changsun Qinghe lowered her head, blushing, and quickly poured Zhou Hong a glass of wine.
"Huh? Where's your sister?" Zhou Hong asked, a little confused as he didn't see Changsun Ruoyan.
"She returned to Kyoto."
"Oh, oh, why did you suddenly invite me to dinner today?" Zhou Hong asked, puzzled.
"This morning, I received a call from the Kyoto Criminal Investigation Bureau. They asked me to return to work there as soon as possible. After inquiring, I found out that it was through your parents' connections that I was transferred back."
"Haha, then you should thank my biological parents directly. Why are you treating me to dinner?" Zhou Hong chuckled.
"I've already thanked them in person! Besides, it's also because of you," Changsun Qinghe smiled slightly.
"Alright then, don't just sit there. Eat with me," Zhou Hong said.
"Okay."
"By the way, Qinghe, is there any news about Xiaoyu?" Zhou Hong suddenly asked when they were halfway through the meal.
"Not yet. We haven't found any record of her checking into a hotel using her ID card in the entire Huaxia region."
"Oh!" Zhou Hong could only sigh deeply. "It seems she has no intention of letting me find her."
"You'll see her again someday," Changsun Qinghe comforted him.
Zhou Hong and Changsun Qinghe ate and chatted, drinking wine as they talked.
Unknowingly, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon.
"Then I'll take my leave. Thank you for the lunch."
"You're welcome. We're all friends," Changsun Qinghe said with a faint smile. Although she had a marriage engagement with Zhou Hong, since Zhou Hong hadn't brought it up himself, she wouldn't either. She treated their interactions as friendship, unless Zhou Hong initiated the topic.
"Oh, right. The body refining method I taught your sister, did she teach it to you?" Zhou Hong suddenly asked as he was about to leave.
"Without your permission, I wouldn't dare to learn."
"You're too honest. Never mind, I'll teach it to you now."
"Okay."
Zhou Hong, who was about to leave, turned back and imparted the body refining method to Changsun Qinghe.
After teaching her the body refining method, Zhou Hong also gifted her a set of very powerful martial arts.
"In the future, cultivate slowly, and one day you will also become a genius."
"Mhm!"
"Goodbye."
Zhou Hong then turned and left. Changsun Qinghe watched Zhou Hong's receding figure, sighing slightly in her heart. She suspected that Zhou Hong had a hidden master behind him, otherwise, where would so many profound cultivation techniques come from?
Thus, Zhou Hong stayed in Jinzhou City for another three days.
On the third day, Zhou Hong returned to the Qiao family again.
"Grandpa, Dad, Mom, how is your body refining going?"
"Zhou Hong, we feel our bodies have become much stronger, and our minds are clearer. It's as if we've undergone a complete transformation," Qiao Wanli said excitedly.
"Mhm, that's right. You now possess martial talent, and you would be considered geniuses even in Jinzhou City. I will now officially teach you a set of cultivation techniques."
"What cultivation technique? Can we learn it?" Qiao Yannian walked up and asked.
"Of course, you can."
Zhou Hong immediately retrieved a cultivation technique from his mind, named the Three Extremes Swordplay.
"Listen carefully. The swordplay I am about to teach you is called the Three Extremes Swordplay. The three of you can perform it simultaneously, or combine into a sword array. When the three of you form a sword array, this Three Extremes Swordplay will reach its maximum power. For example, if the three of you are currently at Martial Practitioner level 20, then when you combine into a sword array, you can unleash the strength of level 60."
"Wow, it's that powerful?"
"Yes, it's very suitable for the three of you. So, from now on, the three of you can roam the martial world together and form a famous combination," Zhou Hong said with a smile.
It would be quite interesting if a father, son, and daughter-in-law formed a combination.
"Great!" Qiao Wanli and the other two were excited.
"Let's begin then."
Zhou Hong stopped wasting time and immediately imparted the Three Extremes Swordplay to them.
However, their talent had only just been discovered, so they couldn't master it quickly.
But Zhou Hong wasn't in a hurry. He had prepared three days to teach them hand-in-hand.
Just like that, three days passed in the blink of an eye.
"Grandpa, Mom, Dad, congratulations. You have mastered the first stage of the Three Extremes Swordplay. This means that your current martial cultivation realm has at least reached around level 25," Zhou Hong said with a smile.
"No way? How could it be so fast?" Qiao Wanli quickly shook his head.
"Hehe, the martial cultivation realm on Earth, to put it plainly, is that with every improvement in your martial arts, you gain a level of confidence in your heart. There are no specific data, and you don't need to improve step by step. If you practice a very powerful martial art, you can become a Martial Practitioner level 50 overnight, or even directly enter the Martial Master realm."
"Now that you have mastered the first stage of the Three Extremes Swordplay, the three of you have at least the martial cultivation realm of Martial Practitioner level 25. If you don't believe me, carefully feel within your hearts. Do you have a sense that you can defeat someone at Martial Practitioner level 25?"
"It does seem like I have such a feeling. I thought I was being overconfident," Qiao Yannian said in shock.
"That's right. This feeling is your martial cultivation realm. If the three of you form a sword array now, you can at least defeat someone at Martial Practitioner level 80. In Jinzhou City, the three of you united would be considered the strongest in Jinzhou City."
"Ah!" Qiao Wanli was stunned.