The next morning, to better control Guo Can, Song Qiao appeared at the park punctually.
To avoid appearing too deliberate, Song Qiao even brought two people along.
Gao Meng was warming up by running, while Ding Kaidong stood beside Song Qiao, cultivating.
"The day's work starts in the morning!"
"In the morning, you must learn to breathe using the morning light!"
"Observe carefully the state of these plants and animals right now!"
"Whatever state nature is in!"
"To pluck flowers and flick leaves to injure someone, you must learn to sense nature!"
Song Qiao patiently instructed Ding Kaidong.
Ding Kaidong was very receptive. He closed his eyes, feeling the changes as the sun rose.
"Shouldn't they be here by now?"
Song Qiao checked the time, a hint of annoyance creeping into his thoughts.
The morning light swept away the night, and the chill slowly receded.
Guo Can jogged his way to the park.
"Could it be him?"
As he passed a grove of trees, Guo Can unintentionally spotted the person who had kept him awake last night.
"It really is him!"
Guo Can stopped and stared, his expression incredibly varied upon confirming Song Qiao's identity.
"You ran from me!"
"But you were caught by me today, weren't you?"
"Let's fight until dark!"
Song Qiao noticed a pair of eyes watching him from behind the bushes, and his heart leaped with joy.
Guo Can approached him proactively to greet him:
"Brother, do you recognize me?"
Song Qiao pretended not to know him.
"I'm the person you played against last night!"
As Guo Can spoke, he seemed a little unconvinced.
Song Qiao nodded upon hearing this, not admitting it directly, and feigning his attention on guiding Ding Kaidong.
"I invited you for a third game last night, but you logged off in a hurry."
"I don't know why, nor do I need to know!"
"Now that I've run into you!"
"Let's have another match!"
Song Qiao was no match for Guo Can.
"I'm instructing my disciple right now!"
"I don't have time!"
Song Qiao was completely unceremonious.
"Hmph!"
"How long does a game of chess take?"
"I think you're clearly unwilling!"
"You just want to enjoy the feeling of everyone talking about you, don't you?"
"If you win, that's enough. How boring!"
Seeing Song Qiao's lack of enthusiasm, Guo Can's face showed disdain and contempt.
Are people nowadays so unable to handle a loss?
"I only won two games against you, it's not that big of a deal."
"You're chasing after me like this?"
"Who is being petty here?"
"If you don't admit defeat, how can you defeat me next time?"
Song Qiao said calmly, without any sarcasm towards Guo Can.
Guo Can saw that Song Qiao was guiding his disciple in practicing, and it was a basic cultivation method.
Thus, Guo Can had a scheme. He enticed Song Qiao with a condition he couldn't refuse.
"If you play another game with me, I'll give you a cultivation technique!"
"I see you're also a martial artist!"
"This set of skills is an ancestral secret, rarely passed on to outsiders!"
Guo Can did not specify what the technique was. Song Qiao feigned interest and pressed further.
"What cultivation technique?"
"The Guo family's heart method!"
"You're also a martial artist!"
"The Guo family of the Imperial Capital, you must have heard of them!"
To make it seem more credible, Song Qiao pretended to ask.
"Who are you?"
"And how do you have the Guo family's heart method?"
"If you're trying to fool me with something you bought casually from a street vendor, wouldn't I be at a huge loss?"
Guo Can was not surprised by Song Qiao's reaction and did not offer further explanation.
"Just one match!"
"And you'll obtain the cultivation technique that countless people dream of from my Guo family!"
"What hesitation do you have?"
Having witnessed the heart method displayed by Guo Yin previously, Song Qiao's curiosity had been greatly piqued.
To know oneself and the enemy, one can win a hundred battles!
It was true that the Guo family's heart method made cultivators preoccupied, and it did hold some appeal for Song Qiao.
However, it wasn't to the extent of being "dreamed of."
Song Qiao feigned a look of difficulty and said slowly.
"I can play with you!"
"But I really don't have time right now!"
"Let's compete online!"
Just as Guo Can was about to say something, Gao Meng returned from her run.
"Who are you?"
Gao Meng's tone was somewhat cold.
Guo Can scrutinized Gao Meng carefully and found that she was also a cultivator.
However, this aura of keeping people at a distance was only effective on ordinary people.
In front of him, it was hardly enough.
"You're not qualified to know."
"I'm talking to him, when did it become your turn to interrupt?"
"Get lost!"
Guo Can's attitude was already quite polite.
Seeing Guo Can's attitude, Gao Meng became furious.
Asking for your name and you're acting so superior?
Her courage and spirit had increased considerably after her recent period of cultivation.
This was all thanks to the improvement in her fundamental strength!
"Not convinced?"
"Let's spar!"
A good man doesn't fight with a woman!
It wasn't good to argue in the early morning.
Guo Can ignored Gao Meng's provocation and instructed Song Qiao.
"Remember to be online tonight!"
Seeing Guo Can's receding back, Gao Meng felt a sense of incomprehensibility.
His demeanor seemed unfathomable, something Gao Meng had also seen in Song Qiao before.
"Is he also a cultivator?"
"He seems to know a thing or two!"
Song Qiao laughed heartily.
"His heart method, right now, could cripple you with one punch!"
"What do you think?"
Gao Meng wiped her eyes and saw Guo Can gradually disappearing from her sight. Her heart sank.
"Let's head back to the company first!"
He had dealt with Guo Can this morning, but Song Qiao hadn't expected to be outmaneuvered himself.
The manager of the transportation department called.
"Mr. Song, our medicine has been stopped by the health bureau!"
"They're holding it under the pretext of it being prohibited, and won't allow its transport!"
Song Qiao was so angry he nearly crushed the phone.
"You're looking to die!"