Qin Shilei held the secret manual Feng Wu Jiu Tian and arrived at An Qian's door. He gently turned the knob, only to find it locked.
He knocked softly three times.
There was no response for a long while.
"This little girl won't be angry that I'm only knocking now, will she?" Qin Shilei thought to himself.
He knocked again, still no reaction.
Teleport!
Qin Shilei instantly appeared by An Qian's bed.
An Qian was lying on her side, hugging a large stuffed toy, murmuring, "Just knock, why don't you? If you knock one more time, I'll open the door... If you dare to leave, I'll never talk to you again."
Qin Shilei suppressed a smile and tapped the bedside table next to him with his finger.
An Qian jolted upright, about to get out of bed to open the door, when she suddenly found Qin Shilei standing by the bed, smiling at her.
Her face instantly turned crimson, and she said angrily, "Hmph, look at you showing off, sneaking into a girl's bedroom using teleportation. You're asking for a beating."
With that, she threw the stuffed toy at him.
Qin Shilei dodged the toy and lunged forward, quickly diving under the covers.
"So fragrant, let me have a good smell."
"Don't mess around, you're not allowed to smell there."
...
The storm had subsided.
Qin Shilei took out Feng Wu Jiu Tian and handed it to An Qian, "This Earth-grade technique was my reward for advancing to the Silver realm. It's perfect for you."
An Qian kissed Qin Shilei's cheek, "A reward for you."
Qin Shilei pointed to his other cheek, "And this side."
An Qian rolled her eyes, "Greedy thing, that's all there is."
Although she said that, she leaned forward and stretched her head to kiss him on the other side.
Qin Shilei, however, reached out and pulled her closer, kissing her red lips directly. He only let go after a while.
An Qian caught her breath, lay in Qin Shilei's arms, and opened the secret manual Feng Wu Jiu Tian.
The milky white stone that carried Feng Wu Jiu Tian instantly turned into a white light and flew into An Qian's body.
An Qian instantly learned the Feng Wu Jiu Tian technique, and through it, she comprehended the ultimate skill within Feng Wu Jiu Tian – Blazing Firebird.
Blazing Firebird: Unleash dozens of extremely hot energy firebirds to burn and bombard the target.
With An Qian's Black Iron two-star cultivation, she could currently only unleash ten Blazing Firebirds to attack targets.
Qin Shilei took out most of his remaining crystal cores, placed them in a top-grade spatial ring, and then handed the spatial ring to An Qian.
Top-grade Spatial Ring: Contains a capacity of 100 cubic meters.
This was something he had painstakingly refreshed. He had obtained two in total, one for An Qian and one for Zhang Xiaoli.
"Now that you have a technique, you need to advance to the Silver realm as soon as possible."
"Mm." An Qian didn't take the ring. Instead, she looked at her right hand, examining it.
"How can these slender jade hands be so beautiful."
Qin Shilei unclasped the spatial ring she wore on her middle finger and then put this top-grade spatial ring on her ring finger.
"Since you've been so good, I'll allow you to leave after I fall asleep," An Qian said, closing her eyes.
Although the beauty's words were genuine, Qin Shilei still held An Qian as they drifted off to sleep.
Before sleeping, he refreshed An Qian.
[Do you wish to perform attribute refresh?]
[Refresh.]
Flame Mastery (Green): Better comprehend fire-attribute abilities and enhance their power.
Flame Immunity (Purple): Can be immune to most fire damage.
Nirvana (Orange): Can be reborn from the ashes when heavily injured, with a cooldown of six months.
Today was truly a lucky day. Qin Shilei chose to replace the Sword Master attribute with Nirvana.
With the Sword Master attribute and her own comprehension, An Qian's swordsmanship had already reached master level.
Therefore, the Sword Master attribute was somewhat dispensable to her.
As for the remaining refresh opportunities, Qin Shilei casually fixed some ordinary attributes onto some ordinary items.
...
Seven o'clock in the morning.
An Qian woke up from her sleep and turned her head, seeing her beloved looking at her with a smile.
Her heart filled with joy, and she said sweetly, "What are you looking at? Haven't you seen enough?"
Qin Shilei kissed her, "I'll never see enough in a lifetime."
The two lingered for a while longer before reluctantly getting out of bed.
Qin Shilei used the other top-grade spatial ring to coax Zhang Xiaoli for a while before she went downstairs.
As soon as he reached the first floor, he noticed an outsider in the hall.
"Ms. Yuyao, my sincerity towards you is as clear as the sun and moon. Please marry me," Shi Yutang said to He Yuyao with infatuated eyes.
"We've barely met a few times. This is too sudden. You should go back and calm down properly," He Yuyao turned and went back into the kitchen.
"Do you believe in love at first sight? This is it for me," Shi Yutang chased her into the kitchen like a persistent shadow.
Qin Shilei patted his forehead, his head aching, "Why do I always feel like I've forgotten something? Ah, I forgot to refresh the attributes on Auntie."
An Qian asked doubtfully, "What attributes?"
Qin Shilei shook his head, "Nothing. Let's eat breakfast quickly."
When He Yuyao returned from the kitchen to the dining table, Qin Shilei looked at her.
[Do you wish to perform attribute refresh?]
[Refresh.]
Youth Killer (Green): Possesses a fatal attraction to youths.
Natural Beauty (Red): A born beauty, charming even at sixty years old.
Reaper's Forgetfulness (Purple): Death always inadvertently forgets your existence.
"..."
He didn't expect to refresh another purple attribute on He Yuyao.
Did An Qian's "European Emperor" luck inherit from her mother?
"Qin Shilei, watch your gaze."
Shi Yutang berated, "She is your mother-in-law. How can you stare at an elder lady like that?"
"..." Qin Shilei gave the usually steady Commander Shi a speechless look and quickly fixed the Reaper's Forgetfulness attribute onto He Yuyao.
"What are you saying? You're not welcome here. Get out immediately," He Yuyao said coldly, pointing at the door.
Shi Yutang's infatuated gaze immediately cleared.
He looked at He Yuyao and said with a fawning smile, "I've been busy with military affairs these past two days and got a bit confused. Please don't be angry. I'll leave now and come back to see you later."
Even without the influence of the "disaster to the nation and people" attribute, Shi Yutang didn't seem to have given up on pursuing her.
As soon as Shi Yutang left the villa, Kong Qingshu walked in.
"Commander, you're having breakfast. Perfect, I haven't eaten either."
With that, she went to the kitchen to get a bowl and chopsticks and sat opposite Qin Shilei.
"Uh, Miss Kong, you're quite bold. The daughter of the Grand Commander actually comes to mooch my food," Qin Shilei said with displeasure.
Kong Qingshu said indignantly, "Commander, I'm also part of the Rock Battle Group. I'm just eating a bit of your porridge, you're not that stingy, are you?"
Qin Shilei glanced at her, "I think you should leave the Rock Battle Group sooner rather than later."
"Hmph," Kong Qingshu said coquettishly, "Commander, I haven't made any mistakes. You can't expel me from the Rock Battle Group."
She paused and then asked, "Commander, you are the number one cultivator on the system leaderboard, aren't you?"
After receiving an affirmative answer, she continued, "I'm here this time to invite you to the command center to discuss grain procurement."