"Do you still have the nerve to lie down? Give me back my daughter! I finally got a capable woman, and you scared her off, didn't you!"

Li Cuilan was in a rush as she went to pull off Qin Feng's blanket.

Splash—!

Qin Feng's blanket was yanked to the ground by her sudden forceful tug.

For a moment.

Qin Feng was bamboozled.

So was Li Cuilan.

The atmosphere in the room became incredibly awkward.

Proper sleep is very healthy for a man's body and mind, and as a husband eager to impress his wife, Qin Feng always paid attention to this. Last night he had been particularly... no, that's not right, he had been full of ideals and ambitions last night, and naturally slept soundly.

Now.

He had been seen by Mother-in-law Li Cuilan from head to toe!

"Ah—!!"

Qin Feng let out a miserable scream and immediately pulled the blanket over himself.

Li Cuilan also snapped back to reality, her face turned "swoosh" red, and she tried to brush it off by saying sternly, "What are you screaming for! Have you never seen a storm? For goodness sake..."

While speaking.

She also felt too embarrassed to stay, turning around to leave the room.

But as she walked, it seemed like the recent scene had frightened her; her legs were shaky, and she nearly fell several times.

That dazed look seemed to linger on the grand and majestic sight of Qin Feng...

In the morning.

Qin Feng left Villa No.1.

Since Xu Yunxiao went out alone to travel, he didn't want to stay there.

Who would want to live with that hideous mother-in-law? Enjoy

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He was even afraid she might harbor indecent intentions towards him!

These days.

He simply moved into Emperor Villa.

In his spare time, he soaked in hot springs to benefit his body and martial arts cultivation.

Besides soaking in the springs.

He continued with alchemy.

At the same time, he wrote down some methods for crafting elixirs and had a parrot deliver the notes to the Hall Master of Wind and Cloud Hundred Herbs Hall for the production of pill furnaces and to scale up production.

Such as the Breaking Martial Pill that increases cultivation, the Nourishing Yuan Pill for healing, Bone Tempering Pill, Burst Body Pill, and so on.

Otherwise, his small Alchemy Furnace would toil for a day and produce only a small amount.

Of course.

For more complex elixirs, even if given to Hundred Herbs Hall, they might not be able to craft them successfully – they must be used in conjunction with his specialized small Alchemy Furnace.

A few days later.

Ai Yeqing came to Lake City.

At the Martial Arts Tournament, she made a name for herself alongside Fang Wudi. Now, she has become a very powerful Grandmaster!

Previously, to help Mu Jiangyue guard those two Medicine Mountains, Qin Feng had her stay there to cultivate as well.

While in East Sea, Qin Feng made a business deal with the Unrivaled War God Jiang Tiefeng, securing a contract where in the future the Northern Border Army, including the affiliated special teams like White Lion Group, would exclusively use elixirs supplied by his Wind and Cloud Hundred Herbs Hall!

It wasn't about making money.

But with this backing, nobody would dare target Hundred Herbs Hall or Medicine Mountain.

So.

After settling matters there, Ai Yeqing came to Lake City to look for Qin Feng.

At Emperor Villa, in the courtyard.

Ai Yeqing performed a set of martial arts for Qin Feng to observe her progress over this period.

She didn't need to finish.

Qin Feng couldn't bear it, and he asked her to stop.

Can't help it.

Her figure was too sexy, just like Phoenix, Zhiyun, along with Hong and others, with her neckline moving up and down with her martial movements, always making his blood surge.

"Cough cough, no need to fight anymore, I've seen your level."

Qin Feng stopped her.

"What level am I at now?"

Ai Yeqing asked.

She had been obsessed with Martial Arts, which is why she had shone so brightly in the world of Martial Arts.

Even to the point of letting Qin Feng take some advantage of her, she wanted to break through to become a Master.

"Right now, you could challenge a Grade Two Grandmaster without any issues, and manage to hold your own against a Grade Three Grandmaster," Qin Feng praised.

Generally speaking, being able to challenge someone beyond one's level was already a sign of genius.

With the strength she has shown now, she could barely communicate with a Grade Three Grandmaster!

This reminded Qin Feng of Zhiyun.

With Zhiyun's Grade One Grandmaster cultivation, she could turn snow into dragons with her Sword Qi, a true genius!

"Then I'll continue with my training."

Ai Yeqing looked around and said, "The environment here is really good and very suitable for training."

"Don't rush, blind training is of no benefit. You need to combine actual combat with training to better grasp the mysteries of Martial Arts. Come with me later to take care of some business," Qin Feng said.

It's the time when soldiers trained for a thousand days are finally called to battle.

It was time to put them to use.

"Let's get this clear first!" Ai Yeqing looked up at him and said, "Going out is fine, handling business is fine, but I absolutely will not deal with that kind of business!"

"..."

Qin Feng collapsed.

Was this the image she had of him in her mind?

At this moment.

His phone rang.

It was a call from Dragon Gate Feilong.

"Guess it's about time," Qin Feng muttered as he answered the phone.

"Mr. Qin, we really can't hold on much longer. We've even mentioned your name, but they still ignore us! They want us to reveal where those high-level Elixirs are from, or else they'll 'snap' us!" Feilong sounded morose.

"Then tell them that!" Qin Feng said.

"How could I!!" Feilong spoke righteously, "I would absolutely not betray Big Brother!"

"So, what did you say," Qin Feng asked.

"I told them," Feilong continued, "I was like, 'Hmph! Don't even think about pressuring me. I'm a man of dignity; if worse comes to worst, I can return a hero in eighteen years! I absolutely won't tell you that these Elixirs are from my big brother Qin Feng. I'd rather die than say!'"

After saying that.

Feilong sighed miserably again: "Boss, look, even though I accidentally slipped up, you see, I stood my ground. I really didn't mean to betray you; it just slipped out..."

"..."

Qin Feng was speechless and said, "What I meant was, you could just tell them boldly that they can come to me directly!"

"But, they suspected I was lying..." Feilong sighed helplessly, "They say, how could a person from the Mortal World possibly refine advanced Elixirs like the Bone Tempering Pill and Taiji Yuan Sheng Pill? They are trying to coerce me to spill the beans, but whom can I tell them..."

"..."

Qin Feng cringed and simply said, "Tell me the address, I was just thinking about going out for some exercise."

"Okay, okay..."

Feilong excitedly sent the address over.

After hanging up the phone.

Qin Feng then said to Ai Yeqing: "Come with me. Let's test our skills. But before that, you need to meet someone with me."

Two hours later.

Qin Feng and Ai Yeqing arrived at the entrance to Li Qianqian's Alchemy base.

"Once we get in there, you must stick to me and not allow me to have a chance to be alone with her. You should also find reasons to urge me to leave from time to time. If she clings to me persistently, you must find a way to protect me, understand?"

Qin Feng instructed her.

Hearing this, Ai Yeqing's face showed disdain and she said, "Cut it out, as if you're so popular that someone would cling to you that desperately. If someone does, I bet it would be a sow!"

Just as she finished speaking.

Li Qianqian came out from inside.