Unable to inform Elder Lei about it, Yi Chen couldn't help but feel a bitter taste in his mouth as his gaze fell on Qin Yao, who was looking at him worriedly, still afraid that he might tell everything to Elder Lei.

'To think he had been bottling so many things behind that cheerful expression of his,' Yi Chen pursed his lips in thought and exhaled deeply.

The next moment, he ruffled Qin Yao's head with his hand and said, "Don't worry, your secret is safe with me."

"Haha, I knew I could trust Brother Chen. Now that I've let out so many pent-up things, my chest feels a lot lighter," Qin Yao grinned cheerfully and got back to preparing the dinner.

"That's good. Remember to do the same whenever you feel frustrated. Your secrets will never be revealed," Yi Chen answered with a smile and started helping him out in the preparation.

After finishing their meals and cleaning the dishes, the two of them were walking alongside each other in the corridor.

"Good night, Brother Chen," Qin Yao said as he stopped outside his room and slid open the door. A simple, well-kept room came into Yi Chen's view the next moment.

"Wait, there's something I want to give you before that," Yi Chen said all of a sudden and reached for something inside his robes.

"Wh-"

Before Qin Yao could react, gestured inside the room with his hand, and the next moment, heaps of spirit stones appeared inside Qin Yao's room.

"That would be a hundred low-grade spirit stones. When you're finished with them, make sure to ask me for more," Yi Chen said with a generous smile.

"Brother Chen...this much…you…how?!" Qin Yao was unable to frame his words properly when he saw the heaps of spirit stones inside his room.

This was his first time seeing such a large number of stones in one place, so it was obvious for him to feel so shocked.

"Don't think much about it. I got a lot more with me." Yi Chen stated as if this many spirit stones didn't mean much to him, which was, in reality, true.

"No, Brother Chen, this is too much. I cannot accept this. You must also need these stones for your cultivation-"

Qin Yao's barrage of words was stopped by Yi Chen's calm refusal.

"Like I said before. I don't lack spirit stones, so feel free to use all these and even ask for more when needed. And if you still feel burdened by this gesture, then just repay me in the future when you get powerful."

Yawn

Yi Chen feigned a yawn the next moment and said, "Alright, that's it for tonight. I'm suddenly feeling very tired, so I'll go and rest. Cultivate well,"

With these words, Yi Chen started walking towards his room, not giving Qin Yao another chance to refuse.

"This…"

Seeing Yi Chen's back as he walked towards his room, Qin Yao couldn't help but tear up.

With just one action, Yi Chen had resolved the problem he had been dealing with for years now.

An extreme sense of gratitude took root in his heart the very next moment, and he declared while bowing sharply at ninety degrees.

"Brother Chen! I'll use these spirit stones well!"

Tears finally ran down his face as he said those words.

"Yes, do that," Yi Chen replied without turning back and soon entered his room.

It was only after he had heard the closing of Yi Chen's door that Qin Yao raised his head. The next moment, he wiped away his tears using his sleeves before entering his room, which was now exuding a dense spiritual Qi.

'I won't let your efforts go in vain, Brother Chen. I'll get stronger, so strong that no one would dare to take advantage of me!'

Meanwhile, Yi Chen, who had just entered his room, had a content expression on his face. Being able to be of some help to Qin Yao brightened his mood a little.

'It's a pity, though, that I'm still too weak to deal with the structural problems the clan has,' Yi Chen thought to himself. Being the clan of Feng Yu's mother, Yi Chen didn't want it to suffer a bad ending.

A few moments later, he cleared his mind and began cultivating.

Time passed, and just like yesterday, it was only when the time was nearing three in the morning that he ended his session and went to sleep.

A few moments later, as he was making his way silently through the corridor, Elder Lei momentarily glanced towards Qin Yao's room with a curious expression before entering his room.

When the sun rose the next morning, the cycle repeated itself, and after absorbing the knowledge shared by Elder Lei, both of them began training with their weapons.

As the house was cleaned yesterday, they had more free time to practice today.

Qin Yao was using a spear while Yi Chen was practising with his sword.

Sounds of wind being torn by fast slashes resounded in the courtyard as the two of them diligently practised their weapon techniques.

It was then that Yi Chen noticed Qin Yao doing something odd.

With his eyes closed, Qin Yao was currently standing still in one place with his hands firmly grasping his spear's shaft.

'Just what is he trying to do?' Yi Chen thought to himself with confusion apparent in his gaze.

Just at that moment, as if to answer Yi Chen's doubts, Qin Yao's eyes slammed open, and a dense Fire Qi moved through his hands.

The Fire Qi then moved towards the spear's tip by spiralling around its shaft before finally condensing around the spear's point.

Swish!

The next instant, Qin Yao thrust his spear onto a firm wooden panel, which he was using to practice all this while.

Tak!

The wooden panel that was able to resist so many of Qin Yao's strikes was blasted to smithereens the moment the spear hit it.

"This...!"

Yi Chen's eyes widened when he saw this.

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