Chapter 33

Chapter 33: The Seventh Birthday

　　Early the next morning, Wang Xuan resigned from her position as the State Preceptor of Wu Kingdom and was about to leave the Qin residence with Qingwan.

　　On the day Qingwan left, only Suyan accompanied by Ming and Phoenix with Pengda came to see Qingwan off.

　　Apart from them, no one else knew that Qingwan would be leaving today, not even Qingwan’s father.

　　This was Lady Qin’s decision.

　　If other members of the Xu and Qin families had known that Qingwan was leaving, they would surely have organized a grand farewell ceremony.

　　Then all sorts of important figures would have shown up.

　　Lady Qin didn’t want it this way; her daughter didn’t need such a grand send-off.

　　How many people could remember what happened before they were six?

　　Farewells are always like this—

　　In Ming’s mind, he already imagined that little fool sneaking into his room, nervously placing the book under his pillow.

　　Ten years later, when they meet again, it will probably just be a nod and a smile.

　　These simple techniques couldn’t be practiced, so if Ming wanted to advance in cultivation, he still needed to rely on the “Ice Yang Sword Technique.”

　　Touching the cover of the “Heavenly Profound Heart Method,” Ming shook his head.

　　For instance, books on Mo family’s mechanical engineering add attribute points for “Mechanical Talent.”

　　There was no proper learning environment, and the teacher was just going through the motions.

　　Mainly because after reading the “Heavenly Profound Heart Method” for an hour, Ming would get dizzy.

　　However, Ming knew that Qingwan’s feelings for him were merely childhood friendship. At such a young age, how could anyone understand romance?

　　Another four months passed, and Ming turned seven.

　　How much of this childhood memory would she retain?

　　The only thing Ming regretted was that he still hadn’t found a copy of Little Liu Bei, and he didn’t know what attributes Little Liu Bei added.

　　Mr. Xiao advocated reform and was impeached by others, but the Emperor of Wu suppressed the matter.

　　Because that goose was still sleeping.

　　As Qingwan grew up and advanced in cultivation, she would encounter all kinds of people.

　　On the third day, Pengda happily carried a pile of books to Ming’s courtyard.

　　Around her, there would be various outstanding talents.

　　Pengda was studying while Ming was practicing martial arts.

　　Ming read the “Heavenly Profound Heart Method” for an hour every day and then practiced the “Ice Yang Sword Technique” for two hours.

　　For example, this technique called “Fire Control,” for every tenth part read, attribute point “Fire Affinity +0.5.”

　　Then Qingwan ran away with a red face.

　　Even when seeing Qingwan off, the goose barely managed to stay awake.

　　Lady Qin said the political struggles in the Imperial Court were fierce.

　　Ming didn’t pay attention; these things were too far removed from him.

　　Perhaps Pengda thought since Qingwan had left, Ming had no one to keep him company.

　　Ming really wanted to see how stunning she would become in the future.

　　When Ming returned to his courtyard, he found the “Heavenly Profound Heart Method” placed under his pillow.

　　”This silly girl, can she just give away books like this?”

　　As for the “Ice Yang Sword Technique,” if Ming practiced for more than two hours, he would feel as if thousands of needles were pricking his body, forcing him to stop.

　　Otherwise, during study time, Pengda would come to Ming’s courtyard.

　　But Ming discovered that the requirements for these techniques were at least at the third level of Qi Practitioners—Furnace Burning Realm.

　　Still, even though Ming couldn’t practice cultivation, the attribute points were still being added.

　　However, Qingwan hadn’t walked far before she ran back.

　　In both lives, the person who had kissed him was this little girl.

　　Both the Xu and Qin residences actually had their own private schools.

　　Before the age of eight, practicing boxing methods would lead to unstable foundations due to insufficient vital energy and blood.

　　It might even cause immature human meridians to fail to withstand Martial True Qi, ultimately leading to death.

　　So Phoenix sought some connections and arranged for Pengda and Ming to attend a relatively famous private school in the capital called “Clear Wind Academy.”

　　Ming touched his cheek, which had just been kissed, lost in thought.

　　Before Ming could react, Qingwan stopped in front of him, stood on tiptoe, and gave him a quick peck.

　　They agreed to meet again in ten years.

　　Shouldn’t it be a person?

　　But why did the cultivation of the “Ice Yang Sword Technique” not require any specific realm?

　　Although I cannot participate in the imperial exams, reading more books is still useful, and I might even glimpse the Confucian cultivation method, allowing me to use my tens of thousands of “Righteous Aura” attribute points.

　　At other times, Ming would read books from this world.

　　Besides Confucian classics, Ming also read books from other schools of thought in this world, each adding different attribute points.

　　And in ten years, this six-year-old girl would grow into a sixteen-year-old young woman.

　　The grade of the “Ice Yang Sword Technique” must be extremely high.

　　In the Xu residence, there were quite a few books on boxing methods. After all, Wu Kingdom established itself through martial prowess, and even commoner households had books on martial arts.

　　This was equivalent to physical refinement.

　　After finishing reading, Ming would continue to train his body.

　　Everyone watched as Wang Xuan took Qingwan away from the Xu residence.

　　Body Refinement has three stages: Clay Embryo Realm, Wooden Fetus Realm, and Mercury Realm.

　　Ming did not refuse Lady Wang’s kindness.

　　She just wanted to give her daughter more time to say goodbye to her friends.

　　Pengda worried that Ming would be bored, so every day he brought food for Ming.

　　After seeing Qingwan off, the goose went back to sleep.

　　A month passed after Qingwan left.

　　Qi Cultivation has three stages: Heroic Soul Realm, Valiant Spirit Realm, and Martial Gallantry Realm.

　　Human bodies are too fragile before the age of eight.

　　However, Ming wanted to find books on cultivation and learn some simple techniques.

　　Half a year later, with a thunderous rumble inside Ming’s body, another warm current flowed through him, and Ming entered the second stage of Qi Cultivator—Bright Mind Realm.

　　After Qingwan left, Ming’s only friends were the Heavenly Black Goose and Pengda.

　　Pengda, upon hearing the news, immediately went to ask his mother.

　　Spirit Refinement has three stages: Golden Body Realm, Far Traveling Realm, and Mountain Peak Realm.

　　Tenth Stage: Stopping Realm (divided into three layers)

　　Clay Embryo Realm is about initially shaping the body.

　　The Martial Artist Realm is divided into ten stages in total.

　　That day, Phoenix, Pengda, and Lady Qin came to the Xiao Chun Courtyard to celebrate Ming’s birthday.

　　On that day, neither Xuenuo nor Qingwan sent Ming any birthday gifts.