More than an hour passed, and just as Han Li was about to fall asleep in the warm sunshine, movement finally came from the wooden house behind him.
The door creaked open.
Du Gu Yan, having changed her clothes, walked back to him with her head lowered and her face still flushed.
"How do you feel?"
Han Li deliberately ignored what had just happened and went straight to the point.
"I feel like my physical strength has improved a lot, but I can't really describe the specific changes."
Seeing that he avoided the previous embarrassing incident, Du Gu Yan breathed a sigh of relief, but still answered with slightly flushed cheeks.
"Give me your hand, I'll help you see how much the age of your Soul Ring has increased." Han Li sat up straight and looked at the girl who seemed like a different person.
"Oh, okay."
Du Gu Yan hesitated for a moment, but still stretched out her hand, seemingly unwilling to show weakness in front of him.
Han Li found it amusing to look at Du Gu Yan, who was obviously trying to put on a brave face. He reached out with his left hand and grabbed her wrist, while his right hand reached towards her forearm.
He clearly felt that when he grabbed Du Gu Yan's wrist, her body couldn't help but tremble, tensing up instantly before slowly relaxing.
His right hand, covered in Soul Power, squeezed firmly, and a rough number flashed through his mind before he released her hand.
"Congratulations, Sister Yan, the age of your Third Soul Skill has increased by about four hundred and fifty years. The effect is pretty good. If your subsequent improvements can reach this level, then at least in the short term, it shouldn't be a problem for you to absorb a Soul Ring of about four thousand years."
"If we consider the successful Martial Soul Evolution later on, reaching five thousand years for your Third Soul Ring shouldn't be a problem."
Han Li conservatively stated his estimate for the age of Du Gu Yan's Third Soul Ring.
"Really reach five thousand years?"
Hearing his words, even though Du Gu Yan had seen many things that shattered her understanding during this period, she couldn't help but feel excited when it happened to her.
"Once you absorb the Immortal Herb in a few days, you'll soon reach the Soul Grandmaster level, and then you can verify it yourself. Do I need to lie to you?" Han Li replied, somewhat amused, but also understanding.
"Thank you, Xiao Li."
Du Gu Yan raised her head and thanked him earnestly, only to meet Han Li's gaze.
Suddenly, she realized that this scene seemed familiar. Only then did she remember that she had said the same thing to the boy in front of her just an hour and a half ago.
And at that time... Remembering what happened before, her face flushed red again, but she still forced herself to say, "No, I'm just thanking you. Also, you're not allowed to mention what happened before to anyone."
"Did something happen before?" Han Li looked at her with some confusion.
"Yes, nothing happened. Absolutely nothing happened."
Du Gu Yan paused for a moment, then said quickly, but obviously, even she couldn't deceive herself with her trembling tone.
"That's it? Goodbye?"
Han Li turned his body halfway and waved his right hand at her.
"You"
Du Gu Yan opened her mouth, wanting to call him back, but didn't know what reason to use.
"Don't worry, Sister Yan, I really didn't see anything."
Han Li turned his head back when he reached the edge of the platform and said suddenly. Then, without waiting for Du Gu Yan to respond, he jumped down with a smile.
"You get lost, ahhhhh...."
Du Gu Yan looked at the now empty platform, stunned for a moment before angrily waving her fists at the air in front of her, as if punching someone. Then, she squatted down and buried her head in her knees, not knowing what she was thinking.
However, she herself didn't realize that when she was waving her fists just now, she wasn't as embarrassed and angry as before. Her mind was full of the slightly unrestrained smile that someone had shown before jumping down.
...
Leaving the platform, Han Li went straight towards the direction where Master was cultivating.
He had just approached when he heard Dugu Bo's laughter. He quickened his pace and took a closer look.
The two were in good spirits, actually playing chess here. The laughter that Dugu Bo had just let out was because he had gained the upper hand. At this moment, Broad Hill was still wearing a dark face and thinking hard, while Dugu Bo was constantly trying to talk to him, disrupting his thoughts.
Noticing Han Li's arrival, Dugu Bo's eyes lit up. He decisively gave up harassing Broad Hill and turned his head to ask, "It's over? How was the effect? Where's Yan Yan?"
"It's over. Sister Yan's absorption of the secret medicine was pretty good. With just this one time, the upper limit of her Third Soul Ring has increased by about four hundred and fifty years. With a few more times, combined with Martial Soul Evolution, she should be able to absorb a five-thousand-year Soul Ring." Han Li replied with a smile.
"Sister Yan is resting right now."
"Come, come, Xiao Li, sit down, you've worked hard."
Dugu Bo pulled Han Li to his side, grabbed a chair, and pressed him down onto it, his handsome face forcing out wrinkles as he smiled.
"It's not hard work, it's what I should do."
Han Li thought of the scene that had happened before and replied with some lack of confidence.
Broad Hill, who knew him very well, heard the insincerity in his words, looked up at him, but didn't notice anything unusual, and then lowered his head again, thinking about where to move his next chess piece.
It should be said that Dugu Bo's chess skills were much better than Broad Hill's.
Although Han Li couldn't understand the chess game, he could tell from the fact that Dugu Bo was chatting with him while playing chess, and still managed to make his Master look worried.
In the end, Broad Hill used the excuse that it was time for dinner and he had to go eat, manually overturning the chessboard as the ending, allowing Dugu Bo to finally feel proud.
Happy times are always short. Every morning, Han Li would go to the platform to help Du Gu Yan refine Whale Oil to strengthen her physique, and in the afternoon, they would each cultivate.
Soon, a week had passed.
This morning, after Du Gu Yan took the Whale Oil and Han Li tested her, he took the initiative to stop the service.
"Have I reached my limit?"
Du Gu Yan also noticed that this improvement didn't seem as big as the previous times and asked.
"Yes, it barely reached four thousand two hundred years, your body has temporarily developed resistance to the secret medicine, and even if you continue to take it in the short term, there won't be much improvement, so let's leave it at that. The excess medicinal power is still hidden in your body, prepare for Martial Soul Evolution, it will be released together at that time."
Han Li let go of Du Gu Yan's hand and said seriously.
"Okay, then I'll listen to you, when do we start?"
Du Gu Yan looked at Han Li with burning eyes, somewhat impatiently.
"Let's take a good rest today and let your body relax. Tomorrow, let's start tomorrow." Han Li also let out a breath and looked around.
"What? It seems like you're a little reluctant to leave this place."
Du Gu Yan leaned over, bumped him with her shoulder, put her hands on his shoulders, put her head on them, and blew air into his ear as she spoke.
"Stop it."
Han Li took her hand off his shoulder and patted her arm rudely, signaling her to be quiet.
Since that day, Du Gu Yan seemed to have unleashed her nature, becoming more and more presumptuous in front of him, from the previous flirtatious words to flirtatious hands, not resisting physical contact with him at all.
Here she was, taking the opportunity to tease him again.
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