"Food is eaten bite by bite, and roads are walked step by step."
Noticing Kang Nuolan's thoughts, Wan Yunting smiled and said, "Your progress is already incredibly rapid. Kung fu isn't something you can rush. Especially when practicing internal energy cultivation techniques, you must not have a single moment of impatience or distracting thoughts, otherwise, it's very easy to encounter problems. Do you understand?"
"Mm, I understand."
Kang Nuolan was willing to listen to Wan Yunting's words.
Wan Yunting saw that time was getting late and said, "Alright, that's enough for today. In a few days, I'll take you to meet someone!"
Kang Nuolan looked confused and asked, "Who?"
"You'll know when the time comes."
Wan Yunting kept him in suspense and smiled, "Okay, I'm heading back now. I'll call you later."
Kang Nuolan nodded and saw him out of the training room. Kang Hongwen and his wife had already instructed the kitchen to prepare dinner. However, seeing that Wan Yunting had agreed to have dinner at Fang Yanxi's place tonight, they regretfully saw him off.
As Wan Yunting was driving towards Fang Yanxi's house, he received a call from Meng Hu, who said, "Boss Wan, the people I sent out have them in sight!"
"Very good."
Wan Yunting's lips curved upwards, and he smiled, "Keep a close eye on them and report any changes to me immediately."
"Understood."
Meng Hu, nodding while at a bar, then said, "By the way, Boss Wan, when are you coming over? We haven't seen you for a long time."
Wan Yunting chuckled, suddenly remembering that he was indeed the boss of Meng Hu and the others. However, he had handed over those affairs to Ling Wei as a nominal boss. "I'll come over after I'm done with these busy days. I'll talk to you later."
After hanging up, Wan Yunting drove straight to Fang Yanxi's house, arriving precisely at seven o'clock in the evening.
Knowing he was coming tonight, Fang Guowen had his wife Du Xiumei prepare a sumptuous feast. Simultaneously, Fang Shoushan brought out the aged wine he had treasured for many years.
Fang Yanxi also finished work early and returned home. She specifically went back to her room to dress up a little. Wearing a light blue dress, she stood at the door to welcome Wan Yunting, a gentle smile on her pretty face. "You're here."
"Mm."
Wan Yunting was carrying some fruit he had bought on the way. Fang Yanxi playfully chided, "Still buying things."
Wan Yunting held up the fruit in his hand and smiled, "How can I come for a meal empty-handed? That would be too impolite."
Fang Yanxi smiled gently and took the fruit from his hand. From inside the house, Fang Guowen's happy voice called out, "Xiao Wan is here! Come in quickly, your grandfather has already brewed the tea, just waiting for you..."
"Okay, Uncle Fang."
Seeing Fang Guowen's casual demeanor, Wan Yunting made Fang Yanxi feel a little embarrassed. She then led him inside. Upon entering the villa's living room, Wan Yunting politely greeted Du Xiumei, who was busy in the kitchen with the housekeeper, before entering the reception tea room with Fang Yanxi.
Fang Shoushan had already brewed the tea. Seeing Wan Yunting enter, he laughed happily, "Haha, Xiao Wan, come and sit. I haven't seen you in a while..."
"Grandpa Fang..."
Wan Yunting did not stand on ceremony and directly addressed Fang Shoushan as Grandpa, then sat beside him. Fang Yanxi put down the fruit and went to the kitchen to help her mother and the others.
Fang Shoushan and Fang Guowen naturally pulled Wan Yunting aside to chat about his drug eradication exploits in Southeast Asia...
When dinner was served, Wan Yunting sat next to Fang Yanxi and began drinking with Fang Shoushan and Fang Guowen. Even Fang Yanxi and her mother raised their glasses to drink red wine, as if they were truly treating Wan Yunting as a son-in-law.
They drank until half-past nine in the evening before Fang Shoushan and Fang Guowen let Wan Yunting off the hook, primarily wanting to give Fang Yanxi and him some time alone.
"Your grandfather and Uncle Fang really can hold their liquor. They almost had me completely drunk."
Wan Yunting and Fang Yanxi came out of the house and were leisurely strolling in the garden, disappearing from view. Many neighbors were also playing with their children around. Fang Yanxi, in her light blue, knee-length dress, revealed a stretch of fair, straight legs. She wore casual flat shoes and had her fair, alluring hands clasped behind her back as she walked leisurely beside Wan Yunting, smiling gently, "They have many social engagements, so over time they became very good at drinking."
Wan Yunting nodded. Seeing a leisure chair under a lamppost ahead, he pointed and smiled, "Let's go sit there."
"Okay..."
The two sat next to each other. The late autumn evening wind, on the verge of winter, was quite chilly. Wan Yunting turned to look at her thin dress, "Are you cold?"
Fang Yanxi turned to look at him, her pretty face blushing. She smiled shyly, "A little."
Wan Yunting lowered his head and saw that he was only wearing a thin t-shirt. He chuckled helplessly, then extended his right hand, placing it behind Fang Yanxi and around her right shoulder. He circulated his internal energy, channeling it through his palm into her body. Fang Yanxi clearly felt a warm current coming from his palm and spreading throughout her body, making her feel warm and comfortable. She looked back at Wan Yunting in surprise, "Your hand is so warm."
"Are you still cold?"
Wan Yunting asked with a gentle smile. Fang Yanxi shook her head slightly and smiled, "Not cold anymore."
"That's good."
Wan Yunting nodded, and then they sat in silence, quietly watching a group of children playing in the small park square in the distance. Fang Yanxi turned her head slightly, sneaking glances at the man's well-defined face...
Then, she leaned her small head against Wan Yunting's shoulder. He paused slightly, turned his head to look at the woman whose hair rested on his shoulder, and Wan Yunting smiled gently without saying anything.
They sat there warmly, neither speaking, enjoying every moment they were together...
It was not until eleven o'clock that night when Wan Yunting sent Fang Yanxi back. He then hired a designated driver to take him directly back to his second brother's house...
The next morning at six-thirty, Wan Yunting woke up on time and went out to practice meditation on the lawn of the residential area's park.
Since he had recovered his peak internal energy through dual cultivation with Li Shuyun in Malaysia some time ago, and was now on the verge of breaking through to Gang Jin, he wanted to put in the effort to reach the next realm.
"Cough..."
Suddenly, Wan Yunting's expression turned pained. He involuntarily clutched his subtly aching abdomen and found that the energy he had just absorbed had backfired. "What's going on?"
Wan Yunting's eyes snapped open, revealing a confused expression. This was because he had never encountered such a situation during his previous cultivation. Today, however, he found a mass of malevolent energy condensing in the Shimén acupoint above his Dantian. This caused Wan Yunting to frown deeply, unsure of what was happening.
So, he once again sat in meditation and circulated his internal energy through all the acupoints on the Ren and Du meridians. However, when he reached the Shimén acupoint, he was still counterattacked by that mass of malevolent energy, almost causing Wan Yunting to spit blood, making his expression serious as he did not know what this situation was.
"I need to go and ask Uncle Chang about this..."
Wan Yunting dared not continue practicing. He got up and returned to his second brother's house, planning to go directly to Huadu University to find Chang Wude after breakfast.