For the first time, Yun Yun felt that the young man in front of her was so handsome and dashing, like a ray of warm sunshine shining into her heart.
So, she smiled faintly, revealing a tenderness she had never shown in front of others, and said softly,
"It's getting late, you should get some rest too."
"Alright, goodnight, Sect Master."
Xu Qi smiled slightly, his smile as bright as the sunshine, causing Yun Yun's heart to flutter once again.
She then left the courtyard of the Arena, walking rather quickly.
"Strange... What's wrong with me today? How could I actually fall for a boy?"
Yun Yun was very confused.
She doesn't consider herself the kind of person who cares about appearance.
But Xu Qi gave her a very different feeling today. That inexplicable sense of affinity made her feel genuinely good towards him.
Watching Yun Yun leave, Xu Qi already knew the gist of the matter.
His affability, good looks, and prestige have all increased several times over, which are all positive gains.
If someone has even a slight liking for him, that liking will be amplified and affect their impression of Xu Qi.
Conversely, if someone doesn't like him or even hates him, then his affability and prestige will have no effect.
After all, no matter how high one's prestige is, it cannot change a person's hatred and dislike for him.
Based on this, Xu Qi concluded that Yun Yun had already fallen for him.
Of course, this initial attraction wasn't enough for Yunyun to fall in love with her; it would take some more time.
Xu Qi, of course, also liked Yun Yun.
Who wouldn't love such a stunningly beautiful woman?
Among all the men in the Yunlan Sect, there are probably very few who do not like Yun Yun.
However, most people, due to the disparity in their social status, can only harbor their feelings in secret and dare not express them in any way.
Xu Qi is different.
In the past, he only dared to like her secretly, without daring to have too many thoughts about it.
Things are different now.
He is no longer the same person he used to be. He has enough ability and confidence to be worthy of Yun Yun.
With enough effort, even an iron rod can be ground into a needle; he will surely make Yunyun fall in love with him.
But before that, Xu Qi must work hard to improve his strength.
Three-star fighters aren't even good enough to guard the gate.
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In the days that followed, Xu Qi spent every day in the Fighting Skills Pavilion.
Aside from the daily requirement to transform his talents, he spent the rest of his time practicing chain combat techniques.
He learned all types of fighting techniques, including swords, spears, clubs, and fists, preferring to have too many rather than too few.
With the support of masters of swordsmanship, fist and foot techniques, and spear and staff, mastering various combat skills becomes even more efficient and effective.
Currently, he mainly focuses on repairing Yellow-rank combat techniques.
Because there are many types and quantities of Yellow-rank combat techniques, they are easy to learn, and in Xu Qi's hands, Yellow-rank combat techniques can also exert the power of Profound-rank combat techniques.
At the same time, the number and variety of Xuan-rank combat skills are not as many as those of Huang-rank combat skills, and they are more troublesome to learn. Huang-rank combat skills are more plentiful and satisfying.
In just a few days, he learned more than a dozen fighting techniques and mastered them all.
That day, Xu Qi opened the door and let people in as usual.
The first one to appear was a pretty young girl dressed in a light white, elegant dress.
Nalan Yanran!
"Good morning, Senior Brother Xu." The girl smiled gently, her beauty as lovely as a flower.
When Nalan Yanran saw Xu Qi, her eyes lit up and a strange light flashed in them.
She noticed that Xu Qi seemed to have changed after only a few days apart.
He became more handsome and approachable, like the winter sun, bright and warm, making people want to get close to him and hug him.
"Junior Sister Yanran, you've arrived." Xu Qi greeted her with a smile.
Nalan Yanran, the personal disciple of the sect leader of Yunlan Sect and the eldest daughter of the Nalan family, is aloof and proud by nature.
But she doesn't look down on her fellow disciples because of this.
At least when Xu Qi was in contact with Nalan Yanran, her personality was quite good.
"Yes, I'm here to return the combat skill." Nalan Yanran regained her composure after almost losing her composure, smiled sweetly, and handed Xu Qi a high-level Yellow Rank combat skill, "Returning Wind Sword".
She borrowed this a few days ago.
"Hmm, the timing is just right." Xu Qi took the fighting skill and casually placed it on the table next to him, planning to put it back in the fighting skill pavilion later when there was free time.
After returning the fighting skills, Nalan Yanran lingered there, staring blankly at Xu Qi.
"Is there anything else?" Xu Qi looked up at her, a hint of doubt in his eyes.
"N-nothing." The girl's face visibly flushed red after being caught peeking.
"Are you really alright? Your face looks a little red. Do you have a fever?" As he spoke, Xu Qi took a few steps forward and naturally touched Nalan Yanran's forehead with his palm.
Hmm, it seems a bit hot.
Nalan Yanran's body froze for a moment, as if Xu Qi possessed some kind of magic that made her unable to extricate herself.
"I...I'm fine."
The girl quickly stepped back, letting the warm hand leave her forehead.
"I'm going back now, goodbye Senior Brother Xu."
After saying that, Nalan Yanran left in a hurry, looking rather flustered.
Looking at the flustered figure, Xu Qi smiled faintly and continued to guard the Martial Arts Pavilion.
He didn't find any new talents during this period.
Although the disciples of Yunlan Sect are among the most talented in the entire Jia Ma Empire.
But for Xu Qi, their talent attributes were really weak.
Either the level is high but the attributes are poor; or the attributes are good but the level is low.
Moreover, many talents overlap.
As a result, he hasn't been able to convert any good talents in the past few days; he's just randomly converted one blue talent and then broken it down into experience points.
Blue experience clusters can be used to upgrade blue talent attributes, and Xu Qi has accumulated six blue experience clusters.
After careful consideration, Xu Qi decided to use the money to upgrade the three talent attributes: [Sword Master], [Fist and Foot Master], and [Photographic Memory].
[Should I upgrade my skill level to "Swordsmanship Master," "Punchmanship Master," or "Photographic Memory"?]
"upgrade."
[Upgrade successful, obtained 'Peerless Swordsmanship', 'Unparalleled Fist and Foot Techniques', and 'Enlightenment Through Instant Hearing']
[Peerless Swordsmanship (Purple): Your understanding of swordsmanship has reached a transcendent level. Swordsmanship combat effectiveness +500%, swordsmanship combat cost -50%, swordsmanship combat chain repair efficiency +500%.]
[Masterful Hands and Feet (Purple): Your understanding of hand and foot techniques has reached a transcendent level. Hand and foot combat skill effects +500%, hand and foot combat skill consumption -50%, hand and foot combat skill chain repair efficiency +500%.]
[One Hear, a Thousand Understandings (Purple): Your comprehension is extremely high; you grasp concepts instantly and possess a profound understanding of various martial arts techniques and combat skills. Memory +80%, Comprehension +80%.]
After upgrading three blue talents to purple talents in one go, Xu Qi felt that his comprehension had been further improved.
Now, he can easily learn any fighting technique that is presented to him!
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