17: Revealing the truth, the master's wife frowned

Lin Yuan changed the subject and said, "It's nothing, Stepmother, how was your Elder application? Did it pass?"

"It passed. We can continue to live in this courtyard."

Gu Shuqin took out her Outer Sect Elder token and shook it at him.

"Great! Congratulations, Stepmother!"

"What's there to congratulate? It's just an Outer Sect Elder position. The benefits aren't that great. To get real advantages, one still needs to enter the Inner Sect."

Gu Shuqin put away her token, sat on the stone chair, and continued, "What about you? How was your Martial Skill selection? Did you sign up for the Outer Sect Competition?"

"I've chosen and signed up."

"Which Martial Skill did you choose?"

"Tongbei Fist."

"Tongbei Fist?"

Upon hearing this Martial Skill, Gu Shuqin immediately furrowed her brows. "Why did you choose this fist technique?"

"I think this fist technique is quite good."

"It's good, but it's difficult to Cultivate. Out of a hundred Disciples, only a few can produce a single 'boom.' What makes you think you can?"

"Stepmother, please rest assured. No matter how bad I am, I can still produce one 'boom.'"

"One 'boom' is just a Yellow Rank Low-grade Martial Skill. What's the point even if you manage it?"

"You don't know, this Tongbei Fist relies on the power of the Meridians to unleash force. My Meridians are different from ordinary people's. Even if I only produce one 'boom,' its power will be comparable to a Yellow Rank Advanced Martial Skill."

"Oh? Your Meridians are different? Let me see."

Mei Fu's expression changed slightly. She stood up, stepped forward, grasped his shoulder, and released her Divine Soul to investigate his internal condition.

She saw that within his body, the thick Ren Meridian had already opened, emanating an incredibly vast Qi that shook her Divine Soul!

What strong Meridians!

This Qi was hot and scorching, and in terms of intensity, it was far superior to the Meridians within her own body!

As expected, Lin Yuan's Meridians are indeed extraordinary!

With the help of these Meridians, Lin Yuan's strength will definitely far surpass his peers!

Thinking of this, Gu Shuqin became even more excited, nodding repeatedly, "Good! Excellent! As expected of my Lin Yuan, truly different from others!"

"Stepmother, you flatter me. No matter how different I am, I will always be your Disciple and always be filial to you."

"Such a smooth talker~"

Gu Shuqin flicked his nose, her emotions gradually calming down. She said seriously, "Lin Yuan, you absolutely cannot let outsiders know about your abnormal Meridians, otherwise it will bring about a fatal disaster."

The stronger a Cultivator's talent, the greater the danger to himself.

Many ill-intentioned people will not allow such a Genius to grow, so this matter must be kept secret until he can stand on his own.

Lin Yuan nodded and said, "Yes, I will keep it a secret and not mention it to outsiders."

Gu Shuqin suddenly thought of something and asked again, "By the way, I just saw that your Qi seemed to have improved. Did you Breakthrough?"

"Yes, I've Broken through to Opening Meridian Realm Second Layer."

"Ah? But I don't see that you've opened the second Meridian?"

"It's like this..."

Lin Yuan explained Ao Ling霜's conjecture.

Gu Shuqin suddenly understood. "So that's it. Your Meridians are truly special; they actually require a Breakthrough to a major Realm to open."

Lin Yuan chuckled, "That's good too, otherwise, with the degree of blockage in my Meridians, wanting to Breakthrough to Opening Meridian Realm Ninth Layer would take forever."

"That's true, this way you'll also have an easier time."

Gu Shuqin nodded and continued, "I'm going to cook. You should go Cultivate first."

After speaking, she took a step, but found Lin Yuan standing still.

"What's wrong, Lin Yuan? Do you have something else?"

"Uh, Stepmother..."

Lin Yuan bit his lip, a sheepish smile on his face. "The reason I was able to Breakthrough to Opening Meridian Realm Second Layer was because I dual Cultivated with someone."

"Someone!?"

Gu Shuqin's beautiful eyes widened, and she immediately asked, "Who did you dual Cultivate with?"

"An Outer Sect female Disciple named Miao Yizi."

"Miao Yizi..."

Gu Shuqin murmured the name, quickly recalled such a person, and furrowed her brows. "Are you talking about that woman who deceives and swindles male Disciples?"

Because her reputation was so bad, she had also heard of her.

"Yes."

"You! If you really wanted to dual Cultivate, you could go to those female Disciples with good morals. Why did you find such an unchaste harlot?"

Gu Shuqin said angrily.

Even though she quickly gave herself to her Disciple, she was essentially a very conservative woman and naturally could not tolerate her partner getting involved with messy members of the opposite sex.

Lin Yuan hurriedly explained, "Stepmother, you've misunderstood. Although that fellow's morals aren't great, her body is still clean."

Gu Shuqin calmed her emotions and said suspiciously, "Really? But I heard from rumors that she is very good at using her beauty to gain benefits."

Lin Yuan chuckled, "She is indeed very good at that, but she's the kind of scoundrel who only takes and doesn't give, so no man has ever touched her. This Disciple is the first. If Stepmother doesn't believe it, you can go to my room and see, she's still in there."

"Hmm? You brought her to the courtyard?"

"Yes, Stepmother, do you mind? If you don't like strangers, I'll have her leave immediately."

Lin Yuan asked very seriously.

If she minded, he would not hesitate to kick her out.

After all, his Stepmother's kindness to him was as vast as a mountain, and a mere green tea girl he had just met held a far lesser position in his heart than the Mei Fu he had known for a long time.

Gu Shuqin glared at him discontentedly and admonished, "What are you talking about, boy? Since she's an innocent maiden and you've touched her body, of course you have to take responsibility. Otherwise, how much would that hurt the girl's feelings?"

She herself had given her virginity, so she naturally didn't want him to abandon someone after having taken advantage of them.

Lin Yuan smiled, "Stepmother, you don't mind her low morals?"

Gu Shuqin said logically, "Low morals are indeed not good, but if she can turn over a new leaf, she might not be a bad girl. Moreover, she only cheated a few spirit stones, which isn't a major offense."

Lin Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. "Stepmother, you are truly magnanimous. This Disciple admires you."

"Stop being so glib. Let me go in and see how beautiful this Miao Yizi is, that she can charm so many male Disciples into losing their Divine Souls."

Gu Shuqin said, pushing open the door to the small house.

The young girl was sitting by the bed, her two fair, tender feet, wearing embroidered shoes, lightly resting on the ground.

Seeing her sitting upright and proper, she was clearly a little nervous.

From the moment she first arrived at this courtyard, she knew that this was the Elder's residence.

Although she didn't lack a place to live, if she could live by Lin Yuan's side, she would certainly be more than willing.

That way, they could accompany each other day and night and dual Cultivate to their heart's content.

It would both deepen the feelings between them and accelerate their Cultivation, allowing them to become stronger sooner. Why wouldn't she do it?