238: Chapter 238 The God of Cooking Skill Blessing Brings Unexpected Attribute Point Bonuses

The night was deep. After a simple wash, the two had originally intended to sleep in each other's arms.

However, Xu Qian suddenly remembered some unfinished work and immediately said to Qin Yi, "Oh no, I haven't had time to organize the Materials for the Modu University special recruitment fair. Young Master Qin, I'm sorry, let me go to the study to finish this for a while, and then I'll come back to keep you company, okay?" As she spoke, an apologetic smile appeared on her face.

Qin Yi originally wanted to say there was no rush and that it could wait until tomorrow, but seeing Xu Qian's serious expression, he couldn't bring himself to dampen her enthusiasm. Thus, he had to nod in silent agreement, "Mm, don't stay up too late; it's fine to finish it tomorrow."

Xu Qian gave Qin Yi a grateful look, stood on her tiptoes to gently kiss his cheek, and said softly, "Thank you, Young Master Qin." After finishing, she turned and walked toward the study, leaving Qin Yi alone in the bedroom.

Leaning against the headboard, Qin Yi took a deep breath. He took out the jade axe he had bought for eighty million from the sandalwood box, held it in his hand, and examined it carefully under the light, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face.

At the same time, he silently asked the System, "System, is there really Spiritual Qi inside this jade axe? Besides being able to upgrade that dagger, does this Spiritual Qi have any other uses?"

[Ding! Reporting to the host, the function of Spiritual Qi is indeed not limited to upgrading Spiritual Artifacts. When the host achieves a Breakthrough to the Dark Energy Realm, Spiritual Qi can also help improve cultivation.]

Hearing the System's response, Qin Yi couldn't help but become curious again and continued to ask, "Is this Spiritual Qi easy to obtain?"

[Ding! Reporting to the host, in this era, Spiritual Qi is thin and difficult to gather. Therefore, while those with Dark Energy are common in this world, those who want to achieve a Breakthrough to the Transformation Energy Realm are few and far between. However, the host need not worry; after the System upgrades to level two, the host will be able to Cultivate through the System Space, unrestricted by the Spiritual Qi of this Realm.]

Qin Yi originally wanted to ask more questions, but just then, his phone rang, interrupting his train of thought.

Qin Yi picked up his phone and glanced at the screen; it was a call from Fatty Wang. He answered without hesitation.

"Hello, Pangzi, it's so late, what's the matter?" Qin Yi teased.

"Haha, Boss, did you forget about the school special recruitment fair you tasked me with? I've already finished the job list and sent it to your email. Please take a look when you have a moment?" Wang Tengfei's hearty laughter came from the other end of the line.

"Hey now, it's rare for you to be so proactive," Qin Yi quipped.

"That's a given. Since the Boss provides such good benefits, I have to work hard to repay you," Wang Tengfei said solemnly.

"Hahaha, alright, it's great that you have this awareness. Your father is very gratified," Qin Yi said with a laugh.

"Get lost~" Wang Tengfei cursed with a laugh, then continued, "Alright, I won't disturb your rest any longer, Boss."

"Mm, good boy~" Just as Qin Yi was about to hang up, he remembered something and continued, "Oh right, come find me at the company tomorrow morning. Remember to bring Third Brother along."

"Got it~ See you tomorrow then."

After hanging up, a notification for an unread email appeared on Qin Yi's phone. He opened it and saw the list of recruitment positions sent by Wang Tengfei.

He browsed through every position carefully: risk management, investment analysis, financial markets... The number of people needed far exceeded one hundred. Qin Yi nodded with satisfaction and muttered to himself, "This Pangzi actually has some skills. It seems those two tasks of mine will be completed before long."

Qin Yi was looking so intently that he completely failed to notice that Xu Qian had already climbed into bed wearing silk pajamas. She leaned over to hug Qin Yi, tilted her head to look at him, and asked curiously, "Young Master Qin, what are you looking at? You're so engrossed."

"Oh, are you done?" Qin Yi asked, looking at her, then showed her the phone screen and continued to explain, "It's Pangzi. He just sent over the job list for the financial investment company, and I'm looking at it."

"It seems everyone is working very hard. Why don't you take a look at the Materials I sent you and give me some feedback?" Xu Qian said softly while snuggling into Qin Yi's arms.

Qin Yi casually tossed the phone aside and leaned over her, his eyes full of heat as he looked at Xu Qian. "What's the rush? With a beauty in my arms, why look at any Materials? We'll look at them tomorrow!"

"Oh, no..."

Xu Qian giggled, and soon, sounds of intimacy filled the bedroom.

After the battle, Xu Qian's cheeks were flushed. She snuggled into Qin Yi's embrace like a little bird, pouting her red lips in feigned anger, and said coquettishly with sweet breath, "Young Master Qin, you're so bad. I just finished showering, and now I have to wash again."

As she spoke, she tried to get up, but Qin Yi held her tighter. Qin Yi chuckled, leaning back against the headboard in a relaxed manner, his arm wrapped tightly around Xu Qian's slender waist. He said softly, "Let's wash in the morning. It's not that urgent." As he spoke, his gaze inadvertently fell upon the jade axe on the bedside table.

"Mm~ I'll listen to you..." Xu Qian responded coquettishly.

Qin Yi freed one hand to pick up the jade axe. He looked down at Xu Qian, his eyes flashing with curiosity, and asked, "Qianqian, do you think if this jade axe really is the one belonging to Zhao Kuangyin, it should be worth more than eighty million, right?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Qian did not immediately open her eyes to look at the jade axe. She nuzzled into Qin Yi's chest to find a more comfortable position before replying slowly, "That was over a thousand years ago; who can say for sure? Perhaps it was just an imitation made by some high-ranking official back then based on the legends."

Qin Yi nodded thoughtfully upon hearing this, "Mm, what you say makes some sense. Then do you think..."

But before Qin Yi could finish, he felt Xu Qian's steady breathing. He looked down at the sleeping beauty in his arms, his eyes filled with tenderness and affection.

Afterward, he put the jade axe along with the sandalwood box into the System Space. Then, he slowly lay flat, holding Xu Qian, and accompanied by her steady breathing, he also gradually drifted off to sleep.

The next morning, Qin Yi woke up early. The first thing he did was to perform his daily System lottery as usual.

However, today's lottery had nothing new; Qin Yi was just dismissed with a single Elementary skill upgrade card.

Qin Yi didn't mind too much; it was perfect for upgrading a skill.

He calmly checked his six-dimensional attributes and let his gaze linger on the special skills column for a moment. He currently had three Elementary skills: God of Hackers, Firearms Proficiency, and Financial Prophet.

God of Hackers had been used twice before when dealing with Wang Hao, and it was considered a decent skill.

However, now that the investment company had been established, the ability of Financial Prophet seemed somewhat inadequate, as it could only predict financial trends within one hour. For an owner like him, this was clearly not enough.

As for Firearms Proficiency, Qin Yi smiled slightly and shook his head. He shouldn't need to become a sharpshooter in the short term, so this could be put aside for now.

With a plan in mind, Qin Yi immediately gave an instruction to the System, "System, use the Elementary skill upgrade card to upgrade the special skill Financial Prophet!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the System's prompt sounded in his ears.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host, the Financial Prophet skill has successfully upgraded to Intermediate. The Intermediate level can predict the market trends of stocks, futures, and other financial products within the next 24 hours.]

Qin Yi was delighted, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face. With a 24-hour prediction time, he could let Fatty Wang lead people to make money in the T+0 stock market, and he wouldn't have to painfully predict every hour himself.

Thinking of this, Qin Yi no longer felt sleepy. He got up lightly and walked out of the bedroom.

Since acquiring the God of Cooking skill, Qin Yi hadn't cooked even once. It was a good opportunity to try it today and see if he could increase some of his six-dimensional attributes.

Thus, after a simple wash, Qin Yi entered the kitchen.

He opened the refrigerator, and the dazzling array of ingredients inside made his eyes light up. He took a little of everything; although it was just breakfast, he wanted to test his cooking skills as much as possible. After all, you never know until you try.

It must be said, with the blessing of the God of Cooking, once Qin Yi touched these ingredients, methods for cooking them, complementary pairings, and their medicinal effects automatically flooded into his mind.

Qin Yi let his hands follow his instincts and busied himself in the kitchen.

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In the bedroom, Xu Qian slowly opened her sleepy eyes. She habitually turned her head to look beside her, but discovered that Qin Yi was already gone. Her heart stirred slightly, guessing that he might have gotten up early for morning exercise again. However, when she listened quietly, she caught faint sounds coming from the direction of the kitchen.

"Eh? Could Young Master Qin be cooking?" As soon as this thought popped up, all of Xu Qian's sleepiness vanished. With a mix of curiosity and anticipation, she rolled out of bed and tiptoed to open the bedroom door.

She crept to the outside of the kitchen door, and through the transparent glass, saw a scene that made her heart flutter.

Qin Yi was standing in the kitchen right now. His movements were skillful and fluid, and he was completely absorbed in his cooking, entirely unaware that she was standing outside the kitchen.

Xu Qian stood outside the door, the corners of her mouth curling up unconsciously, forming a curve of happiness.

This man was not only handsome and wealthy, but more importantly, he was so good to her. Getting up so early just to make her breakfast—had she saved the galaxy in her past life to deserve such a great man?

Thinking this, she gently pushed open the door and walked into the kitchen. She wrapped her arms around Qin Yi's waist from behind, stood on her tiptoes, and whispered into his ear: "Young Master Qin, why are you so good, even making breakfast for me..."

Qin Yi was stunned for a moment, then smiled. He freed one hand to gently pat the back of Xu Qian's hand and said softly: "Be good, the kitchen is smoky. Go wash up first, you can eat in a little while."

"Mm," Xu Qian replied obediently, released her arms from around Qin Yi, placed a light kiss on his cheek, and then turned to leave the kitchen.

By the time Xu Qian finished washing up, the dining table was already filled with six dishes, all looking, smelling, and tasting excellent. She raised her delicate eyebrows, poked her head towards the kitchen, and asked in surprise: "Young Master Qin, this is too much, I can't eat this much for breakfast."

Qin Yi was just walking out of the kitchen carrying a steaming bowl of egg noodles, and laughed: "Haha, it's fine, just try a bit of everything. I don't know how the stir-frying turned out, so help me taste-test it."

Xu Qian instinctively wanted to take the noodle bowl from Qin Yi, but he dodged. "No, no, it's hot, hot, hot..." Qin Yi said quickly.

"Then I'll go get the chopsticks." Xu Qian turned and walked into the kitchen, took chopsticks and a spoon from the disinfection cabinet, and returned to the dining room.

She leaned close to the delicacies on the table to smell them, and said with a face full of happiness: "Mmm, it smells so good."

"Haha, don't just smell it, hurry and taste how it is." Qin Yi urged, "I haven't cooked in a long time, let's see if my skills have regressed."

Xu Qian nodded, picked up a slice of beef, and put it into her mouth. She savored it carefully, a flash of surprise appearing in her eyes: "Mm, it's delicious. Young Master Qin, you should try it too, I feel like your cooking skills are even better than the chefs at restaurants."

Hearing Xu Qian's praise, Qin Yi felt secretly proud.

He had cooked entirely according to the prompts given by the God of Cooking skill, not even bothering to taste for saltiness. He smiled, picked up a slice of beef to taste it, and nodded with satisfaction: "Hmm, it seems my cooking skills haven't gotten rusty."

Looking at the table full of delicacies, Xu Qian suddenly suggested: "There are so many dishes, we can't finish them by ourselves. How about I go call Uncle and Auntie down to eat with us?"

Qin Yi shook his head: "No, no, let's eat first today. I'll make them a separate meal later. Don't worry, I can finish these dishes."

"Mm, alright then." Xu Qian assumed Qin Yi wanted to have breakfast alone with her, so she didn't insist further.

Afterwards, Xu Qian and Qin Yi enjoyed this exceptionally lavish breakfast.

Just as Qin Yi finished the last bit of food, a System notification suddenly rang in his mind, which made him pause slightly.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host. Under the blessing of the God of Cooking skill, the host's Strength +0.5, Stamina +0.5!]

"Damn, not bad. After one meal, my attribute values increased by 1. Although it's not much, every little bit helps, and it's still a significant improvement." Thinking this, Qin Yi secretly decided that he really should cook more often in the future.

It was just a pity that the Eye of Truth couldn't see other people's six-dimensional attributes, so he didn't know if Xu Qian's Physique had improved.

Seeing that Qin Yi was finished, Xu Qian immediately stood up to clear the bowls and chopsticks, a gentle smile on her face as she said: "Young Master Qin, let me clean up, you go and rest."

Qin Yi stood up and stretched. Qin Yi didn't like doing things like washing dishes, so he laughed: "Haha, alright, then I won't fight you for it. I'm going upstairs to see if that girl Qin Xiaoyue is up yet."

"Mm, go ahead."

Qin Yi changed his clothes first, and then left the room.

However, he didn't choose to take the elevator upstairs today, but instead went to the stairwell of the emergency exit.

Ever since he had obtained the 'Divine Movement Hundred Changes' movement technique that day, he hadn't had a chance to use it. Today was a perfect opportunity to give it a little test run.

He looked up towards the upper floors, a flash of slyness in his eyes. With a thought, his figure flashed rapidly, like the Flash in DC movies, and in an instant, he had crossed over to the top floor.

"Damn, this is good. It's worthy of being a top-tier light movement technique. With this skill, why even drive a car? If you run into traffic, driving might not even be as fast as using your own legs..." Qin Yi thought to himself, reached out to verify his fingerprint to unlock the door, and walked into the room.

The room was very quiet. Qin Yi tiptoed to his parents' bedroom to check, but found no one. He was puzzled: "Where did they go so early in the morning?" So, he took his phone out of his pocket and dialed his dad, Qin Jianye.

The phone rang four or five times before it was finally answered. Before Qin Yi could speak, a familiar tune came from the other side of the phone: "Waves rushing, waves flowing, the ten thousand li of surging river water never rests..."

The corner of Qin Yi's mouth twitched, and he asked curiously: "Dad, are you and Mom at Shenjiangwan Park for morning exercise?"

"Haha, yes, Xiao Yi. Your mom and I came over early. You don't need to wait for us for breakfast; we'll eat outside after our morning exercise." Qin Jianye's voice came through the phone, sounding very excited.

Qin Yi laughed: "Alright then, take it easy with your morning exercise, don't get too tired."

"Don't worry. Well, nothing else, I'm hanging up."

"Uh, okay..." Before Qin Yi could finish, Qin Jianye had already hung up the phone.

Qin Yi shook his head helplessly, put away his phone, and looked at Qin Xiaoyue's room again.

Seeing the door tightly closed, he walked over and pressed his ear against it, faintly hearing the sound of Qin Xiaoyue's breathing in deep sleep.

So Qin Yi raised his hand and knocked on the door. The "dong dong dong" sound seemed exceptionally loud in the quiet room: "Xiao Yue! Wake up! If you keep sleeping, you're going to be late for work!"

Inside the room, Qin Xiaoyue rolled over, not even opening her eyes. Qin Yi waited for a moment, and seeing there was still no movement, he knocked a few more times with a 'peng peng peng'.

"Aiya~~ Who is it!" Qin Xiaoyue let out a long, very displeased sound.

Hearing the movement, the corners of Qin Yi's mouth curled up in a sly smile, and he urged laughingly: "Qin Xiaoyue! Look at what time it is, hurry up and get up! I'm still waiting for you to report on last night's battle situation!"

"Hmph!" Qin Xiaoyue let out a very unhappy snort, then rolled over and sat up from the bed. She cleared her head, sporting a head of messy hair, too lazy to even put on shoes. With half-open eyes, she pulled the door open, then turned around and flopped back onto the bed.