I want to go back to my original world and live an ordinary life.

After Xiaonan and Qiu Shuang left, Qiu Yan looked at the pickled cabbage he made and couldn't help but fall into deep thought. He thought that although his cooking was not very delicious before, he always put salt in the dishes before, so he wouldn't forget to put salt in. How come his cooking skills have not improved in the past few years, but have deteriorated, and he didn't even remember to put vinegar in the pickled cabbage! This made Qiu Shuang doubt her IQ.

But after thinking about it, Qiu Yan felt that he couldn't be blamed entirely for forgetting to put vinegar. After all, there were no such things in the kitchen at that time. If there were these things in the kitchen at that time, he would definitely put them in when he saw them! Thinking of this, Qiu Yan nodded. He felt that his reason was very reasonable. This did not mean that he had a problem with his IQ, but that there were objective factors.

Qiuyan sat at the table and thought about these things. Not long after, Xiaonan and Qiushuang came in with a dish each. After coming in, Qiushuang and Xiaonan put the dishes in their hands on the table, and then Qiushuang went to the kitchen to bring a bowl of rice and a pair of chopsticks and put them in front of Qiuyan. After preparing these, Xiaonan said to Qiuyan, "Okay, brother, eat quickly! Try the cooking skills of Qiushuang and me!"

Qiuyan was so hungry that he looked at the two dishes and a bowl of rice on the table. He didn't say much, just nodded and started eating. Seeing Qiuyan wolfing down his food, Xiaonan smiled playfully and asked Qiuyan, "Brother, which of these two dishes do you think is better?"

After hearing what Xiaonan said, Qiuyan didn't think much about it. He put rice into his mouth and said, "This plate of scrambled eggs is more delicious!" In fact, the taste of the two dishes is almost the same. Besides, Qiuyan was only thinking about filling his stomach at this time and couldn't taste any flavor at all. Qiuyan said this simply because he preferred scrambled eggs.

"Oh!" Xiaonan nodded after hearing Qiuyan's answer, and then said, "This plate of scrambled eggs was made by Sister Qiu Shuang. It seems that Sister Qiu Shuang's cooking skills are better." Xiaonan smiled brightly after she said that. She was not unhappy because Qiuyan did not say that her cooking was delicious. She just simply wanted Qiuyan to give her comments.

Xiaonan didn't think much about Qiuyan after he finished speaking. He ate his meal while casually asking Qiushuang and Xiaonan, "By the way, I've been in seclusion for so long, is there any movement outside?"

Qiu Shuang and Xiao Nan both understood what Qiu Yan meant, so after hearing Qiu Yan's question, Qiu Shuang said to Qiu Yan with a serious face, "Master, since the first day of your retreat, Lord Hu has issued a wanted order with a bounty for you. Anyone who provides you with clues will be rewarded 200,000 once confirmed, and anyone who takes your head will be rewarded 2 million directly. So, Master, our current situation is not optimistic. At least you absolutely cannot go out now."

After hearing Qiu Shuang's words, Qiu Yan was not surprised, because he had expected this kind of situation, so after thinking about it, he said to Qiu Shuang, "It doesn't matter if you don't go out. Anyway, I think it's good to practice in seclusion all the time. It's just that I have to let you hide with me."

Seeing that Qiu Yan didn't have any psychological pressure about this matter, Qiu Shuang secretly felt a lot more relieved, and then said, "As long as the master is fine, it doesn't matter what happens to Xiao Nan and me." After saying that, Qiu Shuang smiled lightly.

After listening to Qiu Shuang's words, Qiu Yan nodded, then thought for a moment and asked, "By the way, besides the wanted warrant for me, has there been any interesting things happening in Xishan City recently?" Qiu Yan asked curiously while eating. He had been in seclusion for too long, and at this moment, Qiu Yan especially wanted to know some things about the outside world.

"Fun things?" Qiu Shuang thought for a moment after hearing Qiu Yan's words, then shook her head and said to Qiu Shuang, "I haven't been out much in the past two months, so I haven't heard of anything fun." At this point, Qiu Shuang suddenly thought of the news about the secret realm she heard a month ago, and then continued, "However, I heard a month ago that a secret realm was discovered in the Holy Sword Kingdom, and the kingdom plans to hold a national college competition and genius challenge in four months to select geniuses to enter the secret realm."

Qiu Shuang said these words just as gossip, because she knew that no matter she, Xiao Nan, or Qiu Yan, the three of them had no chance to enter the secret realm, so she could only say these words as gossip. But Qiu Yan was stunned when he heard the word "secret realm". You know, the purpose of his training was to enter the secret realm to explore. After all, only by entering the secret realm can his cultivation level be improved rapidly.

So when Qiu Yan heard that a secret realm had appeared in the Holy Sword Kingdom, and that the kingdom was going to hold a talent challenge to determine the candidates for exploring the secret realm, he was extremely excited. At this moment, he had completely forgotten that he was wanted, and he put down his bowl and chopsticks and asked Qiu Shuang, "Qiu Shuang, tell me in detail about the secret realm, and how the kingdom plans to select the talents who will enter the secret realm to explore it."

Looking at Qiu Yan's excited and excited expression, Qiu Shuang was a little puzzled for a moment, but she still replied to Qiu Shuang calmly, "Master, I don't know the specific situation of the secret realm, but I heard that the kingdom has lowered the threshold for entering the secret realm this time. As long as you get the top three in the college competition or the genius challenge, you are eligible to enter the secret realm to explore."

After hearing Qiu Shuang's answer, Qiu Yan frowned and thought for a while, then muttered to himself, "I am not eligible to participate in the college competition. I can only choose to participate in the genius challenge." After that, Qiu Yan suddenly looked at Qiu Shuang and said, "Qiu Shuang, do you know much about the genius challenge?"

Hearing Qiu Yan's question, combined with Qiu Yan's current situation, Qiu Shuang probably guessed that Qiu Yan wanted to participate in the Genius Challenge to get a chance to enter the secret realm. Wanting to enter the secret realm to explore is nothing for a cultivator, or as a cultivator, it is a great honor to have the opportunity to enter the secret realm to explore, so generally speaking, it is no problem for a cultivator to obtain the qualifications to enter the secret realm to explore, but Qiu Yan is not an ordinary cultivator now. He is now a cultivator wanted by a large sum of money. Not to mention participating in any genius challenge, as soon as he leaves this yard, he will probably be taken away to claim the reward immediately. So thinking of this, Qiu Shuang looked at Qiu Yan, who was excited, hesitated for a moment, and said to Qiu Yan, "Master, I know you may want to participate in the genius challenge to get a chance to enter the secret realm, but you are wanted now, and you will definitely be targeted as soon as you go out. By then, you may be caught and rewarded before you even participate in the challenge, so I think you should stop thinking about the secret realm?"

After Qiu Shuang finished speaking, Xiao Nan beside him also knew the seriousness of the matter, so he echoed, "Yes, brother! Although this opportunity is rare, what's the point of exploring if you lose your life?"

After listening to what Qiu Shuang and Xiao Nan said, Qiu Yan showed a trace of embarrassment on his face, because as Xiao Nan said, if one's life is lost, then there is no point in exploring the secret realm.

But the chance of the secret realm appearing is not certain. If Qiu Yan misses this opportunity, he doesn't know how long he will have to wait, so Qiu Yan doesn't want to give up this opportunity, but Qiu Yan won't go out to die in vain. So Qiu Yan began to think about whether there is a way to allow himself to participate in the challenge without being discovered? After thinking about it, Qiu Yan suddenly remembered that when he came out of the training ground, the old man in the training ground had given him a badge that could participate in the prefecture-level training game, and according to the old man, he had changed the identity information in the badge.

Thinking of this, Qiu Yan's face showed excitement again. He took out the badge that the old man had given him from the space jade, and then said to Qiu Shuang and Xiao Nan, "When I came out of the training ground, the old man who hosted the training game gave me a badge and also changed my identity information. If I just change my appearance and then use this modified badge to participate in the competition, who will be able to recognize me!"

After hearing Qiu Yan's words, Qiu Shuang immediately shook her head and said to Qiu Yan, "Master, this is too risky! We are not familiar with that old man. If he deliberately gave you this badge and then leaked your information to Lord Hu when you used this badge to participate in the training competition, wouldn't you be in great danger?"

After Qiu Shuang finished speaking, Qiu Yan smiled slightly, and then said, "You are not stupid. If the old man wanted to do this, with his strength, we would not be able to leave the training ground that day. Why bother with this?"

After hearing what Qiu Yan said, Qiu Shuang wanted to say something else, but Qiu Yan raised his hand to stop her, and then said seriously, "Okay, it's settled. I must get the qualification to enter the secret realm!"

Seeing Qiuyan's firm tone, Qiu Shuang opened her mouth to say something but didn't say it in the end. So she turned to look at Xiaonan, thinking of asking Xiaonan to persuade Qiuyan again. However, although Xiaonan was very casual with Qiuyan on some small matters, she knew that her words were useless on such a big matter. So seeing Qiuyan's determination at this time, Xiaonan was not going to say anything at this time. She just looked at Qiuyan quietly and kept silent.

Seeing that Xiaonan was not going to say anything more, Qiu Shuang sighed helplessly and said, "Since the master insists on participating in the challenge, I will not say anything more."