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After leaving Lu Yunxi's house, Lu Yunshi did not attend class. Although he felt very sorry for Mr. Li, he was determined to skip class today.

Half an hour later, Lu Yunshi arrived at the top of a mountain a hundred meters high. In front of him was a simple wooden house. Lu Yunshi stood there and straightened his clothes before going to the door of the wooden house and gently knocking on the door.

"Sister Shangguan, are you there?" If someone familiar with Lu Yunshi were here, they would definitely notice that Lu Yunshi's tone and voice were extremely awkward to him at this moment.

But if someone who doesn't know him well sees him like this, they will only think that Lu Yunshi is a well-behaved boy.

After a while, Lu Yunshi received no response. Just as he frowned and guessed that no one was inside today, the wooden door was opened.

"Yun Shi, you've arrived?"

Lu Yunshi looked up and saw that the woman in front of him had a beautiful face, fair skin, bright eyes and white teeth, and her habitually slightly upturned lips always made people feel her gentleness and kindness.

Looking further down, her silver-white hair cascaded down her shoulders like a waterfall, and her figure was exquisite and graceful with full curves. Even though she was wearing ordinary clothes issued by the academy, it was still impossible to hide her elegant temperament.

Being with someone like that always brings a sense of peace from the bottom of your heart.

He wasn't a lecherous man, nor was it the first time he'd seen this woman. Yet, every time they met, his gaze would involuntarily linger on her for a moment. This was one of the few genuine expressions he made when he was interacting with her.

"Sister Shangguan, since we've already made a promise, of course I won't break it."

The woman before them was none other than Shangguan Yue, who enjoyed immense popularity in the academy and was considered a goddess by many.

Lu Yunshi's encounter with Shangguan Yue was a chance meeting, an accident. At that time, he had just become a 'celebrity' in the eyes of many people in the academy because of Lu Yunxi's orders, and he also encountered a problem that was difficult for him to solve at that time.

Just when Lu Yunshi was feeling somewhat helpless, it was this gentle woman in front of him who helped him.

What surprised Lu Yunshi even more was that he thought it was just a chance encounter, but he never expected that the other party would contact him afterward and even take the initiative to make an agreement with him.

"So today, you're going to spend a boring whole day with me, huh?" Shangguan Yue smiled slightly, like a warm sun and a gentle breeze.

"I should be happy to spend the whole day with Sister Shangguan, right?" Lu Yunshi smiled shyly and followed Shangguan Yue inside.

This is the seventh time Lu Yunshi has fulfilled his promise to the other party.

The agreement between Lu Yunshi and Shangguan Yue was that every now and then, Lu Yunshi would come to her place and spend a whole day with her.

Lu Yunshi didn't know the significance of this agreement, but he still agreed. It wasn't because Shangguan Yue had helped him; he wasn't the kind of person who felt obligated to repay others for their help. He wished everyone would help him so he wouldn't have to repay them.

Of course, it wasn't because he was lustful. Given the gap between them and their life experiences, Lu Yunshi couldn't imagine that the other person could fall in love with him.

So the only reason Lu Yunshi agreed was because of the other party's identity. Although he didn't know what he could get, he had the opportunity to establish a relationship with a famous person in the academy who was also a powerful figure. There was no harm in that, was there?

Perhaps one day I'll be able to ask the other person to help me with something that seems serious to me, but is a trivial matter to them. Even if they can't, I won't lose anything.

After entering the house, Lu Yunshi looked at her with a questioning gaze. "So, Sister Shangguan, what do you want to do today?"

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Yue lowered her head and thought for a moment before replying, "Let's keep things simple today. I can teach you cultivation, or... would you like to learn alchemy?"

Few people know that Shangguan Yue is not only a powerful swordsman, but also an alchemist with extremely high alchemy skills. Lu Yunshi only learned this on their third meeting.

“I don’t think anyone would want to be an alchemist, but I only have the Body Tempering cultivation level right now, and my talent in alchemy is probably not very good. If Sister Shangguan were to teach me, it would probably be very difficult for her,” Lu Yunshi said, shaking his head.

Alchemy is a very lucrative profession, but he doesn't particularly aspire to become one.

Firstly, there's his talent. He wasn't particularly good at cultivation, so he didn't think his talent for alchemy was any good.

Secondly, and most importantly, is money. Alchemists can make a lot of money, but they also spend a lot of money. If you want to become an alchemist, you basically can't do it without someone guiding you.

Training someone to become a good alchemist requires an enormous amount of money.

Cultivation is already a very tiring and complicated thing. If you add alchemy to your plan, you may end up on a dead end on both sides.

Shangguan Yue frowned slightly at Lu Yunshi's answer, clearly displeased. "Do you remember what I said before? A man cannot back down when faced with difficulties. Alchemy may be difficult, but as long as you are willing to persevere, you will definitely achieve something."

As she spoke, Shangguan Yue placed her hands on Lu Yunshi's shoulders and said solemnly, "I know you're worried, but it's okay, I'm here."

“Well, since Sister Shangguan has said so, it seems I have no choice but to bravely face the challenge.” This time, Lu Yunshi did not back down, but gave the other party the response she wanted.

"Alright, let's go now. Follow me." After saying this gently, Shangguan Yue turned around and led Lu Yunshi to the study.

Unlike its apparent size from the outside, this wooden house clearly had a hidden world inside. The interior space was significantly larger than it appeared from the outside, and the size of just one study surprised Lu Yunshi.

“Sister Shangguan also loves reading,” Lu Yunshi said obediently, looking at the bookshelves around her.

"Nothing much happens on a regular basis. Aside from cultivation, I mostly just read. Let me see, the Complete Guide to Alchemy and Spiritual Materials..."

While answering Lu Yunshi's questions, Shangguan Yue took a book off the bookshelf and handed it to Lu Yunshi.

"This is it. You are currently still in the Body Tempering Realm, and you don't have any spiritual energy in your body, so you can't try to refine pills with spiritual fire. Although you can refine them with ordinary fire, I think it's better not to rush. Let's build a foundation first. This book is one that I wrote myself. It contains all the spiritual materials needed to refine most of the pills that I know of, and each spiritual material has a detailed explanation. This is the beginner's edition, which corresponds to Yellow-rank and Profound-rank pills. It is very suitable for beginners."

"Okay, thank you, Sister Shangguan." Lu Yunshi nodded emphatically. "I will definitely treat this book well and promise not to let Sister Shangguan down."