Taking You to Breakfast

Shen Jingchuan smiled at Yue'er, turned around, and went into the inner room, closing the door behind him.

Then, with a thought, the Ring was activated. The scenery in the space before him blurred for a moment.

The next instant, he was back in the modern world, in his bedroom at the West Mountain Separate Garden.

He used his Divine Sense to scan his surroundings and found nothing unusual. He then raised his hand and cast a Cleaning Technique on himself.

He picked up his phone; it was almost out of battery. He found the charger and plugged it in. He opened it and saw that it was mostly text messages from Meng Ke. At first, they were just greetings, but later they showed concern.

Shen Jingchuan saw that it was too late, and after thinking about it, he decided to reply to her the next morning.

He activated the Spirit Gathering Formation, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, swallowed a high-grade Shen Jingchuan High-Grade Qi Condensing Pill, and began to concentrate on cultivation.

He first refined four High-Grade Qi Condensing Pills and circulated them for four Greater Celestial Circuit.

Then, he took out two more High-Grade Spirit Concentrating Pills and slowly refined them to Divine Sense.

By the time all the pills had been refined, it was already dawn outside.

Shen Jingchuan let out a long breath, opened his eyes, and felt completely refreshed.

He got up, changed into clean clothes, pushed open the door, and walked into the yard.

I glanced at my watch; it was already past 7 o'clock.

He figured Meng Ke should be waking up by now.

He took out his phone and dialed Meng Ke's number. The call was answered after only two rings.

From the other end came Meng Ke's voice, tinged with reproach.

"So you still remembered to call me?"

Shen Jingchuan softened his tone.

"Xiao Ke, I'm sorry. I just got back. It was too late last night. I didn't want to disturb your rest, so I didn't contact you."

Meng Ke snorted, still angry.

"I'm telling you, from now on, no matter when you come back, you have to contact me immediately."

Are you at West Mountain Separate Garden right now?

Shen Jingchuan responded.

"Yes, I'm here."

"Then you wait here, I'll come find you."

Shen Jingchuan quickly replied.

I'll come pick you up.

"Need not."

Meng Ke was decisive; he simply uttered two words and hung up the phone.

Hearing the busy tone, Shen Jingchuan smiled helplessly.

An hour later.

Hearing a car stop in the underground parking lot, Shen Jingchuan went downstairs to meet it.

Meng Ke had just parked the car, opened the door, and gotten out.

She looked up and saw Shen Jingchuan. Without saying a word, she rushed over, wrapped her arms around his neck, and clung to him tightly, refusing to let go.

Shen Jingchuan subconsciously released his Divine Sense and scanned her.

Well, my body is fine, but the fluctuations in my Spiritual Power mean I'm still at the Qi Refining First Layer, with no progress. It's probably because the Spiritual Qi on Earth is too thin, which is slowing down my cultivation.

Although he gave Meng Ke a lot of pills, the cultivation environment here was still not as good as that in another world.

They just held each other like that. The two of them, in the underground parking lot, embraced silently, neither of them making a sound.

A thousand words are contained in this one hug.

After a long while, Shen Jingchuan reached out and patted her on the back.

"Alright, you're acting like a child."

Meng Ke buried his face in his shoulder, sullen and resentful.

"No. If I let go, you'll run off everywhere."

Shen Jingchuan was amused by her.

"Then you can just hang on to me every day."

Meng Ke nodded emphatically and hugged him even tighter.

"Hmm, I'd like to see where you think you can go."

Shen Jingchuan didn't push her away anymore. Instead, he bent down, picked her up, and carried her upstairs. Meng Ke hugged Shen Changfeng's neck tightly, burying her pretty face in their arms.

Only when they reached the courtyard did Meng Ke reluctantly get off him.

She smoothed her hair and muttered softly.

"I'm just worried about you."

Shen Jingchuan looked down at her.

What are you worried about me for?

Meng Ke looked up, but hadn't spoken yet.

With a thought, Shen Jingchuan activated his natal magic Law Treasure.

The five Five Elements Heaven and Earth Rings flew out from his Qi Sea and hovered in mid-air in front of the two of them.

In the morning light, the five circles were colorful, shimmering, and dazzling.

Meng Ke stared, his eyes wide open, his mouth unconsciously agape.

With a thought, Shen Jingchuan caused the five rings to fly up and down, weaving and circling in the air.

Sometimes they lined up in a row, sometimes they changed formations and shifted, incredibly agile and moving so fast that their tracks were almost invisible.

After performing a few tricks, he finally raised his hand and retracted the Heaven and Earth Ring. Meng Ke could clearly sense the danger of those five rings; if they were to strike him, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Shen Changfeng turned his head and looked at Meng Ke.

"Xiao Ke, now you see. Do you think there's anyone in this world who can threaten me?"

Meng Ke snapped out of his daze and looked up at him, asking the question.

So, what level are you at now?

How much taller are you than me?

Shen Jingchuan thought for a moment, then smiled.

Let me put it this way.

"If I were a cow, then you'd be, at best, a kitten."

Meng Ke's eyes widened.

"Is it... that much different?"

Shen Jingchuan nodded.

"Of course."

"You're only at the Qi Refining First Layer, while I'm already at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer."

"I can pin you down with just my little finger."

Meng Ke was not Qi Ingestion and raised her pretty face.

"Pshaw, I don't believe it!"

She suddenly shouted.

"Take this!"

Before he could finish speaking, a punch came flying at Shen Jingchuan.

Shen Jingchuan stood still, not moving an inch, letting her fist fall on him.

Not only did he dare not retaliate, but he also had to carefully deflect her force aside, for fear of hurting her if it rebounded.

Meng Ke punched him several times in one breath, finally stopping, then bracing himself on his knees and panting heavily.

She pouted, still a little defiant.

"You... you started training earlier than me."

"You wait, I'll catch up with you sooner or later."

Shen Jingchuan reached out and pinched Meng Ke's cheek, then kissed her cherry lips.

Have you had breakfast yet?

Meng Ke didn't respond to his words, turning her face away, still feeling resentful. She knew that Shen Jingchuan looked down on her meager cultivation level.

I don't want to eat; you've made me so angry I'm full.

Shen Jingchuan smiled and reached out to pull her close.

"Okay, honey, don't be angry. I'll take you somewhere to have breakfast."

Meng Ke didn't even look at him, letting him talk.

"Wait a moment, I'll make a phone call."

Shen Jingchuan took out his phone with one hand, found Elder Yang's number, and dialed it.

Old Elder Yang was practicing Tai Chi in the courtyard, his phone on the stone table beside him. Hearing the ringtone, he stopped one of his moves, walked to the table, looked down and saw it was Shen Jingchuan, and quickly answered.

"Young Friend Shen, it's been so long since we last contacted each other. Have you just returned?"

Shen Jingchuan spoke in a familiar and casual tone.

"Yes, Elder Yang, I just got back and haven't had breakfast yet. I was wondering if I could come over for breakfast?"

Upon hearing this, Elder Yang was overjoyed and laughed heartily.

"Yes, of course, breakfast is ready. Come over, when will you arrive? I'll be waiting for you. Do you want me to send someone to pick you up?"

"No need for all that trouble, and don't wait for me. Just have someone bring it to the table now."

Elder Yang was taken aback for a moment, then understood, said "okay" repeatedly, and hung up the phone.