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After Teacher Qin finished speaking, he looked at the Old Man.

The Old Man froze, then looked at Wenren Sheng.

The three fell silent for a while.

A crow flew past with a caw.

"How many mysterious skills do you know now?" the Old Man finally asked.

"Twenty-seven," Wenren Sheng answered without hesitation.

"Twenty-seven? Twenty-seven? Hahaha!" The Old Man suddenly slapped his thigh and laughed madly. He turned to Teacher Qin. "Xiao Qin, listen to that. He's only twenty-three this year, right? And he's learned twenty-seven skills already!"

"You're finished. You're completely finished! Do you understand?"

The Old Man stood up, jumped straight onto the stone table, and pointed at Wenren Sheng as he berated him. Wenren Sheng frowned and asked seriously, "How did you know I'm twenty-three this year? I assess my physiological age every year, and it has always been eighteen. No one should have been able to tell."

The Old Man was so furious that the veins in his head bulged, and his hands trembled. "Am I talking to you about how old you are? I'm telling you that you're finished, do you understand?"

"Teacher, calm down, calm down." Teacher Qin stepped forward and patted the Old Man's back. "Xiao Wen's situation is a little unusual. He is an Ancient Seed, and he has special bonuses when learning and using mysterious skills. This is top-secret information, and only very few people are allowed to know it. I only noticed because I'm his teacher and have had more contact with him."

"Oh, I see." The Old Man's tone first softened, then he cursed Teacher Qin again. "If it's top-secret information, then you shouldn't have told me! What did I teach you before?"

"Uh... I was wrong." Teacher Qin stood at attention and admitted his mistake obediently.

"Fine. Even