The Shift Between Offense and Defense, the Snake-Shaped Flower Quietly Blooming During the Preparation Period

More than an hour later, just as Han Li was about to fall asleep in the warm sunshine.

Finally, movement came from the wooden house behind us, and the door creaked open.

Dugu Yan had changed her clothes again, and with her head down and her face still a little red, she walked back to him.

How are you feeling?

Han Li deliberately ignored what had just happened and got straight to the point.

"I feel that my physical strength has improved a lot, but I can't quite put my finger on the specific changes."

Seeing that he had avoided the previous misunderstanding, Dugu Yan breathed a sigh of relief, but still felt a little flushed as she answered.

"Give me your hand, and I'll help you see exactly how much your Soul Ring's age has increased." Han Li sat up straight and looked at the girl who seemed like a completely different person.

"Oh, okay."

Dugu Yan hesitated for a moment, but still extended her hand, seemingly not wanting to show weakness in front of him.

Han Li glanced at Dugu Yan, who was clearly putting on a brave face, with amusement. He reached out with his left hand and grabbed her wrist, while his right hand reached towards her forearm.

He clearly noticed that when he grabbed Dugu Yan's wrist, her body couldn't help but tremble, tense up for a moment, and then slowly relaxed.

He squeezed her hand hard with his right hand imbued with Soul Power, a rough number flashed through his mind, and then released her hand.

"Congratulations, Sister Yan! The age limit of your Third Soul Skill has increased by about 450 years. The effect of the increase is quite good. If your subsequent improvements can reach this level, at least in the short term, it shouldn't be a problem for you to absorb Soul Ring of about 4,000 years."

"If we take into account the successful Martial Soul Evolution later, your third Soul Ring should still be able to reach five thousand years."

Han Li conservatively stated his estimated age for Dugu Yan's third Soul Ring.

"Can it really reach five thousand years?"

Hearing his words, even though Dugu Yan had seen many things that shattered her understanding during this time, she still couldn't help but feel excited when it happened to her.

"After you absorb the Immortal Herb in a few days, you will soon reach the Soul Elder. Then you can verify it yourself. Why would I lie to you?" Han Li replied with a wry smile, but he could understand.

"Thank you, Xiao Li."

Dugu Yan raised her head and sincerely thanked him, but met Han Li's gaze.

Suddenly, she realized that this scene seemed familiar, and then she remembered that just an hour and a half ago, she had said the same thing to the boy in front of her.

At that moment, remembering what had happened before, her face flushed red again, but she still forced herself to speak, "No, I just want to thank you. Also, you're not allowed to mention what happened before to anyone else."

"Did something happen before?" Han Li looked at her with some confusion.

"Yes, nothing happened, nothing at all."

Dugu Yan was stunned for a moment, then spoke quickly, but it was clear that her trembling voice could not even fool herself.

"That's it? Goodbye?"

Han Li turned his body halfway around and waved his right hand at her.

"You"

Dugu Yan opened her mouth, wanting to call out to him, but she didn't know what reason to use.

"Don't worry, Sister Yan, I really didn't see anything."

When Han Li reached the edge of the platform, he suddenly turned around and said something. Then, without waiting for Dugu Yan's response, he laughed and jumped down.

"Get out of here, ahhhhh..."

Dugu Yan stared blankly at the empty platform for a moment, then angrily punched the air in front of her several times, as if she were beating someone up. Then she squatted down, buried her head in her knees, and seemed to be lost in thought.

However, she herself did not realize that when she was throwing her punches, she was no longer so embarrassed and angry. Her mind was filled with the slightly arrogant smile that someone had shown before jumping down.

After leaving the platform, Han Li headed straight for the direction where his master was cultivating.

As soon as they got close, they heard Dugu Bo's laughter. They quickened their pace and went to take a look.

The two were in high spirits and actually started playing chess. Dugu Bo's laughter just now came because he had the upper hand. Broad Hill was still deep in thought with a dark face, while Dugu Bo kept trying to talk to him and distract him.

Upon noticing Han Li's arrival, Dugu Bo's eyes lit up. He decisively abandoned his harassment of Broad Hill and turned to ask, "Is it over? How was the result? Where's Yan Yan?"

"It's over. Sister Yan absorbed the Secret Medicine quite well. This time alone, the upper limit of her third Soul Ring has increased by about 450 years. If she continues a few more times, combined with the Martial Soul Evolution, she should be able to absorb Soul Ring of 5,000 years." Han Li replied with a smile.

"As for Sister Yan, she is resting now."

"Come, come, Xiao Li, sit down. Thank you for your hard work."

Dugu Bo pulled Han Li to his side, took out a chair, and pressed him down on it, his handsome face crinkling with laughter.

"It's not hard work, it's what I should do."

Han Li recalled what had happened before and answered somewhat hesitantly.

Broad Hill, who knew him very well, sensed his insincerity. She looked up at him but didn't notice anything unusual. Then she lowered her head again, pondering her next move.

To be fair, Dugu Bo's chess skills are much better than Broad Hill's.

Although Han Li couldn't understand the game, he could tell something from the fact that Dugu Bo was chatting with him while playing chess and still managed to make his master look worried.

Finally, Broad Hill used the excuse that it was lunchtime and she had to go eat, then manually overturned the chessboard, which allowed Dugu Bo to finally get his revenge.

Happy times are always short-lived. In the mornings, Han Li would go to the platform to help Dugu Yan refine Whale Rubber to enhance her physique, while in the afternoons, the others would cultivate on their own.

A week passed quickly.

That morning, after Dugu Yan took the Whale Rubber and Han Li tested it, he voluntarily stopped the service.

"Has it reached its limit?"

Dugu Yan also noticed that this improvement didn't seem as significant as the previous ones, and asked about it.

"Well, you've barely reached 4,200 years. Your body has already developed resistance to the Secret Medicine. Even if you continue to take it in the short term, there won't be much improvement. That's fine. The excess medicinal power is still hidden in your body. Prepare for your Martial Soul Evolution, and it will be released together then."

Han Li released Dugu Yan's hand and said seriously.

"Okay, then I'll do as you say. When shall we begin?"

Dugu Yan looked intently at Han Li, somewhat impatiently.

"Let's rest well today and let our bodies recover. We'll start again tomorrow." Han Li exhaled and glanced around.

"What? It seems you're still a little reluctant to leave this place."

Dugu Yan came over, nudged him with her shoulder, put her hands on his shoulders, rested her head on them, and blew a breath into his ear as she spoke.

"Stop fooling around."

Han Li took her hand off his shoulder, patted her arm in an annoyed tone, and gestured for her to behave.

Since that day, Dugu Yan seemed to have unleashed her true nature, becoming increasingly unrestrained in front of him. She went from being flirtatious with words to flirting with hands, and no longer resisted physical contact with him.

And so, she took the opportunity to tease him again.

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