After finishing their noodles, the two returned to Shangshu Province. Shang Xuanwen took a midday nap in Capital Hall, while Yan Qing wandered around Shangshu Province and even found the side door Shang Xin Lei had mentioned. After calculating the distance, he confirmed that it was indeed possible to reach Capital Hall within five minutes.
In the afternoon, Yan Qing switched back to Jiang Shi's account and continued grinding the Secret Realm. How should he put it? Gai Louxian seemed to have completely let Jiang Shi and Night Four run wild. They could now grind the Secret Realm seven or eight times a day. The Auxiliary Soldiers only needed to move away the most important supplies while they rested, after which they could continue grinding. In the past, Gai Louxian had strictly forbidden such "extravagant wastefulness."
After grinding three times, Yan Qing was getting a little tired too. He stood in an open area with a saber in each hand—Bingzi Jiaolin in his right and Autumn Ink in his left—and tried to comprehend the Basic Dual Saber Technique. Since dual-saber techniques were derived from saber techniques, and Yan Qing had the Martial Arts Genius milestone bonus, he still had not reached the entry level after two days of training, but at least he wielded the two sabers much more smoothly than when he had started.
His stomach was almost empty. Yan Qing first glanced at what Jiang Shi was eating, then switched back to Rat Monk's account and discovered that Shang Xuanwen was still in Capital Hall and had not yet gone off duty.
He was not about to indulge Shang Xuanwen. He entered directly and asked, "It's time for dinner."
"You go ahead. I don't eat after noon."
"Weren't you having a family dinner last night?"
"I make an