I walked around with Xu Yingying for a while, and it wasn't until about four o'clock in the afternoon that she returned to her school.💙♞ . cOpaw 🐙☟
However, before leaving, Xu Yingying mysteriously pulled Lin Qingzhu aside and whispered a few words to her with a slightly ambiguous expression.
"Hey, Qingzhu, you really need to think carefully about what I told you last night. I didn't just say that casually. It's my golden advice after reading countless novels of all kinds, from sweet romance to angst... and summarizing all the tropes, experiences, and lessons learned!"
There's a saying that goes, "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, lest they wither and weep in vain!"
Xu Yingying was convincingly deceiving them.
Lin Qingzhu didn't react much to the first half, but by the end, she couldn't help but roll her eyes and said irritably, "You're such a clueless newbie when it comes to love, I haven't even said anything to you. You're supposed to be a proper college student from a 211 university, for crying over nothing, it's clearly 'Don't wait until the flowers are gone and you're left with nothing to shed tears,' isn't it!"
"Hey-hey..."
Xu Yingying chuckled and said, "You really think I don't know? I was just trying to set the mood and make it more fitting, and also to give you a heads-up so you don't end up crying!"
"As for whether I'm a complete novice in love, what does it matter? Although I lack practical experience, my theoretical knowledge is top-notch! I'll leave the practical work to you, and I'll just provide you with all sorts of theoretical guidance from behind the scenes."
"This is called division of labor and cooperation, understand?"
Lin Qingzhu pouted, "Fine, fine, I can't argue with you."
Xu Yingying pursed her lips, looking rather smug, and said, "That's because I made perfect sense! Oh, and don't blame me for not reminding you, remember to take safety precautions!"
"After all... after all, you two are only freshmen. You don't want to be pregnant while still in college, do you? Hehe..."
Xu Yingying winked playfully at Lin Qingzhu, her face full of teasing and joking.
"You're asking for it! What nonsense are you spouting!"
Lin Qingzhu was both ashamed and angry, and raised her hand as if to hit Xu Yingying.
Xu Yingying quickly dodged, then said with a grin, "I'm doing this all for your own good! Why are you biting the hand that feeds you? You don't appreciate my kindness!"
"Alright, I'm not going to argue with you anymore. I'm off. I'll see if I'm free next week, then I'll come over and hang out with you guys..."
At this point, Xu Yingying suddenly paused, then immediately changed her mind, saying, "Well, let's not do it next week."
"What if you decide to follow the plan I've set for you? If I come along, I'll just be a huge third wheel, making it difficult for you to carry out the plan!"
"After all, you guys have classes on weekends and probably live in the dorms, so weekends are the only convenient time for you. I'll wait until next week and see if I'm free to come visit you guys, hehe..."
As she spoke, Xu Yingying saw Lin Qingzhu about to attack again, so she quickly ran away with a grin, waving to Ning Wangshu who was not far away, and calling out, " Ning Wangshu, I'm leaving now, bye--"
Watching Xu Yingying run off with such a gleeful expression, Lin Qingzhu felt a bit annoyed. She was both annoyed and somewhat embarrassed by Xu Yingying's teasing.
"That guy... he can't say anything nice, ptooey!"
Lin Qingzhu blushed slightly and spat lightly.
At this moment, Ning Wangshu walked over, looked at her, and couldn't help but ask, "What were you two whispering about just now? Why do I feel like your reaction is a little strange?"
Lin Qingzhu's face flushed instantly, and she quickly covered it up, saying, "N-nothing, it was just some random chatter about things between us girls."
Before Ning Wangshu could respond, she quickly took Ning Wangshu's arm and said sweetly, " Wangshu, let's go. Let's find a place to sit for a while, and then we can go to the cafeteria for lunch."
"Okay, let's go then..."
Ning Wangshu was curious about what Xu Yingying and Lin Qingzhu had just talked about, and why Lin Qingzhu seemed a little shy.
However, he wasn't that curious to get to the bottom of it.
After a while, the two found a shady spot on campus to sit down, and Lin Qingzhu began to talk about her cultivation progress over the past few days.
"By the way, Wangshu, these past few days I've been using Spirit Stone to cultivate the ' Taiyin Yanshen Jue ' you taught me, and I feel my cultivation has progressed very quickly. In just a few days, I've almost achieved the same results as I did in several months of cultivation before!"
"At this rate, I feel that I might be able to break through to the Xiantian Realm in about half a month!"
Upon hearing this, Ning Wangshu couldn't help but smile and say, "The cultivation method I'm passing on to you is far more refined than the one you were practicing before, and with the added aid of Spirit Stone, your progress is naturally incredibly fast."
After a pause, Ning Wangshu continued, "Cultivation during the Qi Refining Stage stage is actually quite easy. In fact, up to the Golden Core Stage, as long as you have a suitable cultivation technique and the assistance of Spirit Stone, it won't be too difficult."
"Only by reaching the Golden Core Stage can one truly begin cultivation; the difficulty then is on a completely different level."
Although Ning Wangshu spent nearly ten thousand years in the Cangyuan Realm before ascending to immortality, he didn't actually spend much time before reaching the Golden Core Stage, less than ten years in total.
Of course, this is also related to his exceptional talent.
However, when Ning Wangshu first transmigrated to the Cangyuan Realm, apart from the fact that the Spiritual Qi in the Cangyuan Realm was far richer than that on Earth, in other aspects, she really couldn't compare to Lin Qingzhu now.
Even though the Spiritual Qi on Earth is scarce, Lin Qingzhu now has her own Spirit Stone to cultivate, so she won't be affected by it at all.
Moreover, she has now directly received the top-tier Cultivation Method that he passed on to her, so even if there is anything she doesn't understand in the future, he will guide her.
In this respect, Ning Wangshu was far superior to him.
At that time, Ning Wangshu was only practicing a rather trashy, third-rate martial arts technique.
Therefore, even though Lin Qingzhu's aptitude was somewhat inferior to hers, Ning Wangshu felt that it shouldn't take her more than ten years to break through to the Golden Core Stage!
After all, Lin Qingzhu has already reached the sixth level of Qi Refining Stage, and is not far from the Seventh Layer Qi Refining Stage.
Of course, as Ning Wangshu said, one can only truly begin after entering the Golden Core Stage.
The difficulty of advancing to each minor realm increases exponentially, making cultivation advancement much more challenging...
"Really! Now that you say so, I'm relieved. Anyway, I'll work hard to cultivate and try to break through to the Golden Core Stage as soon as possible, hehe!"
Lin Qingzhu hugged Ning Wangshu's arm and said with a grin.
The two sat and chatted for a while longer, until after five o'clock, before getting up to go to the cafeteria for lunch.
After having dinner with Lin Qingzhu, Ning Wangshu escorted her back to her dormitory. Before parting, Lin Qingzhu shyly kissed Ning Wangshu on the cheek, then happily ran back to her dormitory...