Cornered at the Door

Feng Jun did not say what his goods were or where he had hidden them, and Wang Haifeng did not press further.

Next, the master inspected their cultivation.

Feng Jun was delighted to discover that Xu Leigang had actually begun attempting the second diagram of the first form. Wang Haifeng was still practicing the first diagram, but his breath had grown much stronger, and his skill at circulating it had become increasingly refined.

That cultivation speed was already quite impressive. The two were adults; although they took longer than teenagers to find their sense of qi, once they got into the rhythm, their ability to settle their minds usually meant their progress would not be poor.

For adults, cultivation became harder the further they advanced, so faster progress in the early stages was normal.

Feng Jun encouraged them a little, then said, "Ask anything you don't understand while you can. I may get busy again before long."

The main purpose of his return this time was to procure supplies, with weapons being the highest priority. Now that the biggest part had been settled, he planned to buy some diesel and other daily necessities, then return to long-term development in the Phone Plane.

He had been back for quite a while this time—more than a month altogether. In another month or so, it would be New Year's.

He hoped to bring cultivation techniques back home by then.

Only then did Wang Haifeng have time to mention that Red Sister's younger sister had come by. She wanted to pay for the goods and had also asked when he would return.

When Feng Jun heard that, he felt a complicated emotion he could not put into words. After this period of cooling off, his feelings for Red Sister had faded somewhat. He felt