Under the sunlight, dwarf pines on the mountain cast delicate shadows. On a rock before one such pine, a girl rested her head on a boy's lap while he quietly read a book—a scene of tranquil beauty. Then, the curious, playful boy quietly undid the girl's hair...
This was a youth campus romance story with a perfectly normal artistic style.
Most girls liked stories like this. Though Chen Youjia came from the Myriad Dharma Sect, and though her temperament was a little peculiar, she was still a girl. Naturally, she liked such scenes too.
So, while lying on Wang Qi's lap, she was rather bashful.
But Wang Qi's breathing remained calm throughout. Listening to the young man breathing behind her, Chen Youjia's own heart gradually calmed as well.
"What have you been researching lately...?"
Wang Qi's hands slowed by half a beat, but he answered evenly, "Some thoughts about symmetry."
"Symmetry?"
"Didn't I help someone research knot theory for a while before? That's where I learned about it." As Wang Qi used spiritual power to comb through Chen Youjia's hair, he said, "It's actually quite an interesting concept."
"Groups?"
Wang Qi nodded. "Even Qi Refining cultivators know how to use the concept of 'groups' to express the martial techniques they have learned in a completely different form, but very few are willing to put in the hard work to understand the mechanism within..."
Chen Youjia smiled, a rare sight. "You're talking about yourself, aren't you? How could ordinary Qi Refining disciples possibly manage that?"
"Mm... I know two people from the Bo family who could probably do it?" Wang Qi smiled too. "Actually, back then I was merely relying on my familiarity with the concept of groups, so I used textbook material to accomplish it. Now that I use fist-and-kick