Getting the Marriage Certificate

Click!

Click!

The heels tapped against the marble floor, producing a crisp, rhythmic sound.

With a delicate face that drew every eye and left the crowd unable to help but gasp in admiration, she wore a faint smile.

However.

Within that smile.

Many could not see any fragility or need for pity.

Instead, it was filled with confidence and an unconcealable heroic spirit.

This made everyone present feel as if a queen had descended among them.

Her neck, held slightly high like a swan's and radiating a porcelain-like glow, added even more luster to her appearance.

The simple black evening gown did not look plain on her; rather, it set off a sense of nobility.

"Hiss!"

Gasps of air being sucked in echoed from all directions.

"Let's go."

A slightly magnetic voice rang out in Qin Annian's ear.

Han Xi hooked her arm through Qin Annian's and walked toward the photography area.

Once the two had disappeared from sight, the crowd finally exclaimed:

"What a perfect match!"

"It's a pity we can't take photos here!"

"Is that beauty some kind of big celebrity?"

"So gorgeous!"

However.

No sooner had the man finished speaking.

Than the sound of little fists pounding on chests and muffled groans of pain rang out.

"Director Han."

"You can still change your mind."

Qin Annian wore a "professional" smile, leaning in beside Han Xi under the photographer's direction.

Her sparkling earrings refracted a brilliant light.

"Things I have decided never need to be changed."

Han Xi's voice was calm, yet filled with unquestionable authority.

"Because."

"I have never failed even once."

She held onto Qin Annian's arm, her upper body leaning in close to him.

Feeling the firmness of the woman's dao heart beside him, Qin Annian didn't continue to waste words.

"Does the guidance you mentioned still count?"

He looked toward the camera, his lips moving slightly.

"Naturally."

Han Xi tucked a stray lock of hair behind her crystalline ear.

"I want to choose a martial art to cultivate."

"Which martial art in the Security Bureau does Director Han think is most suitable for me?"

"I want to show my edge, but not too much."

"Hey! Hey! Hey!" Before Han Xi could speak, the photographer waved his hands and shouted: "Groom, put your arm around the bride's waist!"

"Are you two even a married couple?"

"Make the pose more intimate, sweeter!"

Hearing this, Qin Annian raised an eyebrow slightly and reached out.

Han Xi did not resist.

He placed his hand against Han Xi's supple, slender waist.

Hiss!

However.

Just from that single touch.

Qin Annian gasped in his heart!

Even the rhythm of his heartbeat shifted!

"What terrifying muscle density!"

"What a vast aura of life!"

Whether it was that encounter in the low-rent housing or right now.

Han Xi had kept her martial aura completely restrained.

Although Qin Annian possessed the consciousness of a Grandmaster of Fist Techniques and could vaguely sense how formidable Han Xi was.

Yet.

Now, he could perceive with absolute clarity just how terrifying this woman's strength truly was!

In an instant!

Qin Annian's heart stirred with excitement!

"As long as I raise my Life Development Power, I too can become such a formidable existence!"

"Furthermore."

"Han Xi's life force should still be under one thousand."

"If she is already this powerful."

"What kind of presence must those legendary Martial Gods possess?"

Han Xi rested her head on Qin Annian's shoulder and said softly:

"There are some geniuses in this world who are born with an affinity for the Dao."

"The Dao here does not refer to the Great Dao or the Martial Dao, but rather the Sword Dao, Blade Dao, Fist Dao, and so on."

"However, a born grandmaster is a rare sight in this world."

"You are a Grandmaster of Fist Techniques, so practicing fist arts will yield twice the result with half the effort."

"You wouldn't want to expose yourself as an eighteen-year-old Grandmaster of Fist Techniques and be treated like a monster."

"The Bureau has a set of Willow-Bending Fist that fits you very well."

Before Qin Annian could ask for the reason, Han Xi explained in a soft voice:

"The stance training you practice is the Iron Man Stance, right?"

"The advantages of this stance are that it stabilizes the lower body, tempers the blood and qi, and boosts strength, with a low difficulty for practice."

"But its weakness is already in its name."

Qin Annian's eyes lit up, and he suddenly realized:

"Lack of flexibility?"

"So this Willow-Bending Fist can compensate for this shortcoming?"

A subtle, almost imperceptible curve appeared at the corner of Han Xi's mouth.

"Smart."

"Martial arts practice is not about training blindly or with brute force."

"Although we martial artists can draw the power of creation that turns illusion into reality from our Spirit Sea."

"We must still practice martial arts scientifically."

"Our human body is not a collection of independent parts, but a seamless whole."

"This is why, when martial artists undergo life evolution, it is not like the natural selection of life, which only uses what is needed and discards what is not, strengthening only certain aspects."

"Since we are to evolve, we must pursue perfection."

Qin Annian listened with rapt attention.

As a martial artist whose Life Development Power was very likely nearing one thousand.

Han Xi's guidance was incredibly precious.

Moreover.

As Han Xi provided her simple and clear explanations.

Qin Annian felt a sense of sudden enlightenment.

Many of the mists that had previously obscured his path of martial arts were now being blown away!

"Although."

"My consciousness has already been elevated to the level of a Grandmaster of Fist Techniques."

"However."

"This ultimately still has its limitations."

In the way of the fist.

Qin Annian was confident enough that even Han Xi could not surpass him.

But although the martial path is interconnected, there were still many areas he could not see clearly.

Now.

With Han Xi there to clear up his doubts, Qin Annian cherished this opportunity.

How to harmoniously combine stance training with martial techniques, the secrets to increasing Life Development Power, the rational use of common medicinal agents...

During the time spent taking photos afterward.

Han Xi kept explaining various martial arts issues to Qin Annian.

It was fortunate that the photographer could not hear them.

Otherwise.

He would surely have been dumbfounded!

A couple coming to the Civil Affairs Bureau to register their marriage were actually discussing martial arts at the photo booth?

What kind of weirdos were these?

"Alright!"

"You two!"

Han Xi's slightly magnetic voice was suddenly interrupted.

The photographer looked at the camera in his hands, a look of satisfaction appearing on his face.

"Perfect!"

"Absolutely perfect!"

He looked up at the two of them, speaking with a hint of excitement:

"It has been a long time since I've taken such perfect photos!"

"Please wait a moment, you two."

"These photos of yours don't even need retouching."

"They are already the best."

Once he started, he couldn't seem to stop, continuing on incessantly:

"I'll have everything ready for you immediately."

"Finally."

"I wish you a hundred years of harmony and an early birth of a child!"

After finishing his well-wishes, the photographer lowered his head and busied himself for a moment:

"Done."

"Your marriage certificates are ready."

"You two just need to go and provide your fingerprints."

Not long after.

Having completed all the procedures and legally becoming the lawful husband of Han Xi, Qin Annian looked at the marriage certificate in his hand, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"You're only 22?"

"Did you start your cultivation while still in your mother's womb?"

Qin Annian could not determine Han Xi's age based on her appearance.

He could only make a rough estimate.

With a Life Development Power already nearing a thousand and serving as a deputy director of the Operations Division.

Even if she were a genius and had a massive family background, he figured she would be at least twenty-seven or twenty-eight.

However.

He never expected.

That Han Xi would be so young?!

She was only three years older than his current self in this life?

"Mm."

What surprised Qin Annian even more was that Han Xi nodded slightly, saying as if it were a matter of course:

"When I was five months old in my mother's womb."

"My Life Development Power had already exceeded 10."