Study in Secret, Then Astonish Everyone

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Eight o'clock in the morning.

Luo Wanyai ushered in another day of morning meetings.

The so-called morning meeting is when the seven "family members" gather together to share their past hardships and joys.

This step is partly a brainwashing process, because sharing secrets is one of the fastest ways to get closer to each other.

Some people may have tried telling a secret to someone they are befriending, and the relationship between the two people will quickly become closer.

Family members gathered together, sharing secrets hidden deep in their hearts—perhaps the bad things they had done, or the things they dared not say.

Anyway, once you talk about it, someone will deliberately lead you to a low point in your emotions, and then a group of "family members" will cry with you and help you release your emotions. Gradually, you will subconsciously believe that these people who are with you are your best brothers and sisters.

On the other hand, during this process, the Time Walker will gradually reveal many secrets and expose information about himself in the Outer World, which is exactly what the controller wants.

Many people believe they can remain calm when faced with brainwashing.

In fact, people gradually lose their rationality when in a group.

But Luo Wanyai wouldn't.

During the morning meeting today, Luo Wanyai suddenly remembered the instructions Bai Zhou had given him before he transmigrated.

Before the sharing could even begin, he looked at the seven men in the room who were responsible for looking after them. "Family members, why don't you sit down and share with us too?"

One of the men shook his head. "You can share it yourselves. We'll stay with you and provide services."

These people all have incredibly nice-sounding words.

Luo Wanyai shook his head. "I feel bad having you guys keep me company. I can't just let you provide services."

The man continued to shake his head, "No need."

At this moment, Luo Wanyai suddenly asked in confusion, "We are all family, and we consider you all family too. How can we abandon you? Aren't we family?"

The Time Walker, who had been brainwashed together, raised their heads.

The guards exchanged glances, wondering if they had gone too far in brainwashing Luo Wanyai. Did this guy really start treating them like family?

But they can't expose this. If they say "we're not family" now, wouldn't all the brainwashing they did be for nothing?

Everyone wondered if Luo Wanyai was up to something.

However, Luo Wanyai has been the most cooperative person with them and the most brainwashed person in the past month or so, so he shouldn't cause any trouble, right?

The man in charge changed his expression, then smiled and sat down on the ground, "Alright, let's start sharing today and tell our families our secrets."

Luo Wanyai said with emotion, "This is what family is all about. You can share in An Xin and let your family help you bear those hardships."

In the theories of brainwashers, the sharer is talking about their suffering, and talking about it will make them feel less pain, while the listener is taking on the suffering for the sharer.

At first, the caretaker only casually shared some minor pains, but later, with Luo Wanyai's guidance, the situation began to get out of control...

In the Autumn Leaf Villa.

Qing Chen was checking the progress of each student's cultivation one by one, except for Li Yinuo and Nan Gengchen.

It wasn't that Qing Chen didn't want to know the progress of these two people; it was just that checking their progress felt like invading their privacy, which gave him a bit of a headache.

So Qing Chen simply stopped caring and let the two of them cultivate as quickly as possible.

Now, aside from those who can take shortcuts, the one with the fastest cultivation progress is Li Shu, followed by Li Tongyun and Qing Yi!

While others light up about one dot a day, these two can light up almost two a day.

This surprised Qing Chen somewhat; he hadn't expected that this kid not only had talent for cultivation but was also quite hardworking.

Qing Chen looked at Qing Yi suspiciously. "You didn't do anything unnecessary, did you?"

Qing Yi said helplessly, "Sir, you know I live in the Qingshan Courtyard. What can I do?"

"Your talent for cultivation is excellent," Qing Chen nodded. "Among everyone, you are one of the most talented, so you must cherish it."

Qing Yi stared blankly at Qing Chen, thinking to himself, "This person actually praises me?"

But no matter how much you praise me, it's useless, you're not willing to enlighten me!

Qing Yi has been communicating with his fellow disciples in the past few days, and he is well aware that he has great talent and his cultivation speed is faster than others.

Yes, someone as smart as him should naturally be better than others in everything he does, how could he be worse than others?

However, he later discovered that after a day of hard work in his cultivation, Qing Chen could close the gap with someone else simply by giving them a single empowerment.

Qing Yi is so angry.

But what could he do? Knowing that Qing Chen was targeting him, he couldn't very well expect Qing Chen to give him some enlightenment.

However, at that moment, Qing Chen said, "Close your eyes."

Qing Yi aback.

Soon, he felt a clear, warm current flow into his head. The warm current traveled along his meridians and lit up two bright spots for him in one go!

"Sir!?" Qing Yi opened his eyes in shock and looked at Qing Chen: "You've given me a spiritual empowerment."

Qing Chen calmly said, "Focus on your cultivation. You are my student, so of course I should give you the initiation. Everyone gets a share."

Qing Yi was unable to calm down for a long time. It was one thing that Qing Chen was willing to teach him the cultivation method before, but now he was even willing to give him initiation, and he lit up two bright spots for him at once!

It seems I really misunderstood him; he wasn't targeting me at all!

He felt somewhat ashamed, as if he had been judging others by his own petty standards.

At this moment, Qing Yi suddenly realized that his previous plan to form an alliance with the 31 students of the Li family was a bit hasty. It had not succeeded to this day, and he had even encountered a shameless and ruthless opponent like Li Ke.

However, he doesn't necessarily have to unite with the Li family. Isn't this gentleman in front of him a good ally?

Now, with the addition of Qing Yi Twenty-Two other disciples, although they haven't yet undergone a formal apprenticeship ceremony, they are all genuinely convinced of each other's abilities after practicing. In particular, everyone has witnessed Qing Chen's tireless efforts in initiating enlightenment for them.

Their spiritual practice was tiring, but the teacher's was even more tiring.

Therefore, if Qing Chen gives any instructions at this time, everyone will carry them out 100% without the slightest complaint.

Qing Yi that it would be better to ally with Qing Chen directly than to ally with those Li family members.

As long as he can win over Qing Chen, the remaining twenty-one members of the Li family under Qing Chen's command can all become his allies in the Qing Yi Shadow Struggle.

Moreover, Li Shu and his fellow elite soldiers who have embarked on the path of cultivation are far more useful than a bunch of greenhorns in school!

Thinking of this, Qing Yi inwardly praised his own cleverness.

I'm so smart!

He was thinking to himself that he first needed to get Qing Chen to accept him as a student, and then use the teacher-student relationship to maintain their relationship.

Around noon, Li Ke went into the kitchen to cook for Qing Chen, Qing Yi helped him peel garlic. Li Ke was stunned by this scene and wondered what kind of trouble this kid was up to now.

However, Qing Yi had never done any housework before. He was clumsy in everything he did, and he couldn't even peel garlic properly.

Li Ke, calmly looking at Qing Yi in the kitchen, said, "Qing Yi... why don't you learn how to do it first, and then try?"

Although Li Ke spoke calmly, Qing Yi could tell from his expression that he was practically belittling Li Ke's stupidity.

Qing Yi didn't argue, but stood up and stood silently next to Li Ke, watching what Li Ke would do.

This is what smart people do: when others say you can't do something, never rush to prove yourself in an unfamiliar field, or you'll only make things worse.

You must study secretly, and then amaze everyone!

As evening approached, before Li Ke could say anything, Qing Yi washed a rag and took the initiative to wipe Qing Chen's recliner clean.

Seeing Qing Yi eager to do the work, Li Ke immediately went to the refrigerator to wash some winter peaches for his husband.

As a result, Qing Yi rushed to the refrigerator first, picked out a few of the best-looking winter peaches, washed them, and brought them to Qing Chen...

Qing Chen sat on the recliner, thinking to himself, "Could this kid have drunk some fake alcohol? Why did his attitude suddenly change so drastically?"

Although he was happy to see this happen, Qing Yi's change was too fast.

Although Qing Chen's original plan was to win over Qing Yi, in this way, when he took Li Shu and the others to deal with other Shadow Candidate, he could use Qing Yi's name and tell Li Shu and the others that he was helping his junior brother Qing Yi, while he himself could hide behind the scenes.

But I never expected to win them over to this extent.

Wait a minute, Qing Chen suddenly realized what Qing Yi was planning to do. And wouldn't you know it, the two of them were thinking the same thing.

Looking at Qing Yi's busy figure, Qing Chen suddenly became 'kind'.

Just then, a servant knocked on the door. "Mr. Qing, Li Ke, Li Shu, Li Huang, Li Xin, Li Ren, Li Yi, Li Zhong... the Privy Council has sent me to summon you fourteen people to a meeting. Today's meeting is quite important. Mr. Qing has the right to attend, Li Ke, Li Shu, Li Huang, and you thirteen are in the audience."

Qing Chen is now of a higher generation and is qualified to attend the meeting, while Li Shu and others are the next generation of pillars of the Li family in the army, and Li Ke had previously represented the First Branch in the ancestral hall, so they were given seats to listen in.

Last night, Li Changqing said that the Li family was going to hold a meeting. Qing Chen waited all day and thought the meeting had been canceled.

The servant looked at Qing Chen: "Of course, sir, you also have the right not to participate."

"I'll participate," Qing Chen nodded and said, "Please lead the way."

Of course he would participate. How could he possibly miss such a natural opportunity to uncover the Inner World's most secret intelligence?

Nowadays, among the Time Walker, only Qing Chen is likely capable of attending a meeting of this caliber.

Qing Chen said to the other students, "You can go back for now and come back tomorrow morning to continue your cultivation."

I only wrote 8,000 words today, not counting paying off debts.

But I still need monthly passes...