Qin Siyang turned the ring on his middle finger.
He confirmed that their conversation was shielded.
Then he cautiously scanned their surroundings again.
Perhaps because Li Tianming had shielded their conversation long ago, no one had come to disturb them.
Li Tianming took a sip of red wine. Seeing Qin Siyang's solemn expression, he knew he had something important to say.
"Old Li, I have a question."
"What is it?"
"Since I reached sequence level five, no matter how much stronger I get, I can't feel any improvement in my sequence abilities."
"Or rather, I don't know how to advance to sequence level six."
"This has been bothering me for a while. Can you explain it to me?"
Li Tianming set down his wineglass and sighed.
"What's wrong?"
Li Tianming looked conflicted.
"I'd say you have someone backing you, but there are so many basic things you don't know. I'd say you don't, but your sequence level shoots up like a rocket."
"Are you even human? You aren't a god hiding among humans, are you?"
Qin Siyang curled his lip. "If I were a god, would I put up with this much crap? What, are gods masochists too?"
Li Tianming continued, "I really don't understand how you raise your sequence level. You haven't touched a single bottle of the Sequence Potions in that case, yet your strength changes by the day."
"Hold on, am I asking you questions, or are you asking me?"
"I'm just curious."
"Do you think I'd tell you if you asked?"
Li Tianming looked helpless. "I know you won't tell me, but can't I even be curious? If you have some way to raise your sequence level without Sequence Potions, let me know! Then I wouldn't have to sneak around drinking yours."
"You can't use my