A short while later, at the dining table.
After the food was served, Jiang Lan noticed that Shen Qingqiu seemed a little dispirited and distracted.
Seeing him like this, Jiang Lan set down his chopsticks and asked:
"What's wrong?"
Whatever Shen Qingqiu was thinking about, he forced a smile and said, "Nothing..."
Jiang Lan looked away, lowering his eyes slightly.
His aunt had something on his mind again.
But since Shen Qingqiu didn't want to talk about it today, he couldn't very well keep pressing.
After dinner, the two leaned back on the sofa.
Jiang Lan held Shen Qingqiu in his arms, watching television somewhat distractedly.
The warm, soft body in his arms was clearly far more stimulating than the television.
Shen Qingqiu didn't resist being held by Jiang Lan, merely resting his head silently against Jiang Lan's chest.
After a long while, Shen Qingqiu suddenly asked softly:
"Just... how strong are you now?"
Jiang Lan looked down at Shen Qingqiu, thought for a moment, and said:
"A lot stronger than before. Probably... around the peak of the divine strength realm."
Although he hadn't tested it, taking his current level into account, he was probably around the divine strength realm now.
Shen Qingqiu fell silent for another moment, then nodded and said in a subdued voice:
"Mm."
After that, he stayed silent for a while longer, then rose and said to Jiang Lan:
"I'm going upstairs. You should get some rest early too."
With that, Shen Qingqiu got up and left.
Watching Shen Qingqiu's retreating figure, Jiang Lan narrowed his eyes.
Shen Qingqiu's cultivation... was still at the middle meridian-opening stage.
Although he hadn't said it outright, he had already made it quite obvious.
Among ordinary martial artists, his strength really wasn't weak anymore.
But Jiang Lan clearly wasn't ordinary.