8 Chapter 8

The Time-Space skill that Ye Qi has got, when his soul force reached 400 was an astonishing one.

<<Time-Rate Warp>>

Seeing that he was alone in the courtyard, Ye Qi opened his mouth, thinking of what to do, before closing it.

To him, it would feel so natural when he activates his skill.

The atmosphere around him didn't change.

Ye Qi, however, felt his soul force was getting less with each passing second.

Walking to a near tree, he gave it a slight kick, and green leaves started to fall.

However, gravity that pulled the leaves down, was slower than it should be.

Catching one leaf Ye Qi didn't feel that he was slower or that he was under the adrenaline effect.

"Wow."

He showed his amazement as he walked around. The leaf was still falling in slow motion. So, it meant that he is faster.

Apparently, this skill allows him to be a speedster. He nodded. Finally, a skill that can be used in fighting, and running away in some cases.

With his advancement in cultivation as a spiritualist, Ye Qi would be able to use this skill for a longer period. Not only so, but it will get stronger, and the warping rate would get bigger. Currently, he assumed, the time was flowing 3 times faster to him.

Ye Qi, feeling that his soul force being used too fast, deactivated the skill with one thought. He then went back to his courtyard and entered his house. Opening his palm, the inscription there started glowing and the book appeared there.

Ye Qi started reading about the skill he had just got. It is a skill that manipulates the time rate for himself or the others, and it takes a lot of soul force. The more soul force he uses, the faster he becomes.

It was recommended to use it after reaching silver rank, as he would have +1000 soul force by then, which allows him to fight with more comfort. Not to mention, this skill should be active at the right moment.

Ye Qi took a deep breath. His plans are showing results. Not provoking everyone in his way, and then cultivate to become strong. Ye Qi looked around his house and saw a pile of books, which his uncle had left for him. These are supposed to be the cultivation methods from the library of the institute.

These were the ones Nie Lie had left for the Glory City before leaving, so they should be powerful.

"Ye Zong said something about rewards once I get done with them;"

Ye Qi shook his shoulder. In any case, translating is a hard job. No one would know that he can read these books in a very short while. He planned not to drain his energy too much, so, he had just touched few books and let his eyes glow silver, getting information from them.

Ye Qi felt himself knowing more about cultivation now.

Not only he can understand the writing, but he would get an understanding of the author himself.

That was like getting the experience of the person who spent tens of years creating these books.

If Ye Qi filled his head with more books, he may be able to create his cultivation method.

"Wow, in my life, I never thought I would understand why you should open your Third Eye point?"

Ye Qi rubbed his head, as the information got inside. Although it takes a little time, it doesn't feel like he spent a little time.

Ye Qi then remembered that Ning'er had left him a group of books.

She had done hard work, as it seems.

Ye Qi put his hand on the books.

The first book was about some soul-force techniques that concubines use to massage the emperors, written by a prostitute.

But hey, at least, he knows now how to massage a girl to relaxation now.

He shook his head, and this time, instead of rushing, skimmed through the books to know their content, before finding his objective, a book about healing techniques and the yin energy.

Ye Qi took the knowledge in no time. Here it is, the healing technique. Ye Qi opened his finger, and there was a blue flame that appeared in his finger, made of his soul force.

Ye Qi then shook his head and started cultivating after drinking some elixir.

-x-X-x-

The next day arrived quickly. Ye Qi was on his way to the school with his brother, Ye Hong, who was looking at him and not saying a word.

"Is there something?" Ye Qi broke the silence.

"Nothing at all." Ye Hong said. "I thought you weren't a genius…"

"Neither did I." Ye Qi cracked his back.

Probably the family of the snow wind family knows Ye Qi as a genius of their family.

"That's good." Ye Qi clicked his tongue. He patted his arm. "You are doing a very great job. I'm just proud."

The Glory City is in danger of annihilation at any moment. Snow Wind family, as the leading family, are more concerned about the fact that no legendary spiritualist appeared after Ye Mo. Here, a genius would be treated as a future hope.

"Is that so."

"Just don't get cocky. You just have a good head."

Ye Qi just smirked.

Right. With his cultivation rate, he would surpass everyone. He isn't just the head now.

"Anyway, see you later."

Ye Qi entered his class after and took his place.

Nie Lie and his group seemed to be forming. However, no one of them seemed to dream big. Ye Qi looked at Nie Lie. This little man had hidden most of his knowledge about alchemy, which would allow people from the golden rank and above to breakthrough, and kept it for his friends. Ye Qi thought that it was a smart action. After all, Nie Lie, who gave his knowledge to the Alchemy association, can't guarantee that he won't make his enemies stronger.

However, Ye Qi is a part of the Snow Wind Family. Making your family stronger is a part of getting stronger as well.

Ye Ziyun was there, in her place, her face seemed to be bright. Ye Qi, as he had heard, she had advanced in her cultivation after drinking the elixirs and broke to the 1st Star Bronze Rank.

Anyway, Ye Qi found Ning'er glancing at him from far. He just winked at her, which made her turn her face in embarrassment.

After the class ended, talking with Shen Xiu, which is getting smoother, he was to meet with Ning'er.

"Here, it's the full technique. Try to use it."

Ye Qi handed her a scroll and then demonstrated how she should use her soul force to use it, before telling her to massage the parts that annoy her.

Ning'er blushed slightly when she had the idea of asking him to do it. However, she had bruises in embarrassing spots.

"Stop blushing." Ye Qi lifted his eyebrows. "I know you have them on your chest, and other sensitive spots."

"How did you know!" Ning'er asked as she opened her eyes widely.

"I'm a genius or everyone else is blind." Ye Qi said. Though, he only knew that from the original work.

"Mmm… but, if everyone is blind, you still have to look to see. You were checking me out to know that?" She said, her face turning pink as she stared at him. "A non-blind person can't see without using his eyes."

Ye Qi bites his tongue when he saw how her big honey eyes were looking at him.

And he suddenly became a pervert.

Ning'er only let her face closer, waiting for an answer.

" I'm on the verge of breaking through and enlightenment hit me. See you later."

Ye Qi shook his head, turned and left. This was too embarrassing for him to stay here and answer such a question.

Xiao Ning'er lifted her eyebrows as she stared at his back, her mouth drew an o shape.

He really was staring!

"Hey!" She called after him.

It's not that she would mind if it were him.

-x-X-x-

Xiao Ning'er was in her courtyard.

It was night, and she was super excited to try the healing method that Ye Qi gave her.

The fact that she would lose her cultivation because of her illness had been bothering her for a long time now. Since the solution presented itself, she was full of hope.

She read the scroll that Qi gave her over and over until she remembered each word.

Remembering that Ye Qi had done it easily, she thought this technique would be mastered by her with ease as well.

Opening her palm and focusing her soul force, Ning'er tried over and over. However, she couldn't lite that flame-like on her finger.

She took a deep breath. "If Ye Qi did it, I can."

She tried again and again. As a talented spiritualist, she believed that she can do it.

However, as time was passing, hours, she realised it.

She just can't learn it overnight.

Xiao Ning'er opened her eyes widely, drank some elixir to recuperate, and forced her soul force.

However, when her soul force was running low, her body started feeling cold again.

Apparently, she can't do it…

Although she could try tomorrow… wouldn't that take too long.

She held the scroll and read it again. Her cheeks flushing red as her eyes passed by the contents while having the imagination of Ye Qi's massaging her feet, thigh and chest…

Come on, he is a genius, not a pervert person. But he knew that she had a bruise on her chest. How? She never stripped in a place other than her room. Feeling suspicious, she looked over her courtyard, thinking if someone is looking.

-x-X-x-

Another day came. Ye Qi's face was beaming with energy. His spatial ring was full of pills and elixirs, as his family had made a lot.

Not only so. But very soon, his pocket would be full, as the Snow Wind family had prepared an auction in the auction house, where pills he had rediscovered would be sold for very high prices. Many people across Glory City are crossing between tens and hundreds of kilometres to come here and buy them.

Ye Qi would make enough money from that, as he had a deal to get some percentage of the sales.

Ye Qi would now have enough money to get that dark Demon Pot which would allow him to play with the Demon Spirits, and probably, having a Demon Spirit that matches his soul attribute.

Ye Qi, who was in the library, noticed Xiao Ning'er approaching him.

"Ning'er." He addressed her, using her first name.

"Ye Qi." She gave a slight nod. Waving her hand, plates of food appeared on his table. "I noticed that you haven't eaten yet, I thought you may want something to feel your stomach."

"Thanks." Ye Qi nodded. Because he had advanced as a spiritualist, he is getting the effects on his body — longer endurance for hunger, the ability to hold his breath longer, enhanced senses…etc.

Ye looked at the food and remembered what it meant from the original TDG. Still, he felt heart warmed.

"But to be so concerned about me. It means you are either happy or that you fell in love with me." Ye Qi said the last part sarcastically.

Ning'er suddenly blushed. "I… I…" she couldn't talk properly

"Anyway, tell me, how did it go." He asked.

"Ahem. I couldn't use it." Ning'er shook her head and took a deep breath, yet the blush was there.

Ye Qi nodded. "Well, you would need more practice. You can't just do it from the first try."

"I know." She nodded. "However, when I was about to use it, the coldness took over my body. I can't use my soul force without the yin energy interfering."

Xiao Ning'er hid the fact that coldness didn't bother her too much. She didn't want Ye Qi to think of her as an untalented person. After all, he doesn't consider himself a genius, other people are just blind. She didn't know if he is humble or not. But she didn't want to be considered a blind person.

"So…" Ye Qi raised his eyebrows… Should he recommend some female doctor for her? After all, he respects her privacy.

"I… I don't want someone else to know about it, not from my family, and not anyone." She took a deep breath and her face started to feel burning. "You know my illness and can do that… can, can you—"

"Massage you?" Ye Qi raised an eyebrow.

"You…" Ning'er put her hands on her mouth.

"Don't get me wrong." Ye Qi said. "Bruises aren't good to look at. I don't know if I can do it." Ye Qi may be a soft-hearted person after all.

"You can't look…" Ning'er took a deep breath and opened her eyes widely.

And here she was afraid that he would take advantage of her.

Ye Qi shook his head. He didn't know how he would feel doing that, knowing that Ning'er was beautiful and had a very developed body. Not to mention that the height difference between them was little. So, it's easy for him to feel her as a woman more than a teen.

"It's okay, make a slit on the areas that bother you. I would do it there. No need to strip totally."

She was still attractive, so he didn't want her to strip when he heals her. It would disturb his focus.

But he couldn't just leave her to feel pain.

"Mmm…" Ning'er took a dagger from her storage ring, went behind a shelf, and murmured, "Sorry."

Ye Qi pretended not to hear that as he picked up a brush and was recording a cultivation method to take it back home. It was his homework, which he is supposed to do at night. Doing that would help distract him that he is going to touch her huge chest.

Very soon, Ning'er came back, embarrassed with her clothes torn in specific areas where her skin was light blue.

'Now, I wonder, how does it feel like for a male doctor to be a women doctor.'

Ye Qi made sure that no one was around, as anyone would misunderstand the situation if they see her clothes torn.

Closing his eyes, he used the massage technique there.

Ye Qi tried to keep his breathes calm, as his fingers sank deeply into the soft smooth skin.

"You can look if you want." Ning'er was looking at him, feeling that she was the pervert one. "I don't mind if it is you."

"I need to focus."

Trying to ignore the boner that formed in his pants, Ye Qi moved to the next area — her thigh. And that somehow was more satisfying to touch.

'These damn hormones.'

"We are done." Ye Qi took his hand back and opened his eyes, to see that Ning'er had her face as red as the tomato. Ye Qi, although he was still young, had a member big for his age. Ning'er obviously saw the tent down. But Ye Qi pretended that nothing had happened.

"It feels better." She stood up and stomped with her leg down. An innocent smile appeared on her face as she felt better.

"Go, change your clothes, fast, or someone would think I tried to do something to you." Ye Qi looked around and hurried her.

"Mm… but we still have few more sessions to do that," Ning'er said that as she went behind the shelf and put on a dress.

Ye Qi nodded. He kicked the table slightly, and a book flew to his hand. "It should be one or two days more."

"Ye Qi, I want to ask you something?" Ning'er's voice came behind the shelf.

"Yes."

"Why did you do that. You know, helping me? I can't help but be curious." Xiao Ning'er wanted to ask about his intention. Is he still having a crush on her like in the past?

"Just goodwill." He said as he started flipping the pages.

She said. "Thanks, If you ever need anything. Anything. Please, don't hesitate to ask me."

"I know. You owe me." Ye Qi didn't deny the favour.

"By the way. Can I start cultivating again?"

"Only in the morning."

"Thanks again."

"Yeah."

The fair-haired Ning'er turned to leave the library, leaving Ye Qi to do his night homework.

"Wait…" Ye Qi talked.

Ning'er stopped and turned her face. "Yes." She felt strange when she saw him looking at him.

"A piece of advice." Ye Qi said. "Don't let Shen Fie know what you are intending to do, not even your family."

Shen Fie was her fiance. Her uncles are the ones who are trying to sell her to the Major Family.

And she would escape the Glory City at some point.

"Don't escape."

"Wait, how did you…" Xiao Ning'er blinked. Can Ye Qi read minds?

"I won't say that again." Ye Qi took the food plate and began to eat. "Escaping should be your last resort. The wedding is still far from happening."

"But, the Sacred Family is too strong, and I can't guarantee that I want to stay here."

Ye Qi went to her and patted her shoulders.

"Do you trust me?" Ye Qi asked.

She lifted her head and looked at his eyes, nodding slightly.

"Then, live your life as normal." He said as he rubbed her slightly red cheek. "I'll deal with the rest."

If Ye Qi calculations are right, then, with his cultivation speed, the Dark Guild would be whipped, and the patriarch of the Sacred family, who is the person to ally himself with the Dark Guild and has plans to kill everyone for envy, wouldn't have too much power, that if they were still alive.

'Probably I would be their patriarch,' Ye thought by that time.

Ning'er saw him looking to the side with a serious face.

'Don't tell me he has a plan after all.'

She didn't know why, although Ye Qi doesn't show too much on his face, his actions seemed to be of a caring person. And he knew what there in her head.

Could it be that he understands her too much?

Or he has something for her as well!

Very soon, Ye Qi ignored her presence as he started reading books while eating.

She just smiled seeing that he is eating her food, before leaving him to study alone.

-x-X-x-

Two days have passed since Ye Qi first healing session with the fair-haired girl.

Ye Qi, during this time, was more comfortable with healing her.

She seemed to become a nicer person and bring even breakfast to him daily.

Ye Qi tried not to let her display that in public. If she showed her affection to him publicly, a lot of young master cliche would happen.

Ye Qi needed to get stronger, way stronger before he faces challenges like that. Because by becoming stronger, challenges like that wouldn't even be challenging.

Anyway, still, she was a likeable person, and he won't mind her in the future. After all, his dream is simple, live as a very strong person, and have beauties around him. After touching her thighs and chest, she joined his list.

Anyway, during these days, Ye Qi cultivation advanced with the help of the pills.

He now has 560 soul force in his soul realm, meaning that he is the fifth-star Bronze Rank. Although his cultivation took a slow run from here, it would get smoother once he breaks through to the Silver rank. As for his body, as a fighter, Ye Qi was taking special new elixirs that helped his physical body to get stronger. After all, a superior physical body helps the spiritualists in merging with Demon Beasts.

Ye Qi had translated a lot of cultivation methods to the family, and Ye Zong was happy with that, of course. Ye Qi would be to take a reward later from the family treasury, which now he is thinking of what to take.

But now, Ye Qi was to go to the auction house of his family. Many pills were placed by a beautiful auctioneer, and people around were bidding in a crazy amount of money.

"One million for ten pills."

"My son needs this to break to the silver rank. 300.000 for one pill."

"Humph. I'll use all of those elixirs to help the young generation break through."

Many people were buying and declaring their wealth. Even those who didn't mind spending the last drop of money they have. After all, with genius raising from their family, they would be able to make more money than what they spent.

Ye Qi was staring at the auctioneer, who happened to be someone who belongs to the family.

"Young master, stay here, please. Call us if you need." Ye Qi turned to the guards from the snow wind family. Although he wanted to come here alone, his uncle escorted two to guard him and bring the money back from the auction.

Ye Qi didn't refuse the idea. He watched their back as they were leaving.

"Ye Qi."

He heard a voice calling him. A beautiful tall young woman with an attractive shape was staring at him with her red eyes.

"Shen Xiu." Ye Qi smiled and sat next to her.

"You forgot to add, teacher." Shen Xiu said, raising an eyebrow.

"Oh, maybe it was too loud around and my voice wasn't high enough." Ye Qi blamed the people who were bidding here.

Shen Xiu smiled. "Anyway, how is your advancing."

"I'm advancing at a good rate." Ye Qi replied as he knew that she is curious about his rank as a spiritualist.

"Mmm…" she said, looking at the table of the auction. "Were you taking these elixirs?"

"Yes." Ye Qi didn't deny that.

"It seems that your family is doing well. To recover some elixirs that even the Alchemy association didn't manage to get." Shen Xiu said, looking for pills and elixirs that helps someone in silver rank. "By the way, did you get something for Spiritualists in my level? If you have any information…"

"Well…"

"If it is a secret, you can keep it." Shen Xiu crossed her long exposed full smooth legs in front of him and leaned back, crossing her arm on her huge chest, making it jiggle.

"It's not." Ye Qi didn't mind telling her. "The alchemists in our family are working hard, and the pills won't be revealed yet."

Ye Zong only revealed pills for small ranks of fighters and spiritualists.

One must market his package before selling it all.

"Though, it is something only for Silver Rank." Shen Xiu rolled her eyes.

Ye Qi smiled. At least, she is talking nicely to him.

"Listen, I may manage to talk to the alchemist of the family." Ye Qi put a hand on her soft shoulder. The exposed skin there was too soft that he didn't mind touching it all the day along. "He may have something in their sleeves."

"Really?" The beautiful teacher turned and looked at him, her red eyes wide opened. "I can pay you if you manage to get something."

"It's okay, I don't need money." Ye Qi looked at her crimson eyes.

Shen Xiu seemed to be tempted by the fact that there would be pills that help her advance. For a woman who is 20 years old and single, cultivation and pride in her family were the only things she has, besides the family.

Shen Xiu's full lips tilted her eyebrow. "Is there something else?"

"You misunderstood me."

Ye Qi. Although he has pills in his storage ring now, he won't reveal them immediately. They can be used as a tool.

"I think I would need a favour of a pretty teacher, more than money." He said this part with his hand squeezing her shoulder, massaging it a bit in process with the techniques he had read in that book about massaging kings.

"Are you flirting with me?" Shen Xiu was aware of his hand; she joined her eyebrows and asked.

"Ahem." Ye Qi rolled his eyes, slightly biting his tongue.

Obviously, he was flirting with his teacher who was 6 years older than him.

But hey, he's an adult.

"Because it is working." Shen Xiu smiled jokingly.

"Are we going on a date then?"

"Don't push it too far, it won't be funny then." She said. "I'm like an older sister to you. I'm not a young person."

"Don't say that. You are at the peak of your youth. And still, look astonishing…" Ye Qi shrugged his shoulder as her chest jiggled. That was progress. They are flirting slightly. "You are not old at all."

Ye Qi is someone who prefers women of her age, with her shape. The real-life version of her was what any man would desire.

'Why is she so self-aware…'

"Tsk. Thanks for the nice words" She clicked her tongue. Shen Xiu punched his shoulder slightly, hiding her smirk. "Well, I'll see you later." She stood up, gave her back to him and walked out to leave, letting him see her full bubble butt swaying as she made her way out. Ye Qi didn't bother to hide his glance at that.

Very soon, the auction was over. The snow wind family surely made a lot of money. As a major family, they should make almost 500 million Demon Coins. With this, their gain is boosted.

The profit Ye Qi would have today was almost 75 million. That was a lot.

Ye Qi met with the host along with the two gold-ranked spiritualists from the City Lord mansion. They were trusted to bring the money back to the mansion.

Ye Qi, on the other hand, took his share in a storage ring, which he put inside of his storage ring.

Ye Qi then moved across the Glory city inside of a carriage.

Since it was the morning, Ye Qi decided to pass by the market and see if there is something worth buying.

"You can move without me. I'll catch up later." Ye Qi said.

After making a lot of money, Ye Qi was thinking to spend it.

"Young Master…"

"No worry, I will just be in the market and come back."

The two guards let Ye Qi outside of the waggon.

Now, he has space for himself, and money to spend.

Ye Qi turned and looked for a list of things to buy. Food, Demon blood, resources. There were even people who sell ancient books for a cheap price since no one would know their content, and Ye Qi thought that he may find something useful to learn from them.

Ye Qi was getting out of one district in the market.

Surpassingly, this side of the market was empty.

Ye Qi blinked twice and looked around. Where is everyone… there are stalls, but they're empty.

"Young Master Qi."

A voice came behind him.

Turning, Ye Qi saw three tall men in dark cloaks.

Ye Qi had a chill, seeing how they were looking at him.

"Yes. How can I help you." He asked, his face had a cold expression.

However, his heart started pounding, feeling the intent.

'Please, don't be Dark Gold or Gold Rank something….'

Clearly, looking at the dark cloaks they were wearing, one can tell what are they.

'But what have I done…' Ye Qi wanted to know what he did.

He didn't reveal his talent in cultivation.

He didn't offend someone's family and call them thieves in public, just like Nie Lie had done.

He even flirted with a single woman from the supposed villain's side, and she was taking it smoothly.

Things should go well.

A cloaked man with blonde hair strands covering his eyes stepped forward. "Has no one told you, don't flirt with an engaged woman before."

The three opened their palms. Short swords, daggers, and a long sword appeared in their hands.

They were obviously fighters, silver rank, first star, given the type of weapon they have, which Ye Qi could assume depending on some knowledge he had got from the library.

"Oh, that too." Ye Qi lifted his head, clicked his tongue. "And you are, her brothers?"

Ye Qi opened his hand. He is just a fighter. However, he is a spiritualist as well in the peak of the bronze rank, which could be added to his benefit as a fighter.

In his hands, two daggers appeared. The two daggers were made of cold silver, with blue inscription on them.

Ye Qi's father had been training him in martial arts since ever he was young.

However, for Josh, it was the first time in his life he holds weapons and fights people.

The adrenaline was rushing in his veins.

' Killing blows, swift strikes.' The words of his father, of this life, were repeating in his head. All of the ethics he had in his previous life didn't show up. Only his will to make it up through this.

Given how the guys are staring at him, they seem to be here for a quick killing strike.

"Not near that." Said the one in front as he stepped forward. "We don't have much time, die peacefully."