After playing with his Nine-Colored Devouring Sky Python for a while, Lin Yan originally planned to continue his cultivation.
Unexpectedly, there was a familiar shout from outside the house.
"Lin Yan brother, are you home?"
Lin Yan felt a sense of familiarity upon hearing this voice.
Opening the wooden door, he indeed found Qingtan coming to look for him.
So he smiled and greeted her directly, "Oh, it's Qingtan."
"What's up?"
Qingtan smiled and extended an invitation to Lin Yan, "Lin Yan brother, my parents and I haven't seen you in a long time, and we miss you. So today, they specially bought many ingredients from the market, cooked themselves, and asked me to invite you over for dinner."
Lin Yan realized that it had indeed been a while since he last visited Lin Dong's house. Since Qingtan had personally come to invite him, he readily agreed, "Then I would be impolite to refuse."
He quickly went out with Qingtan. He originally intended to put the Nine-Colored Devouring Sky Python back into the Nascent Soul, but the little one had just come out and was not willing to go back inside, so Lin Yan let her coil around his shoulder.
"Lin Yan brother, this little snake of yours is really beautiful."
Qingtan couldn't help but praise her. After all, the Nine-Colored Devouring Sky Python had excellent looks, much better than ordinary pets.
Lin Yan originally wanted Qingtan to touch the little one, but unexpectedly, she was quite stingy and only wanted Lin Yan to play with her, which made him somewhat helpless.
As the two continued walking forward, the atmosphere suddenly became somewhat awkward.
Qingtan had actually been holding back something for a long time, but at this moment, she couldn't help but suddenly ask, "By the way, Lin Yan brother, have any other girls from the family come looking for you recently?"
Lin Yan was stunned for a moment, then replied, "No, I've been practicing recently. Why do you ask?"
Qingtan's cheeks blushed.
She was worried that Lin Yan might be taken away by other girls, but she was too embarrassed to voice her thoughts.
So she stammered and couldn't say anything.
But fortunately, the result was good. After all, after getting this answer, Qingtan felt much relieved.
"No, Lin Yan brother, I was just asking."
With a flushed face and shy eyes, she replied softly, her hand rolling her clothes.
Seeing this, Lin Yan smirked slightly, evidently sensing the girl's thoughts, and asked, "Are you feeling jealous?"
Qingtan's ears suddenly turned even redder. She was usually quite shy, but for some reason, she suddenly became bold. She replied, "What if I am?"
Lin Yan looked at Qingtan in surprise, then suddenly grabbed her delicate hand with his own, interlocking their fingers. "Then shall we give it a try?"
Qingtan's ears became even redder, and her voice became smaller, "Let's give it a try."
The two continued walking towards Lin Dong's house.
But now, they had nothing to say.
After all, ever since Lin Yan grabbed her hand, Qingtan felt her heart beating faster and faster.
As she walked, she could hear her own pounding heart. She hadn't walked a few steps, yet she was already sweating profusely.
"Lin Yan, you're here."
Mother Liu Yan happened to be holding a basin of vegetable washing water and was about to pour it into the vegetable garden at the door. She didn't expect to see Lin Yan and Qingtan when she turned around.
She greeted Lin Yan first, but soon after seeing their intertwined hands, a hint of ambiguity appeared on her face.
"Oh."
Qingtan's cheeks immediately turned completely red, and she seemed to be almost steaming like an overloaded engine.
She quickly pulled away from Lin Yan's hand, but Liu Yan frowned upon seeing this.
She stepped forward, putting down the wooden basin, and held Lin Yan's hand with one hand and Qingtan's hand with the other, then locked them together.
"You guys go on, I didn't see anything~"
Qingtan broke free, blushing with embarrassment, and hurriedly pushed Liu Yan away and left with her.
"Mom, it's not what you think!"
Liu Yan blinked and asked, "What do you mean?"
Lin Yan couldn't help but smile wryly as he watched the mother and daughter walk away.
Qingtian's feelings for him were already evident to him, and he also had feelings for her, so he had boldly responded just now.
But it seemed that Liu Yan and Qingtan didn't oppose it. In fact, they seemed very supportive?
When it came to emotions, Lin Yan never hid anything. If he liked someone, he would try it out. If it worked, they would be together. Even if it eventually failed for various reasons, at least there would be no regrets, right? He didn't want to be one of those people who looked back with regret.
So in this regard, Lin Yan was not afraid to take risks.
But he also knew the importance of letting things happen naturally.
He quickly made his way to Lin Dong's room and found Lin Dong practicing outside, with Lin Xiao standing by, giving instructions.
"Uncle Xiao, Lin Dong, practicing?"
Lin Yan greeted the two of them first.
Then, watching Lin Dong's movements, he immediately recognized that he was practicing Qing Yuan Gong and Pure Yang Finger.
But that was normal, after all, Lin Dong had already reached the Earthly Yuan Realm, so he had also obtained these two martial arts and techniques from Lin Zhentian.
"Lin Yan, you're here."
"Brother Lin Yan."
The two responded naturally to Lin Yan.
Then Lin Dong even came forward to demonstrate a few moves to Lin Yan.
"Look, Brother Lin Yan, I also learned Qing Yuan Gong and Pure Yang Finger from Grandpa."
Lin Yan smiled and said, "I can see that. I didn't expect you to be at the Earthly Yuan Realm too. Impressive, little brother Lin Dong."
Hearing this, Lin Dong smiled at Lin Yan and asked, "Brother Lin Yan, how's your progress with Qing Yuan Gong and Pure Yang Finger?"
Speaking of this, a hint of pride appeared on Lin Dong's face. After all, in terms of strength, he might not be as good as Lin Yan.
But in terms of the speed of practicing martial arts and techniques, Lin Dong felt that he still had an advantage.
"If you really want to know?"
Lin Yan also caught Lin Dong's meaning and asked him with a strange look.
"Sure, why not? There's no one else here anyway."
Lin Dong replied nonchalantly.
Lin Yan nodded with a smile and said, "I don't mind, but I'm afraid it might disappoint you."
Lin Dong snorted, "Brother Lin Yan, you underestimate me. Although my strength may be inferior, I have some insights into practicing martial arts."
But Lin Dong couldn't finish his words.
Because in the next moment, Lin Yan pointed out, and a powerful force shook the air.
Both Lin Dong and Lin Xiao were stunned.
Because they both practiced Pure Yang Finger, they naturally recognized that what Lin Yan had just used was a perfect Pure Yang Finger!
"How is this possible?"
"Brother Lin Yan, you've improved so fast?"
Lin Dong was dumbfounded on the spot, unable to believe what he was seeing.
But Lin Yan didn't stop there. After that, a formidable aura surged from him.
This shocked Lin Dong and Lin Xiao even more.
Especially Lin Dong, who even began to doubt life itself, couldn't help but open his mouth wide.
"Mid-Earthly Yuan Realm?"
"Perfect Qing Yuan Gong?"
"It's only been a month, Brother Lin Yan, are you a monster!"
(End of this chapter)