If I Touched My Wife, Would She Agree?

"She told me a few things, half true and half false." Jiang Man did not hide anything from the old yellow ox when it asked, recounting the exchange truthfully. Hearing this, the old yellow ox asked curiously, "Half true and half false? Which part was true, and which part was false?" "The first half should be true, but the second half is definitely false," Jiang Man answered earnestly. *Bearing you a child is true, while something being wrong with finding you a wife is false?* The old yellow ox squinted at Jiang Man. Human greed was truly evident. "What do you think, Ox Bro?" Jiang Man asked, looking at the ox. "She still hasn't figured out my true name, which is why she's so curious about my origins." The old yellow ox chewed on the grass in its mouth and continued, "Once the Magpie Bridge opens, it will indeed benefit her, but she won't be able to harm either of you." "How can you tell?" Jiang Man asked. The old yellow ox remarked casually, "Why did you let her go?" *Her words sounded too pleasant back then,* Jiang Man thought to himself. Then he understood. If that immortal maiden were truly so confident, how could she have offered to bear his heir? She would have come over long ago to let him feel the chill lingering beneath her words. That bone-piercing chill alone would have been enough to kill him. Jiang Man said no more. Now that things had come to this, he could only take it one step at a time. As for what those people said, there was no need to dwell on it for now. True or false, it amounted to the same thing. His priority was to make a name for himself in Qingyun Pavilion, obtain as many resources as possible, and acquire more knowledge. Only then would he have any chance of understanding sufficiently high-grade cultivation techniques when he encountered them. That night. Jiang Man was cultivating his Visualization Method when he suddenly heard someone call his name. Stepping outside, he found a young woman standing there. She appeared to be around twenty-one or twenty-two years old. In the Yunqian Division, even in the back courtyard, students were generally no older than twenty. After all, they entered around sixteen and left around nineteen. At twenty, one was already considered older, and she was almost certainly not an ordinary student. She was properly dressed with fair skin, evidently from a decent background. Looking at Jiang Man, she asked, "Are you Jiang Man?" Jiang Man nodded. "I am." "First place in the Sixth Courtyard, rank fourteen in Qingyun Pavilion?" she asked again. Jiang Man nodded once more, somewhat puzzled by what she meant. "Has the Technique Transmission Office contacted you?" she asked. Jiang Man shook his head. He had been waiting for the Technique Transmission Office to reach out these past two days as well. After all, a medium-grade cultivation technique would be of immense benefit to him. "Just as well. I'm here to inform you that for this technique transmission, candidates are grouped into teams of three, and you're on ours." Looking at Jiang Man, she said seriously, "I've already looked into your strength. With a Qi-Linking sixth layer cultivation, you won't hold us back. When the time comes, just follow our lead. It wouldn't hurt to let you ride our coattails to a medium-grade visualization method." Jiang Man had initially wanted to ask why someone who looked past the usual student age was still in the back courtyard. But hearing her last remark, he set those questions aside, slightly baffled. "Why a medium-grade visualization method?" He had no need for such a thing. "Are you poor?" she asked. Jiang Man was speechless. Could anyone living in a stable be rich? Even so, he expressed his confusion as to what this had to do with being poor. The woman looked at Jiang Man and said calmly, "I'm not looking down on you, but don't ask that question again in the future; it'll only make people laugh at you. We already have medium-grade Qi-Linking Methods. Although we might not have medium-grade Qi-Blood Methods, starting over with a Qi-Blood Method is a hassle, whereas starting over with a visualization method brings nothing but benefits—especially when one's original level wasn't high to begin with. Naturally, that's why we're competing for a visualization method." Jiang Man was about to speak, but she cut him off. "I don't know what you want, but by the look of it, you aren't of the same mind as us. Fine then. Neither of us will bully the other; strength comes first. If you can prove stronger than us, we wouldn't mind following your lead." Pausing briefly, she continued, "Our team leader is at the Qi-Linking seventh layer. The transmission will take place in about three days. You can talk to him then." With that, she tossed a team token to Jiang Man. "If you have objections, bring them up then." Catching the token, Jiang Man watched her depart and sighed with emotion. "The path of a prodigy is fraught with twists and turns." Advancing to the Qi-Linking seventh layer in three days would not be easy. "Old Huang, do you know where any treasures are?" Jiang Man suddenly asked. He wanted to touch a few things, just in case he could draw out some talent. "Treasures?" The old yellow ox chewed on grass and said, "Luoyun City has no treasures. If you're talking about treasures, your wife is practically one. After all, your talent only awakened after marrying her. When the Magpie Bridge opens, go look for her." Hearing this, Jiang Man paused. He felt it was indeed worth a try. When touching himself, the book did not record ants, but his wife was certainly no ant. Still, people probably were not easy to record; the book only had so many pages, and it could hardly record an endless number of people. Even so, it was worth testing. "Old Huang, do you think she'd agree if I went to touch her?" Jiang Man asked. With a mouthful of grass, the old yellow ox raised its brows slightly and looked at Jiang Man, uttering not a single word. Jiang Man could not tell what it meant either. Afterward, he resumed cultivating. First, he would enhance his physical body and spirit to break through the bottleneck. Next, he needed to clarify the rules of the three-person technique transmission. Having reached the Physical Body Fourth Layer, making further progress with the body was no simple feat. His spirit, however, was only at the first tier, making it the easiest to elevate. Moreover, his Visualization Method had already reached the thirteenth layer, allowing him to cultivate even faster. In just one day, Jiang Man absorbed nearly half of the Flawless Spirit Concentration Pill, successfully breaking into the second tier of spirit and condensing two water cauldrons. Without hesitation, Jiang Man continued his cultivation. At the thirteenth layer of the Visualization Method, the speed at which he absorbed pills was far greater than at the ninth layer, and the spiritual power he condensed was noticeably more potent. Within a day and a half, the Flawless Spirit Concentration Pill had been completely absorbed. A third water cauldron formed smoothly. At this moment, Jiang Man felt an extraordinary clarity in his mind, and his control over his power grew increasingly effortless. Not only that, he could even sense that the bottleneck keeping him from advancing from the Qi-Linking sixth layer to the seventh layer had vanished. "It's a pity I have to go there tomorrow. I wonder if one night will be enough for the breakthrough." Jiang Man felt that if he had Spirit Gathering Pills, it would certainly suffice. Unfortunately, he had not gone to work at the Spirit Gathering Hall these past few days. Nevertheless, advancing to the Qi-Linking seventh layer was only a single step away. One night might just be enough. Still, asking around about the specific rules would eat up some time. After a brief hesitation, Jiang Man walked toward the Spirit Gathering Hall. He could ask Manager Miao and advance two hundred spirit sources ahead of time while he was at it. Combining that with the spirit sources he had earned, wouldn't all his problems be solved? Sticking rigidly to routine would only squander his peerless talent. *** Elsewhere. Cheng Yu arrived at the Luo residence and was welcomed inside after being announced. Luo Xuan was cultivating in the courtyard, showing no sign of slackening. "You've already lost the qualification, yet you're still working this hard?" Cheng Yu asked, standing at the courtyard entrance. Hearing her voice, Luo Xuan paused her cultivation and said, "What did you come here for?" "To ask whether you want to take revenge on me. Otherwise, I'll be living in fear at home." Cheng Yu set some fruit on the table. Luo Xuan remained silent. Cheng Yu looked at her and smiled. "Aren't you curious about what I've done these past few days? It's definitely beyond your imagination." Seeing that Luo Xuan still showed no reaction, Cheng Yu continued, "I wrote an admiration letter to someone in your name."