"By the way, when do you guys plan on leaving?" Qi Fang suddenly asked him.
"We plan on leaving before midnight so that we’d make it home by morning tomorrow."
"Good. The family’s preparing a feast for you, so make sure you attend it before you leave. That’s all." Qi Fang notified him of a feast before leaving.
Yuan returned to Meixiu and Chu Liuxiang shortly after.
"They’re throwing a feast for us, so we’ll leave after that." He said to them.
About two hours later, Qi Fang returned to tell them that the feast was ready.
Yuan and the others followed Qi Fang to this large banquet hall where one side was stacked with tables and chairs and the other side with food.
"What do you think? This is the least we can do for you before you leave." Qi Man approached him with a smile.
"The food looks terrific. I can smell them all the way from here." Yuan smiled.
"You can eat all the food you want. After all, this is your feast." Qi Man laughed.
Yuan wasted no time and immediately grabbed a plate— multiple plates.
Since he could use Qi Manifestation, he used it to carry over a dozen plates of food without lifting a single finger, which shocked everyone that saw it.
"H-How the hell are you doing that?" Qi Fang asked him in a shocked voice.
"Huh? It’s Qi Manifestation. You can use it too." Yuan raised his eyebrows.
"But I saw you use it... When we first fought? You used Qi Manifestation to move the sword..."
"Uhh... That sword is a treasure, and it has this unique ability that allows it to fly to me when I call for it. I won’t be able to do that with other things, such as plates..." Qi Fang said, leaving Yuan speechless.
"You can’t use Qi Manifestation even though you’re a Spirit Grandmaster?"
"I have never even heard of Qi Manifestation until today. And even though I am a Spirit Grandmaster, I’d only recently reached this level. It wasn’t easy, and it required almost all of our family’s resources." Qi Fang explained.
"I see... If you want, I can teach you Qi Manifestation... But at another time." Yuan then said.
"It essentially allows you to manifest and control your spiritual energy outside your body, and you can treat it as though it’s another part of your body. It’s a really convenient skill. You should learn it."
Qi Fang swallowed nervously after hearing Yuan’s words. No doubt, she really wanted to learn Qi Manifestation, especially after seeing what Yuan could achieve with it. There are unlimited possibilities with this ability!
"Yes, it’s a promise."
"Alright. I will be waiting."
Once they were seated, Yuan proceeded to consume all of the food on his plates in a speed that left everyone around him baffled.
"Fuck, is there something that he’s not good at? He’s even talented in eating!"
"He reminds me of a certain pink and round character in a certain game."
The disciples mumbled to each other as they ate.
A few rowdy hours later, Yuan and the two ladies by his side made their way outside the Qi Family’s headquarters, and the entire Qi Family was there to see them off.
"Yuan, here’s the map that you requested. It has the location of the demons on it— at least the ones that we— the three families know of."
Yuan nodded and said, "If any of these demons are close to breaking their seal... I want you to let me know immediately."
"Don’t worry, you’ll be the first one I call when that happens."
"No, thank you." Qi Man smiled.
"I will escort them to the plane." Qi Fang suddenly said, willingly volunteering to help.
"Oh?" Her grandparents looked at her with funny expressions on their faces.
"You would’ve told me to do it anyway, right?"
"Who knows." They laughed.
"Let’s go." Qi Fang ignored them and said to Yuan’s group.
Once they arrived at the plane, Qi Fang said, "Liuxiang, stay behind for a moment."
After Yuan and Meixiu entered the plane to wait for her, Qi Fang spoke, "I have been your master for how long now? Almost 10 years? I was only 16 years old when I started teaching you. At first, I treated you like a little sister, and even as you grew up, my views did not change. I may be strict at times, but they were for your own good."
"You’re sounding like we’ll never meet again..." Chu Liuxiang looked at her with a questioning gaze.
Qi Fang smiled and said, "You’re no longer the immature little girl that I used to know, and you’re already a Spirit Master. I don’t think I have anything else to teach you— not to mention that you have an even better teacher than me already by your side."
"Y-Yuan? He’s not my teacher..."
"I know, he’s your partner."
Chu Liuxiang nodded with a slightly rosy face.
Qi Fang’s eyebrows twitched upon seeing her reaction.
Then she asked, "H-Have the two of you... already.. you know.. done it?"
Chu Liuxiang’s face grew even redder as she nodded her head.
"Looks like you’ve also surpassed me in some aspects of life..." A bittersweet smile appeared on Qi Fang’s face.
"Huh?" Chu Liuxiang looked at her with wide eyes.
"Master, you’re still a virgin? How unexpected."
"I-I have a very particular taste in men, and I haven’t met the right person yet, okay?! Do you have a problem with that? And don’t call me Master anymore! I am letting you go as my disciple!"
Chu Liuxiang smiled and suddenly lowered her head, bowing to Qi Fang, "Thank you for everything, Senior Qi. I also saw you as an elder sister before— I still do even now."
"Take good care of yourself, okay? And you can just call me Sister Fang." Qi Fang smiled.
"You too, Sister Fang. Take care of yourself, and I hope to see you again soon."
The two of them exchanged a quick hug before Chu Liuxiang boarded the plane.