Many people speculated about who lived in the villa at the top of Tai Ping Mountain, and the identity of that young man, wondering what kind of background he had.
However, no matter how they thought about it, they couldn't figure out what kind of background Ye Qiu had.
But undeniably, it was not someone who they could afford to offend.
Soon, the rumor spread among some people that there was a powerful figure living in the villa at the top of Tai Ping Mountain, someone that even the three major families treated with utmost respect.
As a result, those who heard the rumor felt a sense of awe for that powerful figure living in the villa at the top of Tai Ping Mountain, and no one dared to approach the area for fear of upsetting them.
Meanwhile, in the villa at the top of Tai Ping Mountain, Ye Qiu was unaware of what was happening outside, focused on his cultivation.
After a week of cultivation, having absorbed a large amount of Spiritual Qi from Tai Ping Mountain, Ye Qiu's power had increased significantly, which made him very delighted.
However, Ye Qiu soon faced a bottleneck as the efficiency of absorbing Spiritual Power gradually began to decline.
Now, a day of cultivation only had the effects of half a day of cultivation at the beginning, making Ye Qiu feel a bit disappointed.
Indeed, he had been a bit too optimistic.
Although this place was a rare geomantic treasure land where cultivation could yield twice the result with half the effort, the improvement in strength became increasingly difficult as time went on.
According to this situation, Ye Qiu estimated that if he wanted to advance another small Realm, the help provided by the Spiritual Qi here would become negligible.
To improve his strength, he might have to rely on the Secret Realm in the Treasure Map to make a breakthrough.
Thinking about the Treasure Map, Ye Qiu made a call to Chen Xing to check on his progress with deciphering it, wondering what progress had been made in a week.
Unfortunately, there was still no progress from Chen Xing. Although he had some guesses from studying ancient books, it would take more time for the next steps of deciphering and practice.
However, Chen Xing gave Ye Qiu a definite reply that there should be results within a week.
By then, whether the Treasure Map could be deciphered or not, the answer would be revealed.
On the phone, Chen Xing's voice was excited and confident, which reassured Ye Qiu.
Regardless, the task of deciphering the Treasure Map had been given to Chen Xing, so Ye Qiu just needed to ask for the results when the time came.
After hanging up the phone, Ye Qiu wanted to continue cultivating, but he had already been cultivating for a week and now faced a bottleneck, losing the urge to cultivate.
Thinking it over, Ye Qiu planned to go down the mountain to stroll around, pass the time, adjust his mood, and then come back to continue cultivating.
At the bottom of Tai Ping Mountain, a group of young men and women were playing on a street.
"So this is Hong Kong, huh? It doesn't look much different from the Mainland."
A girl looked around, finding the bustling street somewhat dull.
"Song Sisi, wasn't it you who suggested coming to Hong Kong? Now you say it's boring?"
Another girl looked at the first girl somewhat displeased, then turned her head and said coquettishly to the man beside her, "Brother Xiang, don't you think?"
However, the man didn't pay attention to this girl and instead smiled at the first girl, saying, "Actually, there are many fun places in Hong Kong. I'll take you there sometime, and you'll see."
Yes, these young men and women were Song Sisi and her friends from the Mainland.
Song Sisi heard about Ye Qiu arriving in Hong Kong, which made her want to come, coinciding with Xiang Zheng's desire to pursue her. When he heard Song Sisi wanted to visit Hong Kong, he invited the group, and Song Sisi along with them.
Thus, Song Sisi and her group arrived in Hong Kong. Because Xiang Zheng wanted to pursue Song Sisi, he kept trying to please her, but Song Sisi only had Ye Qiu in mind, consistently giving Xiang Zheng the cold shoulder.
On the other side, because Xiang Zheng was a minor second-generation rich boy, Song Sisi's friend, the girl Lv Huan, was intentionally or unintentionally getting close to Xiang Zheng, trying to seduce him.
As a result, besides the other few people, the triangle relationship between Xiang Zheng, Lv Huan, and Song Sisi seemed a bit complicated.
"Hey, the jade in this store looks beautiful, should we go in and take a look?"
Suddenly, Lv Huan noticed a jewelry store on the street and excitedly suggested to the others.
"Should we go in and take a look?"
Hearing this, Xiang Zheng also felt intrigued, suddenly thinking of something, and he smiled at Song Sisi, asking a question.
Xiang Zheng wanted to take the opportunity to buy some jade for Song Sisi to win her over.
He just didn't believe that he couldn't win Song Sisi after pursuing her for so long—putting some money into it was sure to yield results!
Song Sisi didn't think much about it. Seeing everyone wanted to go in and take a look, and since they were playing, she nodded, and the group entered the jade shop together.
"What do you want to buy?"
Seeing the group come in, a shop assistant approached them, smiling and speaking in the local language.
"What did you say? Um, could you speak Mandarin?"
Song Sisi heard the assistant and didn't quite understand, so she asked.
The shop assistant immediately realized this group seemed to be tourists from outside the area.
So the assistant squinted at the other shop assistants, signaling them with her eyes, then smiled at Song Sisi and the others, speaking in Mandarin, "What do you want to buy? Our store has a lot of rare jade stones and styles, and they're definitely much cheaper than in the Mainland."
"Really?"
Hearing this, Lv Huan's eyes lit up, she turned to Xiang Zheng, and coquettishly said, "Brother Xiang, could you help me find which jade suits me?"
Xiang Zheng was still intent on pleasing Song Sisi, and hearing Lv Huan's voice made him somewhat impatient. But he had already had relations with her when she flirted with him, so he couldn't just give her the cold shoulder. He forced himself to speak, "You pick it yourself, once you find one, I'll buy it for you!"
"Thanks, Brother Xiang~"
Lv Huan expressed her happiness upon hearing this.
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