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--- Chapter 197 ---
Dao Academy - Han Yuan's House.
In the kitchen, two young women are preparing dinner together. One is cooking, while the other is learning and struggling.
"Renxue, that's not how you cut a carrot." Han Yue saw the angel girl struggling to cut a giant carrot, and she cut the cutting board in half instead.
Qian Renxue looked down at the split cutting board and then glanced at the seemingly uncuttable carrot. "What the hell is this carrot? I used my strength, and I didn't even slice off the skin."
"It can't be an ordinary carrot!"
Han Yue broke into a weird expression because nothing is ordinary in this house. Even the decorative plant on the table nearby could purify the air by absorbing pollutants.
That is what happens when you have an innovative, genius, yet free brother.
Han Yue sighed helplessly, "Most of the crops in the garden around our house are 'thoroughly' modified by Han Yuan through a method called selective Pollination and Hybridization."
"You might not notice it until now, but the food you've eaten in the house is much more delicious and filling, right?"
Qian Renxue nodded, "You're right..."
Han Yue smiled and continued, "This carrot is called Giant Carrot, not only because of its bigger size, but also because of its tough outer shell, which protects its inside flesh that has absorbed earth and heaven energy."
"If not, most of the energy will dissipate."
"First, you need to finely cover your knife with spirit energy to peel the carrots' skin before cutting them."
"In fact, it is also a form of training that Han Yuan made for most of the girls."
"That brat..." Qian Renxue mumbled while gritting her teeth. "Why did he make cooking harder than it already is?"
Han Yue laughed softly, "Haha, I know how you feel. But this method of training is better than straightforward teaching, which some students dislike."
"You see, my control over my spirit skill is infinitely better than most spirit masters." She grabbed the nearby wooden spatula, allowing it to dance upon reaching her grip, thinly covered with spirit energy, thus making it razor sharp yet stronger than steel.
"Impressive." Qian Renxue saw the thin white aura around the wooden spatula and noticed how calm the energy was. "So simple yet no one thought of it before..."
"That's the magical thing about Xiao Yuan!" Han Yue proudly lifted her nose and said.
If Han Yuan saw the brag Han Yue had right now, he would have covered his face in embarrassment.
After all, spirit energy control allows one to cover and turn anything with one touch into a sharp weapon, similar to the wind element shape and nature transformation in Naruto, but utilizing spirit energy instead.
Of course, spirit energy requires finer control.
The advanced form of this method is infusing an elemental attribute into spirit energy, thus adding an elemental effect.
"Anyway, you can start cutting the carrot now." Han Yue changed the topic back to dinner preparation.
Qian Renxue looked at the Giant Carrot in annoyance, "You are right..."
After learning how to cut the carrot and prepare most of the ingredients, Qian Renxue realized how difficult it was to cook something. In the past, she wouldn't have had this problem and focused on being "Xue Qinghe" daily.
Even though she didn't have time to cultivate her spirit power sometimes while being the crown prince, this innovative spirit energy control training method gave her a way out of it.
Then, again, Qian Renxue wasn't as anxious as before when it came to her years-long plan on taking over Heaven Dou Empire, mostly because she had resolved her misunderstanding with her mother.
Even if Qian Renxue failed, Bibi Dong wouldn't despise her for it. No, she might console her, like a good mother would.
Clearly, Qian Renxue had no intention of failing. She had dedicated years to the role of crown prince and would not accept failure as an outcome.
Washing her hands off and taking off the apron, Qian Renxue slumped on the sofa with a tired look. "This is harder than it looks."
Han Yue handed her a cup of herbal tea and said, "Because you're not used to it."
"Even I was horrible at first."
"I was used to cooking with ordinary ingredients."
"Back then, Xiao Yuan and I used to survive on wild birds, potatoes, and mushrooms I foraged in the forest, and I could only boil them. Edible but bland."
"Thankfully, Xiao Yuan began to show his intelligence at a young age and helped our village to grow more food. That was six years ago." She sighed in melancholy. "It's hard to believe my fate has changed so much in those six years."
"A mere village girl has become Spirit Saint."
Qian Renxue quietly stared at the faint moon pattern between Han Yue's eyebrows and thought, 'Moon Goddess.'
'Han Yue is twenty years old, a few months older than me. Yet, she rose from a talentless village girl to a Spirit Saint Realm in six years. On the other hand, I, who awakened the 'Seraphim' martial soul, possess the Supreme Innate Powers of Level Twenty, and only reached the Spirit Emperor Realm a month ago.'
'How shameful. I really wasted my god-given talent!'
Now that Qian Renxue thought about it, Thirteen (Plane's Consciousness) could easily give the Son of Plane's position to Han Yue, as she deserved it more than her.
Nothing would have changed except for Qian Renxue's suffering and her misunderstandings with Bibi Dong.
'For the love of Angel God, my life would have been more miserable than it already was.' Qian Renxue sighed in relief. For once in her life, she actually felt thankful to be lucky.
"By the way, Sister Yue. I am curious about your divine trials. How many have you completed exactly?" Qian Renxue sipped her herbal tea and then asked curiously.
Han Yue hummed, "Well, I finished my second trial not too long ago, as for my third trial."
"I was in the middle of it."
"Let's just say it was a tricky one." She glanced at the floating silver moon in her mind. There are golden characters in the air.
[Within two years, fully awaken your Lunarian's lineage and condense your first Spirit Core]
[Reward: Moon Goddess's Affinity 10%, Weaving Moonlight Silver Bow (Fragment)]
'What about you, Renxue?" Han Yue retorted. "When are you going to start your Divine Trial?"
"Uh..." Qian Renxue awkwardly sipped her tea. "I don't think I can start it anytime soon."
Although Qian Renxue was eager to begin her trial and become the new Angel God, her grandfather firmly told her that she wasn't ready yet due to her mindset and state of mind.
Qian Renxue is now 'naturally' focused on completing her mission, which includes getting closer to Han Yuan.
After waiting for a while, Han Yuan finally returned home with a sweaty body. Qian Renxue saw his naked upper half and gulped nervously, "W-Why did you come home naked like that!"
Han Yuan has a question mark on his face, "What is the problem? It is literally my house."
"But I am here!" Qian Renxue covered her face, though her eyes always peeked between her fingers.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever." Han Yuan responded nonchalantly.
He looked at Han Yue, "What's for dinner?"
"Nothing special, a stew and a meat roast. Renxue helped me." Han Yue replied with a smile.
"Oh..." Han Yuan looked surprised. "It was edible, right?"
"Hey!" Qian Renxue felt insulted. "I can cook too, you know!"
"We will see about that." Han Yuan suspiciously stared at the furious angel girl and then observed the kitchen to look for burnt objects, which he unfortunately didn't find.
Han Yue laughed in amusement and decided to help Qian Renxue, "Don't worry, she's doing a great job despite being an amateur."
"I trust you for it." Han Yuan cautiously nodded.
"Thankfully, my sister fetches for you."
"Damn it, you're asking for a beating!" Qian Renxue balled her fist and was ready to pounce on him.
Han Yuan dodged skillfully, making her roll on the ground before running to the bathroom, "I'm going to take a shower."
"But heh, if you dare, you can follow me there."
"Y-You, I..." Qian Renxue blushed at his last remark.
"HOW SHAMELESS!"
Han Yue gave Qian Renxue a teasing look, "Are you not going to chase after him?"
"I-I am not... I am not that pe-perverted!" Qian Renxue hesitated before replying with even more blush on her face. Steams started coming from her head.
"Hoho..." Han Yue nodded in understanding.
"Then, I am going there first."
"W-WHAT!" Qian Renxue was shocked. Her mind couldn't handle all this shocking information at once.