"Feng'er, Ying'er's talent is ultimately far superior to yours. If you had her guidance...!" Zhou Hong's biological mother still wanted to persuade him, but Zhou Hong didn't give her the chance.
"Mom, I'm going out for a bit."
"Zhou Hong, where are you going now that you've just returned?" Qiao Zhenhua asked with some concern.
"I have some friends in Kyoto. Now that I'm back, I naturally need to catch up with them."
"Then come back early."
"Don't worry."
Zhou Hong turned and left. His friends in Kyoto were essentially Liu Zhen Feixu. Zhou Hong remembered that the last time he came to Kyoto, before leaving, he had taught her a body-refining technique, given her a very powerful cultivation method, and even helped her turn the powerful individuals of the Situ family into her subordinates.
Therefore, Zhou Hong wanted to go and see Liu Zhen Feixu now.
"Ying'er, look, your brother doesn't seem to like you much anymore," Liang Hongqin said, glancing at her daughter.
"Hmph, so what if he doesn't like me? It's not a big deal, he can just refine pills," Qiao Ying'er snorted lightly.
After Zhou Hong left the Qiao family, he immediately called Liu Zhen Feixu.
"Hello, Zhou Hong." Liu Zhen Feixu seemed very happy to receive Zhou Hong's call.
"Liu Zhen Feixu, I'm in Kyoto now. Where are you?"
"You're finally back! I already know you're the long-lost disciple of the Qiao family. Congratulations on returning to your family." Liu Zhen Feixu congratulated him.
"Heh, what's there to congratulate?"
"I'm at home now. Just come straight over to my place, the same complex as last time. I have a lot of questions for you too."
"Okay." Zhou Hong could certainly find Liu Zhen Feixu's home, as he had been there before.
Soon, Zhou Hong arrived at Liu Zhen Feixu's doorstep and rang the doorbell.
"Zhou Hong." Liu Zhen Feixu quickly opened the door, looking at Zhou Hong with a face full of excitement.
"Why are you so happy?"
"Of course, I'm happy to see you. Come in quickly."
Zhou Hong walked into Liu Zhen Feixu's home.
Liu Zhen Feixu quickly poured water for Zhou Hong, who took the opportunity to observe her aura. He noticed that she had become much stronger than when he had left last time.
"Liu Zhen Feixu, the body-refining technique I taught you when I left Kyoto last time, how is it going? Your strength has improved a lot, right? You were around the sixtieth stage of a martial artist before, what about now?" Zhou Hong asked with a smile as he sat on the sofa.
"In just a few months, my talent has improved by countless times. My martial cultivation realm has now entered the Martial Master level." Liu Zhen Feixu spoke like a student reporting to a teacher.
"Good, keep up the effort. By the way, are you still using your 'Night Phantom' identity?" Zhou Hong asked again.
"For the past few months, I've been focusing on cultivation and have hardly been the 'Night Phantom.' Of course, even though I haven't done it myself, I have ordered those subordinates from the Situ family to eliminate some wicked people."
"Heh."
Liu Zhen Feixu hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Zhou Hong, how are things between you and Changsun Qinghe?"
"Uh, why do you ask?"
"I already know you were her childhood fiancé. Although Qinghe has never asked you about it directly, as her friend, I'm quite curious. How do you plan to handle your childhood relationship with her?"
"This...!" Zhou Hong also felt a headache. Regardless, he did have a childhood engagement with Changsun Qinghe. Breaking it off publicly wouldn't be good, especially since she hadn't done anything wrong. Moreover, Changsun Qinghe had never brought up this matter in front of him.
"You're not going to deny this engagement, are you?"
"That's not it, it's just that I haven't recovered from my previous relationship." Zhou Hong chuckled, and the image of Qiao Xiaoyu flashed in his mind. Two months had passed, and there was still no news of Qiao Xiaoyu.
"Qinghe told me about you and Qiao Xiaoyu. She's been helping you search for her."
"Mhm, I will personally thank her. By the way, next, I might also be joining the Kyoto Criminal Investigation Bureau."
"Really? Qinghe is also in the Criminal Investigation Bureau now. If you join too, won't you be able to see each other every day?" Liu Zhen Feixu said happily. She had also liked Zhou Hong before, but now that he was her good friend's fiancé, she naturally wouldn't dare to harbor any feelings for him.
"Heh." Zhou Hong merely smiled.
Afterwards, Zhou Hong stayed at Liu Zhen Feixu's house, chatting and talking with her, and also guiding her in her cultivation.
Thus, a day passed.
"Alright, I should be heading back, otherwise my parents will worry." In the evening, Zhou Hong said with a smile and left Liu Zhen Feixu's home.