...
About half an hour later, under Qin Ning's refinement, all the jade stones had turned into true spirit stones, totaling over eleven thousand pieces.
Besides the spirit stones, there were a few different stones that seemed to exude a special aura. Wang Yousheng and Jiang Yunshan could tell at a glance that they were extraordinary.
With a gentle wave of his hand, Qin Ning stored all the spirit stones away.
Then, he turned to glance at Wang Yousheng and Jiang Yunshan. Flipping his palm again, he took out two flat, cyan jade pendants. They were about two fingers wide, faintly emitting a dim light. The aura on them was exactly the special aura they had just sensed.
"These two jade pendants are infused with a trace of my spiritual power. From now on, if you carry them with you, you will be able to fly on your own."
Just like the two he gave Qin Fei and Yang Xin last time, these were magical artifacts to assist with flight.
In fact, this kind of material could also be used to forge other types of magical artifacts, whether for attack or defense.
But in Qin Ning's eyes, those two types of artifacts were not very practical on Earth; flight-type artifacts were obviously much more useful.
Of course, if needed, he was also willing to specifically forge some offensive artifacts for the country.
However, because the power of such artifacts was quite strong, the materials currently available could hardly sustain them. Generally speaking, they would be destroyed after just one use.
"Cultivate well. I hope that the next time we meet, both of your cultivation bases will have reached the Pulse Condensation Realm."
Qin Ning patted their shoulders. After leaving these words behind, he did not stay any longer. With a leap, he vanished from the spot.
Hang Province, Jin City.
About a few minutes later, Qin Ning arrived here.
Inside a film set.
He walked slowly by himself, his eyes scanning everything around him.
Not far ahead, a woman dressed in an ancient costume, exuding an ethereal, fairy-like temperament, entered his line of sight.
It was Yang Xin.
Recently, she had been busy with filming in Jin City all by herself.
"Change the script a bit. This villainous empress, and that demon princess, have them all contracted and taken into my harem as well."
At this moment, Yang Xin was discussing the script with the director.
Hearing this, the director was slightly dumbfounded. "Take them too? But you've already taken over a dozen people into your harem..."
"It's only a dozen or so. I want them all."
Sitting not far away and drinking tea, Qin Ning couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of tea upon hearing this. "Cough, cough, cough..."
The sound caught Yang Xin's attention, and she looked over.
When she saw that it was actually Qin Ning, joy immediately appeared on her face. She quickly dropped everything in her hands and happily ran over.
"So you still remember to come see me. It's been so many days." She stood in front of Qin Ning looking like a little bird relying on a person. Where was the aloof and cold female immortal venerable from the show?
This scene left all the surrounding people completely dumbfounded.
What was going on?
Did the currently wildly popular Yang Xin actually have a boyfriend?
In the distance, some male fans gathered near the set instantly had their hearts broken.
"Hasn't it only been a few days?"
Qin Ning smiled. After leaving Jin City last time, he and Qin Fei had accompanied their parents back to Shuishan City. From beginning to end, it hadn't even been ten days.
"Is the filming going smoothly?" he asked.
Yang Xin nodded. "Smoothly, and the progress is faster than imagined. I reckon it'll be finished in another week."
"That fast?" Qin Ning was taken aback.
"Yeah, we're shooting a mini-series first this time. Thirty episodes, and each episode is only about ten minutes long. The script for the long series is still being refined, so we'll start shooting that later."
Qin Ning nodded. "Have you eaten?"
"Not yet. I still have two scenes left. I originally planned to eat after shooting them, but since you're here, let's go eat now."
Soon, Yang Xin left the place arm in arm with Qin Ning.
In a luxurious restaurant in Jin City.
Qin Ning brought Yang Xin to a window seat on the second floor.
This was a Western restaurant with a very nice environment.
Moreover, in order not to be disturbed, Qin Ning directly booked the entire dining area on the second floor.
After ordering the food, he couldn't help but ask Yang Xin, "I heard your conversation with the director just now. You took over a dozen empresses and demon princesses into your harem in the show?"
"Yeah."
Yang Xin smiled and nodded. "Hehe, because it's originally a female-centric drama, and there's no male lead. I'm the only main character, so the romance scenes can only be shot this way."
"I don't think it's the only way to shoot it. It's just that you have this kind of weird fetish, right?" Qin Ning said.
"You found out."
Yang Xin was a bit embarrassed, and then looked at Qin Ning somewhat nervously. "Actually, I'm bisexual. Would you mind..."
"Bisexual?" Qin Ning was stunned.
She nodded and said, "It means I like men, and I also like women."
"For example, I like you as a man, but at the same time, I also like Xiao Fei and Xingwan..."
Hearing this, Qin Ning couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of tea. "Cough, cough, cough..."
He was a bit dumbfounded. Looking at Yang Xin, he asked after a good while, "You mean, you like Xiao Fei and the others? Is it the kind of like I'm thinking of?"
"Yes."
She nodded seriously, then smiled and said, "But don't worry, as for men, I only like you. And for women, it's only Xiao Fei, Xingwan, Yanran, Weiyang, and Sister Siyu. As for other women you don't know or don't like, I won't like them either."
"Also? Only?"
Qin Ning was dumbstruck. After a moment, he said, "No wonder the previous few times, you always liked to squeeze between Xingwan and me. So that was why."
...
About two hours later, the two finished their meal and went to the most high-end hotel in the city.
Recently, Yang Xin had been staying in this hotel.
On the top floor of the hotel, there was one, and only one, presidential suite, fully equipped with all kinds of facilities.
After showing Qin Ning around the room, she pulled him into the bathroom.
...
It wasn't until around eight o'clock in the evening, after Yang Xin had fallen fast asleep, that Qin Ning got up and left the hotel.
Liu City.
Two minutes later, Qin Ning returned here.
Qin Fei, Jiang Yanran, and the others were sitting on the sofa watching TV, the table in front of them covered with various snacks.
Seeing Qin Ning walk in from outside, they quickly got up and went to greet him.
Qin Fei hugged him with a grin, looked up and said, "Brother, did you miss me super much?"
"I've only been gone for less than two days."
Qin Ning didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Then he accompanied them and sat down on the sofa.
"By the way, brother, we're planning to take a trip to Weiyang's house. Her grandfather's seventieth birthday is in a couple of days."
"Oh? Then let's go together."
Qin Ning was slightly taken aback, then nodded, and smiled as he asked Cheng Weiyang, "I remember your home is in Shishan County, Bin City, right? When we went last time, I only saw your parents. How come I didn't see your grandfather?"
"Grandpa lives with my eldest uncle. It's a bit far, in the neighboring Xinguang County," Cheng Weiyang replied.

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young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."

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