According to the traditions of the small town from the Jewel Small World, every family needed to place their brooms upside down on the first day of the New Year. One shouldn't embark on distant travel either.0

Chen Ping'an asked Ma Duyi to guide Zeng Ye in his cultivation. The three of them had become quite familiar with each other after traveling together for the past while, so after some consideration, Chen Ping'an had decided to hand the paper recording the secret ghost cultivation technique to Ma Duyi at the end of last year. She was free to read and practice this technique, and she could ask Zeng Ye if she had any questions. They were both cultivators, but the difference in their aptitude was clear at a single glance. Ma Duyi had started practicing the secret technique later than Zeng Ye, yet she was able to overtake him in no time. Barely a month had passed, yet she was already giving him advice and helping him through roadblocks.0

Thankfully, Zeng Ye was accustomed to this situation and didn't see anything wrong with it. Not only was he not deflated, dejected, or jealous, but he even became increasingly earnest in cultivation, striving to make up for his shortcomings through hard work.0

Chen Ping'an was quite happy about this. Being able to accept fate but also daring to challenge fate was a very valuable trait for cultivators to have. As long as Zeng Ye persisted, it wouldn't be a wild wish for him to become a late bloomer and achieve great success later in life.0

Chen Ping'an was sun basking in the quiet and deserted courtyard...0