Ye Xianya returned to her residence, Liuyun Palace, and found that Zhengzheng was already asleep on the small couch.

"Princess, this servant will assist you with your bath and changing!" Shen Furong said in a low voice.

"You go and rest too, I can do it myself," Ye Xianya said, waving her hand.

Furong was quite tired from following her around the palace every day.

Ye Xianya didn't like having too many people around her, so the palace maids and eunuchs who were responsible for cleaning had already returned to their respective residences.

Shen Furong wanted to say something, but found that her body was light and airy, completely out of her control, and she flew out.

She was somewhat amused and exasperated when Ye Xianya used her magic to send her to the door.

After taking a bath and changing her clothes, Ye Xianya wanted to rest, but suddenly remembered that she had left the Qiankun bag that the White Ape Demon King and the others had given her at the princess's residence.

After recovering from her injuries at Taiyi Sect, Ye Xianya received a Qiankun bag with a relatively large capacity from the Grand Elder and gave the one she had used before to Zhengzheng.

She originally intended to open the Qiankun bag given to her by the demon kings, take out the contents and put them into her own Qiankun bag, but she forgot.

Her top priority now is to improve her strength.

Even if those demon kings only gave her ordinary rare and precious materials, they would still be of great use to Ye Xianya.

She is very skilled at alchemy.

Ye Xianya did not wake Zhengzheng, but instead flew away to the princess's residence.

Because Ye Xianya rarely stayed overnight at the princess's residence, the main courtyard where she usually lived was quiet and dark, except for a few palace lanterns hanging under the eaves.

The servants who usually served in the main courtyard had long since gone back to their rooms to rest.

They don't usually live here.

As soon as Ye Xianya landed in the courtyard, she sensed that someone was there.

With her skill, even the darkest night couldn't affect her eyesight.

As soon as Ye Xianya turned her head, she saw Qi Chengshuo sitting under the tree, drinking alone.

Qi Chengshuo also saw her.

"What are you doing here?" Ye Xianya asked in surprise.

After Qi Chengshuo moved to the Princess's Mansion, he lived in a courtyard not far from the main courtyard.

It's so late at night, and instead of going back to his own place to rest, he's come to her yard to drink alone. It's really strange.

After all, the courtyard had been empty before.

Qi Chengshuo was at a loss for words.

He didn't know why, but after lying on the couch, he tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. He really wanted to see Ye Xianya and talk to her, as if only in this way could he feel at ease.

But Ye Xianya lived in the palace, so he couldn't force his way into the palace.

Although he was skilled enough to sneak in without being discovered by the guards, Ye Xianya would find him.

He had no choice but to settle for second best and sit in the main courtyard where Ye Xianya lived during the day.

To my surprise, she actually came back!

"I got a pot of good wine, and I originally wanted to bring it over for Zhengzheng to try. But after I got here, I remembered that you go to the palace every night to accompany the Empress and don't stay here." Qi Chengshuo said with a smile, "Since I'm already here, I'm not in a hurry to go back. It's not too late to have a couple of drinks before I leave."

Now that things have come to this, he can only use Zhengzheng as a shield.

Ye Xianya smelled a very elegant aroma of wine and smiled, "It is indeed good wine, Zhengzheng will definitely like it very much."

"And you? Why did you suddenly come back?" Qi Chengshuo asked.

"I was about to rest when I suddenly remembered the Qiankun bag that the White Ape Demon King sent today. I left it in the house and didn't take it with me, so I came to check it out!" After Ye Xianya finished speaking, she used her mystical arts, and a moment later, the Qiankun bag flew out of the house and landed in her hand.

"Look how happy you are. What if the contents of your Qiankun bag aren't good enough? Wouldn't you be disappointed?" Qi Chengshuo couldn't help but smile when he saw her smiling so broadly.

Next month is Xianya's birthday, and she has also come of age.

The Empress said she would hold a grand coming-of-age ceremony for her.

By then, she will be a grown woman, and he can find a suitable opportunity to express his feelings to her.

Qi Chengshuo could sense that Ye Xianya only saw him as a friend and had no romantic feelings for him.

However, that's alright.

Matters of the heart are inherently difficult to explain.

Someone always has to take the first step in these kinds of things. If I don't speak up, given Xianya's personality, she definitely won't realize my feelings for her.

Sometimes it's better to talk things out.

Ye Xianya is no ordinary girl; she wouldn't distance herself from him just because she likes him.

"Since they need my help, they won't give me anything too cheap." Ye Xianya said as she opened her Qiankun bag, finding it filled with rare and precious materials and spirit stones.

These are exactly what she needs right now.

Although Taiyi Sect also sent quite a lot, Ye Xianya certainly wouldn't complain about having too much!

"This Qiankun bag has a lot of space inside, just right for you to use!" Ye Xianya was extremely satisfied. After putting the contents into her own Qiankun bag, she handed the bag to Qi Chengshuo.

Qi Chengshuo didn't refuse; he really needed a Qiankun bag right now.

Last time, Ye Xianya gave Zhengzheng her unused little Qiankun bag, and Zhengzheng was overjoyed, showing it off to him many times.

If the little guy knew he had received such a huge Qiankun bag, he'd probably cry!

"I'm going back now, you should get some rest too!" Ye Xianya said and left quickly.

Qi Chengshuo gazed in the direction she disappeared, then looked at the Qiankun bag in his hand, a smile appearing on his face.

It seems that in Xianya's heart, she is still more important than Zhengzheng.

Although it was a bit much for him to compete for attention with a bird, he was still happy!

...

After the White Ape Demon King and his companions returned to the forbidden land, they were severely reprimanded by the Demon Emperor.

Even after it gave the order again, these demon kings dared not go to the capital again.

"A bunch of cowardly good-for-nothings! How could my demon race have such cowardly demon kings like you?" The Demon Emperor cursed and cursed, wishing he could kill them all.

However, it ultimately held back.

Because it needs these pieces to help stabilize the overall situation and to continuously send rare and precious materials and spirit stones to the forbidden land.

Although it no longer needs to improve its strength, this world lacks spiritual energy. Eating more rare and precious herbs and absorbing the spiritual energy from spirit stones will allow it to maintain its best condition at all times, so that it will not be at a disadvantage even when encountering a powerful enemy.

Having reached its level, it no longer desires to consume human flesh and spirit.

“Your Majesty, that brat Ye Xianya is indeed very powerful. She is accompanied by many elders of the Taiyi Sect, and Qi Chengshuo lives in her mansion, receiving protection from them. We subordinates really cannot take action against her. We hope Your Majesty will forgive us,” the White Ape Demon King said cautiously.

As soon as it finished speaking, the Tengshe Demon King and Qinglin Demon King standing behind it couldn't help but shake their heads.

Their eldest son, after being flattered by these demon kings, immediately tried to stand up for himself; he really doesn't learn his lesson.

The next moment, the White Ape Demon King was sent flying by a punch from the Demon Emperor.