Shu Jianyue raised an eyebrow, not expecting Hong Lang to be such a super-rich man. "Have you kept track of how much he spent in total? We need to make up for it."

"Yes, Ziyu keeps detailed accounts." There's a thick book, with everything recorded meticulously and clearly.

The spirit ship flew for quite a while before arriving at the villa that Liu Juefeng had prepared.

This villa truly is a villa; it has no neighbors at all and is located in a valley.

However, the environment is quite beautiful, with birds singing and flowers blooming, and there is a small waterfall in the back.

Shu Jianyue looked around and asked, "How did you find this courtyard? It's quite unique."

"This was recommended to me by Ke Mengran, a disciple of the Tianji Sect. Ziyu and I bought it after we saw it." Liu Juefeng originally wanted to rent it, but Ziyu said that the Venerable One might like this place, so he encouraged him to buy it.

Shu Jianyue indeed liked it, and nodded with a smile, saying, "Okay, you've all worked hard."

"Once you're settled, I'll make sure you receive your reward."

Liu Juefeng immediately nodded, "Thank you, Your Excellency. I'll have someone prepare some snacks and food."

Shu Jianyue nodded, telling everyone to find their own rooms and settle in, and then they were free to do as they pleased.

As soon as she said that, Kong Xuan immediately took the lead and ran away.

Seeing this, Yu Chuan grabbed Shu Wangtian and Wu Yan and ran after them.

Yun Zhongtian and his companions had lower cultivation levels and had just arrived. Without a higher-level cultivator to guide them, they dared not move around freely.

In the end, seeing that they were interested, the sky took them out for a walk.

Yan Xi sat under the tree, petting the little white tiger, feeling quite content, and showed no intention of going out.

Yi Qiushi looked around, then walked to Shu Jianyue's side and asked in a low voice, "Where is my father?"

Although she hadn't met her adoptive father since arriving here, she remembered how incredibly kind he had been to the original owner of this body, which made her feel immense pressure.

Although she asked softly, who in the valley couldn't hear her?

Shu Jianyue looked at her and smiled, "Your father is the chief architect of our sect, so naturally he is in charge of overseeing the establishment of the sect."

"What, are you missing him?"

Yi Qiushi wanted to shake her head, but with so many people watching her, she couldn't appear too heartless, so she nodded.

She didn't want to; she was afraid of being exposed.

Even though she did a lot of mental preparation, she was still nervous.

Shu Jianyue knew her perfectly well, and smiled, saying, "He won't be here so soon, but there's no guarantee he won't rush over tonight because he misses you."

Yi Qiushi became even more nervous.

Yan Xi was somewhat surprised when she saw Yi Qiushi's expression.

So she quietly moved to sit on the other side of Shu Jianyue, forcefully pushing Chong Jiu aside.

Looking at his usually obedient daughter, Chong Jiu swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

Daughters are different from sons; you can't discipline them.

He even quietly took out a small stool and placed it under her bottom so she could sit and listen.

Shu Jianyue squeezed Yan Xi's small hand and looked at Yi Qiushi, saying, "I've been telling you for so long, what's wrong? You still haven't mentally prepared yourself?"

Yi Qiushi shook his head, "The longer it goes on, the more you'll overthink it."

"How about I go back to Sihai?"

Shu Jianyue's eyelids twitched. "Get out. Go wherever you want."

Yan Xi blinked, and her hand, which was stroking the little white tiger, paused for a moment.

Yi Qiushi grabbed Shu Jianyue's hand and shook it, "Honey, do me a favor."

Yan Xi's eyes widened slightly upon hearing the word "darling".

That's an embarrassing nickname.

Chong Jiu's eyelids twitched. He glanced at Yi Qiushi, then looked at Shu Jianyue.

Shu Jianyue couldn't even look at her anymore. "Were you always like this?"

Yi Qiushi shook his head and then nodded, "I've never encountered anything like this before. My brother always solved problems for me before, so I didn't have to deal with them myself."

When you encounter something like this for the first time, it's natural to want to run away.

Her modern father was always busy with work, and her mother was in a similar situation. Even though the family was well-off, she never really felt her parents' love.

Therefore, Yi Qiushi longed for the fatherly love she remembered, but at the same time, she was also afraid of it.

If it's something else, she can make a very decisive decision: either cut ties completely or try to get along well.

But this was the fatherly love she had longed for. He treated the original owner of this body, his daughter, with such sincerity. She was afraid that if her secret was exposed, her father would be disappointed and she would lose him.

She couldn't pretend to have the same personality as the original owner.

She remembered how he threw a tantrum and it disgusted her; he couldn't possibly pretend anymore.

Yan Xi became more and more confused as she listened.

Where did Yi Qiushi get her brother?

Shu Jianyue slapped Yi Qiushi's hand away, "From now on, you'll have to handle everything yourself. As long as you don't do anything reckless, your father won't find out."

"So, get out of here and go practice, or I'll call Yi Dexi over right now."

"No, I'm leaving." Yi Qiushi immediately left with a bitter face.

After Yi Qiushi left, Yan Xi turned to Shu Jianyue and asked, "Mother, what happened to her?"

Shu Jianyue set up an array around them and explained the abnormality of Yi Qiushi's soul, but she did not say that she was a soul from another world, only that she had awakened a second soul.

After saying that, I felt that it was a good excuse and could be used to fool Yi Dexi.

Yan Xi didn't quite understand, so she nodded without knowing why.

Chong Jiu knew a little about it, so he knew that Shu Jianyue had kept some things from them, but he didn't ask any further questions.

After setting up a maze in the valley, Chaotian returned and said, "Master, I've discovered that the spiritual energy in that rocky mountain behind this valley is very rich. Would you like to go take a look?"

If an area has abundant spiritual energy, it is very likely to produce spirit stone mines or some top-grade spiritual herbs.

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