The fragment of the ghost blade was in Yuan Qi's hands, and she had already destroyed the recall spell on it.

The recall spell was not a profound magic and would not cause backlash to the caster, which is why Xiao Zhen did not notice it.

Although Xiao Zhen was also a cultivator, he had not yet reached the Foundation Establishment stage; he was only at the second level of Qi Refining. Kong Qing taught him the technique to control the Ghost Blade fragments, and it took him a long time to practice it before he could use it freely.

He tried several times, but the Ghost Blade fragments didn't react at all.

He knew that the Ghost Blade fragment had fallen into Yuan Qi's hands. He was extremely annoyed. Even with the Ghost Blade fragment's enhancement, such a powerful water ghost couldn't kill Yuan Qi.

This little girl is not even ten years old, how can she be so amazing?

Yuan Qi noticed Xiao Zhen's little trick and deliberately took out the Ghost Blade fragment to explain to Jiang Junjing: "That water ghost has a powerful evil magic weapon, which is why we've been fighting him for so long."

Jiang Junjing saw a palm-sized piece of iron in her hand, dark and unremarkable: "Is this the thing? It's best to keep it safe or destroy it, lest it fall into the wrong hands."

Yuan Qitian smiled innocently and said, "I'll destroy it right now."

Xiao Zhen opened his mouth, but dared not ask Yuan Qi to keep the fragment, lest he be suspected and unable to defend himself. He didn't want to expose himself yet. Even if Yuan Qi had guessed that he had orchestrated this incident, what evidence did he have?

No matter how powerful Yuan Qi is, he cannot create something out of nothing.

What's the loss of a water ghost and a fragment of a ghost blade? Kong Qing has something even more powerful that she hasn't brought out yet.

Yuan Qi suspended the Ghost Blade fragment in mid-air, and a flame emerged from his fingertip. In just a moment, the Ghost Blade fragment turned to ashes.

Xiao Zhen was shocked. Her spiritual fire could actually destroy the fragments of the Ghost Blade. How amazing!

This person is no ordinary individual. If we can't kill him, we should try to win him over.

In just a few breaths, Xiao Zhen had already figured out his next move.

We need to go back and discuss this with Kong Qing to come up with the best possible solution.

When Jiang Junjing saw the fire, he instantly felt that his younger sister was amazing, the kind of person who was invincible.

For the next two days, Yuan Qi did not go out and stayed at the Peony Residence to refine medicine.

That morning, Yuan Qi was arranging and bottling a batch of medicine he had just refined when he heard the gatekeeper talking to Green Bamboo outside.

"Miss Green Bamboo, Young Master Jiu is here to see Miss Seven. He's waiting in the front hall. Should we let him in or should Miss Seven go and greet him?"

Green Bamboo said cheerfully, "You don't need to worry about it, I'll just tell Miss."

Gatekeeper: "Alright."

Yuan Qi asked Green Bamboo to invite Xiangli Youming to Peony Residence for a talk, but no one knew what he wanted to do there.

Not long after, Xiangli Youming arrived empty-handed, which was unlike him. Yuan Qi also noticed that Xiangli Youming's face was full of displeasure, and his four guards stood in the corridor teasing Shen Xun, not daring to follow him in.

Xiangli Youming remained silent and found a place to sit. He had no interest in the medicine on Yuan Qi's table and didn't even notice that the medicine's fragrance was quite special.

Yuan Qi had Wen Zhujun and Green Bamboo and Red Fir put the pills into bottles together, while he sat facing Xiangli Youming: "Just say what's on your mind. Look at your face, it's as long as a donkey's."

"Do you think Tushan is prettier or I am?" Xiangli Youming suddenly asked this question out of the blue.

Yuan Qi was taken aback, looking at him with surprise and confusion.

“Tushan is over a thousand years old, and you’re only twelve. Do you think the two of you are comparable?” Yuan Qi didn’t know what was wrong with him.

This morning, while having breakfast with his family, Xiangli Youming heard about Yuan Qi and Tu Shanli's joint battle against the water ghost of the Sai River. His elder brother vividly described the perilous scene, especially praising Tu Shanli's unparalleled beauty.

Upon hearing this, Xiangli Youming felt so sour that he couldn't eat a single bite of food.

He knew Yuan Qi's abilities and wasn't worried at all about how powerful the water ghost was. He just felt that he wasn't as capable as Tu Shanli and couldn't fight alongside Yuan Qi.

Who are those people from Tushan? Why are they so good-looking? And they're the owners of Yaoguang Pavilion, a place even the royal family can't afford to offend. He felt a great threat from them.

He also felt that Yuan Qi must have fallen deeply in love with Tu Shanli.

Upon hearing this, he did not immediately come to find Yuan Qi, but instead went to Yaoguang Pavilion to see Tu Shanli.

But he was never seen in Tushan.

Xiangli Youming felt that he was far inferior to Tushanli, and wanted to know what Yuan Qi was thinking.

"How can there be no comparison? Tell me, between him and me, who would you choose?"

Yuan Qi stared at Xiang Li Youming in astonishment, thinking he'd gotten his head stuck in a door and was acting crazy: "What do you mean by choosing one over the other? What are you talking about?"

She frowned and stared at Xiangli Youming.

Xiangli Youming felt extremely aggrieved. Seeing Yuan Qi's expression, he concluded that Yuan Qi had chosen Tushanli.

What do you think of Tushan?

Yuan Qi looked at Xiangli Youming in confusion, not knowing what he was talking about, but since he had asked and was in such a bad mood, she couldn't not answer.

So he replied, "Tu Shan is very capable, good-looking, and funny. He also often brings me delicious food and fun things."

Xiangli Youming's heart is broken beyond repair; his sorrowful tears could flow into a river.

He persisted, asking, "And what about me? What do you take me for?"

Although Yuan Qi had considered that Xiangli Youming might have some romantic feelings for her, he thought it was unlikely after careful analysis. After all, she was not even ten years old, and no normal man would have such feelings for her.

However, judging from Youming's expression in the picture, she felt that she was right.

She never intended to get married; she planned to cultivate immortality and make him give up on her as soon as possible, which would also be considered saving him from his predicament.

“Friend, we’re good friends, that’s why I let you into my yard. Have you ever seen any other men enter my yard?”

Xiangli Youming was still heartbroken. He stood up and said with a solemn expression, "You can continue with your work. I won't bother you any longer."

As soon as he left, Wen Zhujun burst out laughing: "This Ninth Master has taken a liking to you. Look how badly you've hurt him."

Yuan Qi shook his head: "I'm saving him."

Green Bamboo and Red Fir looked at each other. They had long since realized that Young Master Jiu had feelings for their master, but Miss actually dared to reject Young Master Jiu. How brave!

Wen Zhujun teased, "How can you be so heartless? If you refuse Young Master Jiu and all the women in the capital find out, you'll definitely become the enemy of the whole city."

Yuan Qi said very seriously, "You're wrong. I rejected him, so didn't that give other women a chance to throw themselves at me? They should be thanking me."

Wen Zhujun chuckled and shook her head: "I don't think so. If you refuse someone like Master Jiu, those who admire him will think you're ungrateful, and you'll be the one who gets scolded."