The courtyard was silent.

As the woman turned around with the medicine, Jun Wuchen, who was sitting in a wheelchair, suddenly spoke.

The woman named Yun Ning suddenly gripped the medicinal herbs in her hand tightly;

He replied in a deep, rough voice, "That's my business."

After uttering those five words, Yun Ning turned and left, saying, "I should go and brew the medicine."

——

As Liu Yue left Lin Yuan, a sharp, cold wind swept towards her. She dodged to the side, grabbed a brick from the ground, and slammed it down.

Bang!

Long Zhen never expected Jun Liuyue to pull this stunt—smashing a brick on a pig's brain—it was both refreshing and invigorating.

"Is this the speed of Guard Long? Too slow. If I wanted your life, you would already be dead."

Almost at the same moment the words fell, a hail of fists rained down, and his body fell backward uncontrollably.

Long Zhen then realized what was happening and was shocked. Impossible! His eyes widened as he saw Liu Yue already standing in front of him.

With a sudden punch, spiritual energy surged! Liu Yue didn't want to kill Long Zhen, but that didn't mean she couldn't beat him up! And she would beat him up badly.

*Slap!* A sudden slap echoed crisply in the night sky.

"You're utterly terrible!" Liu Yue couldn't resist making a sarcastic remark.

He was mocked, the dignified chief commander of the Xuanwu Army... was ridiculed!

This time, Long Zhen dared not underestimate Jun Liuyue, but regarded her as a true opponent.

His cultivation at the early stage of the Spirit King realm was enough to crush Jun Liuyue!

But the next second, *slap!* Another crisp slap landed on the other side of her face.

A scarlet figure flashed past his eyes. Long Zhen tried to grab her, but she was too fast. He could only touch a piece of her dress with his fingertips.

How could she move so fast... Even with his cultivation at the Spirit King Realm, he couldn't catch her movements.

Clearly, just a month ago, Jun Liuyue was a complete waste!

In just a few breaths, Jun Liuyue toyed with Dragon Town as easily as toying with a dog. Although she was only at the peak of the Spirit Master level, her speed was absolutely top-notch.

Even if she doesn't use her spiritual power to fight Long Zhen, Long Zhen might not be able to get the better of her.

Long Zhen received two solid slaps.

Jun Liuyue handled the situation with ease, and Long Zhen couldn't even grab the hem of her clothes.

Fear! This unknown feeling lingered in Longzhen's mind, making his scalp tingle.

Even when facing opponents several levels stronger than himself, Long Zhen didn't feel this way.

"You lost."

The silver needle grazed Long Zhen's neck, just an inch away from severing his throat.

"I have offended you greatly, please punish me, Miss!"

Long Zhen knelt on one knee and spoke sincerely, without the slightest hesitation, his voice filled with barely suppressed excitement.

"In that case, you shall kneel here until dawn."

After saying this, Liuyue turned and walked towards the narrow path.

Long Zhen looked up, his eyes filled with joy, not resentment. "Good, very good! The young lady is only sixteen years old! Yet even he is no match for her. With such heaven-defying talent, what chance does Luo Yishui have?"

Long Zhen was extremely excited, but then he suddenly thought of something and sighed, "If only the young lady didn't pester the Crown Prince."

With a talent like that of the young lady, how can the Jun family not rise to prominence?

——

When she returned to Chaoyue Pavilion, it was already midnight. She took out the Shennong Cauldron.

Placed on the table, the cauldron is carved with ancient patterns and exudes a faint spiritual aura.

The Shennong Cauldron is an ancient sub-divine artifact that has a fatal attraction for alchemists. However, Liu Yue is also very curious as to why the Shennong Cauldron recognizes her as its master. Could it be because she is more beautiful?

Liu Yue placed her hand on the Shennong Cauldron, and then—a vast space appeared before her.

With a thought, she appeared in the space, surrounded by darkness, with only a coffin placed in front of her.

A coffin? Liu Yue frowned. Magical artifacts of the Shennong Cauldron's caliber had already developed sentience and nurtured their own artifact spirits.

The girl walked to the coffin, inside which lay a baby-faced boy dressed in red.

Exquisitely crafted, it resembles a porcelain doll.

Liu Yue unconsciously reached out her hand, and the next second... the red-clad boy suddenly opened his eyes and grabbed her wrist.

Snap!

A crisp slap.

The boy was stunned.

He got beaten up?

"Waaah—!" The boy burst into tears, "You hit me! Waaah...waaah..."

The baby's face was full of grievance as she stared pitifully at Liuyue, accusing her of her behavior.

"You hit me, waaaaah."

The baby-faced girl covered her face, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

What are you?

"Waaaaah, you actually insulted me, waaaaah!"

"Fine, then you're no good."

"Waaaah, you're scolding me again."

The baby-faced boy cried even harder, and Liu Yue's head was buzzing from the noise. "Shut up!"

"Waaah..." The baby-faced man's cries gradually subsided as he hugged his coffin. "Why are you so fierce?"

"Are you the spirit of the Shennong Cauldron?"

The Shennong Cauldron is an ancient divine artifact! How could its spirit be so shameless...?

Liu Yue sighed and rubbed her forehead. If outsiders saw her like this, they would laugh so hard they'd lose eight teeth!

Who would have thought that this whiny little crybaby is the spirit of the Shennong Cauldron?

“That’s right.” The baby-faced girl, still glistening with tears, nodded pitifully. “Doesn’t it look like it? I am the Shennong Cauldron! You were mean to me. I shouldn’t have chosen you, waaaah…”

He was terrified of strangers; when he saw an unfamiliar person, all he wanted to do was hide in his coffin.

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