There is a nationally famous temple near Jiangcheng, but it was destroyed long ago during this special period, and there could not possibly be any masters inside.

Qin Hanshu suddenly thought of her space. The space was transformed from Buddhist beads and was originally an extremely spiritual sacred object in the world. The immortal springs and fruits it nurtured could improve people's physique. Those spirit beasts had already been proven to have the effect of warding off disasters, and perhaps they could also exorcise evil spirits.

But even after sitting next to Cao Jing for so long, she didn't see anything unusual in the space.

Isn't Cao Jing an evil spirit?

Qin Hanshu felt she needed to go into her spatial dimension to find out what was going on. After saying goodbye to Qin Feiyang, she got up and went to the restroom.

The hotel restroom was on the first floor. She went in, locked the door, and then entered the space.

As soon as they entered, a large, chicken-like bird flew to Qin Hanshu's side, let out a long cry, and then swept its wings across Qin Hanshu's body a few times.

Once it had finished sweeping, it chirped once more, satisfied.

The bird's call sounds like a flute, and it has two pupils.

Qin Hanshu didn't recognize the bird at first, but she remembered an ancient book her father had read to her when she was a child. It said that during the reign of Emperor Yao, the Zhezhi Kingdom presented a bird with double eyes, shaped like a chicken, and with a cry like a phoenix.

The Chongming bird can ward off evil spirits and bring good fortune.

Qin Hanshu's heart skipped a beat, "Is there something dirty on me?"

The Chongming bird tilted its neck back, and the crest on its head moved accordingly.

Qin Hanshu thought for a moment, then cautiously asked the Chongming Bird for its opinion, "Can your feathers ward off evil spirits? Can I pluck one?"

The Chongming bird immediately spread its wings and flew into the air.

It spun twice in mid-air, and its feathers began to fall. When it landed again, its wings were nothing but flesh.

The chicken feathers—no, I mean bird feathers—all over the place could make a feather duster.

Qin Hanshu muttered, "You're quite honest..."

The Chongming bird flapped its wings, held its head high, and looked as if to say, "Thank you for the compliment..."

Qin Hanshu picked up a piece, put it in her pocket, and then left the space.

Back at the table, as soon as she sat down, Cao Jing let out a short cry, clutching her head and frowning.

"What's wrong? Does it hurt a lot?" Qin Feiyang got up again to massage Cao Jing.

Cao Jing found it strange; she had been faking a headache, so why was it actually hurting now?

However, the original owner had always suffered from migraines, and it's possible that this time it really flared up.

Qin Hanshu touched the feather in her pocket.

There really was a reaction.

After dinner, Qin Feiyang took Qin Hanshu with him to accompany Cao Jing to the hospital to get her medication.

This was a natural arrangement. The base was so far from the city center; Qin Feiyang certainly wouldn't let his sister go back alone.

Cao Jing hesitated for a moment, but ultimately said nothing.

Well, we can't rush things. Besides, she just transmigrated here, so it's not convenient for her to do too much.

After prescribing the medicine, Qin Feiyang told Cao Jing to go home and rest.

Cao Jing asked in a sticky, whiny tone, "Are you guys still going to go boating on the lake?"

Qin Feiyang did indeed intend to do so.

But Qin Hanshu spoke up before him, saying, "It's too hot. I don't really want to wander around outside."

Qin Feiyang nodded, "Alright, let's go back too."

Cao Jing was relieved.

Unexpectedly, Qin Feiyang said to her again, "I can't take leave every day, Jingjing. Would you please accompany Xiaoshu around Jiangcheng for the next few days?"

With only a few days left until the wedding, Qin Feiyang was worried that Qin Hanshu would be bored being alone.

Cao Jing glanced at Qin Hanshu, somewhat troubled, "Our troupe is going to perform at a factory next month, so we need to focus on rehearsals during this time. I've already taken two days off for my wedding in a few days, and I'm afraid the troupe leader won't approve another one..."

Performing at factories is a regular occurrence, and the repertoire consists of only a few plays, which are already thoroughly familiar to everyone. Why would there be such a rush to rehearse?

Cao Jing clearly didn't want to accompany Qin Hanshu.

Qin Feiyang realized this and finally found the reason for Cao Jing's unusual behavior today.

Cao Jing doesn't like his sister.

This is strange. When I talked to Cao Jing about my sister earlier, she clearly seemed very eager to see her as soon as possible. So why did she react like this after actually seeing her?

Xiao Shu acted normally; she didn't offend her.

Qin Hanshu glanced at the absent-minded Qin Feiyang and said to Cao Jing, "Sister-in-law, you should focus on your work. I'll just wander around by myself. I'm not a child, I won't get lost."

Qin Feiyang snapped out of his daze and said, "Jingjing, you go about your business. I'll come pick you up on the wedding day."

The wedding details had been discussed long ago. It would be held in the military canteen, and there wouldn't be any special gimmicks; it would just follow the usual procedures.

On the way back, Qin Feiyang was somewhat silent.

Qin Hanshu made a few witty remarks before he smiled again.

However, Qin Feiyang still felt depressed. He had never imagined that Cao Jing would dislike his younger sister.

Logically speaking, it wasn't necessary for Cao Jing to like Qin Hanshu. But he was considering bringing Qin Hanshu to Jiangcheng.

Qin Hanshu can't stay on that Loess Plateau in the Northwest forever, can she? She's a young girl now, and she seems alright, but who knows what the wind and sand will do to her in a few years?

If she's brought to Jiangcheng, she'll have to live with him. If Cao Jing doesn't like that, will she agree?

How will the relationship between the sisters-in-law be handled then?

Qin Feiyang felt an itch on his scalp.

Qin Hanshu asked with a smile, "What's wrong, brother?"

Qin Feiyang shook his head and sighed, "Nothing much."

Qin Hanshu said no more.

Back at the military guesthouse, Qin Feiyang wanted to stay a little longer to spend time with his sister, but Qin Hanshu told him to leave because she wanted to rest.

Qin Feiyang had no choice but to leave.

He went to Zhou Weiguang's office.

"Give me a few more days off, I want to spend time with my sister."

Zhou Weiguang kept writing without looking up and said directly, "No."

Qin Feiyang: "...Please, old squad leader, otherwise my sister will have to stay in the guesthouse for the next few days."

After a while, Zhou Weiguang finally raised his head, stared at Qin Feiyang for a long time, and suddenly said, "The families in the camp are going to the zoo tomorrow. Let your sister go with them."

Qin Feiyang hesitated for a moment, "She doesn't know those family members, I'm worried she might be shy."

Zhou Weiguang said calmly, "Anyway, don't even think about taking leave. There's a lot going on in the camp these days."

Qin Feiyang muttered complaints for a while, but could only give up.