Ye Xiruo put away the Azure Lotus Heaven in her hand and gestured for Xiu Qiyu to put it away quickly: "This puppet is a good thing for self-defense. It has excellent resistance to impacts, but its grade is too low and there are too few of them."

"These two puppets are a gift for you, quickly recognize them as your masters."

Ye Xiruo pointed to her nose and looked at Xiu Qiyu in disbelief: "This is for me."

"I don't need it."

"Alright, I'll reluctantly accept it." Ye Xiruo rubbed her fingers together, her face full of excitement.

"Thank you for the honor, Young Master. If necessary, you can abandon the puppet and escape on your own."

"I know, it would be even better if we could have a puppet at the Nascent Soul stage."

"You're overthinking it. Getting even these few opportunities is already a rare treat. How could you be so lucky?"

"Yes, puppetry was very popular in ancient times, but it is declining more and more now."

"This sect is too overpowered. Can you imagine a perfectly good one-on-one duel, and then at their command, a dozen puppets swarm in and gang up on you?"

Xiu Qiyu's lips twitched a few times: "They are very powerful."

"If I come across any more in the future, I'll buy a few more to help me with my farming."

"I'll do whatever you say."

If Ye Xiruo put all the dried medicinal herbs into the storage room and sowed new seeds, it would be a day later.

"Little Leaf, are you done with your work?"

"Ugh, I'm starving! Let's go out and eat!"

"Miss, you've finally emerged from seclusion?" Mingxi was naturally excited to see Ye Xiruo finally emerge from seclusion.

"Yes, I'm out of seclusion. Prepare a meal."

"Yes, Young Master."

Mingxi was quick; half an hour later, a table full of dishes was piled up in front of Ye Xiruo—four vegetarian dishes, two meat dishes, and a soup—a very sumptuous meal.

Ye Xiruo picked up a piece of eggplant casserole, and her eyes narrowed as soon as she took a bite: "This is Chef Zhang's skill. It is indeed well-deserved. You should try it."

"Chef Ling, Little Leaf is so lucky."

“I recently recruited a junior employee who is an excellent cook. I’m planning to open a restaurant specializing in medicinal cuisine and spirit wine. I’ve reserved 25% of the shares for you.”

"Okay, do whatever you want!"

"Once I become a sixth-grade alchemist, I can open my own pill shop and earn more money."

"Yes, Xiaoyezi is very capable."

Ye Xiruo and Xiu Qiyu finished their meal and leaned back in their chairs, rubbing their bellies.

"It's delicious."

Mingxi brewed a pot of Junshan Silver Needle tea and brought it over; the two of them slowly drank it.

"Is something on your mind?" Xiu Qiyu casually erected three protective barriers: "Now you can speak. It's safe."

“The space can simulate a medicinal spring and a time cultivation room, which can improve your and your senior brother’s cultivation, but I don’t know how to bring it up.”

Xiu Qiyu pondered for a long time before finally coming up with a plan: "We can say that we have discovered a secret realm without our knowledge, and have the system set up some illusions so that Senior Brother will think that he is cultivating in a small secret realm."

Ye Xiruo's eyes lit up: "Great idea, let's do it this way."

"After I leave, you must cultivate diligently."

"knew."

After dinner, Ye Xiruo and Xiu Qiyu got up and went to find Zishu to explain the matter of cultivation.

Xiu Qiyu's return naturally caused a huge uproar, but under Ye Xiruo's gaze, no one dared to rush up for an autograph or a photo. They just watched from afar, or secretly glanced at Ye Xiruo while bowing to her. Those eyes, full of spring water, were enough to melt anyone's heart.

After walking for a while, more and more onlookers gathered. Xiu Qiyu's exquisite white sword robe accentuated his slender waist, and his face, as radiant as moonlight, wore a smile that undoubtedly captivated countless young girls.

As more and more people gathered, Ye Xiruo grabbed Xiu Qiyu and ran.

After a few seconds of stunned silence, the person finally realized that the young master was jealous, or perhaps he had discovered some incredible secret.

The expressions on the faces of the onlookers were like this: Σ(°△°|||)︴

"Walking so fast." Finally reaching a relatively secluded place, Ye Xiruo stopped to catch her breath.

"If we don't leave now, we won't be able to leave at all." Back then, she used to laugh at the brainless fans of Medicine King Valley, but now it seems her Pill King Palace has just as many. Brother Xiu Qi, as a continental heartthrob, has unparalleled charm.

"It's alright, I have a sword."

"Then?"

"We can fly away."

"Absolutely not. I want to live for another two years. Who knows if someone will openly or secretly try to kill me for your sake?" Ye Xiruo said with a look that said, "I'm so miserable."

"I will try to be more careful in the future."

Ye Xiruo walked along, frowning. There really wasn't any effective solution right now.

"Strange, why do people from the mainland say that you and Yi Ruowu are a match made in heaven, the undisputed number one couple on the mainland?"

Xiu Qiyu shrugged: "When I was practicing swordsmanship at the sect or hunting monsters in the dense forest, I didn't know when or where the dazzling news started. By the time I found out, it was already known throughout the continent. He was a victim too, okay?"

Ye Xiruo covered her face, thinking, "You're not the last person on the mainland to know this, are you?!"

"She and I once ventured into a secret realm, but we didn't even know what she looked like. We can only blame everyone for having too much imagination."

"Alright! I'll believe you for now. Stay away from those people from the Illusionary Heaven Palace from now on." If she wasn't mistaken, the person who first released this information was from the Illusionary Heaven Palace. Yi Ruowu had already fallen in love with Brother Xiu Qi at first sight, or was deeply in love with him.

"good."

Ye Xiruo rummaged around in the ring for a while and pulled out a large green cloak. When she took it out and looked at it, she exclaimed, "Wow! This glossy, watery green color really matches Brother Xiuqi's white clothes!"

"It's too ugly."

Okay! It's a little ugly. I kept searching and only found half a silver mask. I tried it on, and it became even more alluring. Looking at that perfectly delicate lower half of her face and those cool, clear eyes, Ye Xiruo's heart started pounding again.

"This won't work either."

“They can’t hurt me. I can get away at any time. You don’t need to worry.”

"Who's worried about you? I'm worried about those poor, innocent girls whose lives have been ruined by you," Ye Xiruo sneered.

After circling around in a big circle, we finally arrived at the Luoshu Hall, the residence of our eldest brother. Because our eldest brother disliked those exotic flowers and rare herbs, a ring of spirit trees—the kind that bear spirit fruit—was planted around the hall. How incredibly prescient!

"Greetings, Young Prince, Elder Xiu."

"Is Senior Brother here?"

"Young master is taking a bath, please wait a moment."