Ye Xiruo was eventually discovered by Elder Lianqing, who sent her, along with her table and Xiaobao, back to her residence.

After two bowls of hangover soup, Ye Xiruo slowly woke up and met Elder Lianqing's ambiguous smile, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

"Elder Lianqing, thank you for carrying me back."

"Why are you drinking alone and getting drunk on the ground? You haven't even fully recovered yet, how can you be so careless with your health?"

"I was wrong. I shouldn't have drunk so much by myself. I just missed my master."

"I'll send you back once you've finished your cultivation." Saintess Peak is going through a turbulent time right now, and it's not safe for Ye Xiruo to stay here. The recent series of events must be weighing heavily on her mind.

"The Holy Maiden meant well, but you have suffered because of her. It is the fault of Holy Maiden Peak, and we beg the Young Palace Master's forgiveness."

"It's alright, just consider it a learning experience."

"Get some rest. Let me know if anything happens."

"Thank you, Elder Lianqing."

After Elder Lianqing left, Ye Xiruo picked up Xiaobao and looked her over. Xiaobao was as adorable as ever, but the one who slapped her to the ground last night was definitely this little rascal, no one else.

"You've got some nerve."

Xiao Bao still had an innocent face, his dark eyes looking innocently at Ye Xiruo, as if to say, "What are you saying? I don't understand."

"Let me show you what I'm capable of." Ye Xiruo slapped the fluffy head in annoyance: "I didn't know you were so bold! Still pretending to be innocent and pitiful, let me tell you, it's no use."

Xiao Bao twisted his body, turning his backside directly towards Ye Xiruo, clearly indicating that he didn't want to pay any attention to her.

"From now on, all the bamboo in this space will be mine. You'd better just wait until you're starving!"

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Bao immediately turned around and nimbly jumped into Ye Xiruo's arms, nuzzling her hand with his fluffy head.

Silently acting cute, and revealing its fluffy, soft belly, how could Ye Xiruo, a plush toy lover, resist? Two minutes later, her sinful hand was already touching the little baby's fluffy, soft belly.

"All you do is eat and drink, and now you've even learned to beat up your owner. Sigh." Ye Xiruo looked like she had something to say.

Xiao Bao twitched his ears, but I couldn't understand him.

After rubbing Xiao Bao's belly for a while, Ye Xiruo sent Xiao Bao back to her spatial dimension and released the Bloodthirsty Demon Vine.

As soon as that guy came out, he bared his teeth and brandished his claws, as if he wanted to devour the warm jade bed beneath Ye Xiruo.

"You better behave yourself and restrain yourself. There are several powerful cultivators in the Integration stage here. If you accidentally kill yourself, there's nothing I can do."

The Bloodthirsty Demon Vine indeed became much more obedient, transforming itself into a tiny vine as thick as a little finger: "Master, you've found a powerful patron, congratulations."

"Hehe." Ye Xiruo rolled her eyes. She had even managed to cling to a powerful figure, and she almost got killed.

"No, I'm just staying here temporarily; I'll be leaving soon."

"The spiritual energy here is very abundant."

"Nonsense." This is the Holy Maiden's residence, and there's a top-grade spiritual vein beneath it, okay?

"I'm asking you, how can you level up?"

Having nearly died this time, Ye Xiruo realized that she still had a powerful weapon like the Bloodthirsty Demon Vine that she could use. She was determined to help the Bloodthirsty Demon Vine grow as quickly as possible, as it would be a great asset to her.

"Energy, pure energy."

Ye Xiruo directly took out a pile of low-grade spirit stones: "Here, take your time eating, and don't eat until you explode."

The bloodthirsty demon vine twisted itself into a pretzel shape in mid-air and swiftly pounced towards the mountain of spirit stones: "Spirit stones, my darlings, my treasures, I'm coming."

Ye Xiruo's forehead was covered in black lines. Who did she learn this from? What kind of nonsense is this?

"That's what the male cultivators who come to the beast taming park say to the female cultivators."

"Be serious from now on. A weakling like you could be wiped out by a Golden Core cultivator."

"I am immortal and indestructible. Even a Nascent Soul cultivator cannot destroy me, let alone a Golden Core cultivator."

Keep bragging!

"I'm not bragging. When I grow up, I will transform into countless forms. As long as I am not wiped out all at once, I can recover."

“Xiao Lü, I think the name Xiao Qiang suits you very well.”

"Get lost." The Bloodthirsty Demon Vine, which had been rolling around on the spirit stone, immediately stiffened.

"A scholar can be killed but not humiliated."

"Master, it's terrible that you're so uncultured."

Ye Xiruo, who was looked down upon by her own spirit pet, said: "Are you the spirit pet or am I the spirit pet?"

"I've already humbled myself to be your spirit pet, isn't raising a spirit pet your obligation?"

"That seems to make a lot of sense."

"Why would I spend so many spirit stones to raise you? I might as well raise two chickens; at least I could eat eggs and roast chicken."

"Master, how dare you compare me to a chicken, such a lowly creature? This is unforgivable."

Ye Xiruo picked at her ear: "In my heart, you're not even as noble as a chicken."

The Bloodthirsty Demon Vine stopped talking and buried its body in a pile of spirit stones. Then, the pile of spirit stones shrank at a visible speed.

Ye Xiruo then realized what a wasteful thing she had raised. It was eating spirit stones like it was drinking water. It was heartbreaking.

Two hours later, the pile of spirit stones turned into powder. Ye Xiruo picked up the Bloodthirsty Demon Vine, its blood-red body now turned emerald green, just like the finest jade, crystal clear and without a trace of impurity.

"It seems like nothing has changed. Where did you absorb all that spiritual energy?"

The Bloodthirsty Demon Vine swayed its body: "For our race, leveling up is inherently very difficult."

"How many more spirit stones are needed?"

"Those spirit stones just now had too little spiritual energy; we need at least seven or eight more piles."

Ye Xiruo said irritably, "Then you might as well continue to starve."

That's a problem. These two are all spendthrifts. Sooner or later, they'll bankrupt us.

“You are my spirit pets. As my cultivation level increases, your cultivation level will naturally rise as well.”

“Master, you can’t think like that. Once you’re powerful enough, you won’t need us to protect you anymore. You should extend a helping hand to us while we’re still weak and help us level up, so that we can protect you properly.”

"I'm poor." Ye Xiruo rolled her eyes and picked up the Bloodthirsty Demon Vine. "What else can you eat besides spirit stones?"

"They eat people! A dozen Nascent Soul cultivators, Deity Transformation cultivators, and the like, guaranteed to level up."

"Aren't you afraid of eating yourself to death?" Nascent Soul, God Transformation, come and take a dozen of them. Your master is just a Golden Core cultivator.

"I'm not picky about pills or high-grade elixirs, really."