"Is there something you need?" Zishu looked at Yingxun, who was like a black javelin in the wind, her round eyes full of doubt.

"That matter has been investigated and found to have nothing to do with our Pill King Valley."

Zishu asked in confusion, "What is it?"

"Liu Si," Ying Xun said through gritted teeth.

"Oh, wasn't he dead? If you weren't the ones who did it, then who was?"

Yingxun sighed, "I mean, Liu Si has nothing to do with our Medicine King Valley."

"Isn't this the same thing? Or have I misunderstood?"

At this moment, Yingxun was devastated.

"Do you know who did it? What evidence do you have to prove that it has nothing to do with your Medicine King Valley?"

"That Liu Si is a rogue cultivator with a wife and son. He has now disappeared and is probably in grave danger. I have confirmed this; no one in Medicine King Valley has ever met Liu Si. However, someone did see Princess Ninth's maid, Fanghua, in contact with Liu Si."

“The Ninth Princess is a suspect, but it’s also possible that Fanghua acted on her own initiative, wanting to stand up for her master?”

"It seems you still don't understand the Ninth Princess of the Taiyan Dynasty. She is the apple of the eye of the Taiyan Divine Emperor, inheriting the dynasty's true phoenix bloodline. She is a true prodigy, and no one can defy her will. The only exception is Xiu Qiyu. Xiu Qiyu is the person the Ninth Princess loves, and this is common knowledge throughout the continent. Yet, Xiu Qiyu became a guest elder of the Pill King Palace for Ye Xiruo. How do you think the Ninth Princess will treat Ye Xiruo?"

"However, Junior Sister is exceptionally talented, and countless people are jealous and envious of her. Ninth Princess is the most suspicious, but we cannot rule out others."

"When did your Pill King Palace ever need a reason to do things? If Ye Xiruo is even more monstrous than you or me, you should understand what she means to your Pill King Palace, and what she means to the entire continent."

"I understand. I will inform my master about this matter." However, Liu Si is already dead, and there is no way to verify the facts. It is impossible to openly demand an explanation based on this. I can only take revenge in secret. Otherwise, do they really think that the Pill King Palace is made of paper?

"Thank you so much for helping Junior Sister Cao with her illness."

"This is the credit of my grandmaster and master. You must be mistaken."

"It was my mistake, I'm sorry you had to see this."

When are you leaving?

"My master and I will accompany the young master to Medicine King Valley in a couple of days."

"Junior Sister wants to borrow your medicinal spring to improve her cultivation, is that right?"

"Yes, you can come along too."

Zishu laughed heartily: "Aren't you afraid that after soaking in the medicinal spring, my strength will increase by leaps and bounds, and I will surpass you to become the youngest ninth-grade alchemist?"

Yingxun crossed her arms and looked at Zishu with a hint of mockery: "That's a medicinal spring, not a divine spring."

"Then I'll go! Don't forget the lecture you promised Junior Sister; all the disciples of the Pill King Hall are waiting to learn from you."

Are you going too?

"Of course I will, I brought my junior sister with me."

"I've gone to prepare, tomorrow afternoon."

"I will not forget."

"Second Senior Brother, I'm late." Ye Xiruo's hands, gripping her skirt, were slightly sweaty. Strangely, every time she saw her Second Senior Brother's imposing and cold eyes, she felt incredibly nervous.

Judging from the way the second senior brother is standing at the entrance of the gravity training room, exuding a cold aura, he is clearly waiting for his prey, and even seems to be looking for trouble.

"Make the most of your time to cultivate."

Watching Si Hao's departing figure, Ye Xiruo felt a big question mark rise in her heart. Did her second senior brother wait here for so long just to say this one sentence?

Ye Xiruo focused her mind and entered her training room. After climbing to the tenth floor, she felt completely drained. Her feet dangled in mid-air for a long time before finally being unable to land. She could only sit down and begin her cultivation.

"System, system, can this gravity training chamber be replicated?"

"able."

"Can it be combined with the Time Training Chamber?"

"able."

"Is the ability to simulate cultivation techniques superimposed?"

"able."

"Pricing." There's no such thing as a free lunch, and Ye Xiruo naturally didn't expect to enjoy all of this for free.

"Spirit stones are directly proportional to cultivation time."

The problem has returned to square one: earning spirit stones.

Through these few days of cultivation, Ye Xiruo felt that her true energy had become much more refined. After each cultivation session where she exhausted her mental energy and true energy, she felt that her meridians had also widened.

I'll try it when I get back tonight. I still have a few hundred mid-grade spirit stones, and I need to save the five hundred top-grade spirit stones for a critical moment. Top-grade spirit stones are important materials for crafting magic weapons and also have miraculous effects on healing, so I naturally can't throw them into my spatial storage.

At lunchtime, besides the eldest and second senior brothers, Ying Xun was also present. Ye Xiruo didn't seem surprised, and Si Hao's face remained expressionless.

Ye Xiruo buried her face in her bowl when suddenly a large chicken leg landed in it. When she looked up, the three people were eating seriously, not sparing her a single glance.

Although somewhat annoyed, Ye Xiruo still happily ate the chicken leg.

I had just finished eating the chicken leg when I found a bowl of soup in front of me. I had no idea who had put it there. It was very refreshing and helped to cut through the greasiness of the chicken leg.

"I'm full." Ye Xiruo began to digest the spiritual energy from the meal, feeling the true energy flowing through her meridians, and a smile appeared on her lips.

"I want to open a shop. Do you senior brothers have any suggestions?"

"A medicine shop." The three people's unanimous words made Ye Xiru break out in a cold sweat.

"Good idea, deserves encouragement."

"You'll lose everything." Second Brother is always so blunt.

"It might be very tiring." Yingxun was being tactful, but it seemed she wouldn't support it.

Ye Xiruo even saw amusement in the eyes of these three people, and muttered somewhat aggrievedly, "Just laugh if you want to, aren't you afraid of hurting yourself by holding it in? ╭(╯^╰)╮"

"Junior Sister, are you short of spirit stones? Just tell your master. Your monthly allowance should be enough. As for magic weapons and cultivation techniques, just give them to your master."

"As for the medicinal cuisine shop I want to open, my current level is too low. I can't even make a few pills a day. Opening a shop is not worthwhile at all. It would be better to cooperate with some pill shops."

"From now on, you can give me the pills you refine and sell them in my shop. The price will depend on the quality. How about that?" It was Si Hao who spoke.

As soon as Si Hao finished speaking, he received starry eyes from Ye Xiruo and a complicated, unspoken look from Zi Shu.

"Of course, the senior brother's pills can also be put here for resale, although I think it would be more profitable to hold an auction."

Ying Xun coldly replied, "My medicine shop can also be used."

Zishu felt even more aggrieved. Everyone else seemed to have shops; no wonder he was so poor. He hadn't realized that in the sparsely populated Ling Mountain region he'd lived in for so many years, a herbal medicine shop was utterly meaningless. (To be continued.)