Countless streams of spiritual energy surged in from all directions, pouring into An Zhengzheng's body and cleansing her from head to toe countless times.

When An Zhengzheng opened her eyes again, she had broken through to the next level.

Qi Refining Level 8?

How long has she been in a state of enlightenment? How could she have advanced three levels in a row?

An Zhengzheng got up, feeling refreshed all over, but the room was too stuffy, so she went outside to greet the sunlight.

A dark figure darted out from the light.

An Zhengzheng was startled. Upon closer inspection, she realized it was Zhou Yu'er.

Zhou Yu'er didn't know how long she had been waiting there, but as soon as she saw An Zhengzheng, she excitedly shouted, "An Zhengzheng, you're awake! You're finally awake!"

He was about to grab her as he spoke.

Given Zhou Yu'er's previous behavior, An Zhengzheng became wary and avoided her.

Is there anything I can help you with?

Zhou Yu'er bit her lower lip and said, "You...you should go and check on my cousin..."

It refers to Zhou Xu.

An Zhengzheng asked, puzzled, "Why would I go see him?"

"Do you know how long it took you to have an epiphany!" Zhou Yu'er was very angry. "Half a year, a full half a year. He suffered for you... for half a year, all because of you."

"What's the meaning?"

Zhou Yu'er's eyes were already red from crying. She said angrily, "If you hadn't made my cousin fall in love, he wouldn't have been driven down the mountain. Even a genius as outstanding as him, after practicing the 'Heartbreak State' for three months, couldn't get rid of his obsession with you..."

An Zhengzheng is really a killer!

Zhou Yu'er was both angry and resentful at this moment.

Why is it that my cousin can't forget An Zhengzheng, and not her?

An Zhengzheng listened to Zhou Yu'er's words with a frown.

"I just realized that you can say whatever you want."

An Zhengzheng was still wary of her, so she took out the jade slip to take a closer look and found relevant posts and announcements on the forum.

It turned out that after her sudden realization, Zhou Xu indeed failed the final test of severing ties when practicing "The Heart of Severing Emotions".

The Path of Ruthlessness has a history of producing individuals who kill their wives to attain enlightenment, so the Siyue Sect will never accept disciples who cannot overcome the barrier of lust.

Master Wushang told him to go down the mountain and return when he was no longer troubled by lust.

Zhou Yu'er said bitterly, "The Zhou family could have broken the cultivation record and produced the youngest ascendant, but you ruined it."

If it weren't for An Zhengzheng, my cousin would have had a smooth journey.

An Zhengzheng couldn't understand why Zhou Xu had fallen for her. She asked, "How did you know it was me?"

Zhou Yu'er's voice trembled: "If it weren't for you, the clansmen would be frantic. Whenever they explored the illusion, my cousin would lose his composure whenever your illusion appeared."

Why An Zhengzheng? Why her?

She clearly felt a thousand times more love for her cousin than she did for her.

She even waited here for half a year so that An Zhengzheng could go to the Zhou family to save her cousin as soon as possible!

An Zhengzheng did nothing! Absolutely nothing!

Zhou Yu'er felt extremely wronged.

"You have to come with me to see him. You'll see what he's been tormented by because of you!"

Zhou Yu'er said these words almost through gritted teeth.

An Zhengzheng thought about it and felt that this matter was completely incomprehensible.

Did he really fall in love with himself? Was it because of that hallucination that day? Did they warm each other in the snow?

An Zhengzheng couldn't understand it.

Upon Zhou Yu'er's notification, the Zhou family members quickly sent people to wait in front of Siyue Gate.

If An Zhengzheng hadn't been in a state of sudden enlightenment and couldn't be forcibly awakened, they would have come a thousand times over.

An Zhengzheng called home and An Yirou to let them know she was safe, and then asked for Wushang Zhenren's opinion. Only after receiving her master's permission did she go out.

In the jade slip, Master Wushang instructed her that since they were fellow disciples, it wouldn't hurt for her to go and see him, but she shouldn't get herself involved as well.

Did he lose himself?

An Zhengzheng understood her master's meaning. If An Zhengzheng also fell in love, then she would have no choice but to leave the mountain like Zhou Xu.

But will she?

An Zhengzheng found it funny; of course she wouldn't do that.

At the gate of Siyue, Zhou Xu's father, Zhou Rongsheng, the current head of the Zhou family, came to greet him.

He glanced at An Zhengzheng; this girl was much prettier than Zhou Xu's birth mother, no wonder Xu'er liked her.

“Uncle…” Zhou Yu’er was very respectful of him.

Zhou Rongsheng nodded.

He knew her; Zhou Yu'er, as an outer disciple of the Siyue Sect, had knelt for three days and three nights to earn the opportunity to enter the inner sect and guard An Zhengzheng.

They stayed for another six months.

As for the person next to Zhou Yu'er...

"Eighth level of Qi Refining?" His voice was deep. "Among female cultivators of this age, she is unique."

Even male cultivators of the same age might not achieve this level of accomplishment by the age of fifteen. The Zhou family only has two such individuals, and Zhou Xu must be included.

This An Zhengzheng... although her family background is somewhat inferior, coming from the declining An family, she is still from a family of cultivators, and I heard that she is even better than Xu'er.

An Zhengzheng felt a bit disgusted by Zhou Rongsheng's gaze on her; she always felt as if Zhou Rongsheng was scrutinizing her.

As a junior, she politely and generously said, "Thank you for the compliment, Uncle Zhou."

The group boarded the flying boat, where Zhou Rongsheng's second wife prepared tea.

After exchanging pleasantries, Zhou Rongsheng had someone serve her tea: "This is new tea from the beginning of the year, Longjing tea. I wonder if you like it?"

Tea is a good thing, as it can refresh the mind and nourish the spirit, but it cannot increase spiritual power. Therefore, in the cultivation world where land is extremely valuable, few people are willing to grow tea. After all, even planting a tree can provide spiritual fruits to aid in cultivation.

Only a wealthy Zhou family could afford to cultivate tea plantations.

An Zhengzheng took a sip and smiled, "It's good tea, and it's even the best Lion Peak Longjing. Uncle, you've gone to a lot of trouble."

After she transmigrated, she never had the chance to enjoy tea again, and sometimes she missed the times she drank tea with her grandfather in her previous life.

After all, he was an intellectual who worked in the restoration of cultural relics, so he had some refined hobbies. An Zhengzheng spent a lot of time with his grandfather and developed a habit of drinking tea.

"...I'm glad you like it." Zhou Rongsheng smiled, but he was puzzled. As far as he knew, the An family also had a tea plantation, but they grew ordinary tea.

An Zhengzheng was able to recognize the Lion Peak Longjing tea in one sip, which is considered the finest among Longjing teas.

He then had his second wife brew a different kind of tea.

An Zhengzheng's expression turned somewhat unpleasant as she smelled the fragrance.

Generally speaking, unless a tea tasting is arranged or the tea leaves are used up, the tea will not be changed on the spot when entertaining guests.

What is Zhou Xu's father doing this week?

Just as An Zhengzheng was pondering, the tea was served.

Zhou Rongsheng asked, "How is this tea?"

Zhou Yu'er thought her uncle was asking her, so she said nervously, "The color of the tea is strange; it doesn't look like new tea."

As we all know, aged tea is not as fragrant as new tea, but this tea is very fragrant and mellow.

An Zhengzheng didn't know why Zhou Rongsheng suddenly changed the tea, so she didn't drink it, but just pretended to be surprised.

"This must be black tea, right? The tea soup is clean and has a rich, mellow aroma."

An Zhengzheng praised the tea leaves for a long time, but showed no intention of drinking them.

Zhou Rongsheng looked up and was now truly certain that An Zhengzheng knew about tea.