Chapter 45 First Release on Jinjiang Literature City

Ri Jiu: "..."

What I care about isn't the size of the grove of trees, but the fact that nobody cares about us!

That's freedom!

When they arrived at the cave, Yao Sisi found that it looked different from before. If she hadn't been there many times before, she would have thought she had taken the wrong path.

The mountain wall was as hard as iron, and the original cave was mostly covered by green plants. The other half was a rough and hard stone wall, with no trace of a cave.

"This is...an illusion?"

Ri Jiu nodded, looking like he wanted praise, "It'll be more dangerous in the wild in the future, so I listened to you and crafted an array plate that can release illusion arrays."

Yao Sisi praised, "Great job! Really amazing, it looks very realistic!"

Ri Jiu: "Come in and take a look, there's a surprise inside."

Yao Sisi followed him into the cave and found that he had decorated it with a lot of red silk. "Why is it so red? Does this mean that we will have good luck in the future?"

Ri Jiu was taken aback. "Going on a lucky break? Not bad, not bad, but it means more about the wedding night."

A question mark flashed above Yao Sisi's head: "I think I understood what you said, but I also think I didn't understand anything."

Ri Jiu: "What do you mean 'don't understand'? This is just a bridal chamber! A cave and a room, put them together and you get a bridal chamber!"

Yao Sisi was speechless, but seeing how excited he was, she kindly brushed it off: "Ah, this is the bridal chamber? How novel..."

Ri Jiu: "Hmm, isn't it much better than that Young Master Qi's bridal chamber? His was illegitimate; he didn't even have a cave, yet he dared to call it a bridal chamber. The one I prepared for you is the real deal. What do you think?"

Yao Sisi clapped her hands and gave him a round of applause, playing along with his antics: "Great! That's really clever! Didn't you say you wanted to go to bed early? We have to travel tomorrow, I'm going to sleep now—"

Rijiu exclaimed, "Hey! Aren't you going to take a look? It's so beautiful!" I've been preparing this for so long!

Yao Sisi: "Didn't you see it? It's very festive. Go to sleep now. To be honest, I felt sleepy after eating at the restaurant, but I forced myself to stay awake to come back."

Riku: "Alright then! Actually, I also feel sleepy after eating."

Yao Sisi sat on the bed, preparing to sleep, when she suddenly remembered the gift Qi Mu had given her. She hadn't opened it yet. She reached for a low-level storage bag and scanned it with her divine sense. She found several cabinets inside, filled with plates of delicious food, as well as various dried meats and fruits.

"So much, he couldn't have made all of this, could he?" How long would that have taken?

Hmm, there should also be things he bought.

She looked around and noticed a small box on the cabinet facing her, emitting a faint glow.

What is that?

With a thought, Yao Sisi found a small, seemingly valuable jade box in her hand.

Seeing that she wasn't asleep and was holding a box, Ri Jiu, who was not far away, asked, "What's wrong, Sisi?"

Yao Sisi: "It's nothing. If you're sleepy, go to sleep first. I'll go to sleep right away too."

Rijiu: "I'm fine... not sleepy yet, because I'm so excited. Sisi, hurry up and open it, I'm curious what's inside."

Upon hearing this, Yao Sisi removed the sealing talisman from the box. Inside the small jade box lay an oval-shaped luminous object. Upon closer inspection, it resembled a condensed water ball, much softer than ice, and felt very cool to the touch. When pressed with a finger, it would dent slightly, but would quickly spring back to its original shape.

Is this a companion spring?

Qi Mu actually gave me this!

When did he find out she needed this? Did he already know and was just playing along, or did it happen by accident?

She realized she couldn't understand him anymore.

Seeing Yao Sisi staring blankly, Ri Jiu searched through his inherited memories but couldn't find what the item was. "Sisi, what is this?"

Yao Sisi: "It's a companion spring to the main spring. Usually, a well-established main spring will develop a companion spring over time. Once the companion spring reaches a certain size, it will also become a new spring. However, the conditions are quite harsh. Generally, the companion spring will be swallowed up by the main spring to strengthen itself. This one... looks like it's only been formed for a hundred years and is still very weak..."

Ri Jiu pondered whether this thing was a gift from that annoying guy. He pursed his lips in the shadows, somewhat unconvinced: "Sisi knows so much more now! But what use is the spring to us?"

Yao Sisi thought to herself: It's not very useful for them when they're on their way, but it would be very useful if they kept it in their personal space.

"How could it not work? We'll be able to drink fresh, clean water from now on."

She put the accompanying spring back into the small jade box and casually affixed a talisman to prevent the spiritual energy from dissipating. The space had just been saturated with spring water, so there was no need to rush to give it a new spring. Besides, she still needed to study what was going on with this space.

She didn't put the spring in the space, which made the spirit of the artifact very hungry. But now it has learned its lesson and dares not make a fuss. Otherwise, if the communication bridge is cut off, it can only jump around in the space and will not affect anyone at all.

Yao Sisi sealed the jade box and put it into her storage bag. If this little treasure were kept in her space, wouldn't it be secretly used by the spirit? Besides, this thing is quite precious to Qi Mu's family, isn't it?

How did he obtain it...? Did he pay a heavy price?

Ri Jiu saw that she had put away the box and was still lying there instead of sleeping. He wondered what she was thinking about. Could she be thinking about that man, Qi Muyi?

To be honest, he felt uncomfortable the moment he saw that man, like a venomous snake, but Sisi was completely oblivious. How could she be so insensitive...

That man must have drugged her with some kind of sleeping potion.

As night deepened, Ri Jiu lay on her warm bed, overjoyed at the thought that they would be together day and night from now on, and that the other man would no longer appear in their lives.

Suddenly, the sound of talismans came from outside the cave. His ears twitched and he got up. Yao Sisi on the other bed also rubbed her eyes.

"It seems like someone sent me a message talisman!"

Ri Jiu controlled the array plate to put something in, and the communication talisman was activated in front of Yao Sisi, from which Qi Mu's voice came out.

"Miss Sisi, where are you? I can't find you."

Yao Sisi: "???"

Looking for me? Are you outside the cave?

At the same time, Ri Jiu's voice was also shouted out and recorded on the communication talisman. Because they were close by, Qi Mu heard it.

"What are you doing here, disturbing our wedding night!"

Yao Sisi: "???"

Good grief, if they say that, they'll definitely misunderstand...

She parted the vines at the cave entrance and walked outside. Not far away, Qi Mu was carrying a small white beast, with Liu Yuan following behind him. She didn't know why they had come here so late.

"Why did you come so late? It's dangerous at night!"

Qi Mu glanced at her clothes, but didn't hear her explanation, so he had to ask himself, "Are you in your bridal chamber? Then I've come at the wrong time..."

Yao Sisi waved her hand helplessly: "Don't listen to his nonsense. He was just joking. He covered the cave with red silk today, saying it was to bring good luck and good fortune."

Qi Mu saw that her eyes were clear and she didn't look like she was on her wedding night. Although she had a faint scent, it wasn't strong, so it didn't seem like something had happened. After receiving her verbal explanation, Qi Mu felt even more at ease.

"Why wouldn't I believe you? I was just joking around!"

Yao Sisi: "By the way, you still haven't said why you came to see me so late. You could have just used a message talisman if you needed anything."

Qi Mu's eyes shimmered in the moonlight as he tightened his grip on the little beast in his arms. "I wanted to ask... if Sisi minds having me with her on her adventures..."

Yao Sisi raised an eyebrow: "What! You want to come with me? Do you think your family will let you leave?"

At this moment, Ri Jiu also came out of the cave. He thought he had misheard and said through gritted teeth, "Young master with delicate skin, we are not going on a trip. Entering the depths of the forest, you may lose your life at any time. Are you really sure you've thought it through before coming with us so rashly? We won't send you back halfway."

Yao Sisi remained silent. She didn't know if the other person had thought it through, so she didn't dare to speak, worried that she might say something inappropriate at such a crucial moment and affect the other person's judgment.

“It’s really dangerous outside. I’m not even sure I can survive, so I can’t offer you shelter.”

She laid it all out in advance, telling him to think it over carefully.

Qi Mu stroked the little beast in his arms, looking at her earnestly: "I've thought about this for a long time. Miss Sisi, you don't need to worry that I made this decision on a whim. Besides, the concentration of Xuan Qi here is not high, which would be detrimental to future development. I think we should take a longer-term view..."

So, Miss Sisi, will you accept my offer to come and live with you?

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Author's note: The spring wasn't stolen by the male lead. I wouldn't let the female lead do this, nor would I let anyone else do it. But whether he would take advantage of this is another matter.