Chapter 70, first published on Jinjiang Literature City: Is she as beautiful as a vixen? ...

Yao Sisi's life began to become simpler: cultivating, drawing talismans, refining weapons, eating...

Everyone else was living their lives in an orderly fashion, preparing for the future. The whole courtyard exuded a vibrant, upward-moving atmosphere, like morning dew.

On this day, Qi Mu successfully opened the furnace and refined the Bigu Pill, marking the true beginning of his identity as an alchemist.

Yao Sisi saw him walk up to her with a smile in his eyes, holding a smooth little porcelain bottle in his hand and handing it to her, even gently shaking it.

Qi Mu sealed his excitement in his heart. The first thing he wanted to do after refining it was to show it to her. He couldn't suppress this strong urge. His lips curved into a smile, and his eyes shone like lights in the night, glittering in the darkness.

His voice was clear: "Miss Sisi, I succeeded."

After taking it, Yao Sisi opened the lid, smelled it, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Not bad! The quality is excellent. It seems we're in luck from now on!"

Among them was an alchemist, a promising profession that was certainly worth celebrating. That very day, they prepared a lavish feast.

Qi Mu: "I've been busy all day, I'll go back and change my clothes first, I'll be right back."

He returned to the house and changed out of his clothes, which were stained with cinnabar ash. At that moment, the Daoist manifestation above his head appeared, speaking in an icy tone, "You need to get that person some wine so she can sleep a little longer."

Qi Mu asked warily, "What are you going to do?"

The Dao Body glanced at the Main Body: "Why are you so nervous? Don't forget that your cultivation is almost out of control. Do you really expect her to protect you? I don't know if I'll expose myself and she'll find out."

Qi Mu fell silent; he didn't want her to know anything about the Dao Body.

Soon, he changed his clothes and returned to the banquet. Two jugs of fruit wine were already prepared on the table, neither of them very strong. Qi Mu thought for a moment, and a jug of sake appeared in his hand. He gently placed it on the table, a little distance away from Yao Sisi, so that she seemed to be closer to the fruit wine.

When Yao Sisi saw him take out new wine, she clicked her tongue and said, "Young master, are you hiding something? You're only releasing the good stuff now. What, are you afraid we'll steal a drink?"

Qi Mu's gaze shifted from the wine pot to her face. She was smiling and her face was slightly flushed. He glanced at her wine glass and realized that she had drunk half a glass of fruit wine while he was away.

When Yao Sisi noticed that he had noticed her wine glass, she quickly covered it with her hand, like a cat caught stealing fish. "Don't interfere with my drinking. Ri Jiu used to love interfering with this, it was such a downer. I was just a little thirsty, so I only took a small sip."

Seeing that he didn't seem to care, she shamelessly pushed her wine glass towards him, but her wrist remained firmly in place to prevent him from taking the glass away.

"Pour me some of that new wine you brought out, I want to taste it!"

Qi Mu placed his hand on the wine pot, lost in thought, and remained motionless for a long time, as if the conversation that had just taken place inside the room had been overturned by him.

Yao Sisi: "What? Are you being so stingy?"

Qi Mu's hand tightened, his gaze different than usual. He asked seriously, "You really want to drink?"

Yao Sisi: "What's wrong? Did you poison it in there? Why are you so wary of me!"

Qi Mu pursed her lips, "How could I possibly poison someone..."

He uncorked the wine jug, poured her a small amount of wine, then put the jug away as if he would never give it to her again. "With so much good food, you just had to focus on the wine."

Yao Sisi thought to herself: Isn't that because you guys are so strict? It's almost making her rebellious.

"Isn't it a bit monotonous to eat such good food without drinks?"

Qi Mu poured herself a glass, and Yao Sisi glanced at it and sighed, "You poured yourself a really full glass."

He said, "I haven't drunk alcohol in a long time. This is something I brought from home. I saw that there are graded spirit wines for sale outside, but I don't know what they taste like."

Yao Sisi: "I didn't even notice until you mentioned it. The spirit wine with a grade must taste better, right? Let's buy some and try it sometime."

Qi Mu: "Yes, we can also brew our own wine. Just like cooking, even with the same recipe, the wine will taste different. Maybe the wine we brew ourselves will taste even better."

Yao Sisi had no interest in cooking, but brewing wine piqued her interest. "I'll find a wine recipe and we'll brew some wine to play with once we've settled down in the sect."

The group drank and ate under the moonlight, creating a rather elegant atmosphere. However, Yao Sisi's alcohol tolerance was completely unbecoming of her status. While everyone was still enjoying themselves, she slurred Qi Mu's words with hazy eyes and said, "Young master, how did you get so drunk? Look at you, swaying back and forth like a millstone. Quickly give me that bottle of sake you've been hiding. Next time, please don't drink. How can anyone trust you with such a low alcohol tolerance!"

Qi Mu: "..."

He watched as she grabbed his arm, her mind becoming increasingly muddled. Despite being so drunk, she still remembered the wine. Not only did she not forget it, but she also remembered it clearly. How could she be so hard to fool even when she was drunk?

"I wasn't swaying, you're the one who's drunk. If you're drunk, don't think about the drinks."

Yao Sisi: "How can this be called coveting the drinks? It's clearly because the drinks and I are destined to be together that I can't bear to let them go. Let me tell you, drinks are meant to be drunk. Only when they are drunk can their value be shown. Please don't stop me, you're just breaking up a loving couple."

Qi Mu: "..."

Liu Yuan, who was eating nearby, laughed as he ate. This Yao family girl was really good at making up stories; she even came up with the idea of ​​breaking up a loving couple. Look how she'd made the young master's face turn black...

“My young master would never be the villain who breaks up a loving couple. It is you who are eyeing my young master’s wine, just like a lecherous thief.”

Yao Sisi, with her last shred of rationality, pondered the words "flower thief." Suddenly, she stood up, abandoning her drink, placed one foot on the stone bench, and reached for her weapon with the other. "Where is the flower thief? I'm going to meet him!"

Qi Mu: "..."

Liu Yuan: "..."

The two men exchanged a glance and decided to take her back to her room. If she kept causing trouble like this, she would tear the yard apart.

Qi Mu helped Yao Sisi and coaxed her back to her room, whispering in her ear, "The flower thief has been caught, so you don't need to fight crime anymore. You must be tired, so please rest well."

He settled her in, tucked her in, and although he knew she couldn't hold her liquor, he hadn't expected it to be this bad...

Yao Sisi was half asleep and half awake. When she saw the person next to her was about to leave, she quickly sat up and grabbed his hand to stop him from leaving. She said in a righteous voice, "You can't leave. There are flower thieves outside. It's too dangerous. You look so easy to bully. Won't someone target you?"

Qi Mu's expression was indescribable. "In Miss Sisi's eyes, am I just someone who looks easy to bully?"

Yao Sisi rubbed her forehead. "She's not entirely easy to bully, she's also... kind of pretty?"

Qi Mu: "..."

Why did she say he was good-looking in a questioning tone? Didn't she herself know whether he was good-looking or not?

He coaxed, "Didn't I just say that the flower thief has been caught? There's no danger now."

Yao Sisi gave her a look of pity for someone with intellectual disabilities and lectured, "How can you be so naive? That flower thief must be working in a gang. Look at you, you're as beautiful as a fox spirit. None of the young men in the surrounding courtyards are as good-looking as you. Who else would that flower thief be targeting if not you?"

Qi Mu: "..."

A beauty like a fox spirit?

"The flower thief might not necessarily be a woman; what if she's a man who practices evil magic?"

Yao Sisi was so drunk that she didn't understand what he said until she calmed down. She let go of his hand and said like she was shooing away a child, "What you said makes sense. Then go out and play! I'll wait here for him to walk into my trap. Hurry up and go. If you stay here, he won't dare to come."

Qi Mu: "..."

There's no reasoning with a drunkard. He left the house quietly, and before closing the door, he heard her long, even breathing. He hadn't expected her to fall asleep so quickly.

Liu Yuan was still eating outside the courtyard. When he saw his young master return, he whispered, "No wonder Fellow Daoist Yao got drunk so quickly. I just tried it, and the two kinds of wine mixed together really got to me."

Qi Muqing responded with an "Mmm," then put away the wine jug on the table: "I feel my cultivation weakening, so I'm going to the south of the city to establish my foundation. You stay here and take care of her! I'll send you a message if anything happens."

Liu Yuan exclaimed, "Ah! Young Master, why so suddenly? We're not familiar with that area. Is it really alright without Fellow Daoist Yao's protection?"

Qi Mu: "I know what I'm doing."

The next day, Yao Sisi woke up at noon. She stretched and felt that she had slept very well. "Hmm, the wine yesterday was good. I didn't feel uncomfortable at all."

She got up and went to check the yard, but it was quiet and there wasn't a soul in sight. "Hmm? Did those two go out?"

Seeing that the weather was nice, she took out her treasured sword from her storage bag, lightly flicked the blade with her fingers, and said, "Little Knife, the weather is nice today, how about we dance?"

As soon as she finished speaking, her gaze sharpened from gentle to intense. She practiced her swordsmanship in the quiet courtyard. This sword had been with her for a long time; the two of them had witnessed each other's growth. However, it wasn't a perfect match for the Blazing Flame Sword Technique, but Yao Sisi still liked it very much.

After all, the Blazing Blade Technique is a superior technique, and it complements her spiritual fire. Weapons that can keep up with it require very high-quality materials. In the barren land she was in before, finding better materials depended entirely on chance. She couldn't just wait for materials to fall from the sky, so she had to forge weapons first.

This is a very successful sword she forged; even if it's not a perfect match, it can still unleash considerable power.

After noon, Liu Yuan returned from the market. Although the young master had gone out to break through, he could not forget his work and went to sell spiritual flowers and herbs in an orderly manner. However, because his cultivation level was low, the speed of his flying magic weapon was also much slower.

When he returned, he saw Yao Sisi practicing her knife skills in the courtyard. He didn't disturb her at all. Instead, he wiped his sweat and tried to change his dusty clothes. Perhaps it was his experience as a servant in the mansion that had instilled in him a rather tidy habit.

Just then, Yao Sisi sheathed her sword and greeted him, "Brother Liu Yuan is back. Where is your young master?"

As Liu Yuan walked towards the room, he replied, "My young master has gone to the south of the city to establish his foundation."

Yao Sisi frowned, a worried expression on her face: "Foundation Establishment! Why didn't you wait for me for such an important matter? You went alone without even a protector!"

Liu Yuan: "My young master said that his cultivation level loosened yesterday, and he probably couldn't suppress it anymore and didn't have time to wait for you."

Yao Sisi slapped her forehead. Drinking really does lead to trouble. "What did he say before he left?"

Liu Yuan: "My young master asked me to take care of you. Don't worry about him. He'll send us a message if anything happens."

Yao Sisi: "Why would I need you to take care of me? Forget it, I'll go to the south of the city and wait there. That way, if anything happens to him, I can get there immediately. You've been busy all morning, so get some rest!"

In the south of the city, Qi Mu rented a spiritual mansion and sat cross-legged inside to begin meditation, while his Dao body sat cross-legged beside him in the same manner.

The entire spirit chamber was only three or four square meters in size. Fortunately, it was not low, otherwise it would have felt oppressive. The concentration of spiritual energy inside the spirit chamber was very high, more than a hundred times that outside. I wonder if there was a spirit-gathering array placed underneath.

This greatly increased his confidence in Foundation Establishment.

Just then, the Daoist body opened its eyes and said to the main body, "You made her drink yesterday, weren't you afraid she would suspect something? Do you think she's rushing this way now?"

Qi Mu: "Instead of thinking about these things, you should think about the upcoming tribulation."

Dao Body: "It might not necessarily be a lightning tribulation. Although it is true that it is more difficult for cultivators to advance after splitting into Dao bodies, it might be a tribulation of inner demons. Otherwise, why would I have asked you what you just said? You might not be able to overcome the tribulation of inner demons and die."