"We don't need any staff in the courtyards for the time being, but if you perform well, I can speak to the Third Miss and have you go to the courtyards to serve the masters."

"But the premise is that you don't betray me! Like the Third Miss, I can't tolerate any injustice. Before you make a mistake, think about whether you have a long enough life to live!"

"This servant will obey Sister Zhilan's teachings!"

Zhi Mei said, "The three from the laundry department, come with me!"

Ning Lang also said, "I'll take you to the first seven courtyards to familiarize yourselves with the area. After that, we'll go help out in the garden today!"

After saying that, he said to Zhilan, "I have to go now, I'll come find you later."

Zhilan glared at him: "Go on and get busy!"

Inside Qinyao Pavilion, Ning Yao entered the secret realm as soon as she returned.

She had already prepared for the land that Liu Zi had left vacant.

As soon as she returned, she prepared all the seeds, just as she had agreed to do so with Ning Wenyi that day.

She gathered some of the medicinal herbs from the sacred land, cleared out a space, and scattered all the cotton seeds into it.

Ning Yao has never farmed in either her past or present life, so to say she understands much about farming is to say she only has theoretical knowledge.

If a fat person saw her actions, they would probably yell at her for not knowing how to farm and wasting the seeds.

But this is the Thousand Illusions Secret Realm, where all things can grow freely, and all things are controlled by Ning Yao.

After the cotton seeds were sown, they grew rapidly with the addition of spiritual spring water.

She has already harvested several batches of finished cotton and accumulated quite a lot.

Each time the cotton seeds are removed, they are replanted in the sacred ground. Any excess is harvested, and this process is repeated.

So far, she has harvested quite a lot of cotton seeds.

These cotton seeds do not need to be soaked in the spring water; they are already of the highest quality.

The cotton that grows will certainly be the whitest and largest variety.

There is simply not enough cottonseed available right now.

Afterwards, I still have to deal with that Taoist priest. Only now that I have some free time can I encourage the growth of a few more batches of cotton and harvest more cotton seeds.

Ning Yao mobilized the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the secret realm and poured it all into the spiritual land where cotton seeds had been sown.

Then the cotton seeds in the field sprouted, germinated, and bore fruit at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In less than ten breaths, plump cotton flowers bloomed.

Ning Yao spent the entire day, from morning till night, in the secret realm, stimulating the growth of cotton.

While using spiritual energy to accelerate cotton growth is a quick method, it also seems to consume a significant amount of spiritual energy.

By the last time Ning Yao mobilized the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, it was already very thin.

This time, it took a full half-cup of tea time to ripen them.

Ning Yao herself was also exhausted, sweating profusely, and feeling weak and sore all over.

She laughed self-deprecatingly, "How long has it been since I've been this tired?"

After sorting through the last batch of seeds, she collapsed to the ground, exhausted, and fell into a deep sleep.

A gentle breeze stirred in the secret realm, and specks of golden light came from all directions, surrounding Ning Yao.

The largest lotus in the spiritual spring also plucked one of its own lotus seeds, which transformed into a stream of light and entered Ning Yao's body.

With Lianzi leading the way, all the golden light surrounding Ning Yao entered Ning Yao's body.

Unaware of her surroundings, Ning Yao let out a soft moan of pleasure.

The exhaustion and soreness in my body seemed to have been completely relieved at that moment.

She radiated a pale golden light, which grew increasingly intense until it completely enveloped her, forming a golden cocoon.

The golden cocoon remained still for an unknown period of time before it began to unravel, producing strands of golden silk that flew out to all corners of the secret realm.

Even the lotus that had shed its seeds received a gift; golden threads disappeared into the lotus's body, and the lotus instantly grew larger.

The original lotus petals have grown even larger, and the densely packed petals now resemble a lotus throne, mysterious and noble!

The lotus seeds that were peeled off not only grew back, but four new ones were added.

The golden threads that had disappeared into all directions of the secret realm transformed into even richer and purer spiritual energy, filling the secret realm once again.

The spiritual energy that Ning Yao had used up had now been completely returned.

The only two small houses have also changed.

Although the area did not increase, it became two stories.

It was originally next to the spiritual spring, but now it has been moved to an open space to the side.

The Netherworld Divine Tree exuded an aura of envy, as if watching the changes in the Spirit Lotus.

The fish in the water also rushed to the surface, hoping to see if they could receive this favor.

At this time, the golden cocoon around Ning Yao had not yet been completely uncoiled.

Ning Yao woke up to this scene.

She exclaimed in surprise, "What's going on?"

The next second, the strange occurrences in the secret realm from before came to her mind.

"Oh! I see. So these things are also spiritual energy?"

Ning Yao tried to stand up and found that these golden silk threads were very different from ordinary silk threads. They were more like flowing light, visible but intangible. Even though they were still silkworm cocoons, they did not bind her.

After standing up, she raised her hand and tried to manipulate the golden silk threads.

As expected, the golden silk moved according to her will.

Thinking of what had happened before, Ning Yao's red lips curled up slightly, making her breathtakingly beautiful.

"In that case, let's go!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several silk threads flew out and disappeared into the spirit lotus, the spirit spring, the spirit land, and the Netherworld Divine Tree!

Then dozens of silk threads flew to all directions of the secret realm, transforming into spiritual energy that filled the secret realm.

With a loud boom, the aura of the secret realm suddenly changed dramatically.

As the light gradually dimmed, a crescent moon rose into the sky.

Ning Yao asked in surprise, "What? It's like day and night now?"

"Before there was only daytime, so we didn't pay attention to the passage of time. Now that there is day and night, how does time pass?"

As soon as Ning Yao thought about it, she immediately had an answer.

"So it turns out that not only day and night, but also the speed of time's passage, are all controlled according to my will!"

Ning Yao looked up and felt that something was wrong.

After looking around, she discovered that the Spirit Artifact Pavilion and the Spirit Medicine Pavilion had been moved.

"Huh, why has it become two layers?"

Driven by curiosity, Ning Yao entered the Spirit Artifact Pavilion first.

The first floor remains unchanged, but there is a spiral staircase leading directly to the second floor.

Upon seeing the second floor, Ning Yao exclaimed, "Holy crap!"

The entire second floor was filled with firearms, all kinds of guns and ammunition, and advanced weapons; it was dazzling to look at!

She quickly ran down to the first floor and found the original location where the firearms had been placed; sure enough, the firearms were gone.

"Looks like it's a feature upgrade, unlocking a dedicated attic for firearms!"

"What changes have occurred inside the Spirit Medicine Pavilion?"

Thinking of this, Ning Yao quickly left the Spirit Weapon Pavilion and entered the Spirit Medicine Pavilion.

Just like over there, the first floor of the Spirit Medicine Pavilion remains unchanged, and the spiral staircase leads directly to the second floor.

"Those are firearms over there, are we going to end up with a hospital here?"

With this bold idea in mind, Ning Yao stepped onto the second floor.

Sure enough, the first thing you see is white walls, and a pungent smell of disinfectant wafts through the air.

The familiar logo of a modern hospital!