"Master, can the baby help?"
Rong Jiaojiao tilted her little face up, her eyes full of anticipation, her small hand holding Qing Xuanzi's big hand, looking exceptionally serious.
"Okay, baby can help me get the seasonings."
Qing Xuanzi said with a smile, his eyes full of doting affection.
He took a bottle of soy sauce from the cupboard and handed it to Rong Jiaojiao, saying, "Baby, give this to Master."
Rong Jiaojiao took the soy sauce bottle and carefully handed it to Qing Xuanzi, her little face full of seriousness.
"Baby, you're great!" Qing Xuanzi took the soy sauce bottle and praised with a smile.
"Master, the baby can still help!"
"Okay, baby can help me wash the vegetables." Qing Xuanzi took out a cabbage and handed it to Rong Jiaojiao. "Baby, can you peel off the leaves one by one and wash them clean?"
"good!"
Rong Jiaojiao took the cabbage, put it in the wooden basin, and carefully separated the cabbage leaves one by one.
She scooped water from the water tank into a basin and carefully washed each piece of skin, her little face full of focus.
"Master, is this alright?"
After washing the cabbage, Rong Jiaojiao looked up at Qing Xuanzi expectantly.
"Very good, the baby is very clean."
Master…
A meal was prepared amidst Qing Xuanzi's various effusive praises of Rong Jiaojiao.
After finishing his meal, Qing Xuanzi was supposed to finish turning over the remaining soil, but he didn't want Rong Jiaojiao to remember yesterday's experience, so he simply coaxed her to sleep. He himself also felt a bit tired, so he stayed with Rong Jiaojiao and slept for the afternoon as well.
Rong Jiaojiao woke up in the middle of the afternoon and, upon not seeing Qing Xuanzi, immediately shouted "Master!"
Qing Xuanzi was sorting out medicinal herb seeds and the immature herbs he had dug up earlier. Whether they were spiritual herbs or ordinary herbs, he planned to have Rong Jiaojiao plant them in her treasure artifact.
Rong Jiaojiao sounded a little anxious, and Qing Xuanzi immediately responded, dropping what he was doing and running inside.
Rong Jiaojiao was about to slide down the kang (a heated brick bed), and Qing Xuanzi quickly went up to catch her.
He thought to himself that he should build a small ladder at the end of the kang (a heated brick bed) so it would be easier for her to get on and off. He gently picked up Rong Jiaojiao, put her on the ground, and asked softly, "Jiaobao, are you hungry?"
Rong Jiaojiao shook her head, a hint of grievance on her little face: "Baby isn't hungry, baby misses Master!"
Qing Xuanzi's heart melted completely. He kissed his little disciple's forehead and said, "Master won't go anywhere. He'll stay home with Jiaobao."
Rong Jiaojiao nestled sweetly against Qing Xuanzi's shoulder, and the feeling of being relied upon filled Qing Xuanzi with satisfaction.
He carried Rong Jiaojiao outside to sit down at the stone table and asked, "Jiaobao, would you like to grow medicinal herbs?"
"What medicine?"
Qing Xuanzi pointed to the medicinal seedlings he had been tidying up earlier: "How about planting these?"
"Master, is it a baby seed?"
"Yes, plant it in the baby's treasure vessel." Qing Xuanzi's eyes were filled with expectation, hoping she could understand.
Even though we don't know when we'll be able to use them after planting them now, there's still something to look forward to, isn't there?
Rong Jiaojiao patted her chest and said, "Master will teach me, and I will know how to plant."
"Okay, Master will teach you."
He drew squares on the ground and told Rong Jiaojiao, "These squares are the land inside the treasure. We need to plant the medicinal seedlings in them. Plant one type of seedling in each square so they will grow better."
Qing Xuanzi explained patiently, his eyes full of encouragement.
Rong Jiaojiao nodded vigorously: "Master, I understand!"
"Okay, let's begin."
Qing Xuanzi picked up a few identical medicinal seedlings from the ground and handed them to Rong Jiaojiao, saying, "These are spirit-guiding herbs. We need to plant them in the first square."
Rong Jiaojiao took the Spirit-Guiding Grass seedlings and put them into the small secret realm. In a corner of the small secret realm, she dug out a small open space and planted them separately.
After planting, he looked up at his master and said, "Master, I've finished planting."
She gave a thumbs-up and praised, "Jiaobao is really amazing, she planted it so quickly."
"Next, we'll plant this..."
He handed them to Rong Jiaojiao one by one, and Rong Jiaojiao immediately planted them as soon as she received them. In the short time, the master and disciple had planted all the medicinal seedlings and seeds that Qing Xuanzi had collected.
Rong Jiaojiao looked at Qing Xuanzi and said, "There are still many, many plots of land that haven't been planted with medicinal herbs."
Qing Xuanzi said, "Jiaobao, harvest the corn and rice from your treasure vessel, and let's continue growing food, okay?"
Rong Jiaojiao nodded: "Okay!"
After Rong Jiaojiao finished speaking, she immediately collected all the food in the small secret realm. A little while later, she picked up the seeds given to her by Qing Xuanzi and planted them all over the land a dozen minutes later.
Clapping his hands with satisfaction: "The baby's planted!"
Seeing that she finished planting so quickly, Qing Xuanzi couldn't guess how much land she had, but one thing was certain: praising the little girl would make her happy.
After praising the little girl a lot, he went to cook dinner.
The next day, Qing Xuanzi went to finish turning over the land he hadn't yet, but once again he held the little girl close to him, because she wouldn't leave his side for even a moment.
Two days later, Qing Xuanzi planted all the land in the valley, and their lives returned to a regular routine.
Cultivation, drawing talismans, practicing martial arts...
"Jiaobao, why are you using your exorcism talisman on a rabbit again?"
Qing Xuanzi walked out of the kitchen with a spatula in his hand, his face full of helplessness. How many times had this happened? They used all sorts of talismans on the rabbit.
Forget everything else, what's with exorcising evil spirits from rabbits?
If these weren't low-level talisman paper and ink for practice, he would have been heartbroken.
But you can't just waste it like that. You could sell it to those independent cultivators to ward off bad luck and exorcise evil spirits.
"Master, the rabbit is sick, give it this."
Rong Jiaojiao looked innocent yet earnest.
Qing Xuanzi...
“You say rabbits can’t sleep because they’re hopping around, so you give them sleep-inducing talismans. You say rabbits are fighting because they’re possessed by evil spirits, so you give them exorcism talismans…” Qing Xuanzi said helplessly, his face full of a mixture of exasperation and amusement. “Baby, rabbits are just ordinary little animals. They don’t need these talismans.”
Rong Jiaojiao tilted her head and retorted earnestly, "But the rabbits aren't feeling well, so when you use the talisman on them, they become very happy!"
"Has your master told you many times that these talismans are very precious and cannot be wasted?"
Qing Xuanzi patiently explained, "We can use them where they are truly needed, such as protecting ourselves or helping those who truly need them."
Rong Jiaojiao frowned, clearly not understanding: "But there's no one here."
"Didn't Master say a few days ago that he would take Jiao Bao back to see her brothers in a couple of days?"
Rong Jiaojiao nodded: "Master, shall we go back today?"
Qing Xuanzi patted her head: "We'll leave tomorrow."
Rong Jiaojiao looked at the rabbit hutch and chicken coop, and asked reluctantly, "Master, can we take the rabbits and chicks back with us?"
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