That day, Lin Qianqian was still in bed, having stayed at Yunqian Residence the previous night. Yun Ze, on the other hand, had been up long ago and busy in his spatial dimension.
Seeing that it was already noon, he woke Lin Qianqian up, half-carried her to wash up, and then led her to the dining room.
Lin Qianqian sat down unsteadily, looking at the delicious food on the table, and picked up a piece of food that she didn't know what it was made of. She tasted it and instantly became sober.
So delicious! It's flavorful and full of vitality; it must have been made with ingredients that possess spiritual energy.
"Is it good?" Yunze asked in a low voice.
Lin Qianqian nodded frantically, her hands constantly picking up food, and she didn't forget to stuff a few pieces of food into Yunze's mouth.
Yunze didn't touch his chopsticks, letting her feed him.
He had long since stopped eating and didn't have a strong appetite, so he didn't care whether he ate or not, but he was happy to eat with her.
After eating until she was about half full, Lin Qianqian finally slowed down her eating speed. Seeing that Yunze hadn't touched his chopsticks, she picked up a few more dishes and fed them to him, and also served him a bowl of porridge.
"Was this meal provided by the inn? The chef's skills are truly excellent! I wonder if they sell the recipes? I'll really miss it if I can't eat it again!"
Yunze chuckled and took out a silk handkerchief to wipe the soup stains from her mouth. Only then did he slowly reply, "I made it, and Qianqian can eat it for the rest of her life."
Lin Qianqian was extremely surprised: "Yunze, you can cook!"
"What you've learned in recent years is that when you were in the Cloud Void Realm, you were always complaining about wanting to eat all kinds of delicious food."
When Yunze said that, Lin Qianqian was reminded of the days when the two of them depended on each other and struggled to survive.
When she was eating fruit and grass roots, she would talk about all kinds of hometown delicacies. I didn't expect that he would remember all those words!
When the two fled together, he was someone who knew nothing about farming and who occasionally caught weak spirit beasts with traps but didn't even know how to roast them over a fire.
But now, they can cook a whole table of delicious food.
And watching him naturally serve himself food and soup, he really looked more and more like a virtuous wife and loving mother, oh no, I mean a virtuous husband and loving father.
Lin Qianqian blinked, feeling a little heat in her eyes.
It turns out that even if you say something casually, someone who cares about you will remember it and try their best to do it.
The Heavenly Venerable, who should be sitting high in the clouds, was actually willing to descend to the mortal world to cook for her. What virtue or ability did she have to deserve this?
She put down her chopsticks and threw herself into Yunze's arms, hugging his waist and saying, "Yunze, you're so good to me, I love you more and more..."
She was initially unsure about the changes in their relationship and the depth of their feelings.
But now she feels: without a doubt, she is really lucky to have found a good man.
The two lingered for quite a while, and almost couldn't leave the space during their meal.
By the time the two finished packing and came out, it was already evening.
Fortunately, the innkeeper said that there would be an evening market today, which is the sixth day of the lunar calendar.
So Lin Qianqian decided to go to the night market today!
The night market is different from the daytime market; its most distinctive feature is that countless lanternfish roam the entire island.
These lanternfish, covered in a water film, have a lantern on their foreheads, making their bodies look quite ferocious in the dim light.
These lanternfish serve as both lighting for the evening market and patrol guards.
Besides the lanternfish, countless moonfish along both sides of the road lit up, rising and falling, illuminating the entire island.
Lin Qianqian looked around happily, buying whatever she liked.
Yunze followed behind, clutching his storage bag and paying with spirit stones, occasionally enjoying snacks fed to him by Lin Qianqian.
They ate as they walked, and one day they came across a street performer.
It was the first time Lin Qianqian had ever seen someone performing in the cultivation world, and she was very interested, so she pulled Yunze along and squeezed in.
A young girl dressed in a black gauze dress, with half her face covered, was playing and singing a uniquely shaped zither, captivating everyone around her.
Another person, dressed entirely in black and of short stature, was holding a stone bowl and asking for tips from the people around him.
Each listener would contribute one or more spirit stones as a reward.
When Lin Qianqian heard the song, she couldn't understand what it was about. She just felt increasingly strange, sometimes wanting to cry and sometimes wanting to laugh.
For some reason, a cool sensation emanated from the soul jade on her chest, and Lin Qianqian instantly calmed down.
She hurriedly looked up at Yunze and found that he was alright, and was looking down at her.
Lin Qianqian was about to say something when Yunze shook his head first and put his arm around her shoulder.
Just then, the short man in black walked up to them and handed them the bowl.
A faint, exotic fragrance wafted from the bowl, and a hoarse voice rang out: "Please, kind immortal, grant me a spirit stone."
Before Lin Qianqian could make a move, Yunze took out a spirit stone, squeezed it hard, and threw it into the bowl.
The man in black did not linger and walked toward the next person.
Fifteen minutes later, the singing woman finished her song, and together with the man in black, packed up their few belongings and left.
The crowd dispersed, each returning home to their own mothers.
Lin Qianqian and Yun Ze continued strolling hand in hand.
Unexpectedly, as they strolled around, the two of them found themselves at the entrance of a rather secluded alley.
Just as I was about to leave, I suddenly smelled that strange fragrance again.
This time, my soul felt frozen, and my body felt controlled, and I unconsciously walked deeper into the alley.
In fact, this fragrance was useless to the two of them. After smelling the fragrance for the first time, they became wary.
This fragrance is so familiar to Yunze! Back in Yunxu Realm, he was drugged by this very fragrance from his master. This fragrance is called "Spring Chill".
The first time you smell this fragrance, it doesn't seem like much; some people might even feel comfortable all over.
But the second time you smell it, your soul will be frozen, and your body will be controlled without you even realizing it.
This fragrance is so potent that even high-level cultivators cannot escape it.
However, as long as you take precautions beforehand and hold your breath to avoid inhaling, you are less likely to get infected.
Lin Qianqian has a Soul Jade in her chest, so protecting her soul is not difficult, and she will not be controlled by the fragrance.
She glanced down at the Soul Jade on her chest. It seemed she would have to find some time to go to the cave where the Soul Nourishing Stone was located to see if she could find another Soul Jade. She wanted to make a Soul Jade ornament for Yunze to protect him.
As for Yunze, having already suffered from the late spring cold snap once, how could he possibly fall victim to it a second time?
Besides, his cultivation level is now at the Mahayana stage, so such methods are completely useless against him.
Having suffered greatly from this incense before, he particularly hated using it to harm people, so he pretended to be tricked to see if he could catch the person behind it.
Both of them temporarily shut down their consciousness, pretending to be controlled, and staggered into the depths of the alley.
Lin Qianqian felt that this place looked familiar. Wasn't this the place they had visited during the day that sold Soul Nourishing Stones?
A short while later, a large door slowly opened at the corner of the stall.
The two slowly walked in; behind the door was a spacious hall.
There was a strange, short figure in the hall, wearing a black, floor-length cloak.
He looked Lin Qianqian up and down, his red eyes fixed on the soul jade on her chest, and chuckled, "Little brat, your cultivation is not high, yet you dare to take such a treasure out. You're really courting death."
Then he looked at Yun Ze behind Lin Qianqian, trying to figure out the origin of Yun Ze's cultivation level.
But Yunze was of a higher cultivation level than him and had deliberately concealed it, so how could he possibly see anything?
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