The two of them devoured all the food in a whirlwind, leaving not a single grain of rice.
After finishing his meal, Xiu Qiyu didn't feel anything special. These low-grade spirit rice and spirit beast meat were better than nothing to him, offering no help whatsoever in improving his strength.
However, for Ye Xiruo, a newcomer at the second level of Qi Refining, it was still too much. It wasn't that she was overeating, but rather that the spiritual energy was too concentrated, and her power couldn't dissipate it all. Now, that spiritual energy was constantly surging through her meridians, her face turned bright red, and steam was constantly rising from her head.
With his eyes half-closed, Xiu Qiyu knew something was wrong as a strong hand pressed against Ye Xiruo's back.
"Relax your body and fully engage in the exercise."
Xiu Qiyu carefully channeled a small amount of her true essence into Ye Xiruo's meridians to help her digest the spiritual energy. Fortunately, Ye Xiruo's meridians were relatively flexible and wide; otherwise, they would have been burst by the spiritual energy long ago.
Strangely enough, his domineering true energy and Ye Xiruo's true energy were able to merge together and circulate rapidly within her meridians.
Ye Xiruo's current focus was entirely on battling the spiritual energy within her body, which totaled more than the spirit stone. Fine, she decided to take a risk. Ye Xiruo controlled the surging spiritual energy and fiercely charged towards the major acupoints around her body. Since it was unavoidable, she might as well make the most of this crisis. Besides, the continuous flow of spiritual energy emanating from the hand pressed against her back reassured her that she could confidently attack the acupoints.
Afterwards, Ye Xiruo didn't understand why she would trust someone she had only met a few times so much, but as it turned out, her judgment was correct.
Two hours later, Ye Xiruo's spiritual energy returned to calm, and her complexion returned to normal. As her true energy circulated and she felt the bright, star-like acupoints that had been opened within her body, Ye Xiruo slowly finished her practice, a big smile appearing on her lips.
"Thank you." The girl had beautiful eyes and a slightly childish smile on her face.
Xiu Qiyu turned his face away, seemingly unable to meet the girl's sincere and beautiful eyes, but that smile seemed to have taken root in his heart, constantly spreading and painting a beautiful picture.
"You're welcome. I was reckless today." I was so happy eating that I didn't notice how much meat Ye Xiruo ate, and she almost burst from the spiritual energy.
"Alright, wouldn't you say I've turned misfortune into blessing? I think I'm at the third level of Qi Refining now, almost at the fourth level." Ye Xiruo's smile was bright, her eyes crinkling at the corners, and Xiu Qiyu's mood improved considerably.
"I'm going into the mountains this afternoon."
Knowing that he was definitely going to the inner mountain, Ye Xiruo bit her lip and remained silent. After a long while, she raised her head and looked straight at Xiu Qiyu: "I want to go and see too."
“Okay, let’s go together.” Although the mountain is dangerous, with his cultivation level, he can still protect her.
"You're such a good person. By the way, what's your name?"
Xiu Qiyu was utterly exasperated. This was truly a case of acting on a whim. After all this time, they hadn't even asked for her name. Xiu Qiyu felt a slight sense of grievance and frustration.
"Xiu Qi—" Xiu Qiyu quickly stopped.
"Seven, you have six older brothers and sisters ahead of you, that's great."
Xiu Qiyu rubbed her forehead, utterly exasperated, and turned to rest.
"You can stay in my father's room. My name is Ye Xiruo."
“Xi Ruo, indeed a very beautiful name.” Xiu Qiyu nodded.
"Wow—" Ye Xiruo was as excited as a child. Beneath her feet was Xiu Qiyu's much larger sword. The wind whistled past her ears. Beneath her feet was a continuous mountain range. Occasionally, wild beasts would appear in the mountains, but none of them attacked them.
"I'm going to speed up, so hold on tight." Xiu Qiyu stood on the sword, her tall figure and flowing white clothes captivating. If her face were even more striking, she would surely charm countless people.
Thinking of this, Ye Xiruo felt a pang of sadness. Yes, Xiu Qi was very powerful. He had been flying on his sword for so long without any change in expression.
The speed of the flying sword suddenly increased. Ye Xiruo held Xiu Qiyu tightly. The scenery on both sides flashed by like a blurry photograph, and the wind was much stronger. She had no way to lean out and could only stick close to Xiu Qiyu. At this moment, she could no longer care about the taboo of men and women touching each other.
"Alright, we've arrived." Xiu Qiyu quickly sheathed her sword and helped Ye Xiruo, who was about to faint.
Are you alright?
"I'm fine, just a little dizzy and my legs are a bit weak." But being able to fly freely in mid-air, feeling the white clouds drifting past my ears, this feeling of freedom is something I could never experience when flying in an airplane in my previous life.
Although Ye Xiruo was tired, she was very excited. The feeling of flying in the sky was wonderful.
"Let me carry you on my back! Your health is too poor."
Ye Xiruo pouted. Had she been looked down upon again? Compared to when she first transmigrated, she was much stronger now.
Although unwilling, Ye Xiruo still climbed onto Xiu Qiyu's back and hugged his neck.
The trees on the back mountain were very tall, making the light somewhat dim. Although things seemed calm on the surface, Ye Xiruo knew how terrifying the back mountain was. Any one of those ferocious spirit beasts or wild animals could easily kill her.
Xiu Qiyu walked steadily, seemingly searching for something along the way, but his expression grew increasingly grim.
Ye Xiruo wasn't idle either. Sometimes, when she saw a herb she recognized, she would immediately direct Xiu Qiyu to take a look. In the end, Xiu Qiyu would be releasing cold air on the side while Ye Xiruo carefully dug out the herb as if it were a precious treasure, and then hand it to Xiu Qiyu to put in his spatial ring.
“These herbs aren’t of high quality, so they won’t fetch much money even if we sell them.” Xiu Qiyu’s expression was very unpleasant.
They must leave before nightfall, or they will be torn to pieces by countless wild beasts.
Ye Xiruo naturally had her own plans. Although these medicinal herbs were just seedlings and of low quality, planting them in the space would naturally shorten their maturation time, thus increasing their value. Of course, she wouldn't tell Xiu Qiyu any of this.
He snorted coldly: "Young Master Xiu, how could you possibly understand the lives of the poor?"
The two of them walked along, stopping and starting, sometimes encountering animals like pine trees and rabbits, but they all looked ferocious, with red eyes, and looked like they were about to pounce and kill someone.
Ye Xiruo was devastated; she realized rabbits really could bite. Biting her finger, she said fiercely, "How about we have roasted rabbit for dinner tonight?"
Xiu Qiyu narrowed his eyes, a faint smile appearing on his serious face.
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