When Ye Xiruo opened her eyes again, the room was still decorated in an extremely luxurious way, but she did not see the red-clothed demon, nor did she sense the figure of Brother Xiu Qi.
Ye Xiruo got up, staggered out of bed, and carefully sensed Xiu Qiyu's aura. This was the benefit of that so-called marriage contract.
There was a lot of Xiu Qi's aura, but fortunately, Xiu Qi was in the room next to mine.
"Brother Xiu Qi." The moment Ye Xiruo saw that familiar face, she truly felt at peace. Although Aunt Wang had taken good care of her since she transmigrated to this unfamiliar place, Brother Xiu Qi was different. When she was on the verge of death, it was Brother Xiu Qi who stood by her side, waiting for her breakthrough. They had shared life and death together; not long ago, they had been laughing and chatting, and she could share his biggest secrets with him. He was the closest person to her in this world.
“Brother Xiu Qi.” Ye Xiruo’s voice was full of surprise.
Xiu Qiyu slowly opened his eyes. In fact, he had already woken up the moment Ye Xiruo came in, but he just wanted to see Ye Zi's expression.
"Ye Zi, how badly are you injured?"
Ye Xiruo stretched her body: "I'm almost fully recovered. Could that prodigy be a divine physician?"
"The Palace Master of the Pill King Palace—Jing Li."
Ye Xiruo's mouth gaped open. How could she have run into such a high and mighty person again? The previous Hua Rong was already enough to broaden her horizons, and now even some palace master had appeared.
What was his purpose in saving me?
"He wants to take you as his apprentice, but I'm not comfortable with that."
“Your injuries are very serious.” Ye Xiruo took Xiu Qiyu’s hand, and the two of them disappeared from the room.
"Do you know the consequences of doing this?" Xiu Qiyu's expression was very solemn, and also somewhat moved.
"The worst that can happen is death." Ye Xiruo helped Xiu Qiyu walk towards the spring. "Go soak in it, it should make you feel much better." Ye Xiruo threw all the spirit stones she had into the green spring water, hoping that the healing effect would be better.
"Alright, you can focus on healing now!"
This was the first time Xiu Qiyu had seen Ye Xiruo like this. She made it clear that she didn't want to listen to anything else, and that you should listen to her expression. She naturally arranged everything.
It must be said that Xiao Yezi could bring him surprises at every moment, and a faint sense of emotion filled his chest. There are many people in this world who admire and are infatuated with him, but no one can give their all for him like Ye Xiruo.
In truth, Ye Xiruo's thoughts were very simple: whoever treated her well, she would repay them tenfold or a hundredfold. Secondly, she had no confidence whatsoever in seizing Qinglian Heaven; she was going to die sooner or later anyway. She only hoped to do something for her brother Xiu Qi before she died.
Ye Xiruo turned to go to the thatched hut to see if there was anything that could save her life. The black soil was still as barren as ever. Had all her attempts to cultivate the herbs failed? It was impossible for Ye Xiruo not to be sad. She and Brother Xiu Qi had worked hard for so long, only to fail in the end. She was so frustrated.
"System, my medicinal herb cultivation failed. When are you going to eliminate me? Oh well, I'm already in too much debt. At worst, I'll just die."
"Mission complete."
"What about the reward?" Ye Xiruo's eyes immediately lit up.
"Too lazy, failed to plant the second batch of medicinal herbs in time, the reward will be deducted in advance."
Ye Xiruo immediately lay down on the ground and pretended to be dead: "Where did the medicinal herbs I planted go?"
"I ate it."
Ye Xiruo was no longer calm and immediately jumped up from the ground: "Not a single one was left."
"That night, I exhausted my energy to save you, and those low-grade medicinal herbs couldn't make up for it at all."
Ye Xiruo fell silent. Her fate remained as unfortunate as ever. If it weren't for the system, she would probably be in the cycle of reincarnation again after that sudden explosion that night.
"I don't have any spirit stones."
"Three hundred high-grade spirit stones."
Ye Xiruo picked at her ears. She must have misheard! Three hundred. She didn't have a single spirit stone right now.
"We must obtain the Azure Lotus Heaven."
Ye Xiruo was about to cry; she was truly poor. Even if she sold this extravagant system, she probably couldn't afford to support it.
"How about I grow medicinal herbs to pay off my debts?"
"That's fine, it's just a bit slow."
Ye Xiruo didn't want to say anything more. She turned around and went back to the thatched hut. She selected medicinal herbs and seeds, soaked them, and started digging holes one by one.
Everything was for survival. Ye Xiruo gritted her teeth.
"There is another way, which is that you can refine ten batches of pills."
"Alchemy furnace, medicinal herbs, cultivation techniques—look at what I have." That's it, I've got an idea.
Having learned from the system that there was no sign of anyone outside, Ye Xiruo slipped out. Naturally, she avoided exposing the space as much as possible; the Palace Master was busy with other matters!
Unable to figure it out, Ye Xiruo quickly got into bed, closed her eyes, and began to sort out the alchemy incantations. Then she mobilized her mental energy to simulate them. These incantations seemed simple, but they actually had a sense of profound simplicity and returning to the original nature. From being completely confused at the beginning to becoming proficient, she continuously comprehended the true meaning of these incantations through repeated practice.
The final result was that I finally finished practicing the first set of incantations, although I barely reached the system's minimum standard, and I saved half of my mental energy.
Of course, she couldn't avoid being lectured by the system, but Ye Xiruo was still very happy.
"Is this the Little Star-Picking Mantra?"
The familiar, flamboyant voice startled Ye Xiruo awake. Her dark eyes, filled with a hint of fear, met Jing Li's gaze.
"Hello." Ye Xiruo waved stiffly.
Jing Li smiled faintly, and that fleeting moment of charm almost made Ye Xiruo faint.
"Thank you so much for saving my life, senior."
"Would you be willing to become my disciple?" Jing Li, whose smile had vanished, now resembled a king sitting high on a throne, exuding an oppressive aura.
"Master, please accept my bow."
Jing Li accepted Ye Xiruo's bow respectfully, picked her up from the ground, and put her on the bed: "Take good care of your injuries. Don't worry about the Qinglian Heaven."
"How could Master have known that I wanted the Azure Lotus Heaven?"
A mesmerizing and domineering laugh reached Ye Xiruo's ears: "The first gift your grandmaster gave me was the Yin-Yang Demon Flame. My gift for you can't be stingy, lest I embarrass our sect."
Ye Xiruo looked like she had been hit hard; their sect was really powerful.
"Thank you, Master, but I still want to go and take a look."
"My apprentice, who dares to touch him?"
You can keep this ring for now!
Ye Xiruo solemnly accepted the silver, antique-style ring, peeked at it with a wisp of her spiritual power, and her heart almost jumped out of her chest.
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