After Yang Rui left, Chu Yan hesitated for a while before asking softly, "Master, um, can't I be your lucky charm? I look pretty much like Yang Rui!"
Zhou Quan glanced at him silently. He had already guessed what Li Mai wanted to do with Yang Rui for a day, but Chu Yan might not be able to do it.
Li Mai gave him a complicated look and said, "You probably can't do it."
Chu Yan let out a sob, stood up, covered her mouth, and ran away. She was so sad. Her master disliked her. In her master's heart, she was not even as useful as that brat Yang Rui.
Li Mai ignored him. This kid was like a child. If he wanted to take over the Chu family, he still needed to train and gain experience.
On the third day, after confirming that all the remaining stuff in Madam Chu's uterus had been cleared out, Li Mai told her to stop taking the medication and then to remember to abstain from sexual intercourse for a month after her period ended.
After that, she can resume sexual activity, and within six months at most, she should be able to get pregnant again.
After hearing this, Madam Chu burst into tears. She also saw the black blood clots that had been removed. She never imagined that her inability to conceive for the past ten years was due to these things.
The head of the Chu family gently comforted her, telling her to take good care of her health in the future.
Madam Chu gently agreed.
The Chu couple also took out 10,000 taels of silver to thank Li Mai.
Li Mai only accepted one hundred taels, saying that was enough. Afterwards, she also left a spiritual herb for the Chu family and carefully taught them how to care for and use it. Then, she and Zhou Quan drove the carriage away from the Chu family and returned to the mansion that the Prince of Yun had given her.
The Chu couple wanted her to continue living in their home, but after learning about her relationship with Prince Yun and that they also had a residence in the capital, they gave up on the idea.
The head of the Chu family sent Chu Yan and Zhong Hui to escort them back, and naturally another half-cartload of gifts were sent as a token of gratitude to Li Mai.
When Li Mai arrived at the manor, she accepted the servants that Prince Yun had sent to serve her. In any case, they wouldn't be staying here permanently, and Prince Yun would still have to take care of the place after she left. It was better to just keep the people he sent. After all, she didn't have any secrets and would only be staying for a few days at most.
After confirming that it was alright for their master to stay there, Chu Yan and Zhong Hui went home.
After inspecting the mansion, Li Mai and Zhou Quan chose to stay in the main courtyard.
Before dinner, the two went out to check the vicinity of Jin Yu Ge. After confirming that Madam Yu had not yet arrived, the couple returned to their own residence.
There was no plaque hanging on the gate of the mansion.
Zhou Quan asked Li Mai if they wanted to name the place, but Li Mai shook her head. "No, if we give it a name, it will be easier for people to remember it."
Zhou Quan smiled, understanding what she meant.
People with status who want to be famous hope to be remembered, but in this capital city, they have no status, no desire for fame, and no wish to be remembered.
As for the identity of being the adopted sister of the Prince of Yun, it is of no help to them. At most, it can help them get the Prince of Yun's protection if they encounter trouble and are arrested in the capital. However, they plan to do business and live a simple life, so keeping a low profile is what they need to do in the capital.
The Chu and Zhong families, having received instructions from Li Mai, would not reveal her identity, so no one would know who they were. But once the mansion was marked with her name, things would be different.
In the evening, after dinner, the couple took a stroll around the mansion, admired the night view, and then returned to their room, locked the door, and entered their spatial dimension.
Tonight, Li Mai decided to use the Dragon Pendant to awaken her water spirit root, and this time, she was determined to awaken it.
Therefore, Li Mai decided to remove all her clothes and awaken by soaking in a tub of spiritual spring water.
"No matter how uncomfortable I feel, you have to hold back and not come near me," Li Mai said to Zhou Quan, who was standing beside her looking at her with concern, as she sat in the bathtub.
Zhou Quan nodded silently, but did not respond.
He knew that awakening his spiritual veins would be dangerous and painful; if he didn't control it properly, he might be turned into an idiot by the sudden surge of spiritual energy throughout his body.
If Xiaomai were in great pain, he would definitely go to help, but he was a fire elementalist, and the impact of Xiaomai awakening her water elemental root would also cause him great harm. That's why Limai didn't let him go.
"Promise me, or I'll send you out first!"
“Okay!” Zhou Quan quickly replied.
He didn't want to be sent away, because then he wouldn't even be able to see how she was doing.
Seeing that Li Mai didn't believe him, Zhou Quan flew to the other side of the stream, sat cross-legged by the stream, and began to cultivate his supernatural abilities.
Li Mai glanced at it and felt relieved. She then looked at the five water-based magical artifacts on the table next to the bathtub and picked up the dragon-shaped jade pendant first.
With her hands clasped together, Li Mai closed her eyes and focused her mind, using her divine sense to sense the dragon soul within the jade pendant.
I sensed that the dragon soul was unconscious.
Li Mai had a plan in mind.
Instead of trying to awaken it, he simply used the spiritual power within the jade pendant to help himself.
However, this means that once she awakens, the jade pendant might shatter, and the dragon soul will have to be kept in the space.
The spiritual energy here is abundant, which is much better than when it lived inside the jade pendant.
After Li Mai closed her eyes and focused her mind to shut down her seven senses, Zhou Quan slowly opened his eyes and looked at Li Mai opposite him with concern.
He simply couldn't calm his mind and couldn't concentrate on his cultivation.
And so the night slowly passed.
Li Mai spent the whole night cultivating in the bathtub, while Zhou Quan just kept glancing at her from across the stream.
As dawn broke, the strange phenomenon finally appeared. The spiritual energy in the entire space took on a specific color and form, and then suddenly began to rush madly toward Limai.
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