After seeing Zhong Hui and Chu Yan off, Zhou Quan subconsciously glanced at Chu Yan, who was riding on horseback, and noticed a trace of black in her soul.
He frowned. In the morning, Chu Yan's life essence was pale yellow and pure, but now a black life essence had appeared inside, which meant that he would face a life-threatening danger within a month.
When Zhou Quan returned home, he saw Li Mai and Yun Chang chatting, so he went over and sat down next to Le Li Mai.
"Did Sister Ling and Yuze also return to Beijing with them?" Zhao Huanhuan asked him.
"Yes, we all went together, all on horseback. Sister Ling didn't take a carriage either," Zhou Quan said.
Li Mai nodded.
Zhou Quan glanced at her, then at Yun Chang, and said, "Chu Yan's life force changed the moment they stepped out of the town!"
Li Mai frowned. "It's turned black?"
Zhou Quan nodded.
Li Mai sighed, "It seems this is his chance. I wonder if the Qilin will be able to awaken successfully."
"It shouldn't be a big problem, but he might suffer a bit. With Phoenix and Zhong Hui around, don't worry," Zhou Quan said softly.
Li Mai nodded. "Let's make some preparations here too. In a few days, we'll go out to buy some goods and stay in Yingzhou City for a few days. I need to go to Tianxiang Village."
Of course, if Chu Yan encounters trouble, being closer to him will allow them to rescue him in time.
Zhou Quan hummed in agreement.
“Then I’ll set off a few days later and go out with you. Anyway, I don’t know where we’re going!” Yun Chang said at this moment.
Zhou Quan's lips moved, but he didn't speak in the end and looked at Li Mai.
Li Mai nodded, "Sure!"
After she finished speaking, she glanced at his life essence. His golden life essence was still slightly dim, indicating that his damaged soul essence had not yet been replenished.
Let's wait a little longer. Hopefully, we can replenish his soul essence before he goes to the battlefield. Then, she wants to give him a Spirit Gathering Pill to see if it can help him develop a spiritual root.
She had never imagined that human spiritual roots could be generated in this way.
However, after what happened with Chu Yan and Zhong Hui, Li Mai felt that perhaps this method was feasible.
Unfortunately, she didn't have many Spirit Gathering Pills in her space, only five in total. She had already used two for Chu Yan and Zhong Hui, and she had to save one for her eldest brother. If Zhong Hui was the guardian of this country, then her eldest brother was definitely Zhong Hui's best helper.
As the heir apparent and a member of the royal family, Zhong Hui's position in the court would certainly be high. If he were to become the one to protect the court in the future, then, without a doubt, the two positions—one civil and one military—would be held by Zhong Hui and his elder brother.
Li Mai had never thought about these things before, thinking they had nothing to do with her. She just wanted to be an ordinary citizen, earn her own money, and live her own life.
However, Phoenix's words that day made her realize that Zhong Hui was the guardian chosen by Phoenix to protect the Song Dynasty, and that Zhong Hui was her apprentice. She could not remain uninvolved in this matter.
With his elder brother being a great general, weren't he and Zhong Hui a perfect match, one a scholar and the other a warrior?
So, helping her elder brother awaken his spiritual root is what she wants to do now.
However, due to their previous injuries, their soul essence was damaged and they have not yet recovered. Although their daily lives are not affected, it is impossible for them to cultivate spiritual arts and supernatural abilities.
Putting everything else aside, the moment his spiritual root awakens, his soul may be reduced to ashes.
Those who can become spiritual cultivators are people with extremely powerful soul essence, just like her and Zhou Quan. After being reborn through time and space, they can still remember things from their past lives, which is the reason for their powerful soul essence.
Zhou Quan saw her staring thoughtfully at Yun Chang's forehead and knew what she was planning to do.
To be honest, before Chu Yan and Zhong Hui, he had never thought that such a method could be used to help people gather spiritual energy and develop spiritual roots.
It's not impossible for Xiaomai to help Yunchang if she wants to. Yunchang is genuinely good to Xiaomai, and if he's more capable, it will only benefit them and not harm them.
After deciding to go out together in a few days, Li Mai and Zhou Quan had some things to arrange in advance.
That evening, while the couple rested, Zhou Quan told Li Mai about Zhou Zhong's situation and asked her where it would be suitable to arrange for Zhou Zhong to stay.
Li Mai thought for a moment, "Since he was your brother before, it's definitely not appropriate for him to be a servant in our house. Let him go to the shop and help Xiao Tao mind the shop. We're not home anyway, so it'll be more reassuring to have another person with us."
"His wages will be the same as Xiao Tao's, three taels of silver a month. We'll take care of his clothes," Li Mai said.
“Okay, then I’ll arrange it like this when he arrives tomorrow,” Zhou Quan replied.
"As for accommodation, let him rent a house in town not far from the shop. Going back to the village is too far. After we move to the northern government office, I think we can use this courtyard as a workshop, and he can move here to live. Or we can hire more people and arrange for them to live here as well."
Li Mai explained her plan, and Zhou Quan nodded. "Okay, will Xiao Lei come with us over there too?"
“Well, let’s go over there. He needs a quiet place to study. The library over there isn’t far from here, so let him walk a little further to get some exercise!” Li Mai said with a smile.
"Okay!" Zhou Quan felt that his wife was absolutely right. A scholar should not be lacking in physical strength.
Afterwards, the couple chatted about Ms. Xu for a while before blowing out the lamp and going to sleep.
However, Zhou Quan was a man of great strength, so how could he let his wife sleep peacefully? After a passionate encounter, Li Mai finally fell into a deep sleep.
Li Mai felt that although she was physically strong, it seemed like there was a set rule that she was always the one who ended up exhausted.
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