Xu Yuehuai turned and went back to her room. She wasn't sure what great use the jade pendant was, but Aunt Pu's reaction was enough to show that it was no ordinary thing.
She packed her things. In the past two weeks, she had accumulated quite a lot of belongings. She had come prepared to spend a long time with them. Now, after packing everything up, she found herself with two bundles.
After finishing her meal, Pu Pu stayed in her room listlessly. She could sense that her mother and sister were acting strangely today, but there was nothing she could do about it.
Around noon, after Xu Yuehuai finished eating with them, she said to Pu Pu, "How about we rest for a while and then go shopping?"
Aunt Pu glanced at Xu Yuehuai, knowing what she meant, and subtly reminded her, "Buy her less. She doesn't lack anything. There's no need to buy her so many fancy things."
Xu Yuehuai replied, "It's alright. A little girl having more clothes and accessories will make her feel better on a daily basis. That's enough."
Pu Pu didn't understand, but she knew that her sister wanted to buy her things, and that was enough.
After leaving the house, Xu Yuehuai wasted his spiritual energy like he didn't care about his life. At first, Pu Pu would pick out two items, but later she started to worry that Xu Yuehuai might suddenly die.
"Alright, alright, sister, I'm tired of shopping today, let's go home!" Pu Pu saw that Xu Yuehuai still wanted to buy more, so she quickly pulled her away. The vendors on the street had made a fortune today, as everyone knew that someone with a high level of spiritual power had come and was sweeping through the streets.
When Aunt Pu got home, she looked at the pile of things and didn't know what to say for a moment. She did feel that her attitude towards Xu Yuehuai today had been a bit narrow-minded.
She sighed. She dared not gamble; the jade pendant, once opened, would reveal something from a higher level. She and her daughter had finally found a secluded paradise, and she did not want to disturb this peace.
Therefore, Xu Yuehuai had no choice but to suffer in silence.
The next morning, Xu Yuehuai left without saying a word, quietly taking her things and departing. Just as she was leaving, Aunt Pu woke up and got up to cook for Pu Pu and Xu Yuehuai, just in time to see Xu Yuehuai leaving.
Aunt Pu watched her leave, and finally, everyone dispersed.
After a few days, Xu Yuehuai learned that this world was divided into three layers, and this town was the bottom layer, where most of the people with little spiritual power lived a life of retirement.
The enormous energy attached to her jade pendant was something that did not belong to this level at all.
Xu Yuehua wanted to know what Qi Guze was trying to do, and whether this thing was actually left behind by Qi Guze.
The answer to this question is important to her.
If Xu Yuehuai wants to go to the second floor, she needs to take a spaceship, a vessel that travels through the air using spiritual power.
However, she asked around and couldn't find anything like it. Xu Yuehuai was in a dilemma. A shopkeeper next to her saw Xu Yuehuai's worried look and walked over to her and asked, "What's wrong? Did you regret spending too much spiritual energy yesterday?"
"Hey, really, you're something else. Spiritual energy is something you can just cultivate and get back. Why are you looking so dejected?" This boss was the one who initially tried to swindle Xu Yuehuai, but Ying Ziping saw through his scheme.
Xu Yuehuai asked, "Uncle, do you know how to get to the second floor or the first floor from here?"
The boss had just taken a sip of water when she was startled by her words and choked on it. His eyes were filled with disbelief. "You're a newbie who just arrived here. What do you want to do in those places? Isn't this place good? Everyone is peaceful, there's no fighting, it's so pleasant!"
Xu Yuehuai smiled and said, "This place is really nice. I will come back if I have the chance in the future."
Seeing that her expression didn't seem fake, the boss paused and said, "I might as well tell you, if you want to go to the second floor from here, you have to go to Qingcheng first. That's the largest city in the third floor, and the only place in the third floor where you have a chance to go to the second floor."
The boss also told her a lot about how to get to Qingcheng.
Having obtained the method, Xu Yuehuai left the small town without stopping.
Ying Ziping watched her departing figure from the rooftop without saying a word. His subordinate, puzzled, asked, "Master Ying, didn't we come here to stop her? If we don't act now, we won't have a chance to do so once we leave the town."
Ying Ziping snapped out of his reverie and shook his head. "No need. Make the arrangements. I'm going to Qingcheng."
"Yes," the subordinate replied.
As the person with the most authority here, we should just do whatever Ziping says.
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Pu Pu woke up in the morning and happily went out of the house. Looking at the abundant ingredients on the table, most of which they had bought while shopping the day before, Pu Pu held chopsticks in her hand. Looking at all the delicious food, she didn't touch it and asked, "Where's my sister? Why did she get up so late today too?"
"Mom, aren't you going to eat? Why are there only two sets of bowls and chopsticks?" Pu Pu looked at the two bowls on the table, not quite understanding.
Aunt Pu picked up one of the bowls and said, "Now that you're up, let's eat."
Seeing Aunt Pu's expression, Pu Pu knew something was wrong. She looked into Aunt Pu's eyes and asked anxiously, "Is my sister sick? I felt something was off about her yesterday. Is she not used to the spiritual energy here?"
"I'll go and fetch a doctor right away!" Pu Pu said hurriedly, trying to walk out.
Aunt Pu hadn't said a word until she was about to leave, when she finally couldn't take it anymore and slammed the bowl she was holding onto the table. "That's enough! Come back and eat! She wasn't sick, she's gone."
Pu Pu looked confused and even felt that Aunt Pu was lying to her.
She sat back down. "Why did you leave?"
"She was just staying here temporarily, so it's normal for her to leave now. What's the big deal?"
Pu Pu found it strange, because Aunt Pu would never talk to her like that on ordinary days.
Looking at everything familiar on the table in front of her, Pu Pu suddenly lost her appetite. She put down her chopsticks and said sullenly, "Mother, you eat first. I'm not hungry. I'm going back to my room."
After saying that, Pu Pu returned to her room.
Aunt Pu watched her back and realized that she had spoken to her too harshly. But after the Xu Yuehuai incident, she wondered if it was really a good thing that she had protected Pu Pu for so many years, turning her into a little girl who knew nothing.
Pu Pu looked at the things Xu Yuehuai had given her in her room, then took a book and went out to find Xu Yuehuai in the places they had been before.
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Following her boss's advice, Xu Yuehuai trekked through mountains and rivers, encountering many people along the way. However, since no one could see the spiritual power in her, they all assumed she was an ordinary person and were unwilling to travel with her.
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