Qiu Zhihe smiled softly upon hearing this, raised her hand and gently stroked Qin Gengyun's face:

"My dear husband, you are no longer the little casual cultivator in the narrow rain alley. One day you will spread your wings and fly high to the pinnacle of cultivation. I can't always stay by your side."

"The Scarlet Flame Fox killed the Zhenyang Sect elder. If you can make some achievements against this kind of monster, your future will be limitless. I have confidence in you and will not worry."

"Look, you're back safe and sound, aren't you?"

Qin Gengyun was silent for a moment, and then said, "My lady, the Red Flame Fox is very powerful. Jianyue, Suxin and others couldn't do anything to it, but it didn't kill anyone and couldn't dodge my stick. I'm really confused. Can you..."

He looked deeply at Qiu Zhihe and said in a deep voice, "Can you help me solve this puzzle?"

Qiu Zhihe took Qin Gengyun's hand, led him to sit at the table, poured him a cup of tea, her eyes sparkling, and said coquettishly:

"My dear husband, you are making things difficult for me. I was not there and I don't know the situation at that time. How can I help you?"

oops!

Qiu Zhihe cried out softly, and was suddenly pulled into Qin Gengyun's arms. She hurriedly said:

"Husband, don't do that. So many people saw you enter my room. You have to go back early."

But soon her voice was blocked by Qin Gengyun's lips, and her body suddenly became limp and she was unable to struggle.

The fair arms slowly raised up and wrapped around Qin Gengyun's neck, responding shyly and skillfully.

Qin Gengyun's hands began to move, trying to pull down the thin shirt she was wearing, but Qiu Zhihe's small hand grabbed his hand.

"Husband, don't..."

Qin Gengyun stared into her eyes and exerted force with his hands. Qiu Zhihe finally gave in, closed her eyes and let him do what he wanted.

Somehow, Qin Gengyun seemed to hesitate for a moment, took a deep breath, and with a little force with his right hand, he pulled down the thin shirt covering his wife's left shoulder.

The next moment, Qin Gengyun was stunned.

Qiu Zhihe's left shoulder was as white as jade, and still rosy from just taking a bath. There was not a single flaw on it, nor was there any scar from being hit with a stick as Qin Gengyun had guessed.

Taking advantage of the moment when he paused in his daze, Qiu Zhihe suddenly broke free from his arms and said angrily:

"There are so many people outside watching, but your husband still doesn't care. What's wrong with you today?"

Qin Gengyun was a little confused and said apologetically: "Madam, I am too worried."

"What's wrong?" Qiu Zhihe was puzzled.

Qin Gengyun stood up, hugged her gently, and kissed her round, jade-like forehead:

"It's nothing, my lady. If you have any difficulties that you can't tell me, it must be because my cultivation is not enough and I can't share your burden. Don't worry, I will work hard to cultivate and become your backup as soon as possible."

Qiu Zhihe placed her small hand on his chest and looked up at him: "My husband, you are already very strong now. I just want to stay with you as long as possible, and I will be satisfied."

"No."

Qin Gengyun said: "Didn't we agree to be together forever?"

Qiu Zhihe raised her little hand and touched his head, her voice soft as if she was coaxing a child:

"Okay, as you say, forever and ever."

A moment later, Qin Gengyun walked out of Qiu Zhihe's room and immediately felt countless excited gazes around him.

One could also vaguely hear the irrepressible discussions of the onlookers:

"You're coming out so soon?"

"Brother He can't be that fast, right?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Senior Brother He is a gentleman, how could he do that to Junior Sister Ruo?"

"I thought I'd see something exciting. Sigh."

Qin Gengyun looked back at his wife's room and thought about the conversation he had just had with her, but he couldn't find any flaws after all.

I must be overthinking it. How could a human transform into a monster?

He shook his head and finally turned and left.

In Qiu Zhihe's room.

She took off the thin shirt she was wearing outside, revealing her white jade-like shoulders. At this time, the white and tender skin on her left shoulder was finally stripped of its disguise, revealing a long and narrow red and swollen scar.

Judging from the shape, this is a scar caused by a stick.

There was a knock on the outer door: "Senior Sister Ruo, I'm back."

Qiu Zhihe quickly pulled up her clothes to cover her shoulders.

Liusu, who lived in the same room with Qiu Zhihe, walked in with a smile on her face. She also looked like she had just finished showering. She closed the door, ran to Qiu Zhihe's side, and sniffed her body up and down.

Qiu Zhihe frowned: "What are you doing?"

Liusu chuckled and said, "I'm trying to smell whether you have the scent of the Red Flame Fox."

Facing Qiu Zhihe's suddenly cold gaze, Liusu was not afraid at all and continued to smile:

"Miss, I have been with you since you were a child. How could I not know that the senior sister gave you the red flame fox fur?"

Qiu Zhihe fell silent. Liusu suddenly reached out and pulled down her clothes, revealing the scar on her left shoulder. Liusu immediately exclaimed:

"Is this the result of the blow from my uncle?"

Qiu Zhihe pulled up her clothes and said to Liusu, "Don't tell him!"

Liusu felt distressed and said with a pursed mouth: "Miss, why are you doing this? Just now, so many people surrounded you, and you deliberately let your son-in-law hurt you. What if something really happened? Your son-in-law is also so heavy-handed!"

Qiu Zhihe raised her hand and touched her forehead, her voice softer:

"Silly girl, your husband doesn't know it's me, you don't really think you can hurt me with these people, do you?"

Liusu checked Qiu Zhihe's injuries again. Seeing that they were red and swollen, but not broken, she felt relieved and smiled again:

"Miss, your Lihuo has recovered 50% to 60%. Mysterious Ice should be almost the same, right? Once you recover to the Nascent Soul stage, you can kill people at will!"

Qiu Zhihe said calmly: "When I reach the fifth level of Yuanying, no one in Zhenyang Sect will be my opponent. I will wait for Chen Qingmo to come out of retreat. I will let him watch the destruction of Zhenyang Sect with his own eyes, and then I will kill him with my own hands."

Chen Qingmo is the leader of the Zhenyang Sect, and the Battle of Tianlu Mountain was initiated by him and the three major sects.

At that time, Chen Qingmo, Leijian Sect's Sect Master Su Longxiang, and Feiyun Sect's Sect Master Lu Yunzhi besieged Xia Qinglian's master.

Together with several elders from the three major sects, Xia Qinglian's master was killed at the cost of serious injuries to Chen Qingmo and Lu Yunzhi.

If we talk about the enemies Xia Qinglian wants to kill the most, it is undoubtedly these three people.

Liu Su said, "Miss, we have already lurked in Zhenyang Sect. There is no rush. Why don't we just wait until you become a spirit before we take action? Wouldn't that be more reliable?"

Qiu Zhihe said coldly: "I can't wait that long."

Liusu said with an "oh" and suddenly said, "Oh, right, Miss, I remember you said that before you reached the golden elixir stage, you couldn't control the Mysterious Ice Fire Technique. When your uncle and you did that... your essence would be absorbed by the Mysterious Ice Fire. Now you have reached the golden elixir stage, right..."

Qiu Zhihe suddenly turned around and looked at her. Liusu smiled and continued:

"Can you give birth to a child for me?"