"Fellow Daoist Qiu, I'm sorry, I didn't expect your cooking skills to improve so quickly."

"Fellow Daoist Qiu, I really can't eat anymore. Can I not eat? Hiccup!"

Qin Gengyun held the pot and couldn't help burping. He said to Qiu Zhihe helplessly.

Just now he mistakenly thought that this pot of delicious porridge was sent by Chen Fang from next door. Qiu Zhihe turned angry on the spot and almost threw the pot away.

Qin Gengyun quickly apologized and promised to finish the porridge. Qiu Zhihe then folded her arms across her chest and sat there watching him drink the porridge coldly.

But there was too much porridge in the pot, and Qin Gengyun couldn't hold on any longer after drinking more than half of it.

At this point I had no choice but to beg for mercy.

Qiu Zhihe glanced at him coldly and said, "We'll eat tomorrow morning."

After saying that, he stood up and walked to the bed.

"Fellow Daoist Qiu."

Qin Gengyun quickly called her: "Tonight...can we talk?"

Qiu Zhihe turned around and looked at him, her almond eyes seemed to be filled with ice water: "Even the ten-ingredient tonic porridge is useless?"

"Well."

Qin Gengyun said, "What I mean is that you and I are already husband and wife, but I know very little about you. How about we not do anything else tonight and just have a long talk?"

Qiu Zhihe's eyes flashed with vigilance: "What do you want to know about me?"

Qin Gengyun asked: "Where is your hometown? Do you have any relatives or friends? What are your plans for the future?"

Qiu Zhihe looked at him coldly: "Why do you want to know this?"

Qin Gengyun opened his eyes wide and spread his hands: "Because we are husband and wife, we will spend a long time together in the future, so we naturally need to understand each other."

Hearing his words, Qiu Zhihe was stunned and lowered her head, making it impossible to see her expression.

After a moment, she slowly walked to the table, sat down, and said indifferently:

"I come from a small village on the edge of the Northern Wilderness."

"Northern Wasteland?" Qin Gengyun asked in surprise, "The Northern Wasteland is so far away, how did you come to the Eastern Cultivation Land?"

This world is divided into east, west, south and north.

East Cultivator, West Emperor, South Demon, North Wilderness.

The land of Dongxiu is the gathering place of the righteous sects, which is controlled by the three major righteous sects: Zhenyang Sect, Feiyun Sect and Leijian Sect.

Yunling Town is an inconspicuous town in Dongxiu.

Yunling Town is tens of thousands of miles away from Northern Wilderness, so Qin Gengyun was so surprised when he heard Qiu Zhihe say that she was from Northern Wilderness.

Qiu Zhihe lowered his head and said, "When I was young, I was chosen by a small sect and became an outer disciple. When I was out training with my fellow disciples, I was captured by the Qing... Demon Sect and tortured. I was not rescued until the three major sects besieged the Demon Sect."

Qin Gengyun asked: "Then why don't you go back to the Northern Wasteland?"

"All my fellow disciples have been killed, and the place where I was born has become a ruin. I don't have any relatives in this world... anymore. I..."

Qiu Zhihe raised her head, her eyes slightly red:

“There’s no going back.”

"..." Qin Gengyun was silent, and finally said only one sentence:

"I'm sorry."

Qiu Zhihe lowered her head and said nothing. The atmosphere in the room was stagnant. Qin Gengyun suddenly said:

"Fellow Daoist Qiu, do you want to hear about my future plans?"

Qiu Zhihe didn't say anything. Qin Gengyun scratched the corner of the table awkwardly, coughed dryly, and then said:

"I want to build my foundation before I turn 40 and become a fourth-level alchemist!"

Only a fourth-rank alchemist could refine the "Ice Heart Rejuvenation Pill" to cure the poison in his body.

As for building the foundation, since we already have the golden finger, why can't we dream?

This goal was so astonishing that even Qin Gengyun felt it was too arrogant when he said it himself. But Qiu Zhihe didn't react at all. She just looked up and glanced at him.

He seemed to disagree with his grand goal.

Finally, she opened her cherry lips slightly and uttered eight words: "To be too ambitious is a taboo in spiritual practice."

Qin Gengyun was startled, and gave Qiu Zhihe a thumbs up: "Fellow Daoist Qiu is indeed someone who has practiced in a legitimate sect. You are right, so I now have a small goal."

Qiu Zhihe looked at him, and Qin Gengyun smiled and said, "I have been promoted to a first-level alchemist, but I have never refined an elixir, so I want to try refining a furnace of 'Qingfeng Powder', and use this as the starting point of my career as an alchemist!"

“Fellow Daoist Qiu, if I become a great alchemist in the future, I will buy a spiritual vein immortal palace in Caifeng Street, no, in Zhenyang City, and I will definitely let you live a good life!”

Qin Gengyun became more and more excited as he spoke. He opened his hands slightly, his eyes sparkling, and he was full of longing for the future.

Qiu Zhihe looked at him and suddenly stood up: "I'm going to sleep."

After saying that, she quickly walked to the bed, took off the black pleated Ruyi Moon skirt, still wearing a neat black undershirt, got on the bed, pulled the quilt over her, and turned her back to Qin Gengyun.

The slender and soft curves rose and fell slightly, and the room returned to silence.

Qin Gengyun's excited expression became dull. He shook his head and smiled bitterly, then went to the kitchen to wash up silently.

I told my wife all this tonight because I have been too busy these days and wanted to take a break.

Secondly, he really wanted to tell Qiu Zhihe what was in his heart. No matter what, they were husband and wife after all, so instead of being on guard against each other, they might as well open their hearts.

Even if we can't say we support each other, at least we can help each other and not hold each other back.

Moreover, the [marital intimacy] between him and Qiu Zhihe was too low. Even if they had sex six times every night, it would be difficult for them to improve their cultivation and alchemist level quickly.

I still need to improve my relationship with Qiu Zhihe as soon as possible to achieve twice the result with half the effort.

But now it seems that Qiu Zhihe's heart is too cold.

It's no wonder. Her experience was so miserable. She must have suffered inhuman torture in the devil's cave. It will probably take some time for her to get out of the psychological shadow.

After washing up, Qin Gengyun walked out of the kitchen, got on the bed, and lay down with his back to Qiu Zhihe.

After a moment, he suddenly whispered:

"Fellow Daoist Qiu, no matter what, you are already my wife, and I will not betray you."

There was no movement behind him. Qin Gengyun stopped talking and closed his eyes.

No words were spoken that night.

The next day.

"Fellow Daoist Qiu, I'm going to the Spiritual Pill Shop."

Qin Gengyun said something into the house and went out.

After he left, Qiu Zhihe, who was sitting at the table, stood up and walked to the kitchen.

He took out a storage bag embroidered with a blue lotus, waved his hand, and a spiritual plant pot appeared on the ground.

Then, Qiu Zhihe took out another light blue seed from the storage bag.

She raised her hand slightly, and the light blue seed sank into the spiritual plant pot.

Qiu Zhihe placed her palm on the side of the spiritual plant pot, and spiritual energy surged into her body.

Half an hour later.

A small light blue sprout slowly emerged from the spiritual soil in the spiritual plant pot.

If there were a spiritual plant master here, he would definitely be amazed that the seeds of Qingling Grass could sprout within half an hour. Even a second-level spiritual plant master would find it difficult to do so.

Even if it could be done, a second-level spiritual plant master would not do such a boring thing.

Qingling grass is the medicinal material for refining the low-level first-grade elixir "Qingfeng Powder" and its value is not high.

It’s not worth it for a second-level spiritual plant master to waste so much spiritual energy.

Qiu Zhihe's palm was placed on the side of the spiritual plant pot. Spiritual energy continued to flow in, and the tender blue buds continued to grow.

"I deceived you and used you as a tool for dual cultivation. This Qingling grass can be regarded as compensation."