"Aunt Zhao, is this food supplent eaten more by n or won in the mansion usually?" Jiang Qingge asked after pondering for a mont.
Aunt Zhao chuckled, "Naturally, it’s the n. Hehe, if you have ti, miss, you might as well bring so for your brother-in-law later. My husband loves the ones I make."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Qingge fell into deep thought.
It’s been many days, but recalling Lingyue’s actions back then...
There was indeed a hint of peculiarity.
Though she said it was for herself, she usually wouldn’t eat such tonics. Why did she have such an idea that day?
As Jiang Qingge dwelled on it, the more she thought, the more sothing seed off.
Previously, she suspected her sister might have soone she fancied, but Lingyue firmly denied it.
And for the past two years, Lingyue indeed hadn’t been close to any outsider...
No, that’s not right!
She wasn’t without a close male acquaintance...
She was close to her brother-in-law, Lu Ye, wasn’t she?!
In fact, at that ti, their relationship seed even better than her own with him.
Speaking of close male acquaintances, Lu Ye surely was one.
However, upon reaching this thought, Jiang Qingge focused on the stir-fry in the pot, feeling puzzled.
Could anything be wrong between them...?
It doesn’t seem likely; brother-in-law and sister-in-law... shouldn’t have issues, right?
Moreover, Jiang Qingge also didn’t think Lingyue, with her personality, would fancy soone like Lu Ye.
"Perhaps I’m overthinking, Lingyue and Lu Ye... impossible."
Negating this odd thought that suddenly erged in her mind, Jiang Qingge began concentrating earnestly on Aunt Zhao’s cooking.
It wasn’t a sudden impulse; she had been contemplating it for a while now.
About culinary skills, Jiang Qingge knew she didn’t have much ti to learn right now.
But, trying to learn one or two dishes—she felt there was still so chance.
She got this idea from a book, stating that to capture soone’s heart, you should first capture their palate...
"Regardless of whether it works or not, I’ll try first..."
...
anwhile, in the City Lord’s Mansion.
Wang Xingluo furrowed his brows slightly, realizing that things... seed to have beco complicated!
ng Lei, whom he had detained for many years, was severely injured. Moreover, ng Lei had no family and no powerful acquaintances.
Wang Xingluo speculated that he likely escaped by himself.
But due to years of physical tornt, he probably couldn’t have gotten far right away.
The two dark guards he sent to search within a few hundred miles, both skilled hands at the Ninth Layer of the Postnatal Realm.
Yet after so ti, no news returned; the two dark guards... vanished as well.
Even at nightfall, there was still no sign of the dark guards.
Now, Wang Xingluo speculated that sothing likely went wrong!
In this few hundred-mile radius, there were no particularly treacherous places, and the dark guards had left early for search; they should have been back long ago.
"Could it be they found ng Lei’s trace and are in pursuit?" Wang Xingluo pondered.
Although ng Lei was previously at the First Layer of the Innate Realm, his power had declined to an unbelievably weak state over the years.
Wang Xingluo tapped his fingers on the desk, the room unlit by the lighting stone, only the flickering moonlight from the window.
Just like Wang Xingluo’s current mood, sotis sinking, sotis floating.
Elsewhere.
Saintess Xihua waved her hand and purchased a small courtyard in Cloud Leaf City as a future resting place for herself.
Then, she planned to go to the trade market to buy a maid to handle daily chores.
These expenses were a re drop in the bucket for her.
Soon, she arrived at the trade market, where various servants with signed indenture contracts gathered; as long as you paid enough silver, you could take them and their contracts away together.
In one corner, a maid dressed in green clothes was squatting and sighing.
She was Lv He, who would occasionally play with Qing Yu.
However, because her master’s family planned to reduce the number of servants, Lv He was among those being "laid off" and sent to the market.
"No wonder Qing Yu, that girl, is always so joyful, following such a master-in-law, without worrying about being sent away by the master."
At this mont, recalling Qing Yu’s treatnt compared to her situation, Lv He couldn’t help but feel envious.
As Lv He’s mind wandered, a veiled woman in a white dress approached.
"You." The veiled woman spoke softly, carrying an ethereal tone.
"Ah?" Lv He was montarily stunned, then saw the market in-charge hastily finalizing procedures.
A mont later, as Lv He walked out of the market, she understood she had been purchased.
In a small voice, she asked, "Are you... my new owner?"
Hearing this, Saintess Xihua turned back, her voice ethereal, "No need to worry, just keep the courtyard tidy; as for food, I practice fasting, no need for you to handle it."
Lv He keenly caught two keywords...
Fasting!
She had heard that those capable of fasting were at least cultivators at the Innate Realm, able to absorb Source Qi and achieve self-sufficiency!
Didn’t this an her new owner was a seemingly young powerhouse female cultivator in the Innate Realm?!
"Yes! I’m called Lv He, may I know your na?"
Saintess Xihua replied gently, "Nangong Xihua."
"Greetings, Miss Xihua." Feeling this was a very approachable master, Lv He slightly relaxed inwardly.
Soon, following Saintess Xihua to a delicate courtyard, a new thought crossed Lv He’s mind.
"Not only a master, but also wealthy!"
Monts ago, she was envious of Qing Yu, but now she, too, found herself a good post!
Imdiately, Lv He followed into the courtyard, swiftly entering work mode.
...
Elsewhere, in the mountains and forests, above Lu Ye’s head hovered four translucent shadows.
Upon closer inspection, each shadow represented one of the four mythical ancient Divine Beasts!
Among them, the Vermilion Bird Seal appeared the most vivid, also the one Lu Ye controlled the best.
"Though in terms of skill I can’t compare with the Illusory Destruction Yin Yang Finger, if I were to gather the Vermilion Bird Seal and strike with full force... it should be slightly stronger than the Illusory Destruction Yin Yang Finger."
After a mont of deliberation, Lu Ye ultimately abandoned the idea of testing the Vermilion Bird Seal here.
The power was too imnse.
Just then, the Communication Jade Token stirred, prompting Lu Ye to disperse the Four Divine Seals infused with Grandmaster’s Source Qi and take a look.
[Darling, when are you coming back? I’ve prepared sothing good for you...]
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