Sister, I don't want to be a furnace anymore. I'm about to become an immortal.

Chapter 22: Return to the Sect

When he returned to the sect, it was already getting dark. He came to the main hall, returned the token, received the antidote, and ran impatiently to Yunmei's courtyard. He threw the antidote into the space ring. As for the poison in his body, it had been washed away when he took a bath in the Youyin Spring. It was not that the spring water had the effect of detoxification, but as the energy became stronger, the poison in his body had long been eliminated.

Gently pushing open the door, he saw Yunmei sitting cross-legged on the bed with a still pale face, apparently recovering from her injuries. When she saw that it was Xiao Yichen, Yunmei smiled and wanted to get out of bed, but as soon as her feet stepped on the ground, a feeling of weakness swept over her body. If Xiao Yichen had not reacted quickly, she would have fallen to the ground.

"Senior Sister, be careful." He helped Yunmei lie back on the bed and pretended to take her pulse.

"Well... yes, the fetus is in very healthy condition." Yunmei's cheeks flushed with laughter at his words. She pinched his waist with some embarrassment, then pulled him to lie down beside her, with her hands on his chest.

"Junior brother, did you introduce me to your parents when you went home this time?" Yun Mei asked with a smile, and it was obvious that she was in a good mood.

Hearing this, Xiao Yichen touched his nose. He couldn't tell Yun Mei that what she said before about visiting her family was just an excuse. He was an orphan in this world. In fact, not only in this world, he was also an orphan in the world before he traveled through time, and he grew up in an orphanage since he was a child.

While thinking this in his heart, he was talking nonsense: "Of course they said it, they all want to meet your daughter-in-law."

"Okay, when I'm healed, we'll go see him together." As soon as these words came out, Xiao Yichen's body trembled slightly. Although the movement was small, Yun Mei was hugging him at the time, so how could she not notice it?

"Why are you shaking? Don't you want me to go?" Yun Mei frowned slightly and looked at Xiao Yichen who was embarrassed. Seeing that he was hesitating and unable to speak, the smiling expression on her face slowly faded.

"Um... that senior sister, actually I am not leaving the sect this time to go home to see my parents." He knew that he could not hide it any longer, there were too many loopholes, so he had to honestly explain what he had been doing for the past month.

A few minutes later, Yun Mei looked at the Lingshu Fruit in her hand, frowned deeply, and glanced at Xiao Yichen, who was squatting at the head of the bed and blinking at her. There was a trace of heartache in her eyes, but she immediately put the fruit on the bedside and said, "Take it away, I won't eat it."

Hearing this, Xiao Yichen stood up suddenly and asked in confusion: "Why don't you eat? Don't you want to get better soon?"

"Take it away." After saying this, Yunmei turned away and ignored him.

Seeing this, Xiao Yichen scratched his head in annoyance. At this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open. Yunmei immediately turned around and stuffed the Lingshu fruit on the table under her pillow, fearing that it would be discovered by others. When she saw who was coming, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Qingqing, why are you here so late?" asked Yunmei.

Liu Qingqing stared at the two people in the room in a daze, and suddenly ran towards Xiao Yichen excitedly and hugged his arm.

"Brother, you didn't even tell me when you came back." Seeing that the other party didn't listen to her words at all, Yunmei shook her head helplessly.

"I just got back. I'm going to look for you later." Xiao Yichen said with a smile.

"Oh? Really?" Liu Qingqing narrowed her eyes. Before she could say anything more, she heard Yunmei on the bed say sourly, "You really forgot about me now that you have a brother."

Hearing this, Liu Qingqing playfully shook off Xiao Yichen's hand, threw herself on the bed, hugged Yunmei and started kissing her face, leaving her face covered in saliva.

"Oh... Qingqing, shut up." Yunmei kept struggling, but her body was too weak to push the other person away.

After receiving the other party's reluctant forgiveness, Liu Qingqing jumped off the bed contentedly. At this time, she glanced at the fruit under the pillow. While Yunmei was still wiping the saliva from her face, she took out the Lingshu fruit.

"Huh? Senior Sister, how come there is a Lingshu Fruit in your room?" Liu Qingqing is an alchemist, so she naturally recognizes what it is. Upon hearing this, Xiao Yichen, who was sitting aside watching the show, curled his lips.

"Don't mention it. Your brother didn't go out of the sect to visit relatives this time. He just went to pick this fruit." Yunmei said with some anger.

"Ah? Did you bring this, brother? I remember that Lingshu fruit grows in the misty swamp hundreds of miles away. That area is full of monsters, and ordinary mortals can't get in at all. How did you get it, brother?" As she spoke, Liu Qingqing looked at Xiao Yichen who was sitting next to her. Even Yun Mei was a little suspicious. She had wanted to ask before. After all, with Xiao Yichen's strength in the middle stage of the mortal realm, he should not be able to break into that dangerous place. At least he would have to be at the peak of the mortal realm to have that strength.

Seeing the two people looking at him, Xiao Yichen spoke out the excuse he had prepared long ago: "I was lucky. I saved a passerby on the road. It turned out that he was also preparing to go into the swamp to collect herbs. Moreover, he was not alone, but a whole team. Although the swamp is full of dangers, fortunately, that team also had a lot of people. Although some companions were sacrificed, they also made a lot of gains."

Before he could continue, he was interrupted by Liu Qingqing: "Lingshu Fruit is not a common medicinal herb. In the world of immortal cultivation, it costs hundreds of spirit stones to exchange for it. How could that group of people be willing to give it to you like that? Brother, you are not lying to us, are you?" Hearing this, Yun Mei on the side also frowned, obviously she didn't believe it either.

He coughed twice, signaling Liu Qingqing to stop ruining his plans, and continued, "Isn't it because the person I saved happened to be the captain of this team?"

"The people you saved can still form a team..." Without giving Liu Qingqing a chance to continue to sabotage, Xiao Yichen pulled her over, covered her mouth, pinched her face hard, and said to her: "Don't ask anything else. Anyway, the medicine has been retrieved, but your senior sister won't take it now. Qingqing, help me persuade her."

After breaking free from Xiao Yichen's arms, Liu Qingqing looked at the Lingshu Fruit in her hand and walked towards Yunmei on the bed with a smile.

"Qingqing, don't waste your energy. You know the rules of the sect. Master comes to see me every day. If I eat and Master finds out, won't you feel bad that your brother will be punished?" Yunmei turned her head to the side and said she would go to eat no matter what.

Seeing this, Liu Qingqing's eyes rolled, and then she chuckled and jumped directly onto the bed. She picked up the fruit in her hand and stuffed it into Yunmei's mouth. Yunmei didn't react for a moment and tried her best to push Liu Qingqing away.

"Sister, don't resist. I risked my life to collect these herbs for you. Aren't you afraid he'll be upset if you don't eat them? Besides, my current cultivation level isn't very high. What's wrong with forfeiting him half a year of cultivation resources? Two years wouldn't be too much." As he spoke, he shouted to the bewildered Xiao Yichen, "Come and help me, brother! Hold her hands and feet while I pry her mouth open."

With a "Puff", Xiao Yichen laughed and quickly walked to the bedside. Looking at Yunmei who was pinned to the bed by Liu Qingqing and unable to move, he laughed slyly: "Senior Sister, I'll give you one more chance. Open your mouth."

"Hmph..." Yunmei snorted coldly, gritting her teeth and shaking her head continuously, not giving Xiao Yichen the chance to pry her mouth open.

"If you don't accept my toast, then don't blame me for offending you." After saying that, Xiao Yichen stretched out his right hand, flicked out his index finger, and poked it towards Yunmei's armpit.

"If you have the guts, stop... tickling me... haha... don't... don't... stop it now... haha..."