The protagonist stole my spiritual root? Hey, heroine, give birth to me!

Having been manipulated by Li Qingfeng for so long, he naturally understands her. Under his guidance, Hua Mengjie's biggest pet peeve is being looked down upon, so when she's not allowed to say something like that, it means...

"Mengjie, wait! This matter requires further consideration!"

"What do you mean by 'take it easy'? He dares to look down on you, Brother Qingfeng, so I'll definitely teach him a lesson!" Hua Mengjie said, but she obediently stopped what she was doing.

Chen Xuan dared to bully me in front of Li Qingfeng. If I go there now, I might be manipulated and coerced by him, who might say things like, "You don't want Li Qingfeng to know either..." It would be best if I didn't go.

Yes, my brain is still quite useful.

"Let's forget it. If you, Mengjie, teach him a lesson, the Flying Immortal Sect will inevitably punish you, and this will also make him resent you. Then our future romantic prospects will be..." Li Qingfeng pretended to be generous.

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

“Well, this matter needs further consideration. However…” Li Qingfeng suddenly hesitated.

"But what?"

"But Chen Xuan has a leaf from the Tree of Life, and he entrusted you, Mengjie, with the entire process. Why didn't you tell me about this, Mengjie?"

"Brother Qingfeng, why am I telling you this? Shouldn't our goal be to build a good relationship with him so that he will give us peach blossoms?" Hua Mengjie asked in confusion.

Because of her intellectual impairment, she doesn't think many good things are difficult to obtain, so she doesn't care about them at all.

"Oh dear, how could you be so slow to react! The leaves of the Tree of Life are priceless treasures for us cultivators. If I could obtain them, my cultivation would definitely improve!" Li Qingfeng explained.

“Yes, yes, I didn’t really pay attention to it before. So, Brother Qingfeng, what do you want to do?” Hua Mengjie asked.

Li Qingfeng looked at Hua Mengjie without speaking. After a long while, he finally spoke:

"Mengjie, you've worked hard."

"Huh? Why do you say that?"

"Because you took what I asked you to do to heart, Chen Xuan now trusts you enough to let you freely take his treasure."

"Oh, not at all. It's just that I often help him, which is why he trusts me so much!" Hua Mengjie said, blushing.

As for why Chen Xuan trusted her so much, she planned to keep it to herself for the rest of her life and never tell anyone.

That's why I said, "You've worked hard."

"This is all for you, Brother Qingfeng! Right now, I still have a lot of contribution points, enough to buy quite a few peach blossoms. You'll have enough, Brother Qingfeng!"

"Hmm, but since you know he has leaves from the Tree of Life, does he have any other treasures? I mean, the kind that can enhance cultivation!"

"Improving cultivation... yes, there is, but I'm not sure what it is."

"What?! Why didn't you say so sooner?!" Li Qingfeng's voice cracked slightly.

He just asked casually, but unexpectedly, such a thing actually exists!

If you, Hua Mengjie, had said so earlier, would I have had to go through all this trouble to beg for peach blossoms? I could have just asked for those treasures that could improve my cultivation!

"I...I'm not quite sure what it is either, and you said you wanted peach blossoms, Aomine-nii-san..."

"You!!!" Li Qingfeng really wanted to call Hua Mengjie stupid, but he swallowed the words back.

His grand plan still requires Hua Mengjie.

Soon, Li Qingfeng put on a smiling face again:

"Mengjie, since Chen Xuan has such a treasure and is so tight-lipped about the Peach Blossom, I think we can just give up the Peach Blossom and take the treasure that can improve our cultivation, wouldn't that be better?"

"But... I don't know what can improve one's cultivation level. Last time... I accidentally drank several of his drinks, and that's how my cultivation level slightly improved!"

"A drink? You're at the Great Ascension stage, and your cultivation has even made a slight breakthrough?! If I take it, won't my cultivation level...?" Upon hearing this, Li Qingfeng was overjoyed.

“Well, theoretically, it’s feasible! But…” Hua Mengjie hesitated.

"But what?"

"No, it's nothing. Since you want it, Brother Qingfeng, I'll try to find a way for you. I'm just worried that Chen Xuan only trades peach blossoms; he's not willing to trade the rest!"

"We'll only know if we ask. By the way, have you seen his Leaf of Life? How many of them does he have in stock right now?"

“It’s full, the whole cabinet is full. I even suspect that this isn’t his limit, he definitely has more!”

"A whole cabinet full of them!!!" Li Qingfeng gasped.

"How is that possible? Did he obtain the entire Tree of Life?"

"Well, I don't know either!"

Li Qingfeng lowered his head, lost in thought. Then, unable to resist, he slowly spoke:

“Mengjie, I hope you can continue to work hard and, when Chen Xuan is not paying attention, secretly take some leaves from the Tree of Life…”

"I will use this time to improve my cultivation as quickly as possible, so that I am worthy of you... Before he finds out, let's get our hands on the leaves of the Tree of Life. Can you do that?"

Hua Mengjie looked at Li Qingfeng, her heart filled with conflict. She knew that the leaves of the Tree of Life were extremely beneficial to cultivators, and she also knew that Li Qingfeng wanted to improve his cultivation, but she didn't want to be a thief.

At the same time, a slight dissatisfaction arose in her heart towards Li Qingfeng, but this dissatisfaction quickly disappeared.

"Brother Qingfeng, is this really a bad thing? Chen Xuan has been pretty good to me. It's not fair to him if I do this," Hua Mengjie said hesitantly.

“Mengjie, I know you are kind-hearted and don’t want to do this kind of thing. But think about it, if Chen Xuan refuses to give us the peach blossoms, we will never be able to get them.”

"But without other alternatives, my cultivation cannot improve. How could I possibly be worthy of you then!" Li Qingfeng earnestly advised.

Hua Mengjie fell silent. She could clearly feel a sense of being cut, but she just couldn't pinpoint exactly what was wrong.

"Mengjie! You know, in the world of cultivation, only strength can guarantee your safety. Chen Xuan is our only chance now, we can't give up!"

"Don't worry, once I obtain the Leaf of Life and my cultivation improves, I will definitely make it up to him!" Seeing Hua Mengjie hesitate, Li Qingfeng continued to persuade her.

Hua Mengjie looked at Li Qingfeng, her heart wavering. She knew Li Qingfeng was right; in the world of cultivation, strength was indeed the most important thing. However, she didn't want to be a thief and steal Chen Xuan's things.

"Brother Qingfeng, let me think about it some more," Hua Mengjie sighed and said.

"Alright, Mengjie, think it over carefully. But we don't have much time left; we must get the peach blossom as soon as possible. Otherwise... sigh!"

"What's wrong, Qingfeng-nii? Why are you sighing?"

"Otherwise, I'm afraid I'm...doomed!"

"What?! You, how could you..." Hua Mengjie was shocked.

"Sigh, to tell you the truth, just a few days ago, after I took the peach blossom extract, I could clearly feel my luck increasing rapidly. So, without proper preparation, I forced a breakthrough, and then..."

Alas! If I hadn't been desperately needing life-sustaining resources, why would I have resorted to such a desperate measure!

"No, you won't die! I... I'll figure something out. This is the life-giving peach blossom I exchanged a few days ago. Brother Qingfeng, please use it first!"

Li Qingfeng took the peach blossom, a strange expression appearing on his lips.