The cannon fodder heiress trembled with fear after being recognized as a member of her family.

"Kick, stomp, kick, stomp~"

A group of people were traveling along the official road.

The sound of horses' hooves mingled with the trotting of mules, yet it didn't feel out of place at all.

Han Cuiyin rode on a mule, moving even faster than the divine steed under Qingshan's horse. A light green butterfly fluttered around her, a sight that was already commonplace in the caravan.

"Miss Cuiyin, is that really a mule you're riding? Could it be a legendary spirit beast?"

Qingshan rode up again, his eyes fixed on the mule, filled with disbelief.

Even the usually stingy Qingyun gave one of his precious spirit butterflies to Han Cuiyin, and Qinghe muttered to himself for a long time.

You should know that Qingyun could have a place in Fuguang Mountain without relying on her grandfather, thanks to the Spirit Butterfly.

"Finding spirit beasts in the Leaf Village is easier said than done! Do you think everyone is as lucky as Qingyun?"

Immediately, Han Cuiyin reached out, and a light green fairy butterfly landed on her fingertip. She carefully placed the fairy butterfly on the mule's head.

"This mule was bought from a farmer's family. It's no different from other mules except that it's hardworking and can endure hardship. It's just as fast as a horse, and it doesn't slack off like a donkey. It works hard without complaint."

Qingshan thought about it and realized it made perfect sense. After traveling for two days, the mule was no slower than the horses they were riding.

Princess Changyun lifted the curtain of the carriage and poked her head out, saying, "Cuiyin, come up and rest for a while! It's not good for a young lady to ride on it all the time."

"Here, you can ride it for a while." Han Cuiyin casually stuffed the Jade Five Elements Staff into Qingshan's hand. "If it doesn't want to go anymore, fish up some grass to coax it, but don't give it too much."

A handful of tender green grass was tied to the other end of the jade five-element staff. As soon as Qingshan got his hands on it, he was invigorated.

Miss Han has so many good things in her possession, yet she lets others have her magical artifacts.

Qingshan, after all, came from Fuguang Mountain and had some knowledge; he knew this thing was extraordinary as soon as he held it in his hand.

As for the grass, it was different from the grass by the roadside.

They had been traveling for almost a day and had just left the capital city. It was autumn, and the leaves of some trees were gradually losing moisture and would soon turn yellow.

The fodder and hay they brought were all in their treasure bags. They didn't let these divine steeds eat wild grass by the roadside, as it didn't taste good and these steeds were prone to illness if they ate poorly.

Even the best fodder can't compare to the green grass that Miss Han has.

Whether horses or mules, they seemed to have energy left after eating this grass, showing no signs of fatigue; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to travel such a far distance in a day.

Qinghe rode over on horseback. "Brother, why are you riding that ugly mule of Miss Han? And why are you eating grass? Brother, you can't do something rash! I have some dry rations here, you can nibble on some dried meat."

The unique flavor of grass filled his mouth as Qingshan chewed on the mule's rations, then kicked Qinghe off the horse.

Qinghe reacted quickly, flipping through the air a few times before landing steadily on the horse. "Brother, what's wrong with you? Why did you attack me! Senior Brother Qingyun is really something, he actually gave the Spirit Butterfly to Miss Han. I've asked him for one several times but haven't been able to get one from him."

The mule seemed to realize that its rations had been stolen, and it kicked up, while Qingshan remained sitting steadily.

Feeling resentful, on the official road where there were only occasional pedestrians, a mule carrying a person would take a few steps and then lift its hoof, with a light green butterfly on its head, and some curious people would take a few glances.

Even after getting into the carriage, Han Cuiyin kept an eye on the situation outside. She was also somewhat exasperated that Qingshan had taken the mule's rations.

If there weren't so many people around, she would have put the mule into the lotus seedpod space.

The mule is different from others, naturally because the grass it eats is different.

Those green grasses were taken from the lotus seedpod space, so they were naturally different from the others, containing a faint spiritual energy.

Even if Aoyama discovered her, he wouldn't care.

These horses also ate the grass; otherwise, how could they have traveled continuously without stopping, even eating dry rations for lunch?

"You two, shut up." Luo Jingqian's voice wasn't loud, just loud enough for the two brothers to hear.

Qinghe didn't think much of it, but Qingshan understood what his junior brother meant and muttered under his breath, "He's already protecting her before she's even married into the family!"

"It's alright, there's still plenty of grass, enough for us!" Han Cuiyin said nonchalantly.

Princess Changyun took two pastries and said, "Cuiyin, have something to eat first, and we can have something better when we get to the post station."

He casually stuffed another piece into the red fox's hand at his feet.

Three red fox tails swept across Princess Changyun's shoes, their carefree expression infecting everyone in the carriage.

"Redwood, think carefully about the Pinglian Mountains these days. Go find my uncle and my father. You need to put in a lot of effort." Han Cuiyin said, looking at her carefree attitude.

Originally, Hongshan was desperately searching for her brother Baiyuan, but after coming to Han Cuiyin's side, she was no longer in a hurry to find the fox and lived a very happy life in Xiajing'ao.

Yan Shunhua and Yan Ruyi treated it very well, providing it with a constant stream of delicious food.

In less than a month, Sequoia had gained weight.

In addition, the spirit-gathering array in Xiajing'ao helped it improve its cultivation, and a small section of its fourth fox tail grew out.

These days of being kept in captivity weren't as terrible as Bai Yuan described.

Han Cuiyin has handled a lot of things in the past three days. Besides persuading Hongshan to follow her back to the Pinglian Mountains, she has also settled things in Xiajing'ao.

Besides giving her second cousin some things, she also used the power of the moonlight to help the two pregnant women recover.

One belly contains her future younger brother and sister, and the other contains her future apprentice.

They are all people closely related to her.

Before they are even born, let's pave the way for them so that their cultivation will be smoother in the future.

Then there's the Cold Pool.

She originally wanted to buy Qingshuang Mountain because she wanted to build her cave dwelling there.

The lotus leaves in the cold pond are already as big as a child's basin; lotus flowers should bloom next June.

The top-grade spirit stones within the formation were more than enough to nourish those lotus flowers.

The wooden fish will take a long time to be repaired, so it couldn't be brought out this time.

The giant tortoise she brought back from the Pinglian River has settled in the Cold Pool and will become her guardian spirit beast.

Her Lotus Bright Water Abyss project has already taken shape in just one month.

Once her cultivation level improves further, she won't have to worry about the lack of spiritual energy while staying inside.

Han Cuiyin stared blankly, unconsciously chewing on a snack, when Luo Jingqian handed her a cup of tea.

Princess Changyun had been keeping a close eye on her son, and when she saw him staring at other girls, she became furious.

Back then, she wasn't as timid and hesitant as he was when she wanted to snatch Luo Yuan.

Ugh, what bad luck! Why am I thinking about that bastard again?

Princess Changyun came out this time to relax and didn't want the rumors to affect the Grand Princess's residence.

Unlike the day of the palace banquet, once she left the capital, it felt like she had escaped a cage.

"Princess! Princess! Wait a minute!"

Accompanied by the rapid sound of horses' hooves, came the shouts of the approaching people.