My ancestors were spiritual plant growers, so it's not surprising that I hunt demons every day,

In the dead of night, the moonlight was as bright as silk.

The Cui family, however, showed no signs of sleepiness. They all gathered together, helping Cui Zhengming disembowel the demon bear.

Before long, he took out a golden, gleaming bear gall bladder, as if it were cast from crystal.

"So beautiful."

"What a rich spiritual energy."

"It should be worth seven or eight hundred spirit stones."

After Cui Zhengming finished processing the demon bear's gall and skinned it, Cui Ying used an ice wall spell to freeze the demon bear's meat, intending to process it again the next morning.

The next morning, Cui Ying was awakened by an extremely tempting aroma of food.

Seeing Cui Ying come out of the room, the busy Wang Rong immediately smiled and said, "Third girl, did your mother wake you up?"

"No, I was just too hungry."

Upon closer examination, she realized that she had only eaten some spirit peaches to fill her stomach these past few days, and she had been craving them for a long time.

After saying that, Cui Ying was about to go into the kitchen.

But Wang Rong stopped her and pushed her into the main room: "I know you haven't eaten much these days. The food is ready, go and eat."

"Mom, you're the best."

Cui Ying happily called out to her mother, then turned and went back to the main room. She picked up the bone broth from the table and drank it down until her stomach felt warm. Only then did she pick up her chopsticks and begin to eat breakfast.

After she finished eating in a flash, she saw her sister-in-law, Yang, walk over with a slightly flushed face. While quickly clearing away the empty dishes, she looked at Cui Ying's expression and asked hesitantly, "Third sister, can I take some demon bear meat back to my parents' home?"

"Don't worry, your sister-in-law won't take much, just a few pounds will be enough."

Cui Ying pressed down on Yang's hand, then used a cleansing spell to wash the dishes clean before calmly saying:

“We’re all family, sister-in-law, just take whatever you want.”

Cui Ying had met Yang's birth mother a few times in her previous life. Although she was a concubine, her status was even lower than that of a common servant, which was indeed quite difficult for her.

Moreover, she appreciated the old man's kindness, so she agreed without hesitation.

So, she interrupted herself from thanking her sister-in-law and said after thinking for a moment, "Sister-in-law, wait for me to come back."

"Ok?"

Cui Ying went to the front yard and pulled her mother, who was busy cutting up the demon bear meat, aside. She used her divine sense to say, "Mother, give me some spirit stones."

"Spirit stones? What do you need spirit stones for?"

Wang Rong looked puzzled, somewhat confused. After all, Cui Ying had only been bringing spirit stones home recently, and had never taken any out.

“Last time I took my brother to Phoenix Mountain to harvest the Soul-Clearing Grass, and we sold the spirit stones. It’s been so many days, and I haven’t given him the reward yet. Now that my sister-in-law is going back to the Yang family, I thought I’d give them the spirit stones.”

"Yes, if that's the case, then Mother will go get it for you."

When Wang Rong heard that the gift was to her daughter-in-law Yang Shi, she agreed without hesitation.

"How many spirit stones do you want?"

"Thirty spirit stones, please."

"OK, wait for me."

Seeing her mother's rare display of understanding, Cui Ying felt a pang of emotion. Although her mother had a fiery temper and was known for being stingy, she was still very loving and protective of her family.

After Cui Ying returned to the main room, she immediately stuffed the spirit stones that her mother had wrapped into her sister-in-law's arms.

Yang was holding a stack of bowls and plates and couldn't spare a moment, so she asked anxiously, "Third Sister, why are you giving me so many spirit stones?"

Cui Ying took the bowl and plate from Yang's hands, winked at her, and said with a grin:

"Sister-in-law, this is the reward my brother paid for helping me peel spirit herbs last time. You two are husband and wife, so please take it without worry. I've also shared these spirit stones with my cousin Zhu; they should have been given to you and my brother a long time ago."

Yang felt a lightness in her hand, her crimson lips opened and closed several times, her eyes hesitant.

"Third Sister is right. We are husband and wife as one. What's mine is yours. If Third Sister gives it to you, just accept it."

Just then, Cui Cong, who was helping in the front yard, also came in. Upon hearing this, he went over and put his arm around Yang's shoulder, continuing with a smile:

"Since you're going back to your parents' home, take the spirit stones and buy them some things. Your mother is suppressed by your stepmother, so it's not easy for her to get anything."

"Okay, I'll do whatever you say, my husband."

Hearing Cui Cong say this, Madam Yang finally grinned and said with a radiant smile, "Third Sister, then I'll accept these spirit stones."

Watching Cui Cong and his wife leave hand in hand, Cui Ying turned around and took the dishes back to the kitchen. She had no interest in joining the commotion in the front yard, so she decided to go to the backyard to check on her little herb garden.

Since she broke through to the fifth level of Qi Refining, the Taiyi Spirit Golden Gourd has been converting spiritual liquid at a rate of eighty drops per day. In just a few days, the jade gourd has already stored two to three hundred drops of spiritual liquid.

But she hadn't gone far when she caught a glimpse of a round figure flashing by out of the corner of her eye.

When she lifted her foot again, there was a little black and white creature beside her, clinging tightly to her leg.

"Let go, or you'll pull my pants down."

Cui Ying patted the little iron-eating beast's head helplessly, but to her surprise, the little thing was immediately attracted and began to try to hug her arm.

"Begging for a beating!"

Cui Ying quickly pulled her foot away, intending to run away, but the little iron-eating beast reacted quickly. As soon as Cui Ying moved, it nimbly moved and grabbed her leg again.

"Uh-huh-huh."

Hearing the little iron-eating beast's voice, Cui Ying seemed to see her fourth sister, Cui Yue, clinging to her arm and acting coquettishly, and couldn't help but chuckle:

"You are indeed very knowledgeable."

The little iron-eating beast ignored her and persistently grabbed her skirt, trying to climb up.

Cui Ying reached out her index finger and gently nudged its head, asking softly, "Are you hungry?"

Seemingly understanding Cui Ying's meaning, the little iron-eating beast quickly raised its head to look at her, its two dark eyes filled with innocence and longing.

"Stop climbing, I'll go find you something to eat."

After saying that, Cui Ying planned to use her spiritual energy to tear the little iron-eating beast off her leg.

Little did the little iron beast know that Cui Ying was playing with it, and let the spiritual energy ball leave it aside. It then rolled around on the ground, seemingly very excited.

Upon seeing this, Cui Ying didn't even want to go into the backyard anymore and quickly turned and ran away.

The little iron-eating beast lying on the ground watched helplessly as Cui Ying soared into the sky. It took it a long time to react before it waddled off after her.

When Cui Ying flew back to the front yard, the unaffiliated cultivators who were helping to build the new house arrived one after another.

Because of the unpredictable nature of the little iron-eating beast, Cui Ying usually kept it in her room. This time, its sudden burst out from the backyard startled all the rogue cultivators.

Some of the bolder ones stepped forward, curiously looked at the little beast, then waved to Cui Ying in mid-air and laughed:

"This little demon is quite unique in appearance, but she has a rather bad temper. Young friend Cui, don't be in such a hurry to leave. This little thing is probably looking for you. Look at her pitiful little face, she's even more pitiful than my granddaughter!"

Upon hearing this, the other cultivators couldn't help but laugh.

Just as Cui Ying was stopped, the little iron-eating beast saw a rare opportunity and quickly climbed up the wall, leaping directly onto the clouds in mid-air.