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

"The city is so lively!"

After entering Thundercloud City, Cui Ying first accompanied her father to the spirit rice shop to sell the spirit rice, and then they walked together towards the Spirit Rhinoceros Pill Workshop.

As usual, after Cui Ying sold the Lingxi Pill Shop with more than two thousand spirit stones, Cui Zhengming's excited expression turned slightly somber.

Although Cui Zhengming's cultivation level wasn't high, he had been through the martial arts world before. Not far from the Lingxi Pill Workshop, he noticed two cultivators in gray robes staring at Cui Ying with ill intent not far behind him.

"Third Sister, it seems like we're being watched!"

Upon hearing this, Cui Ying smiled and shook her head, saying, "Father, don't worry. I'll take you somewhere, and once we get there, you won't be afraid of anyone harming us."

"What place?"

"Come with me and you will know."

After Cui Zhengming followed Cui Ying across two main streets and stood outside the Siwu Hall, upon seeing the six guards wielding long spears, he hurriedly grabbed her hand and said urgently:

"Third Sister, why did you bring me here?"

Cui Ying smiled, stepped forward and said a few words to one of the guards, then waved to Cui Zhengming and called out, "Father, come here quickly."

After Cui Zhengming entered the Siwu Hall, looking at the pavilions and towers, he still felt unsteady on his feet, as if he were in a dream.

After passing by a group of armored guards, he quickly grabbed Cui Ying, who was walking ahead, and asked eagerly:

"Girl, what exactly did you say to those guards? This is the Martial Arts Hall, you know. We just got in so easily?"

Cui Ying smiled gently, then explained in a low voice:

“Father, do you remember the first time I came to sell spirit deer whips? I happened to meet a senior who wanted to buy spirit deer whips, so I sold them to her. Last time I came to Thundercloud City to sell demon tiger skins, I happened to meet this senior again who wanted to buy spirit whips from me. But I forgot to bring this thing with me last time, so she told me to bring her spirit whips directly in the future.”

Upon hearing this, Cui Zhengming quickly asked in surprise, "Then the senior you mentioned lives in the Siwu Hall? And what is his identity?"

"The eldest daughter of the Lei family trusts the head of the Siwu Hall."

"What? It's actually the head of the Martial Arts Hall!"

Cui Zhengming swallowed nervously and quickly asked:

"This is truly an important person! Honey, you didn't offend him before, did you?"

Compared to a Foundation Establishment family like the Lei family, which can control a city, these rogue cultivators are far too insignificant.

If it were Cui Ying in her previous life, she would naturally feel fear just like her father.

So, seeing her father so frightened, Cui Ying didn't pay much attention and instead slowly explained to him again:

"Don't worry, Father, I know what I'm doing. It was that senior who asked me to buy the spirit whip. I'm here now to deliver the spirit whip to her. I also brought the demon bear paw with me, which I'll give to that senior later."

"Go, go, go!"

After hearing Cui Ying's explanation, Cui Zhengming breathed a sigh of relief and was clearly less afraid. He then walked alongside Cui Ying with some surprise.

"No wonder, I didn't see you take out those demon bear paws to sell just now. It turns out you were going to use them to do favors."

Cui Ying smiled and led her father into the hall without any hindrance. After searching for a servant to announce their arrival but finding none, she had no choice but to call out:

Is Senior Lei here?

"Who are you?"

Soon a young man's voice rang out, and he emerged from the shadows.

Cui Ying glanced at it and asked in a humble yet assertive manner, "Greetings, senior. Senior Lei asked me to deliver something to her."

The young man was dressed in a dark blue brocade robe with gold trim, and his long, ink-black hair cascaded down his back. He exuded a deep and reserved aura.

His slightly raised, almond-shaped eyes swept over Cui Ying and Cui Zhengming, and he immediately seemed to remember something, saying:

"You're the demon hunter my wife was talking about? The little girl who can kill a demon tiger even if she's of a higher level?"

Cui Ying smiled and said, "Please excuse my rudeness, Senior. Senior Lei asked me to hunt down the spirit whip and bring it to her."

"Hehe, come in and sit down. My surname is Liu, and I am the third servant of the mistress. The mistress is out running some business, so I will send her a message now."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Senior Liu."

Cui Ying nodded knowingly, and soon a servant led the two to sit down on chairs next to the hall and respectfully served them tea and snacks.

"Thank you so much."

After the gray-clad attendant withdrew, Cui Zhengming carefully touched the snow-white fox fur on the chair and sat down next to Cui Ying with a restrained expression.

"Father, don't be afraid. This is just an ordinary fox fur. Please sit wherever you like."

Upon hearing Cui Ying's telepathic message, Cui Zhengming glared at her and replied in kind, "Easy for you to say. These are pure white spirit stones. I'd feel uncomfortable sitting on them and my heart would race."

Cui Ying sighed helplessly. The mere cushions made from the skins of a few spirit foxes at the early stage of Qi Refining made her father restless. If he knew that in her previous life she had used the skins of a three-tailed spirit fox at the Spirit Condensation Realm to line her cave dwelling and burned an ever-burning lamp made from deep-sea mermaid oil day and night, who knows what he would think.

"Once our new house is built, I'll go to the Phoenix Mountains to hunt a few monsters and decorate the house nicely."

As Cui Ying spoke, she picked up the spiritual tea beside her and took a small sip.

"That's too extravagant~ But, my dear, you have to admit, this fox fur is really comfortable to sit on."

After saying a few words, Cui Zhengming gradually relaxed. Although he still didn't dare to lean back in his chair too casually, his back and waist were no longer so tense.

"The wife has replied, saying she will be there soon and asking you to wait for her."

"it is good."

After saying this, the servant who claimed to be surnamed Liu sat down in front of the two and asked Cui Ying about his experience hunting demons in the Phoenix Mountains.

Just as the group was getting into a lively conversation, Lei Yunjing, dressed in a flowing purple-red dress, darted in from outside.

"Young friend Cui, you've finally arrived! If you hadn't come, I would have sent people to your village to look for you!"

As soon as she entered the room, Lei Yujing gave Cui Ying a slightly reproachful sidelong glance.

"Senior Lei, please forgive me. I have too many things to do at home and I also need to focus on my cultivation. I did not mean to delay."

The moment Lei Yujing appeared, Cui Ying's eyes flickered, she stood up, smiled, and took out three small wooden boxes and a pair of demon bear paws shrunk using the Size Control Technique from her storage bag at her waist, saying:

"Senior Lei, I have brought you what you requested."

As soon as she finished speaking, the lady-in-waiting Liu took the item herself and respectfully handed it to Lei Yujing.

"A demonic bear paw and whip at the seventh level of Qi Refining?"

Lei Yujing glanced at them and couldn't help but smile with satisfaction, nodding slightly as she said, "Not bad, I'll take them all."

After saying that, she gave a wink to Liu Shijun, who was standing beside her.

Soon, Lady Liu took out a packet of spirit stones and handed it to Cui Ying: "This is your reward from the mistress, young friend Cui, please accept it."

Cui Ying took it and scanned it with her divine sense, and immediately said with some surprise:

"Senior Lei, aren't these spirit stones too many? Two spirit deer whips and one demon bear whip at the seventh level of Qi Refining are worth at most a thousand spirit stones."

Lei Yujing leaned back on the soft couch at the head of the table, and said with a smile:

"Since I had you deliver it specially, the price will definitely be higher. And consider the extra two hundred spirit stones as my deposit. In the future, you can also send me spirit whips from high-level spirit beasts, or meat from rarer spirit beasts."

Hearing Lei Yujing say this, Cui Ying felt a little strange, but she still accepted the 1,200 spirit stones and smiled as well:

"Alright, thank you very much, senior."