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

"I?"

Wang Rong quickly waved her hand and said:

"There are so many things to take care of at home, why should I go? You and your father, why don't you ask Chaoyun to go with you? That Chaoyun is a good boy, he has already broken through to the third level of Qi Refining, and I'll feel at ease if he helps you."

The night before last, Cui Ying sensed that her mother wanted to visit Thundercloud City. Hearing her mother's repeated refusals, Cui Ying smiled and continued to persuade her:

"Mother, I already know about Brother Chaoyun's breakthrough. But we're going to sell demon bear meat, not to fight other cultivators in the city."

"As you know, although Brother Chaoyun and I have some cultivation, we are not as good at talking as you. After thinking it over, you are the only one in our family who is most suitable to negotiate prices with those buyers."

"Besides, don't you always say I squander spirit stones? Now that you have the chance, shouldn't you come and keep an eye on me?"

Sure enough, Wang Rong slowly stopped what she was doing, seemingly considering whether to go to Thundercloud City to help sell monster meat.

“Earning spirit stones is a good thing, but who will do all the chores at home? If I leave, who will cook lunch for those cultivators building new houses today?”

“Brother and sister-in-law, second sister, and Aunt Zeng whom we invited, can all do it.”

Upon hearing this, Yang Qimei, who was standing nearby, immediately smiled and nodded, saying:

“Third sister is right. I’ve been by Mother’s side for so long, what can’t I do? Mother, since Third Sister needs you, please go and help her. We’ll take care of things at home.”

After hesitating for a while, Wang Rong asked again:

"Third Sister, do you really want me to go?"

"Of course it's true. I made an appointment with Brother Chaoyun yesterday. We'll take a small boat into the city after breakfast, and come back after we sell all the demon bear meat."

Wang Rong smiled upon hearing this. It had been almost a year and a half since she had been to Lei Yun City after her injury.

Besides, she's already several decades old and has never been on a pleasure boat.

Thinking of this, she excitedly agreed immediately:

"Then your mother will go to the city with you."

As she spoke, Wang Rong took off her apron, preparing to turn around and go back to her room to tidy up:

"Qimei, thank you for your hard work today."

"Mother, you're really making your daughter-in-law feel too bad."

Sister-in-law Yang Qimei smiled and waved her hands repeatedly, saying with a smile:

"You often say that we are a family, so it's only right that I do these things."

When Wang Rong came out again, she had the red whip that Cui Ying's maternal grandmother, Meng Tingjun, had given her wrapped around her waist, while she had left the storage bag at home.

After breakfast, it was already bright outside.

Cui Zhengming, who was in a hurry to go to Fengxi Ridge to work, was still at home. After Wang Rong took Cui Ying and Zhu Chaoyun out, he followed them to the Xiushui River with his hands behind his back.

"Oh my, isn't this the Cui family's niece? Where is your whole family headed?"

Because the Gu family lived on the banks of the Xiushui River, not far from the ferry where the Yanzhou boats were moored, they happened to run into Gu's mother, who was finishing her cultivation and preparing to go home.

"Aunt Gu."

Cui Ying greeted Gu Shiyin's mother with a smile and explained:

"We can't finish all the monster meat at home, so we plan to take it to Thundercloud City to sell."

After glancing at Cui Ying a few times, Gu's mother guessed that Cui Ying must have already bought a storage bag.

She wanted to say something sarcastic, but considering that Cui Ying's cultivation level had far surpassed hers, she could only ask with a nonchalant expression:

"It's been so many days, haven't you finished eating the demonic bear that the village chief rewarded you with? There's only so much demonic beast meat. If you don't save it to slowly eat and refine the spiritual energy contained within, how many spirit stones can you exchange for it?"

Cui Ying smiled politely upon hearing this:

“Aunt Gu is absolutely right, but we have too much demon bear meat at home, and almost everyone in the family is tired of it. Besides, I can hunt demon beasts and bring them home at any time, so I might as well take two or three thousand catties of demon bear meat and sell it. It would be great to get a few hundred or a thousand spirit stones to take home.”

"Hundreds or thousands of spirit stones?"

Mother Gu's beautiful eyes widened, showing both surprise and disdain as she said:

"Hmph, you can't just say you can eat whatever you want. You can exchange your leftover monster meat for so many spirit stones. There are so many cultivators in our village who hunt monsters, why don't they get rich? Only you can? Why don't we all follow you into Phoenix Mountain Range to hunt monsters and live that precarious life?"

Upon hearing this, Cui Ying's smile faded. In their village, there were only a few dozen experts, led by Master Xue, who were capable of hunting demons in the Phoenix Mountain Range on their own.

Although these people still live in the village, they are qualified to move into Thundercloud City, both in terms of ability and financial resources.

The reason they stayed here was simply because this place was close to the Phoenix Mountain Range, making it more suitable for them to hunt demons and reproduce.

The reason why the other independent cultivators in the village didn't earn much spirit stone when hunting demons was because their cultivation level was low. For the sake of both profit and safety, they often went in teams.

In this way, even if a lot of spirit stones are earned, after being divided among several people, not much will be left in their hands.

Gu Shiyin's mother was only a cultivator at the second level of Qi Refining. She lived a happy and peaceful life surrounded by servants and had no idea of ​​the hardships faced by cultivators at the lower levels.

Cui Ying didn't want to stoop to Gu Shiyin's level with his biological mother, but her smile grew even colder as she said:

“Aunt Gu, fortunes change, and the weather can be cloudy or sunny, and the moon can wax and wane. No one can predict these ups and downs. The boat has arrived, so let’s go first.”

After paying the fare, the three boarded the smoke boat and sped towards Swallow's Nest outside Thundercloud City.

"Tsk tsk~ This smoke boat is really fast."

"That's right, this speed is more than three times faster than our Chengyun, it's just that the fare is a bit expensive."

There was nothing much going on on the mist boat. Most of the other cultivators sat in their seats with their eyes closed, resting. Wang Rong and Zhu Chaoyun chatted for a few minutes before stopping.

However, it was the first time for both of them to travel by mist boat, and they were very excited to look at the mountain scenery on both sides of the river, occasionally pointing and gesturing with their divine senses.

After watching with the two for a while, Cui Ying lost interest and sat down to rest with her eyes closed.

But as soon as she closed her eyes, she felt someone touch her arm.

Immediately, I heard my mother's tense voice say in my ear:

"Third girl, that guy in black behind us keeps staring this way. Are we going to run into another cultivator who has been robbed?"

Cui Ying turned her head and, following Wang Rong's gaze, saw a young male cultivator dressed in a black robe. His cultivation level was about the third level of Qi Refining. He wore a silver crown and held a talisman pen in his hand, suggesting he was a wealthy talisman cultivator.

When the man saw that Cui Ying had noticed him looking at her, his face flushed slightly, and he looked away in embarrassment, not daring to look again.

Her delicate brows furrowed slightly, and just as she was about to say something more, she saw her mother pat the red whip at her waist and mutter to herself:

"Although I haven't broken through to the third level of Qi Refining, my cultivation has improved quite a bit. Now that I have a magic weapon in hand, whoever dares to mess with me will be killed one by one, and two by two."

Hearing that her mother had overcome her fear, Cui Ying smiled slightly, feeling that it was worth it whether the demon bear meat was sold or not.

But Wang Rong didn't give her a chance to back down. Once the mist boat slowly docked at Swallow's Nest, she urged Cui Ying to hurry up and ride the clouds to continue their journey.