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

After Cui Ying brought Cui Yue, whose hair was disheveled, home, she happened to run into her second sister, Cui Lin, who was carrying a basket of spirit rice home.

"Where have you been? Why are you all in such a disheveled state?"

Cui Lin piled the spirit rice in the courtyard before looking at Cui Yue with some surprise.

"I've been with my third sister the whole time. My hair just came loose because I was playing around with my younger sister Wanqiu."

Cui Yue dared not act arrogantly in front of her second sister, so she quickly ran to the main room, brought out a cup of chilled tea, and handed it to Cui Lin, saying:

"Second sister, have a cup of tea if you're thirsty. Later, I'll go with you to the spirit field to bring tea to our parents."

"I am a little thirsty."

After Cui Lin finished drinking a large cup of herbal tea, she pulled Cui Yue to her room, quickly combed her hair into a bun, and then the two sisters left with a pot of tea.

Cui Ying originally wanted to help out at her own spiritual field, but when she thought of the things in her storage bag, she rode a cloud to the nearby Songlin Market.

Flying low as we left the village, we saw that the spirit fields outside the village had turned golden, and there were figures sweating profusely.

"Young friend Cui, where are you going?"

"Let's go to Songlinfang Market."

"Hey~ I thought you were going into the mountains to hunt demons again?"

"Uncle Liu, I think you're just craving the meat of my family's monster, aren't you?"

"Hehe~ I've been harvesting rice at home for a few days and I'm so tired that I don't have any oil in my stomach."

After greeting a few familiar independent cultivators outside the village, Cui Ying quickly left the village.

Just then, she saw a familiar figure in a spiritual field near the Xiushui River.

She immediately chuckled and urged the cloud to land silently behind him, then lowered her voice and asked:

"Are you tired, young man? Would you like to sit down and rest for a while?"

Gu Shiyin, wearing a bamboo hat, was picking up fallen ears of spirit rice in the spirit field with his servants when he heard this. He suddenly turned around and exclaimed with delight:

"Sister Ying, you're back."

Not far away, the Gu family members, who had long sensed Cui Ying's presence, all looked up at the two of them.

Despite being watched by so many members of the Gu family, Cui Ying remained calm and greeted them with a smile:

"Uncle Gu, Aunt Gu, Second Brother Gu, Second Sister Gu, are you all busy?"

The stalks of spirit rice are as hard as iron, requiring magical power to be infused into a spirit sickle to cut them. At this time of year, only cultivators from each household can harvest the spirit rice together.

Gu's mother rolled her eyes and didn't say anything, while Gu Qinghong replied with a smile, "Aren't you busy at home these days?"

"Haha, that's right."

Cui Ying nodded, while Gu Shiyin's second brother, Gu Shisheng, wiped the sweat from his face and said with a teasing expression:

"What, did Sister Cui Ying come here to help our family harvest the spirit rice?"

"No, I'm going to Songlin Market. I saw Brother Shi Yin on the way and wanted to take him with me to Songlin Market."

Cui Ying smiled and spoke directly.

"Going to Songlin Market?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Shiyin glanced behind him and said hesitantly, "The spirit fields are busy right now."

"I only took you to the pine forest because I saw how hard you were working."

Seeing Gu Shiyin drenched in sweat, Cui Ying reached out with a touch of heartache and wiped the sweat from his cheeks. Then, she called out to Gu Qinghong in the distance:

"Uncle Gu, what do you think about taking Brother Shi Yin to Songlin Market?"

Gu Qinghong was busy harvesting spirit rice. Hearing this, he smiled without looking up and said, "It's getting late. If you're going, hurry up and go."

"Hehe, thank you very much, Uncle Gu."

"Brother Shi Yin, let's go."

Cui Ying took Gu Shiyin's hand, and with a quick hand seal, the two of them soared into the air and drifted away on the breeze.

Soon, the two arrived at Songlinfang City.

Cui Ying first found a shop that offered a reasonable price to sell the snake-tailed fish skins and silver-crowned eagle feathers, and then led Gu Shiyin into a small alley, where they quickly found a dilapidated courtyard.

"Seventh Brother, are you home?"

The Seventh Master was forging iron in the courtyard when he suddenly heard a familiar voice. He quickly opened the courtyard gate and exclaimed in surprise:

"It's young friend Cui. What brings you here?"

Although the Seventh Master was engrossed in weapon crafting, he was still delighted by Cui Ying's arrival.

"What else could I be here for? Of course, I'm here to patronize your business!"

Cui Ying glanced around and said, "Seventh Brother, it's so hot today, won't you invite us in for a cup of tea?"

"Come in quickly, come in quickly."

The Seventh Master nodded with a smile, then suddenly paused, looked at Gu Shiyin behind her, and asked:

"Young lady, who is this?"

"This is my future husband."

Cui Ying glanced at Gu Shiyin with a smile on her lips and introduced him very naturally.

"Wow, congratulations, girl! You must invite your brother to your wedding banquet."

Seventh Master immediately realized what was happening and offered his congratulations with a simple smile.

"Yes, Seventh Brother will have to give you a big red envelope then."

"Haha~ Okay."

After saying this, the Seventh Master led Cui Ying and Gu Shiyin through the front yard to a fairly clean and bright room. After exchanging pleasantries, the Seventh Master smiled and asked:

"Tell me, girl, what do you want to buy this time? Knives, guns, swords, halberds, I have them all."

"Alchemy furnace."

Cui Ying put down her teacup and explained the purpose of her visit.

"Alchemy furnace?"

Seventh Master stared wide-eyed, scratching his hair in embarrassment: "Little sister, how did you know I refined a pill furnace a while ago?"

Cui Ying smiled and urged, "I know you not only refined a pill furnace, but also a mid-grade first-rank pill furnace. However, because your price was too high, not only did no cultivators buy it in Songlin Market, but you also ran into a wall when you went to Leiyun City."

"So... you saw the girl all along?"

After listening in a daze, Seventh Master realized that Cui Ying must have seen him bringing the alchemy furnace to Thundercloud City to sell five days ago, and that's how he found out.

He initially intended to retrieve the alchemy furnace, but after a moment's thought, he stopped and shook his head, saying:

"No way, girl. You're a sword cultivator, what would you need a pill furnace for? You can't just use our good relationship as an excuse to help me out under the guise of supporting my business, can you?"

Cui Ying smiled helplessly and said, "Seventh Brother, do I look like a sucker?"

"That doesn't seem like it."

"That's it."

But the Seventh Master still hesitated: "Then may I ask, brother, what do you intend to do with the alchemy furnace, young lady?"

Cui Ying shook her head and chuckled, then repeated the story she had used to fool the group of rogue cultivators in the village:

“My master wants to teach me alchemy, but I don’t have an alchemy furnace at home, so of course I have to buy one.”

"Okay, let me show you the items first, and we can discuss the price."

Finally, Cui Ying bought the small and exquisite alchemy furnace for 1,300 spirit stones.

"Girl, you really are my sister."

Upon receiving the spirit stone, the Seventh Master excitedly grabbed Cui Ying's hand and earnestly exclaimed:

"Girl, if you ever need any magical artifacts, just tell me, and I'll make them for you even if it means going without food and drink."

"Row."

Cui Ying smiled and led Gu Shiyin out of the courtyard.

Afterwards, Cui Ying took Gu Shiyin to Xiankelai for a good meal, and then they went to a shop selling spiritual herbs and a shop selling general merchandise and bought a lot of things.

The two strolled hand in hand until evening, when Cui Ying slowly landed the cloud in front of the Gu family's gate.