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

Meanwhile, Zhao Junwei and others had already escorted Lady Lian to Jinsha City.

Inside the city government office, he respectfully reported the events of the previous night to the three officials at the head of the table.

"Lieutenant Zhao, do you mean that the female cultivator killed two Qi Refining Stage 7 cultivators single-handedly without sustaining any injuries?"

A moment later, one of the middle-aged beauties, dressed in a purplish-blue robe, with a full figure, elegant demeanor, but with piercing eyes and emanating powerful magical energy, asked this question.

If Cui Ying were here, she would recognize at a glance that this person is Lei Yujing, a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Sure enough, Zhao Qi, the military officer below, cupped his hands and replied:

"Reporting to Elder Yu, that is indeed the case. Moreover, one of the deceased was named Dong Hai, and was one of the many sons of the City Lord of Lianyin City."

"Is it really Dong Hai!?"

Upon hearing this, Lei Yurong, the city lord of Jinsha City, who was seated at the head of the table, also revealed a smile on his bronze face.

It should be noted that Dong Hai had killed Lei family soldiers many times in battles using his two spirit pets.

Sometimes they would even act as bandits, leading a group of people to cause trouble near Jinsha City, making the locals panic and even making it difficult to do business.

The passing of Dong Hai is truly heartening news.

"Reporting to the city lord, I have fought against Dong Hai on the battlefield. Even if he were reduced to ashes, I would not mistake him."

Zhao Qi lowered his head and said again:

"Moreover, the two iconic spirit beasts beside him were also killed on the spot. Although Dong Hai's body was burned to ashes on the spot, his spirit beasts and the body of his wife Yin Liu Niang have been collected and brought back by my subordinates."

After saying that, Zhao Qi took off the storage bag at his waist, took out several bloody items from it, and presented them to him.

"it is good!"

"Not bad!"

"Pass on my order to distribute spirit stone subsidies to the families of the fallen soldiers in accordance with military regulations, and to reward the rest as usual."

Upon seeing the female cultivator's head, Lei Yurong immediately cheered loudly.

After all, the Dong family had tried every means to cause trouble in the lower ranks of Thundercloud City a few months ago, wanting to compete with them for control of Golden Sand City. Now that someone has been able to kill two Qi Refining experts from the Dong family in one go, it is naturally something to celebrate.

Next, Zhao Qi hesitated for a moment before mentioning Cui Ying's name and recounting her and Gu Shiyin's visit to relatives nearby.

"Wait, you mean her name is Cui Ying, and her cultivation level is already at the seventh level of Qi Refining?"

At this point, Lei Yunjing, sitting at the head of the table, flashed her beautiful eyes and asked with a look of surprise.

"Seventeenth Sister, do you recognize this woman?"

Lei Yurong also noticed something on her sister's face, and immediately asked in surprise:

"Or are you trying to recruit her?"

Lei Yujing nodded, first briefly recounting how she met Cui Ying, and then, somewhat tempted, said:

"Third Brother guessed right. Our Lei family is in dire need of manpower right now. Cui Ying has already shown amazing strength, and now she has killed Dong Hai, so we can be sure she is not a spy sent by the Dong family. I really want to recruit such a promising talent to serve under our command."

"In that case, I'll trouble you, Seventeenth Sister, to make the trip."

As soon as Lei Yurong finished speaking, Lei Yujing flashed out of the City Lord's Mansion and transformed into a streak of cyan-purple light, fleeing towards the nearby Yangliu Town.

"Brother Shiyin, an old friend has come to visit. Wait for me here, I'll be right back."

That afternoon, Cui Ying, who was cultivating in her room, suddenly felt something. After giving Gu Shiyin a few instructions, she opened the door and flew out in a certain direction on a cloud.

A moment later, in a nearby willow grove.

"Greetings, Senior Lei! I have yet to congratulate you on your Foundation Establishment!"

As soon as Cui Ying steadied herself, she congratulated the middle-aged beauty not far away.

"Speaking of Foundation Establishment, I have to thank you for those spirit whips you sent."

Lei Yunjing smiled, her beautiful eyes flashing as she glanced at the girl opposite her, then looked at the empty space behind her and laughed:

"I heard that you, young friend Cui, came here to visit relatives with your fiancé. Where is your fiancé?"

"Brother Shi Yin is just a mortal. If there is an opportunity in the future, I will bring him to pay his respects to you, senior."

Cui Ying's smile remained unchanged. After thinking for a moment, she continued:

"May I ask, Senior Lei, did you summon me here via telepathy because of what happened last night?"

"Young friend Cui is indeed exceptionally intelligent."

Knowing that Cui Ying had guessed her intentions, Lei Yujing's smile deepened. Her beautiful eyes flickered slightly, and she said with a meaningful glint in her eyes:

“If I remember correctly, before I left Thundercloud City, you were only at the fifth level of Qi Refining. In just over a month, you broke through to the seventh level of Qi Refining. You must have had some other opportunity, otherwise you wouldn’t have been able to kill Dong Hai and his wife in one go.”

"Senior Lei, please don't make fun of me. As you can probably tell, the quality of my spiritual bones is very low. I was able to advance to this level so quickly only after consuming a large number of pills."

"As for the Dong Hai couple you mentioned, they should be the male cultivator who tamed beasts last night. It's quite a coincidence, firstly because the spirit pet I raised happened to be able to counter that demon wolf and mantis, and secondly because I was able to win with the help of some external items given to me by my elders."

Unexpectedly, Cui Ying shook her head with a wry smile and explained without any hesitation.

"Is that so?"

Lei Yujing nodded, which resolved her doubts.

The two chatted for a while longer, and finally she said that if Cui Ying was willing to join their team, she could directly promote her to the rank of military captain, with a monthly salary of several hundred spirit stones, and would also provide her with a large number of cultivation pills; even if she reached the Foundation Establishment stage in the future, she would still provide her with assistance.

After thinking for a moment, Cui Ying still refused, citing reasons such as "not being at ease with her family".

However, after thinking about it, she revealed her identity as a first-grade high-level spiritual plant master to Lei Yunjing and expressed her willingness to cooperate with the Lei family.

Lei Yunjing was neither angry nor immediately agreed, but before leaving, she took out a thousand spirit stones and a bronze token and gave them to her, saying that this was the token of a non-family member of the Lei family. If she encountered difficulties in the territory of Leiyun City in the future, she could use the communication function in this token to ask for help, and the nearby garrison soldiers would come to her rescue upon receiving the notification.

After saying that, Lei Yunjing didn't linger and flew away.

After that, Cui Ying returned to the Liu family and did not go out again with Gu Shiyin.

The next morning, after a simple breakfast, they bid farewell to Aunt Liu and her husband.

Before leaving, Aunt Liu took out a large bag of things that she had packed earlier and handed it to Gu Shiyin.

"Shiyin, your aunt couldn't make it to your engagement. These are gifts prepared for you. They are not expensive items, but they are all from your aunt's heart. I hope you won't find them too nice."

"Auntie, my sister Ying and I like it very much."

Gu Shiyin took the bundle and said with a grateful expression.

"Aunt, this is also a small token of our appreciation for you."

Cui Ying also took out two purple ginseng plants and handed them to Aunt Liu.

"This"

Aunt Liu was quite surprised to see the two precious purple ginseng roots. She then realized that Cui Ying was not only highly skilled in cultivation, but also that the things she had taken out were extraordinary. Perhaps this woman was not as simple as they seemed.

After all, how could an ordinary rogue cultivator casually produce such a precious spiritual medicine?