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

Since Cui Ying returned, cultivators have been coming and going to the Cui family gate in an endless stream.

Some people, like Su Yanran and Aunt Wang, got something for nothing, while others, like close neighbors, would barter for goods.

In short, the target is always that hot wolf meat.

After a while, Zhu Chaoyun got so angry that she lost her temper.

Cui Ying had her own considerations: those with whom she had a good relationship would benefit, while those with whom she didn't would naturally not get any advantage.

Once the storm had passed, the eleven pieces of demon wolf meat had basically found their place.

Besides what was left for Zhu Chaoyun and Zhao Sihai's families, there was also the Demon Wolf King left for his own family.

“Sister Aying∽Sister Aying”

Hearing the anxious voices outside, Cui Ying quickly opened the courtyard gate to greet them.

"Sister Ying, I heard from the villagers that..."

Before Gu Shiyin could finish speaking, Cui Ying waved the wolf meat in front of the boy:

"Brother Shiyin, I'm fine. Don't listen to the villagers' nonsense."

Gu Shiyin was stunned for a moment, then breathed a sigh of relief: "I'm relieved that Sister Ying is safe and sound."

"What could possibly happen to just a few demon wolves? Next time I encounter that blind tiger demon, I'll kill it and take its whip to give to Brother Shiyin."

“Sister Ying, you…”

Gu Shiyin subconsciously looked around, his face instantly turning red: "I'm perfectly healthy, I don't need any tiger penis. If I really encounter it, I just want my sister Ying to return safely."

"whee."

Cui Ying smiled, took Gu Shiyin's hand, and walked outside.

"Sister Ying, where are we going?"

"Let's go to your house."

Cui Ying tilted her head with a smile, and seeing Gu Shiyin's confusion, she burst out laughing:

"Today, many people from the village came to my house asking for wolf meat. If I don't send some to your family, who knows what other demands Aunt Gu might make tomorrow."

"How can it be."

Gu Shiyin shook his head and chuckled, walking hand in hand with the girl on the village's stone-paved road.

As he walked, he gazed tenderly at the girl's face, and spoke as if casually:

“Sister Ying, I’ve also prepared some things for you.”

"Ok?"

Cui Ying turned her head, looking curious.

Gu Shiyin, like an encouraged child, immediately took out two items from the bundle on his back and handed them over eagerly.

It was a pair of soft armor that was entirely silver-white and shimmered with starlight, and shoes embroidered with roses in the same silver thread.

"Sister Ying, this is the Radiant Soft Armor. Although it doesn't look very nice, its defense is quite good. Remember to wear it when you go down into the Phoenix Mountain Range. And these shoes, although they are just ordinary items, are made of excellent materials. I don't know if you'll like them."

Seeing Gu Shiyin's expectant eyes, Cui Ying's face was also full of smiles.

Although Gu Shiyin had been deliberately hiding his hands in his sleeves, she had just noticed that there were many unhealed wounds on the palms of his hands.

With Cui Ying's experience, it wasn't hard to tell that this luminous soft armor was made of celestial silkworm silk tempered by earth fire, supplemented with nine-turn silver threads. This material, though seemingly soft and delicate, is actually indestructible and is an excellent material for crafting protective magical artifacts.

Judging from the scars on Gu Shiyin's palm, it's not hard to guess that he wove this shimmering soft armor himself. It's just unknown how much suffering his brother Shiyin endured using this shimmering celestial silk, which even cultivators find difficult to control, to weave armor.

And those silver-threaded rose-patterned brocade shoes must have cost a lot of spirit fragments.

Cui Ying's heart was filled with a thousand thoughts, but when she met the boy's expectant eyes, she had no choice but to swallow her words of heartache.

With a sweet and happy smile, she slipped the shimmering soft armor over her dress, lifted the hem of her skirt, and twirled twice with remarkable grace.

"Am I good-looking, Shi Yin-gege?"

“Sister Aying is a celestial being reborn.”

Gu Shiyin blushed and muttered something, his eyes almost overflowing with affection.

At this moment, the two young people who loved each other but could not be together in their past lives feel an unprecedented happiness as they get to know and rely on each other.

"Dad, come out quickly! Sister Ying has brought us something."

Hearing Gu Shiyin's call, Gu Qinghong, one hand supporting his jade pipe, slowly emerged from the courtyard:

"My third niece, Cui Ying, what kind of spirit beast meat is it today?"

Cui Ying smiled sheepishly: "I accidentally killed a few more demon wolves. We couldn't eat them all at home, so I thought I'd send some to Uncle Gu to let him have a taste."

After saying that, she glanced at the pipe in Gu Qinghong's hand: "Uncle Gu, how was the glass tobacco I picked out for you last time? I'll send you some other stuff when I have time."

Gu Qinghong glanced at the pipe in his hand, shrouded in colorful smoke, and coughed lightly:

"You're very kind. But this thing is too valuable, you should keep the spirit stones."

With such outrageous conditions set by his family, how could he possibly accept any more gifts from them?

Gu Qinghong, a dignified late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, also has a sense of shame, okay?

Cui Ying didn't seem to care much:

"Alright~ The token of my appreciation has been delivered, so I should head back now, Uncle Gu."

"Since you're already here, why don't you stay and have a meal with us?"

"No need, Uncle Gu, my mother and the others are still waiting for me."

Cui Ying turned her head and took one last look at Gu Shiyin before turning around and going home.

The main room of the Cui family residence.

When I got home, a steaming hot meal was already laid out on the octagonal table.

The two little ones were engrossed in eating, but Cui Zhengming and Wang Rong barely touched their chopsticks.

Cui Zhengming was drinking alone with a worried look on his face, while Wang Rong next to him was looking down and eating nothing.

"Father, Mother, what's wrong with you?"

Upon entering the main room, Cui Ying immediately noticed the strange atmosphere in the house.

Wang Rong looked up and sighed, a rare occurrence for her: "Aunt Mei came too."

Cui Zhengming, sitting at the head of the table, put down his wine cup, his face slightly flushed: "Even if you sold the two of us, we still couldn't scrape together that many spirit stones. We need magic artifacts, magic robes, and spirit beasts, and we also need to build a new house. Where are we going to get so many spirit stones in such a short time? It's obvious they don't want our family."

"Third daughter, how about I have Aunt Mei give you a new one?"

Before Wang Rong could finish speaking, Cui Ying waved her hand with a grin and sat down on the long bench at the lower end of the table.

"there's always a solution to any problem."

"Shi Yin is the person I've decided to spend my life with. What the Gu family said was a bit harsh, but it's not impossible."

As Cui Ying spoke, she picked up a piece of food for herself:

"Have you forgotten how many spirit stones I exchanged for the jade lingzhi and five-colored deer hide I found some time ago?"

Hearing Cui Ying's reminder, Cui Zhengming and Wang Rong were not immediately relieved, but at least they could finish their meal.

"Yes."

Wang Shi fiercely tore into the spirit beast meat in her hand, growing increasingly furious with each passing thought:

“My girl has been tending to the spirit rice in the spirit field since she was little. When she grows up, she can hunt demons to earn spirit stones. And look at her eyebrows and eyes, she is so pretty.”

"And our girl is already at the third level of Qi Refining before she even reached marriageable age. With these skills and aptitudes, she will definitely reach the Foundation Establishment and Golden Core stage sooner or later. Gu Shiyin is unwilling to embellish our family's story; it would be a huge loss for the Gu family!"

"Cough cough~"

Haha~

Wang's words were surprising. Unlike Cui Zhengming's embarrassment, Cui Ying couldn't help but burst out laughing, and the two little ones sitting on either side jumped up in perfect unison.

Cui Yue, in particular, laughed and clapped her hands, saying, "Oh my, Third Sister is going to reach Foundation Establishment! I'll be the younger sister of a Foundation Establishment expert from now on!"

"Fourth Sister, you're talking nonsense."

Cui Yan, standing next to her, also put down her chopsticks, not to be outdone.

“What kind of strong person is Foundation Establishment? Mother just said that Third Sister is a Golden Core cultivator. Also, Third Sister can kill so many demon wolves by herself. She is so powerful, and she still keeps Snowwalker as a spirit pet. She must be a Golden Core Ancestor.”

"Cough cough~ cough cough."

After the two little ones made such a ruckus, Cui Zhengming almost choked to death on a mouthful of wine:

"Go back to your seats and eat. You're really going off on a tangent."

Cui Ying, who was already overjoyed, rewarded her younger brother and sister with a piece of fragrant wolf meat in each of their bowls.

"Hehe, thank you, Third Sister / Third Sister is the best."