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

Before Aunt Wang Xuan could come out, an old woman with a full head of white hair and a cane walked out of the main room.

"Boom."

When the old woman finally saw the mother and daughter standing outside the courtyard, she was so excited that she couldn't hold onto her cane.

"At your age, you still love to show off. It's just that guests have come to visit. You could have just had a servant come in to greet them. Why do you have to come out yourself?"

Aunt Wang Xuan followed impatiently out, and following the old woman's reddened eyes, she also saw the figure outside the courtyard.

"Ha, I had no idea who it was."

Aunt Wang Xuan ignored her trembling mother, leaned lazily against the doorframe, and chuckled coldly.

"Truly a distinguished guest, one in a hundred years."

After a moment of silence, a deep, aged voice suddenly came from inside the room:

"Ahem~ Ahem~ Who is it? The child is ignorant, and you, Madam, are getting senile. Why didn't you invite them in for tea?"

Cui Ying turned her head to look and, sure enough, found that her mother's eyes were already glistening with tears.

After another period of silence, an elderly man with a full head of silver hair and a gaunt body shakily arrived at the door.

His cloudy eyes looked out of the courtyard, his body trembled, and his withered lips trembled incessantly, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he fell silent.

"Maternal grandfather and maternal grandmother".

Cui Ying stepped forward and greeted the two elderly people inside with a smile:

“I am Cui Ying. Do you still recognize me? My mother heard that you were ill, so she brought me to visit you.”

Her words were gentle, and she even had a rare expression of warmth on her face.

In fact, after Cui Zhengming's unexpected death in his previous life, the Cui family fell into dire straits overnight. If it weren't for the all-out help of this frail old man, they probably wouldn't have survived those dark days.

It’s a pity that good people don’t live long.

The two elderly people were quite old and passed away within two years. The grandmother's death was even more tragic, occurring only three months apart.

"You were reluctant to give it to me when I asked you during the day, but now that it's late at night, you're coming all the way here to deliver it? What does this mean? Or are you up to something again?"

Wang Rong, who had been silent, changed her expression and became sharp-tongued after hearing Wang Xuan's pointed words:

"Did you come here during the day to ask for things? Third Sister risked her life to hunt demon wolf meat in the Phoenix Mountains, and we gave you so much, yet you're still not satisfied. You're a mother too, how can you be so shameless?"

Wang Rong was furious. She snatched the bamboo basket from Cui Ying's hand and pulled Cui Ying back inside.

"We can't possibly be worthy of your Wang family, Third Sister, let's go!"

After last night's commotion, Wang Rong ultimately did not step into the Wang family's door.

But when she woke up, she put all those unpleasant things behind her and, as if nothing had happened, busied herself in the kitchen as soon as it was dawn.

After Cui Ying and the others got up, wisps of smoke rose outside the kitchen, while the inside of the kitchen was filled with the aroma of cooking pots.

Curious, Cui Ying lifted the lid of the top layer of the steamer and found that inside were fist-sized pine needle and venison steamed buns.

"Mom, how did you know I was craving this?"

Cui Ying's face lit up with joy, and she hurriedly reached in and grabbed a steamed bun, exclaiming, "Wow, it smells so good!"

The snow-white steamed buns were so fragrant that Cui Ying couldn't stop smiling after just one bite.

"You greedy girl, it makes it seem like your mother is starving you all the time."

Wang Rong rolled her eyes at her daughter, saying something disdainful, but her eyes were full of love.

Cui Ying squinted her eyes with satisfaction as she ate, looking like a hungry kitten: "It's been so long since I've had steamed buns made by my mother. They're so delicious."

Wang Rong couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips, then changed the subject: "You're not going into the Phoenix Mountain Range today, so why are you up so early?"

"I'm going to Songlin Market to buy Buddhist ritual implements."

"Buy magical artifacts!?"

Since she knew she would need to use the ritual implements anyway and couldn't hide it from her family, Cui Ying decided to tell them in advance.

Wang Rong's beautiful eyes widened: "Why buy a magic artifact?"

Cui Ying smiled nonchalantly, then took another bite of the steamed bun and chewed it happily.

"We cracked our Green Scythe yesterday, and it was almost ruined anyway. We might as well buy a new magic weapon that will give us a better chance of winning when we encounter monsters."

Upon hearing this, Wang Rong didn't know what to say.

In her opinion, the spirit stones were earned by her daughter herself, and her daughter could spend them however she wanted; she shouldn't interfere.

It was just a subconscious reaction because she was used to being frugal.

After breakfast, Cui Ying took eleven wolf pelts and went out. She found a secluded spot and put the heavy wolf pelts into her storage bag.

After traveling light, they headed straight for Songlin Market.

"It never stops, not even for a single day."

Watching the man and dog leave home, Cui Zhengming grumbled with some dissatisfaction.

"If you don't speak, no one will treat you as mute!"

Wang Rong glared at Cui Zhengming with annoyance and lowered her voice, saying, "Third Sister is going to buy magical artifacts so that she can protect herself if she encounters any powerful monsters in the Phoenix Mountain Range in the future."

"Why did she go to buy magical artifacts and take Ta Xue with her? This third girl is getting bolder and bolder. I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing in the long run."

Cui Zhengming took a deep drag of the glass cigarette, unable to suppress the churning emotions in his heart.

Last night, he carefully examined the wolf pelts that had been skinned in the courtyard. Based on his experience, it was not difficult to tell that these wolves were quite powerful when they were alive, especially the wolf king, whose size was probably no weaker than his own.

Thinking of this, Cui Zhengming gasped.

It should be understood that even a cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining might not have a chance of survival if they encountered a pack of demonic wolves of this size.

Unfortunately, not only did her own daughter and the Zhu family's son return alive, but the entire pack of demon wolves was wiped out.

He had tried to sound out the Zhu family's son, but who knew that this seemingly carefree teenager would actually try to outsmart him.

No matter how much he threatened or tempted him, he remained silent, like a gourd with its mouth sawed shut.

He was too impatient, which forced the Zhu family boy to run away in a hurry without even eating dinner.

"Sigh..."

Thinking about his daughter's unusual behavior these days, Cui Zhengming was so worried that several strands of his hair turned white.

He wanted to discuss it with Wang Rong several times, but he couldn't find a suitable opportunity.

"I think you're getting senile! Why are you sighing all the time? Ta Xue was picked up by our daughter. Why would she follow you instead of her own owner?"

"I heard that yesterday in the Phoenix Mountains, Ta Xue bit a Qi Refining Level 2 demon wolf to death in one bite. It was incredibly ferocious!"

Wang Rong stood under the eaves, gesturing animatedly, but she quickly sighed with regret:

"It's a pity that Sanya only picked up one dog demon, Taxue. If she had picked up some other dogs like 'Talei' and 'Tafeng' to raise, wouldn't Sanya be able to roam freely in the Phoenix Mountain Range?"

"You are so beautiful."

"You expect her to walk sideways among monsters? Why don't you just send your daughter to heaven to become a goddess?"

Cui Zhengming glared at Wang Rong, who was happily wandering around the room, and his mind started pounding.

I simply got up and went outside, out of sight, out of mind.

Wang Rong was about to go to the backyard to check on her beloved pheasant when she saw Cui Zhengming walking away without turning back. She quickly shouted, "Why are you walking so fast? Wait for me!"

"If you don't see eye to eye, there's no point in saying more. Just take your time."

Cui Zhengming ignored Wang Rong and hurried to a house.

"Brother Ke, you're home."

"It's Brother Cui! It's been a while since I've seen you. Come in and have a seat."

A burly man with a bald head and scars on his face was lying in the yard, drinking hot tea and sunbathing. He was somewhat surprised to see Cui Zhengming peeking out from outside the yard.

This is a crucial time for the ripening of spirit rice. Why would Cui Zhengming, who is not at home tending his spirit fields, be in the mood to come here? Could it be that he has something to ask of him?

Cui Zhengming entered the courtyard and got straight to the point: "I remember Brother Ke has some connections in the Beast Taming Sect of Yandang Mountain. Could you do me a small favor?"

Ke Changshou sat up straight and asked in surprise, "Brother Cui, are you really planning to change careers? You're giving up being a spirit plant grower and preparing to raise spirit beasts and become a demon hunter in the Phoenix Mountains?"

"Brother Ke, don't joke around. With my meager skills, I'm hardly cut out to be a professional demon hunter."

Cui Zhengming shook his head and smiled wryly, showing no intention of continuing the discussion on this matter, but earnestly said:

"Brother Ke hasn't told me yet whether he's willing to help me with this. Of course, I'll definitely reward you handsomely once it's done."

Ke Changshou shook his head, looking troubled:

"To be honest, brother, I have indeed met a few times with an outer disciple of the Beast Taming Sect. But he is a high-ranking disciple of a superior sect and is very busy with affairs of state every day, so he may not necessarily pay any attention to us."

Hearing Ke Changshou's words, Cui Zhengming began to have second thoughts.

"It's my fault for putting Brother Ke in a difficult position."

But remembering what Wang had said, he became even more determined, and gritted his teeth, saying:

"In that case, Brother Ke, please pass on a message for me. I would like to buy a puppy of a dog demon. If this can be done, I will be extremely grateful."

Cui Zhengming paused for a moment, then took out a handful of spirit stones and handed them over: "This is just a deposit, I hope Brother Ke won't find it too much."

"Oh, you're really willing to part with that much, Brother Cui!"

Seeing the gleaming spirit stones on the table, Ke Changshou's expression turned serious: "Alright, Brother Cui, just wait for my good news."

"But let me be clear, brother, I can't guarantee whether I can buy a dog demon cub, but I'll definitely pick out a spirit beast that you'll be satisfied with."

After finalizing the matter, Cui Zhengming turned back and walked towards the spirit field at home.

By the time he arrived at the edge of the spirit field, the sun was already high in the sky.

In the rice paddies where the green and yellow hues alternated, Wang Rong suddenly popped her head out and pointed at her late-arriving husband, launching into a tirade:

"You rushed out the door ages ago, why are you only arriving now? Hurry up and come down, are you waiting for me to come and get you?"

Cui Zhengming: "∽"