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

In the Cui family's courtyard.

"Oh dear, I'm busy here~ Why do you have to say it inside, child?"

After Zhu Chaoyun left, Cui Ying found her busy mother and led her into the inner room, where she handed over the storage bag that her maternal grandmother Zeng Tingjun had given her.

“Mother, this was given to you by my maternal grandparents. They said it was something they should have given you a long time ago.”

Upon hearing this, Wang Rong's reluctance vanished suddenly, and she took the storage bag with trembling hands and opened it.

Upon seeing this, tears streamed down her cheeks like beads from a broken string.

Cui Ying quickly hugged her mother's shoulders and gently comforted her, "Mom, don't cry."

"Mother didn't cry, Mother just got smoke in her eyes."

Wang Rong lowered her head, her voice choked with sobs, and wiped away her tears with the back of her hand.

Cui Ying didn't expose her, but tightened her arms around her mother, who was pretending to be strong, and said carefully, "Mother, although you and Grandfather had a very unpleasant falling out back then, they have always thought of you."

"So many years have passed, and although your cultivation level and Father's have not improved much, our family has been getting better and better, and our maternal grandparents have seen it all."

"You should come with me to visit your maternal grandparents next time. I called out to them several times outside their yard today, but they didn't hear me. They are obviously nearing the end of their lives and look very old."

"It's my fault~ It's all my fault."

Upon hearing this, Wang Rong finally broke down and burst into tears: "If I weren't so strong-willed, if I were as thick-skinned as your aunt, my family and your maternal grandparents wouldn't have ended up like this, and you siblings wouldn't have had to endure so much hardship. Father and Mother, it is your unfilial daughter who is so disobedient."

After her hysterical sobbing subsided, she quickly stopped, raised her head, and looked at Cui Ying with a mixture of crying and laughing:

“My dear daughter, I know it’s all because of you that your grandparents and I had the chance to reconcile. You are my good daughter, and all the hardships I’ve endured in this life have been worth it.”

"~"

Upon hearing this, Cui Ying pursed her lips. Although she strongly disagreed, she did not refute it. Instead, she forced a smile and said, "Mother, it's my duty to do more work. You should go out and cook. Aunt Meng and the others are calling you."

"Good good."

Wang Rong wiped away her tears, put away her storage bag, and went out to cook with her head held high and chest puffed out, looking quite proud.

That night, whether cooking, eating, or doing chores, Wang Rong had a happy smile on her face.

This prompted the rogue cultivators who were helping her to tease her, speculating whether she had found a treasure. Wang Rong shook her head and denied it, but instead laughed even more heartily.

After the wandering cultivators who had helped had left, the moon had already climbed to the treetops, peeking out and observing the quiet Cui family.

"Ahem~ My wife, what's wrong with you today? Why are you so happy? Brother Zhao even asked me quietly after dinner if you're pregnant?"

"What do you mean, 'good news'!?"

Wang Rong was taken aback at first, then her pretty face flushed red as she realized what she meant. She whispered a few words in Cui Zhengming's ear, then took out her storage bag and started counting the spirit stones and pills inside.

"Didn't we use all our spirit stones to buy materials and pay wages? Wife, where did you get this storage bag? And so many spirit stones and pills? Hmm, this Crimson Whip looks familiar."

Cui Zhengming jumped up from the bedside, his eyes wide open like copper bells.

"Dad, what are you and Mom doing again?"

Cui Yan, who was sleeping on the inside, was startled awake. He had just sat up groggily, rubbing his eyes, when Wang Rong pounced on him and struck him on the back of the neck.

"Phew~ Luckily, my skills are still as good as ever."

Seeing that Cui Yan was truly asleep this time, Wang Rong glared at Cui Zhengming and used telepathy to say, "Walls have ears. Remember to use telepathy in the future."

"I just learned this not long ago, and I raised my voice a little in my haste~ My wife, you still haven't told me where these things came from?"

Cui Zhengming gently touched the spirit stone on the table and transmitted his thoughts using divine sense.

"It was given to me by my parents."

"Here are 1,250 spirit stones, three bottles of Qi Gathering Pills, and the Crimson Whip that my mother used when she was young."

Wang Rong didn't even glance at the pile of spirit stones; she simply wiped her crimson whip with a handkerchief, her eyes filled with longing. After a while, she finally spoke to Cui Zhengming, who seemed hesitant to speak:

“Here, take these spirit stones to build your new house. Consider it a way for my parents to make up for your dowry.”

"Aha~"

Cui Zhengming, who was standing by the window with his hands behind his back, smoking a cigarette, waved his hand dismissively.

"So many years have passed, and I haven't given you many good days. This is your dowry from your parents-in-law, and I can't touch it."

"To be frank, all these spirit stones, storage bags, and magic artifacts are probably your parents' entire savings, enough to be considered their coffin money. And only you can touch these things."

"My life savings!?"

Wang Rong's expression changed immediately, and she quickly put everything into her storage bag and carefully put it away.

"Yes, Ying said they don't have much time left to live, so we should leave these things for them to buy some longevity-enhancing pills. I'll personally go to their door in a couple of days to return everything to them."

"Anyway, our Ying is capable, her cultivation level is getting higher every day, and we've almost bought all the materials for building the new house, so we won't miss out on their compensation."

"Row!"

Cui Zhengming exhaled a smoke ring and replied, "Anything is fine! In any case, my wife is in charge of everything in our family!"

While Cui Zhengming and his wife were discussing the ownership of the spirit stones, Cui Ying was also focused on her cultivation inside the house.

As she breathed rhythmically, the surrounding spiritual energy surged towards her, and under the operation of her cultivation technique, it was refined into magical power, which finally sank into her dantian.

The next morning, just as Cui Ying was about to break through, she suddenly stopped, opened her eyes, and walked out.

Today she changed into a light blue outfit, and her dark hair was tied up with several pearl-embellished hair ribbons of the same color, making her look particularly energetic and lively.

After eating the meal her mother had specially prepared for her, she rode the clouds under the sparse moonlight toward the Xue family.

But just as she approached the Xue family mansion, a crimson halo immediately lit up the sky above the courtyard, blocking her out. Accompanied by a series of low roars, several savage figures roared and rushed out of the outer room.

Cui Ying raised an eyebrow, completely unaffected, and withdrew her cloud-riding technique, standing in front of the Xue family's gate.

She had long heard that the Xue family ancestors had studied under a master at the Beast Taming Sect, and that they were not only skilled at hunting demons, but also had excellent demon-taming abilities.

Master Xue keeps three Phantom Wolves at the fourth level of Qi Refining. With these three demonic wolves, Xue Changye can freely enter and leave the Phoenix Mountain Range.

Cui Ying remained unmoved, but Ta Xue behind her couldn't hold back any longer. She watched as three phantom wolves rushed out of the barrier, baring their teeth and charging towards Cui Ying.

It suddenly leaped out, its body radiating a dense black demonic aura, and even its body swelled several times in size, firmly blocking Cui Ying's way and confronting the three phantom wolves.

At the same time, Cui Ying's sleeve twitched slightly, and a barely perceptible silver figure crawled out, jumped down silently, and disappeared into the soil.