Master, don't tease me, you can't handle three of them.

Late at night, Xiao Jingshu opened his eyes again.

After a year of cultivation, Xiao Jingshu had grown into the appearance of a ten-year-old, and his tail had also turned into three tails.

Xiao Jingshu glanced at the Nascent Soul secretly and, seeing that it was still cultivating, breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to go out again.

The thought of seeing his master again soon and sleeping in his arms made Xiao Jingshu wag his tail with joy.

Suddenly, a hand pressed down on Xiao Jingshu's shoulder, and Xiao Jingshu jumped, the fur on his tail standing on end.

"Kid, where are you going?"

Suddenly, the Nascent Soul cultivator, who had been cultivating, appeared behind Xiao Jingshu and spoke in a sinister tone.

“I sleep very soundly, so there must be some little devil causing trouble. Don’t you think so, kid?”

"Waaaaah~" Xiao Jingshu's eyes filled with tears, she was about to cry from fright.

Yuan Ying gently tugged at Xiao Jing Shu's face, "Don't cry with that face, it looks awful."

“He was wary of me going out, but he never expected you to. Tell me, if I told him, would you still be able to get out?” The Nascent Soul revealed a wicked smile.

"No!" Xiao Jingshu grabbed the nascent soul's clothes with both hands and shook his head vigorously.

"Don't worry, I won't tell him." Yuan Ying rubbed Xiao Jing Shu's head. "But you have to tell me, why do you want to go out? And why do you want to sleep with him?"

Xiao Jingshu had just breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the first part of the sentence when he heard the Nascent Soul ask this question. He answered directly, "Because I like him. I like Shizun!"

"Why do you like him?" the Nascent Soul asked, puzzled.

"Master is such a good person. He saved me, gave me a home, taught me so many things, comforted me when I was sad, and even held me while I slept... so many things, so I love Master!" Xiao Jingshu counted on his fingers, his eyes shining brighter as he spoke.

The nascent soul recalled the voice he heard through Jing Shu on the spirit ship and was momentarily speechless. "But he was a man."

Xiao Jingshu said earnestly, "Master is Master, and liking is liking."

Yuan Ying looked at Xiao Jing Shu's serious expression and suddenly smiled. "Alright, I understand. You can go now. Remember to come back to sleep early in the morning so you don't get caught."

"Ok!"

Xiao Jingshu nodded happily and disappeared from the spot in an instant.

"Is liking something just liking it...?" Yuan Ying sat down, his mind filled with this thought.

In the darkness, a pair of vertical pupils opened.

Xiao Jingshu saw Han Luo not far from him, and quietly crawled over, hugging Han Luo's slender waist without disturbing him.

Xiao Jingshu squinted her eyes happily. Sure enough, she liked her master the most!

The next morning.

Jing Shu woke up first, glanced at Han Luo who was still fast asleep, and relaxed.

Because of what happened before, he meditated and cultivated himself all night the night before last, which prevented any problems. Yesterday he was too tired and fell asleep. Fortunately, no further problems arose.

Jing Shu felt relieved and got up to leave the tent.

Over the next few days, Jing Shu and Han Luo traveled to many places, and together they obtained a lot of spiritual plants. They also encountered Li Shang and Yu Ranxin.

Jing Shu and Han Luo stood in the tree, watching Li Shang fight with a giant python, while Yu Ranxin secretly took the snake fruit. The python discovered her and lashed out with its tail, sending Yu Ranxin crashing heavily into the tree.

Seeing this, Jing Shu threw out an explosive talisman, which exploded precisely at the giant python's vital spot.

"Hiss—" The giant python let out a miserable cry, and Li Shang seized the opportunity to kill it with a single blow.

After confirming that Yu Ranxin was only unconscious, Li Shang looked up at the place where the talisman had appeared, but the person in the shadow of the tree had already disappeared.

Who is helping them?

Jing Shu had no intention of meeting Li Shang, and left after helping the person.

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye, and Han Luo and his companion still hadn't found the Spring Jade Grass, let alone the Spring Jade Dew.

However, we did find quite a few other good things. Even if we couldn't find Spring Jade Dew, it wouldn't matter if we used other things as substitutes.

If you lack quality, compensate with quantity.

That evening, Jing Shu was preparing dinner when two uninvited guests quietly arrived.

"Yunqi, his cooking smells so good. Do you think we can go ask for some?"

"Go ahead and ask for it, I have no shame."

"Oh dear, I'm too shy, you go!"

"You go."

"..."

Jing Shu was speechless for a moment. "You two hiding behind the tree, could you please keep your voices down?"

The arguing stopped abruptly, and a moment later, two figures emerged from behind the tree.

Ji Chen scratched his head and laughed awkwardly, "Hello, brother, my name is Ji Chen, and this is my friend Lu Yunqi. I'm sorry about earlier, we haven't had a hot meal for days."

Han Luo watched the two of them looking awkward and slowly ate her barbecue.

Ji Chen secretly swallowed. "Brother, could you share some of the roasted meat with us? I can exchange it for spirit stones."

When Jing Shu heard their names, he looked up at the two of them.

Ji Chen, the chief disciple of the Dan Sect. Lu Yunqi, the chief disciple of the Xiaoyao Sect, are both Golden Core cultivators.

Although Jing Shu rarely went out, he still knew the names of some well-known figures.

"No need for spirit stones, come and eat if you want." As the chief disciple of the Pill Sect, Ji Chen must know more about this secret realm than they do. Perhaps he knows where to find Spring Jade Dew.

"Thank you, brother!"

Ji Chen pulled Lu Yunqi over and sat down, picking up a piece of grilled meat and taking an eager bite. The juices exploded in his mouth, and the aroma of the meat instantly overwhelmed his taste buds.

"It's so delicious!" Ji Chen was moved to tears, and Lu Yunqi also wolfed down his food.

For seven days, the two of them went without a single bite to eat. They both assumed the other had brought food, but it turned out neither of them had brought anything, and they had to rely on the spiritual fruits they had gathered to stave off hunger. Don't ask why they didn't make a fire to roast the meat; the answer is that neither of them knew how. Either the meat was overcooked and tough, or it was cooked on the outside but not on the inside—it was better not to eat it at all.

"Don't you two practice fasting?" Jing Shu asked, puzzled, watching the two wolf down their food.

Logically speaking, after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, one should be able to abstain from grains on their own, so they shouldn't be starving like this.

“The path of cultivation is long and arduous. If one loses even the pleasure of eating, what is the point?” Lu Yunqi answered briefly before continuing to eat.

Han Luo nodded after listening and said, "That's right."

Lu Yunqi gave Han Luo a look that said, "Am I right?"

After the two had eaten and drunk their fill, Jing Shu revealed his purpose.

“Spring Jade Dew…” Ji Chen lowered his head in thought. “This stuff is very rare. The growth conditions of Spring Jade Grass itself are very demanding, and as for Spring Jade Dew, which takes a thousand years to produce a single drop, it’s even rarer. According to what you said, you’ve already explored most of the secret realm. So, only…”