I made the entire cultivation world cry

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"They are... my saviors!"

what?
Everyone was dumbfounded. Zhenshan's anger dissipated, and he turned to look at his wife. When did they become the lord's saviors? Wasn't it the lord who saved them?

Duan Jin was quick-witted. He frowned and shook his head slightly at Zhen Shan, signaling him not to say anything more and just listen.

Jiang Yi continued, "Hua Gu and Hong Li, do you know how long you've been unconscious? A whole year! A whole year! Do you know how I got through this year? Do you know that I almost died when I encountered a Nascent Soul ghost cultivator a while ago?"

(﹏)
Upon hearing this, Hua Gu was shocked and frightened, and quickly rushed into Jiang Yi's arms and hugged her tightly.

Jiang Yi put Hong Li down and gently stroked Hua Gu, "It's alright, it's all over now. Hong Li, do you know how you got your Yin Erosion Moth Flame? It was with the help of these two righteous people that we snatched it from that Nascent Soul ghost cultivator. If it weren't for their help, you would have died with me in your sleep!"

Hua Gu trembled and hugged him even tighter.

Hua Gu was filled with self-blame, but Hong Li didn't care and still looked unhappy.

“Hongli, whether you are a human or a demon, you should know that a drop of kindness should be repaid with a spring of gratitude. If you are so ungrateful, then return the strange fire to the two righteous men, and I will let them go immediately.”

"Lord?"

Zhenshan was getting a little anxious, and Duanjin pulled him again, shaking his head.

Hongli turned her head to look elsewhere, feeling guilty as she swished her tail without making a sound.

"Alright, since that's the case, let me ask you again: you took the benefits from the two righteous men, and as a result, they were targeted by that Nascent Soul ghost cultivator and were being hunted down. They had nowhere to go, so shouldn't we take them in?"

Whoosh!

Hua Gu nodded vigorously. They had to be taken in. She would take good care of them. Saving their master's life was saving Hua Gu's life.

"Hua Gu is so good, Hong Li, what about you? Answer me, look me in the eyes, answer me!"

Hongli shook her head reluctantly, and under Jiang Yi's oppressive gaze, she finally whimpered in agreement.

Jiang Yi nodded, "Okay, then from now on you should treat guests the way you should. Don't throw a tantrum at me. A family needs to live in harmony for things to go smoothly, understand?"

Waaah! Waaah!

Hongli was impatient and still unhappy. Why did she bully it when she helped Huagu establish her authority back then, and now she's helping the two new stones establish their authority, and they're still bullying it?
It's wronged!
Jiang Yi ignored Hong Li and carried Hua Gu to Zhen Shan and Duan Jin.

"I apologize on behalf of Hongli for what happened just now. It's still young and doesn't know any better, please forgive it."

Upon hearing this, Duan Jin quickly clasped his hands in greeting, "Your Majesty is too kind. It was our fault just now; we shouldn't have intervened."

Zhenshan stared wide-eyed in disbelief. "He's being hit and he's not even going to fight back? Is he stupid?"

Duan Jin raised his hand and pressed Zhen Shan's head down, "Stupid stone, shut up!"

Jiang Yi took out the jade slip containing the weapon-refining insights of the Heavenly Heart Ancestor, and said, "I think you two are very suitable to learn weapon refining."

Refining weapons?

Hongli's ears perked up instantly, and she tilted her head to eavesdrop.

"This is the weapon-refining experience of Ancestor Tianxin. She is the most powerful weapon-refining master in the entire Northern Xuan and the one who created you. Even my master said that her weapon-refining ability is unparalleled in the world. Even she herself is far behind. Learning a skill will also benefit you."

Hong Li's eyes widened. Wasn't it supposed to learn weapon crafting? Why are these two stinky stones being taught it now?

No, absolutely not!
A weapon-refining manual even more powerful than that of True Monarch Danxi—give it to him, we absolutely must give it to him!
嘤~
Hongli lowered her face and ran to Jiang Yi's feet, rubbing her head against Jiang Yi's leg in an attempt to please him.

Jiang Yi ignored him completely, and Duan Jin, seeing this, quickly and respectfully accepted the jade slip with both hands.

"Rest assured, my lord, we will certainly live up to your expectations and strive to learn weapon crafting to share your burdens."

Hum!
Hongli rolled around in her sleep and started making a fuss again.

Jiang Yi lowered her eyes, "You always feel like I'm bullying and exploiting you, then just rest. It doesn't matter if you just lie there and don't move, as long as you're happy." (⊙x⊙;) *sobs*
Hongli looked completely bewildered.

"Hua Gu, remember to absorb the demon seed I gave you. You all should get along well and familiarize yourselves with the environment here. I have some things to do outside, so I'll head out now."

Whoosh!

Jiang Yi smiled and ruffled Hua Gu's hair before disappearing from the spot in a flash.

Hua Gu politely nodded to Zhen Shan and Duan Jin, then returned to the bamboo fence courtyard to tidy up and reprimand the little snow demons who were pulling things out of nowhere.

Hua Gu treated Zhen Shan and Duan Jin as guests in her heart, so she naturally had no desire to compete for favor or be jealous. Moreover, Zhen Shan and Duan Jin were also very polite to Jiang Yi and did not have any intimate contact with her, unlike Hong Li who acted like a vixen from the very beginning.

Hua Gu could accept them completely.

After Duan Jin pulled Zhen Shan away, Zhen Shan was still baffled by Jiang Yi's actions.

Duan Jin looked at the jade slip in his hand and sighed, "Our lord is very good at managing his subordinates. He did not belittle us in front of those two demon spirits. Instead, he established our prestige and made them respect us. This is very rare. We have really met a very good lord. We should cherish it."

"My wife, are we really going to learn weapon crafting?"

“Yes, the two demon spirits of our lord are not as powerful as us, but their aura is too strong. The little fox is also very capable. We must learn other abilities that can make our lord take notice. Only when we demonstrate our value will our lord pay more attention to us.”

“Then I’ll learn with my wife. I may not be the brightest, but I’m got plenty of strength.”

"Well, I happen to be quite interested in weapon crafting, so let's go to the sword-tempering platform now."

At the edge of the Sword Washing Pool, Hong Li slumped to the ground, her eyes wide open and her head buzzing.

Is it going to be abandoned?
Do we want to return to the days when the fox was a wanderer?
Hong Li subconsciously checked her belongings in her storage pendant, calculating how long she could wander. What she saw next stunned her.

It blinked its eyes; it must have seen wrong.

look again...

!!!

What about its elixirs?
How did they all turn into materials?

Hong Li's world has collapsed!

Clutching the empty medicine bottle, it collapsed to the ground, tears streaming down its face. The tears fell onto the red silk of the Crimson Sky Hunter Armor, hissing and steaming.

Only then did it suddenly understand why Jiang Yi, when mentioning the hunting armor, said he wouldn't mention spirit stones, but in fact, he mentioned spirit stones in every sentence.

The longest road it has traveled is the road of this woman's schemes!
At this moment, Hongli could only comfort herself that her belongings had not disappeared, but had simply turned into strange fire and hunting armor, accompanying her in another form.

……

As soon as Jiang Yi returned to her room at the inn, she couldn't help but laugh.

She deserves credit for her quick thinking, which averted another family crisis.

"In the end, my Hua Gu is still the most worry-free. She's so good that it breaks my heart. I'll treat Hua Gu even better from now on. Hong Li, you rebellious daughter! I'll leave you out for a few days to teach you a lesson."

Jiang Yi had booked a room for a day, and less than half an hour had passed, so she decided to settle in and got up to open the small window facing the street.

At a bend in the river, the awning boat passed by a bamboo raft laden with spiritual fruits. The old man punting the raft wore a straw hat, and a golden-eyed water ape squatted beside him, deftly peeling lotus pods and tossing the lotus seeds to a school of koi carp that were chasing after the bamboo raft.

"The scenery is beautiful, so let's finish the French zither here and play a piece."

(End of this chapter)