Fairy, help me cultivate.

Su Quanyu pointed a finger at the middle female disciple, her fingernails painted with light blue, and a "whoosh" sounded from the box.

The air around her distorted slightly, as if steam were rising.

"The Void Shield is no ordinary shield; it is far more concealed and has virtually no blind spots. It is the best defensive magic shield that a Foundation Establishment cultivator can find. It can withstand three desperate attacks from a Golden Core cultivator. As long as it is not destroyed into pieces, most of the damage can be repaired by investing spirit stones. The original price was 89,000 spirit stones, but Aunt Su will only charge you 60,000 spirit stones."

She touched the Void Shield, her high heels stomping the ground, and led Chen Yao to the third female disciple.

"This is the most wondrous of the three magical artifacts."

Su Quanyu beckoned, and a dark blue round stone in the box hissed and jumped into her palm, where it actually merged into her hand.

Her jade-like palms suddenly took on a dark blue stone-like texture.

"This Green Wood Escape Stone was taken from the body of the Stone Immortal who cultivated for tens of thousands of years on Green Stem Peak in the Divine Continent. It can be used for both offense and defense, and is the most precious item in Aunt Su's treasure trove."

She pushed her jade palm out in front of her chest, and the blue stone hand expanded, instantly transforming into a stone shield.

It retracted and transformed into a long, sharp stone spike.

"One price, 100,000 spirit stones."

She reached out her hand to Chen Yao. Chen Yao knew that she was deliberately trying to create an opportunity for physical contact between the two of them, but in order to test the treasure, he still held her delicate hand.

Grasped by his hot, large hand, Su Quanyu bit her red lips with her teeth and let out a seductive moan.

The way she raised her eyes tugged at Chen Yao's heart.

The fingers held in his palm were gently stroking.

"How is it? Aunt Su... your baby? Do you like it?"

The voices were enthusiastic.

Chen Yao carefully examined her hand, focusing on the round stone inside.

"Great. I'll take them all."

At this point, Chen Yao was thankful that Yuan He and Yun Li had given him tens of thousands of spirit stones when he came out, which was just enough to buy these three magical artifacts.

"Hmm~ I'm glad my dear nephew likes Aunt Su's baby~"

Su Quanyu's beautiful face was radiant with springtime joy, her eyes and brows filled with shy delight.

However, her springtime feelings were quickly frozen by Hui Bai's cold voice:

"What are you doing!"

Chapter Four: The First Lesson in Female Virtue Training for Senior Sister Huibai

Upon hearing Hui Bai's icy voice, the three female disciples holding the treasure box immediately changed color.

Su Quanyu quickly withdrew her jade hand from Chen Yao's grasp, and with a flash of blue light, the round stone appeared in her palm.

The spring-like look vanished from her mature and beautiful face, and she regained her dignified and polite demeanor.

"Has the Book Fairy finished writing her calligraphy?"

She held up the Green Wood Escape Stone in her hand and showed it to Huibai: "My friend Chen Yao and I are examining the artifact."

With her beautiful, unblinking eyes, she stared silently at Su Quanyu's face. After a long while, she couldn't detect any suspicious emotions of guilt or remorse. Only then did she lower her eyes and look at the Green Wood Escape Stone.

"Really? Junior brother?"

She glanced at Chen Yao.

Chen Yao nodded: "I plan to take them all."

He was a seasoned pro, completely unfazed.

Hui Bai looked at Chen Yao suspiciously, then at Su Quanyu: "There are only a few strokes left. I'm a little tired. Let's rest for the night and continue writing!"

"That's natural!"

Su Quanyu placed the magic artifact box on the table next to Chen Yao.

A female disciple came over with a jade slip to collect payment and issued a certificate for the exclusive goods and treasures of the Mingyang Sect's Shuli Residence.

Chen Yao put the three magical artifacts into his storage bag.

Seeing the storage bag of the Qi Refining stage cultivator, Su Quanyu felt it was rather shabby. He took out a mithril ring from his pocket and said, "Young friend, you spent a lot of money at Shuli Residence. This is a small token of my appreciation. Your storage bag probably doesn't have much space and isn't very secure, making it easy to be stolen. This ring is different."

Chen Yao looked at Hui Bai.

Hui Bai pursed her lips; she wasn't too happy about Su Quanyu's fawning over her junior brother.

But she really couldn't produce a storage ring of such quality right now.

Fortunately, the junior brother benefited, so be it!

Hui Bai nodded slightly and said, "I would like to trouble Fellow Daoist Su to arrange accommodations for my junior brother and me."

She could have gone to the Kuanglu Sect's residence to rest with Chen Yao, but since the calligraphy was still missing a few strokes, if she left Shuli Residence midway, the profound and mysterious Daoist meaning would be interrupted.

She was afraid that if she sent Chen Yao alone, the young women of the Kuanglu Sect would seduce him.

Chen Yao, however, wanted to inform Hanyu Peak about Xuan Qin's pursuit of them first: "Senior Sister, I'm going to the Kuanglu camp..."

"no!"

Hui Bai suddenly raised his voice, then realized he had lost his composure, so he said in a low voice, "The people in Kuanglu are numerous and diverse... It's better to just send a message to let them know we're safe. Using the Mingyang Sect's communication jade slip will do the same thing."

What she meant was that Kuanglu also had spies from Lianhun Peak in the market area, while Shuliju was safer and more secure.

After all, Su Quanyu had driven away Xuan Qin's avatar and genuinely saved them.

!

Chen Yao was taken aback by Hui Bai's sudden burst of wisdom.

Sensing Chen Yao's surprised look, Hui Bai frowned: "What are you looking at? Your senior sister has always been so wise, it's just that you're too stupid to see it!"

Upon hearing this, the members of the Mingyang Sect exchanged glances, feeling that the image of the aloof Book Fairy was somewhat off.

Knowing it was inappropriate to stay while the two were flirting, Su Quanyu waved his hand to dismiss the disciples and said, "Please come with me, you two."

Chen Yao wrote a message to Yun Li, expressing his longing and love, and explaining what he had encountered after leaving the mountain gate. Then he followed Su Quanyu to their lodging.

Su Quanyu deliberately arranged for Huibai and Chen Yao's rooms to be some distance apart.

After the two had settled in, she gave Chen Yao a deep look before leaving.

Chen Yao was also looking at her.

She pouted her red lips, gently bit her lip, and swayed her shapely buttocks, which were tightly wrapped in her skirt, as she walked away in her clattering high heels.

"What are you looking at?" Hui Bai asked, her face stern as she approached Chen Yao.

Chen Yao frowned: "I'm wondering if I can trust Shuliju."

He actually believed it, but he just wanted to avoid Huibai's suspicions about him and Su Quanyu.

Hui Bai fell for the trap as expected, pinching her chin with her delicate hand: "Su Quanyu appeared just in time and saved us. At least she and Xuan Qin aren't in cahoots... Besides, I've been dealing with this woman for quite some time now. Although she's a bit mercenary and opportunistic, she's also a heroine with strong principles..."

At this point, a look of suspicion flashed in her beautiful eyes as she sized Chen Yao up and down.

"Senior sister, what are you looking at?"

Chen Yao felt a chill run down his spine from her gaze.

"I'm wondering, Su Quanyu doesn't usually interact with male cultivators, let alone flirt with them or have physical contact with them... so why does she treat you differently?"

Hui Bai's words carried a questioning tone.

Chen Yao feigned anger: "This is ridiculous! Why is she treating me differently? Go ask her! Why are you interrogating me like this? What kind of behavior is this, being so suspicious?"

Hui Bai didn't expect Chen Yao to suddenly be so fierce to her. Her first reaction wasn't anger, but panic.

She quickly reached out her delicate hand and pinched Chen Yao's sleeve, saying aggrievedly, "Senior sister was wrong...please don't be angry, okay?"

Chen Yao was taken aback, not expecting Hui Bai to react this way. He immediately put on a stern face and said, "Senior Sister, how much do you really understand my feelings for you?"

Hui Bai dared not hesitate any longer, fearing that she might anger Chen Yao again and cause him to abandon her and plunge into danger.

"Senior sister understands."

"Since you understand, you should trust me. You should know that the foundation of love between two people is trust!"

Chen Yao stared into Hui Bai's eyes and tried to brainwash her with a firm tone.

"Even if I do something that makes you uncomfortable, it doesn't necessarily mean it's my fault. Because the same thing can have completely different meanings in different people's eyes."

“If you look at everything with a suspicious and scrutinizing eye, you will spontaneously look for clues to confirm your suspicion and scrutiny. As long as you look for evidence with a self-verifying mindset, you can find the evidence. Because the key is not the evidence, but the fact that you have already made up your mind.”

"Therefore, all intimate relationships end due to misunderstandings caused by scrutiny and suspicion. Misunderstandings can never be eliminated, and you can never convince someone who is prejudiced to agree with your explanation."

Hui Bai was somewhat surprised, not expecting that his junior brother could say such a convoluted thing.

She was momentarily stunned, but she could sense the warning and threat in her junior brother's words, so she grabbed Chen Yao's arm and said, "Senior sister was wrong~ Senior sister should be more magnanimous... It's normal for men to have multiple wives and concubines... Senior sister won't misunderstand you anymore..."

!

I only used 30% of my strength, and you've already completely fallen for me?

Chen Yao swallowed back his next words, sighed, and pulled her delicate body into his arms, saying gently, "Senior sister, I want you to understand that no matter what, you are always the most precious treasure in my heart."

The key lies in the phrase "no matter what".

Hui Bai's focus was on the words "precious treasure". She bit her lip, raised her watery eyes which were filled with a mix of grievance, surprise and love, and nodded: "Senior sister would never doubt this."

Chen Yao kissed her pink lips fiercely, and after a long, passionate kiss, he swept her fair body up in his arms and said, "Come on, come inside with me."

Chapter Five: Fennel on the Table, Su Quanyu Outside the Window

A light rain began to fall in the lush forests within a hundred miles of Qipanshan.

Raindrops fell to the ground, creating a very faint layer of bluish mist.

Amidst the misty rain and fog, hushed conversations could be heard.

"Senior Brother Xuanqin, I'm sure this formation is foolproof once it's activated."

It was Xuan Qi's voice.

He was standing in the mist, his hands forming a hand seal, gathering spiritual energy and channeling it into a tree in front of him that emitted a barely perceptible halo.