Xia Xing’er saw that they were in a place of green mountains and clear waters, with a delicate and elegant wooden pavilion nearby. To the left of the pavilion flowed a small stream, while to the right lay over a dozen acres of black soil.
The key was that there was also a Dimensional Trading Device, which included the Cultivation World, Interstellar, Demon World, Beastman World…
All that was needed was to exchange goods for goods. Just like that, she followed Ye Qingyu, watching as she obtained the things she needed from various dimensions and rose step by step…
The first thing she did after her rebirth was to find that jade pendant and claim ownership by dripping blood on it.
For some reason, after she claimed ownership, the space was larger than when Ye Qingyu had claimed it. The green mountains were filled with many fruit trees, both familiar and unfamiliar, as well as numerous precious medicinal herbs. The small stream had turned into a great river, and the black soil now spanned over a hundred acres. The original wooden pavilion had transformed into a magnificent palace, containing many things that did not exist in this world.
Things like Marrow Cleansing Pills, Foundation Building Pills, various other elixirs, and talismans—there were even Invisibility Talismans, Loyalty Talismans, Teleportation Talismans, and many beautiful Magical Robes…
In her previous life, Ye Qingyu had to trade with other dimensions to obtain these things.
She felt that this space must have been left behind by some great power from the Cultivation World in this dimension, and it was fated to be hers. Now, it belonged to her.
However, the regret was that she did not see that miraculous Dimensional Trading Device. She didn’t know if it would appear in the future, but she was very eager for the Simulation Robots from the Interstellar dimension. In her previous life, as a ghost, she had watched Ye Qingyu use them and had envied her for a long time.
As for the water in the river, although it didn’t have the power to revive the dead or regenerate flesh and bones, drinking it regularly could strengthen the body, expel impurities, and heal injuries, both major and minor.
She had already tested it: time stood still inside the palace in the space. That is, whatever state she put something in, it would remain exactly the same when she took it out.
This way, she could prepare plenty of cooked food in advance for use on the road.
What she had just told her family was also to make it easier for her to take things out of the space and use them.
Since the emperor was being unreasonable and wouldn’t let her family live in peace, she no longer needed to restrain her true nature. She would unleash her Mei Shan little tyrant attitude and turn the capital upside down.
However, she could only do these things secretly and must not let anyone know, especially her mother.
Xia Xing’er was deep in thought when suddenly, an enlarged beautiful face appeared right in front of her, startling her.
“Mother, what are you doing? You scared me,” she said, dramatically patting her chest.
Liu Youran was thrilled to hear her daughter call her “mother” again. Ever since she had made her learn the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, marry, and serve her husband and raise children, her daughter had never called her “mother” again, always addressing her as “mother” in a more formal way. Although the meaning was the same, being called “mother” in that formal manner always felt distant and polite, unlike the intimacy of “mom.”
Suppressing her excitement, she said, “You silly child, what were you thinking? I’ve been talking to you for a while, and you didn’t react at all, looking like your mind was wandering far away.”
Xia Xing’er knew she had been lost in thought and apologized slightly, “I’m sorry, Father, Mother, brothers, and sisters-in-law. I was just thinking about when Third Brother would bring back a sister-in-law for me, and I got a bit carried away.”
Xia Qingyu, who had been happily eating pastries nearby, suddenly felt the pastry in his hand lose its flavor.
Who had he offended? How did this suddenly involve him?
Wasn’t being single wonderful? Why would he want someone to control him?
Xia Xing’er gave him a provocative look, clearly adopting an “every man for himself” attitude.
At the mention of this, Liu Youran’s eyes darkened again. Given their family’s current situation, who knew what the future held? Who would be willing to marry their daughter to their third son?
Fortunately, his two older sons were already married and had children.
But then he thought of his two delicate and gentle daughters-in-law and the three half-grown children who would have to suffer alongside them, and his heart filled with sorrow.
“Pei’er, Wan’er, let Qingyun and Qingfeng give you divorce decrees. Return to your parents’ homes so you won’t have to suffer with us.”
When Zhuge Pei and Bai Wan’er heard their mother-in-law’s words, they couldn’t help but be moved. At a time when the family was about to face disaster, she was thinking of shielding them from hardship rather than making them endure it together.
Zhuge Pei’s eyes welled up with tears, her emotions stirred. She knew that if she returned, her grandfather, parents, and elder brother and sister-in-law would not look down on her—they would treat her well, and she could avoid the hardships of exile. But how could she selfishly leave at such a time? Her husband and her children were here.
“Mother, I don’t want a divorce decree. I want to face hardship together with everyone.”
Bai Wan’er quickly followed suit. “Mother, you know the state of my parents’ home. My stepmother is in charge, and my own father pays no attention to affairs. If I go back, who knows where they might sell me off again?”
She was different from her elder sister-in-law. She had no parental home to rely on. From the moment she married into the Changxin Marquisate, this had become her home.
Where her family was, she would be.
Xia Xing’er looked at this family and recalled her previous life. Her elder sister-in-law’s family had wanted to take her back, but she had stubbornly refused. Her second sister-in-law’s family, fearing involvement, had directly sent a letter severing ties. Both sisters-in-law had been exiled together with the family.
They were both ladies from noble families, delicate and frail by nature, accustomed to traveling by carriage with a crowd of maids and servants in tow. How could they possibly endure the hardships of exile?
Thinking of this, she looked at her own mother’s fragile, delicate appearance. This was truly a problem.
How could she improve her family’s physical condition? Simply drinking the space water was definitely not enough.
A sudden inspiration struck her—there were pills in her space! There was the kind that, once taken, would grant thirty years of internal strength, and there was also the Great Strength Pill, which would make one incredibly strong with just one dose. Should she arrange for everyone in the family to take one?
She looked at the remaining family members. Her father had some martial arts skills, but they weren’t particularly high, and now he was getting older…
Her eldest brother had practiced martial arts but preferred literature, so he had devoted more energy to books…
Her second brother had practiced martial arts since childhood, studied under a famous master, and later fought on the battlefield alongside Zhennan Wang…
Her third brother had disliked both literature and martial arts since childhood, preferring business instead. He had honed his skills in escaping danger, but when real danger came…
No, the pills had to be arranged—sooner rather than later. She would arrange it now.
Then she remembered the feeling of taking the Marrow Cleansing Pill herself—it was truly a mix of sourness and exhilaration. This time, she would let them all experience it. Happiness is better shared—hehe. Xia Xing’er laughed with a goose-like cackle.
Hearing their daughter/sister’s strange laughter, everyone’s attention once again focused on Xia Xing’er.
Xia Qingyu still remembered how his little sister had steered the conversation toward him earlier. This time, he finally had the chance to return the favor. Siblings were meant to tease each other—nothing wrong with that, right? Heh heh.