Only after inquiring did she understand that because the two shared the same origin, as long as one of them absorbed energy, the other would benefit as well.
Whichever broke through first, the other would closely follow.
As long as Yuchuan worked hard, Yanxi could practically activate freeloader mode.
Shu Jianyue kissed them and watched with a smile as they played with building blocks together.
Checking the time, she asked, “Xixi, Yu’er, shall we go out to play?”
As soon as the three stepped out of the space, they were surrounded by Chaotian and Tiankong; one looked at Xixi, while the other looked at Yuchuan.
Shu Jianyue looked toward Tiankong and asked, “Did anything happen during this time?”
Tiankong nodded. “Master, the Sect Master of Qingling Men also wants to exchange Danyao with Fuchenshan. I have already agreed—one Yunlingdan (potato ball) for one thousand low-grade Lingshi, or exchanged for Lingqi or Faji.”
Shu Jianyue naturally had no objection. Thinking about Qian Cai lacking money was quite amusing.
Besides, that Sect Master of Qingling Men hadn’t made a move that time; he had merely stood by and watched.
“Did Fengxian Guo’s Ninth Prince send over his things?”
Tiankong shook his head. “No. Aside from the people from Qingling Men and Hunyuan Xianzong, no outsiders have come to Fuchenshan.”
Shu Jianyue narrowed her eyes. They had stayed in the Bijing for three days, and the three-day deadline had already passed, yet he still hadn’t delivered them. It seemed he didn’t take her seriously at all.
Shu Jianyue scratched her chin and felt she could go take a stroll in the capital of Fengxian Guo.
The moment Chaotian saw this gesture of hers, he knew she was going to stir up trouble. Stepping forward, he asked, “Master, do you need us to go with you?”
Shu Jianyue shook her head. “No need, I can go by myself.”
Hearing this, Yanxi immediately stepped forward, grabbed her hand, and looked up at her.
Shu Jianyue squatted down and hugged her. “Alright, our Xixi will go too, and Yu’er will come along as well.”
At night, Shu Jianyue looked at the person before her and furrowed her brows.
It had been a while since she last dreamed of him. Why had he entered her dream again?
She had already broken through to the Yuanying stage; how could he still enter her dream?
“Just who are you? Why do you keep entering my dreams?” During the first few times, Shu Jianyue had been very guarded. Later, she discovered he couldn’t do anything to her, so she stopped taking him seriously.
It was just that constantly entering her dreams was quite bothersome to her.
Zhong Jiu said coldly, “There is a bond between you and me.”
This served as a bit of seasoning while he was trapped in the darkness.
He stared at the woman before him. Her appearance was breathtakingly peerless; even a Shenji could not match three or four-tenths of her beauty.
A pair of eyes was currently staring intently at him, fluttering and full of vivid spirit.
“What bond do I have with you? How come I don’t know about it?” Shu Jianyue closed her eyes to sense it, but sensed nothing at all.
Seeing that he didn’t speak, Shu Jianyue waved her hand in front of him. “Hey?”
Zhong Jiu glanced at her.
“You haven’t told me what the bond is yet.” Shu Jianyue gave a light cough, approached, looked at his scarecrow-like posture, and asked, “Why is your posture so strange?”
Saying that, she tried to lower his raised arm, only to find it didn’t budge in the slightest.
“What’s going on with you?” Shu Jianyue hung her entire weight on it, yet it still remained completely motionless.
“Whoa, you wouldn’t happen to be a scarecrow spirit, would you?” That would truly be a waste of this peerless, unmatched face.
Feeling the warmth emanating from her body, an indescribable, strange sensation flickered in Zhong Jiu’s heart. “Let go.”
That he could enter her dream was already rare; moving freely was simply out of the question.
This seal and imprisonment penetrated deep into his soul.
Shu Jianyue also realized her abrupt action. What had gotten into her head? Why had she suddenly acted so crazy?
Whatever posture he had was none of her business. “Well, sorry about that, I just had a brain fart.”
Zhong Jiu’s fingers twitched slightly. He didn’t know why half a drop of his Jingxue was inside her body, forging a bond between them.
……
Early the next morning, Shu Jianyue met with Linglong and the others, told Tiankong to look after them properly, and then set off toward the capital of Fengxian Guo with Yuchuan and Yanxi.
With her speed, reaching the capital of Fengxian Guo was merely a matter of a few hours.
Today, Shu Jianyue wore a light blue dress. As she walked, the light hem swayed gently, giving an exceptionally ethereal impression.
Her beauty was peerless, and a faint, radiant smile graced her lips, looking just like a fairy descending to the mortal realm.
Every passing pedestrian revealed an expression of astonishment. Yet when they saw the children in her arms, they inevitably showed an intense sense of regret.
Such a beauty, yet she was already a mother!
Looking at the bustling street, Shu Jianyue instantly felt that humans truly needed to live in communities; Fuchenshan was far too lonely.
Just as this thought popped into her mind, she was immediately drawn away by cheers from the other side.
“Step right up, don’t miss out! Imperial-exclusive Xianniang, only fifty Lingshi!”
It was clearly a roadside stall, yet the vendor shouted with an air of high-end grandeur.
Shu Jianyue sniffed and instantly curled her lips. The aroma of this wine was so faint it practically had no scent, and they dared call it imperial-exclusive wine?
Not knowing what he had spotted, Yuchuan tugged her forward.
Although Yanxi was also looking around, she remained very quiet; only her gaze revealed that she was in a great mood.
Seeing that Shu Jianyue had no interest in the things Yuchuan was looking at, she asked, “Xixi, is there anything you like? Mother will buy it for you.”
Yanxi nodded, pointing to a stall ahead. “Want that.”
Shu Jianyue turned to look and saw it was a stall selling Lingshoudan, displaying various kinds of patterned Lingshoudan.
“Alright, then let’s go have a look.”
“Yu’er, are you done looking?”
Yuchuan nodded and put down the wooden saber in his hand. “Mother, let’s go.”
Shu Jianyue looked at the wooden saber and asked, “Not buying it?”
Yuchuan shook his head. “Don’t want it, doesn’t look good. Accompany Xixi.”
Shu Jianyue scooped up one in each arm and gave each a kiss. “Aww, how are my family’s Xixi and Yu’er both so well-behaved?”
Yanxi’s face flushed red instantly, and she buried her head into Shu Jianyue’s neck.
Grinning, Shu Jianyue carried them toward the Lingshoudan stall.
Only then did Yanxi lift her head to look at the stall, her eyes fixed straight on a pitch-black egg placed at the very edge.
Shu Jianyue looked at that egg, her eyelid twitching. “Xixi, are you sure you want that one?”
Yanxi nodded. “Want it.”
“What about Yu’er?” Encountering a Lingshoudan was not easy; after all, Lingshou were very protective of their offspring.
Besides, not all Lingshou were oviparous.
Yet so many were laid out here, which meant there were both fakes and genuine ones among them.
The one Yanxi chose was a real egg, but it had barely any life force left, meaning it wasn’t far from turning into a dead egg.
After glancing at the black egg, Yuchuan shook his head.
Shu Jianyue looked at the stall owner and asked, “Boss, how much for this black one?”
The stall owner had been watching the mother and children for a while. Seeing Shu Jianyue ask for the price, he immediately smiled and said, “This egg was brought back by me all the way from the Dark Abyss Netherland…”
“Alright, cut the nonsense. Just say directly how much you want.” In business, everyone bragged to high heaven; one only needed to believe half of it.
The boss chuckled twice and held up two fingers to gesture.
Shu Jianyue raised an eyebrow. “Twenty?”
The boss’s face instantly dropped. “Are you joking? Do you know how hard it was to get this egg? Selling it for twenty low-grade Lingshi, I’d rather take it home and boil it to eat—at least it would fill my belly.”
“Two Shangpin Lingshi?” As soon as Shu Jianyue said this, the surrounding area instantly went dead silent, and the people around all whipped their heads around to stare at her.
Seeing their eyes shining brightly, Shu Jianyue instantly felt goosebumps rise all over her body.
“What is it?”
The boss immediately snapped back to his senses, placed the black egg into Yanxi’s arms, and then held out his hand to Shu Jianyue. “Two Shangpin Lingshi.”
Shu Jianyue glanced at him, chipped off two pieces from the Lingshi left over from Yuchuan’s absorption, and handed them over. “Here.”
Seeing that she truly produced two Shangpin Lingshi, everyone immediately swarmed over.
“Madam, I have a supreme-grade Lingcao here, yours for just one Shangpin Lingshi!”
“Ma-Madam, I have a Tianpin Lingqi here, only…”
Shu Jianyue’s head instantly throbbed with a massive headache.