Madam, please ascend.

Chapter 37 Taking the bait
Yun Yi went back to his room to rest only when he was exhausted from practicing. Thinking that he now had a roommate, he moved lightly, took a quick shower outside the room, and then collapsed on the bed and began to snore.

Little did he know that the body on the bed next to him was just a fake one.

Song Xinci was looking for information in the library when she suddenly felt something in her heart. She shifted her mind to the fake body and found that Yun Yi had already returned to the house to rest.

Seeing this, she thought for a moment and decided to return as soon as possible to prevent Yun Yi from noticing anything. She didn't know why, even though the other party was only at the Qi Refining stage, she always felt that her identity was at risk of being exposed.

There was no way. The two people in the nameless town joined forces to fight against the King of Bliss. Yun Yi's wisdom left a deep impression on her, so that now that the two are on opposite sides, Song Xinci has to pay attention to the other party.

She simply cleaned up the traces she had left in the library, restored all the items to their original state, and then flew back to the disciple room of Youxi Peak.

Yun Yi looked a little funny when he slept, his brows slightly furrowed, and occasionally he would open his mouth slightly and let out a snoring sound. The sound was not loud, but sounded tired.

Indeed, it would be tiring to use your body to sharpen a sword on a large piece of iron.

Under the hazy moonlight, Song Xinci could only vaguely see the outline of Yun Yi's eyebrows and eyes, and felt inexplicably upset.

On the day of their wedding, they had a beautiful wedding night, but unfortunately, all they said were hurtful words. Looking back now, there was no romance at all.

On the contrary, now that the two of them were under the same roof, they had completely let down their guard against each other, and could have a good sleep, and perhaps even a sweet dream.

"Oh." Song Xinci let out a soft sigh, not knowing when this evil relationship would end.

Yun Yi had no idea that someone had the intention to kill him in the middle of the night, and even wanted to capture him and bring him back to the Demon Sect to torture him.

He got up early the next day and found that his new junior fellow apprentice Shi Yucheng had already woken up. He not only changed into his apprentice uniform, but also dressed up carefully.

Honestly, with Junior Brother Shi's demeanor, he'd be at least in the top three of the Fuyao Sect, probably on par with the sage scholar Meng Fan. It's just a shame his cultivation level is a bit low, otherwise there would surely be many female disciples secretly attracted to him.

Qingwei had instructed Yun Yi in advance to bring his junior fellow apprentice with him when he practiced today, so Yun Yi and Shi Yucheng came to Yunxia Peak together.

Qi Ling'er was probably still sleeping in at this moment, or perhaps she had gone into seclusion after being lectured by her master. Therefore, without the girl chattering beside him, Yun Yi felt quite uncomfortable.

No matter how good-looking Shi Yucheng is, he is still a man after all. Being too close to him will make Yun Yi worry that something is wrong with him.

The two of them arrived at the alchemy room, and Yun Yi said, "Junior brother, you haven't refined any pills yet, right?"

Song Xinci replied: "No."

This wasn't a lie; she truly knew nothing about alchemy. In her extremely simple Demon Sect values, elixirs were something you could either buy or rob, but not refine yourself.

Yun Yi said, "Then you can go to the study and look at some basic books."

Song Xinci was too lazy to watch Yun Yi making the elixir, so she just lifted her leg and slipped away.

Both of them breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it would be best if they didn't have to be disturbed by each other.

Afterwards, Yun Yi lit the furnace and prepared the materials as usual. This time, with the support of medicinal materials from Senior Brother Xun, he had a lot more money on hand, so he prepared to refine another batch of Qi-replenishing pills.

He was busy with his work and didn't notice a beautiful figure approaching him.

The man said, "Junior brother, are you refining the Qi-boosting pill again?"

Yun Yi looked up in surprise, looking at Su Qing, who was smiling sweetly, and was inexplicably surprised. For some reason, every time Su Qing approached him, Yun Yi was completely unaware, as if the other person's aura had merged with the alchemy room.

Su Qing noticed that Yun Yi was staring at her and asked curiously, "Is there ash on my face?" After saying that, she wiped her pink cheeks.

Yun Yi smiled and said, "I just feel that Senior Sister Su comes and goes quietly, and no matter where she appears in the alchemy room, she seems very harmonious."

"Maybe because I live and eat here, the aura on my body is becoming more and more similar to that of elixirs."

"Hearing you say that, I do feel that Senior Sister is sometimes like a pill." This was not a compliment. In Yun Yi's opinion, Su Qing's whole body exuded the fragrance of medicine, and the slightest contact was as refreshing as a pill.

"Junior Brother Yun is so sweet. I like to hear that." Unexpectedly, Su Qing simply sat next to Yun Yi and made pills with him, and the pills they made happened to be Qi-replenishing pills.

The two people's techniques are very different. Su Qing is extremely skilled in using the alchemy furnace. He never weighs the herbs when grabbing them, but throws them directly into the furnace, without any error in the amount.

Yun Yi felt inexplicably guilty, as if he was practicing in the Qi Refining Realm and the Return to Void Realm together, one person swallowing and exhaling spiritual energy like a goldfish, and the other absorbing spiritual energy like a giant whale.

After putting all the materials in and adjusting the fire, Su Qing had nothing to do, so he turned to look at Yun Yi: "Junior brother, why don't you start yet?"

Yun Yi said "Oh" and started to operate clumsily. Moreover, because his senior sister was supervising him, he felt that his thinking was not as clear as yesterday.

He had never missed Qi Ling'er so much before, and thought it would be more relaxing to have his junior sister around to tell some gossip.

Fortunately, Su Qing's presence here was not entirely a negative influence. She reminded him, "Junior brother, you forgot to put the cricket grass."

"Let it go."

"It seems a bit too much."

"Then I'll take some out."

"It seems to be less again."

Yun Yi couldn't help but sigh and gave Su Qing a helpless look.

Su Qing covered her lips and smiled: "Okay, okay, I won't say anything."

Yun Yi held his breath and concentrated on the state of the alchemy furnace. After a while, he finally completed all the preliminary operations, closed the furnace lid and waited for the results.

When he had some free time, Su Qing suddenly asked, "Junior brother, why are you only refining Qi-boosting pills? I see you have a lot of materials. You can definitely try refining some Ice Heart Pills and Red Blood Pills. You can sell them for more spirit stones at Qingluo Peak."

Yun Yi cheered up after hearing this, thinking that you were the one who found this topic!

He said depressedly: "I started practicing too late, so I want to replenish the spiritual energy in my body through alchemy to speed up the process of refining qi into spirit."

"I see. However, the Qi-replenishing pill is only useful for those in the early stages of the Qi Refining Realm. I'm afraid Junior Brother will have to refine a higher-grade pill recipe in the future. Furthermore, the higher the level of the recipe, the greater the demand for medicinal materials. I'm afraid it will be a considerable burden."

Su Qing's words were obviously intended to test him.

Yun Yi lowered his voice and said, "To be honest, Senior Sister, I actually have some very old medicinal herbs on hand, so I'm not worried about the materials."

After he said this, he suddenly noticed that the small pocket of Su Qing's apron moved. It was right at her lower abdomen, so Yun Yi didn't dare to look at it for long, and his eyes moved away as soon as they met.

Su Qing smiled and said, "Then I wonder what medicinal herbs Junior Brother has?"

Yun Yi looked embarrassed.

"Junior brother, listen to my explanation. I am obsessed with alchemy, so I am particularly interested in rare flowers and plants. Moreover, I want to refine an elixir recently, but I am missing an ingredient called Hualong Fruit. I have been searching for a long time but have no clues."

"Dragon Fruit? What does it look like?"

"It's the size of an adult's fist, bright red, slightly prickly on the surface, and a slightly soft skin. If you pinch it, you'll find a lot of juice inside."

Yun Yi listened and recalled, vaguely remembering that there seemed to be similar medicinal herbs in Zhi Lao Er's pile of rare treasures.

Su Qing watched his expression change, and while comforting the little red snake, she smiled secretly in her heart.

Someone took the bait!
However, Yun Yi didn't know that he had his own plan in mind. He thought that since Su Qing just needed his help, he could ask her to help him make the elixir.

Someone took the bait!
(End of this chapter)