In the world of cultivation, one grinds for proficiency and longevity.

"One yuan, two yuan... one hundred yuan... two hundred and thirty-one yuan!"

After the store closed, Zhou Ruoyun held a pile of white spirit stones, counting them while grinning happily.

"What? The eldest daughter of the Zhou family is so happy just from earning a few spirit stones?" Chen Changqing teased.

"Of course, this is what we earned together!" Zhou Ruoyun counted on her fingers, "After deducting costs, the profit is about 130 spirit stones. I wish we could have this kind of income every day."

"You wish! I don't want to die suddenly at such a young age," Chen Changqing quickly refused.

Indeed, the talismans sold today were all from previous stock. Based on Chen Changqing's current capabilities, he can produce a maximum of six mid-grade talismans per day and thirteen low-grade talismans per day.

Zhou Ruoyun's side can barely manage a fold.

After hearing this, Zhou Ruoyun put down the spirit stones, came over and gently hugged Chen Changqing's neck, her breath sweet as orchids as she spoke:

"Don't worry, I won't make you work overtime. If you really have to work overtime, it will be paid overtime."

The new contract stipulates that Chen Changqing only needs to draw talismans during the market's business hours, which is about eight hours, and he can move around freely during the rest of the time.

"Add spirit stones?" Chen Changqing asked.

"Besides adding spirit stones, you can certainly add something else as well," Zhou Ruoyun said affectionately, her implication obvious.

Faced with such a beautiful woman being so proactive, I'm completely infatuated...

Chen Changqing had no choice but to speak rationally and earnestly: "Ruoyun, please don't be like this. I may not be able to give you anything. Perhaps, once the contract expires, I will leave!"

Chen Changqing emphasized the last sentence, making the warning clear.

Eight years later, he had reached the late stage of Qi Refining and was about to seek his own Foundation Establishment opportunity.

Staying with the Zhou family offers little hope.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ruoyun slowly stood up and sighed softly:

"Changqing, I've been through a life-or-death experience, and I've come to see many things in a new light. If you had insisted on leaving back then, I would have blamed myself for being incompetent."

Then he added, "Let's not talk about these unhappy things. I'm going to take a bath first."

The shop is a two-story building, with business on the first floor and two rooms on the second floor.

Although the area is not very spacious, it has all the necessary kitchen and shower facilities.

The key is that although the entire Lingshan Market is very large and requires a lot of spiritual energy, it is buried under a second-tier spiritual vein. The talisman shop is located near the center, so the amount of spiritual energy it can receive is no different from that of Shuiyue Tower.

Even at midday when there are fewer people, it seems to surpass them.

No wonder Zhou Guang and the others were in a bad mood after visiting the talisman shop; doing business doesn't interfere with cultivation at all!

No wonder, when Chen Changqing asked Zhou Ruoyun why she didn't invest on her own that day, she just smiled and didn't say anything.

Zhou Dezheng is absolutely devoted to his daughter!

Just as Chen Changqing was sighing inwardly, Zhou Ruoyun came out of the bath.

She was wearing only a nearly transparent gauze dress, and her wet, dark hair was casually draped over her shoulders.

However, she quickly raised her hand and used her spiritual energy to create a warm breeze, instantly making her cascading black hair fluffy.

Her wet hair seemed to be affecting her next move.

Under the light, the thin gauze was faintly visible, outlining graceful curves and inspiring endless imagination.

With a touch of boldness mixed with shyness, she walked straight up to Chen Changqing, who was still in shock, hugged him, kissed him, and pounced on him in one smooth motion.

"Ruoyun, Xiaoyue is still downstairs."

After a long while, Chen Changqing pushed her away and gently reminded her.

"It's alright, she'll knock herself out if she hears the noise."

Zhou Ruoyun seemed completely indifferent to her personal maid, and immediately pounced on her again.

"..."

Chen Changqing's defenses, which he had held firm for many years, were finally breached at this moment.

All he could do was respond even more fiercely.

And so, the brocade quilt was turned over, and spring filled the room.

It wasn't until the moon was high in the sky that the room finally returned to peace, with only Zhou Ruoyun curled up lazily in Chen Changqing's arms, fast asleep.

Poor Zhou Dezheng, to prevent Chen Changqing from doing anything inappropriate to his daughter, even set up a powerful array in her room to prevent her from entering without permission.

But how could he have imagined that the person he should be guarding against was his own daughter?

In fact, not only that, the Zhou family elders had already set up a defensive formation throughout the entire building before leaving, which was enough to block the attacks of a Qi Refining Level 8 cultivator.

Moreover, Zhou Dezheng could sense when the formation was attacked and then rushed over quickly.

"I have a feeling I'm about to break through!"

Zhou Ruoyun was originally at the peak of the sixth level of Qi Refining. After a night of Yin-Yang harmony, when she woke up, she felt like she had one foot in the seventh level of Qi Refining. The sixth to seventh level is separated by a formidable chasm, and crossing it is no easy feat. "Changqing, thank you."

I think I feel the same way.

When Chen Changqing opened the panel, he saw that his cultivation level had indeed increased by several dozen points. "No need to thank me, my cultivation level has also increased quite a bit."

"Shall we play again?" Zhou Ruoyun smiled mischievously.

"It's broad daylight, isn't that inappropriate?" Chen Changqing replied.

"This is not simple," Zhou Ruoyun casually picked up a Vajra talisman from the table—

puff!

It instantly enveloped the entire room. "Isn't that perfect?!"

"A mid-grade talisman, a bit of a waste," Chen Changqing clicked his tongue.

A blush crossed Zhou Ruoyun's face. "The soundproofing of a low-grade talisman isn't good. I'm afraid I won't be able to relax."

"..."

……

"What's going on? What time is it? Why aren't you up and open for business?"

"Is there no charge for the booth rental?"

"Exactly, it's a young person running a stall, and they don't seem to care much about it."

Downstairs, in front of the talisman shop, a large crowd had already gathered. Some came to buy talismans, while others came to admire the beautiful talisman master and catch a glimpse of her charm.

"It's so noisy! Who's yelling outside so early in the morning?! Ouch, my head—it hurts so much!"

Hearing the sound, Xiaoyue woke up, touching her forehead. "They knocked too hard! I overslept!"

"It's all those two's fault—"

Muttering something, Xiaoyue then remembered that she needed to open for business. She quickly tidied up and opened the wooden roller shutter door.

Crunch, crunch~

"The maids are in there too—it's outrageous! It's one thing for the young lady to oversleep, but even the maids are this lazy. If you ask me, this talisman shop won't last long."

Some customers waited at the door for an hour or two, and they were angry, so their words were naturally unpleasant.

No wonder, most of those who buy talismans are independent cultivators.

They buy talismans mostly to save their lives when they go into the mountains to hunt monsters. Every extra hour they wait increases the risk.

"you--"

Poor Xiaoyue had no way to express her suffering.

"The stall has just opened, and the rules haven't been set up yet. We'll operate normally from now on."

Fortunately, Old Sun from the next stall spoke up in time, saying, "If you're in a hurry, you can go to the old-established talisman shop on West Street to tide you over for now."

The talisman shop was located on the east street of Ningjiafang Market, next to a shop selling spirit grains.

Further on was a tea stall run by a lame old man surnamed Liu, who specialized in serving independent cultivators. He sold a pot of inferior spiritual tea for two spirit stones, and surprisingly, his business was not bad.

"My brother bought a lightness talisman yesterday, tried it out, and it was much more effective than the one from Old Wu on West Street. If it weren't for the better results, who would be willing to wait!"

"That's right, that's right!"

The crowd echoed their agreement.