I am Guhuoniao, not an umbrella demon, please do not disturb me.

The Desolate Skeleton's original strength was only at the Nascent Soul stage, but under the projection of the Underworld, her strength increased dramatically, and cultivators entering this area were weakened and suppressed, making her strength naturally terrifying.

Unfortunately, no matter how powerful he was, he couldn't withstand the attacks of cultivators from all over the world.

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Under the bright sunshine, Bai Qing slowly opened her eyes while lying in Qing Ji's arms.

She slept for an hour, and Kiyohime continued to massage her.

After waking up, I felt refreshed and invigorated.

"Aunt, you're awake," Kiyohime said softly.

Bai Qingyu stretched and hummed in agreement. Then, she suddenly turned around and hugged Qingji. Qingji exclaimed "Ah!" and Bai Qingyu said with a smile, "You slept really well. You really are my little Qingji."

Kiyohime's body was so light and soft that Bai Qingyu felt she was comparable to Shinten. It was no wonder she was a snake demon; she was as supple as if she had no bones.

"Aunt." Kiyohime blushed slightly.

"Where are Zhen Tian and the others?" Bai Qingyu seemed oblivious to Qing Ji's shyness, still hugging her and sticking close to her.

"Sister Zhentian and the others went fishing."

Looking up, Bai Qingyu saw Zhen Tian fishing with Xiao Yao, Yu Zhuan Jin, and Xiao She Xiao Die. The youngest girl, Ya, was tied to Tamamo-no-Mae's back. Seeing him standing by the river using his demon tail to coax the child, Bai Qingyu fell silent for a moment.

I knew he had the potential to take care of children, but I never imagined his potential was this great.

"I'll go get the baby, wait a moment."

Bai Qingyu got up, walked along the path to the riverbank, took the baby off Yuzao-mae's back and held it in her arms. Several little girls were watching Zhentian and the little snake fishing, cheering them on. Sure enough, with such simple conditions, there were actually a few big fish in the basket.

This is probably what's called the "newbie protection period."

Holding the child, Bai Qingyu returned to Qingji's side and sat down next to her without any regard for her image.

She said she was taking care of the child, but as soon as she brought the baby back, she stuffed it into Kiyohime's arms.

Anyway, the baby was asleep and there was no problem. Bai Qingyu took out some unfinished wooden umbrellas from her storage ring and continued weaving them in the afternoon sun.

Lately, she's felt that Xiaoyao and Yuzhanjin are being too naughty, so she's decided to find something for the two little ones to do.

Weave some wooden umbrellas and sew some cloth shoes, then have the little girl take them out to sell.

The day passed quickly, and by evening, the girls fishing by the river had also gotten bored and returned with two baskets of fish, laughing and joking.

After playing around all afternoon, at least we have food for today and tomorrow.

They went home chatting and laughing. That evening, Bai Qingyu cleaned all the fish they had caught.

It was already night.

After her diaper was changed and she had her bath, Ya started fussing again.

Sleeping soundly during the day, full of energy at night.

Bai Qingyu used her demonic power to block the bed, letting the little one crawl around, while she herself lay in Zhen Tian's arms.

"Sigh, there's been so much going on lately, I might have to go to Shangchuan Prefecture again."

"Are we going to pick up that monster called the Spider Lily?"

"Yes, it's her."

"Then go ahead, I'll take care of things at home."

"My home is truly blessed."

The child climbed onto her, and Bai Qingyu lifted her by the back of her collar and put her aside. At the same time, she said, "Xiao Yao and the others have been too naughty lately. I think we should extend their school time. But before that, I need to make them understand the hardships of life."

“I made five umbrellas and seven pairs of shoes. I’ll give them to the two of them to sell at the market tomorrow. They can eat whatever they make for the next week, or they can just eat plain steamed buns.”

"This, this isn't a good idea."

"It has to be this way, otherwise these two little ones won't know any better."

Yuzhanjin is fine, but Xiaoyao is the main problem. Bai Qingyu doesn't know what kind of psychological changes she has gone through, turning from a shy and timid little girl into a troublemaker.

As soon as she finished speaking, Ya climbed onto Bai Qingyu's face, grabbing Bai Qingyu's hair with one hand. With the other hand, she lost her balance and her little face bumped into Bai Qingyu's face. She immediately cried out in pain, covering her face and sobbing.

"..."

Silence fell over the room, broken only by the child's cries. Bai Qingyu picked her up and spoke after a long while.

"I wonder what this child will be like in the future. I hope he won't be a troublemaker too."

The night was spent amidst Ya's tantrums.

Early the next morning, Bai Qingyu pulled Xiao Yao and Yu Zhuan Jin out of bed, had them wash up and eat breakfast, and then took out a wooden umbrella and cloth shoes.

"Here, you two take this. Go to the market and sell it later. The amount you make will determine how much food you eat for the next few days. If you can't sell a single one, don't blame me for being ruthless. You'll just have to eat plain steamed buns."

Bai Qingyu thought these words would frighten the two little ones.

Unexpectedly, after hearing these words, the two little ones only hesitated for a moment before their eyes lit up and they immediately agreed.

It's normal for them to be mischievous at their age. Bai Qingyu wanted them to know that the beauty of life is hard-won, and not to be so playful every day. They should study when they should study, cultivate when they should cultivate, and play properly when it's time to play.

But seeing their reactions, Bai Qingyu had a bad feeling.

After disguising the two girls, Bai Qingyu told them some rules, such as not revealing their identities, not saying that she made the umbrella, and the prices of the wooden umbrella and cloth shoes. After finishing, Bai Qingyu saw them off.

He himself flew in the sky and watched the two little girls from afar.

In the sky, Bai Qingyu looked bewildered when he saw the two little ones walking alone on the bustling street. Xiao Yao was still quite timid by nature, but she was much better than before. Now she would only dare to walk if she held onto Yu Zhuan Jin's sleeve.

Compared to Xiao Yao, Yu Zhuan Jin was much bolder, leading Xiao Yao towards the most bustling part of the market.

Disguised by demonic power, the two little ones had ordinary faces, no different from any other little girls. Their clothes were also quite ordinary in Bai Qingyu's eyes, all made by Xiaodie.

The two little ones were walking down the street when Bai Qingyu saw a monster uncle with a buffalo head asking them if they needed help. Yuzhan Jin shook her head, said thank you, and left. The buffalo-headed uncle scratched his head sheepishly and didn't say anything more.

The number of demons on the streets was not as many as one might imagine; there were more humans. However, compared to other prefectures, Tongzhou was the place with the most demons. You could see several demons among every hundred people, and everyone got along very harmoniously.

While Bai Qingyu was still sighing, he saw the two little girls finally stop.

They arrived at the very center of the market, which was also the liveliest place.

Tongzhou has developed incredibly rapidly in recent years, and the market is full of people, including some richly dressed young ladies from wealthy families.

The two boys' targets were these young ladies.

She saw Miketsu stop a rich young lady, and went up to her sweetly, saying, "Sister, I have some very pretty paper umbrellas and shoes here, would you like to take a look?"

As he spoke, he opened the wooden umbrella in his hand.

After all, the wooden umbrella was made by Bai Qingyu herself, so its quality, details, and exquisiteness were all quite perfect, far surpassing all the paper umbrellas on the market.

This can be considered as Bai Qingyu lowering the difficulty for the two little ones.

Yu Zhuan Jin said, "This wooden umbrella has been blessed by the Divine Phoenix Goddess. It carries her blessing. If you buy it and take it home, everything will be peaceful and safe. Buy one, sister. It's not expensive, only twenty copper coins."

The wealthy young lady looked at the oil-paper umbrella and hesitated.

A regular umbrella costs only twelve copper coins; this is far too expensive.

As for the blessing of the Divine Phoenix Goddess, let's forget about that. Nowadays, almost everything in the market, especially those for praying for blessings and warding off disasters, has been blessed by the Divine Phoenix Goddess.

Seeing her hesitation, Yuzhanjin's eyes lit up. "Sister, why don't you take a look at the craftsmanship of this umbrella? It's so exquisite. Have you ever seen any other umbrella like this? Think about it, an umbrella is also a symbol of status. On rainy or windy days, if you go out with your friends and take out this exquisite umbrella, wouldn't it look much better than other people's umbrellas?"

"There's a reason why it's expensive; you have things that others don't."

“That makes sense, then I’ll buy one.” The rich young lady thought it made a lot of sense and immediately paid for it.

Seeing that she was about to leave, Miketsu spoke up again.

"Sister, wait a minute."

"Ok?"

"Sister, look! I have six more umbrellas like these. There will definitely be many more people like you who want to buy them. Then your umbrellas won't be the only ones in the city that are this beautiful."

"Sister, you probably haven't seen any umbrellas more beautiful than these in the city, have you?"

"And my sister is so beautiful and elegant, how much money could seven umbrellas cost? It's not even as much as the price of a meal for her."

"I'll spend the price of a meal to buy the only umbrella in the whole city. When I take it out and my friends see it, they'll definitely envy me."

"But there's no use in being envious. Only my sister has such a beautiful umbrella. And not only does she have one, she can also let us share it."

The rich young lady hesitated again; after thinking it over carefully, it seemed to make sense.

“Little sister, what you said makes a lot of sense. Here, this is five taels of silver. You know what I mean, right?”

It means that since we've received so much money, we shouldn't sell umbrellas anymore; let her umbrella be the only one available.

"Hehehe, I know, my sister and I won't be selling umbrellas anymore."

Miketsu happily accepted the silver, and then gave all the umbrellas in the bamboo basket behind her to the rich young lady.

Cash on delivery.

"Little sister, can you tell me who made these umbrellas?"

"My aunt made it."

"Your aunt?"

"Yes, I live in the Divine Phoenix Residence. My aunt is the Divine Phoenix Goddess."

You can't say that Bai Qingyu sold the umbrella when you're selling it, but you can say that after you've sold it, right?

The rich young lady was stunned for a moment, then blinked. "You...you, little sister, are you serious? These Umbrella God Phoenixes..."

"Shh, sister, keep your voice down. Aunt doesn't want anyone to know about this."

"Okay, okay, I'll keep my voice down."

The rich young lady put her ear close to Mikoto's mouth and was shocked to hear what Mikoto whispered. She hurriedly tried to give Mikoto ten taels of silver, but was refused.

"Well then, I wish you a pleasant life, sister. We'll be going now."

Yuzhanjin and Xiaoyao left to continue their search for their next target to sell cloth shoes, leaving the rich young lady alone, bewildered in the wind.

Five taels of silver is such a good deal.

Let alone five taels, even two hundred taels of silver would be enough to scramble for these umbrellas if people knew they were made by the Divine Phoenix Lady herself. And the key point is that, given her wealth, she would most likely not be able to get two hundred taels.

Holding a paper umbrella, the wealthy young lady turned a corner and headed towards the Divine Phoenix Temple.