Upon hearing Yun Fei’s statement, Mu Lingxi was stunned for a moment.
“Huh? That’s it?
I’ll just pay you back.
Honestly, the roof you blew up yourself is much more expensive than the door.
I thought you wouldn’t care…”
“…What did you say? The roof?”
Yun Fei’s heart skipped a beat.
Then, as if seeking confirmation, she hurried back to the Alchemy Room and looked up.
What met her eyes was not a dark roof, but the azure sky, the morning sun hanging high in the east, and… a black crow perched on the broken eaves.
“Caw— Caw— Caw—” She had never noticed it before, but now Yun Fei suddenly felt that the crow’s voice was incredibly unpleasant and piercing.
It seemed to have gained intelligence, mocking Yun Fei, who was about to be driven to exhaustion for the sake of money.
“Ugh— Drop dead! You stupid bird!”
She couldn’t take it!
She really couldn’t take it anymore!
When had Yun Fei ever suffered such a grievance?
Even turning into a girl a few days ago didn’t feel as desperate as this moment!
“Die!”
Yun Fei threw a Small Fireball, accurately striking the crow.
The poor crow ultimately had to pay the price for mocking the future Demon Sovereign.
The high temperature instantly incinerated the crow’s feathers completely.
“Thud!”
It didn’t even have time to let out a scream before it fell straight to the ground, roasted to a crisp.
Mu Lingxi, who had walked in to watch the show, stared blankly at such a tragic scene.
“Hey! You unreasonable fellow! Even if you’re angry and feel wronged, there’s no need to take it out on an innocent creature, right?”
Yun Fei didn’t snap back immediately.
Instead, she stepped forward, picked up the roasted crow from the ground, and threw it into Mu Lingxi’s arms.
“Do you like birds? Then I’ll give it to you. It should taste pretty good.”
Yun Fei could hear the schadenfreude in Mu Lingxi’s voice; she was teasing her!
Therefore, Yun Fei didn’t back down and retaliated directly!
How would she defend against this? Just how would she defend?
Seeing something flying toward her, Mu Lingxi subconsciously caught it.
Once she realized what it was, her face visibly darkened.
But then, a scent of perfectly roasted meat wafted into her nose, causing the tip of her nose to twitch slightly.
Yun Fei’s focus was entirely on Mu Lingxi because she desperately wanted to see how she would react.
Would she scream in fear, or would she be annoyed after being slighted?
Either way, it would be a great sight to see!
However, it seemed as though the heavens were deliberately targeting her.
Whenever it came to things involving Mu Lingxi, there was a high probability that things would not go according to her wishes, just like this very moment.
“Mmm… it smells so good~ Yun Fei, are you that skilled? Even though it was just a casually thrown fireball, you managed to roast this crow just right. It’s a pity there’s no seasoning, though…”
No! What are you disappointed about!
Is that the point?!
Shouldn’t you feel my insult, throw it away with disdain, and then attack me verbally?
Yun Fei’s brain was nearing a collapse and was about to stall.
“You… as long as you like it…”
Yun Fei’s heart was already exhausted.
She just wanted her to leave now so she could calm down.
“Yun Fei, how about you cook for me from now on? If you agree, I’ll pay for the repairs for your roof and door, and I’ll even give you money every month. What do you think?”
Mu Lingxi’s pupils darted around as she thought of a brilliant idea.
“Huh? What did you say? You want me to cook for you? By the dead Heavenly Way! Is there something wrong with your brain? I am your rival, your enemy! You want me to cook for you?”
Yun Fei swore that this was absolutely the best joke she had heard in her twenty years of life.
Was she the kind of person who would lose her principles for money?
Although she was in the Profane Realm and didn’t have much Profane Realm currency, making life very tight, she was not someone who lacked money in the Demon Realm.
Throughout the entire Demon Realm, there was nothing she couldn’t afford!
“Dammit! Once I become the Demon Sovereign, I must annex the Spiritual Yuan of the Profane Realm and change it all into Demon Essence! No, that’s not right. The next time I go back, I will start taking action!”
Yun Fei secretly made up her mind, vowing to change the situation where Mu Lingxi used money to manipulate her in the Profane Realm!
“I’m serious! Just from that move you showed just now, I keenly sensed your foundation in culinary skills. You are my savior!”
Mu Lingxi’s eyes were full of hope.
She blinked her sincere, large eyes and stared intently at Yun Fei, making Yun Fei’s heart skip a beat.
“Don’t look at me with those eyes—this is why girls are so annoying! How am I supposed to refuse when you look like this!”
Seeing Mu Lingxi’s sincere expression paired with her stunning face, Yun Fei, whose male psychology had not yet been completely eroded, simply could not refuse.
“No, no! What are you thinking! She is the Saintess of the Evergreen Sect! She is also the culprit who changed the trajectory of your life! How could you agree to her so easily!”
A little angel in Yun Fei’s mind pleaded bitterly, but a little demon on the side pushed the angel away.
“Don’t believe her, believe me! You can basically be said to be penniless right now. In the past when you came to the Profane Realm, you could rob some cultivators out on trials, but you can’t do that now. You need a stable income of Spiritual Yuan to guarantee your next steps of life at the Academy!”
“Bullshit! Where can’t you earn Spiritual Yuan? Why go to that woman Mu Lingxi? Don’t you know what she did? She definitely has bad intentions! Yun Fei, you absolutely cannot yield to your nemesis just because you lack money!”
Two little people in her brain were locked in a heavenly battle.
Her head felt like it was about to explode. With the help of triple brainpower, she thought of a compromise.
“I can agree to half of your request. I will cook for you for one week, and you will help me cover the repair costs. As for cooking for you forever? Im-pos-sible!”
Yun Fei’s last words were forceful and beyond doubt.
“Fine, one week it is.”
Mu Lingxi agreed very quickly.
This instead caused Yun Fei’s heart to tighten again.
One week… there wouldn’t be a trap, would there?
Yun Fei watched as Mu Lingxi left with cheerful steps.
At that moment, she noticed Jiang Qing, who had been standing to the side watching for a long time…
“Eh? Sister Jiang? Why are you here too?”
“I’ve been here the whole time…”
Jiang Qing’s Youyou voice drifted over, and for some reason, it seemed filled with resentment.
“Ahaha… I see… but things have been resolved. Sister Jiang, go back and rest quickly!”
“Mm… seeing your current way of getting along, I am much more relieved. I am about to go into secluded meditation. You two better behave yourselves, understood?”
A gratified smile appeared on Jiang Qing’s haggard face.
After a short silence, she spoke about her upcoming seclusion.
“Okay! Don’t worry, Sister Jiang! Today was just a small mistake, it won’t happen next time!”
“I won’t be in my own room for seclusion. Here is the key. If you still want to practice alchemy, go to my place.”
Yun Fei took the key and nodded obediently.
“Thank you, Sister Jiang~”
Hehe~ She was originally worried about where to finish refining her incomplete pills.
Now, it was being handed to her without any effort at all~
Jiang Qing nodded and left with light steps.
However, her steps were even more unsteady than they had been in the morning, which caught Yun Fei’s attention.
“It hasn’t even been an hour, right? What exactly did Senior Jiang do to be so exhausted?”
***
The midday sun was just right.
There was no one in Jiang Qing’s room anymore; clearly, she had already set off for her seclusion.
Consequently, Yun Fei naturally entered Jiang Qing’s Alchemy Room.
Jiang Qing’s Alchemy Room was different from hers.
Inside, the medicinal fragrance was rich, and the unburnt incense still emitted a soul-calming scent through the gaps of the incense burner.
“Hmm… Senior should stay in the Alchemy Room often… but I remember her telling me she doesn’t know much about managing medicinal ingredients. What’s going on?”
Looking around, rows of medicinal ingredients were neatly arranged on the only table in the room.
Those were the raw materials for the Spirit Gathering Pill.
Along with the ingredients, there was also an open book.
“This is… a recipe book? An Elementary Recipe Book?”
Yun Fei flipped to the cover and saw a few words scribbled on it.
“So Senior only recently started dabbling in alchemy?”
Yun Fei was slightly surprised.
If she had a talent for alchemy, Jiang Qing wouldn’t have waited until now, in her twenties, to start.
Judging by the medicinal residues that hadn’t been cleaned up yet, one could roughly estimate how high the failure rate was.
“This is the rhythm of a secret!”
Based on her imagination alone, Yun Fei could not yet deduce the motive that compelled Senior Jiang to persist in practicing alchemy despite having no talent for it.