Noon, the sunlight was scorching, feeling like needles on the skin.

But Xiaobitan was filled with a coolness.

"Recently, the spiritual energy here is even more abundant than when I first arrived!"

After completing a round of cultivation, Ye Qingchen slowly stood up.

Unexpectedly, in just a few days, he had successfully broken through to the peak of Qi Refining.

He extended his right palm, gathering spiritual power, and a faint yellow flame was about to emerge from his palm.

He looked up at the towering cliff, excitement gleaming in his eyes.

The source of spiritual energy here was the spring.

The spring water seeped down from the mountain, bringing down the spiritual energy from the high mountains above the cliff.

This mountain was definitely not ordinary.

Just as he was about to go back and ask Liu Qingshan for some information about this mountain, he suddenly heard voices coming from the bamboo forest.

Upon hearing it, he recognized that it was Liu Yifei and Bao Meifeng.

Ye Qingchen was secretly delighted. Why bother asking Qingshan when he could ask his fiancée?

Ye Qingchen stood at the intersection, waiting.

When the two women turned around and saw Ye Qingchen, they were startled.

"Meifeng, Yifei, are you here to do laundry?"

Ye Qingchen bowed to the two of them.

Liu Yifei blushed, feeling nervous and at a loss for words, she softly replied, "Um."

Bao Meifeng pursed her lips and smiled slightly, suddenly remembering something, she said, "Oh, it seems like I forgot to lock the door when I left, I have to go back and check!"

After saying that, she turned around and left.

"Meifeng, you..." Liu Yifei knew she did it on purpose and panicked, shouting, "Hey, don't go!"

But she saw Bao Meifeng running even faster, still covering her mouth and laughing.

"I...I'm going back too!"

After Liu Yifei finished speaking, she turned around and tried to leave.

In this era, girls before marriage generally wouldn't meet with unfamiliar men, let alone be alone together like this.

Ye Qingchen looked at her embarrassed and awkward appearance and found it quite amusing, so he wanted to tease her.

He sighed lightly and pretended to be melancholic, saying, "It seems like you don't like me at all, it turns out I was just being presumptuous."

"No...no!" Liu Yifei hurriedly clarified, shaking her head like a drum.

"No? You don't like me?"

Liu Yifei wanted to say she liked him, but couldn't say it. She didn't know how to explain for a moment, her mouth pouted, and she cried in grievance.

"Alright, I was just joking with you, and you're crying like this? How boring!"

"Master Ye!" Liu Yifei hurriedly wiped away her tears, "I...I have never spoken to a stranger before, I can only chat with people I know!"

Seeing her pitiful appearance, Ye Qingchen knew she was afraid that he would really be angry, so she mustered up the courage to say such a long sentence, and he couldn't bear to tease her anymore.

He smiled slightly, reached out and rubbed her hair, comforting her, "I know, I was just teasing you!"

A simple head pat made Liu Yifei tremble violently as if she had been electrocuted. Her face turned as red as if she had applied rouge, and she gasped heavily.

Ye Qingchen chuckled inwardly. If she gets this nervous from just a head pat, I wonder if she can handle it when we enter the bridal chamber.

He took the wooden basin from Liu Yifei's hand and walked towards the edge of the pool.

Liu Yifei was stunned for a moment, then recovered and hurriedly caught up, saying, "Master Ye, give it back to me!"

"I'll help you wash!"

"No, no, no, this is something women do." Liu Yifei looked terrified.

Without saying a word, Ye Qingchen put the wooden basin on the ground and casually picked up a piece of clothing and soaked it in the water.

But he accidentally picked up a pink bra.

Liu Yifei bit her lip, her face turning so red that it seemed like blood would drip out.

She quickly snatched the bra and pressed it into the basin, feeling at a loss but also not daring to blame him.

Ye Qingchen, feeling uneasy, said, "I'm sorry, I...uh...then I won't help you wash, I'll just sit here and watch you."

Liu Yifei said, "I'm so ugly, what's there to look at?"

"Who dares to say that my wife is ugly, I won't let them off!"

"Pfft!"

Liu Yifei couldn't help but laugh, bowing her head and vigorously rubbing her clothes.

Ye Qingchen sat beside her, asking questions and finding topics to chat with her.

As they continued talking, Liu Yifei gradually opened up and her sentences became longer. Sometimes she would even add a few off-topic remarks.

"What is the name of this mountain?" Ye Qingchen asked.

"This is called the Taiyue Mountain Range. This mountain is huge. I heard it stretches for thousands of miles, connecting several provinces," Liu Yifei said.

"Has anyone been to the mountain?"

"After crossing the river and going around to the other side of the town, you can climb the mountain. People often go in for hunting, and my father and others sometimes go too. But I heard them say that they only dare to go two or three miles in and don't dare to go deeper."

"What happens if you go deeper? Are there a lot of water inside?"

Liu Yifei, being a sheltered girl, couldn't keep up with his pace and innocently said, "How could there be a lot of water in the mountains? But there are many fierce beasts. I heard the elderly in the village say that there are snakes as thick as water buckets, tigers as big as three cows, and all sorts of strange monsters. According to legend, there are even dragons and phoenixes. Anyway, hardly anyone who goes deep inside comes out alive."

As expected, the spiritual energy in this world is thin, but it is abundant here, probably thanks to the Taiyue Mountain.

Therefore, there must be creatures nurturing spiritual energy in this mountain.

Not to mention various precious materials, there might even be a Cave Mansion for cultivating immortality or a Secret Realm beyond the mortal world.

Ye Qingchen secretly rejoiced. If that's the case, wouldn't this Taiyue Mountain be a treasure trove for my cultivation?

Among the thirteen medicinal ingredients needed to refine the Rejuvenation Pill, there is a snake gall, which requires the fresh bile of a forest python for refinement.

This is a secret method of cultivation that doesn't exist in the mortal world, so it cannot be bought.

He was worried about not being able to find it anywhere, but it seems he can obtain it in this mountain.

"Did I say something wrong, Young Master Ye?"

"No!"

Liu Yifei breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I saw your sudden serious expression and silence, and thought I said something wrong."

Ye Qingchen smiled and said, "Hey, you are my future wife, don't be so cautious, okay?"

Liu Yifei pouted and said, "I'm afraid you'll get angry!"

...

The next morning, the Liu family was having breakfast.

Suddenly, Liu Qingshan rushed in.

"Something bad happened, Uncle!"

"What's wrong? Why are you so flustered?" Liu Dafeng scolded him.

"Ye Qingchen wants to go to the mountain alone," Liu Qingshan said, panting.

"What?"

Liu Dafeng stood up in shock, and He Shi and Liu Yifei looked worried.

"Ye Qingchen said he wants to go to the mountain to find medicinal herbs to treat Yifei's facial injury."

"What a good son-in-law I have!" Liu Dafeng didn't know whether to be happy or worried.

"He just arrived and doesn't know the dangers of the mountain! Don't you know how to stop him?" He Shi complained.

"My father went to the town early to sell vegetables, so I couldn't stop him. I'm weak myself and can't help him, so I hurriedly came to inform Uncle," Liu Qingshan said.

"Dad, what should we do?" Liu Yifei immediately burst into tears.

"Daughter, don't worry. Even if I have to risk my life, I won't let anything happen to this good son-in-law!"

While saying this, Liu Dafeng entered the house.

When he came out, he was already carrying a longbow on his shoulder, a quiver on his back, and a spear in his hand.

"Dad, be careful!"

Liu Yifei watched her father hurriedly leave, her heart in chaos.

"Qingshan, does Ye Qingchen really know medicine?" He Shi asked in doubt.

"I don't know. He said a few days ago that he can heal Yifei's face. My father even told him that renowned doctors from all over couldn't do anything, but Ye Qingchen seemed confident," Liu Qingshan said.

Liu Yifei touched her left cheek.

Everyone has a desire to be beautiful, especially for a woman who was once beautiful and has suffered the devastating blow of disfigurement.

Over the years, she has endured too much humiliation and even contemplated suicide several times.

But since her brother went missing, she thought about her parents still needing someone to support them, so she no longer had that thought.

To hear that her face might have a chance to recover, how could she not be happy?

Although the hope is slim, there is still a glimmer of light.

But at this moment, she would rather be an "ugly monster" for the rest of her life and live in obscurity than let Ye Qingchen risk his life.

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