Chapter 3 Master's Wife, Master, Can I Lend You My Hand?
Chapter 3 Master's Wife, Master, Can I Lend You My Hand?
Jiang He was somewhat surprised when she saw the house in Yunfeng that was just like the one in her dream.
"How is it? This new house is not bad, is it? I made a special trip to the human world and found some craftsmen to build it according to the style of human houses."
Gu Yunzhou felt immense satisfaction seeing Jiang He's stunned expression.
In other aspects, he was always inferior to Jiang He.
However, when it comes to disciples, he is far ahead.
He already has ten disciples, while Jiang He is still all alone.
Now his Yunfeng Peak is more beautiful and grand than Jiang He's Hefeng Peak.
"Yes," Yan'er said, "that's called having a down-to-earth, human touch."
"Come on, I'll show you around inside."
Gu Yunzhou couldn't wait to show off to Jiang He.
Jiang He looked at the pavilions, terraces, rockeries, and ponds; every place and every scene was just like the ones she had seen several times in her dreams.
Jiang He didn't believe the dream because the Yunfeng in the dream was completely different from the Yunfeng in her memory.
But now, the scene from my dream is unfolding right before my eyes.
Jiang He's heart sank.
"This is my room."
Jiang He glanced at it and realized that cultivating the Tao begins with cultivating the mind. She never expected that Gu Yunzhou would like such flashy and impractical things.
If I'm not mistaken, some of these things have absolutely no spiritual energy.
Those things were probably bought from the mortal world; they're utterly useless to the cultivation world.
"Yan'er helped me arrange all of this. She put a lot of thought into it, wanting me to be more comfortable."
Gu Yunzhou noticed that Jiang He's expression wasn't good; she was feeling ashamed of herself. Indeed, her cave dwelling was far inferior to this place.
"Let's go to the front hall; they should be ready by now."
Gu Yunzhou led Jiang He to the front hall.
There were paintings hanging on the wall and several potted plants in the corner. Those plants were indeed spiritual plants, but how could they grow well in such a small pot?
A large round table was placed in the middle, with food on it.
Jiang He pursed her lips when she saw the food.
"What are these?"
"These were all made by Yan'er. Yan'er's skills are excellent."
A kitchen was built here specifically for this purpose. Yan'er usually cooks for us, and sometimes she even prepares snacks and late-night meals for us.
Hearing these strange words, Jiang He glanced at Gu Yunzhou, wondering if he had taken on a disciple or hired a handyman.
With all this time spent cooking, how much time is left for cultivation?
No wonder, in my dream, it took a full fifty years to build my foundation.
Haha, some of the things in dreams might actually happen.
"Greetings, Master's wife."
Gu Yunzhou's disciples have all arrived.
Jiang He nodded.
"You seem to be having a very comfortable time here."
Jiang He glanced at them and saw that these people hadn't made any progress at all.
Liu Yan had only just begun to draw in Qi, and it had already been half a year, yet she was still stuck at the first level of Qi Refining.
Sure enough, with such poor aptitude and a lack of effort, one can only covet the talent of others.
"Master's wife, do you like it too?"
"Master's wife, would you like to move in with us?"
“Master’s wife can live with Master.”
“Your wife is used to living alone, so she probably prefers living alone.”
Liu Yan spoke up.
For some reason, she didn't really like her teacher's wife.
Her mother was always gentle and kind, always listened to her father, and always put him first.
But his master's wife always had a cold expression, and his master had to put on a smiling face.
He spends all his time cultivating and has never cared about his master.
She has been here for half a year, and her teacher's wife has not appeared during this time.
Now that they've moved into their new home, the teacher's wife came over and wanted to move in as well.
She didn't want her teacher's wife to move in.
Jiang He sensed that Liu Yan was hostile towards her.
I still remember the first time I met this girl, she was so timid and hesitant, hiding behind Gu Yunzhou and not daring to look at her.
Now, she's become much bolder, which shows that Gu Yunzhou and the others treat her very well.
Jiang He glanced at Gu Yunzhou, who, after hearing Liu Yan's words, also felt that they made sense.
He spent a lot of money to build this house, so he definitely couldn't let Jiang He move in for nothing.
"Jiang He, because this house was originally built for Yan'er, and later Yan'er invited us to live here together, so there aren't many rooms."
"If you want to move in, there aren't any spare rooms available right now."
Upon hearing Gu Yunzhou's words, Jiang He realized that Gu Yunzhou truly adored his apprentice Liu Yan and protected her in every way.
The other disciples remained silent after hearing their master's words.
If Master says there are no rooms, then there are no rooms.
"No need, I'm about to go out for training and I don't know when I'll be back."
I need to speak with the sect leader; I won't be attending today's housewarming banquet.
Jiang He strode out.
Fly to the main peak on your sword.
I'm not sure when I'll be back from this trip, so I'll go and say hello to Dad.
Liu Yan was secretly pleased to see that Jiang He was not attending the housewarming party.
Gu Yunzhou didn't expect Jiang He to leave so quickly.
She hasn't given him her wedding gift yet.
It's one thing to skip the meal, but since you've come all this way, why didn't you leave any gifts?
He had just witnessed Jiang He preparing some good things.
"Jiang He, there's no rush for you to leave."
Gu Yunzhou also came out from the front hall.
When Liu Yan saw her master chasing after her mistress, she bit her lip. Her master seemed to care a lot about his mistress.
Master, will you be angry with her?
When Gu Yunzhou came out, Jiang He was no longer there.
They ran to the outside of Jiang He's cave, but still couldn't find Jiang He.
Jiang He's cave was empty, except for a stone bed.
Remembering that Jiang He said she was going to find the sect leader, she rushed to the main peak.
"Yunzhou, what brings you here too?"
"Sect Master, has Jiang He come by?"
"She just left, saying she was going to gain some experience and her return date is uncertain. What? Didn't she tell you?"
“She told me, but I didn’t know she left in such a hurry, and I didn’t have time to see her off properly.”
"It's nothing. That's just how she is. She's impulsive and does whatever comes to mind."
This isn't the first time she's gone out on her own to gain experience, so you don't need to worry.
"Yes, Sect Master, I'll head back now."
"Well, let's go."
Gu Yunzhou had no choice but to return to Yunfeng.
"Your teacher's wife has already left, let's celebrate by ourselves."
"Master, does Master's wife not like me very much?"
Liu Yan looked at Gu Yunzhou cautiously.
Why would Yan'er think that way?
“My master’s wife doesn’t even want to taste the dishes I make.”
"She's eager to gain experience; that's just how she is—she values cultivation above all else. It has nothing to do with you."
We all really like Yan'er.
"Yes, Master, Senior Brother, please try the dishes Yan'er made."
A burst of laughter and cheerful chatter echoed from the cloud-capped peaks.
Jiang He lay on the back of the spirit beast flying tiger, thinking about the several secret realms that had appeared in her dreams.
If some things in the secret realm are true, then could the resources Gu Yunzhou found in the secret realm also be real?
Although some resources are of little use to her now that she is at the Golden Core stage.
But in that dream, he would take on disciples in the future.
Although she didn't want to accept it.
The time spent teaching apprentices is better spent practicing swordsmanship.
However, if her father really bothers her with crying and tantrums, she might actually compromise and take on two apprentices.
Some resources can be reserved for apprentices.
Otherwise, if other senior brothers and sisters want to take on disciples, she, as their junior uncle, will also have to give them a gift or something.
Whether it's true or false, Jiang He decided to find out.
Anyway, she was going to gain experience, and even if danger awaited her, she was going to take the plunge.
Five days later, Jiang He rode the spirit beast Pegasus to the nearest secret realm.
The flying tiger spirit beast was exhausted from flying and has now gone back to its spirit beast pouch to rest.
This secret place is open year-round.
These secret realms were all looted long ago.
The powerful beings' inheritances, magical treasures, and cultivation techniques were all taken away by their predecessors long ago.
However, the spiritual energy within the secret realm is more concentrated than that outside, so it is still possible to find some spiritual herbs and beasts inside.
Some cultivators also come here specifically to train.
However, they are usually cultivators in the Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment stages.
The presence of a Golden Core cultivator like Jiang He here would raise suspicions that some rare and precious treasures or particularly ferocious spirit beasts have appeared here.
In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Jiang He brought along a magical artifact to conceal her cultivation level.
In this way, others cannot see through Jiang He's cultivation level. They will only think that Jiang He is stronger than them and dare not offend him, but they will not have too many concerns.
Jiang He swaggered into the secret realm.
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