The thunderstorm lasted all night. It was already early morning by the time it finally stopped.


    “My daughter looks fine no matter what she is wearing,” Mama Gu praised as she straightened the clothes on Gu Qiansi.


    Beside them were Zhao Yunxiao and Lu Zhiying, both of whom were getting ready to leave as well.


    As for Gu Qiansi’s two younger siblings, they were nowhere to be found.


    After staying up for the entire night, Gu Wanzheng and Gu Qianshan had fallen into a deep sleep and could not be woken up no matter how hard they tried.


    “Take care, Mum,” Gu Qiansi gave her a hug. “I will be back to see you soon.”


    “Don’t worry, your mum is absolutely fine here. You take care of yourself instead. No matter what you do, remember that safety comes first. Glory and rewards are meaningless if you don’t have the life to enjoy them,” Mama Gu said in concern. “You two take care of yourselves as well, Yunxiao and Zhiying.”


    “We will,” Zhao Yunxiao nodded. “Well then, farewell.”


    “Mm, see you again,” Mama Gu waved to bid them goodbye.


    With that, the trio got on their horses and rode off.


    Mama Gu did not return to the house immediately. Instead, she stood there and waved towards them as their figures slowly became smaller.


    And when they completely left her line of sight, Mama Gu could not help but let out a deep sigh.


    After today, who knew how long it would be before she could see her daughter again?


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    Moonrise City was not located too far away from Gu Qiansi’s family farm.


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    With that, the storeowner quickly packed three buns and handed them to Lu Zhiying.


    “Then I will just have to thank you for your generosity!” Lu Zhiying received the buns with a wide smile before turning to leave.


    Zhao Yunxiao and Gu Qiansi could not help but exchange glances.


    She really just got the buns for free?


    Nevertheless, they did not linger long and quickly caught up with Lu Zhiying.


    “Here! One bun for each of us!” Lu Zhiying nonchalantly handed a bun to each of them.


    “What’s that about, Junior Martial Sister Lu?” Gu Qiansi asked while taking the bun. “Why did he just give the buns to us for free?”


    “Yeah, what’s this Ten Spice Powder that you mentioned?” Zhao Yunxiao followed up with his own question.


    “Haha, it is a common trick used by tricksters,” Lu Zhiying explained while munching on the bun. “The Ten Spice Powder artificially enhances the flavour of food, allowing it to smell especially fragrant to stimulate the senses. Don’t worry, there are no harmful effects to it apart from perhaps making you feel a little thirsty afterwards!”


    “There’s such a thing?” Zhao Yunxiao asked in surprise before eyeing the bun in his hands. “Are you sure there are no harmful effects to it?”


    “Even if there are, it won’t be able to affect you anyway,” Lu Zhiying shrugged.


    Zhao Yunxiao nodded in understanding.


    Lu Zhiying was right. As cultivators, their constitutions were definitely far stronger than those of ordinary mortals.


    If this was something that could even affect cultivators like themselves, it would have resulted in widespread suffering in the city by now!


    “But how do you know about this?” Gu Qiansi asked suspiciously.


    “Let’s just say that I’ve read about it in a book before,” Lu Zhiying answered carelessly while continuing to enjoy the bun in her hands.


    Zhao Yunxiao and Gu Qiansi exchanged glances again, but neither of them said a word before biting into their respective buns.


    They were well aware that something like this was definitely not information that would be recorded in books.


    At the same time, Lu Zhiying was obviously not intending to share the source of her knowledge, so they chose not to probe any further.


    And now that she had guaranteed the safety of the buns, they no longer had any qualms about going ahead to enjoy them.


    Be it because of this shady Ten Spice Powder or not, they had to admit that the buns truly tasted quite good!


    Nevertheless, this encounter only made them feel even more curious about Lu Zhiying.


    Just what could her life be like before she joined the Black Tortoise Sect?