More than a month has passed in the blink of an eye...

During this period, Ji Bo often had nothing to do and retreated for several days. He completed the chapters of "Travel to Taoyuan" for the next two or three years and delivered them to shopkeeper Mo Yunxuan as a manuscript.

When the old shopkeeper received the thick stack of manuscripts, his eyes almost popped out...

Ask again and again if you have encountered any difficulties, if you want to count the silver coins and spiritual stones first, etc.

After all, he had to beg his grandfather and grandma to get monthly updates for "Travel to the Peach Blossom" before, and he often delayed the manuscript. Now Ji Bo often submits two or three years' worth of manuscripts at once, so he can't help but feel nervous...

They had known each other for many years, and Ji Bochang was not polite to him, so he sneaked away with more than a hundred pieces of low-grade spiritual stones in his Mo Yunxuan.

After finishing his training at the 'Chun Yin Lair', he returned home refreshed.

I wanted to rest my mind, but I didn't expect to open the door and see Wen Ruyu in her bedroom, sitting by the window sill, sipping tea and reading the practice exercises she had written in her spare time.

"Back?"

Wen Ruyu glanced at him indifferently from the corner of her eye, closed the book, took a sip of tea from the cup, and said to herself: "What you wrote about your little practice is quite interesting."

"..."

Uncle Ji often saw that it was not "Travel to the Peach Blossoms", and he was relieved at the same time and responded: "This junior has little cultivation and little knowledge. I just write some things in my spare time for my own entertainment."

"It's a good habit."

Wen Ruyu nodded slightly, and then seemed to think of something. After looking at the layout of the bedroom, she asked with a half-smile: "I remember the last time I came here, there were some Yanshu puppets on your bedside. How come they disappeared?"

"I……"

Ji Bo often heard that his toes were so curled that he wanted to break the soles of his shoes, and he explained nonchalantly: "Well, those Yanshu puppets were actually ordered by a friend of this junior."

"Customized by a friend?"

Wen Ruyu was surprised and smiled pointedly: "The relationship between you and your friend is not bad."

"It's not bad..."

"I see that the workmanship of those puppets is exquisite, and even the stitches on the matching clothes are hard to see. I can see that you have put great thought into it for your friend."

"As friends, naturally you can't fool others..."

Ji Bochang felt his scalp was slightly numb, and then he seemed to have thought of something. He took out a bag of spiritual stones, shook them, and said: "No, he came to pick it up a few days ago. He was very satisfied. Before leaving, he gave it back to him.

Ten spiritual stones as reward."

"Oh~"

When Wen Ruyu saw that the bag of spiritual stones contained more than a hundred pieces at least, she just smiled meaningfully and said nothing more.

"I have almost gathered the materials needed to refine the puppet, and I also asked someone to refine the core made of Tongxinmu."

"..."

Ji Bochang seemed to have thought of something and asked meaningfully: "It shouldn't be cheap, right?"

"It's not cheap..."

Wen Ruyu nodded, seeming to reminisce, but also saying with a sigh: "Everything that can be sold has been sold, and I still owe a favor. It's really not cheap."

"..."

Ji Bochang couldn't help but be startled when he heard this, and then asked with a slight frown: "Forgive me for talking too much. Is it worth it just for a puppet?"

"There is no way out, you don't understand."

Seeing that he was still caring about her, Wen Ruyu just smiled and shook her head, but didn't explain much.

He threw a storage bag into his hand and said, "No time wasted, it's full of materials I've collected, let's get started."

"..."

Ji Bo often carried the storage bag in his hand and felt it was heavy and overwhelming.

She agreed to this matter just because she wanted to sell a favor and didn't think much about it, but now it seems that this foundation-building puppet has a different meaning to her...

He also sighed and stopped thinking about it. He cupped his hands and said, "I need to retreat for a month to design the materials, so I won't bother you anymore."

After saying that, just as he was about to turn around and leave, a voice called "Wait a minute" came from behind him. When he turned around, he saw four jade bottles flying across the air from Wen Ruyu's hand.

He hurriedly took several jade bottles, only to realize that they were all elixirs, one bottle of Bigu Pill, one bottle of Qi Condensation Pill, and two bottles of Peiyuan Pill.

"this……"

Ji Bochang raised his eyebrows and asked, "Didn't you say that everything that can be sold has been sold?"

"It was sold."

Wen Ruyu didn't know what she thought of, and joked in a teasing tone: "Do you think these bottles of elixirs are specially left for you by me?"

"..."

Seeing that he didn't speak, she sneered and turned her gaze to the window, saying in a joking manner: "Stop dreaming, these bottles of elixir are worthless, no one wants them, so I kept them."

"..."

Ji Bochang's face froze, and then he snorted and walked away, but as he left, he muttered: "Puxin Girl..."

"Um?"

Wen Ruyu stared blankly at his back disappearing from her eyes. After regaining consciousness, she frowned and muttered: "What does Pu Xin Nu mean?"

……………

In a quiet room…

Ji Bo would often sit cross-legged in front of the Dharma altar with his eyes closed to rest, and he would only open his eyes when his spirit was adjusted to the best state.

For a puppet in the foundation building stage, even if the core is removed, the auxiliary materials are not something that a second-level Qi Refining monk like him can completely handle.

As a man of two lifetimes, he clearly knows that there are very few opportunities to change his destiny!

Wen Ruyu has a gentle personality and a kind manner, which are extremely rare in the world of spiritual practice. What's even more rare is that she happens to have requirements for Yan Shu now!

If I seize the opportunity like this, not to mention becoming a successful person, I can avoid at least thirty years of detours;

If you don't try hard and let the good opportunity slip away, you will be lying on the bed until you die!

Ji Bochang seemed to have made some kind of determination, and then poured out a few pills of Bigu Pill, Qi Condensation Pill, and Peiyuan Pill, and stuffed his head into his mouth.

He took a long, relieved breath, and an abnormal flush appeared on his cheeks.

He put the Yanshu Master's mask on his face, waved his sleeves, and the candle on the altar ignited by itself, and then pulled out a stack of manuscript paper from the corner of the quiet room...

Under the candlelight, his swaying shadow is like a beast showing its fangs...

Time flies, and more than a month has passed in a blink of an eye.

During this period, he either put the jade slip between his eyebrows and looked at it carefully, or found ancient books and flipped through them page by page, or looked for supplementary materials, or held a charcoal pen and wrote quickly on the manuscript paper.

The refreshing mask seemed to be embedded on his cheek, and he never took it off except when he stuffed the elixir into his mouth.

So much so that at this moment, his eyes were filled with a layer of fine bloodshot eyes, which were scarlet and a bit frightening.

The many auxiliary materials he brought were also piled up in front of the altar by categories. Some were ores, some were pieces of wood, some were monster leather, bones, and some were like a lump of iron ingots.

There is one or several pieces of manuscript paper pressed under each auxiliary material. The characteristics of the auxiliary material, matters needing attention when casting or forging, and the shape and size that need to be created are described with pictures and texts...

All kinds of colors, just to name a few…

At this time, outside the quiet room...

Wen Ruyu looked at the door blankly.

She is a foundation-building monk, and her spiritual consciousness can 'see' the scene inside through the door...

At first, when she saw Ji Bochang stuffing a handful of pills into his mouth, she wanted to stop him, because although this method of taking medicine was very effective, it would also hurt the body and even damage the foundation.

But considering that the puppet was related to her wealth and life, she still held back.

She originally thought that Ji Bochang was just hot-headed and would calm down after the enthusiasm passed.

But he was surprised to find that day after day, his mind seemed to be in a fever state, and he had never calmed down even now.

Wen Ruyu knew clearly that Ji Bochang was not a fool, but was very shrewd, so doubts emerged in her mind.

He obviously has no connection with me, why would he help him like this even if his foundation is damaged?

Just for the favor you mentioned?

Is it worth it?

And she stood outside the door and watched helplessly as he violated her body like this. How selfish was it to not stop him even though he could have done so?

She was suffering inside...

Seeing that the one-month period of solitary confinement had passed, he had no intention of coming out and was still plowing on the paper.

Wen Ruyu pursed her lips, decided to look directly into her heart, stepped forward and opened the door and said, "We still have plenty of time, why don't we take a rest first?"

"..."

Ji Bo often heard the voice and glanced back subconsciously. It happened that the sun shone into the quiet room along the crack of the door. He had been in seclusion for more than a month with only candlelight for company. The sudden sunlight stung his eyes and made him shed tears.

He huddled in front of the altar, covering his eyes with his arms, and with tears streaming down his face, he looked like a prisoner who had been in prison for many years and suddenly saw the light of day again...

"Are you okay?"

Seeing his posture, Wen Ruyu knew that she must have disturbed him by pushing the door hastily, so she hurriedly stepped into the quiet room and closed the door.

"No...it's okay."

Ji Bo often licked his chapped lips, only to feel that his throat was on fire, and his speaking voice was like two pieces of old tree bark rubbing against each other, which was very unpleasant.

He put down his arms and waved his hands, indicating that there was nothing wrong with him and there was no need to worry.

Wen Ruyu looked at his bloodshot scarlet eyes, listened to the weird and unpleasant tone when he spoke, and comforted her with an unbearable voice: "Your health is important, let's go and rest first."

"Alright..."

Ji Bochang nodded slightly, stood up and said with a smile: "Fairy Wen, I have done most of what I can do, and the rest can be obtained...it can be obtained..."

Before he could say the second half of the sentence, he felt his mind spinning and he fell to the ground softly...

"Ji Bochang...Bochang!?"

Wen Ruyu's expression changed when she saw this, and she hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, confirming that he was still alive, but he was relieved after he was unconscious due to excessive energy loss...

When I took off the mask on his face, I saw that his face was pale, his lips were chapped and bleeding, and there were wet tears in the corners of his eyes. I couldn't help but feel a little lost...
Chapter completed!