Covert Action Begins!

In the blink of an eye.

Seven days had passed.

Liu Sisi stood at the entrance of Cangming Tower, craning her neck to peer inside.

"Why hasn't Han Yuan come out yet? This is driving me crazy!"

Liu Sisi muttered under her breath.

"What are you talking about?" Han Yuan said quietly.

Liu Sisi jumped in fright. Turning around, she saw Han Yuan standing behind her with a half-smile.

"Uh, Estate Master, hello! Have you eaten? I-I'll go get it for you!" Liu Sisi said with an awkward laugh.

Han Yuan waved a hand. "What do you need from me? Just say it."

Liu Sisi secretly sized Han Yuan up, feeling that he was completely different from how he had been a few days ago.

She cleared her throat and said, "Estate Master, I discovered that the cave mansion has a Spirit Beast Garden and a Fierce Beast Garden. They're very suitable for raising spirit beasts and fierce beasts. I want to head back and bring some young beasts over to raise. Also, I still have some spirit beasts I raised before that are kept at the Spirit Beast Garden, and they need to be moved here too."

Han Yuan considered it for a moment, then nodded. "You can use those two gardens if you want. When the time comes, just hand over a share of the profits. Fifty percent. Half the profits."

Liu Sisi said in delighted surprise, "Estate Master, you're so generous! The conditions over at the outer sect of Spirit Beast Peak are worse than here, yet they demand sixty percent of the profits. That's downright highway robbery!"

Liu Sisi felt that moving into Cangming Cave Mansion was simply too wonderful!

Han Yuan seemed to think of something. "Right, can I contract another Spirit Beast?"

Liu Sisi hurriedly shook her head. "Estate Master, Wangcai is already at the Seventh Level of Qi Condensation. With the strength of your Spiritual Sense, you probably can't contract a second Spirit Beast anymore. But once you break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, you should be able to contract another one."

Han Yuan nodded thoughtfully. "I'm giving you a long-term task. In the future, find some Half-Spirit Beasts with precious bloodlines that haven't awakened yet."

Liu Sisi was dumbfounded. "Um, Estate Master, that's a little difficult. Beasts with precious bloodlines are usually Spirit Beasts from birth! And if the bloodline concentration is too low, it's hard to detect a hidden bloodline before it awakens..."

"Just do your best. I already said it's a long-term task. If you can find one, I definitely won't be stingy with the reward," Han Yuan said.

"Alright, I'll keep an eye out!" Liu Sisi had no hopes for it and promptly forgot about it.

Han Yuan reminded her, "After you leave, you remember what should be said and what shouldn't be said, right?"

"I understand. Don't worry, I'm not an idiot, am I?" Liu Sisi immediately ran off in a flurry to prepare for the young beasts.

Han Yuan extended his Spiritual Sense. Through his connection with the trees, it quickly spread across the entire cave mansion.

He saw Qin Feng diligently cultivating, Chang Chun still tending the Spirit Rice in the Spirit Fields, while Wangcai likewise stood guard by the fields, driving birds and beasts away.

Seeing this, Han Yuan raised a brow. "I really do need a few Spirit Planters to help me manage the Spirit Fields. Whenever I cultivate, I sometimes lose track of time."

He had not expected to cultivate for seven days in one go either.

The spiritual energy in the Cultivation Room was too dense, directly giving him the effect of Bigu. Thus, while cultivating, he thought not much time had passed. Only after successfully cultivating the Ancient Wood Hidden Qi Art to the Minor Accomplishment Realm and breaking through to the Qi Refining Fifth Layer did he come back to his senses.

Having reached the Qi Refining Fifth Layer, the effect was still triple, equivalent to the state of someone at the Eighth Level of Qi Condensation. Han Yuan was quite satisfied.

However, the Minor Accomplishment Ancient Wood Hidden Qi Art was rather mediocre. Its effect increased threefold, allowing him to disguise himself as being three minor realms lower, giving off the appearance of the Qi Refining Second Layer. It was also enough to prevent cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage from seeing through him.

But he was still dissatisfied. After coming out this time and confirming that everything in the cave mansion was fine, he would enter seclusion again to cultivate, until he mastered the Ancient Wood Hidden Qi Art to the Major Accomplishment Realm!

Without disturbing anyone else, he turned and entered the Cultivation Room once more.

Meanwhile, outside Cangming Cave Mansion.

Liu Xinghe, hidden behind a tree, finally saw Liu Sisi emerge and breathed a sigh of relief.

Seven days earlier, he had received news that Liu Sisi and Qin Feng had entered Cangming Cave Mansion together. He had then realized that Han Yuan had played him without him even noticing.

Originally, when he heard that a Qi Refining Third Layer Outer Sect Disciple had failed in his attempt to join Cangming Cave Mansion, he had not thought much of it.

He had not expected Han Yuan to secretly take in that Qin Feng and even assign him tasks. That had caused him to lose an opportunity to act.

Now that a second person had appeared, he naturally had to pay attention.

After investigating, he discovered that this person was actually from another branch of his own family.

That made it difficult to use force.

So, he scrapped Plan A and put Plan B into use!

After confirming that Liu Sisi had come out, he quietly sent a message for someone to prepare to act.

Liu Sisi skipped along happily, humming a little tune all the way back to Spirit Beast Peak.

As soon as she reached the foot of the mountain, she saw her junior sister walking toward her!

"Senior Sister Liu, where have you been these past few days? I was worried sick!"

Liu Sisi said awkwardly, "I-I had something to do!"

Her junior sister solemnly looked around before whispering, "I heard about it. You went to Cangming Cave Mansion to make a deal, but what kind of deal takes seven days? Don't tell me you've already become the Estate Master's wife?"

Her junior sister's eyes lit up as she grabbed Liu Sisi's hand. "Senior Sister, take me with you! I want to join Cangming Cave Mansion too!"

Liu Sisi's mouth twitched. Rolling her eyes, she said, "Which dead old hag spread such nasty rumors about me? Even if I joined Cangming Cave Mansion, it would be because my skill at taming Spirit Beasts is exceptional! I'm talent, understand? Do you understand the value of talent? As for you, it's not that I'm stingy, you're just a bit too mediocre. Work hard for a few years first."

"Ah, this... what a pity." Her junior sister looked extremely disappointed. The emotion seemed genuine, without the slightest hint of pretense.

Liu Sisi comforted her, "It's fine. Since you care so much about your senior sister, when something slips through the cracks between my fingers in the future, it'll be enough to stuff you full!"

"Mhm, mhm, thank you so much, Senior Sister!" Her junior sister's eyes gleamed.

As though she were thinking on Liu Sisi's behalf, she said, "Then, Senior Sister Liu, you need to cling tightly to that true disciple's thigh. You can't relax for even a moment."

Liu Sisi laughed and scolded, "As if I need you to teach me that?"

Her junior sister seemed to remember something and quietly said, "Oh, right. I heard there's a secret place on Spirit Script Peak, the Spirit Script Ancient Stone Wall. If you comprehend one or two Spirit Scripts from it, you'll be able to run rampant among those of the same realm. One entry token costs five hundred Spirit Stones. Your Estate Master probably hasn't gone in before, so you could buy one for him. What if he comprehends some Spirit Scripts? If he's happy, wouldn't he value you even more?"

Hearing that, Liu Sisi suddenly understood. "Now that you mention it, I do remember that Spirit Script Ancient Stone Wall. But five hundred Spirit Stones..."

"If you can't bear to part with the Spirit Stones, you won't be able to ensnare the Estate Master! My Senior Sister Liu, do you still care about Spirit Stones at a time like this? Win the favor of a true disciple, and maybe you'll become the Estate Master's wife. The entire cave mansion will be yours, so why care about these five hundred Spirit Stones?" Gritting her teeth, her junior sister said, "How about this? I'll contribute 150 Spirit Stones. You only need to put up another 350 Spirit Stones!!"

"Good girl, you're placing a heavy bet on me, aren't you? These 150 Spirit Stones are your entire fortune, right?" Liu Sisi asked in surprise.

"Isn't it just that if I can't bear to part with Spirit Stones, I can't ensnare Senior Sister?" her junior sister said shyly.

Liu Sisi pondered this. Even this little girl understood investment. As the senior sister, even if she loved wealth, she had to look further ahead. Five hundred Spirit Stones for an entry token—done!

Perhaps she could even ask for another ten percent of the profits from the two gardens later! That would be an even larger sum!

Liu Sisi's eyes shone. Then she held out her right hand toward her junior sister.

"What is it?" her junior sister asked in confusion.

"Where are the Spirit Stones?"

"Oh, oh!" With a pained expression, her junior sister took out 150 Spirit Stones from her Storage Pouch and handed them over.

Liu Sisi tucked the Spirit Stones into her robe, patted her junior sister's shoulder, and said, "Don't worry. When Senior Sister eats meat in the future, you'll definitely get to drink the soup!"

"Mhm, mhm! Chicken soup is my favorite!" Her junior sister secretly looked at the extra two hundred and fifty Spirit Stones in her Storage Pouch, delight rising in her heart.

Liu Sisi first bid farewell to her junior sister, then went to handle the purchase of young Spirit Beasts and the transfer of her former Spirit Beasts.

Several days later, after settling everything, she looked through the extra 150 Spirit Stones in her Storage Pouch and only then remembered what had happened a few days ago.

She then made inquiries on Spirit Script Peak and, to her delight, purchased an entry token from an Inner Sect Disciple at a low price. It only cost four hundred Spirit Stones!

She only needed to pay an extra two hundred and fifty Spirit Stones to get one!

She was overjoyed!

She did not know that generally, only Inner Sect Disciples of Spirit Script Peak could purchase entry tokens. Not only did they cost five hundred Spirit Stones, they also required Contribution Points. Being able to buy one at such a low price was clearly unusual.

Liu Sisi returned to the cave mansion. While tending to its affairs, she kept watch on the situation in Cangming Tower, waiting at any time for Han Yuan to emerge from seclusion.

Her junior sister sent messages from time to time, asking whether she had given him the gift.

She was helpless too. Han Yuan simply had not emerged from seclusion.

Her junior sister encouraged her not to worry and to wait patiently.

Naturally, Liu Sisi was not in a hurry. It wasn't as if Han Yuan could stay in seclusion for a hundred years, was it?