Qingluan Douluo

At the mention of this, Qian Renxue's eyes sparkled, and she looked very confident.

"Mm, Little Xue, you're amazing. Can you show your sister?" Shen Nuonuo encouraged her generously. She immediately guessed that Qian Renxue had made it herself.

"Of course! Sister, wait for me. I'll go get it!"

Qian Renxue skipped back to her room, then ran out again less than a minute later, clutching a stone carving in her hands.

Shen Nuonuo looked it over.

The small statue Qian Renxue had DIYed from plaster powder was around ten to twelve centimeters tall. It depicted Qian Daoliu standing hand in hand with a woman.

Shen Nuonuo guessed that she was the wife Lin Jing whom Qian Daoliu had mentioned before.

Though Qian Renxue was young, she was very meticulous. Her carving of Qian Daoliu was truly lifelike, with golden gemstones set into the eyes, making the entire piece even more vivid.

The Lin Jing in the statue stood a head shorter than Qian Daoliu. She had purple hair, blue eyes, and a slender figure.

Her facial features seemed to have been modeled after Bibi Dong's. It was probably because Qian Renxue had never seen her grandmother and did not know what she looked like, so she could not carve her actual appearance.

"Very good. It's exceptionally spirited!" Shen Nuonuo praised her without holding back.

Qian Renxue's face flushed crimson from the compliment, and she grinned foolishly.

"Then what about the Sixth and Seventh Enshrined?" Shen Nuonuo felt that, whether in the original work or the animation, the Sixth and Seventh Enshrined were both like Steel Straight Men.

"Uh, I think Sixth Grandpa and Seventh Grandpa probably like small animals, so I'm planning to give them puppies!"

When Qian Renxue mentioned gifts for those two Enshrined, her tone was uncertain.

"They'll like them." Shen Nuonuo smiled and reassured Qian Renxue. In truth, she felt that regardless of whether Little Xue's gifts suited the Enshrined and Elders' tastes, they would all be happy.

Because Qian Renxue giving them gifts meant that Spirit Hall's future master remembered them. That was a sentiment no amount of money could measure.

"Mhm, that's good." Qian Renxue nodded vigorously.

"Let Sister guess the rest. The watch must be for His Holiness the Pope, and these flowers and plants must be for Elder Ju." Shen Nuonuo pointed at the watch and flowers on the floor as she spoke with certainty.

She guessed the watch was for Qian Xunji because, in her own world, she had once given one to her father as well.

Chrysanthemum Douluo's Spirit was the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, and he dearly loved flowers and plants. Otherwise, he would not have considered taking Dai Mubai as his disciple just because Dai Mubai had absorbed a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.

"That's right! Sister, you're so smart!" Qian Renxue was a little tired after being out all day, so she lay down on the bed.

Children had limited energy.

"Alright, alright. Look at you, you're tired too. We can deal with those tomorrow, no rush." Shen Nuonuo suddenly remembered a task that could earn Points!

That was telling Qian Renxue a bedtime story!

"Okay, Sister." Qian Renxue had only been lying down for a short while before she began to feel sleepy.

"W-Wait! Little Xue, don't sleep yet!" Shen Nuonuo panicked. If she wanted to sleep, she had to wait until Shen Nuonuo finished telling the story!

"Huh?"

"Ahem, Sister will tell you a little bedtime story first. It's good for your health!" Shen Nuonuo said solemnly.

"Okay." Qian Renxue rubbed her eyes and lay on her side. Her gaze was a little unfocused, but she still tried hard to stay awake.

Shen Nuonuo lay down beside her too, propping up her head with her left hand. "A long, long time ago, there was a Snow White who had been very beautiful since childhood. Her stepmother became jealous of her, and then..."

The next morning.

A ray of sunlight shone into the room. The curtains had not been drawn tightly, and the sunlight woke Shen Nuonuo by stabbing into her eyes.

Shen Nuonuo raised a hand to block the light. It was only a little past seven according to the clock on the wall, while Qian Renxue was still sleeping soundly.

She wanted to keep sleeping too, but then she remembered that she was already a First Ring Spirit Master. It was time to start grinding her cultivation!

After washing up, Shen Nuonuo returned to the bed. She shifted a little farther outward so as not to disturb Qian Renxue's sleep, then sat cross-legged, closed her eyes, adjusted her breathing, and entered a cultivation state.

She sank her consciousness into her dantian and felt the Soul Power within her body slowly flowing. Gradually, a faint glow began to emanate from her body.

Half an hour later, Shen Nuonuo opened her eyes. During her cultivation, she had felt the Soul Power within her body slowly growing.

"Little Xue, wake up!" Thinking of her task—and seeing that it was already half past eight—Shen Nuonuo yanked the bleary-eyed Qian Renxue up.

Qian Renxue cracked her eyes open, glanced at the clock on the wall, and gently stretched her arms. Her voice was soft. "Morning, Sister. Why are you up so early? Is something wrong?"

Shen Nuonuo wore a serious expression. "Little Xue, do you remember what you promised Sister yesterday?"

"I don't remember." Qian Renxue had just woken up and looked a little dazed, but she still answered earnestly.

Alright! Sincerity really was the ultimate move.

Shen Nuonuo broke out in a cold sweat.

Give her a moment!

A minute later, Shen Nuonuo continued, "Sister remembers! Yesterday, you promised Sister that you'd eat breakfast and exercise!"

Qian Renxue tried hard to recall it. It seemed she really had agreed. "Oh, right!"

"So, we should go downstairs for breakfast now, then go for a run!" Shen Nuonuo continued guiding her.

Shen Nuonuo felt that running was not particularly helpful for cultivation, but the system said it could increase Points.

Oh, they could do a set of Tai Chi too.

There was no helping it. Little Xue would just have to suffer a little.

Oh, right. She could also have Little Xue start learning Spirit Encyclopedia early!

Seeing Shen Nuonuo looking at her with blazing eyes, Qian Renxue suddenly had a bad feeling. "Sister, what's wrong?"

Shen Nuonuo waved a hand. "Little Xue, go wash up. Sister will wait here for you."

"Okay~"

Although Qian Renxue did not understand, she obediently agreed.

Once she returned, Shen Nuonuo took her to breakfast.

Breakfast was as lavish as ever.

There were two cups of milk, a plate of steamed rabbit-meat dumplings, two fried dough sticks, two egg rolls, and a basket of char siu buns.

The two sat quietly at the dining table and enjoyed the food.

A quarter of an hour later, they were full. They prepared to go downstairs for a walk to help digest their food before starting their run!

As Shen Nuonuo led Qian Renxue out of Elder Hall, they saw a man approaching. He had short dark-blue hair and smoky-blue eyes, handsome features, sword-like brows and starry eyes. He wore a green Enshrined robe beneath golden armor, with blue feathers adorning his shoulder guards.

"Third Grandfather!"

When Qingluan Douluo saw Qian Renxue, a smile appeared on his cool face. He strode over, scooped her into his arms, and lightly scraped the tip of her nose. "Why are you up so early today? This doesn't suit you, Little Xue."

"Sister said that for good health, I need to get up early and exercise!" Qian Renxue wrapped her arms around Qingluan Douluo's neck.

Qingluan Douluo chuckled, then looked at Shen Nuonuo. His voice was gentle. "You're the granddaughter Big Brother just acknowledged, aren't you?"