Jade Maiden Peak

The sun had just risen, casting golden light across the land.

Outside the shop, the number of customers gradually increased. Compared to before, the foot traffic had risen by about twenty percent. Especially at the incense shop next door, smoke curled up from the thatched roof as many cultivators gathered, talking animatedly about sect gossip and trivial matters while puffing on incense.

Yang Ning watched the scene and nodded with satisfaction, secretly thinking, It seems spreading the news about the Demonic Cult spies intending to steal important treasures from various peaks was somewhat effective. At least the customer flow has genuinely increased!

A smile touched his lips as he thought about this. Holding a gift box, he was about to head down the familiar bamboo path when a streak of sword light flashed across the sky. The light vanished, and a young girl in Law Enforcement Hall attire landed gracefully. It was Xu Yinyin.

The moment she saw Yang Ning, a barely concealed joy flashed in Xu Yinyin's eyes.

She immediately guided her flying sword to stop steadily in front of Yang Ning, a smile of excitement on her face, and asked cheerfully, "Boss! Where are you going so early?"

As she spoke, he was about to head down the bamboo path. At that moment, a woman arrived from the sky on a flying sword. The moment she saw Yang Ning, a wave of joy flashed in Xu Yinyin's eyes.

She immediately maneuvered her flying sword to stop slowly in front of Yang Ning, asking with an excited expression, "Boss, where are you going so early?"

Yang Ning held the gift box. "Going out to deliver something."

"Oh?" Xu Yinyin scratched her head sheepishly and explained, "Boss, I'm so sorry! I don't know what was up with my Master yesterday. She usually only instructs me for two hours of cultivation, but yesterday she insisted on practicing sword techniques with me the entire day! She even broke over a dozen practice wooden swords in our training ground! So... so I really couldn't get away to help out yesterday..."

"Oh?" Xu Yinyin scratched her head sheepishly and said, "Boss, I don't know what was up with my Master yesterday. She usually only teaches me cultivation for two hours, but yesterday she made me practice sword techniques all day. She broke over a dozen practice wooden swords in our training ground. So, I didn't have time to come yesterday..."

Yang Ning nodded. "It's fine. I said before, you can come when you have time. Cultivation is the main thing, no need to apologize."

"Mhm!" Xu Yinyin nodded vigorously, a smile returning to her face.

"Right, I'm just about to head out to deliver this," Yang Ning instructed. "We've got a lot of new customers today. Since you're here, please help keep an eye on things."

"You got it! Leave it to me!" Xu Yinyin instantly became full of energy, patting her chest as she promised, "Boss, you can go with peace of mind! I'll take good care of it... take good care of your shop!"

Yang Ning frowned and muttered quietly, "That sounds... a little strange?"

He didn't overthink it. He carefully explained the placement of various goods and their approximate prices to Xu Yinyin, then turned and left with the gift box.

Xu Yinyin immediately put away her flying sword and jogged into the shop. She skillfully opened a cabinet under the counter and immediately spotted the "Lai Bo Ni" gift box with purple packaging inside. Although she was a little curious, she didn't think much of it.

She took out her special apron from the side and tied it neatly around her waist. Then, she stood behind the counter and began her work.

Yang Ning walked slowly down the back mountain along the winding path through the bamboo forest, holding the gift box.

The Cloud Heaven Sword Sect covered an enormous area, with twelve main peaks and twenty-six auxiliary peaks, scattered across the landscape in a magnificent display.

Ever since he came to the Sword Sect and opened the "Myriad Things Come" shop in the back mountain, Yang Ning's activities had been confined to this small area. He had never been anywhere else.

It wasn't until he became an advisor to the Law Enforcement Hall that he visited the Law Enforcement Hall located on Purple Cloud Peak.

And today, Yang Ning was heading to Jade Maiden Peak, a very special existence within the Cloud Firmament Sword Sect.

Jade Maiden Peak was divided into two parts: outer and inner. The outer sect area was located at the very bottom of the mountain. This area was a mixed bag, with male disciples responsible for various chores and female disciples with shallow cultivation.

The male outer sect disciples here were primarily responsible for handling various miscellaneous tasks within the peak, such as raising spirit beasts and transporting supplies delivered by the sect to the foot of the mountain. The Jade Maiden Peak mole caught earlier was a male disciple at the foot of the mountain responsible for feeding spirit pigs. When Yang Ning spread the news, he specifically smeared him with the accusation of "coveting the beauty of Jade Maiden Peak's female disciples and intending to act improperly towards them."

The core area of Jade Maiden Peak spanned from the mountainside to the summit. This area housed the Peak Lord's residence, the library, training rooms, honey fields for raising spirit bees, gardens for planting rare spirit herbs, and Shi Xuanfei's beloved spirit beast garden. Those residing here were Jade Maiden Peak's Peak Lord, Shi Xuanfei, and her fifty direct disciples.