Heaven Dou City.
Inside the imperial palace's grand hall.
Qian Renxue sat high on the dragon throne, looking down upon her ministers.
"I summoned you all at this late hour because I have something to announce."
Qian Renxue told the ministers below, "My cultivation has improved recently. I need to enter seclusion for a few days to seek a breakthrough. Marshal Ge Long will oversee the empire's affairs in my absence."
At these words, the ministers first froze, then their faces lit up with delight.
"This is wonderful news."
"Congratulations, Your Majesty."
The ministers offered their congratulations one after another.
"Rest assured, Your Majesty. I will not betray your trust."
Clad in armor, Marshal Ge Long dropped to one knee and spoke solemnly.
"Sorry for the trouble, Marshal."
After speaking, Qian Renxue waved a hand. "You are all dismissed."
The ministers acknowledged her command and withdrew.
In the blink of an eye.
She was once again alone in the palace.
Then she murmured so quietly that only she could hear, "Jar Little Shop, Lin Xiao... I wonder what surprises you'll bring me this time?"
Without a doubt, her supposed seclusion was merely an excuse to return to Spirit City and open jars.
Besides, who would bother with seclusion when they could open jars?
Just two Experience Capsules would be worth several months of arduous cultivation.
"Create happiness with money..."
"This must be it, Dean. That should be the shop Sect Master Ning mentioned, right?"
On the street a short distance from Lin Xiao's Little Shop in Spirit City, the sisters Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er looked toward the shop alongside the beautiful dean of Skywater Academy.
After receiving the news from Ning Fengzhi, they had hurried here without stopping.
However.
The shop's doors were tightly shut, clearly closed for