Neither the person nor the fox spoke, and the room was filled only with the sound of shallow breathing.
Half an hour later, Ling Luoyi stopped moving, hugged the little fox, and fell into a deep sleep.
Gu Yuncheng, who was being held, felt Ling Luoyi's breathing stabilize and that she had fallen asleep. He opened his eyes, extended a small hand, and gently stroked Ling Luoyi's face, his eyes filled with concern.
He knew that Ling Luoyi's mastery of life attributes was not high, and he also knew that this was the after-effect of her using life attributes.
"Luoluo, this is all my choice, you don't need to blame yourself."
Gu Yuncheng's voice was soft and tender, like that of an eight or nine-year-old child. This was also the voice he was unwilling to speak to Ling Luoyi in. He could imagine Ling Luoyi laughing at him when she heard his voice.
In front of Ling Luoyi, he always appeared majestic and powerful, and would occasionally act spoiled, but he had never spoken to her in such a soft and tender voice, as it would damage his imposing image.
Thinking of this, Gu Yuncheng looked at Ling Luoyi with great care.
However, his image was not as important as she was.
Ling Luoyi slept until evening. Since she often didn't go to the flower hall during meal times, they were all used to it, and there were already maids specifically for delivering food to Qingyin Pavilion.
Ling Luoyi sat up, stretched, and felt her body recover, letting out a sigh of relief. When she saw that Gu Yuncheng had not returned to human form, she couldn't help but feel guilty.
She had lost control before and injured Gu Yuncheng's soul. Soul injuries were very difficult to recover from, so even though three years had passed, Gu Yuncheng's soul injury had not yet healed.
Normally, this injury did not affect Gu Yuncheng's life, but when Gu Yuncheng's spiritual power was unstable, his soul would also become unstable, and he would revert to his original form. It would take some time for his soul to stabilize before he could return to human form.
Gu Yuncheng's original form was an almost pure white snow fox, plump and very cute.
Ling Luoyi carried Gu Yuncheng back to their room in Qingyin Pavilion, placed him on the table, and sat down in front of him.
Zhushuang, who was waiting outside the door, heard the sounds in the room and asked cautiously, "Eldest Miss, are you awake?"
"Zhushuang, what is it?"
"Miss, it's already the first quarter of the戌 hour. Would you like to have some food? The maid brought the food half an hour ago, and it's being kept warm."
Ling Luoyi could already abstain from eating, but she still liked to eat, as it made her feel like a living person.
"Leave it downstairs, I'll be down in a moment."
"Yes."
Zhushuang went downstairs and had a few second-class maids place the food. Knowing that Ling Luoyi disliked crowds, she had them leave after placing the food and waited on the side.
After waiting for a moment, Zhushuang saw Ling Luoyi come down, holding a white fox.
Seeing the white fox, Zhushuang was stunned, but she was a rule-abiding person and knew that if her mistress didn't say anything, she shouldn't ask.
Ling Luoyi sat down, picked up the food, and began to eat, occasionally feeding the little fox.
Two quarters of an hour later, Ling Luoyi finished eating and sat on a chair by the bookshelf.
Zhushuang had people come to clear the table, and Zhuxue also came over while Ling Luoyi was eating.
"Miss, this is today's orders and deposits, as well as the final payments for today's pickups."
She had learned the word "final payments" by chance when she overheard Ling Luoyi saying it.
Ling Luoyi took it and asked, "Zhuxue, how is the Pill Pavilion doing?"
After the Pill Pavilion opened, Ling Luoyi had sent Zhuxue there.
"Replying to Miss, the Pill Pavilion is the same as before, but there are more and more customers. All the pills sold daily are gone within two quarters of an hour. The number of customers making reservations is also increasing daily, and some are even coming from other countries."
"With so many customers, can the Pill Pavilion handle it?"
"Yes, Miss, we can handle it. Because there are more and more customers, the second madam has hired more staff. I have also taught the stewards and a few literate maids to write orders, so I don't have to go to the Pill Pavilion every day anymore."
"Well done."
"Thank you for your praise, Miss. By the way, Miss, recently, due to the genius selection, many people from other cities have come to Yunyuan City, so the Pill Pavilion has several times more customers than before. However, the number of pills in the Pill Pavilion is still limited, and many people who couldn't buy them are very resentful. So, I was wondering if we could increase the daily quantity?"
"Zhushuang, how are the pills selling in other shops in Yunyuan City recently?"
"Replying to Miss, I've been around the city for the past two days and found that many shops have closed due to the large consumption of pills as there are many people in Yunyuan City recently, and their pill reserves are not large; the rest can only last for another day or two. Only Liuyun Pavilion, the Alchemist Guild, Song Family Pill Shop, and Ling Family Pill Pavilion are managing with ease. As for the families who previously reserved pills from you, their shops do not sell top-grade pills, so they should be keeping them for their own disciples."
"Is that so? Then Zhushuang, you will go tomorrow." Ling Luoyi took out a storage ring and said, "This is a ten-day supply. If it can be sold out tomorrow, sell it all. The purchase limit remains the same as before."
Zhushuang took it and replied, "Yes."
Zhuxue was confused when she saw Ling Luoyi asking Zhushuang to go and said, "Miss, if Zhushuang goes to the Pill Pavilion, what about me?"
Zhuxue was not dissatisfied, it was just that she had always been the one to go to the Pill Pavilion, and now that the daily quantity was to be increased, Zhushuang was going instead. She doubted herself, wondering if she had done something wrong.
"Zhushuang will handle the matters of the Pill Pavilion, you have other things to do. Tomorrow, you will go to the city and select a few suitable shops to purchase."
"Is Miss going to open new shops? Are they branches of the Pill Pavilion?"
"We are going to open new shops, but they will not sell pills."
"Oh. Then Miss, are there any requirements for the shops?"
"There are no requirements for the location of the shops, but adjacent shops should not be too close to each other. The shops do not need to be too large, preferably around three floors. If possible, buy several, preferably independent ones. Then, convert the rooms inside into something like private rooms, and there is no need to place any items. The size of the rooms should be divided according to the number of people, with the largest being able to accommodate one hundred people and the smallest being able to accommodate twenty people. Do you remember?"
"Yes, I remember." Zhuxue nodded in agreement.
"Take Meiran with you tomorrow."
"Yes."
After giving the pills last time, Ling Luoyi had sent Meiran and Tuhai to protect Zhuxue.
Zhuxue had to go out with a large amount of top-grade pills every day and return with a large amount of crystal coins at night, making her very vulnerable to being robbed.
Although Ling Luoyi had given her things to protect her, why would she raise the two of them for nothing? Of course, she had to give them something to do.
"Alright, go back and rest."
"Yes."
After the two left, Ling Luoyi carried Gu Yuncheng upstairs.
Returning to the room, she closed the door, placed him on the table, propped her chin, and looked at him with a smile in her eyes.
Seeing her expression, Gu Yuncheng knew that Ling Luoyi had discovered it. He pursed his lips and said, "Luoluo, you've figured it out?"
"I didn't figure it out." Ling Luoyi shook her head and said, "I heard it."
"Ah?"
Gu Yuncheng was startled. So it was his slip-up.
"I knew it. Why didn't you want to talk to me, and you didn't reply when I spoke. It turns out it was your voice." Ling Luoyi smiled, "I've never heard such a young child's voice from you before, but it sounds really cute." Ling Luoyi suddenly asked seriously, "Asu, was your voice really like this when you were little? Can you tell me about your childhood?"
"Luoluo!" Gu Yuncheng was embarrassed and angry. Thinking of the foolish things he had done as a child, he shook his head vigorously, ran to Ling Luoyi's bed, waved his little paws, and hid himself under the quilt.
Gu Yuncheng could hear Ling Luoyi's unrestrained laughter even through the quilt, and he also calmed down amidst Ling Luoyi's laughter.
Seeing what he was doing now, Gu Yuncheng couldn't help but laugh as well.