"Fine, if you want to sleep, go ahead. It's not like you haven't camped out in my closet before." Seeing Little Yuer's frail and helpless appearance, how could I harden my heart to refuse? I agreed without hesitation.
Little Yuer didn't show much excitement, but instead sluggishly climbed down from the bed, her body covered with the heavy Cultivation Spiritual Garment, which looked quite comical.
I hurried to the closet and opened it in advance for Yuer.
Yuer crawled into the closet along the edge and curled up neatly among a pile of clothes, "Thank you, sister-in-law, sister-in-law, I'm going to sleep now."
"Alright, you sleep, I'll set up a few talismans to protect you." I sighed softly, feeling bad for the unfortunate kid, who was just too cute when obedient.
When Little Green Snake wasn't causing trouble, she was actually quite endearing.
Using the talisman paper left by Yu Longting, combined with the cloth strips I made using the Life and Death Embroidery, I set up protection around Yuer.
Then, I went back to bed to catch up on some sleep.
Any bit of extra sleep I could get was worth it.
This night, dealing with Qing Li had truly exhausted me.
I woke up in the afternoon, feeling completely rejuvenated, lively, and ready to get down to work.
"The sky looks overcast, I'm afraid it's going to rain." Xiao Li, tired from working, placed her hands on her hips and looked up at the sky.
Chen Decheng went outside for a look, "It's clearly a sky full of sunset glow, great weather indeed."
"I think it looks like great weather too, Xiao Li, are your eyes playing tricks on you?" Chen Shufen said teasingly with a smile.
Xiao Li pouted, refusing to accept this and pulled me over, "Wanwan, come and be the judge."
"Today is indeed a sunny day, but through my eyes, the sky also appears gray and overcast." I felt a vague unease in my heart.
The town's sky was enveloped in a gray haze, and the distant mountains seemed a blur of gray and black smog.
It gave a feeling of oppression and dullness.
Xiao Li scratched her head, "What does that mean? Wait... could it be that after taking the Elixir your husband gave me, my eyes have changed and are no longer like other people's?"
"Yes, you've acquired Little Heavenly Eye, and the gray you see is Demon Qi." I couldn't quite describe my feelings as Xiao Li had yet to adjust to the extraordinary changes in her, "Once you learn to use the Little Heavenly Eye, you will be able to distinguish between evil spirits and reality."
"So you mean, I'm currently confused, seeing Demon Qi and therefore missing the sunset glow." Xiao Li tilted her head and smartly asked.
I nodded gravely.
As if Xiao Li had discovered something, she asked, "Why is there so much Demon Qi in the sky? What's going on?"
"I don't know, tonight is destined to be restless, everyone be careful." I was in midst of speaking, when four well-known local ruffians entered the restaurant.
They were aware of my reputation and showed a fair amount of respect towards me.
They came to the restaurant merely for drinks and a gathering, not to cause trouble.
Knowing there would be trouble tonight and not wanting to provoke unnecessary incidents, I swiftly greeted them to avoid trouble, "What would you gentlemen like to order?"
"The usual three dishes, and add some beer. Master Lin, where's your boyfriend?" A red-haired youth with a sly look glanced at my belly, "Such a big belly, yet still working. I've heard you're so capable, you shouldn't be short of money."
I took the order on a notebook, putting on a professional smile, "My boyfriend is busy with something recently, so he's not here. I've put down half a box of beer and five side dishes, is that okay?"
"We'll have whatever you recommend, Master Chen. You're so pretty... Ow... Boss Chen... I was just chatting with Master Chen... Ow, my mistake..."
The young man was just making idle conversation when his ear was already being pinched by Chen Decheng, causing him to yelp in pain and beg for mercy non-stop.