After some preparations, Montenegro settled in thousands of craftsmen and began to build a large number of civil works.

At this time, Nie Hongshu's term of office had expired, and he officially resigned to help take care of the affairs on the construction site.

Gu Mingnai is the shopkeeper, and he only goes to see it occasionally, and his father-in-law alone will definitely not be able to keep himself busy.

Therefore, I found He Yongliang, Dong Sheng, Ning Caichen, Su Ling, and Du Siniang to help take care of it.

Gu Ming is idle at home, in addition to reading books and doing daily tasks to accumulate experience, he has officially started to write a new one: Journey to the West.

This night, Gu Ming was sitting on his desk in the study, and Nie Xiaoqian gently pushed the door and walked in.

Although her movements were silent, how could she hide Gu Ming's perception?

"What's wrong Xiaoqian, is there something wrong?"

"It's okay, I just want to see your ......"

"Haven't I been there all the time?"

Gu Ming stepped forward with a smile, sat down with his wife in his arms, and asked softly, "Did you encounter any problems with your cultivation?" ”

"No, the cultivation is going well......

Gu Ming had already passed on the mantra of the Nine-Character Sutra to Nie Xiaoqian, Yu'er, Bai Suzhen, Snake Ji and Xiaoqing, this was not to let them change their cultivation methods, but as an auxiliary cultivation method.

After actual testing, this method of mind is obviously beneficial to their mood improvement.

After cultivating to a certain level, cultivating the mind becomes even more important.

If the state of mind cannot be improved, then the cultivation will also stagnate.

This is equivalent to the height of a person's standing, the higher he stands, the farther he can see.

For example, Yu'er used to be most afraid of reading, saying that she had a headache when she read a book, and her consciousness was quite poor, and she had to be forced by Gu Ming or Nie Xiaoqian to read it every time, just like completing a task.

Since I started to practice the Nine-Character Sutra, I actually knew that I had taken the initiative to read books...... This is the change that comes with an uplifted state of mind.

The couple hugged each other and talked for a while, and Nie Xiaoqian finally told the truth: "Husband, in fact, I came to you to tell you something......

"Oh? What's up? ”

"My realm has reached a critical point, and I have to retreat tonight to impact the realm."

Hearing this, Gu Ming was pleasantly surprised: "Great! That's a good thing! ”

"I know it's a good thing, it's just ...... This time is different from before, there may be a relatively large span, and I don't know the bottom of my heart. ”

"Xiao Qian, breaking through the realm does have a certain risk, but it is not a difficult thing for you.

In short, you have to believe in yourself, and you have to put aside all distractions during the retreat, not to think wildly, and not to have any mental burden and pressure.

Otherwise, once the demons arise, the consequences will be unpredictable. ”

"Well, I know all of that, it's just ...... I'm afraid I won't be able to control my emotions then. ”

"Otherwise, you go and talk to Bai Girl, Snake Ji, and Xiaoqing, they have cultivated for hundreds of thousands of years and have rich experience in this area, and their opinions should be of great help to you."

"Well, okay."

"In short, you don't have any psychological burden, after all, you have half of the bloodline of the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox, and you have a great advantage over ordinary cultivators in terms of innateness."

"Well, I see, thank you for your enlightenment."

Subsequently, Nie Xiaoqian went to find Bai Suzhen, Snake Ji, and Xiaoqing to inquire about them separately, and finally settled down a lot, and entered the magic weapon space that night to start retreating and impacting the realm.

After several days of secret observation, Gu Ming found that his wife's progress was quite smooth, and there were no signs of demon invasion.

In fact, with Nie Xiaoqian's current realm, it is almost impossible to have an accident when she breaks through the realm.

Mainly because she was under some pressure herself, thinking that her strength was too low, and she dragged her husband back.

Although she knew that her husband didn't care about this, she cared, and she always wanted to improve her strength as soon as possible, which would produce a psychology of gaining and losing.

On closer inspection, her progress was already quite amazing, and it was completely worthy of the cultivation results of an ordinary cultivator for a hundred years.

It can only be said that Gu Ming's progress is too fast, which will cause her a kind of pressure.

……

This night, Gu Ming stayed in a room in the magic weapon space to complete the daily routine of the system, wrote for a while, and was about to meditate and pranayama when the door rang twice.

Don't guess, it must be Yu'er.

"Come in."

With Gu Ming's voice, Yu'er pushed the door and walked in, still holding a bowl of ginseng soup in her hand.

"Uncle, this ...... This is Xiaoling's stew, take advantage of the ...... Serve hot...... Drink ......"

This girl doesn't know what's going on tonight, not giggling like before, with her head down and stammering.

Gu Ming stepped forward to take the bowl, and subconsciously asked while drinking, "Yu'er, what's the matter with you?" It's hard to talk anymore? ”

"I didn't ...... No? ”

"Still say no? Did you do something wrong? ”

"No, no ......"

Yu'er hurriedly waved her hand.

Gu Ming didn't bother to ask again, and after drinking the ginseng soup, he handed the bowl to Yu'er: "Okay, take it away, I'm going to breathe for a while, and you should also hurry up and cultivate." ”

"Oh......"

Yu'er responded in her mouth, but her footsteps did not leave.

"What's wrong, Yu'er? Is there anything you want to say? ”

"Uncle, Yu'er...... Yu'er helps you ...... Is wide clothing good? ”

"Wide clothes?"

Gu Ming was stunned.

He is ready to pranayama instead of resting, what clothes are wide?

Could it be this girl...... Gu Ming suddenly woke up, no wonder this girl didn't look right tonight, and her body was still fragrant......

"Uncle, Yu'er...... Yu'er ...... tonight I want to serve my uncle tonight......"

And so it was!

"Yu'er, you don't need to be ...... like this"

"Woo woo, uncle, this is the young lady's order, she said that when she is away, let Yu'er serve her uncle wholeheartedly......"

Yu'er's voice became sharp, but at the same time, she whimpered and wiped away tears.

"Silly girl, you've done your best......"

"No, it's not like that, Yu'er is not small, Yu'er knows what Miss means...... Uncle, do you dislike Yu'er? ”

"I said you girl, how can my uncle dislike you? Do you say in good conscience how your uncle has treated you in the past few years? ”

"But you just don't touch Yu'er, I used to suspect that the family was young, and now they are almost twenty years old......"

Yu'er looked faint and resentful.

As soon as he said this, Gu Ming was shocked to realize that a few years had passed in a blink of an eye, and Xiao Yu'er had grown into a big girl.

"But Yu'er ......"

"I don't care, I just want to serve my uncle. This is Yu'er's voluntariness, and Yu'er likes her uncle in her heart......"

Speaking of this, Yu'er seemed to feel that what she said was wrong, and quickly waved her hand to explain: "Yu'er doesn't like her uncle like Miss, Yu'er is like ...... Is it like ...... That's right, I like my uncle like I like Ying Ning......"

"Poof~"

Gu Ming suddenly became angry.

"Uncle, people...... That's not what they meant...... In short, Yu'er is a dowry girl, and it is natural for Yu'er to serve her uncle......

It's not right, in short, Yu'er is willing in her heart, not forced by Miss......

Uncle, do you want Yu'er? Yu'er won't compete for fame, Yu'er will always be the maid of her aunt and young lady......"

"What a silly girl!"

Gu Ming sighed, took Yu'er into his arms, and rubbed her hair lovingly.

"Woo woo, thank you uncle, Yu'er will definitely serve her uncle wholeheartedly......"

Leaning on Gu Ming's arms, Yu'er was excited and cried.

At this moment, Gu Ming's heart melted a little.

People have feelings, and in the past few years, it would be false to say that he has no feelings for Yu'er.

Besides, from the day Yu'er got married, it was destined to have such a day.

He believed that Yu'er was not making excuses, and his wife must have asked Yu'er to tell her before the retreat, because she didn't know how long the retreat would last, so she took this opportunity to let Yu'er stay with him.

If he refuses, it will definitely break Yu'er's heart.

Besides, he can't do without Yu'er, if he wants Yu'er to marry someone else, he will definitely be the first to jump out and disagree.

In this case, it is better to give her a name, which is also a matter that has been discussed with his wife before.

"Yu'er, you can stay tonight, but you also have to promise me one thing."

"Uh-huh, Yu'er promised!"

"Before I could say what it was, you agreed?"

"Uncle, what's the matter?"

Gu Ming: "......"

"Yu'er, after the young lady is out of the customs, I will choose a day for you to pass the door, and I have to give you a name."

"Huh? No, no, uncle, Yu'er really doesn't want a name......"

"You can't decide this matter, this is something I have discussed with Xiaoqian a long time ago. I said you girl, what others can't look forward to, it's good for you, and you still push three and four. ”

"Woo woo, uncle, Yu'er knows that you and Miss are thinking about Yu'er, but Yu'er really doesn't care about her reputation, she just wants to be satisfied if she can serve her aunt and Miss Yu'er in this life."

Gu Ming knew that this girl was telling the truth, not pretending to be false.

The more this is the case, the more pitiful it becomes.

"Okay Yu'er, needless to say, this matter is settled."

"But ......"

"No, you're here......"

Gu Ming took Yu'er's hand and walked to the edge of the bed and sat down, looking at it carefully.

Yu'er's face was hot, and her heart was pounding......

"Yu'er, did you put on makeup tonight?"

"Hmm...... Ah, no, no, no ......"

"How did you learn to lie?"

"That's it...... And it was wiped ...... A little bit of rouge...... The ...... that the young lady taught others"

Yu'er said shyly.

"What else did the young lady teach you?"

This time, Yu'er didn't squeak.

Instead, he blushed and slowly raised his head, closed his eyes, and pursed his lips......

What is this teaching?

A few hours later.

Yu'er probed her brain and opened the door, looked around, and there was no one, so she quickly slipped out, and subconsciously pulled her hair while walking quickly.

Unexpectedly, just after walking a few steps, Xiaoqing came out of nowhere, hugged her arms, and looked at Yu'er with a playful look......

"Xiaoqing, you...... Why are you here? ”

"yes, why am I here?"

Xiaoqing asked and answered herself.

"You...... You just came over? ”

"Of course not, I've been hanging around here all the time."

"Huh? That...... Did you hear anything? ”

Yu'er's face turned red, and her heart became even more empty.

"Haha, guess?"

"I'm lazy to ignore your ......"

Yu'er lowered her head and quickly wanted to slip away.

"Don't go, you've asked me a few questions, and now it's my turn to ask you."

"I didn't ...... I'm not free, I have something to ......."

"Hmph, pretend, I've seen everything, I've heard everything. Dead girl, I didn't expect you to be so dishonest...... Honestly, how do you feel? ”

"What...... How does it feel? You are talking nonsense......"

Yu'er ran away with a smoke.

"Hahaha, Yu'er, you can't run off this girl's palm!"

Xiaoqing smiled proudly, and chased after him with a shake......

Fortunately, at this time, Gu Ming walked out and shouted seriously: "Xiaoqing, what are you making trouble?" Why don't you hurry up and cultivate? ”

"I ...... I just finished practicing. ”

"Then come here, I'll test you!"

Xiaoqing reluctantly glanced at Yu'er's distant back, snorted, and then walked towards Gu Ming with a mutter.

"Tell me, what are your recent cultivation experiences?"

Gu Ming asked as if nothing had happened.

"It's not the same as before......"

"What did you learn before?"

"Before...... Sister, come here, Gu Gongzi wants to tell us about his cultivation experience. ”

Xiaoqing suddenly saw Bai Suzhen's figure, and immediately shouted at the top of her throat.

Bai Suzhen didn't know what to do, and walked over with a smile on her face.

Looking at Xiaoqing's smug look, Gu Ming shook his head helplessly......

……

Before I knew it, two months had passed.

Nie Xiaoqian finally got out of the customs smoothly.

However, these two months are only the time of the outside world, and according to the time of the magic weapon space, she has been in retreat for almost half a year.

This retreat was a complete rebirth for her.

First, thanks to the spiritual power left in her body by her mother, and secondly, thanks to the nine-character scripture taught by Gu Ming, her mood has made a qualitative leap.

This time, she was finally able to switch between human form and fox form, and at the same time, she realized a lot of spells.

Needless to say, basic spells such as stealth, flight, and change, but most importantly, she finally realized an important talent inheritance supernatural ability: the Law Aspect Heaven and Earth.

The power of this supernatural power is closely related to the level of cultivation, and once it is used, it can transform into a huge figure, and at the same time greatly increase its combat effectiveness.

The higher the cultivation, the larger the figure that can be conjured, and the stronger the power.

Of course, it also depends on what kind of opponent you meet.

If it is a regular opponent, the effect of this move may not be good, but if you encounter some huge beasts, you can restrain it from the size and strength.

It stands to reason that this exit is a happy event worth celebrating, but Gu Ming found that his wife had a forced smile since she left the customs, as if she had something on her mind.

Could it be that something happened in terms of cultivation?

But looking at its breath, it is calm and stable, not like something is wrong.

So, Gu Ming called her to a place where no one was there to ask for some reason, and Nie Xiaoqian finally explained the reason.

"Husband, during this retreat, I seem to have returned to where my mother-in-law is...... Although I had never been, the feeling was strong and subtle.

According to my judgment, our Nine-Tailed Sky Fox clan should live in the depths of Kunlun Mountain......"

"Kunlun Mountain? How did you figure it out? ”

"I don't know...... It's just a feeling of mine, if I go to Kunlun, I think, I can definitely find it by feeling. ”

"Xiaoqian, do you miss your mother and want to see her?"

Nie Xiaoqian nodded, and shook her head again: "I can't tell what it feels like, I definitely want to think about it, but just because I miss it, I shouldn't be restless."

Husband, you say, could it be that my mother is in trouble, so ...... That's why I'm upset? ”

"Well, in your words, it's not entirely impossible."

"What then? In case of...... In case it's true, my mother is really in trouble...... Husband, why don't we go to Kunlun Mountain and find our mother?

Didn't you say last time that you wanted to go to Kunlun Mountain to find the spiritual vein? It just so happens that we can also stop by this time. ”

"Okay, let's go together!"

Gu Ming didn't hesitate and responded on the spot.

"Great, thank you!"

Nie Xiaoqian hugged her husband tightly excitedly, and her mood finally improved.

"Fool, what do husbands and wives talk about? Besides, if my mother-in-law really encounters any trouble, it is naturally my duty as a son-in-law to help solve it. ”

"Well, but husband, do you want to tell your father about this?"

Gu Ming immediately shook his head: "No, we can't tell us what the situation is now, so there's no need to worry about my father-in-law." ”

"Okay, then...... Shall we leave as soon as possible? ”

"No problem, though, I want the White Maiden to go with the snake queen. In case something really happens, there are also two powerful helpers.

Xiaoqing and Yu'er stayed at home to take care of them, after all, the family also needs to keep people. ”

"This ...... I'm afraid that Xiaoqing will make trouble, since the white girl is gone, she definitely doesn't want to stay. ”

"That's right, then let Snake Ji stay, after all, Yu'er can't stand alone now."

"Hmm......" Nie Xiaoqian nodded, and then said with a strange look in her eyes: "Husband, looking at Yu'er's appearance, she should be ...... with you"

"Ahem, you didn't instigate that?"

"Then you can't let Yu'er be lonely all the time, right? Ever since she was married with me, she had been mentally prepared.

As a result, it's been a few years, but you've been hanging her aside, do you think she feels good?

Although Yu'er is simple, she also has self-esteem.

If you don't touch her, she will think that you look down on her and dislike her......

And she's always adored you and liked you......"

At the mention of liking this word, Gu Ming couldn't help but smile bitterly: "That's right, she also said so, but do you know what she said?" She said she liked me the same way she liked Babyning......"

"Poof...... That's what the girl said? ”

Nie Xiaoqian was also amused.

"That's not what I said."

"This girl has always been very simple, and she doesn't know much about the love between men and women, but she should understand it now...... By the way, husband, have you ever mentioned to her about taking a concubine? ”

"Mentioned, I said that after you get out of the customs, you will choose a day to marry her. But now the situation has changed, and we have to wait until we come back from Kunlun. ”

"Well, in this case, I'll go find Yu'er and talk to her."

"You persuade her well, she always says that she doesn't want a name, just be by our side."

"Alas, this girl has been with me since she was a few years old, and she has long formed a fixed thinking, and it is difficult to change for a while. However, I will persuade slowly......"

Subsequently, the husband and wife went their separate ways, Nie Xiaoqian went to talk to Yu'er, Gu Ming first went to find Snake Ji to explain, and then went to Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing.

As expected, as soon as Gu Ming mentioned going to Kunlun Mountain, Xiaoqing was as excited as if he had been beaten with chicken blood.

"Wowhaha, that's great, I can finally go out and move my muscles."

Gu Ming said deliberately: "Xiaoqing, I mean to say, let you and Yu'er stay and watch the house......

"Why? No, this girl will definitely not follow, even if you force this girl to stay, this girl will quietly follow you. ”

Bai Suzhen also helped to persuade: "Childe, why don't you let Xiaoqing go with you, if she stays alone, if something happens, we won't be here, but it's a little troublesome." ”

Xiaoqing immediately said with a hippie smile: "Yes, yes, my sister is right." ”

"Okay!" Gu Ming's face turned pale: "But Xiaoqing, let me tell you, this time we went out to do business, you are not allowed to act alone, and you are not allowed to make assertions, otherwise...... At one's own risk! ”

Xiaoqing hurriedly nodded: "I understand, I understand, don't be someone else's child." ”

"If only you really understood......"

Gu Ming said angrily.

After all, Gu Ming never thought of changing Xiaoqing.

Everyone has their own personality, and although Xiaoqing has a hot temper, she is not ignorant of advance and retreat.

The avenue is three thousand, and she also has her own way, and forcibly changing her may be counterproductive.

The important thing is that Xiaoqing is very simple in nature, and he is affectionate and righteous, which is a rare and valuable character.

After discussing the itinerary, the group did not delay much and set off on the same day under the pretext of going out to travel.

Except for Yu'er and Snake Ji who knew the inside story, even Nie Hongshu was kept in the dark.

After all, he can't help if he knows, it will only bring him an unnecessary psychological burden.

But there is one more guy on this trip: Ying Ning.

This was Nie Xiaoqian's idea, she wanted to take Ying Ning out to have a look, maybe it would bring unexpected benefits to Ying Ning's cultivation.

After leaving the city, Gu Ming and the others did not go directly to Kunlun Mountain, but flew in the direction of Baoqingfang.

After all, this trip to Kunlun was full of unknown variables, and for the sake of safety, Gu Ming decided to ask Baoqing to tailor a talisman for Nie Xiaoqian.

Although Gu Ming also knows some refining methods now, he can only create some conventional magic weapons.

What's more, Nie Xiaoqian is a descendant of the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox, and the so-called art industry has a specialty, and Baoqing is an expert in creating fairy magic weapons, I am afraid that no one in the world can beat it.

"Husband, will the owner of Baoqing Fang agree?"

On the way, Nie Xiaoqian asked with some concern.

"It should be fine!"

Gu Ming replied with a smile.

Xiaoqing was afraid that the world would not be chaotic, so she said to Nie Xiaoqian: "Sister Xiaoqian, don't worry, your husband's face is bigger, not to mention that the relationship between the owner of Baoqing and him is good......"

Gu Ming: "......"

"Xiaoqing is talking nonsense!"

Bai Suzhen hurriedly reprimanded.

Xiaoqing said with an "innocent" look: "Sister, how can people talk nonsense? Didn't you say it yourself? said that when dealing with Taiyin Zhenjun back then, the owner of Baoqing Fang made a lot of efforts, if Gu Gongzi hadn't come forward, who would have invited her? ”

Gu Ming said angrily: "Pig! If Taiyin Zhenjun doesn't get rid of it, what good will it do her? Is this called the same hatred of the enemy? ”

Nie Xiaoqian listened with a smile on her face.

Of course she knows Xiaoqing's careful thinking, this girl has always been a little stubborn, and she likes to play little pranks, and everyone has long been accustomed to it.

With Xiaoqing here, I was also happy along the way, and unconsciously came to the ginkgo forest where Baoqingfang is located......