Getting a god-grandfather didn’t seem so bad. After all, she didn’t dislike Old Man Gu.

Old Man Gu had returned to his manor with great fanfare to prepare for the adoption. It was a good thing Gu Shuo wasn’t in the Capital City; if he knew, he would have stormed over with a dark expression, looking for trouble.

"Dad, did your talk with Old Man Gu about the matter in Xi Yan not go well?" Ye Qianning asked, sitting by the bed with her chubby little hand on Xiang Minghou’s wrist, feeling his pulse.

"That old stubborn fool. I’m never asking him for a favor again. As for going to Xi Yan, I’ll make other arrangements."

Ye Qianning’s fingers twitched as she read his pulse. It was steady, but her father’s breathing was still somewhat unsettled.

However, he was doing much better than a few days ago, and his body was recovering exceptionally well.

"Actually, I don’t think we should rush this. You should focus on healing first. Anyway, the target is in Xi Yan now. People from Beili have their movements restricted in Xi Yan, which makes it even harder to strike. We should send someone to find out what he’s doing there first. We can make a move once we have a clear picture." Ye Qianning pulled her hand back. ’As long as we know he’s alive and what region he’s in, things will be much easier from now on.’

"My wounds are almost completely healed. I’ve never seen such a miraculous medicine! It scabbed over and was nearly healed in just a few days..." Xiang Minghou was speaking with excitement one moment, but the next, he seemed to recall something and froze mid-sentence.

’I can’t talk about this. The blade was incredibly sharp, and the wound was as severe as any I’ve received on the battlefield. It should have taken at least a month to heal, but with my daughter’s medicine, it’s nearly better in just a few days. It’s too unbelievable.’

’If word of this got out, my daughter would be in danger.’ 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Ye Qianning knew what her father was thinking. A few days ago, when he was gravely ill, he had personally seen her produce a Two Qi Fruit. Although he hadn’t asked about it since, he was surely deeply unsettled.

"Dad, do you believe in ghosts and monsters?" she asked.

Xiang Minghou shook his head. "I don’t believe in ghosts, I don’t believe in gods, and I certainly don’t believe in the supernatural."

To him, praying to gods and buddhas was useless. He relied on his great saber to stay alive, and life and death were a matter of fate.

Ye Qianning raised her small hand. With a flick of her wrist, a large apple appeared in her palm. Her hand was so small that she almost dropped it as she turned it over.

Xiang Minghou: "..."

"See, Dad? Do you believe in ghosts and monsters now?" Ye Qianning offered him the large apple.

"I’ve seen street magicians before." Although Xiang Minghou hadn’t clearly seen where she got the apple, the trick of pulling things from thin air was a common enough street performance.

Ye Qianning set the apple down, flicked her small hand again, and a Two Qi Fruit appeared in her palm.

This time, Xiang Minghou’s eyes went wide.

Ye Qianning placed the Two Qi Fruit on the bed, then turned both of her small hands over. Two more Two Qi Fruits appeared, one in her left hand and one in her right.

"..."

Xiang Minghou was so shocked it looked like his eyes were about to pop out of his head.

"These Two Qi Fruits that the whole world fights over? I could produce several cartloads for you in an instant." As she spoke, she casually materialized several more.

She had divided her plot of land into three sections: one for growing ginseng, one for growing the six types of fruits from her illustrated guide, and one for growing all sorts of other miscellaneous things.

Although the space was small, it had a little of everything. Except for items like ginseng, which had no fixed growth time, everything else matured in a single day. Ever since she learned how precious the Two Qi Fruits were, she had planted them every day.

A single plant could produce over a dozen Two Qi Fruits when mature, and by now, she had several cartloads piled up in her space.

"Sev... several..." Xiang Minghou was utterly stunned.

’The Two Qi Fruit is a treasure from the immortal mountain of Penglai. A single one can throw the martial world and the imperial court into chaos, and she can just produce cartloads of them at will?’

’If anyone were to see this... ’

At this thought, Xiang Minghou frantically threw off his covers and scrambled out of bed. Even Ye Qianning was startled by his sudden action.

"Dad, what are you doing?"