Chapter 15

Actually, according to the logic of this world, there was another way to quickly remove the violent factor from Qin Zheng’s body.

That was for a female to use a unique mental technique from this world to help beastmen lower their irritability levels.

However, this method had certain limitations.

Under normal circumstances, a female could only help a beastman whose mental strength was at the same level as hers or lower.

If they were husband and wife, then they could use a technique similar to dual cultivation to help a beastman who was one level higher in mental strength.

In this world, where males far outnumbered females, it was an unspoken rule for wives to help their beastman husbands reduce their irritability levels. Even the brain-matched marriages followed this principle.

Right now, she was Qin Zheng’s wife, but she couldn’t use this world’s method to help him yet. For now, she could only rely on pills.

Qin Zheng’s eyes flashed with joy.

“Thank you, wife.” He accepted the pill and thanked Chu Ning.

He didn’t even need to think about it—he knew these pills were valuable.

His wife was too good to him.

Chu Ning thought for a moment before saying, “For now, you should avoid fighting. Focus on lowering your irritability level first, and we’ll deal with the poison later.”

Last night, when she saw him take action against that scar-faced man, his emotions had already seemed unstable.

Although she still had Demon-Suppressing Pills, which could ensure he wouldn’t lose control even if the violent factor flared up, every outbreak would increase his irritability level, making it harder to suppress later.

“Alright.” Qin Zheng agreed, feeling delighted. His wife cared about him.

“Breakfast is ready. Wife, let me take you there.” Qin Zheng suddenly reached out his hand.

Chu Ning glanced at his outstretched hand and, after only a brief hesitation, placed her hand in his.

They were husband and wife—holding hands wasn’t a big deal, right?

As Qin Zheng held Chu Ning’s hand and led her away, the corners of his lips curled up in secret satisfaction.

When they arrived downstairs, Qin Zheng brought Chu Ning to a restaurant.

The table was already filled with an array of delicious dishes, all looking incredibly appetizing.

“I didn’t know what you liked, so I had the kitchen prepare a variety of options.”

Qin Zheng pulled out a chair for Chu Ning.

“After breakfast, let me take you out for a stroll.”

“The Qin family has a shopping mall not far from here. We can pick out some clothes.”

Chu Ning glanced at Qin Zheng.

As expected, being a Marshal meant he was wealthy.

“Another day. I want to focus on alchemy for now so I can take the alchemist certification exam on Friday.” Living off someone else wasn’t her style. She needed to get certified as an alchemist and establish her foundation as soon as possible.

A hint of disappointment flashed in Qin Zheng’s eyes.

Last night, he hadn’t asked Uncle Zhong to prepare any clothes for her because he had wanted to personally take her shopping. He had hoped to accompany her, but she wasn’t interested.

“Then I’ll help you prepare the herbs.” His disappointment disappeared as he quickly adapted.

“I’ve already asked Uncle Zhong to prepare the herbs for three types of pills—Pain Relief Pills, Hemostatic Pills, and Energy Gathering Pills. Each set has 100 portions. You can start refining in the alchemy room later.”

Chu Ning was surprised and looked up at Qin Zheng.

His expression was gentle.

“More than 50% of the Federation’s medicinal herbs come from the front lines. In the future, if you need any herbs, just tell me. If they can be bought at pharmacies, I can arrange it. If they can’t be bought, we still have them.”

Chu Ning’s eyes brightened with approval for her Dao companion.

“Alright.” She agreed immediately.

With the issue of herbs resolved, she was confident she could build her foundation quickly and then reach the Core Formation stage.

Once she reached the Golden Core stage, she would be able to refine Spirit-Nurturing Pills, and things would become much easier.

Knowing that the herbs were already prepared, Chu Ning ate even faster. Of course, part of it was because the food was delicious.

Watching her eat happily, Qin Zheng secretly took note of the dishes she liked.

After breakfast, Qin Zheng took Chu Ning to the alchemy room.

It was a sunlit room with one side made of transparent glass, adjacent to a small flower garden filled with blooming flowers. The scenery was quite pleasant.

Chu Ning glanced around and saw that the room contained shelves stocked with medicinal herbs, an herb processing area, a pill refinement section, and various tools for handling herbs.

“Let’s get started,” she said to Qin Zheng.

“Mm.” Qin Zheng responded and walked over to the shelves, taking out two portions of herbs for refining Pain Relief Pills. Then, he and Chu Ning began processing the ingredients together.

Once the herbs were prepared, Chu Ning immediately started refining the pills.

One batch of pills consumed one portion of ingredients, and Chu Ning easily produced a total of thirteen Pain Relief Pills.

After completing the first batch, she realized that her mental energy was still in good condition—enough to refine a second batch.

So, she placed the second portion of herbs into the pill furnace and successfully refined another thirteen pills.

At this point, Chu Ning noticed that her mental energy was still quite stable.

She thought to herself, It seems like my mental strength has improved.

Without hesitation, she formed a hand seal to test her abilities.

Seeing the image condensed at her fingertips, Chu Ning’s expression lit up with joy.

In just one day, she had advanced from the third level of Qi Refining to the sixth level.

Qin Zheng also saw the image formed by her mental energy. He was curious but didn’t ask any questions.

“We can switch to a different pill formula now. Next, help me fetch some herbs for refining Hemostatic Pills.”

She had already fully mastered the formula for Pain Relief Pills, so continuing to refine them wouldn’t be very meaningful for her cultivation.

“Alright,” Qin Zheng agreed and immediately went to get the herbs.

Once he returned, the two of them processed the ingredients together.

“I’ll handle the rest from here. Uncle Zhong has prepared some snacks in the tea room next door—you can go take a break,” Qin Zheng said after mastering the technique for handling Hemostatic Pill ingredients.

Chu Ning glanced at him and nodded.

When she entered the next room, she indeed found a selection of pastries in the tea room.

Without hesitation, she sat down and began enjoying the food.

She even had two cups of tea to quench her thirst.

The cuisine in this world was undeniably delicious.

After resting for a while, she felt that enough time had passed and returned to the alchemy room.

By then, Qin Zheng had already prepared three sets of ingredients for refining Hemostatic Pills, and Chu Ning swiftly began alchemy again.

Even though this was a new formula, Chu Ning was experienced. On her first attempt, she successfully refined ten high-grade Hemostatic Pills.

After summarizing her insights, she refined the second batch and produced eleven pills.

The third batch yielded another eleven pills.

While processing the pills, Qin Zheng kept an eye on Chu Ning.

Noticing that she consistently produced high-quality pills with very little residue left in the furnace, he couldn’t help but marvel at his wife’s incredible alchemy talent.

After finishing three batches, Chu Ning finally stopped.

This time, she truly felt a depletion of her mental energy. However, unlike before, she didn’t feel as hungry.

After all, food could only do so much to restore mental strength—rest was just as important.

Without much hesitation, she took out a Jade Dew Pill.

Resting would be too much of a waste of time. She needed to reach Foundation Establishment as soon as possible.