Tang Zifeng only realized halfway through being pulled along by Qin Ruqing that he didn’t know where they were going.

“Where are you taking me?” Tang Zifeng frowned and asked.

Qin Ruqing tugged at him without looking back. “To the secret medicinal field.”

Tang Zifeng: ?

“Weren’t we supposed to improve the alchemy furnace together? Shouldn’t you be taking me to the Qin family’s alchemy room to discuss the details of your clan’s alchemy tools?”

Qin Ruqing replied casually, “Oh, that’s not urgent. Alchemy is one thing, but I have another matter to attend to.”

Tang Zifeng thought to himself, Just now he was persistently begging for help with the furnace, and now he agrees but suddenly isn’t in a rush.

Can this girl be any more unreliable?

But now that the thief’s ship had sailed, there was no turning back.

Qin Ruqing walked ahead, a faint smile on her lips visible to Tang Zifeng, her eyes gleaming with excitement.

Joking aside, it wasn’t easy to get such a recluse out, so she might as well make the most of it.

Tang Zifeng was initially suspicious of being dragged along by Qin Ruqing, but eventually he relaxed (accepted the situation).

Since he was already here, he decided to go with the flow. He didn’t struggle and quietly let Qin Ruqing lead him, displaying a gentle and compliant demeanor.

Qin Ruqing felt an inexplicable sensation as she continued to lead Tang Zifeng.

Hmm, it was kind of like leading a scholar…

Stop it, that’s too risky to say aloud; Master Tang would probably kill me if he heard.

Qin Ruqing silently let go of Tang Zifeng’s sleeve, cleared her throat, and said casually, “I almost forgot, there’s still a distance from the Qin estate to the secret realm. Shall we take a flying sword?”

Tang Zifeng simply nodded in response.

Upon reaching the secret realm, Qin Ruqing showed her identity badge to the Qin family guards stationed at the entrance.

The leader’s face changed, and he respectfully saluted.

Qin Ruqing confidently walked in, followed by Tang Zifeng.

The Qin family guards, seeing their Fifth Miss leading a handsome young man into the secret realm, couldn’t help but gossip.

Who is this guy?

No idea.

Could it be that our Miss has found someone for herself…

Bah, she’s still so young, why are you all thinking nonsense!

……

“This is our Southern Range’s secret realm, under our complete control. Haven’t you been here before?”

Tang Zifeng took in the environment of the secret realm and shook his head slowly. “I’ve heard of it, but I’ve never been here.”

After observing for a while, he concluded, “This secret realm has an extremely rare and stable structure, quite unique and hard to come by.”

Stable-structure secret realms could be surveyed and controlled in advance, a fact Qin Ruqing had been educated on by her elders.

She glanced at Tang Zifeng and suddenly asked, “I heard there’s a secret realm in your Western Range too, called… what was it, Floating something?” She spoke casually, as if just chatting.

Tang Zifeng replied without thinking, “It’s called Little Floating Space. This secret realm is managed by the Western Range’s Celestial Bureau.”

Qin Ruqing nodded in understanding. “Is this Little Floating Space different from ours here?”

“Little Floating Space is a periodically mobile secret realm, its whereabouts concealed. It requires significant resources and effort to stabilize and open. In the Western Range, only the Celestial Bureau has the financial capability, so it opens once every decade.”

Once every decade! Another piece of valuable information gained

Recognize!

Qin Ruqing calculated the time silently and then asked, “With such a long interval, have you ever been there?”

Tang Zifeng shook his head. “When Little Floating Space last opened, I had just started cultivating, so my cultivation was low and I didn’t go.”

Qin Ruqing nodded.

Generally, for such realms, one needed to have similar cultivation levels; those at the Foundation Establishment stage or lower could enter without trouble.

“This Little Floating Space must be quite precious if it requires such a large cost to open. It would be a loss if there’s nothing valuable inside,” Qin Ruqing asked again.

Tang Zifeng confirmed, “Indeed, it’s precious. Little Floating Space often holds rare treasures that are hard to find elsewhere.

It’s a must-visit for prominent families in the Western Range.

However, there are restrictions on who can enter based on cultivation level, as the space is unstable and can only support cultivators at the foundation building stage or below.”

Oh? There are cultivation level restrictions too. Foundation building stage or below means the Ancestor can’t join her…

Yes, Qin Ruqing reflected, this was indeed to test whether the previous information Hao Gou provided to her was true.

Hao Gou claimed that the Xiling Little Floating Space had Mysterious Heart Elixir, and the current metal refiner was a native of Xiling.

Qin Ruqing, being a professional at pulling wool, couldn’t miss such a good opportunity for a set phrase.

According to Tang Zifeng, “often find it hard to find heaven and earth,” Hao Gou may not have really been able to beat her.

“If this small floating space is so good, and you meet the entry conditions, it is certainly something you want to do, right? How long will the next small floating space open up?”

Tang Zifeng looked at her this time, strangely, “Why ask this, what are you doing, do you want to go too?”

“It’s hard to say~” Qin Ruqing replied in a vague tone with her hands behind her back.

Tang Zifeng was not concerned, returning his gaze. “From the next time the Small Floating Space opens, there are still three years.”

Three years.

Qin Ruqing was considering the time, which was longer than she expected.

But it was also good, the Western Mountains were remote and to went a trip most be long.

Tang Zifeng gazed into the fields where Lingzhi Planters were busy planting in the medicinal fields.

The fields were divided into sections based on the planting times of the Lingzhi, ensuring staggered maturation.

The Medicine Mountain was shrouded in spirit mist, faintly revealing traces of formations.

It seemed to be used for planting special environmental or more precious Lingzhi.

After surveying the area, Tang Zifeng gave a fair assessment, “Very good. The planning is orderly, and the scale is magnificent. Just from a management and order perspective, it’s already not inferior to the Silver Class Families.”

Qin Ruqing glanced at him; this man had sharp eyes indeed.

The scale of these medicinal fields wasn’t actually much, but the main point lay in the planning and arrangements.

He could even see through the mysteries.

Qin Ruqing felt pleased inside but shook her head outwardly, sighing, “Actually, there’s still significant room for improvement.”

She pointed out, “Some Lingzhi have high planting requirements. Some need constant temperature, some require timed watering, and some need sunlight all day. With such a large scale, it’s quite labor-intensive for the Lingzhi Planters, and the production efficiency is low…”

Suddenly, Tang Zifeng had a bad premonition and asked warily, “Why are you telling me all this?”

Qin Ruqing chuckled, “Well, it’s about whether Master Tang can devise some agricultural tools. The requirements aren’t high, just something that can water on schedule, maintain constant temperature, or provide light…”

Qin Ruqing hadn’t finished speaking when Tang Zifeng turned and started walking away.

“Hey hey hey, I haven’t finished yet, why are you leaving!”

Tang Zifeng’s pace quickened, lips tightly pursed.

For once, he spoke a lot, “I wondered why you didn’t take me to the alchemy room and came here instead.

It turns out you’re insatiable, wanting to trick me into helping with something else.

I said before, the last time was the final time. There won’t be another. This time, I won’t agree no matter what!”

To turn a poker face into an irritable chatterbox was quite a skill for Qin Ruqing.

Yet she didn’t realize she was annoying; she chased after him, “Hey, Tang Zifeng, don’t go! I’m not asking you to work for free, there’s benefit in this! — Tang Zifeng? Elder Tang!”

But no matter how Qin Ruqing called out, this stern youth refused to turn back.

He even took out his own flying artifact, the one that Qin Ruqing had criticized as ugly before.

Seeing him press something, two propeller-like wings extended from the rear of the little flying boat.

Its speed increased suddenly, shooting out with a whoosh.