After Ye Xiaoyu left, Ye Xuezhang opened the box containing the spiritual herbs.
Inside were three Marrow-nurturing Roots, six Cold Marrow Branches, and one Octagonal Orchid.
Ye Xuezhang first picked up the Octagonal Orchid and swallowed it.
Boom!
A surge of immense medicinal energy erupted within his body.
The potency of this energy far surpassed that of the Narcissus Jade he had consumed before.
His heart skipped a beat—this wasn't an Octagonal Orchid!
It was a fourth-tier spiritual herb, the Eight-petal Celestial Orchid!
The two looked nearly identical, making it incredibly difficult to distinguish between them.
However, the medicinal energy contained within them was worlds apart.
A single fourth-tier spiritual herb was worth at least 100,000 taels of silver and was not something that money alone could buy.
Feeling the abundant medicinal energy in his body gradually converting into internal strength, Ye Xuezhang was ecstatic.
Magistrate Lu had misjudged and sold him a fourth-tier herb as if it were a second-tier one.
This was an unimaginably lucky break for him.
The fourth-tier herb increased Ye Xuezhang's internal strength by over three years' worth, pushing his cultivation even further!
Meanwhile, Ye Xiaoyu encountered the Ye family's Young Madam, Qi Yixuan, in the corridor.
"Xiaoyu, I was just looking for you. I'd like you to show me around and help me get familiar with the Ye residence," Qi Yixuan said with a warm smile.
"Young Madam, I have to borrow some silver from the Shen family. How about I take you around when I return?"
Qi Yixuan paused, slightly surprised. "The household is short on funds?"
"Mm. The Young Master urgently needs money, but the jade from the mine hasn't been polished yet. Even if it's polished, it'll take at least a month to sell."
Qi Yixuan responded thoughtfully, "If the household is short on funds, why borrow from others?"
"How much does my husband need? Take it from my room."
Ye Xiaoyu knew that the Young Madam had brought a substantial dowry when she married into the family.
But that dowry was her personal property—technically, the Young Master wasn't entitled to use it.
"Young Madam, this doesn't seem appropriate."
Qi Yixuan smiled gently. "What's inappropriate about it? Now that I've married into the Ye family, everything of mine belongs to my husband. Come with me."
"If you're worried the Young Master might blame you, I'll explain it to him myself later."
With that, Qi Yixuan took Ye Xiaoyu's hand and led her toward the Western Courtyard.
Western Courtyard
"Wow, Young Madam, you're so wealthy!"
Ye Xiaoyu's eyes sparkled like stars as she looked at the thick stacks of silver banknotes in Qi Yixuan's chest, each note worth 10,000 taels.
Qi Yixuan chuckled softly. "How much does the Young Master need?"
"We're short 13,000 taels."
Qi Yixuan took out two banknotes and handed them to Ye Xiaoyu. "The rest, leave in the accounting room."
She then took out a jade hairpin and smiled. "Xiaoyu, I feel a strong affinity with you. I don't have much to offer, so consider this jade hairpin as a small gift."
The hairpin was flawless white jade with a pearl pendant and a gold casing—clearly priceless.
"Young Madam, this is far too valuable. I can't accept it."
"I'm giving it to you, so take it," Qi Yixuan said, placing the hairpin in Ye Xiaoyu's hand with a smile.
Ye Xiaoyu hesitated before finally saying, "Alright then."
"Thank you, Young Madam. I'll take my leave now."
After she left, the Old Witch asked, "Miss, why are you being so kind to a maid?"
"She's my husband's personal maid and is deeply trusted by him," Qi Yixuan replied.
"If I treat her well, she'll surely speak highly of me in front of him."
"That way, my husband will like me even more."
The Old Witch silently shook her head, thinking, Sigh, the Cult Leader is truly beyond saving.
That Young Master of the Ye family may be exceptional, but does he really warrant such infatuation?
Why is it that when it comes to Ye Xuezhang, this once ruthless and decisive Cult Leader, feared by all the heroes under heaven, becomes like a completely different person?
If others saw this, the Demon Cult's dignity would be in shambles…
"It's almost noon. I'll go make lunch for my husband."
"Old Witch, investigate Liu Dalu in the kitchen."
With that, Qi Yixuan left the room and headed for the kitchen.
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