"Sorry, if you had asked me a few years ago, I would have agreed for sure. But now, there's still a lot for me to do, and I won't be out for long this time, just half a year."

"I originally planned to relax in Tiesi City, but now that I'm here, once the Ximen Baojian matter is resolved, I'm heading back to the State Capital. There are many things waiting for my help there, and relying on just my sisters alone, it's hard to keep things in order."

Qi Baiyu looked at Yuchi a bit awkwardly:

"But no problem, if you ever come to the State Capital, you can just come to the Qi Family to find me for sure. I'll show you around the State Capital, there's plenty of fun things to see and do. If you like Courtesans, I can introduce you to some girls, and besides Courtesans, I can also introduce you to more big personalities."

"Yeah, I get what you mean, don't worry, I was just saying it. Don't take it to heart." Yuchi laughed lightly, using a branch to poke at the fire. Once the fire glowed again, he kept adding wood to it.

As Qi Baiyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he continued:

"I will go to the State Capital to have a look as well, check out what it's like. But thinking about it, there's no rush; everything in the open in the State Capital is also available in Tiesi City, no need to go specifically for Courtesan girls."

"Of course, if you come across a girl with potential in the future, remember, it has to be a girl, one with potential and a good personality, you can introduce her to me. I'll get her into a sect."

"Your social connections should be quite broad, right?"

Yuchi spoke while steadily adding more wood to the fire. The small campfire for lighting gradually turned into a bonfire. As Yuchi gestured, using Spiritual Qi to pull over deadwood, the fire now had a bonfire gathering feel.

Qi Baiyu nodded heavily: "I know many great girls, they're wonderful people. If you come to the State Capital, I'll introduce you to meet them, lots of them are quite charming, you can pick who fits your sect."

"Haha, sure."

Yuchi threw a log as big as Qi Baiyu into the bonfire. With the infusion of Spiritual Qi, the whole area within a hundred meters was bathed in blazing light, and Qi Baiyu began to sweat. He was already using Spiritual Qi to fend off the heat.

So... what is he doing? Why such a big bonfire... isn't it hot?

Yuchi glanced at the small tent beside him, a genuine smile on his face: "Mainly because it gets quite cold at night, I noticed that little Miaoyu seems a bit frail, so I made the bonfire for warmth. Otherwise, we have to search underground for Ximen Baojian's Divine Soul tomorrow, and I'm worried she might catch a cold."

Qi Baiyu wiped the glistening sweat off his forehead, her lips forming into an 'O' shape... Ah, so that was it, Yuchi is quite a considerate person indeed.

As he pondered, a loud roar erupted from the tent.

"You're really something!"

Qin Miaoyu, covered in sweat, charged out, not forgetting to wear her hat, staring at Yuchi, who was innocently adding more wood, her eyes wide: "Are you trying to roast me alive! If you wanted to roast me alive, just say it! I can already smell the scent of roast meat!"

The tent behind her was steaming with white mist; it looked like the inside was turning into a steam cooker... making steamed buns?

Yuchi pretended not to see or hear anything, whistling as he covertly tossed another branch into the fire, gazing up at the beautiful night sky.

Qin Miaoyu's anger flared, grabbing a burning log and chasing after Yuchi: "Ah, you rotten Yuchi! We're not done here!"

Qi Baiyu watched as Qin Miaoyu ferociously chased Yuchi, unable to hold back her laughter.

"Such a warm night." 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Wiping more sweat away.

...

The next day, heading down the pit.

Yuchi offered to carry Qin Miaoyu down, but she clutched her chest and flatly refused, saying she'd rather jump down herself than let him carry her.

She caught a slight fever from the heat last night and was still sniffling.

But it wasn't a big deal, and after taking some medicinal soup, it was fine instantly. If Medicine Master Valley couldn't handle such things, it wouldn't deserve its name.

Once they reached the pit bottom, Yuchi walked next to Qin Miaoyu, feeling a bit embarrassed: "I'm sorry, I genuinely wanted to keep you warm last night, didn't expect you to sweat so much, really sorry about that."