Xu Yunxiao came here specifically to find Li Beifeng, precisely to repair the Demon-Subduing Pestle.

It just so happened that she suddenly said she had a very mysterious stone to give to herself.

That couldn't be better.

"Just how skilled are you at Artifact Refining? The Dao Pattern of my Demon-Subduing Pestle is severely damaged."

Qin Feng handed the Demon-Subduing Pestle over for Li Qianqian to see.

Li Qianqian took a quick look and said, "This level of damage is not considered severe. Wait until I finish my hotpot meal, I'll forge it for you, and that will resolve one of my grandfather's worries."

"..."

Qin Feng was surprised.

This wasn't considered severe?

The entire Dao Pattern of the Demon-Subduing Pestle was almost shattered, and even the slightest knock could possibly ruin it, causing the power contained within to dissipate.

And she's saying it's simple?

Li Qianqian continued to eat hotpot in the courtyard, tossing in a few leaves of Napa cabbage and mixing a new bowl of fragrant garlic oil dip.

"..."

Qin Feng felt perplexed.

This girl's heart sure is big.

Is she still in the mood for hotpot now?

"Come on, hubby, sit down and eat," she said while eating and speaking to Qin Feng.

"Hubby...?!"

Qin Feng looked around, no one else was there!

"I'm calling you, yeah!" said Li Qianqian.

"You're calling me hubby? No way!"

Qin Feng was baffled.

Li Qianqian continued to eat while she pulled out a document and handed it to Qin Feng.

Qin Feng opened it and was instantly stunned!

It turned out to be a marriage contract!

And it even had Beidou Old Divine Doctor's signature and handprint!

Qin Feng was utterly perplexed.

What was that old guy doing?

Why was he arranging marriage contracts for him all over the place?

First, there was the girl from Xinghua Gully.

Now it's the granddaughter of Master Li Beifeng.

What was he thinking?

"My grandfather said that as long as the 'Outer Heaven Stone' crafting is completed, this marriage agreement would come into effect. I think you're quite clever, and can fight well too, better than expected, so we could start dating," Li Qianqian said.

"..."

Qin Feng was utterly perplexed.

Previously, he was wondering why her grandfather would leave the precious "Outer Heaven Stone" to him.

Turns out it was the Beidou Old Divine Doctor exchanging it for a marriage agreement!

"Cough cough, that... I am sorry, but I already have a wife," Qin Feng said.

"You do?" Li Qianqian was slightly surprised but then shrugged it off and said, "That's fine, so you have one, I don't mind."

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"My grandfather told me not to worry about these things."

"..."

Qin Feng was petrified.

What was her grandfather thinking? How could he not worry about this?

Isn't this pushing his granddaughter into a pit of fire?

"But if I get married, I can't marry a second person," Qin Feng said, feeling awkward. "That's what the law stipulates, and it's my responsibility to a woman, to marry only one person in a lifetime, understand?"

"I don't understand."

Li Qianqian shook her head.

Then she reminisced and said, "My grandfather did seem to say that the Mortal World has such a rule, but what does that have to do with me? Or you, for that matter?"

"..."

Qin Feng was dumbfounded.

Although Li Qianqian lived in the Mortal World, she had always been with her grandfather in a remote village with no one else, her worldview akin to the Hidden World, with little understanding of external laws, so she seemed ignorant about Mortal World marriage customs.

"But when I watch TV dramas, isn't it that one man has several wives?" Li Qianqian asked, tilting her head in confusion.

"Which TV drama did you watch?"

"Deer and Cauldron."

"..."

"There's also 'Kangxi Dynasty', 'Yong Zheng Dynasty', 'Princess Returning Pearl', and so on and so forth, all saying that the emperor had a harem beauties amounting to three thousand."

"..."

Qin Feng was utterly baffled and asked with his hands spread, "Don't you watch modern dramas?"

"I do watch them occasionally." Li Qianqian said as she picked up another slice of mutton to cook in the hot pot. Dipping it in the sauce, she ate and said, "I just think the women in those TV shows are so unreasonable, always fighting over nothing. Wouldn't living together in harmony be better?"

Pfft—!

Qin Feng almost spat blood.

Her, her whole value system, it has been totally corrupted by her grandfather!

"Cough cough, in any case, you'll find out in the future that your way of thinking is wrong."

That was all Qin Feng could say.

After finishing the hot pot.

Li Qianqian wiped her mouth and told Qin Feng, "Husband, you rest, I'm going to refine the Demon-Subduing Pestle now."

Saying this.

She took the Demon-Subduing Pestle and Outer Heaven Stone, left the place, and went to a very secret cave outside the village.

Qin Feng initially wanted to follow.

But Li Qianqian stopped him outside the cave entrance and said, "Just stand guard here, I need to concentrate."

After a moment.

Qin Feng could hear the sounds of hammering and forging coming from inside.

Clear and powerful, very profound.

All afternoon long, Li Qianqian did not come out, still busy with forging repairs.

Dusk fell, and the Bright Moon rose.

The forging continued on.

Qin Feng had no choice but to call Xu Yunxiao to tell her that he had something to do and would not return to the hotel tonight.

Xu Yunxiao thought he was with Xiao Lian, talking about business for work, and even praised him for being ambitious and knowing to work hard.

That night.

Qin Feng and Xiao Lian slept at the entrance of the cave.

Until the next day.

While Qin Feng and Xiao Lian were sleeping back to back, Li Qianqian came out with the newly forged Demon-Subduing Pestle and announced, "It's done!"

The Demon-Subduing Pestle had changed a lot by this point.

Not only was it no longer covered in rust, but what astonished Qin Feng even more was that it was now made entirely of Outer Heaven Stone!

Faintly visible were the specks of starlight emitted by the surface of the Outer Heaven Stone.

And the whole design looked even more imposing.

At that moment.

Xiao Lian suddenly let out a "ah" and screamed!

Qin Feng looked up.

It turned out that a brown bear over two meters tall had somehow come over and was eyeing them closely.

However.

The moment Qin Feng turned to look.

The brown bear was suddenly taken aback, as if seeing a devil, it even stepped back in fear, before immediately turning tail and running off into the distance.

"..."

Qin Feng blinked and asked, "What happened?"

Although he didn't fear snakes, rats, insects, or dragons.

He hadn't emitted any intimidating aura yet, clearly it wasn't himself who had scared the bear away.

"It's because of this."

Li Qianqian pointed at the Demon-Subduing Pestle in her hand at this time.

At that moment.

Qin Feng also noticed something unusual about the Demon-Subduing Pestle.

The aura it naturally exuded was like that of a divine being, stirring up an urge to worship.

Of course.

This was just a strong presence that it gave off when facing danger.

"It really is a great item!"

Qin Feng exclaimed in surprise.

"Here is a special leather sheath to conceal the aura of the Demon-Subduing Pestle so no one can detect it," Li Qianqian gave him a leather sheath.

This was absolutely necessary.

Otherwise, those masters would certainly covet it once they sensed its powerful aura.

Murder for loot.

It's a common occurrence in the Hidden World.

With the leather sheath, it was also very convenient to carry around, especially since the Demon-Subduing Pestle was only the size of a dagger.

"Speaking of which, what exactly is the aura inside the Outer Heaven Stone?" Qin Feng asked curiously, "I've never seen it."

"Just by its name, you know it's from 'beyond the heavens'! As for its specific effects, my grandfather knows but has never told me. He only said that once it was successfully forged, I should bring it to find you, and it would be of great use to you."

Li Qianqian explained.