Su Qing simply gave a thin smile upon hearing this, then said, "Alright, that's all I have to say. The rest is your job. Arrange things for these three Rhino Spirits... I expect them to be put to good use, understood?"
With a fawning smile, the Old Deer said, "Please rest assured, Sovereign. I will certainly carry out the tasks you've assigned perfectly!"
The Old White Deer Spirit knew very well that the only reason he could stay by Su Qing's side was his efficiency in handling matters, so he was determined to do a good job with whatever she assigned.
He wasn't a beautiful girl, after all. If he wanted to keep working for Su Qing, he had to work even harder.
Su Qing had no idea what the Old Deer was thinking.
She simply looked at the Old White Deer Spirit, nodded, and said, "Then I can rest easy. It's about time; I should be going..."
Su Qing didn't intend to chat much longer with the Old White Deer Spirit.
Her clone was still here. If there were any further arrangements needed, she could simply control her clone to handle them; there was no need for her true body to remain.
Chatting face-to-face with her own clone always gave her a particularly strange feeling...
"Safe travels, Sovereign!" the Old Deer said hurriedly upon hearing that Su Qing was leaving.
Su Qing gave a slight nod and, wasting no more words, pinched a secret seal and departed with Chang'e on the Somersault Cloud.
The clone watched the true body leave before also pinching a secret seal and departing.
As for the Old White Deer Spirit, he finally breathed a sigh of relief once both Su Qing's true body and clone had left...
When facing Su Qing, whether it was her true body or her clone, he felt an immense amount of pressure.
However, he didn't relax for long. After a brief moment of relief, he immediately steeled himself...
Since there was still much to be done, it was far from time to truly relax.
On the other side, on the Somersault Cloud returning to the Northern Continent...
Chang'e, who had been acting the entire way, could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
She let out a long, heavy breath and said, "Whew, it's finally over... But you're really interesting. I always thought you took in those demons because they were female, but I didn't expect them to be male. What a surprise."
Su Qing slowed down and turned to look at Chang'e. "I don't only take women as subordinates. As long as they're useful, I'll keep them."
"Is that so? I thought..."
"Stop right there. Don't tell me what you 'thought.' In short, you're overthinking it." Su Qing quickly cut Chang'e off, not letting her continue. If they kept going, they'd likely end up back at the topic that frustrated her the most.
Seeing this, Chang'e just gave a cheeky grin and said, "Fine, fine, fine. If you don't want to hear it, I won't say it! Anyway, I'm in a good mood now, so I'll let you have your way!"
Chang'e was indeed feeling quite good...
Earlier, she had used those demons to stretch her muscles and vent the frustration of the past few days, so how could her mood be bad?
Su Qing glanced at Chang'e and rolled her eyes speechlessly.
She stopped paying attention to Chang'e...
With a thought, she controlled the Somersault Cloud to speed up, heading toward the Northern Continent even faster.
Before long...
Su Qing returned to the Northern Continent.
Once back, she had no other important matters to attend to.
In the time that followed...
Su Qing lived a quiet and stable daily life, just as before.
Every day, besides handling the routine affairs of the domain, she would wander around... finding time to increase her number of incense-paying believers.
Time flowed by day by day.
In the blink of an eye, another six months had passed.
During these six months, not much had happened...
Nothing particularly noteworthy occurred around Su Qing's true body or her clone at Changbai Mountain.
However, quite a few things had happened around the Su Qing residing in Xingyang City.
During these six months...
Su Qingyu had already learned about seventy to eighty percent of the sword moves Su Qing had taught her, but she was still a long way from complete mastery. After all, these weren't simple moves; the sword techniques Su Qing gave her were very powerful and difficult to learn...
Interestingly, Su Qingyu, who had always been averse to studying, was quite serious when it came to learning these sword moves.
Perhaps...
Learning sword techniques happened to align perfectly with Su Qingyu's interests?
As the saying goes, interest is the best teacher.
As long as one is interested, they are willing to try and overcome even the greatest difficulties.
Of course, Su Qing was very happy that she was working so hard...
Who wouldn't want their disciple to be a bit more diligent?
Aside from Su Qingyu's progress...
The medical clinic had also undergone some changes.
First, Su Qing expanded the clinic's area. She bought the two neighboring shops, allowing the clinic to accommodate more people at once... avoiding the situation where it became so cramped that it was difficult even to move a limb when it got crowded...
Additionally, there was another reason—it made it easier for Su Qing to slack off.
And to do other things.
For instance, refining pills for the Commandery Princess Ye Qingyu, or doing various other miscellaneous tasks.
In short, it was certainly useful.
Besides expanding the clinic, Su Qing had also opened another medical clinic elsewhere in the city.
However, it wasn't for herself. One clinic was enough to keep Su Qing busy; how could she possibly open another one for herself?
This clinic was opened for Rendong...
Rendong's medical skills had improved rapidly.
Her talent was extremely high, especially in medicine, where it was bordering on frightening...
After such a long period of study, Su Qing felt she finally had a certain level of ability.
So, she wanted to give Rendong some experience...
She wanted her to see more patients.
However, while Rendong was with her, she rarely had the chance to perform consultations...
Because most people who came still insisted on Li Yichou or Ao Yiyi, or simply paid a high price to ask Su Qing herself to treat them... resulting in Rendong having almost no opportunity to practice.
So, after thinking it over for a long time, Su Qing simply opened a separate clinic for her, letting her be her own boss and handle consultations alone...
Although business there likely wouldn't be great because of Su Qing's own clinic, there would at least be some patients.
If they added the title of "Disciple of the Divine Doctor," business would probably be quite good...
This way, no matter how much or how little, she would finally have opportunities for consultations.
She wouldn't have to keep sitting on the sidelines.
Furthermore, Su Qing told her to wander around the streets when she was free to see if she could find any poor patients. If she did, she was to diagnose them for free...
This would not only allow her to practice but also serve as a good deed.
Of course, Su Qing certainly wasn't comfortable with her going out alone...
Including going to the other clinic by herself; Su Qing wasn't at ease with that either...
Therefore, Su Qing had Li Yichou stay by her side...
On one hand, it was to provide a safety net for medical matters, and on the other, it was to ensure her safety.
And Li Yichou, whether in fighting or medicine, was quite capable...
Having her go along was indeed the best choice.
Aside from the clinic and Su Qingyu's affairs...
The most significant event in Xingyang City was likely the situation with the Commandery Princess.
Over the past six months, with Su Qing's help and the Prime Minister's passive response, the Commandery Princess had swept through countless towns...
If nothing unexpected happened, she would be at the city gates within a month or two at most.
However, what Su Qing found strange was...
Even now, that Prime Minister remained as steady as a mountain, showing no intention of getting serious.
Su Qing was very curious about what the Prime Minister was planning...
Did he know of her existence and had given up because he was helpless, or was he saving up for a major move?
Regardless of which it was...
For Su Qing, it didn't make much difference.
Because before Su Qing, he could hardly cause any waves, so she was merely curious but not at all worried.
It was midsummer.
On this day, the sun shone brightly and the weather was hot, but the sunlight filtering through the leaves was exceptionally beautiful.
Su Qing didn't go to the clinic today; instead, she was in the shade of her backyard, enjoying the breeze.
It wasn't that Su Qing was being lazy and didn't want to go to the clinic...
It was because she was going to meet a guest today—a rather special guest. To meet this guest, she stayed home and didn't go out, waiting for the guest to notify her so she could go meet them.
Su Qing opened her eyes slightly, looking at the sky through the dense leaves, and muttered to herself:
"She's certainly taking her time... I wonder where she is now. I hope I don't have to wait until tonight for her to arrive. Honestly, she was the one who suggested coming into the city to see me herself, yet it's taking her so long to get here..."
Su Qing was a bit helpless; she had been waiting for a long time, but the Commandery Princess had yet to arrive...
Although she understood the Princess's current difficulties, such slowness still made Su Qing a bit frustrated.
"Maybe I should just send someone to pick her up..." Su Qing rubbed her chin, considering the feasibility and execution of this method.
Just as she was thinking about it...
A bird landed in the courtyard.
This bird was none other than White Feather.
That was the messenger bird the Commandery Princess had given her back then.
And this bird's appearance here meant the Princess had already entered the city... and had determined the meeting place.
Suddenly, Su Qing noticed a message tube tied to White Feather's leg.
Seeing this tube, Su Qing raised an eyebrow. She suspected it contained the meeting location, so she took it off.
Inside the message tube was a letter.
And in the letter were only a few short lines.
"Oh? The Commandery Princess actually plans to come to my house to find me?"
Su Qing was slightly surprised... she had been prepared to see where they would meet, but the Princess said she was coming to her house.
"It seems the Prime Minister's inaction has made the Princess a bit bolder." Su Qing rubbed her chin, thinking to herself, "Oh, wait, coming to my house to see me doesn't seem to be because she's bolder; rather, it shows she's still being cautious... After all, no one can monitor my house."
Having realized this, Su Qing couldn't help but smile...
"The Princess really is incredibly cautious... but that's good. At least I don't have to worry about her being tricked." Su Qing shook her head and then destroyed the letter.
She casually set White Feather aside...
White Feather was intelligent, and since Su Qing was a demon herself, talking to animals was a natural talent.
So for Su Qing...
Getting this little fellow to stay obediently to the side was a very simple matter...
Of course, these little creatures couldn't understand human speech.
Su Qing wasn't literally speaking to them.
She was simply conveying her meaning.
Time ticked by.
Su Qing sat there, passing the time by watching White Feather preen its feathers...
Soon.
A maid suddenly ran up to Su Qing.
"Madam... there's someone at the door claiming to be your friend who wants to see you. Should I... let her in?"
Su Qing turned to look at the maid, then gave a slight nod and said with a faint smile, "Let her in! I'll know if she's a friend once I see her."
Hearing the maid's words, Su Qing already knew that the person arriving was none other than the one she was waiting for.
"Yes, Madam." The maid didn't ask further; she simply nodded obediently and went to bring the person over.
A moment later.
The maid brought the person before Su Qing.
And seeing this person, Su Qing recognized her as the Commandery Princess at a glance.
Although this person's appearance and even her figure were different from the original Princess, Su Qing still saw through her true identity immediately.
For no other reason than that such a crude disguise technique could never fool Su Qing's eyes.
A smile curled on Su Qing's lips, and she waved her hand, saying, "You may go now! I have some matters to discuss privately with this guest."
The maid was very obedient; without asking anything, she left.
Once the maid was far away...
Su Qing spoke, "Liu Qian's handiwork?"
The person across from her gave a helpless smile and said, "As expected, I can't hide it from you... Yes, it is indeed Liu Qian's method."
" I was curious how you were going to come see me! I didn't expect you to use this method." Su Qing chuckled and said, "This is indeed a good way. Although it can't fool powerful cultivators, it's no problem for fooling ordinary people and the weak."
"I can only say I had good luck on the way and didn't run into any powerful demons. If I had, I'm afraid I wouldn't have made it here," Ye Qingyu said with a shrug, looking helpless.
"Hahaha, you would have made it, you would have made it. If you really ran into danger, I would naturally sense it and could have come to rescue you. We're so close; nothing would have happened to you!" Su Qing shook her head and said with a laugh.
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