Ao Ying was truly one to drop a bombshell, her very first words being of the heavy-hitting variety.
It instantly left Su Qing stunned in place...
Su Qing quickly shook her head in denial. "No, nothing of the sort. Calling you all back this time was truly just a spur-of-the-moment idea to have a barbecue. After all, things like barbecue are more interesting when there are more people to eat with; it's only fun when it's lively!"
Hearing this, Ao Ying was slightly surprised. She hadn't expected that she had actually misjudged Su Qing.
This was a rare occurrence indeed...
"How strange, did I actually misjudge you? That’s certainly unexpected." Ao Ying looked at Su Qing, tilted her head with a smile, and sent a Sound Transmission: "But never mind. Since I misjudged you, I won't tease you anymore~"
Seeing this, Su Qing breathed a sigh of relief, while also feeling fortunate that she hadn't finished her own sentence...
In truth, when she was answering just now, Su Qing had actually thought about jokingly saying, 'If you want to sleep together in one big bed, we can all do that together.' However, she had paused for a moment, and Ao Ying had immediately followed up with her own words, interrupting her.
But it was thanks to Ao Ying interrupting her.
Otherwise, the matter certainly wouldn't have ended so simply.
As for what Su Qing was thinking, Ao Ying naturally didn't have mind-reading abilities to know. She only saw the smile on Su Qing's face and felt that she seemed to be hiding something...
However...
She didn't press further for the time being.
Instead, she simply helped grill the food.
Barbecuing wasn't a particularly difficult task; it was mainly about controlling the heat and paying attention to the seasoning... especially since they were making it for themselves, there was no need to make things overly complicated.
Therefore, everyone could lend a hand...
Soon, quite a lot of food was grilled.
However, before Su Qing and the others could even take a bite of the freshly grilled food, it had already been mostly devoured by the little ones.
One could only say...
When it came to eating, these little rascals were truly not to be underestimated.
They were as formidable as ever.
However, Su Qing and the others didn't mind much...
After laughingly scolding them for a few words, they continued to grill the remaining food.
How should one put it?
Today was primarily about being happy; there was no need to care too much about such trivial matters.
Time slowly slipped away amidst everyone's pleasant playing and joking.
Before they knew it, late night had arrived.
In the night, Liu Xixi had naturally returned home.
Ao Ying, on the other hand, was in no hurry to leave. This was their home, and there was no point in rushing off, so she naturally stayed in Su Qing's private chambers to accompany her through the night.
That night, Su Qing didn't manage to accomplish anything...
The reason was simple: at this time, going to find anyone would cause dissatisfaction among the others.
So...
She didn't go to anyone at all.
She simply slept through the night in peace.
She would wait until later to find them individually to play.
The next day, Su Qing woke up early.
She didn't stay idle after waking up; instead, she prepared breakfast for everyone.
Once breakfast was ready, Su Qing called everyone together to eat.
Su Yudie and the other little ones were still happy and carefree, gorging themselves the moment they saw the food.
The adults, however, each had their own concerns...
Regarding this, Su Qing naturally went to chat with each of them one by one.
While the Su Qing at the domain was chatting with everyone during breakfast, her clone on the Changbai Mountains had already finished breakfast...
After arranging things for Bai Zhu, she went down the mountain to find those Spider Spirits.
Yesterday, Su Qing had a sudden whim to visit the Spider Spirits to have them make items like stockings.
Initially, they couldn't understand Su Qing's meaning and didn't know how to go about it...
Fortunately, under Su Qing's reminders and suggestions, they finally found a direction. They said they would produce a small sample for her this morning so that Su Qing could determine if there were any issues with the direction or the method.
Su Qing still cared quite a bit about these things...
Therefore, she planned to check on the situation of this item before handling the prayers of the people of the Changbai Mountains.
At this time, they had likely finished producing that small sample.
Down the mountain, Su Qing's arrival still made the mountain residents very excited.
As the years passed, the number of residents in the mountains had grown more and more.
Although the growth rate still couldn't compare to humans, it was considered a very good pace.
By now, this town had expanded an unknown number of times.
Even the escape measures Su Qing had originally prepared had been continuously improved due to the town's expansion.
However, Su Qing had no complaints about this...
After all, this was a town she had built with her own hands...
Seeing the town getting better and better, her mood naturally improved as well.
Additionally, although the town was growing larger, there were actually quite a few demons leaving the town...
The demons who left Su Qing's town basically hid their identities and lived all over the mortal world.
"Speaking of which, I wonder to what extent that outer disciple of mine has realized her ideals by now." Su Qing rubbed her chin. After a moment, she shook her head and said, "Progress is likely slow! How can concepts deeply rooted in humans for thousands of years be changed so easily? Forget it, I won't worry about her! I'll just take care of myself."
Su Qing didn't hold very high hopes for that outer disciple of hers...
However, she didn't look down on her ideal either... it was just that the ideal was simply too vast. Thus, Su Qing felt it was basically impossible to complete by relying on one person, which was why she didn't place much hope in her.
Of course, if she truly succeeded...
Then that would be an excellent thing.
Su Qing quickly retracted her thoughts and walked briskly to the tailor shop of the Spider Spirit sisters.
At this moment, the tailor shop hadn't opened its doors yet.
However, as Su Qing arrived, a side door of the tailor shop was immediately opened. "Greetings, Sovereign! Please come in, Sovereign. We have finished the items and were just waiting for you to inspect them. However, because we didn't know exactly what kind of texture you required, we made a few variations. Please take a look."
Su Qing walked into the tailor shop, and the Spider Spirits immediately delivered their results into her hands.
Su Qing took the items and gave them a simple look...
She found that these Spider Spirits were indeed experts in tailoring; in just one night, they had managed to get things mostly right, with a texture almost indistinguishable from the ones in her memories.
Although the stockings of her past life were made of synthetic fibers which couldn't be produced in this era, she had materials in her hands that were even better than those... so they weren't much different.
"Mhm, not bad, it's almost there!" Su Qing nodded with satisfaction and gave a definitive answer.
Hearing Su Qing's words, the Spider Spirits also breathed a sigh of relief...
They had put in no small amount of hard work this night...
To achieve the texture Su Qing wanted, they had put in an unknown amount of effort.
Fortunately, hard work pays off, and everything went quite smoothly.
They had finally received Su Qing's affirmation.
"Then from now on, we should just continue production according to the Sovereign's vision, right?" one of the Spider Spirits asked.
Su Qing nodded slightly and said, "Mhm, that's right. I'll have to trouble you all a bit more after this! I hope the samples can be made quickly; I want to see the specific results."
Upon hearing this, the group's enthusiasm soared, as if their previous fatigue had been swept away. They quickly nodded and said, "Rest assured, Sovereign, we will definitely produce the items at the fastest speed and guarantee your satisfaction."
"There's no need to be too hurried; don't exhaust yourselves." Su Qing smiled and shook her head.
Although she also wanted to see the results quickly, if she was too hurried and exhausted these tailors, it wouldn't be worth it.
Seeing this, the group chuckled, seemingly exceptionally happy. "Mhm, rest assured, we'll manage it well."
Seeing this, Su Qing said no more. She simply nodded, set the samples aside, and said, "In that case, I'll be going now. You all take your time."
Su Qing had other things to do, so she naturally couldn't stay here indefinitely to guide them on how to do this and that. Thus, after seeing that the results met her expectations, she prepared to head back to work.
The Spider Spirits, seeing this, also hurried to see Su Qing out of the tailor shop.
Once Su Qing had walked far away, the Spider Spirits closed the door of the tailor shop.
They revealed expressions of immense relief.
"Sisters, next, we have to keep working hard. Let's strive to finish the items the Sovereign wants as soon as possible."
"How about we rest for half a day today?"
"I agree! I can't produce any more spider silk."
"Me neither!"
Don't look at how proactive they appeared just now.
In reality, after a night of effort, the Spider Spirits were all exhausted to the point of collapse...
Naturally, they also needed to have a good rest.
Su Qing could naturally sense a bit of this...
But she didn't care much about it.
The Spider Spirits weren't fools; they weren't like Liu Xixi. They would rest when they should and slack off when they should, so there was naturally no need to worry too much about them.
Just saying a word or two occasionally to show her concern was enough.
Su Qing left the town and soon arrived at the temple.
At this moment, Bai Zhu had already helped Su Qing organize the prayers.
When Su Qing arrived, she only needed to look through them briefly and fulfill some of the prayers.
She flipped through the prayers.
As she watched and watched, a subtle feeling suddenly rose in her heart.
There was a persistent, uneasy sense of anxiety.
'What's going on? Why would I suddenly have this strange palpitation?' Su Qing's brow furrowed as she pondered.
It wasn't just the clone here that felt the palpitation; the main body in the Northern Continent and the distant clone in the mortal world all felt the palpitation at the same time.
This feeling...
Caused a slight sense of agitation in Su Qing's heart.
To the point that she sighed and said, "I'll leave this to you for now; I have to leave for a while!"
Su Qing set down the work in her hands, handed it over to Bai Zhu, and said, "Do what you can, and leave what you can't. Wait until I return to handle it; do not push yourself."
Bai Zhu was slightly stunned upon hearing Su Qing's words, completely unaware of what had happened...
Why would Su Qing suddenly go from a state of excellent mood to being so hurried...
However...
She didn't ask much.
She simply nodded and said, "I understand. The Sovereign can rest assured."
She didn't know what to say, but she knew that being obedient right now was the best course of action.
Therefore, she obediently stayed behind...
Su Qing left the temple and returned to the mountain.
At the same time, Su Qing's main body in the Northern Continent also set down the work in her hands and said, "Liu Xixi, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you again today. Work a bit harder; I have to leave for a period of time. Perhaps it will be an hour, perhaps a day, or perhaps several days..."
Hearing this, Liu Xixi, who was processing official documents, was stunned and looked at Su Qing with some confusion...
She wanted to ask for clarification, but after seeing a trace of anxiety in Su Qing's eyes, she fell silent and said, "I understand. The Sovereign can go with peace of mind! I can handle the matters here by myself..."
There were relatively few matters during this period...
Even if Su Qing wasn't there, it wouldn't be a big problem.
Therefore, since Su Qing had urgent business to attend to, then she should go.
There was no need for her to stop her.
Nor did she have the ability to stop her.
It was just...
She was also curious in her heart.
Just why was Su Qing suddenly in such a hurry?
Had something happened?
To the side, Su Tingtong looked at Su Qing and asked, "Mother, do you want me to go with you?"
Hearing this, Su Qing shook her head and said, "No need. You stay at home and accompany your mothers... Don't go anywhere during this time. Just wait obediently until I've handled the matters at hand and returned before we talk about anything else."
"..." Su Tingtong wanted to say something, but seeing Su Qing's unquestionable expression, she also nodded and said, "Your daughter understands..."
She knew that no matter what she said, Su Qing would definitely not agree to let her follow...
Therefore, although she was very worried, she could only choose to obey Su Qing's words.
"Mhm, it's good that you understand." Su Qing gave an 'mhm' and said, "Alright, I'm leaving now. You accompany Liu Xixi and continue processing the official documents. Don't worry, it shouldn't be too big of a problem."
Saying this, Su Qing rubbed her head, then turned and left the study.
Leaving behind two bewildered people in place, looking at each other, both seeing worry and confusion in the other's eyes.
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