When Su Ziyu returned, it was already around three or four in the morning.

As soon as he entered his residence, he paused for a moment, the hall still aglow with candlelight. Qing Ji was measuring a piece of cloth with needle and thread in hand. It seemed she heard footsteps outside, for she pleasantly set aside what she was holding and stood up to greet him, saying, "Husband."

"You're back."

"Yes," Su Ziyu nodded slightly, changing into the wooden clogs Qing Ji handed over, and casually asked, "Why haven't you slept yet?"

Qing Ji raised her fair wrist and gently lifted the cascading long hair, her eyes constantly settled on Su Ziyu, and whispered, "I couldn't sleep. Then I thought of making some suitable clothes for the sisters."

"Is Husband hungry?"

"There's still warm food in the kitchen, let me bring it over for you."

Su Ziyu looked at Qing Ji in front of him with a rather complex expression and after a moment nodded, saying, "Alright."

He watched as Qing Ji's figure disappeared, inwardly sighing, "A truly gentle and virtuous wife. If only she wasn't a demon."

The shadows left behind in the True Dream Realm were simply too immense for Su Ziyu.

Now, he was somewhat afraid of Qing Ji.

Soon enough.

Qing Ji returned with some food, slightly adjusted her position, and knelt beside Su Ziyu. Her fair fingers brought up the needle and thread, saying softly, "Husband. Are things in the Netherworld not yet resolved?"

"Yes." Su Ziyu nodded, "With the Ghost Gate wide open now, it's essential to restore yin and yang and separate the two realms."

Upon hearing this, Qing Ji couldn't help but look at Su Ziyu's profile, her eyes shining slightly, and after a while, noticing Su Ziyu's awareness, she shyly lowered her head and whispered, "Husband is destined for great tasks. My foolishness doesn't help much."

"How could that be? You've helped me quite a lot." Su Ziyu turned and glanced at Qing Ji, his face showing a faint smile.

"Really? If there's anything my body can help with in the future, feel free to instruct, Husband." Qing Ji's expression seemed pleased, she first measured her waist with her hand, then picked up the needle and laid the cloth across her legs, whispering, "The sisters were quite rowdy today! Their intelligence hasn't awakened yet; they're completely like a bunch of little kids."

"Today, while cooking, I asked San Ji to help with the fire, and she directly blew a mouthful of fire into the stove."

"Almost burned the kitchen down."

"Luckily, I reacted quickly."

Speaking of this, Qing Ji raised her head to look at Su Ziyu in front of her, and her beautiful face made Su Ziyu's expression waver slightly. Then she slightly curled the corners of her mouth, saying, "In the afternoon, Yi Ji brought a book to me, asking me to teach her literacy."

"Said it was instructed by Husband."

Su Ziyu quickly lowered his head to conceal his gaze, coughed slightly, and said, "Yes. It was my suggestion."

Qing Ji arose and poured Su Ziyu a cup of tea, saying gently, "Husband, eat slowly."

"They don't understand the world now and can't even transform their forms, nor do they grasp basic knowledge. Husband, allowing them to stay by my side without minding the trouble, I'm truly grateful."

Could this really be the Qing Ji from the dreams?

Did everything at the end of the Dream Realm change her so much?

Su Ziyu looked at her beautiful profile, his voice softened, saying, "No matter. They still have much to learn, keeping them close is a bit more convenient."

"First, teach them some common knowledge."

"Then teach them literacy and transformation skills, so they don't suffer later."

Qing Ji's six younger sisters were still human with serpent tails, unlike Qing Ji, who possessed the ability to transform into human form. They had just been born as demons and had much to learn. At present, they could still remain in Kyoto, but once things here were settled, those Yin Yang Masters might not tolerate them, and they would surely need to move elsewhere.

"Yes." Qing Ji smiled at Su Ziyu and said gently, "Husband is so good."

A truly easily contented woman.

Su Ziyu chatted with Qing Ji about domestic matters for a while and then got up to rest, Qing Ji simply attending to him while he washed up before turning back to the sisters' quarters. Perhaps Su Ziyu hadn't realized that on seeing Qing Ji's slightly relieved and joyful expression upon his return, a slight ripple stirred in his heart.

A quiet night passed.

When Su Ziyu opened his eyes the next day, he unexpectedly met a pair of curious emerald eyes, the elongated green serpent tail in the room gently swaying, being careful not to make annoying sounds.

"So it's Yi Ji." Su Ziyu sat up.

He looked at Yi Ji a short distance away, gesturing her over, "Why come to find me so early?"

Among the six sisters, Yi Ji's intelligence grew the fastest.

The one Qing Ji was most troubled by was Liu Ji, who still could only say one phrase, eat, delicious, truly delicious, without knowing when her intelligence would awaken.

"Book… words…" Yi Ji bowed slightly to Su Ziyu, the posture remarkably resembling Qing Ji's style, she expectantly raised a book and presented it to Su Ziyu, timidly saying, "Teach… me…"

Want to learn to read?

Su Ziyu reached out to take the book and glanced at it before setting it aside, saying, "This is too difficult for you. Follow me, I'll start with something simple."

Having said that, he headed to the courtyard, casually breaking off a branch.

During this period, the common script used in Fusang was Chinese characters. Su Ziyu intended to teach her starting with something simple, since Yi Ji was so eager to learn, whereas the other five sisters reportedly had little interest. Yesterday Wu Ji climbed a tree to catch birds, her slender green serpent tail wrapping around the tree, scaring two passing soldiers into shrieks, initially seeing a beautiful woman atop the tree and wanting to kindly caution her to avoid falling, only for a five to six-meter-long green serpent tail to raise gently the next moment.

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