Chapter 307: Wang Qingqing and Wang Qingzhi

In a secret room at Wang Family Fort, Wang Qingjing sat cross-legged on a green meditation cushion, with a lifelike wooden flying eagle puppet placed before her.

Wang Qingjing’s young face was filled with concentration. She took out a silver porcelain bottle and cast a spell on it. A large amount of silver liquid flew out, and under the control of her divine sense, it twisted and transformed into numerous mysterious runes.

She had a strong interest in puppet arts, having started carving wooden puppets at a very young age. After entering the Qi Condensation stage, she began to learn the art of puppetry.

With Wang Changsheng’s personal guidance and abundant materials for practice, she progressed rapidly.

Wang Changsheng knew that a strong divine sense increased the success rate when first learning to create puppets or artifacts. For this reason, he spent a high price to buy a bottle of Soul Nourishing Pills for her to consume.

Soul Nourishing Pills were quite precious. After Wang Qingjing consumed a bottle, her divine sense became stronger than that of cultivators at the same level, and her success rate in crafting puppet beasts was higher.

People often said, "A tiger father has no dog daughter," but Wang Qingjing knew very well that her success rate in crafting puppet beasts wouldn't have been nearly as high without her parents' strong support.

Before long, dozens of silver runes floated in front of her.

She made a hand seal, and the silver runes quickly surged towards the wooden flying eagle puppet, disappearing into it.

She took out a black porcelain bottle, pulled open the stopper, and an egg-sized green light orb flew out, slowly moving towards the wooden flying eagle puppet.

Wang Qingjing made another hand seal, and numerous runes lit up on the surface of the wooden flying eagle puppet. The green light orb uncontrollably flew towards it.

Her gaze was fixed on the green light orb, her expression tense.

Under her watchful eye, the green light orb finally merged into the wooden flying eagle puppet and vanished.

She let out a long breath, and intense joy appeared in her eyes.

"Finally, it's a success!" she exclaimed. "A Rank One Mid-Grade puppet beast!"

She patted the back of the flying eagle puppet. With a dull thud, an egg-sized slot appeared on its back. She placed a low-grade spirit stone into it and closed the lid.

Under the control of her divine sense, the flying eagle puppet spread its wings, slowly rose into the air, and circled around her.

Her face beaming with joy, she made a hand seal, and the flying eagle puppet landed on her hand.

She opened the secret room door and quickly walked out.

In the courtyard, Wang Ruyan, Wang Mingyuan, and Liu Qinger were chatting in the stone pavilion.

"Grandpa, Grandma, Mom, look!" she exclaimed excitedly. "I succeeded! I crafted a Rank One Mid-Grade puppet beast!"

Wang Qingjing quickly ran to them. Wang Mingyuan took the flying eagle puppet beast, examined it carefully, and praised with a smile, "They say a tiger father has no dog daughter. Qingjing, at such a young age, has already crafted a Rank One Mid-Grade puppet beast. You're much more formidable than your father!"

"Qingjing is truly amazing. Your father will be very happy when he finds out."

Wang Ruyan gently advised, "This girl Qingjing does have some talent in crafting puppet beasts, but diligence is rewarded. You must work even harder in the future. Learning is like sailing against the current; if you don't advance, you fall back. Never let a temporary achievement make you complacent; humility leads to progress."

Wang Qingjing smiled sweetly and said, "I know, Mom, you've said that a thousand times! Oh, right, when is Dad coming back? I want him to teach me how to craft a Rank One High-Grade puppet beast."

"Your father should be back soon," Wang Ruyan replied. "You should spend more time cultivating. You're only at the fifth level of Qi Condensation, and cultivation is key. It won't be too late to learn to craft higher-grade puppet beasts after you reach the Foundation Establishment stage."

"I know, I know," Wang Qingjing replied. "Oh, right, where's my brother? Hasn't he come back yet?"

"He's probably planting spirit herbs," Wang Ruyan said. "The spirit fish are growing well, so a lot of Watermoon Algae needs to be planted. Your brother has been coming back late these past few days."

"Hehe," Wang Qingjing chuckled, "it's getting late. I'll go call him back for dinner."

Wang Qingjing made a hand seal, and the flying eagle puppet flew to her. She climbed onto its back, and with another hand seal, the puppet spread its wings and soared into the sky.

"Qingjing, be careful!" Wang Mingyuan called out. "Don't fly too fast, or you might fall!"

"I know, Grandpa!" she shouted back. "I'm going to call my brother back for dinner!"

The flying eagle puppet carried Wang Qingjing and flew into the distance.

At the Spirit Fish Courtyard, beside a large lake, Wang Qingzhi was standing in the water, checking the growth of the Watermoon Algae.

"Fellow Daoist Wang," Qi Shanshan said with a smile, "you come to check the Watermoon Algae every day, but you won't see much change. It would be better to check every now and then." She was wearing a water-blue long dress, looking bright and charming.

Wang Qingzhi climbed ashore, smiled sheepishly, and said, "The spirit fish are growing quite well. My mother is very concerned about their growth, so I naturally pay close attention. By planting more Watermoon Algae, the spirit fish will grow fatter. And this is all thanks to Immortal Qi. The fingerlings we introduced earlier almost all died; if it weren't for you, the spirit fish wouldn't be growing so well."

"Our Qi family has been raising spirit fish and spirit clams for generations," Qi Shanshan said. "I've only learned some rudimentary skills. Fellow Daoist Wang, try some spirit pastries I made." As she spoke, she took out an exquisite food box, took out some green pastries from it, and handed them to Wang Qingzhi.

"It smells so good!" Wang Qingzhi said with a smile. "These spirit pastries must be delicious." He picked up a green pastry and put it in his mouth.

"Delicious! Absolutely delicious!" he exclaimed.

Qi Shanshan smiled sweetly and said, "If they're delicious, eat more. Fellow Daoist Wang, I haven't seen my grandfather in a long time. Can you help me? I want to see him. We absolutely won't try to escape, truly." Since being assigned to the Spirit Fish Courtyard, she hadn't seen Qi Yunmin, and she missed him dearly.

Wang Qingzhi showed hesitation. He knew Qi Shanshan's background; the clan had intentionally separated the grandfather and granddaughter to prevent them from colluding and escaping.

Qi Shanshan immediately grew anxious and quickly said, "Fellow Daoist Wang, I truly won't escape. If you don't believe me, I'm willing to make a blood oath: if my grandfather and I plot to escape, may I be struck by five bolts of thunder, may I not..."

Before she could finish speaking, Wang Qingzhi covered her mouth with his right hand.

He seemed to remember something, and quickly released her hand, explaining, "Immortal Qi, please don't misunderstand. I didn't mean anything else. I can't make this decision myself. I can talk to my mother about it; you don't need to make a blood oath."

A blush rose to Qi Shanshan's fair cheeks, making her even more charming.

"Brother, what are you doing?" a voice suddenly interjected. "You're actually hiding here eating!"

A flying eagle puppet descended from the sky, landing in front of Wang Qingzhi. Wang Qingjing looked Qi Shanshan up and down and said with a half-smile, "Brother, is she the Immortal Qi Mom mentioned? You two seem to be getting along quite well!"

A hint of panic flashed in Wang Qingzhi's eyes, and he quickly explained, "Sister, please don't misunderstand. There's nothing going on between Immortal Qi and me."

"I didn't say there was anything going on," Wang Qingjing teased. "Why are you so nervous? Besides, even if there was something, I'd pretend not to see it."

Hearing this, Qi Shanshan's ears turned bright red, and her face was filled with bashfulness.

"Alright, I won't bother you two anymore," Wang Qingjing said. "Remember to come home for dinner. I'm going to visit Auntie." Wang Qingjing made a hand seal, and the flying eagle puppet spread its wings, soaring up and carrying her higher into the sky.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, I'll head back now," Qi Shanshan said. "Please remember to tell your mother that I truly wish to see my grandfather." Qi Shanshan put away the food box and hastily left.

Wang Qingzhi watched Qi Shanshan's retreating back, then looked at the pastries in his hand, and let out a soft sigh.