Chapter 2600

"Grinding powder makes your head white. Only you could do that." Zhu Yanyi smiled helplessly. She cast a cleaning spell on Zhu Zhibin, and she instantly became much cleaner.

Zhu Yanyi then turned to Baili She. "This is my younger brother." She continued, "My condition is simple. If my brother is in danger during her cultivation, I hope the Sword Sect will protect her."

"How long is the term?" Baili He asked.

Protecting one person was no problem, but long-term protection was not a good thing for their Sword Sect.

"One hundred years." Zhu Yanyi smiled slightly. "Five hundred Marrow Cleansing Pills in exchange for one hundred years of protection for my brother, Zhu Zhibin. How about that?"

Baili She looked at Zhu Yanyi and pondered for a moment. One hundred years was a long time for mortals, but for cultivators, it was just the blink of an eye.

"Only one hundred years? Are you sure you don't want a longer time?" Baili He asked.

"No need," Zhu Yanyi said calmly. "If she cannot form a Nascent Soul within a hundred years, she is too useless."

Is the requirement to form a Nascent Soul in a hundred years too high?

Baili He wanted to say this, but seeing Zhu Zhibin’s matter-of-fact expression, he couldn’t ask. Their demeanor told him that Zhu Zhibin forming a Nascent Soul within a hundred years might not be a joke.

Baili He thought for a moment. "Won’t this make you lose out?"

In his opinion, five hundred years of protection was necessary. One hundred years for five hundred Marrow Cleansing Pills seemed too little.

"No need to increase it. Just one hundred years," Zhu Yanyi said calmly.

"As cultivators, you must walk your own path in the future. However, considering various dangers, I ask the Sword Sect to protect him for one hundred years. That is enough. I need nothing else. Besides, he is not a disciple of your Sword Sect. Being protected for a hundred years is already his blessing. People must cherish their blessings."

Zhu Yanyi’s words seemed to carry a deeper meaning. Although she did not say it explicitly, Baili She’s heart moved.

Baili She looked at Zhu Yanyi, then at Zhu Zhibin. "Are you really satisfied with just one hundred years?"

"Yes, I am. I am already at the peak of the Qi Condensation stage. I will soon succeed in Foundation Establishment. According to my current cultivation progress, I might even ascend within a hundred years," Zhu Zhibin said casually.

"Do not be so arrogant," Zhu Yanyi said, hitting Zhu Zhibin’s head. "Will being humble kill you? Besides, I did not demand you ascend immediately. Forming a Nascent Soul within a hundred years is enough."

"Alright. I accept this deal on behalf of the Sword Sect," Baili He decided immediately. "Let us establish a Heavenly Dao Contract."

"Good," Zhu Yanyi nodded.

Baili She and Zhu Zhibin established a mutual Heavenly Dao Contract. After the contract merged into their foreheads, Zhu Yanyi threw a storage bag to Baili She. "Five hundred Marrow Cleansing Pills. Take them. Each small bottle contains one pill. No need to redistribute."

Baili He glanced inside. Indeed, five hundred bottles stood in rows.

Baili She put the bottles away and said to Zhu Yanyi, "Thank you, Fairy Zhu."

Zhu Yanyi waved her hand. "No need to be polite. This is just a transaction between us." She then pointed at Yu Yinuo. "Do you want to take her away?"

"I don’t want to go back," Yu Yinuo spoke before Baili He could. "Moreover, I am only at the late stage of Qi Condensation. Going back now would be a burden. Let me wait until I recover my Golden Core."

Zhu Yanyi glanced at Yu Yinuo. "I agreed to let you stay here for half a year, but you cannot eat and drink here for free. Pay rent."

"How much?" Yu Yinuo asked. "I have plenty of money."

"My rent is not money. It is cleaning the courtyard," Zhu Yanyi said, pointing to the current courtyard. "Our family cleans this courtyard every day. It is either me, my husband, or my brother. You cannot eat and drink here for free. From now on, you are responsible for cleaning the courtyard every day. You must clean it for as long as you stay."

"No problem," Yu Yinuo agreed immediately. In the Sword Sect, they had to take care of themselves, including cleaning their living spaces. Since staying at the Yan family required cleaning the courtyard as rent, he naturally agreed.

Baili She knew Yu Yinuo was indeed not in a good state to leave with her. It was not just because of her low cultivation. Baili She felt that if Yu Yinuo stayed here, she might encounter her own opportunities. Her intuition told her that Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan were not ordinary people. Interacting with them would only bring benefits, not harm.

So, when Yu Yinuo decided to stay, Baili He agreed.

"Since you want to stay here, let Senior Brother Wen stay as well. As for the rent, let Fairy Zhu decide. I must return to the Sword Sect to investigate the whereabouts of the Yin Demon," Baili He said. He was quite capable, essentially buying one and getting one free.

Zhu Yanyi looked at Baili She. "One person seems enough for cleaning our house."

"You can let her help you farm," Baili She said, pointing to the land on both sides. Seeing the medicinal herbs planted in the soil, Baili She knew Zhu Yanyi loved medicinal herbs very much.

"Fine," Zhu Yanyi said. Whether it was one sheep or two, she would raise them. Letting them stay saved her time, allowing her to spend more time with her husband and daughter.

Seeing Zhu Yanyi agree, Baili She worried she might change her mind, so she stood up to take her leave. "In that case, I will take my leave first. I will visit again in some time."

Zhu Yanyi waved her hand, indicating she could leave.

Wen Jianjue and Yu Yinuo thus stayed behind. Zhu Yanyi kept it simple. Since they had agreed themselves, one cleaned the house, and the other farmed the fields. She then went out with Yan Aohan and their daughter, enjoying their freedom.

Yan Aohan had initially disagreed with keeping Yu Yinuo and Wen Jianjue. However, seeing that his wife had more time to accompany him after they arrived, his disagreement turned into happy acceptance. He even hoped they would stay longer, so his wife could spend more time with him every day.

Life at the Yan family was gentle and relaxed. The outside world was not so gentle and relaxed. The Sword Sect issued a追杀令 (kill order) to hunt the Yin Demon Ancestor and announced to the entire cultivation world that the Yin Demon Ancestor was an evil cultivator.

As cultivators, they hated evil cultivators the most, because evil cultivators had no bottom line. They killed people without any reason.