Yin Shuang might have understood and asked enthusiastically, "Isn’t this what it means to reap the benefits of others’ hard work? Others toil to mine the veins, and then we just take what’s already done. But to avoid feeling guilty, we’d just leave them in the dark."

Pfft, Yin Shuang, whose side are you on... Yuchi wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said:

"Yin Shuang, am I really such a bad guy? I’m doing what the heavens wish, you know? This Great Tang Prison has harmed many people, not to mention their intentions to hurt me, wanting me to be their lapdog. Do you think I can just ignore and do nothing?"

Yin Shuang immediately shook her head, she definitely didn’t want Yuchi to be harmed by anyone, so she quickly discarded her initial judgment and earnestly said, "It’s revenge!"

So smart! Yuchi confirmed, "Yes, it’s revenge. We are the side of light and justice, we represent the holy judgment. Since they’re not ordinary people, ordinary laws don’t apply to them. This is our chance to step in and show them the bitter fruit!"

Ah, understood! Suddenly, Yin Shuang produced a dagger, holding it with both hands, she was already perched on Yuchi’s shoulder. "Brother Yuchi, let’s charge in together!"

Yuchi: "???"

Ancestor, what kind of deity are you?

Just a moment ago, you appeared like an obedient child. I thought you were a pure lily, then upon learning the situation, you immediately wanted to rush in and kill? Wow, your change of heart is too rapid! And, where did you get that dagger?

I didn’t know you had a dagger.

Yin Shuang: "This was given by Grandpa. He said if Brother Yuchi bullies me, then I should take the dagger and stab you while you rest."

Yuchi: "..."

Damn, Old Man Sun, next time I see you, I’m planting traps in Medicine Master Valley for you... You really gave such a dangerous weapon to Yin Shuang?

"Confiscated."

Yuchi casually took the dagger and tossed it into the Immortal Stone. "Now, Yin Shuang, you go back to painting cards first, while I go deal with them for revenge."

"No, I want to fight alongside Brother Yuchi." Yin Shuang was persistent.

She pouted, her eyes filled with anger, as if Yuchi’s refusal would make her furious.

Are all Spiritual Painting Avatars like this? I miss the silly girl who stayed inside fishing from the painting cards. With a wry smile, there’s no choice, Yuchi had to exchange for another elixir, one of a quality two levels better than his own, very expensive.

But what can he do, Yuchi is honest and kind.

After quickly consuming the elixir, Yin Shuang was happy, rubbing her head against Yuchi’s. Her silver hair tickled Yuchi’s cheeks like feathers, making him involuntarily smile, while swallowing an elixir down his stomach.

Then the two ventured together towards the Great Tang Prison.

...

"Brother Yuchi, it’s so dark and cold in here, and it smells terrible."

"Can’t be helped, the ventilation here is poor. Should consider installing a new ventilation system."

"Ouch!"

"..."

"Brother Yuchi, what are they doing? Are they mining?"

"Yes, those shiny things are Spirit Stones, which can be exchanged for gold and silver, and those can be exchanged for elixirs."

"Oh!"

"..."

"Brother Yuchi, that man seems to be reading a book with a dazed expression, what book is so engrossing?"

"The Spring and Autumn Annals."

"Oh!"

"..."

"Brother Yuchi, where are we heading?"

"Let’s see how they are doing, whether they’ve found the formation eye of the vein. The Spirit Stones surrounding the formation eye are of very high purity, the most valuable."

"Oh!"

"..."

"Brother Yuchi, why are some mineral veins purple?"

"Because my sister said purple has a lot of charm."

"Ah!"

"..."

"Brother Yuchi, they are harshly shouting at the big guy who was reading, why are they so angry?"

"Oppression and pure anger."

"Oh."

"..."

"Brother Yuchi, how do you know so much?"

"I made it all up."

"Really?! I so feel you did not! Brother Yuchi, you’re amazing!"

"..."

Yuchi and Yin Shuang wandered around the cavern, casually exploring as if they had returned to a familiar place. After a long time away, many new mining paths had emerged, with Spirit Stones lining the sides.

Yuchi drooled over these Spirit Stones, but after wandering for a whole day, he still hadn’t found the core position of the vein. It seems the people of the Great Tang Prison aren’t capable and haven’t found the formation eye of this vein yet. Realizing this, Yuchi relaxed slightly.

My mine is still intact, that’s good.

For Yin Shuang, it’s her first encounter with mineral veins; Yuchi seized this unnoticed moment to pick up a thumbnail-sized Spirit Stone from the ground and gave it to Yin Shuang. She was very happy holding the Spirit Stone, retreating back to the painting card, sitting by the lake, staring blankly at the Spirit Stone.

She practices the body techniques path, unlike conventional cultivators, she’s unable to utilize Spiritual Qi.

So although this seems like a completely different path from the cultivators, it’s actually challenging to tread. Without the aid of Spiritual Qi, she can only rely on herself and elixirs, causing a lot of trouble throughout. Therefore, it’s understandable why some things haven’t become mainstream.