"Master!"

Xiaobei had just emerged from the white mist when he heard this flattering greeting.

Turning his head, Xiaobei saw Treasure-hunting Rabbit, Hei, and Xiaobai all looking at him with respectful expressions.

"This is a bit unusual!"

Seeing Treasure-hunting Rabbit looking at him so warmly, Xiaobei was slightly surprised...

Soon, Xiaobei realized he was overthinking it. This guy wasn’t looking at him at all, but at the century-old medicinal herb in his hand.

"It seems I was being overly sentimental. This guy isn’t here for me!"

Having figured this out, Xiaobei nodded and casually said to them, "You guys carry on. I have other things to do!"

After speaking, Xiaobei was about to leave...

Hei and Xiaobai, hearing Xiaobei’s words, prepared to continue chiseling the stone wall...

Meanwhile, Treasure-hunting Rabbit had some ideas...

After rubbing his chubby front paws, he quickly hopped onto Xiaobei’s shoulder.

Feeling this, Xiaobei looked at him and said casually, "What’s up, Kenghuo? Do you have something to say?"

While speaking, Xiaobei placed the medicinal herb behind him.

Seeing Xiaobei being so cautious, Treasure-hunting Rabbit said awkwardly, "Master, you don’t have to be so careful. I wouldn’t dare steal from you, even if I had a hundred guts, right?"

Knowing he’s speaking the truth, Xiaobei smiled lightly and teased lazily, "But your eyes look quite red! I’m really worried you might not be able to control yourself!"

"No way, Master, I’ll always control myself in front of you. Besides, my eyes are always like this!"

Replying swiftly, Treasure-hunting Rabbit changed the subject, "Master, what I want to say is that you can leave any tasks to me, like gathering medicinal herbs. You really don’t need to do it yourself. Right?"

Understanding what Treasure-hunting Rabbit meant, Xiaobei glanced deeply at him, gently admonishing, "I would like to delegate them to you, but you never do them properly! Before, I asked you to build a decent set of stairs and you agreed readily, but then you turned around and left it to Hei and Xiaobai, didn’t you?"

Looking awkwardly at Hei and Xiaobai, Treasure-hunting Rabbit whispered an explanation, "Master, professional people do professional things. I’m not skilled in this area, so building stairs is really difficult for me!"

"If you’re not suited for it, why did you promise me before?"

"I wanted to share the burden with you at the time. But later, I realized my skills are really a bit lacking."

"You, your mouth skills are pretty good!"

With that said, Xiaobei ignored him and directly headed towards the mountain top.

Seeing Xiaobei leave, Treasure-hunting Rabbit sighed with a drooped head.

He realized his previous opportunism had caught Xiaobei’s attention, so this time Xiaobei didn’t call him to gather medicinal herbs.

"I must perform well!"

Thinking this, he quickly walked over to Hei and Xiaobai.

Standing still, he said, "My previous actions were wrong. From now on, I’ll join you in construction. Let’s aim to finish it soon!"

"Alright!"

Hearing Treasure-hunting Rabbit’s words, they responded enthusiastically.

...

Xiaobei returned to the small courtyard.

Just as he entered, Xiaobei sighed a little irritably.

Because he saw Cao Lingbing quietly opening the room door.

She hadn’t noticed him, obviously planning to check the situation.

"Looks like getting her to sleep well is unrealistic now! Fortunately, she had some rest, so her condition is a bit better!"

Thinking this, Xiaobei quickly walked forward with a smile...

"Where’s Brother Xiaobei, why isn’t he visible?"

Cao Lingbing didn’t realize she’d been discovered, so she cautiously approached...

"What are you looking at?"

"Don’t speak so loudly, or Brother Xiaobei might find out, if..."

Before she finished speaking, she suddenly felt something was off...

Quickly turning her head, she saw Xiaobei smiling at her.

"Oh my!"

Like a cat with its tail stepped on, she quickly retreated a few steps.

At this moment, she truly felt incredibly guilty...

Seeing her look of extreme guilt, Xiaobei sighed lightly, saying, "Alright, since you’re here, join me inside! But please, don’t get too excited later, your body can’t handle excitement right now, understand?"

"Okay!"

She readily agreed with pleasure...

She had prepared to be reprimanded by Xiaobei, but Xiaobei didn’t do so, making her truly happy.

Soon, Xiaobei and Cao Lingbing walked into the room together.

To avoid disturbing Yao Ling, Xiaobei and Cao Lingbing tried to be careful.

Upon entering, Xiaobei heard a gentle urging, "Sister, it’s my turn now. You’ve been sitting for quite a while."

"How could I, I just sat down!" 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

"No, you sat there earlier. It’s been a long time already."

Hearing this argument, Xiaobei and Cao Lingbing exchanged a glance and quickly looked over.

Soon, both Xiaobei and Cao Lingbing were a bit speechless.

They thought the argument might be over something important, but instead, it was over a rattan chair in the corner.

Xiaobei didn’t know much about it, only that it belonged to Cao Lingbing...

Honestly, Xiaobei had seen it before but didn’t pay much attention, because frankly, Cao Lingbing wasn’t good at crafting, so it looked quite ugly.

Yet now, this especially ugly chair became the object of contention between Guaiguai and Qiaoqiao...

Both Guaiguai and Qiaoqiao are particularly interested in it...

Especially Guaiguai, who now won’t come down from it.

...

"Seems they haven’t noticed us coming!"

Muttering to himself, Xiaobei lightly coughed...

The sound wasn’t loud but enough to catch their attention...

While fighting over the chair, they heard a cough, quickly turned their heads, and saw Xiaobei and Cao Lingbing standing at the doorway.

Realizing their bickering had been seen, their faces instantly turned red.

Seeing their embarrassed and anxious expressions, Xiaobei chuckled lightly and said, "If you both like this kind of chair, I’ll make another one for you later, so you won’t have to fight over it."

"Brother Xiaobei, really?"

"Yeah! Will you really make us such a magical chair?"

Hearing Xiaobei’s words, they forgot their embarrassment and looked eagerly at Xiaobei...