Zhang Yiyi hadn't forgotten about her sect's external assignment when she came to Jiagu Guan City, so upon returning and seeing Liuzi, she immediately recalled the matter.

"Don't worry, Sister Han, it's all been arranged. Over the past few days, I've been receiving feedback bit by bit. I thought you would be back today, so I specifically organized the latest information to give to you when you returned."

Liuzi hurriedly took out the information he had prepared and handed it to Zhang Yiyi, feeling very happy to be able to help even a little.

"Good, good job; efficient work," Zhang Yiyi praised him upon seeing the material.

She didn't rush to read it, instead asking about the child's cultivation progress, "By the way, how has your qi introduction been going these days?"

Upon hearing this, Liuzi's face turned slightly red. He instinctively glanced at the little ball sitting on Zhang Yiyi's shoulder, who was looking at him with disdain. Liuzi replied a bit shyly, "During the past few days while Sister Han was away, I've been diligently practicing. Although I haven't been able to successfully draw in qi yet, I can at least sense its presence."

Liuzi knew that his aptitude was quite poor, so he didn't expect to succeed in drawing qi in so quickly. However, being asked about his progress by his benefactor still made him feel a bit embarrassed.

Zhang Yiyi focused on a different point, realizing that Liuzi was already able to perceive the qi's presence, which showed how hard he had been working these past few days.

"That's great! When I was at your stage, it took me almost ten days to succeed in drawing in qi. Now that you can sense the qi, you're not far from success."

Generally speaking, it's normal for average cultivators to take five to ten days to draw in qi. Those with good aptitude can do it in about three days, while those with excellent innate spiritual roots might succeed in even less than a day.

For someone like Liuzi with very poor aptitude, sensing qi after five or six days was already quite good, and it could be attributed to good cultivation techniques.

As for when he would finally succeed in drawing in qi, there wasn't a specific standard; it depended on personal circumstances. Therefore, while Zhang Yiyi encouraged him, she was also speaking the truth.

The original owner had indeed taken ten days to succeed in drawing in qi, and the advantage of having an innate divine body seemed not to have been utilized at all. Just relying on the mediocre purity of a three-spirit root to succeed in drawing in qi in ten days was already quite impressive.

"Really? Then I have to work even harder!" Liuzi's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

He took Zhang Yiyi's words as a creed. Since Sister said he wasn't doing too badly and was close to drawing in qi, it must be true, which filled him with even more determination and confidence.

"Alright, you can go back to your tasks. I'll call for you if I need anything," Zhang Yiyi said, noticing Liuzi's enthusiasm. She then took the impatient Maoqiu and returned to her room.

"Maoqiu, let me emphasize once again: where you are now is completely different from the isolated cave before. You can't just lose your temper and think about biting someone's neck!"

After closing the door, Zhang Yiyi casually cast a spell to block eavesdropping and pulled Maoqiu from her shoulder, placing him in front of her to once again sternly warn him.

"You need to learn to control your emotions. You can't just explode every time someone says something!"

Zhang Yiyi decided to lay it all out to avoid this guy causing trouble again: "Your outward identity is just a mutated little hedgehog, not a legendary powerful spatial thunder beast. So, you will often encounter situations where you are mistaken for an ordinary demon beast or spirit pet!"

"Others don't know the truth, and we can't let them find out. It's only natural for them to misunderstand, so it's not their fault. You can't just lose control because someone asks if you're my spirit pet! What others say is not important; what matters is the truth."

Pausing, she looked into Maoqiu's pitiful eyes and continued, "You are my partner and friend, not a pet! Our true understanding and attitude towards each other are always more important than the thoughts of outsiders, understand? So from now on, please don't get upset or care about other people's misunderstandings or unintentional words, alright? After all, we are going to be together all the time, supporting each other and moving forward together. Trusting each other is always more important than anything else!"

After saying these heartfelt words, Zhang Yiyi didn't continue to ramble but quietly watched Maoqiu, waiting for him to come to a realization and respond on his own.

Maoqiu realized that he had made another mistake after Zhang Yiyi's serious warning. He remembered that before leaving Jia Fang's cave, Zhang Yiyi had told him that if he continued to cause trouble, she might terminate their contract and stop bringing him along.

So when Maoqiu realized he had made Zhang Yiyi unhappy so soon, he felt a bit anxious, fearing she would lose patience and immediately dissolve the contract, abandoning him.

That feeling of being abandoned was truly unbearable; Maoqiu internally resisted it but didn't want to admit it.

Fortunately, after hearing every word Zhang Yiyi had said, Maoqiu's restless heart began to settle down.

Deep down, he felt more fondness for Zhang Yiyi and a silent gratitude. This member of the ancient divine clan once again reminded him that they were partners and friends, and they had to continuously support each other and move forward together.

Their recognition and trust in each other were more important than anything else, more than any outsider could offer, forming a unique bond that couldn't be replaced.

Of course, the last part was something Maoqiu understood on his own, but it was also a correct extension of Zhang Yiyi's intention.

In short, without the threat of Zhang Yiyi casually threatening to abandon him, Maoqiu felt a newfound sense of security and belonging. He also realized he needed to give Zhang Yiyi more face, remember her reminders, control his emotions, be less angry, and refrain from thinking about killing others!

"squeak..."

After a moment, Maoqiu finally understood and pitifully nodded at Zhang Yiyi.

Alright, alright, I'll listen to you! I will definitely be more careful from now on!

Maoqiu took the initiative to lean forward and rub his head against Zhang Yiyi, adopting a pitiful look to seek forgiveness.

Zhang Yiyi didn't expect Maoqiu to quickly start acting cute on his own; seeing the fierce beast turn into such a cuddly little thing truly hit her soft spot.