Finishing his Cultivation, Yu Yan picked up a pillow from the bed and laid out a floor bed on the ground.
Xiao Wu would sleep on the bed, and he would sleep on the floor; this was the arrangement they had agreed upon in the afternoon.
In fact, Xiao Wu had mentioned sleeping on the bed together. Since they were both young, there was no need for Yu Yan to sleep on the hard floor. They could just put a pillow in the middle as a boundary line, and as long as no one crossed it, it would be fine.
As soon as this proposal was made, Yu Yan rejected it on the grounds of the distinction between men and women.
Currently, Xiao Wu and he were indeed six years old, but Yu Yan could not treat himself as a six-year-old. His Soul was that of an adult. Even if keeping Xiao Wu by his side was part of a long-term plan, his intention was for feelings to develop naturally over time.
Yu Yan still possessed the basic morals instilled by nine years of compulsory education.
"Yu Yan, the room is so hot. Can you release your Ice Fish to let out some cold air and cool things down?"
It was now early summer. Lying on the bed and unable to sleep due to the heat, Xiao Wu called out to Yu Yan for help.
Summer nights were not cool, and the sweltering heat in Balak City was even worse than in Yu Village, as if they had already stepped into the height of summer.
Yu Yan remembered this was likely the urban heat island effect he had learned about in geography class.
"Mm."
Also feeling somewhat hot, Yu Yan got up to close the window. He summoned the Ice and Fire Twin Fish, suppressing the fire fish while stimulating the cold air from the Ice Fish.
Before long, cool air filled the small room.
"This cool feeling... Yu Yan, your Spirit is truly perfect."
Feeling the coolness around her, Xiao Wu dove straight under the covers, leaving only her head exposed.
In the scorching summer, turning on the air conditioning and covering up with a blanket—this kind of comfort can only be understood by those who have experienced it.
"Don't cover yourself too tightly. I can't maintain this cold air forever. If you get woken up by the heat once the cold air dissipates later tonight, don't blame me."
As Xiao Wu crawled under the blanket, Yu Yan gave her a kind reminder; being woken up by the heat in the middle of summer was not a pleasant experience.
"Can you freeze something in this room? That way, I won't be woken up by the heat."
Faced with this situation, Xiao Wu put her clever mind to work and quickly thought of a very good solution.
"That's a good idea. Go fetch two buckets of water. I'll freeze the water inside. If I freeze it hard enough, it should last through the night."
Reminded by Xiao Wu and understanding what to do, Yu Yan immediately directed Xiao Wu to go get two buckets of water.
"Ah~~, Yu Yan, can't you go?"
Lying on the bed and not wanting to move, Xiao Wu shamelessly acted spoiled toward Yu Yan, hoping he would go himself.
Yu Yan ignored her acting: "No. I create the ice, you fetch the water. It's only fair. In the time you've spent trying to scheme with me, you could have already brought the water back."
Xiao Wu gave a cold snort, quickly got up, went out, and brought in two buckets of water.
Yu Yan injected spirit power into the Ice Fish, controlling the energy-form Ice Fish to enter the water buckets.
Under the influence of the Ice Fish's cold air, the water in the buckets turned into ice at a speed visible to the naked eye, gradually transforming into hard ice that would not melt easily.
The cold air emitted by the hard ice brought the two of them a cool night's rest.
Waking up the next morning and feeling the cold air that had not yet dissipated, Xiao Wu once again marveled at the practicality of Yu Yan's Spirit.
Back in Yu Village, Xiao Wu had seen Yu Yan use the fire fish to light fires for cooking, and now she had seen the coolness the Ice Fish could bring in the summer.
For a moment, Xiao Wu almost wanted to swap her Spirit with Yu Yan's so she could make him fetch the water instead.
After staying in Balak City for a day, the caravan finished processing their goods, purchased a batch of new cargo, and set off toward Suotuo City... Two days later, Yu Yan and Xiao Wu successfully returned to Yu Village.
At the entrance of Yu Village, Yu Yan saw Old Man Yu, who had been waiting there for a long time.
Learning from Yu Yan that Xiao Wu also possessed level seven and a half spirit power, and after seeing Xiao Wu's martial soul awakening certificate, Old Man Yu laughed so hard he nearly failed to catch his breath and passed away.
"Grandpa Yu, can't you be a bit more calm? If you were to pass away right now, Xiao Wu and I would feel guilty for the rest of our lives."
Patting Old Man Yu's back, Yu Yan deliberately said something somewhat inappropriate for the occasion, hoping Old Man Yu would get a little angry instead of laughing.
The scene of Old Man Yu laughing until he couldn't breathe was still before his eyes; he was truly a little scared.
"Yu Village can produce two Spirit Masters at once, I'm happy! From now on, our village will be a village of three Spirit Masters. This is a major event that brings honor to our ancestors."
Speaking of this, Old Man Yu seemed to think of something:
"Xiao Yan, Xiao Wu, I heard there's a village in Fasinuo Province that changed its name to Saint Spirit Village because it produced a Spirit Saint. You two must Cultivate hard; I also want to change our village's name to something like Saint Spirit Village."
For an ordinary village to produce a powerhouse of the Spirit Saint level was an honor.
To be able to rename the village under the witness of that Spirit Saint and have them leave a handprint on the stone tablet at the village entrance was an even greater honor.
After hearing this story, Old Man Yu had become incredibly hopeful that his Yu Village could also produce such a being.
"Don't worry, Grandpa Yu. When I become a Titled Douluo, you can rename the village to Titled Douluo Village. Doesn't that sound much more impressive than Saint Spirit Village?"
Having the confidence to Cultivate to the level of a Titled Douluo and having developed a sense of belonging to Yu Village, Xiao Wu expressed that Saint Spirit Village didn't sound impressive at all.
"Hahaha! If I can live to see that day, I can die in peace."
Old Man Yu was successfully coaxed into laughing heartily by Xiao Wu's words.
"Grandpa Yu, stop laughing. I'm really afraid you'll lose your breath like you just did."
Seeing Old Man Yu laughing louder and louder, Yu Yan lightly patted his back and continued to say ill-timed things.
"Go on, go on, can't you wish me well? Before Yu Village is renamed, this old man won't die. This is my only wish in this life."
Old Man Yu waved his hand dismissively, the smile on his face not fading in the slightest.
When Xiao Yan and Xiao Wu become two Spirit Saint powerhouses, I'll change Yu Village to Twin Saint Village and have them leave their handprints and signatures on the stone tablet at the village entrance too.
Twin Saint Village, hahahaha, that really is a good name.
Thinking of the beautiful future scene, Old Man Yu burst into laughter once again.
Seeing Old Man Yu laughing louder and louder, Yu Yan prepared to discuss some serious business with him to distract his attention.
"By the way, Grandpa Yu, I've already used Yu Village's Work-Study Student slot. Since Xiao Wu is a Spirit Master, she also needs to go to school. I wanted to ask which nearby village's Work-Study Student slot hasn't been used yet so I can go borrow it for Xiao Wu."
"I'm quite familiar with the chiefs of the surrounding villages. You two just Cultivate well at home; leave a small matter like this to me."
Old Man Yu gave a grand wave of his hand, taking the matter upon himself.
Another reason Old Man Yu took this upon himself was to prevent other villages from snatching them away, and the second was to go show off to the other villages.
To achieve wealth and honor but not return to one's hometown is like walking in the dark wearing fine silk clothes.