Chapter 159: Cave Heaven?

Third Brother, are you sure?

Chen Yuan looked at his third brother Chen Shen, still couldn't restrain himself, and opened his mouth to inquire.

Chen Shen raised his head, his expression unprecedentedly solemn, his gaze also very firm.

Elder Brother, I've decided—I will love only Liu Yuer in this lifetime; besides her, I don't look up to any other woman.

Chen Yuan and he stared at each other for a while, neither speaking, just gazing at one another.

Long Ming saw this and quickly tried to smooth things over.

Alright, you really are something—Third Brother rarely comes home once, don't be like this.

Come, Third Brother, eat a bit more—look at you, you've gotten thin.

This meal is Dragon Tooth Rice, exactly the good stuff that Third Uncle Chen Shen brought back from Longshe Mountain; naturally they all wanted to try it well, after eating they all said it was good, Long Ming tugged at the hesitant Chen Yuan, indicating he shouldn't say such things while eating, as it easily annoys Third Brother.

He is merely the elder brother; for some matters, one shouldn't interfere too heavily—what Third Brother likes in a person is his freedom; after all these years, Third Brother has remained single, and if we interfere again, he might really stay that way.

Liu Yuer's situation—even any of her background—has long been uncovered; they can't hide it from them. Long Ming thinks this woman is not bad; if she weren't a widow, she would indeed be suitable for Third Brother Chen Shen, but now Third Brother has firmly decided on her; asking him to change his choice is unlikely.

Long Ming still knows Chen Shen's character—once something is decided, it's hard to change; no one can, even if their deceased parents were resurrected, it couldn't be altered, let alone the two elder brothers and sisters-in-law.

Chen Yuan ultimately still didn't speak; this meal, he ate feeling somewhat stifled.

Elder Brother, Elder Sister-in-law, I'm full, I'm leaving first.

Go attend to your affairs.

Long Ming gestured for Chen Shen to hurry up and leave, lest his elder brother wait and start again.

After the person left, Long Ming glanced at her husband and said, "You always like to meddle—you know Third Brother's nature; once he's decided on something, neither of us can change it, so why provoke him?"

Liu Yuer is a fine person; although she's a widow, Third Brother likes her—I tell you, from now on still don't interfere in this matter, let it take its natural course.

Chen Yuan sighed: "I know that too, but I once promised my parents to take good care of them; their greatest wish in this life was to see them marry and establish careers. Third Brother has been single for so many years, finally he's taken a liking to someone—I'm happy for him, but couldn't he like a normal person?"

A widow—specifically a widow from the Zhang Clan; in Longshe City many people laugh at our Chen family—if Third Brother really brings someone back, our Chen family will thoroughly become a laughingstock.

He knows all these situations, and is happy for his younger brother, yet Chen Yuan still finds it hard to accept.

As for Third Brother's situation, if he were to look, he could still find a good woman.

But now, he also doesn't know how to handle it.

If one tries to forcefully separate mandarin ducks, Third Brother is quite stubborn; if he doesn't erupt, it's fine, but once he erupts, he's also hard to manage.

Yet letting him run wild isn't a solution either.

Chen Yuan has a headache.

I know your difficulty; for this matter, don't interfere—just see whether Third Brother truly likes Liu Yuer; if they withstand the test of time, later you'll just turn a blind eye.

After all, having a woman manage Third Brother is better than him constantly running around.

Running around isn't important; the problem is he also wants to lead his own young son astray.

If it weren't for his young son's firm will, he might really have been led astray by Third Brother.

Long Ming is very worried; his precious son spending a long time with Third Brother could really be led astray.

From a certain perspective, Third Brother marrying and establishing a career is actually a good thing.

That's also true.

Chen Yuan nodded, acknowledging that view.

Looking at a table full of dishes, he found it bland and uninteresting.

This Dragon Tooth Rice is indeed good; next time go find your son and ask for a bit more.

Understood.

Long Ming rolled her eyes; she knows how precious Dragon Tooth Rice is—this amount, she herself wouldn't have enough to eat, giving it away is impossible.

Others in the Chen Clan who want to eat Dragon Tooth Rice must at least wait for the next batch.

It's not that long—just a few months.

……

The Shang Clan.

Shang Hongxue returned home.

Seeing her father, he gazed at her resentfully, as if her daughter had been abducted and wouldn't return, making him feel terrible.

These days he had been waiting for his daughter to return; the result was, she forgot him as her father, and also forgot their promise.

Father, don't be angry—look, this is the treasure your daughter brought for you.

Shang Yingnian saw the gift his daughter brought him, and only then did he show a smile.

You have a conscience, still knowing to bring me a gift—I'll forgive you this time, but next time you can't stay away so long.

You unmarried man and woman, both young, are prone to sparks flying.

Once your matter is settled, even if you live on Longshe Mountain, I as father have no objection.

Now, not possible.

Shang Hongxue linked arms with her father, shaking him and saying, "Understood, Father loves me the most."

Shang Yingnian pinched his daughter's nose, opened the gift she brought him, saw a bag of Dragon Tooth Rice, took out some to sniff, and his brows relaxed.

Dragon Tooth Rice? Where did you find so much Dragon Tooth Rice?

Heehee, Chuyang Elder Brother gave it to me; he cultivated it himself.

Shang Hongxue excitedly told her father, these days she's been eating Dragon Tooth Rice meals on the mountain, so fragrant.

Taking big bites of meat, big bites of rice—that life is truly wonderful.

As she spoke, she began to drool.

Father, wait a moment, let's cook Dragon Tooth Rice to eat.

Good, good, good.

Shang Yingnian doted, stroking his daughter's head; this baby daughter really made him cherish her.

It was his own little cotton-padded jacket; this time, there was no draft.

Below Longshe Shan.

Chen Chuyang began to go a little deeper into the rock, opening a passage that could accommodate him, moving forward bit by bit; the Primordial Bell rotated ahead, the perfectly good mid-grade Spiritual Artifact being used by him as a drilling machine—the Primordial Bell had many objections to this, yet it could not refuse or resist.

Bit by bit polishing, bit by bit advancing, not mentioning anything else, the Primordial Bell's drilling speed increased greatly; the speed was still quite fast.

In less than half an hour, he had advanced one-third.

Compared to before, it could be much faster; Chen Chuyang was not afraid either, probing bit by bit, using his Spiritual Sense to investigate, then moving forward.

He wanted to get close to that innermost place, to properly see what exactly was inside that cave-heaven.

Two hours later.

Chen Chuyang touched that layer of barrier, which separated the two places; a small crack appeared, and the demon beast's blood and spiritual energy leaked from this crack, then merged with the water flow in the stone crevices, flowing out along the crack.

That crack grew a little larger; it is unknown what caused it.

Chen Chuyang crouched down, observed carefully, reached out to touch that layer of barrier, and his soul began to probe and analyze.

This analysis took a long time.

Analyzing the cave-heaven's structure, analyzing the formation, and also judging and analyzing the dangers inside—this step is indispensable.

Careful analysis, first confirming whether there is any danger, then proceeding with the next step.