Chapter 336: Third Uncle Condenses the Elixir, Three True Persons of the Chen Clan

Three days passed in a flash.

Hu Yueer and the two others continued kneeling, never rising; throughout that period they kept kneeling, never having stood up, without eating or drinking, just kneeling like that. Hu Yueer could endure it—she was of the Monster Race, and going three days without food or drink was no problem for her, as she could sustain herself by absorbing the spiritual qi of heaven and earth. But her two children could not; they were not of the Monster Race, nor had they embarked on the path of cultivation.

Three days and nights had already reached the limit of what their Monster Race bodies could endure; all bodily functions were exhausted, making further kowtowing impossible. Seeing this, Liu Yuer could not bear to watch them faint, so she began preparing food and bringing it over for them to eat and drink.

"Don't forget to eat; if your bodies can't hold up, that won't do."

"No one can die on Longshe Shan; you are Chen Chuyang's younger siblings—I could not stand by and watch you die on Longshe Shan."

As the cook of Longshe Shan, she handled everyone's food and drink; the duty of cooking meals fell on her, she managed the mountain's food affairs—if someone were to die here, wouldn't that be her fault?

That won't do; they could die in other ways, but not like this. Liu Yuer couldn't stand it, so she could only go up the mountain to feed them. Hu Yueer could choose not to see or not to care, but these two little ones are innocent—they cannot be left to starve just because of their mother...

Perhaps because she herself had a daughter, she could not bear it; she could not be as ruthless as Hu Yueer, unable to watch her own children starve, even if she could ignore them. As for Hu Yueer, Liu Yuer felt even more aversion toward her and disliked this woman.

At the very least, now, she disliked it intensely; you may do anything, but you must not put the children in danger, and you certainly cannot stand by and watch your own children faint before your eyes—what if they starved to death? Wouldn't that be...?

As a mother, how could you be so cruel, claiming again and again that it's for the children, when in fact everything you've done is not for them but for your own selfishness—to force Chen Chuyang to bow his head and help them achieve Foundation Establishment, leaving no stone unturned.

On this point, Liu Yuer both disliked it and agreed with it.

"Hurry up and eat; come, eat on your own… don't… look at me, just eat."

The rice cooked from Dragon Tooth Rice was very fragrant, luring the two of them.

Chen Li and Chen Hu couldn't help it; they lowered their heads and took big mouthfuls, their image gone, devouring the food like wolves and tigers.

"Besides, don't rush; I've cooked plenty of rice for you."

In one go, the two children ate three bowls of rice, three bowls of plain rice with no side dishes; a large bowl, each bowl weighing one catty. Dragon Tooth Rice is very filling—after eating one bowl they were already stuffed to the point of being unable to eat more.

The two children had eaten three bowls and still wanted more; their hunger was genuine, not feigned.

Hu Yueer knelt beside them, eating and drinking nothing; she glanced at the Dragon Tooth Rice and resisted its temptation.

She choked back a sob, lowered her head, gritted her teeth and persisted; she had endured three days already and would not yield or lose spirit.

She felt a sigh of relief in her heart; the children had eaten, and Liu Yuer had brought the food, so the two children no longer needed to worry about their safety. Hu Yueer felt uneasy today—if this continued, the two children might starve to death.

She could not give up halfway, yet she could not bear to watch the children faint.

Left with no choice, fortunately she saw Liu Yuer coming up the mountain—she had indeed arrived.

Although this human woman looked at her with hostile eyes, Hu Yueer did not get angry; instead, she felt deeply grateful toward her.

This woman was still not bad; at the very least, she concerned herself with their life and death.

Chen Chuyang didn't come, Shang Hongxue didn't come, and Chen Qinger certainly wouldn't come; aside from them, there were hardly any people left on the mountain.

Fortunately, Liu Yuer was relatively kind; for this, Hu Yueer felt grateful toward this human woman in her heart.

"Why don't you follow me back? Kneeling here is useless; he won't agree."

"This approach is wrong; you are forcing Chen Chuyang to agree against his will."

Wanting Chen Chuyang to lower his head is naïve; Hu Yueer is too naïve.

She couldn't possibly think Chen Chuyang actually wanted to manage them, could she? If it weren't for his promise to Chen Shen, he wouldn't care about these trivial matters at all.

She really thought that having the Chen Clan's bloodline meant she could do as she pleased.

Naïve and adorable.

The Fox Clan's schemes and calculations are everywhere.

"We want to stay with Mother."

"I don't want to go down the mountain."

Chen Li and Chen Hu insisted on their own way, unwilling to leave, staying by Hu Yueer's side.

Seeing this, Liu Yuer stopped advising and let them continue kneeling.

Since they like kneeling, let them keep kneeling; as long as it doesn't hinder her, it's fine.

These three Fox Clan members truly don't understand human speech; they are too obstinate.

She shook her head, Liu Yuer lifted the lunch box and went down the mountain.

Chen Chuyang watched all this and shook his head.

"This Hu Yueer is truly obstinate; three days and nights have passed, and she's still kneeling."

"She couldn't really think I would compromise, could she?"

Shang Hongxue laughed and said, "Chuyang brother, these Fox Clan folks are really annoying; they insist on using this method to pressure you, they couldn't possibly think we'd go soft, could they?"

Even Shang Hongxue could see that Hu Yueer's motives were impure; her thoughts and schemes were too immature.

Anyone with clear eyes could see that.

Such scheming, such coercion—so naïve, so adorable.

At the very least, Chen Chuyang dislikes it and won't help.

"I really don't like her."

Shang Hongxue openly expressed her dislike for Hu Yueer, exuding an aura that made people loathe her.

She wanted them to leave Longshe Shan, not stay here and affect them.

Over these three days, they have been watching Hu Yueer, observing her actions; to be able to bear letting the children suffer and starve to death is not what a mother would do, and Shang Hongxue looks down on such behavior.

"Silly girl, don't bother with them; if they like kneeling, let them kneel, as long as it doesn't interfere with our cultivation."

"Other people's affairs, other people's character—we cannot judge."

"Don't let an outsider affect our mood."

Chen Chuyang patted Shang Hongxue's head, comforting this girl, while deep inside he felt a flicker of disgust toward Hu Yueer.

This woman harbors too many schemes; if she stays in the Chen Clan, she will surely become a disaster sooner or later.

Or else?

A flash of killing intent flickered in his eyes; if he killed her, … it would be hard to explain to his father, and those two younger siblings would also be troublesome—otherwise, kill them all together and be done with it?

The kneeling Hu Yueer sensed a hint of chill and killing intent; her body trembled, she startled and lifted her head, looking up the mountain, somewhat unable to believe it.

She thought she had felt wrong, looked again, and that trace of killing intent disappeared.

And she, having lost that composure, instead wanted to leave here.

"Gurgle."

Chen Chuyang on the mountain glanced at Hu Yueer and thought to himself: "Sensing ability not bad, actually able to sense my killing intent."

"However, I cannot kill you yet."

Chen Chuyang turned around, preparing to go back into secluded cultivation.

"Huh?"

"Boom—"

On the horizon, there was rumbling thunder.

Heavenly Tribulation clouds were coming toward them.

"Is this a heavenly tribulation?"

"Who is undergoing the tribulation?"