Chapter 116: 114. Wen Zhiyun's Child (1/2)

114. Wen Zhiyun's Child (1/2)

Once the Red Fire Gang appeared.

The previously ownerless Baicao Lane became owned.

All the residents felt very uneasy.

They began to discuss it one after another.

Collecting 2 Middle-grade Spirit Stones a month was too high for these bottom-tier loose cultivators in Baicao Lane, and the burden was too heavy.

Although the cultivators in the Mountain Sea Domain had incomes far higher than those in the Great Thousand Domain.

But to earn 2 Middle-grade Spirit Stones a month, one had to be at least a cultivator at the Qi Refining Late Stage to achieve it.

So for a time, the entire Baicao Lane fell into chaos.

Many bottom-tier cultivators with low cultivation levels who were unable to afford the protection fee were all seeking to share rentals.

Female cultivators with even a little bit of beauty went directly to become concubines for others.

Male cultivators who could not become concubines sent their wives and daughters to others to be concubines, in order to seek survival in this difficult world.

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye.

Half a month passed.

At night.

Chen An was in the room accompanying Wen Zhiyun, skillfully giving her a massage.

Wen Zhiyun liked having her soles massaged and asked Chen An to press them more; with every press, she would let out a muffled groan, her pair of slender willow-leaf eyebrows tightly furrowed, and one could not tell if she was uncomfortable or comfortable.

After enjoying the massage, Wen Zhiyun would also return the favor and serve Chen An in turn.

After more than two hours.

Wen Zhiyun was a bit tired and snuggled into Chen An's arms with her big belly protruding.

She gently stroked her small abdomen, which was already nine months pregnant and protruding high, and looked at Chen An with eyes full of love as she asked:

"Husband, there is only one month left until the ten-month pregnancy is full, and the child in my belly will be born soon. Are you looking forward to it?"

"Your husband has been dreaming every night recently about coaxing the child to sleep; do you think your husband is looking forward to it?"

Chen An sat with his back against the head of the bed, using his hand to fiddle with the strands of hair hanging over Wen Zhiyun's chest while he looked down at her in his arms and smiled lightly.

Wen Zhiyun felt happy in her heart upon hearing this, as she could truly feel Chen An's love for the child in her belly.

However, not long after, she began to worry a little.

Now that a Red Fire Gang had suddenly appeared in Baicao Lane wanting to be the master.

And they wanted to collect a high protection fee.

This reminded her of the Bamboo Leaf Gang in the Bamboo Leaf Forest, and she worried that her hard-won peaceful life at this moment would be broken.

"Husband, there is only half a month left until we have to pay the protection fee to the Red Fire Gang. What do you think Baicao Lane will look like then? Will it become as chaotic as the Bamboo Leaf Forest was before?"

Wen Zhiyun raised her face to look at Chen An and asked, feeling very uneasy about it in her heart.

If she were still alone as she was before, she would not have this feeling; at worst, she would just change places to survive.

But now, thinking of the child in her belly, she really did not want to run around for survival anymore.

She just wanted to live safely and steadily in one place.

"Rest assured, the Bamboo Leaf Forest was chaotic before because the Bamboo Leaf Gang and the Black Iron Villa were at war; life in Baicao Lane will not be as chaotic as the Bamboo Leaf Forest."

Chen An comforted her with a gentle voice.

Although he said that, he was actually not optimistic about it in his heart.

At that time, the Bamboo Leaf Forest only had one force, the Bamboo Leaf Gang; there was only external chaos, no internal chaos.

But now, the sects and family forces in the Red Cedar Forest were intricate and complex, and internal chaos was definitely unavoidable.

Today it was the Red Fire Gang eyeing Baicao Lane; whether other gangs or families would eye it tomorrow and then get into a big fight with the Red Fire Gang, it was hard to say.

To survive in the cracks, one must have strong personal strength.

After more than an hour.

Chen An looked at Wen Zhiyun, who had fallen completely asleep in his arms, kissed her gently on the face, covered her with the quilt as she lay on her side on the bed, and soon put on his clothes, got out of bed, and left the room.

He did not return to his own room to sleep, but went straight to Shen Qingyi's room.

After knocking on the door and learning he could enter, he pushed the door open and walked straight in.

Arriving inside the room.

Chen An saw Shen Qingyi on the bed.

At this moment, Shen Qingyi was sitting cross-legged on the bed cultivating as usual, wearing a set of form-fitting thin silk clothes, perfectly highlighting her curvaceous figure; she was full-bodied with rich curves, looking very alluring.

"You have the scent of another woman on you; go wash up, otherwise I will feel resistant in my heart."

Seeing Chen An walk to the bedside and sit down, preparing to get handsy with her, Shen Qingyi slightly furrowed her willow-leaf eyebrows and said.

It was not that she did not like Wen Zhiyun, she just simply had a bit of a cleanliness obsession.

Even if it were the scent of Song Huaying or Gu Xinyue, she would feel the same resistance.

However, Chen An did not listen to her; he insisted on pulling her into his arms while still carrying Wen Zhiyun's scent, and said to her in a gentle voice: "Get used to it; there will be plenty more in the future. It's all a matter of time, you can't avoid it."

"I am not your wife or concubine."

Shen Qingyi was somewhat dissatisfied; she only wanted to get along with Chen An normally and did not want to play so many strange tricks.

Chen An smiled and said nothing; with a thought, he put away the Night Pearl used for lighting on the bedside and began to gently undress Shen Qingyi.

Shen Qingyi was unwilling and wanted Chen An to use a Cleaning Talisman before doing anything.

But after some refusal, seeing that Chen An still insisted on doing it while carrying Wen Zhiyun's scent, she eventually gave in half-heartedly.

After more than two hours.

The room returned to silence.

Only two heavy sounds of breathing remained, appearing exceptionally clear in this deep, quiet night.

"There won't be a next time!"

Shen Qingyi said with her back to Chen An, her voice filled with resentment.

Chen An acted as if he hadn't heard, lying on his side to pull her into his embrace from behind, smelling the faint fragrance drifting from her hair, and said in a soft voice:

"Fellow Daoist Shen, your figure is so graceful and your appearance so stunningly beautiful; it would truly be a waste not to have a daughter to pass it down to."

"Don't even think about it!"

Shen Qingyi's tone was firm; she did not become lightheaded and submissive to Chen An just because it was late at night and they were alone together, her mind remaining very clear.

Chen An did not speak, remaining silent for a moment before saying with a serious face: "Fellow Daoist Shen, let's get married."

Shen Qingyi was silent.

After a long while, she said with a hint of resentment in her voice: "Alchemist Chen, I really misjudged you. I always thought you were a gentleman who knew how to respect a woman's wishes; now it seems you are nothing but a hypocrite who knows how to hide his true self."

"I never said I was a gentleman."

As he spoke, Chen An hugged Shen Qingyi a little tighter and said with a shameless smile: "Fellow Daoist Shen, actually, all men are the same. Once they get a taste of something sweet, they want to push for more. I am just following my heart."

"Your following your heart is your own business; in any case, I will not be your concubine, let alone bear your children."

"Fine, fine, fine, no children, no children."

Chen An stroked Shen Qingyi's beautiful hair and said, no longer talking to her about these trivial matters.

It was going to happen sooner or later anyway, so he would just agree with her for now and deal with future matters in the future; there was no need to be overly hasty.

After all, he had already devoured Shen Qingyi's body, and now all that was left was for affection to grow over time and to slowly capture her heart.

When that time came, even if he didn't bring it up, Shen Qingyi would likely take the initiative to suggest marriage and having children.

Chen An thought confidently to himself.

In the late hours that followed, the two no longer lingered in intimacy but began to chat about the Red Fire Gang.

They analyzed the future situation in Baicao Lane and whether the Red Fire Gang would become another Bamboo Leaf Gang.

Chen An analyzed everything in a calm tone throughout.

In contrast to him, Shen Qingyi seemed a bit angry, stating without concealment that she wanted to hack the people of the Red Fire Gang to pieces.

Because in the past half-month, she had seen more than a few scenes of the Red Fire Gang oppressing the residents outside.

They would take things without paying, grabbing them at will.

They frequently extorted money from shopkeepers, or else they would find trouble.

When they saw a beautiful female cultivator, even if she was a married woman, they would go up and tease her.

They would even tease her right in front of her husband, seemingly wanting to enjoy the inexplicable pleasure of such a situation.

If it weren't for the fact that they were new here and needed to keep a low profile, Shen Qingyi would have really wanted to hack all these Red Fire Gang thugs to death.

Sensing the fire in Shen Qingyi's heart, Chen An hurriedly tried to vent her anger and cool her down, lest she be unable to resist going out to punish the wicked and bring trouble upon himself.

The current Red Cedar Forest was not like the old Bamboo Leaf Forest; there were Golden Core powerhouses here.

With Shen Qingyi's current cultivation of Foundation Establishment Sicheng, she could not afford to run around punishing the wicked without any restraint.

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, another half-month passed.

During this period, Chen An practiced diligently, and his Foundation Establishment Sicheng cultivation became even more stable.

At the same time, he persisted every day in learning Dharma Spells from Shen Qingyi.

The most useful one he learned was a Dharma Spell called "Heavenly Stem Body Protection."

This Dharma Spell could only be learned by cultivators who possessed a manifest Gold Spirit Root.

It was similar to the Golden Bell Cover and Iron Shirt from his past life, but a super-enhanced version.

As long as the proficiency was high enough, one could withstand the full-force attack of a cultivator one minor realm higher than oneself when casting it.

This day.

Chen An got up early and had Shen Qingyi help him test the results of his learning of "Heavenly Stem Body Protection" in the courtyard.

During these days, he had farmed quite a bit of experience from his daughter Chen Yuejian and successfully raised the proficiency of "Heavenly Stem Body Protection" to the Proficient realm, and he was very much looking forward to the defensive power of this Dharma Spell.

"Alchemist Chen, I'm coming."

"Fellow Daoist Shen, come ahead. No need to hold back, attack me with your full strength."

After a brief exchange, the two stopped wasting time and began to test the results of "Heavenly Stem Body Protection."

Chen An defended, and Shen Qingyi attacked.

For the first strike, Shen Qingyi was afraid of hurting Chen An and only used less than fifty percent of her strength.

Chen An was unscathed and said: "Continue."

Shen Qingyi attacked him again.

Second strike, sixty percent strength.

Chen An stood as immovable as a mountain.

Third strike...

Fourth strike...

Fifth strike...

Sixth strike, one hundred percent strength!

Chen An still stood as immovable as a mountain.

Looking at Chen An, who remained unscathed before her, Shen Qingyi was full of doubt about life.

She could not figure it out and asked: "You are clearly just an Alchemist, why is your physical body so strong?"

"No, my physical body is average; what's strong is my Heavenly Dipper Body Protection."

"But you only just learned Heavenly Dipper Body Protection."

"It's true I just learned it, but I have already cultivated it to the Proficient realm of the second layer."

"?"

Shen Qingyi thought she had misheard.

She pondered that she had only taught Chen An Heavenly Dipper Body Protection for less than ten days; at most, Chen An would only have a superficial understanding, so how could he possibly have cultivated it to the second layer?

One must know, she herself had bitterly practiced for over twenty years back then before she arduously cultivated it to the second layer.

Just cultivating to the Entry realm of the first layer had taken her an entire year.

Seeing her face full of shock, Chen An couldn't help but follow up by teasing her: "Fellow Daoist Shen, you see how much of a genius I am; even if you married me as a concubine, you wouldn't be losing out at all."

"Lecher!"

Shen Qingyi rarely cursed, and after finishing, she turned around and left, returning to her own room and not coming out again.

Chen An thought for a moment, then followed her into her room.

In the blink of an eye.

Time passed from the dawn of early morning to the sunset of the afternoon.

【Sword Technique +1, Gold Spirit Root aptitude +1】 x69

Chen An had just come out of Shen Qingyi's room, glanced at the pop-up notification, and felt no waves in his heart.

Having seen it too much, he was accustomed to it, and it was already difficult to stir any emotional fluctuations.

Now, the only things that could stir his emotions were the husband-wife affection level breaking through 5 stars, or the father-daughter affection level breaking through to the next stage, allowing him to receive a system reward.

After eating dinner.

Chen An was pulled by Song Huaying into the bathroom to take a mandarin duck bath.

After soaking, they went to the room to deepen their affection.

In the room.

Song Huaying was so tired she lay on Chen An, not wanting to move, and asked in a weak voice:

"Husband, Sister Wen's child is about to be born; have you thought of what name to give the child?"

"Your husband has already entrusted the matter of naming the child entirely to your Sister Wen; if you are truly curious, you can go ask your Sister Wen yourself tomorrow."

Chen An said with his eyes closed to rest his mind.

Upon hearing this, Song Huaying immediately became jealous.

She pouted her rosy cherry lips and said unhappily: "Husband, you are biased; the love you give Sister Wen is more than what you give me!"

"Your husband treats you all equally."

"You don't!"

"Your husband does."

"Then I want to name my own second child in the future too!"

"No problem."

Chen An agreed without even thinking.

It didn't matter what the child's name was, as long as they took his surname.

As for the rest, as long as his wives and concubines liked it.

Song Huaying was stunned; she hadn't expected Chen An to agree so readily, thinking she would have to act spoiled and throw a tantrum for a while to get her wish of obtaining the naming rights for the child.

After recovering her senses for a moment, she urged Chen An impatiently: "Husband, stop lying there; hurry up and get to work, I want to give birth to another child for you!"

"Alright, alright, alright, let's have one, let's have one."

Chen An got up helplessly and said with a wry smile.

Although it sounded a bit biased, among the four wives and concubines in the house, the one he liked most was his little darling wife, Song Huaying.

As long as it was a request from his little darling wife, he would basically nod and agree without even thinking.

Time passed very quickly.

With a close and an open of the eyes.

The sky outside the window, which had been pitch black, was now bright.

Chen An sat up from the bed, his gaze falling on the notification message before him.

【Alchemy Experience +4】 x28

【You promised your wife Song Huaying that she would name the next child; she is overjoyed by this, husband-wife affection +1+3+1+4+5+2+0...】

【Name: Song Huaying】

【Cultivation: None for now】

【Attribute: A drop of kindness shall be repaid with a gushing spring】

【Affection: 4 stars (2905/12500)】

"Only 2905 points of affection."

"Wanting to raise the affection level to 5 stars is a long and arduous road."

Chen An thought to himself, then wiped the drool from the corner of the mouth of his little darling wife who was still fast asleep, tucked her in properly, and then lightly and carefully put on his clothes, got out of bed, and left the room.

They had been too rowdy late last night; his little darling wife was only a mortal and needed to sleep a bit longer, so he couldn't wake her up now.

Leaving the room.

Washing up.

Chen An walked toward the kitchen to see if the icy concubine was in there making breakfast, intending to get something to eat.

Walking into the kitchen.

Just as he had thought.

The icy little concubine Gu Xinyue was inside making breakfast, her back looking very virtuous.

Chen An stepped forward and hugged her delicate body from behind, resting his chin on her fragrant shoulder, and asked cheekily, "Yue, what kind of porridge are you brewing?"

"Husband, I am brewing Spirit Fish porridge, and I have added spirit ginseng, dragon bone grass, and phoenix feather leaves to it; it is very nourishing for the body."

Gu Xinyue replied with a faint smile while stirring the porridge in the pot.

Hearing this, Chen An could not help but raise an eyebrow and teased her, "Lunch is very nourishing, dinner is very nourishing, and now even breakfast has to be very nourishing; three meals a day are all nourishing. Why are you nourishing me so much? Do you think your husband's energy is not vigorous enough?"

"No, I just think that life is more prosperous now, and I want to eat a little better at every meal."

"Your husband does not believe it."

"Husband, it is true."

Gu Xinyue did not understand the subtext and felt she was being wronged.

Chen An laughed and picked her up, saying, "Whether it is true or not, your husband is too nourished right now and needs to expend some; I cannot only take in without putting out."

"..."

【Divine Sense Strength +4】 x33

Before long, the four people in the house had woken up.

Chen An and Gu Xinyue carried the finished breakfast into the main hall.

The six of them sat together and began to eat.

"Daddy, will you feed me, please?"

Chen Yuejian turned her body slightly, lifted her little face—which was becoming increasingly beautiful—to look at Chen An, and asked with her eyes sparkling.

Chen An wanted to say yes.

But before he could speak, Song Huaying, who was sitting on the other side of their daughter, spoke up first:

"Chen Yuejian, how old are you now? You still want Daddy to feed you? Hurry up and eat by yourself!"

Hearing his little beloved wife say this, Chen An swallowed the words that had just reached his lips.

He had promised his little beloved wife.

From now on, he would always consider things more from his little beloved wife's perspective.

He could not spoil their daughter too much.

Chen Yuejian glanced at her father, and seeing that he had no intention of feeding her, she could only pick up her spoon and eat by herself, feeling aggrieved.

She probably realized one thing: Daddy loved Mommy more.

Just at this moment!

The deep, thick voice of the Red Fire Gang Gang Leader rang out from the Sanmei Lou located in the center of Baicao Lane, spreading throughout all of Baicao Lane like ripples in water.

"All residents of Baicao Lane, the one-month deadline has arrived. Please consciously prepare the Protection Fee and wait at home; a Manager will arrive shortly to collect it!"

PS: Setting out my bowl, begging for monthly tickets and recommendation tickets!