Chapter 118: 116. Masked Heroine (1/2)

116. Masked Heroine (1/2)

Shen Qingyi rushed out.

Holding a green-sheathed Changjian, she intended to behead Manager Gao, who had just slapped a widow in front of her.

Her speed was extremely fast.

In just a single breath, she had instantly dashed over a hundred meters, leaving only about ten meters between her and Manager Gao.

However!

Just at the moment she was about to swing her sword to execute Manager Gao!

Chen An reacted in time, directly moved his mind, and used an almost Mastery-level Immobilization Technique on her.

Almost at the same time.

Shen Qingyi was instantly frozen in place, her entire body unable to move.

Manager Gao, in front of the spirit fruit stall, sensed someone behind him and felt a tightening in his heart as he prepared to turn around.

Fortunately, Chen An acted extremely quickly, once again moving his mind to use the Immobilization Technique and Sleep Aid Technique on him, freezing him in place while he grew drowsy and lost consciousness.

Following that, before the widow in front of the spirit fruit stall could react, Chen An used an Instant Step to rush behind Shen Qingyi, skillfully scooped her up, turned, and flashed back into the house, closing the courtyard gate.

The entire process was done in one smooth motion.

From start to finish, it was no more than the blink of an eye.

……

Inside the house.

The main hall.

The wives and daughters were all in their rooms at this time.

Therefore, only Chen An and Shen Qingyi were in the large main hall.

Shen Qingyi was still immobilized, her heart filled with disbelief.

I, whose cultivation is at Foundation Establishment Sicheng, was actually immobilized by Chen An, whose cultivation is only at Foundation Establishment level three?

Moreover, this Immobilization Technique was one I had only just taught him not long ago!

He had only just learned it!

By what right could he use the Immobilization Technique to freeze me?

Shen Qingyi doubted reality.

Chen An did not know what Shen Qingyi was thinking at this moment, and soon moved his mind to release the Immobilization Technique for her.

Shen Qingyi could move again, and the look in her eyes when she gazed at Chen An had changed significantly.

In the past, Chen An was merely an insignificant low-level cultivator in her eyes.

Now, not only had Chen An used his outstanding appearance to consume her body entirely.

Furthermore, his previously weak strength had caught up, easily pinning her underneath so she could not move.

And all of this had happened in just one short year.

This was simply inconceivable!

This was simply unbelievable!

Chen An ignored the strange look in Shen Qingyi's eyes, instead saying with a tone of reproach: "Fellow Daoist Shen, you were too impulsive just now."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingyi recalled the scene of Manager Gao resorting to violence after failing to molest the widow.

A wave of anger rose in her heart, and she said with a tone full of killing intent: "That Manager Gao deserves to die!"

"Manager Gao deserves to die, but have you thought about what the consequences of killing him would be?"

Chen An looked into Shen Qingyi's eyes, then said earnestly: "Fellow Daoist Shen, this is Red Cedar Forest, not the Bamboo Leaf Forest from before. People stronger than you are everywhere. If you kill Manager Gao, can you handle the Red Fire Gang afterward?"

Shen Qingyi said indifferently: "If I can't handle it, at worst I die."

Hearing this, Chen An could not help but frown slightly.

His tone was no longer calm, but instead, he called her by name and accused her: "Shen Qingyi, you are too selfish."

"You killed Manager Gao, and you felt satisfied."

"But have you thought about the fact that you are currently living in my home? What you did would implicate me and my family. Have you considered the feelings of me and my wives and daughters?"

Chen An's words struck at the heart, and Shen Qingyi, having calmed down, felt a wave of shame.

Shen Qingyi pursed her lips, her tone full of apology: "Alchemist Chen, it was my lack of consideration. I will move out now; I won't implicate your family."

After speaking, she turned and walked toward her own room to pack her luggage and leave.

Chen An followed her in, walked behind her, scooped her up, threw her onto the bed, pressed his body against hers, looked into her eyes, and asked: "Are you willing to leave this home?"

"I am not willing, but I have no choice."

Shen Qingyi did not dare to meet Chen An's gaze and turned her face away.

Chen An did not speak, but lowered his head to kiss Shen Qingyi.

After a long while, he stopped and asked: "Why is there no choice?"

Shen Qingyi's face was burning, her breathing heavy; she had not yet recovered from the near-suffocating kiss.

After catching her breath for a moment, she looked into Chen An's eyes, pursed her lips, and said: "Alchemist Chen, I cannot help myself. I cannot help but draw my sword to help when I see injustice, I cannot help but punish the wicked and eliminate evil. If I continue to live in this home, sooner or later, I will implicate you and your wives and daughters just like today."

"Then from now on, just stay at home and go out less; out of sight, out of mind."

"But I cannot do that."

"It's fine, I will help you do it."

As Chen An spoke, he pulled a sash from Shen Qingyi's waist, no longer trying to persuade her with words, but choosing to use action to convince her.

Shen Qingyi, having tasted the sweetness, did not refuse.

About an hour later.

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Chen An looked at Shen Qingyi in his arms, reached out to tidy her slightly messy hair, and said in a gentle voice, "Fellow Daoist Shen, can you do it now?"

"I... I don't know."

Shen Qingyi's heart was filled with conflict; deep down, she wanted to continue punishing evil and promoting good, but she did not want to leave this home or lose the daily tenderness of Chen An.

Chen An was silent, then said, "Every beginning is hard; you should try it first, perhaps you can do it."

"Mm."

Shen Qingyi responded softly, choosing to comply.

Time passed in a flash.

Half a month later.

In Wen Zhiyun's room.

Chen An was spreading his Divine Sense to investigate the condition of the child in Wen Zhiyun's womb.

"Husband, how is the child?"

"Everything is normal."

"Still normal, always normal, then why has it already been 11 months of pregnancy, and this child still shows no signs of being born?"

Wen Zhiyun was truly anxious, so anxious that she hadn't slept well for several days.

But her anxiety was useless.

These past few days, Chen An had been checking the child in her belly every day.

But every time it showed everything was normal, and he simply could not find the reason why the birth had not yet occurred.

"Zhiyun, don't worry too much; perhaps our child's constitution is quite special and needs more time to develop in the womb."

Seeing that Wen Zhiyun still had a worried look, Chen An had no choice but to comfort her with these words.

Listening to this comfort from Chen An, the anxiety in Wen Zhiyun's heart was not relieved in the slightest.

Over these past few days, Chen An had been offering the same old comfort almost every day, and she had long since become immune to hearing it.

Given the current situation, as long as the child in her belly was not born, she could not be at ease for a single day.

"Zhiyun, you haven't slept well these past few days, get some rest early."

"I can't sleep."

"It's fine, your husband will hold you while you sleep."

Chen An helped Wen Zhiyun adjust her lying position and held her as she rested on the bed.

After a while.

Seeing that Wen Zhiyun still hadn't fallen asleep, he cast a Sleep Aid Technique on her to let her fall asleep quickly.

After coming out of the room.

Chen An left home.

He was heading to the Wenliu Street Market to sell the Small Restoration Pill he had refined during this time and exchange them for Spirit Stone that could be used for cultivation.

On the way while using Sword Flight.

Chen An, whose five senses were extremely keen, heard many residents along the way discussing the same matter.

They said that a masked righteous person had recently appeared in Baicao Lane, specializing in helping those in need and standing up for many residents who were being bullied by the Red Fire Gang.

Every time this person acted, they would beat the people of the Red Fire Gang until they fled in panic, which was very satisfying to watch.

Chen An felt that the behavior of this masked righteous person was very similar to Shen Qingyi.

For a moment, he became suspicious: could this be Shen Qingyi?

But then he thought, Shen Qingyi had been staying at home and behaving herself for the past half month, so it shouldn't be her.

Soon.

Chen An arrived at the Qin Clan Firm.

Just as he landed from Sword Flight, the female employee in the shop came out to greet him, smiling enthusiastically:

"Fellow Daoist, what a rare guest."

Ever since he bought the formation last time, Chen An had never patronized them again.

This female employee had been looking forward to his arrival for a long time.

After all, he had been very generous with his spending before, often spending more than 1 High-grade Spirit Stone at a time.

After leading Chen An into the shop.

The female employee immediately poured him a cup of spirit tea and said with a face full of smiles:

"I wonder what Fellow Daoist would like to buy this time?"

"Fellow Daoist is a valued guest of our Qin Clan Firm, so we can provide a certain discount on the price."

"I am not here to buy anything this time."

"Then Fellow Daoist is...?"

"I am here to sell medicinal pills."

"Is Fellow Daoist an Alchemist?"

"Mm, a Second-tier Alchemist."

"Hiss!"

The female employee gasped, clearly not expecting Chen An to be a Second-tier Alchemist.

Chen An did not waste words with her and went straight to the point: "I have a total of 50 bottles of Small Restoration Pill here, with 20 pills in each bottle; I wonder how much they can be sold for?"

"I must appraise them to determine the specific price."

The female employee looked at the medicine bottle Chen An had taken out and placed on the tea table, speaking in a pleasant voice.

After speaking, she proficiently pulled out the bottle stopper and appraised the quality through the color, scent, and medicinal aura of the pills.

During the appraisal, she did not neglect Chen An, who was the guest, and kept smiling and communicating with him while multitasking.

After a simple exchange.

Chen An learned that this female cultivator was not actually an employee of the Qin Clan Firm.

Instead, she was a person in charge at the Qin Clan Firm and a young lady of the Qin Family, a Golden Core family in the Red Cedar Forest.

This young lady was currently responsible for serving as the manager of this branch, earning profits for the family.

"Alchemist Chen, after my appraisal, the quality of your 50 bottles of Small Restoration Pill is quite good; I can offer 1 High-grade Spirit Stone to purchase them."

Manager Qin, who was the female cultivator Chen An had previously mistaken for a female employee, smiled and offered this purchase price after checking the quality of 30 bottles of Small Restoration Pill one after another.

This purchase price met Chen An's psychological expectations.

Therefore, he did not haggle.

He chose to sell directly.

Before long, Chen An received 1 High-grade Spirit Stone from Manager Qin.

Afterward, he did not delay any longer and directly used Sword Flight to return home.

On the way back.

Chen An still heard many residents below discussing that masked righteous person.

This time, he heard more information.

This masked righteous person was a female cultivator.

She wore white brocade clothes.

Her Sword Technique was extremely superb.

When she saw injustice and intervened, she only beat people without killing them, seeking only to teach a lesson.

"A female cultivator?"

"Superb Sword Technique?"

Chen An had a bad feeling in his heart, feeling more and more that this Masked Heroine was Shen Qingyi.

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