Chapter 125

123. The urge to punish evil and promote good (2/2)

In the courtyard.

On the small path.

Chen An and Shen Qingyi walked side by side. Seeing her expressionless and silent, he couldn't help but ask, "Fellow Daoist Shen, are you feeling very uncomfortable?"

"No."

Shen Qingyi replied in a calm voice, though it was a bit too calm, sounding somewhat unnatural.

Chen An knew that Shen Qingyi was feeling suppressed because she had just been unable to act to punish evil.

Unfortunately, knowing it didn't help.

Regarding this matter, he was completely powerless to resolve it.

She would just have to rely on herself to get through it.

"Creak—"

Shen Qingyi pushed open the door and walked into her room.

Chen An followed her in and hugged her from behind, wanting to engage in intimacy to see if it could alleviate the suppression in her heart.

But just as he was about to untie the sash at Shen Qingyi's waist, she stopped him and said with a somewhat dejected mood, "Alchemist Chen, I want to be alone for a while right now. Can we do this in a few days instead?"

"Hmm, alright."

Chen An nodded, let go of Shen Qingyi, and stopped holding her.

Shen Qingyi: "Thank you for understanding."

Chen An said in a gentle voice, "Then get some good rest, Fellow Daoist Shen. I'll come call you when it's time for dinner."

After saying this, he didn't linger and turned to leave Shen Qingyi's room.

Afterwards, he headed toward Wen Zhiyun's room to tell her about the situation outside and, incidentally, to see his precious second daughter.

"Creak—"

Before he could reach Wen Zhiyun's room, the door to Song Huaying's room diagonally across opened.

Then, Song Huaying, wearing a light pink silk dress, walked out of the room.

She walked with a light gait, went straight to Chen An, and stopped. With a fierce, wolf-like affection in her eyes, she said, "Husband, little Yuejian is already asleep. I want to go to your room to ask for advice on various advanced alchemy techniques and gain some relevant experience."

"Ying'er, has your body recovered?"

"I have fully recovered, Husband. I feel that my body is more energetic now than at any time before."

"Then let's go; I'll make you break a sweat."

As Chen An said this, he scooped up his increasingly graceful little wife, smiled, and walked to his own door, pushing it open with the intention of thoroughly examining her new body—the Flower Demon physique.

About an hour later.

【Alchemy Experience +4】 x3

Chen An hugged Song Huaying from behind, smelling the faint floral scent emanating from her, and asked in a soft voice, "Ying'er, did you just take a flower bath?"

"No, why do you suddenly ask that, Husband?"

"I discovered that your body smells very good, emitting a faint floral fragrance."

"Husband, this is my natural body scent; it came with the change of my bloodline."

Song Huaying turned over to lie on her side facing Chen An, smiling sweetly as she said, "If you like it, Husband, I will come to sleep with you every night from now on. Is it okay if I sleep in your arms and let you smell my body?"

"Sure, but you'll have to communicate with your three sisters in advance."

Chen An teased with a smile.

Song Huaying pouted her rosy lips slightly, pretending to be unhappy, and said, "Husband, you're so annoying. I'm just a younger sister; how would I dare make such a request to the older sisters? I think you just want me to get beaten by them."

"It's fine, 'a beating is a sign of affection, and a scolding is a sign of love'."

"Then I want to be beaten by you, Husband..."

Song Huaying pursed her thin lips, making them moist again, and looked at Chen An with deep affection, speaking in a coquettish voice.

Chen An felt a surge of heat from her gaze, covered them with the quilt, and got to work.

I don't know how much time passed.

When the two of them came out, Gu Xinyue had already served the food on the dining table.

By this time, Wen Zhiyun was already sitting at the table holding their second daughter.

Their eldest daughter, Chen Yuejian, sat beside her, curiously teasing little Yike in her arms.

"Husband, Ying'er, sit down quickly. I'll go call Sister Shen."

Gu Xinyue served a bowl of rice for each of them, and after setting the bowls down, she turned to walk toward Shen Qingyi's room.

Chen An stopped her: "Yue'er, I'll go call her. You've been busy in the kitchen for a while, so just sit down and have a good meal."

"Hmm, I'll listen to you, Husband."

Gu Xinyue obediently walked back and sat down, very compliant with Chen An's words.

At this moment, Wen Zhiyun asked, "Husband, what did that Manager Gao come here for during the day?"

Chen An replied, "It was quite ridiculous. He said the leader of the Red Fire Gang is trying to break through to the mid-stage of Golden Core and needs a large amount of spirit stones for cultivation, so he raised the monthly protection fee to 3 mid-grade spirit stones."

Upon hearing this, Wen Zhiyun said indignantly, "This Red Fire Gang really doesn't treat us rogue cultivators as human beings. They are always thinking about exploiting us without caring if we live or die. A gang like this will sooner or later meet the same end as the Bamboo Leaf Gang!"

"Exactly, a gang like that should disappear!" Song Huaying added, also feeling indignant.

Gu Xinyue, sitting between the two, remained silent and somewhat out of place.

Chen An agreed with the curses of his two wives and concubines, but for the sake of prudence, he did not join in, instead cautioning them: "It's fine for you two to curse like this at home, but don't let anyone outside hear you."

After saying this, he walked toward Shen Qingyi's room to call her for dinner.

"Creak—"

Chen An pushed the door open and entered, seeing Shen Qingyi sitting by the bed looking up at the sky, her face appearing somewhat depressed.

Chen An walked over, but instead of hugging her from behind as he usually did, he stood to the side and said, "Fellow Daoist Shen, what are you looking at?"

"Nothing."

"Dinner is ready, let's go out and eat."

"I don't have much of an appetite right now, Alchemist Chen, you go ahead and eat."

"Then I'll bring it in for you to eat."

"I really don't have an appetite."

Shen Qingyi's voice was devoid of emotion, her eyes fixed on the window from start to finish, the light gone from them.

Seeing this, Chen An did not try to persuade her further, only saying in a gentle voice, "Alright then, let me know whenever you get hungry, and I'll go to the kitchen and make you something."

"Mm."

Shen Qingyi responded, sparing her words like gold.

Chen An stood there silently for a while.

Finally, before leaving, he lowered his head and kissed her on the cheek, then immediately returned to the outer hall.

Seeing only her husband come out, Song Huaying asked with confusion, "Husband, where is Sister Shen?"

Gu Xinyue, who was to the side, sensibly pulled out a chair to make it convenient for her husband to sit down.

"Your Sister Shen says she isn't hungry yet."

Chen An walked to the table and sat down, speaking in an unhurried tone.

Wen Zhiyun sensed something and asked, "What is wrong with Fellow Daoist Shen?"

Upon hearing this, Song Huaying and Gu Xinyue both looked at Chen An with curious expressions, wanting to know exactly what had happened.

Seeing that his wives and concubines were all curious, Chen An told them, "She might be having withdrawal symptoms from punishing the wicked and eliminating evil; she's feeling uncomfortable right now, but it's not a big problem, she'll be fine after a day or two at most."

After hearing this, Gu Xinyue said very understandingly, "Husband, I will sleep alone tonight; you should go keep Sister Shen company."

Chen An picked up a piece of cold dressed cucumber and placed it in her bowl, saying, "Let's all eat. I will go check on her after I finish eating, you all don't need to worry too much."

PS: There will be another chapter later. I couldn't finish it in two chapters, so I have to add an update; it will be around 1:30.