Chapter 149: 144. News of the Heaven and Earth Sect (1/2)

144. News of the Heaven and Earth Sect (1/2)

After the excitement subsided.

With a thought, Chen An took off his and Shen Qingyi's shoes, and took out two Cleaning Talismans to clean their bodies.

He closed the window.

He closed the bedroom door.

Chen An reached out to wrap his arms around Shen Qingyi's slender waist, sitting with his legs bent and his back against the headboard, not rushing to be intimate.

Shen Qingyi was a slow starter; before every intimate session, they had to chat first to set the mood.

"Qingyi, you just said it isn't the right time to have children yet, so when do you plan to have them?"

Chen An asked, feigning nonchalance while actually caring deeply, as he toyed with the pair of Jade Feet that Shen Qingyi had placed together in front of her.

He worried that Shen Qingyi was just making empty promises, so it was better to set a deadline in advance.

Otherwise, if she only said "it isn't the right time," there would be too much room for Shen Qingyi to go back on her word later.

Shen Qingyi's Jade Feet were being tickled, and her crystal-clear, rounded toes tightened and curled from time to time. Hearing Chen An's question, she tried her best to endure the strange sensation coming from under her feet, her vermilion lips parting slightly as she spoke with a trembling voice:

"I, I plan to wait until after Yue has given birth, then I will give birth for you."

"Can, can you stop rubbing them..."

"It tickles~"

Shen Qingyi pursed her lips and pleaded with a pained expression.

She was very confused in her heart; why did her husband have a fetish for playing with her feet?

What was so fun about this?

She didn't understand; she couldn't figure it out at all.

Chen An let go of Shen Qingyi's Jade Feet and asked softly, "Qingyi, are you considering Yue's feelings?"

"Mm."

Shen Qingyi nodded, not denying it.

She drew back her beautiful Jade Feet, tilted her head slightly, and lay nestled in Chen An's arms, her voice sounding a bit melancholy:

"Yue has actually always been very repressed."

"She watches as Ying and Zhiyun have both had children, while her own belly has had no movement, and she feels like she's becoming depressed."

"If I were to have a child now, then of the four of us sisters, only she would be left without one. I'm worried this would upset her."

"Husband, you should guide Yue more when you are intimate with her in the future, and let her stop thinking so much."

Shen Qingyi sat up and looked into Chen An's eyes as she spoke, her words filled with concern for her younger sister, Gu Xinyue.

Chen An nodded: "Mm, I will."

After saying this, he took out a Necklace he had specially polished for Shen Qingyi, placed it in front of her, and smiled:

"Qingyi, this is a necklace I spent a long time polishing for you. I wonder if it meets your fancy."

In truth, he hadn't thought about it for long at all; he had just had a sudden idea, spent less than the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, and then it was done.

But when telling his wives and concubines, he still had to slightly exaggerate his intentions to make them as moved as possible.

Shen Qingyi took the Necklace Chen An handed her and began to examine it, unable to put it down.

The necklace was emerald green.

The chain was made of Emerald.

Hanging in the center was a crystal-clear Green Gem.

It looked very eye-catching and beautiful.

"Husband is very thoughtful. The color of this necklace matches my name well; I like it very much."

A charming, faint smile appeared on Shen Qingyi's heroic yet delicate face. As she spoke, she stood up, sat on his lap facing him, and lowered her head to kiss him as a reward.

"That's not enough, kiss me one more time."

Chen An licked his lips, which still held the taste of Shen Qingyi, and wrapped his hands around her slender waist to pull her closer, asking for a kiss with a lingering reluctance to let go.

Shen Qingyi had no reason to refuse.

She raised her fair, bamboo-shoot-like Jade Hand to tuck a strand of dark hair behind her ear, then reached out to wrap her arms around Chen An's neck and lowered her head to kiss him.

After a long while, she sat up straight, her face flushed with a delicate, dripping crimson, her breathing somewhat disordered as she said:

"Husband, can you help me put on the necklace?"

"Alright, I'll put it on for you right now."

Looking at the delicate swordswoman before him, with her classical, elegant face and eyes as alluring as spring water, Chen An was already so captivated he was losing his senses, and he picked up the necklace to put it on her.

Seeing her husband staring straight at her pretty face, Shen Qingyi couldn't help but smile faintly:

"Husband, am I that good-looking? You can look at me with such a dazed expression."

"You are, Qingyi, you are just too beautiful."

Chen An had already put the necklace on Shen Qingyi, and he raised his hands to cup her round, goose-egg-shaped face, praising her from the bottom of his heart.

Shen Qingyi laughed softly and returned the sentiment: "Husband, you are also very handsome. Actually, I was attracted to you the first time I saw you, and I even dreamed of you that very night."

"What did you dream of?"

Chen An's interest was piqued, and he felt quite surprised in his heart.

He had always thought that Shen Qingyi had absolutely no interest in men before.

Now it seemed that it was just because she hadn't met anyone who could make her heart flutter at that time.

In reality, this swordswoman was still a woman with desires deep down.

Shen Qingyi didn't rush to tell him the content of her dream, but instead rarely played coy:

"Why don't you take a guess, Husband?"

"Did you dream that I committed crimes, molested women on the street, and was then killed by your sword?"

Chen An teased with a smile.

Shen Qingyi was amused by these words and couldn't help but let out a "pfft" laugh; her phoenix eyes with long lashes curved slightly, and her pretty face was full of smiles as she said:

"Husband, I used to really dislike that kind of devil-may-care, unserious man, but ever since I met you, I realized I was wrong; I like your lack of seriousness very much, Husband."

"Is that so?"

Chen An raised his eyebrows and said: "But I think, compared to the lack of seriousness in my personality, you should like the explosive power I have in my body that grows stronger the more I fight even more."

"I like it all; I like everything about you, Husband."

Shen Qingyi's cheeks gradually became a bit hot, flushing with a shallow blush, and she looked at Chen An affectionately and asked: "Then what about you, Husband? Which part of me do you like more?"

Chen An held Shen Qingyi's slender waist, his hands wandering restlessly over her body as he said:

"I like your quality of being full of righteousness and hating evil."

"I thought so."

Shen Qingyi smiled.

Then, with a thought, she took out from her Storage Bag that Black Tight Suit in the style of a Cheongsam that Chen An had designed for her last time, as well as a Writing Brush and a bottle of ink that had been prepared in advance.

Relying on her memory of that outfit from last time, she used the ink-dipped Writing Brush to write the character "Righteous" and the words "Evil Fall" all over her two plump, snow-white beautiful legs, each representing the meaning of being full of righteousness and punishing evil.

Then, she looked up at Chen An and smiled sweetly:

"Husband, didn't you say you like my quality of being full of righteousness and hating evil?"

"Now my body is already full of this quality, come and cherish me quickly~"

Upon hearing this, Chen An could no longer hold back.

He directly pushed Shen Qingyi, who was sitting on his lap, down under him, pressed her hands high above her head onto the bed, and revealed a lecherous, wicked smile:

"You naive heroine who doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth and thinks about punishing evil all day long, today I am going to let you experience the tragic end of failing to punish evil, only to be subdued, imprisoned, crazily humiliated, and defiled by a villain!"

"Husband, wait."

"What is it?"

"I haven't told you yet, what exactly did I dream about you that night?"

"What did you dream about?"

"I dreamed that you were a licentious villain, and I wanted to take action to act on behalf of heaven and kill you, but unfortunately, I was poisoned by you and then tied up and humiliated by you for three days and three nights."

Shen Qingyi said, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

She felt that after saying this, her image as a heroine in her husband's heart might collapse.

However, Chen An didn't think about that at all; at this moment, his mind was filled with incredibly exciting images, and his eyes were full of eagerness as he said:

"Understood, then let's follow this script now!"

"..."

【Sword Technique +2, Gold Spirit Root aptitude +2】 x25

【You said many sweet words to your wife Shen Qingyi, making her feel a wave of sweetness in her heart, husband-wife affection +1+3+1+4+5+2+0...】

【Name: Shen Qingyi】

【Cultivation: Foundation Establishment Level 4】

【Attributes: Gallant and righteous, hates evil】

【Affection: 3 stars · 0%】

When Chen An came out of Shen Qingyi's room, the sky outside had already become somewhat dim.

He suddenly remembered that he hadn't given the polished Ring to Gu Xinyue yet, so he turned around and walked toward the kitchen in the front.

It was almost time for dinner now, and Gu Xinyue would usually be busy in the kitchen.

Arriving at the kitchen.

He walked inside.

Chen An saw Gu Xinyue, and also saw his eldest daughter Chen Yuejian.

"Daddy, I'm learning how to make Honey Cucumber from Gu Niang; after I learn it, I'll make it for you to eat every day, okay?"

Chen Yuejian had her hands behind her back, hopping and skipping to the front of Chen An, her little face full of a bright smile.

Chen An touched her head affectionately and smiled gently: "Okay, then Daddy will wait for it."

"Husband, is there anything you'd like to eat tonight?"

Gu Xinyue turned around from the kitchen counter to look at Chen An behind her, asking with a very virtuous smile.

Chen An teased with a smile: "I want to eat Yue tonight."

"Daddy, how can you eat Gu Niang!"

Chen Yuejian, who was to the side, reacted strongly.

She had often heard her father say that this was a world that eats people, so she thought her father really wanted to eat Gu Niang, and her little face turned pale with fright as she said:

"Daddy, please don't eat Gu Niang, okay?"

"I like Gu Niang very much!"

"I don't want Gu Niang to be eaten!"

"..."

Gu Xinyue laughed when she heard this, stepped forward to pick up Chen Yuejian, who was not yet four years old, and said in a soft voice: "Xiao Yuejian, don't worry, Daddy won't eat Gu Niang."

Chen An also came up to soothe her: "That's right, Daddy loves Gu Niang so much, how could he bear to eat Gu Niang?"

"Then... then will Gu Niang eat Daddy?" Chen Yuejian's little face was still somewhat pale.

Chen An was speechless the moment he heard this.

He now discovered an extremely serious problem.

Because she has stayed at home the whole time and has not had contact with the outside world for a long time, the daughter's current understanding of the world is quite limited.

And as for these things regarding the understanding of the world, if one were to tell the daughter verbally, it would be too abstract and difficult to understand.

It seems I must join the Heaven and Earth Sect as soon as possible.

The Heaven and Earth Sect is a sect, and it will not be as dangerous inside as it is outside.

As long as we can settle down there, then the wives and daughters will be able to safely have contact with outsiders and interact with all sorts of people.

Instead of being cooped up at home all day like now, kept in captivity like a canary.

Seeing that his daughter's complexion was still not very good, Chen An had a thought, took out a pink bracelet, brought it in front of her, and smiled, saying:

"Xiao Yuejian, this is a bracelet Daddy polished for you. Is it pretty?"

"Mm, pretty!"

Like her mother, Chen Yuejian was very fond of exquisite jewelry; seeing the pink bracelet her father handed over, her eyes lit up immediately, and she completely forgot the fright she had just received.

Chen An picked up one of his daughter's small hands and said with a gentle smile: "Come, let Daddy put it on for you."

"Okay!"

Chen Yuejian's voice was crisp, sounding as pleasant as a lark.

When she grows up, she will surely be a beauty with a voice soft enough to melt bones, and who knows how many men she will captivate.

"Daddy, this bracelet is so pretty!"

Chen Yuejian touched the bracelet on her hand, her eyes full of love for it.

Chen An touched her head and smiled: "Since this bracelet is so pretty, why don't you go show it to Mother?"

"I'll go right now!"

After saying this, Chen Yuejian let Gu Xinyue put her down and ran out of the kitchen quickly, unable to wait to show her bracelet to her mother.

Watching Chen Yuejian's gradually receding back, Gu Xinyue could not help but feel a bit envious: "Husband, children are truly cute."

Although she treated both Chen Yuejian and Chen Yike as her own daughters, they were not born of her, and they were not hers to possess alone.

She wanted to have a child that belonged entirely to her.

Feeding a child, coaxing a child to sleep, helping a child change diapers, and so on—she wanted to experience every one of these scenes herself.

Especially breastfeeding the child.

She had experienced all the others while helping to look after Chen Yuejian and Chen Yike, but she had never experienced the feeling of breastfeeding a child.

She really, really wanted to experience it once.

Chen An had keen senses and saw the envy in Gu Xinyue's eyes.

To keep her from feeling worse, he immediately had a thought and took a pair of rings out of his Storage Bag to divert her attention:

"Yue, I have finished polishing the pair of rings you wanted. Do you like how they look?"

"Husband, this pair of rings is so exquisite and beautiful, I love it!"

Gu Xinyue looked at the rings inlaid with Blue Gems in Chen An's hand, her eyes full of joy.

Chen An gently picked up one of her jade hands and said in a soft voice: "Come, let me put them on for you."

"Sorry to trouble you, Husband."

"It's no trouble."

Soon, Chen An had put the rings on Gu Xinyue.

Gu Xinyue admired the jade finger on which she wore the ring for a while, then picked up the other ring in Chen An's hand, her beautiful eyes filled with affection:

"Husband, let me put one on you too."

"Okay."

A moment later, the rings were on.

Chen An had a thought and closed the kitchen door.

Gu Xinyue understood, turned around, leaned forward slightly, and braced her hands on the kitchen counter; everything was so natural.

"..."

【Divine Sense strength +4】 x6

It is unknown how much time passed before Gu Xinyue's voice sounded in the kitchen.

"Husband, the meal is ready, let's carry it to the hall."

"Okay."

Chen An wiped the corners of Gu Xinyue's mouth, cleaning off the dirty things stained there, and then carried the food out of the kitchen with her.

In the hall.

At the dining table.

The family of seven was enjoying their dinner.

For this meal, the main dish had become Honey Cucumber.

There were as many as three plates of it.

There was no help for it; the Honey Cucumber at lunch was too little, and everyone hadn't had enough, so they were very greedy for it.

About half an hour later.

Except for Chen Yike, who was still crazily devouring food, everyone else had finished their meal.

"Husband, is there still no news from the Heaven and Earth Sect?"

Wen Zhiyun looked at Chen An and asked.

Chen An shook his head and said: "There is no news yet. I estimate it will be later; perhaps the people at the Heaven and Earth Sect's Alchemy Hall are quite busy."

"That's true."

Wen Zhiyun nodded to show she understood.

Afterwards, it was Song Huaying's turn to ask: "Husband, if you successfully join the Heaven and Earth Sect by then, can our family of seven really all move there to live?"

Before Chen An could even answer, Shen Qingyi, who was opposite them, spoke up to reply:

"This is true. In a large sect like the Heaven and Earth Sect, people within the sect are allowed to bring their family members to live there."

"After all, the land area of such a large sect is extremely vast; there is absolutely no fear of having nowhere to live."

"And the most important point is that family members living inside the Heaven and Earth Sect can, to a certain extent, prevent disciples within the sect from betraying it."

"Because having family members means having attachments; many people who originally could not withstand temptation and wanted to betray the sect will generally give up the idea after considering their own family."

Shen Qingyi explained to the three rogue cultivator sisters.

Among them, Song Huaying and Gu Xinyue were both learning this for the first time.

Now, after hearing Shen Qingyi say this, the hearts of the two, which had just been hanging, were immediately put at ease.

After clearing the dining table.

The family of seven in the hall soon went off to do whatever they needed to do.

Song Huaying took her daughter Chen Yuejian into the room and, as usual, was teaching her to learn various things like zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting.

Chen Yuejian did not want to learn.

But there was no way around it.

As she was still just a child, she had no say in the matter at all.

Gu Xinyue, as always, went to find Shen Qingyi to ask for advice on cultivation problems; the relationship between the two had recently looked as if it were about to turn from sisters into master and disciple.

Wen Zhiyun went to the temporarily constructed Alchemy Room, where she was devotedly studying Alchemy.

And her daughter, Chen Yike, was in the room throwing heavy punches at the cave wall, constantly working hard to hone her fist techniques.

Chen An was still thinking about the Heaven and Earth Sect, waiting for the notification from Tian Deacon.

And before that, he had no heart to do anything else.

Suddenly!

The Sound Transmission Talisman in the Storage Bag moved!

Chen An instantly became alert and immediately stood up from his chair.

Then, with a thought, he took out the Sound Transmission Talisman.

Upon opening it to listen, it was not a transmission from the Heaven and Earth Sect, but Wen Zhiyun in the Alchemy Room sending a message.

"Husband, I am learning how to refine Qi Nourishing Pills, but there are many parts I don't understand. Can you come over and help me resolve my doubts?"

"Alright, coming."

After Chen An finished speaking, he walked toward the Alchemy Room, feeling a bit regretful that it was Wen Zhiyun's transmission and not one from the Heaven and Earth Sect.

After a moment, he walked into the Alchemy Room.

Chen An saw Wen Zhiyun sitting in front of a pill furnace with Pill Fire burning underneath, very seriously studying the copy of "Basic Alchemy" she held in her hands.

"Husband, alchemy is so hard; there are so many parts I don't understand."

Seeing Chen An walk over, Wen Zhiyun complained to him with a face full of frustration.

She had always believed her comprehension was quite good.

But judging from the current situation of learning alchemy, it seemed that was not the case.

Chen An brought over a chair, sat down beside her, pulled her onto his lap to sit, and said in a calm voice:

"Zhiyun, there is a specialty in every trade; everyone's strengths are different, so there is no need to be so disheartened."

"But I really am learning too slowly."

"It's not slow. In just these few days, you have already learned to control the Pill Fire; you are much better than I was back then."

"Husband, you are comforting me, aren't you?"

Wen Zhiyun did not believe that her husband was worse than her when he first started learning alchemy.

One must know, her husband is now a Third-Rank Alchemist.

What is the concept of a Third-Rank Alchemist?

That is an existence even rarer than a Golden Core powerhouse!

How could he have learned slower than me?

Wen Zhiyun was clear in her heart and had concluded that Chen An was just using a white lie to comfort her.

However, in reality, Chen An was truly not lying.

When he first started learning alchemy, whether it was efficiency or anything else, there was nothing he could compare to the current Wen Zhiyun.

The reason he could become a Third-Rank Alchemist today was inseparable from the help of the system, and also inseparable from the thousands upon thousands of times of cooperation from Song Huaying.

"Husband, I want to learn to refine Qi Nourishing Pills so I can refine more for the two children to eat, to shorten their long process of guiding Qi into the body, but I have failed many times."

Wen Zhiyun said with a face full of worry.

Chen An held her intimately, rested his chin on her shoulder, and said in a gentle voice: "It's fine, I will just teach you; I guarantee you will learn it in no more than a month."

In the time that followed.

The husband and wife stayed in the Alchemy Room refining Qi Nourishing Pills.

Chen An patiently demonstrated for Wen Zhiyun and taught her hand-in-hand.

Wen Zhiyun also listened very earnestly.

Because the Pill Fire under the pill furnace was burning continuously.

Gradually, the temperature in the cramped, temporary Alchemy Room became unbearably high.

It was so hot that the couple was covered in sweat.

The heat emitted by this Pill Fire was something even cultivators could not withstand.

"Husband, it's so hot."

Wen Zhiyun wiped the fragrant sweat from her forehead, looking uncomfortable from the heat as she spoke.

Chen An smoothed out her hair, which was stuck together with sweat, and said in a calm voice, "If you're hot, just take off your clothes; that will be cooler."

"Speaking of which, don't you have Ice Crystal Pills? Hurry and take two out so we can both cool down," Wen Zhiyun said, loosening her collar slightly.

"Ice Crystal Pills are ineffective against the heat caused by Pill Fire; just listen to me and take your clothes off."

"You lecher, I see you just want me to strip for you to look at, right?"

Wen Zhiyun hit the nail on the head, seeing through her husband's schemes and knowing he just wanted to get lewd.

Chen An was not flustered in the slightest; after all, the right of final interpretation lay in his hands.

Thus, he chose to strip first as a gesture of courtesy, removing his sweat-soaked clothes in a few quick motions and becoming completely naked.

Afterwards, he even asked, "Zhiyun, why haven't you taken yours off yet?"

"I am not taking them off."

"Take them off, otherwise it's too hot."

"I won't take them off; if I do, I'll feel like a fool being deceived by you."

"I'm really not deceiving you."

"I'd sooner believe in ghosts."

"Really, if I'm lying, I'm a dog."

"……"

After some back-and-forth.

Wen Zhiyun was finally persuaded, and half-reluctantly, she shed her sticky clothes, revealing a delicate, jade-white body.

Chen An felt like he was about to explode after just one glance; his head felt as big as an ox, and he felt a throbbing sensation in his brain.

"What are you looking at? Hurry up and teach me alchemy!"

Wen Zhiyun couldn't stand her husband's incredibly lewd gaze and gave him a sharp, annoyed look.

Chen An, feeling hot all over, said, "I'll teach, I'll teach right now, and impart a vast amount of Alchemy Experience to you."

"……"

【Fire Spirit Root aptitude +4】 x18

"Drip! Drip! Drip!"

"Drip!"

"Drip-drop..."

"I can't take it anymore, it's burning hot, I've been sweating non-stop."

"I feel like all the water in my body has flowed out; I'm going out to drink some water, you can just stay here by yourself!"

Wen Zhiyun picked up the soaked clothes from the floor, put them on in a few quick motions, and walked out of the Alchemy Room in a hurry.

She had originally called Chen An to teach her alchemy, but Chen An had no intention of teaching at all and instead turned to carnal matters, which made her feel somewhat dissatisfied.

Chen An extinguished the furnace fire and took out a Cleaning Talisman to tidy up the narrow Alchemy Room.

Just as he was about to go out to drink water, the Sound Transmission Talisman in his Storage Bag suddenly vibrated.

He quickly moved his mind to take out the Sound Transmission Talisman and played the message inside.

"Alchemist Chen, this is Tian Deacon; I have already informed the Alchemy Hall regarding your relevant personal information."

"The Alchemy Hall replied to me saying that they will organize a unified Entry Test in half a year, and they want you to come and participate then."

"If you pass the test, you can join the Heaven and Earth Sect directly and become a member of the Alchemy Hall."

Half a year later?

That long?

Chen An felt like he had heard bad news.

Soon, he sent a message back asking, "Tian Deacon, do you know what exactly this test covers?"

Tian Deacon replied, "It's nothing much, just an assessment of alchemy knowledge, alchemy techniques, and so on; it's about that."

After saying that, he added, "Oh, right, Alchemist Chen, since you are a Third-Rank Alchemist, they will examine how many types of Third-tier Pills you can refine."

"The more you can make, the higher your evaluation will be."

"Alchemist Chen, you can take advantage of the half-year time you have now to learn more about the refinement of Third-tier Pills."

"Alright, I understand, thank you for the reminder, Tian Deacon."

After chatting simply like this, the exchange ended.

Chen An thought to himself that it seemed he would need to earn more money in the coming half-year and then go to the merchant firm to buy various Third-tier Pill recipes to study.

Joining the Heaven and Earth Sect Alchemy Hall is a task that must succeed and cannot fail!

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