Chapter 150: 145. The Troublesome Fox Demon (2/2)

145. The Troublesome Fox Demon (2/2)

Time passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye.

The next morning arrived.

In the main hall.

A family of seven sat eating breakfast.

Taking advantage of everyone being present, Chen An said to his wives and concubines:

"Last night, I received news from the Heaven and Earth Sect."

"The Heaven and Earth Sect says that in half a year, the Alchemy Hall will hold a test, and I am required to go over and participate."

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

After hearing Chen An finish saying this.

Song Huaying, Gu Xinyue, and Wen Zhiyun all felt a strong sense of déjà vu.

A very familiar sense of déjà vu.

Having to take an assessment to join again.

Isn't this the same process as when they had to join the Treasure Pavilion back in the Bamboo Leaf Forest?

Thinking of this, Wen Zhiyun could not help but worry: "Husband, could there be a trap in this?"

"Probably not."

Chen An expressed his own insight: "The Heaven and Earth Sect is a large sect, and this test sounds like a large-scale assessment for many people, not a private test, so there shouldn't be any pitfalls."

"That's good then."

Wen Zhiyun felt a little more at ease; it was truly because the whole family had been left with psychological trauma by that Treasure Pavilion back in the Bamboo Leaf Forest.

At that time, the Bamboo Leaf Forest was in chaos, and the whole family was counting on joining the Treasure Pavilion to take refuge.

But unexpectedly, they were cheated.

Fortunately, Chen An's cultivation realm had already been raised by then.

Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Shen Qingyi was an outsider at the time, so she completely failed to understand why they were worried about these things.

The Heaven and Earth Sect is a large sect, after all; how could the test they arrange possibly cheat people?

Chen An saw the confusion on Shen Qingyi's face and gave her a rough explanation.

As a result, after Shen Qingyi finished listening, her blood pressure shot up, and with a "bang," she slapped the dining table, her tone full of anger:

"Abusing power for personal gain, lining one's own pockets—that Manager Li of the Treasure Pavilion truly deserves to die!"

Everyone else at the dining table was startled by her sudden table-slapping behavior.

Especially the two young daughters.

Their whole bodies flinched in fright.

Among them, the young Chen Yike almost opened her mouth to wail.

But fortunately, Wen Zhiyun, who was at her side, was quick-eyed and nimble-handed; she promptly picked up a spoon, scooped a mouthful of porridge, and stuffed it into her mouth, which interrupted her Evil Dragon Roar spell.

Seeing this scene, Shen Qingyi realized she had been too agitated just now.

She calmed her emotions and said apologetically: "Sorry everyone, I was just too agitated."

"It's fine, just be more careful in the future," Chen An said with a smile.

Shen Qingyi tried her best to control her emotions, her tone very displeased: "That Manager Li of the Treasure Pavilion was too much of a beast. When there is a chance to return to the Great Thousand Domain, I must kill him with my own hands."

Song Huaying smiled upon hearing this: "Sister Shen, you might not have the chance."

"How so?"

Shen Qingyi did not quite understand.

Song Huaying explained with a smile: "That Manager Li of the Treasure Pavilion was wiped out by Husband that very day."

"That's good."

Upon hearing this news, Shen Qingyi felt a sense of relief in her heart.

Chen An noticed this and could not help but laugh or cry.

This heroine concubine really did uphold punishing the wicked and eliminating evil from beginning to end; she could not tolerate any villain in her eyes.

He hoped that after moving to the Heaven and Earth Sect later, she could restrain herself a bit, otherwise, it would be too easy to offend people.

No!

The Heaven and Earth Sect is such a large sect; there must be a department like the Law Enforcement Hall inside.

At that time, perhaps he could find a way to let his heroine concubine join the Law Enforcement Hall.

That way, it could satisfy her obsessive-compulsive disorder for punishing the wicked and eliminating evil, and just like holding an official post in the system in his previous life, it could help build connections for the family.

It was simply killing two birds with one stone.

Thinking this, Chen An said to his wives and concubines:

"This test for the Alchemy Hall of the Heaven and Earth Sect might be a bit difficult; it has requirements regarding how many types of Third-tier Pills one can refine."

"So after breakfast, I need to go out to the Market to see if I can buy some Third-tier Pill formulas to study."

The wives and concubines all said they understood and told Chen An to be careful when going out, and if he had something to do and would be back late, to remember to inform them using a Sound Transmission Talisman.

While they were chatting.

The second daughter, Chen Yike, who had finished her breakfast, clumsily climbed down from her chair.

She walked up to her father and stopped, skillfully reached out to hug one of her father's legs, and looked up at him with her little face, wanting her father to play on the seesaw with her.

However, Chen An was engrossed in chatting with his wives and concubines at this moment and accidentally ignored his second daughter.

The second daughter waited for a long time, and seeing that her father still hadn't paid her any attention, she couldn't help but grow anxious.

As her anxiety grew, she suddenly stretched her throat and let out an Evil Dragon Roar:

"Daddy!!!"

"I want to play on the seesaw!!!"

"Play on the seesaw!!!"

The second daughter roared so loudly that everyone in the hall felt their eardrums buzzing from the vibration.

What was going on?

Little Chen Yike had learned to speak?

Everyone was a bit dazed, and even now, they still hadn't quite reacted.

It wasn't until Chen Yike continued to stretch her throat and shout "I want to play on the seesaw" a few more times.

That everyone finally woke up as if from a dream, realizing that the young Chen Yike had truly learned to speak.

It was just that her speech was a bit slurred, and her pronunciation wasn't very standard.

"Little Yike, you actually learned to speak!"

"You really are Mother's good child!"

"Mother wronged you before; actually, you aren't stupid at all, you are a very smart child!"

After Wen Zhiyun recovered her senses, she was incredibly excited, hugging her silly daughter and rubbing against her while kissing her, looking extremely happy.

Her daughter previously, aside from "wa-wa" crying, "ge-ge" laughing, and saying "un," couldn't make any other sounds, which once made her think her daughter might be a bit slow.

Now it was fine; she had learned to speak before even turning one year old, and she could blurt out a complete sentence the moment she opened her mouth.

This speed of learning to speak was even more excellent than her older sister Chen Yuejian.

My daughter Yike has the potential to be talented in both civil and martial arts!

The more Wen Zhiyun thought about it, the happier she became, and as she thought, she couldn't stop smiling from ear to ear.

The other three wives and concubines, seeing that Chen Yike had inexplicably learned to speak, all leaned over with curious and interested expressions to tease her.

They had her call for Daddy, call for Mommy, call for Mother Shen, call for Mother Gu, call for Mother Song, and also call for her older sister.

However, the young Chen Yike ignored them, her eyes fixed on her father Chen An's side, and she opened her mouth to shout again:

"Daddy!!!"

"I want to play on the seesaw!!!"

"I want to play!!!"

Her voice was very loud.

If it weren't for the Soundproofing Array blocking it in the underground passage, this sound would likely have traveled over a thousand meters away.

One could only say, she was worthy of being a genius with off-the-charts Blood Qi from birth.

Her talent was beyond question.

Unfortunately, all of Chen An's attention at this moment was drawn by the notification information before his eyes, and he automatically filtered out his second daughter's shouting.

【Your daughter Chen Yike has learned to speak, rewarding the Dharma Spell ultimate art "Evil Dragon Roar".】

【Evil Dragon Roar: This Dharma Spell is an advanced version of the River East Lion Roar. When used, it can strike the target's soul directly with sound waves; it is a mental-type attack spell that is difficult to dodge.】

【Evil Dragon Roar: Entry · 1%】

"If I remember correctly, this seems to be my first mental-type attack spell?"

Thinking of this, Chen An felt a bit excited inside.

Now, not only was his Alchemy Dao attainment deep and his cultivation realm high, but the Dharma Spells he mastered were also becoming more and more numerous.

His originally unremarkable strength had now almost reached the level of being invincible among his peers.

If he were facing a weaker Golden Core Mid-stage cultivator, he even felt he could kill an enemy across realms.

"Daddy, I want to play on the seesaw!!!"

Chen Yike didn't know when she had broken free from her mother's embrace, and she walked to her father's front again, hugging his thigh and shouting.

This time, Chen An came back to his senses.

He smiled and picked up his second daughter, crossed his legs, placed her on his instep to sit, and then bounced his leg up and down to let her play on the seesaw as she wished.

【You played on the seesaw with your daughter Chen Yike, father-daughter affection +1.】

"What a little silly."

Chen An looked down at his second daughter, who was lying on his instep, his face full of a father's kind smile.

Half an hour later.

The dining table was cleared.

The four wives and concubines, as well as the eldest daughter, were all teasing Chen Yike, who had just learned to speak.

They were having a great time teasing her.

Chen An told them he was going to head out to Wenliu Street to buy the prescription for a Third-tier Pill.

However, everyone was currently obsessed with teasing Chen Yike and had no time to pay him any mind.

They just perfunctorily said "un un, we know," telling him to go and return quickly, and then ignored him.

Chen An felt a bit disheartened.

Having a daughter/younger sister who could speak, they forgot their husband/father; that was going too far.

He shook his head.

He sighed.

Chen An quickly left the underground passage and flew on his sword toward the Qin Clan Firm on Wenliu Street.

After the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea.

Wenliu Street.

Qin Clan Firm.

Chen An landed via Sword Flight and was surprised to find that the once high-end and impressive Qin Clan Firm had now become dilapidated and ruined.

At a glance, apart from the rubble, debris, broken wood, and beams covering the floor, as well as some dried bloodstains, there was nothing left inside.

No people.

No dazzling array of merchandise.

Nothing at all.

It was extremely empty.

Chen An did not understand what on earth had happened.

He was curious, so he walked to the shop opposite that specialized in selling Spirit Cake, asked the boss for a few boxes of Spirit Cake, and then asked the boss what had happened to the Qin Clan Firm.

Afterward, he learned that the people of the Qin Family and the people of the Void Kun Gang had a conflict.

That day, people from the Void Kun Gang came to cause trouble at this Qin Clan Firm on Wenliu Street, and as a result, everyone died.

Upon hearing the news, the people of the Void Kun Gang immediately sent men over to wipe out this Qin Clan Firm.

Not only that, but they later hunted them down to the last, wiping out the entire Qin Family.

From that day on, the Qin Family, a Golden Core great clan, became a thing of the past in the Red Cedar Forest.

Chen An sighed deeply after hearing this.

He then departed via Sword Flight to look for Third-tier Pill formulas at other Markets.

About a quarter of an hour later.

In a Market more than twenty miles away, Chen An found a firm that was no less in scale than the Qin Clan Firm, and perhaps even larger.

This was a firm opened by a local Golden Core great clan.

It was opened by the Ye Family and was named the Ye Clan Firm.

Chen An had frequented firms often in the past, so he no longer felt any sense of novelty toward them.

Therefore, upon entering this time, he got straight to the point, saying he wanted to buy Third-tier Pill formulas and asking the shopkeeper inside to introduce them.

After briefly understanding which Third-tier Pill formulas were available and their corresponding prices.

Chen An did not beat around the bush and started bargaining directly.

When he could bargain no further, he ran to other Markets to compare prices.

Then, he chose the firm with the most affordable prices among them—the Lu Clan Firm—and bought five Third-tier Pill formulas from this firm.

Rounding it off, it cost a total of 100 High-grade Spirit Stones.

When buying, Chen An did not have enough money.

It was only after selling quite a few items from his Storage Bag that he barely managed to scrape together 100 High-grade Spirit Stones.

His heart ached.

However, thinking that he could join the Heaven and Earth Sect in half a year.

Then no matter how much he spent, it was worth it.

After buying the pill formulas, Chen An did not stay any longer and soon flew toward home via Sword Flight.

When he passed Wenliu Street and flew to the forest more than thirty miles away.

A thousand meters high in the sky.

Suddenly, with a "hum," a barrier appeared.

It directly blocked his path of flight.

Chen An frowned and immediately spread out his Divine Sense, enveloping the area within a radius of several miles into his range of perception.

However, he discovered nothing at all.

What was going on?

Just as Chen An felt completely baffled.

In the high sky in the distance, a bird demon suddenly flew over, with a very familiar figure standing on top of it.

Chen An looked closely and saw it was the woman in the purple dress; it was that fox demon!

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