Chapter 172: 166. I

166. I'm not going to pretend to be a gentleman anymore (1/2)

The other three wives and concubines, seeing Gu Xinyue's expression suddenly change, hurriedly asked her what was wrong.

Gu Xinyue frowned slightly and said, "All the Spirit Power in my body has been completely absorbed by this Sea Tower Stone Bracelet on my hand. Whether it is the strength of my Divine Sense or my sensory perception, everything has fallen to the state of a mortal."

Upon hearing this, the three of them felt it was incredible.

Afterwards, they all took turns trying it out.

The result was as imagined; as soon as they came into contact with that Sea Tower Stone Bracelet, the Spirit Power in their bodies would be instantly drained, and their strength would drop to the mortal stage.

Regarding this, while the wives and concubines were shocked, they also felt slightly more at ease.

With this Sea Tower Stone, that little fox spirit was destined to be unable to stir up any trouble in this household.

Even so, the women were actually still wary of Jiuji in their hearts.

Jiuji only had her Spirit Power drained, but her brain hadn't been drained.

Who knew if this little fox spirit would use demonic words to bewitch people and turn this home into a mess?

After all, fox spirits were synonymous with "cunning" and "bewitchment," and were notorious.

"Husband, this Sea Tower Stone is too terrifying; it is simply the nemesis of cultivators."

Shen Qingyi felt her body, which had been drained of Spirit Power, her face filled with disbelief and a trace of clearly visible worry.

Chen An knew what she was worried about and explained to her, "This Sea Tower Stone is indeed terrifying, but its terror is only aimed at cultivators whose cultivation is below the Nascent Soul stage. Once it reaches the Nascent Soul level or above, this Sea Tower Stone no longer works."

"So that's how it is. Many thanks, Husband, for clearing up my confusion."

Shen Qingyi habitually thanked him, still retaining her former style of a swordswoman.

Chen An joked, "You and I are husband and wife; what is there to thank? If you really want to thank me, just thank me in bed tonight."

Before Shen Qingyi could respond, Wen Zhiyun in the next room glared fiercely at Chen An, her tone extremely dissatisfied: "The two daughters are still here; can you be a bit more serious?"

Chen An admitted his mistake at light speed, but he would dare to do it again next time.

Wen Zhiyun was shivering with anger.

After happily teasing the tsundere concubine.

Chen An pulled Jiuji, who was behind him, over and briefly introduced his wives and daughters to her.

"She is Song Huaying, twenty-one years of age. She is my first wife and gave birth to a daughter for me named Chen Yuejian, who is four years old this year."

"She is Gu Xinyue, twenty-five years of age. She is my second wife."

"She is Wen Zhiyun, forty-two years old this year. She is my third wife and gave birth to a daughter for me named Chen Yike, who is two years old this year."

"She is Shen Qingyi, fifty-seven years old this year. She is my fourth wife."

"In terms of age, they are all your older sisters. You can decide how to address them yourself later."

"Mm, I understand, Alchemist Chen."

Jiuji nodded obediently and said, but in her heart, she was complaining: *This is more than just older sisters; the ages of those last two wives could be my mother and grandmother. This despicable and shameless villain is also a rare specimen; the wives he married later are older than the last. *

Chen An did not know that this little fox spirit was complaining about him in her heart, and said to her in a flat tone, "Now, introduce yourself to my wives and daughter. The more detailed, the better."

Hearing this, Jiuji immediately began her self-introduction.

"My name is Jiuji, eighteen years of age. I am a fox demon from the Mountain and Sea Demon Realm. I am a natural nine-tailed fox demon and was born in human form. My current cultivation is Golden Core Fourth Layer..."

Jiuji followed the requirements Chen An had set and introduced herself in detail to Chen An's wives and concubines.

Listening to this luxurious personal introduction, all of Chen An's wives and concubines were shocked in their hearts.

She was only eighteen and already at the Golden Core Fourth Layer.

And she was also a natural nine-tailed fox demon.

This little fox spirit was truly heaven-defying; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her a daughter of destiny.

Only a husband who was equally heaven-defying could keep her in line and make her not dare to act presumptuously.

"Right, I almost forgot. I have some good news to tell everyone."

After Jiuji finished her self-introduction, Chen An looked at his wives and concubines and smiled: "Regarding the test for the Alchemy Hall of the Heaven and Earth Sect, I have successfully passed, and I passed with the first-place result."

"Now, the Alchemy Hall of the Heaven and Earth Sect is already preparing a Cave Abode for us. We can officially move there in a month."

Upon hearing this surprising news, the four wives and concubines reacted one after another, thinking to themselves that they had actually forgotten about this matter.

Immediately after, there was a burst of wild joy, and everyone's hearts were filled with excitement and thrill.

In the time that followed.

Song Huaying and the others all ignored Jiuji, leaving this little fox spirit aside while they busied themselves celebrating for their husband.

Gu Xinyue, Wen Zhiyun, and Shen Qingyi were responsible for cooking in the kitchen.

Song Huaying took the two daughters to decorate the hall.

Jiuji just stood blankly to the side, feeling a bit at a loss.

"Come with me."

Chen An said to Jiuji in a flat voice, and after speaking, he walked toward his room.

Jiuji thought Chen An was going to do something romantic with her, and her whole body immediately became nervous, but she still obediently followed.

She would rather be eaten clean by Chen An than go back to that cave and stay for another second.

She was truly terrified of being locked in that dark room.

After following him into the room a moment later.

Jiuji glanced at the layout of the room and found it unexpectedly tidy, a bit like a woman's boudoir.

However, this was mostly likely tidied up for him by this despicable villain's wives and concubines...

Jiuji thought to herself.

Afterwards, she hesitated slightly, then bit her thin lips and placed her hands on her waist, untied her skirt belt, took off her long skirt, and displayed her exquisite, delicate body before Chen An, letting him do as he pleased to please him.

Seeing this, Chen An also had a reaction for a moment, wanting to eat this little fox spirit clean right now.

But fortunately, he calmed down at the last moment and asked Jiuji, "Why did you suddenly take off your clothes?"

Jiuji didn't speak; she just froze for a moment, then cursed inwardly: *What are you pretending to be a gentleman for, you despicable and shameless villain? Didn't you bring me to your room just to defile me? Why act like a hypocrite? *

However, she had truly misunderstood Chen An.

Chen An had asked her to come in only because he wanted to dig a small room out of his own room to serve as her living quarters in this home.

In this way, their rooms would be close, making it convenient for Chen An to monitor her in real-time.

Chen An explained, "I asked you to come in just because I wanted to dig a room for you, not because I wanted to do anything to you."

Upon hearing this, Jiuji felt incredibly embarrassed.

Afterwards, she immediately picked up the long dress that had fallen to the floor, quickly put it back on, and acted as if nothing had happened.

Originally, she would have felt shy about matters of romance, but ever since that first day when she was tortured by Chen An with medicated oil, and later after reading a pile of those improper storybooks in the cave, and being touched all over by Chen An under the pretext of a massage, this shyness of hers had inevitably faded quite a bit.

Facing such an proactive Jiuji, Chen An no longer bothered to pretend to be a gentleman with her.

He said to her clearly and explicitly:

"Since you already have such awareness, I won't pretend to be a gentleman with you anymore."

"You just moved here from the cave today, so I will give you one day to rest and adjust properly."

"When tomorrow night comes, I will come to find you for a proper, in-depth exchange."

As he said this, Chen An pressed his index and middle fingers together against Jiuji's thin, fair chin, slightly lifting her intoxicating, pure-yet-alluring face, making no effort to hide the desire in his eyes.

Jiuji felt very uncomfortable being looked at like that; she bit her thin lips with her pearly teeth, her fair and smooth hands gripping her skirt tightly, putting on a look of humiliation as if she were about to be forced and defiled, but in reality, she felt expectant about it.

This was the effect of those improper storybooks Chen An had bought for her previously, which had stirred up her longing for romance and curiosity about the affairs between men and women.

"You are already a sensible fox spirit; I hope that when I return to the room tomorrow night after finishing with my wives and concubines, I can see a docile, obedient, yet charming and affectionate you."

Chen An pinched Jiuji's chin, his tone carrying a hint of something that could not be disobeyed.

Jiuji was soft-boned by nature; facing Chen An's such forceful tone at this moment, she could only timidly say in a voice as thin as a mosquito's, "I understand..."

Chen An was very satisfied with her answer and turned around to start digging the room for her.

He dug right into the inner wall of his own room.

Out of security considerations, Chen An chose to dig a small compartment in his own room to serve as Jiuji's boudoir, so as to facilitate monitoring her at all times.

After only a moment, the room was finished.

Chen An hung a door curtain at the connection between the two rooms to serve as a partition.

Afterwards, he took a pile of daily necessities from his Storage Ring and handed them to Jiuji, telling her to go arrange the room herself.

Jiuji said nothing more and obediently took these daily necessities to decorate.

"By the way, I forgot to tell you, besides forbidding you from harboring any rebellious thoughts against me, the Essence Blood Enslavement also comes with a Bloodline sensing effect, which allows me to locate you at any time regardless of distance."

"Simply put, you will never be able to escape from my grasp in this lifetime."

Chen An reminded her with "good intentions."

Upon hearing this, Jiuji immediately stopped what she was doing, turned around, and looked at Chen An behind her with a terrified face, shaking her head desperately: "Alchemist Chen, I won't escape, I will never escape in this lifetime, please don't lock me back in that cave!"

Chen An said gently, "Don't worry, I'm not a bad person. As long as you behave yourself and don't harbor any bad intentions, I won't torture you."

"I will, I will behave myself!"

Jiuji nodded desperately to show her stance, fearing that if she were even a second late, Chen An would think she had bad intentions and then imprison her back in the cave.

Chen An was very satisfied with Jiuji showing such a nervous expression; he told her to close her eyes and rest for a while after she finished arranging the room, and that he would come to call her for dinner later, before turning and leaving the room.

In fact, he was not worried that Jiuji would escape.

Because Jiuji was covered in Restrictive Magical Artifacts, and the Spirit Power in her body had long been sucked dry, making her so weak that she couldn't even commit suicide, let alone use Severing Tail to Escape.

If Jiuji were smart enough, she would understand that given her current situation, the only way out was to behave herself and accept everything she had to face now.

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