Chapter 173: 167. It Is Time to Take the Fox as a Concubine (2/2)

167. It Is Time to Take the Fox as a Concubine (2/2)

When the sky outside grew dim.

In the hall of the underground passage.

The dining table was spread with all kinds of delicious delicacies.

Eighteen dishes and three soups.

Among them, at least ten dishes and two soups were made specifically for Chen Yike.

There was no helping it; this silly glutton's appetite was simply too large.

No matter how much she ate, she could never get full.

Moreover, she only ate and never excreted, absorbing all the food completely.

It was a bit anti-human.

Such a special constitution, even in this anti-scientific world of cultivation, appeared heaven-defying.

"Husband, do you need me to go call Jiuji out to eat?"

Song Huaying asked in a soft voice.

Before Chen An could answer, Wen Zhiyun spoke up first:

"Wasn't it said that fox demons only absorb essence, and besides that, they don't need to eat anything else?"

"Since that is the case, Husband can just feed her a few wisps of essence regularly in the future to ensure she doesn't starve to death; there is no need to let her come to the table to eat."

Wen Zhiyun was full of hostility toward Jiuji, with not a shred of friendliness to speak of.

Gu Xinyue felt that doing so seemed a bit improper, and after hesitating for a moment, she said:

"Sister Wen, let's just let Jiuji come to the table to eat. After all, everyone will be living under the same roof from now on, and we will see each other constantly; it is better not to make the relationship too stiff."

"If it gets stiff, then let it be stiff. What does it matter?"

Wen Zhiyun looked disapproving, never having thought about getting along with Jiuji.

Clearly, her emotions outweighed her reason.

And Shen Qingyi, who was beside her, was the exact opposite in this regard; her reason outweighed her emotions.

Well, that is, provided it was not about punishing evil and promoting good.

As long as it was unrelated to punishing evil and promoting good, Shen Qingyi could basically maintain sufficient rationality when facing other matters.

At this moment, Shen Qingyi believed that Jiuji would likely become Husband's fifth wife in the future, and felt there was really no need to have unpleasantness with this future sister.

Thus, she held the same view as Song Huaying and Gu Xinyue, and gently persuaded Wen Zhiyun:

"Zhiyun, I know you really dislike Jiuji in your heart, but let her come to the table to eat. Perhaps everyone will be sisters in the future; there is no need for this."

"Since Sister Shen has said so, then let it be done as you all say."

Wen Zhiyun chose to compromise.

In this home, she would bicker with Chen An and act as the big sister to educate Song Huaying and Gu Xinyue.

But when facing Shen Qingyi, who was nearly twenty years her senior, all her sharpness would vanish, and she would soften and concede as if she were Shen Qingyi's daughter.

Seeing that Wen Zhiyun had agreed, Shen Qingyi looked at Gu Xinyue and said: "Yue, please go call Jiuji out to come to the table to eat."

"It is no trouble."

After Gu Xinyue finished speaking, she got up and left the hall to go to the room to call Jiuji out.

And from beginning to end, Chen An, as the head of the household, did not say a single word, watching his wives and concubines reconcile things on their own the entire time.

He was preparing for when there would be more wives and concubines in the future.

Currently, there were not many wives and concubines, only four; if one counted Jiuji as a reserve, there were only five.

With five wives and concubines, managing them was easy and not strenuous at all.

However, what if in the future he possessed ten, twenty, thirty, or even hundreds of wives and concubines?

Could he alone still easily manage so many wives and concubines?

There was no need to even think about it; this was clearly impossible.

To solve this problem, he had to appropriately delegate power now, letting a leader emerge from within the wives and concubines—that is, an Empress as in the secular dynasties.

In this way, he, as the head of the household, could save himself much trouble in the future and be a carefree, hands-off manager.

Soon, Jiuji was brought out by Gu Xinyue.

Under the gaze of everyone, Jiuji, who was now under someone else's roof, subconsciously lowered her head, not daring to make eye contact with Chen An's wives and concubines.

"Jiuji, come and sit."

Chen An beckoned to Jiuji, specifically leaving a spot for her by his side, a spot between him and Song Huaying.

Jiuji gave a soft "Mm," and walked silently to his side to sit down.

With this, all the members of the household were at the table.

The dinner party celebrating Chen An's successful completion of the test officially began.

Seeing that the dinner party had started, the silly second daughter immediately picked up a spoon in each hand, Proficiently employing the dual-spoon style, crazily stuffing food into her cherry mouth.

In just a few short breaths, she had finished a large bowl of rice.

Then, she added more rice and continued!

Regarding this scene before them, Chen An and his wives and daughter were long since accustomed to it.

However, Jiuji, who had just arrived, was different.

She watched, dumbfounded, and for a moment thought she was hallucinating.

What was going on with this young human girl?

How could she eat so much?

Could it be that she was a Taotie in disguise?

Jiuji was very shocked.

Shocked beyond measure.

She simply could not believe her eyes.

Seeing the shocked look on Jiuji's face, Chen An thought she knew something, so he looked at her and asked, "Jiuji, do you know what kind of special constitution my second daughter actually has?"

Chen An had always been very curious about the special constitution of his silly second daughter.

As it happened, Jiuji was a Nine-Tailed Fox, and she had parents who were great Spirit Severing cultivators; surely, having been born into such a family, her knowledge was far broader than others, and perhaps she had seen this special constitution of his silly second daughter before.

Unfortunately, Jiuji disappointed Chen An.

It was her first time seeing such a special constitution in Chen Yike as well, and she did not know what this special constitution was, so she could not give Chen An an answer.

Chen An was a little disappointed by this.

As time slowly passed.

This sumptuous dinner also drew to a close.

Seeing that everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Chen An, as the head of the household, took a sip of soup to moisten his throat and announced in a deep voice:

"I intend to take Jiuji as a concubine tomorrow; do you have any thoughts on this?"

Once these words were spoken, the whole room fell silent, and even Jiuji, the person concerned, was stunned.

Jiuji knew she was to offer herself to Chen An tomorrow night, but she had never thought Chen An would choose to take her as a concubine directly; she had always assumed Chen An would treat her as a servant.

Therefore, for a moment, her heart was filled with mixed feelings, and she did not know what to feel.

"Husband, would this be too fast?"

Song Huaying said in a low voice after hesitating for a moment.

Fast?

It was indeed quite fast.

But there was no help for it; Chen An was now impatient to obtain the Water Spirit Root, establish a marital relationship with Jiuji, and quickly raise the aptitude of the Water Spirit Root to Superior or above.

Thereby gathering the Five Elements Superior Spirit Roots to prepare for breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm.

Because to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, these two conditions must be met.

First, gather the Five Elements Dominant Spirit Roots.

Second, the aptitude of these Five Elements Dominant Spirit Roots must all reach the Superior grade or above.

In order to satisfy these two conditions as soon as possible, he could only take Jiuji as a concubine as soon as possible.

As for his cultivation, he was not worried at all.

Because he could farm system rewards from his two daughters; as long as he could gather the Five Elements Dominant Spirit Roots and raise the aptitude of all Spirit Roots to Superior, it would not take long for him to achieve Nascent Soul.

"Husband, you don't have any feelings for her at all; how can you marry like this?"

Wen Zhiyun jumped out immediately after to object.

Chen An said dismissively, "When I married Ying and Yue in the past, we didn't have any feelings for each other either, but aren't we just as loving now?"

After saying this, he looked at Jiuji and asked, "What do you think about us getting married tomorrow?"

"I will listen to Alchemist Chen."

Jiuji responded without hesitation, not daring to defy Chen An's will at all.

Seeing that the general situation was settled, Shen Qingyi acted as the eldest sister of the family and expressed her opinion:

"Since Husband has already decided, then let's settle it this way. Tomorrow, we will all get up early to help Sister Jiuji with her hair and makeup, and also decorate the bridal chamber."

"Sister Shen is right; we will get up early tomorrow and prepare together."

Gu Xinyue voiced her support.

She and Shen Qingyi were both sisters and master and disciple; no matter what decision Shen Qingyi made, she would support it.

Of course, the premise was that Shen Qingyi's decision was not detrimental to Chen An.

In any case, in Gu Xinyue's eyes, Chen An, as her husband, was always the most important one.

After finalizing the matter of marrying Jiuji.

The group dispersed.

Everyone returned to their rooms early to rest or cultivate.

That night, the family suddenly had an extra Nine-Tailed Fox; except for the two young daughters, everyone else was basically heavy-hearted, each thinking about something.

PS: I was tossed about by the bank all morning today, so I can only update this much; I will continue to send red envelopes in the group.