Chapter 267: 258. Xiao Qingyue's Guilt (1/1)

258. Xiao Qingyue's Guilt (1/1)

Deacon Cave Abode Area, "Wen" Cave Abode.

Chen An had just walked to the hall when he heard a burst of playful noise coming from the bridal chamber ahead.

It was not the playful noise of daughters at play, but the giggling of wives and concubines making lewd remarks.

The ancients truly did not deceive me; women are often even more lecherous than men.

Also, that Xiao Qingyue could actually lower her status to get along with my wives and concubines is truly a bit unexpected.

Chen An thought about these random things in his heart, having no particular expectations for tonight's wedding and bridal chamber.

After all, he and Xiao Qingyue had already done it hundreds of times in various different places; the initial freshness and excitement between a man and a woman had long since faded.

To him, the bridal chamber was just changing locations to do it again.

"Husband, welcome home!"

Song Ying walked out of the bridal chamber, looking at Chen An with a sweet smile as she spoke.

Hearing the sound, the other wives and daughters in the room, except for Xiao Qingyue who was to be the bride, all walked out one after another.

"Husband, hurry and get dressed up; don't keep Sister Xiao waiting too long."

Shen Qingyi urged him.

In the time that followed.

With the enthusiastic help of his wives and concubines, Chen An quickly changed into his groom's attire and tidied up his face, making it look more refined than usual.

The wives and concubines were very satisfied with such a refined husband.

But Chen An, as the husband, did not quite like it.

He looked at himself in the mirror and felt he had been made up too delicately.

It lacked a bit of masculine temperament; he looked like a sissy.

This seriously did not match his aesthetic standards.

But there was no help for it; this look was something his wives and concubines had spent quite some time creating, and he could not very well give a bad review.

"Husband, hurry and go find Sister Xiao. I taught her quite a few lewd tricks while I was in the bridal chamber just now; you're in for a treat later."

Song Ying teased with her beautiful eyes curved, a total little pervert.

Wen Zhiyun rolled her eyes at her and said with a look of annoyance: "Ying, there are children here; watch your language."

Upon hearing this, Song Ying immediately covered her mouth, realizing she had been a bit unrestrained just now.

Chen An smiled, said "I'm off," and turned to head toward the bridal chamber to consummate the marriage with Xiao Qingyue.

As for the wedding ceremony, simply going through the motions in the bridal chamber was enough.

"Creak—"

Chen An pushed open the door to the bridal chamber and walked in, seeing Xiao Qingyue sitting dignifiedly on the bridal bed, her hands, white as jade, folded on her lap, looking extremely alluring.

Such a beauty, just one look was enough to stir a man's carnal desires.

And Chen An, being an old lecher, was of course no exception.

Therefore, without a word of nonsense, he walked straight to Xiao Qingyue's side, sat down, and with a bit of anticipation, lifted the red veil from Xiao Qingyue's head.

The next second, the face of a stunning noblewoman, unadorned by powder, appeared before his eyes.

"I know you like me without makeup, Husband, so I didn't let the sisters put any makeup on my face, and I didn't even wear a single piece of jewelry; I only groomed my hair."

Xiao Qingyue said with exceptional gentleness, devoid of her usual Sect Master airs.

Chen An laughed: "As expected of Sect Master, you understand the deacons under your command quite thoroughly."

Having said that, he pushed Xiao Qingyue down onto the bed and became entangled with her.

"Deacon, Deacon Chen, please do not hold back!"

Xiao Qingyue did not even set up a Sound Isolation Array.

Upon hearing her voice, Chen An was instantly seduced, his Blood Qi surging, and he immediately went full throttle.

At the same time.

The other wives and concubines outside the bridal chamber all wore expressions of surprise.

They never expected that the Sect Master, who usually looked so dignified and majestic, would actually... in private...

Truly, one cannot judge a person by their appearance.

Subsequently, they quickly set up a Sound Isolation Array to avoid letting the three young daughters hear those movements and affect their physical and mental health.

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye.

Before one knew it, the next morning had arrived.

【Ice Spirit Root aptitude +1】 x105

【Spousal affection +1+3+1+4+5+2+0...】

【Ice Spirit Root aptitude +2】 x102

【Ice Spirit Root: High Grade · 6%】

【Name: Xiao Qingyue】

【Cultivation: Nascent Soul 8th Layer】

【Attribute: Heaven's Proud Daughter, Stars Surrounding the Moon】

【Affection: 2 Stars · 19%】

"As expected of Sect Master, your strength truly far exceeds that of ordinary people."

Chen An looked at the notification messages popping up before him and teased while playfully toying with the strands of hair on Xiao Qingyue's shoulder.

Xiao Qingyue lay on Chen An in a very unladylike posture, and hearing him say this, she smiled seductively:

"I am a Nascent Soul stage eight Great Perfection cultivator, not someone those five younger sisters can compare to; only a powerhouse like my husband can satisfy me."

"So, are you satisfied now?"

Chen An asked with a cynical, playboy-like air.

Xiao Qingyue said in a seductive voice: "Physically, I am satisfied, but mentally, I am far from it. I see that the younger sisters have only given birth to daughters for you, and as the elder sister, I want to give you a gifted, chubby son; only then will my unsatisfied spirit be fulfilled."

Chen An was successfully seduced; he flipped over and pinned Xiao Qingyue beneath him, saying playfully: "Since the Sect Master wants to carry on my family line, as a deacon, I can only cooperate with all my might."

Just as he finished speaking, he prepared to make his move.

At this moment, a sound transmission talisman in Xiao Qingyue's storage ring activated.

She projected her divine sense into it and discovered that it was Ning Xian'er sending her a message.

And it was a continuous, non-stop stream of messages.

"Husband, wait a moment; Xian'er keeps sending me messages, she might have some urgent business."

Xiao Qingyue grabbed Chen An's restless hand and said to him with some apology.

Chen An could understand, and he was also concerned about what might have happened to Ning Xian'er, so he said: "Hmm, take out the transmission talisman and play the sound aloud; let me see if Xian'er has run into any trouble."

Xiao Qingyue stopped wasting time and immediately took out the transmission talisman to play it aloud.

The next moment, Ning Xian'er's voice came through, sounding very anxious.

"Master, where are you?"

"The defensive formation of the Heaven and Earth Hall seems to have been damaged by someone!"

"Come back and take a look quickly!"

What?! The defensive formation was damaged by someone?

Upon hearing this news, Xiao Qingyue could no longer sit still.

She immediately scrambled out from under Chen An, quickly put on her usual palace attire, and said to Chen An with a face full of apology:

"Husband, the defensive formation of the Heaven and Earth Hall seems to have been sabotaged, I must go back and check."

"I'll go with you."

"No, it wouldn't be good if Xian'er saw you."

"Alright then, keep in touch via the transmission talisman if anything happens."

"Mm, I understand."

Having said that, Xiao Qingyue fled the bridal chamber and flew off on her sword toward the Heaven and Earth Hall.

She had lived with Ning Xian'er for hundreds of years, acting as her teacher, friend, and mother figure, and she held Ning Xian'er in the most important place in her heart.

At this stage, the weight of Ning Xian'er in her heart far exceeded that of Chen An.

A bond of hundreds of years cannot be compared to a month or two of intimacy.

Chen An was very clear about this.

But he felt no psychological imbalance regarding this.

Feelings are something that can be cultivated.

Once they have a litter of children, Xiao Qingyue will naturally place him, her husband, at the top of her heart.

Besides, Ning Xian'er will eventually become one of his concubines, so what is there to be jealous of?

……

Heaven and Earth Hall.

As soon as Xiao Qingyue arrived in the sky on her sword, she saw Ning Xian'er's graceful figure on a giant rock below.

She landed slowly on her sword, and while sensing that the defensive formation around the Heaven and Earth Hall was no longer there, she frowned slightly and asked Ning Xian'er:

"Xian'er, what happened to the defensive formation?"

"Master, I'm not quite sure either. I discovered the formation had disappeared as soon as I left my cave dwelling this morning, and after checking, I found the formation core had been destroyed."

Ning Xian'er lied through her teeth.

In fact, she was the one who had destroyed the defensive formation around the Heaven and Earth Hall.

Seeing that Xiao Qingyue hadn't returned all night and hadn't replied to her messages, she resorted to this desperate measure to force Xiao Qingyue to return.

She was deeply suspicious of the relationship between Chen An and Xiao Qingyue, suspecting that Xiao Qingyue hadn't returned because she was off having a tryst with him, which is why she was so anxious to do such a thing.

"Is it that strange?"

"Why would someone destroy the Heaven and Earth Hall's defensive formation for no reason?"

"What benefit could there be in that?"

Xiao Qingyue muttered for a while, unable to figure out the culprit's motive.

However, it was best to leave professional matters to the professionals.

Xiao Qingyue spent some time re-establishing a defensive formation, and once finished, she quickly summoned Elder Bai, who was in charge of the Dark Department.

"Elder Bai, the Saintess says the formation at the Heaven and Earth Hall has been sabotaged; please take the Dark Department and investigate."

While saying this, Xiao Qingyue deliberately looked elsewhere, unwilling to have any eye contact with Elder Bai.

Elder Bai knew about her relationship with Chen An, which made interacting with her feel very unnatural.

Elder Bai felt the same way; after understanding the task, she left the Heaven and Earth Hall as quickly as possible to get to work.

She didn't dare stay with Xiao Qingyue for long, fearing she might offend her in some way.

After all, on the day she caught Xiao Qingyue and Chen An having an affair, Xiao Qingyue had wanted to silence her.

From that day on, her interactions with Xiao Qingyue had become like walking on thin ice, extremely cautious.

After she left, Xiao Qingyue and Ning Xian'er walked into the Sect Master's cave dwelling together to sit down and have tea.

As she drank, Xiao Qingyue asked Ning Xian'er to describe in detail how she discovered the formation had been destroyed and whether she had heard any strange noises beforehand.

Ning Xian'er was the standard definition of someone who knows nothing when asked.

Because it was she, in her capacity as Saintess, who had destroyed this defensive array; she was the thief crying "stop thief."

The topic regarding the defensive array was brought to an end.

Ning Xian'er tentatively asked, "Master, what do you think of Deacon Chen as a person?"

"He is worth entrusting one's life to."

Xiao Qingyue replied without a moment's hesitation.

Upon hearing this, a ripple stirred in Ning Xian'er's heart.

Soon after, she asked again, "Master, if you were to marry, what kind of person would you marry?"

Xiao Qingyue did not overthink it and answered, "Someone with a higher cultivation than me, I suppose."

"Is someone with lower cultivation not okay?"

"No."

"Then what if it were someone as handsome as Deacon Chen?"

Ning Xian'er finally asked the question she most wanted to ask.

In her eyes, Chen An was still just an Alchemist whose cultivation was only at Foundation Establishment and whose only merit was a high level of attainment in the Alchemy Dao.

Hearing this question, the expression on Xiao Qingyue's face instantly became unnatural.

But fortunately, it was fleeting and did not appear too strange.

Xiao Qingyue thought to herself that the reason Ning Xian'er would ask such a question was likely just because she purely wanted a reference.

Because Ning Xian'er had admired her as her Master since she was young and basically took her as the standard for everything, she felt that Ning Xian'er asking this was mostly just wanting to refer to her criteria for choosing a partner.

After figuring this out.

Xiao Qingyue replied generously, "If he is only handsome, that wouldn't catch my eye. Your Master is a woman who extremely admires strength; I would only like a man stronger than me."

Her answer was very clever; while speaking the truth, she successfully avoided the topic of her convenient husband, Chen An.

The main point was the information gap.

An information gap regarding the perception of Chen An's cultivation.

"Master is truly Master, not as shallow as I am, being so infatuated just because Deacon Chen is handsome."

Ning Xian'er said very happily.

She was not being sarcastic or mocking Xiao Qingyue for being aloof and superior; she was genuinely belittling herself to elevate Xiao Qingyue's rational and clear-headed view on choosing a partner, expressing her admiration for Xiao Qingyue.

After hearing Xiao Qingyue's answer just now, she had now completely dispelled the suspicions in her heart.

At the same time, she felt very guilty.

Master is clearly so good to me, yet as her disciple, I suspected her of having an affair with my sweetheart; this is truly inexcusable.

Having thought this through, Ning Xian'er said very affectionately to Xiao Qingyue:

"Master, Deacon Chen is so weak; if I really marry him in the future, he definitely won't be able to protect me."

"When that time comes, Master, you must protect us both well."

"In return, we will definitely be very filial to you, and we'll have many children so you can enjoy the happiness of family life."

Ning Xian'er acted like a daughter who had been pampered since childhood, coquettishly acting spoiled toward Xiao Qingyue.

Seeing her obedient disciple looking forward to life with Chen An so much, the guilt in Xiao Qingyue's heart was further magnified.

She felt very uneasy about this, first smiling and saying, "Master will definitely protect you both well," then immediately saying, "Alright, Xian'er, I'm a bit tired now, I'm going back to my room to rest."

After saying this, she didn't give Ning Xian'er any chance to reply and escaped directly into her room.

She could no longer talk to Ning Xian'er about Chen An.

If she continued to chat, she would truly be unable to bear the guilt in her heart.

Seeing that her Master had returned to her room to rest, Ning Xian'er sensibly did not disturb her.

After tidying up the tea table, she returned to her own Cave Abode before long to busy herself with her own affairs.

In the room.

Xiao Qingyue sensed that Ning Xian'er had left.

But for some reason, the guilt in her heart did not diminish in the slightest; instead, the more she thought about it, the heavier it became.

The more annoyed she was, the more she thought, and the more she thought, the more annoyed she became. While feeling annoyed, she took out a Sound Transmission Talisman and sent a message to Chen An:

"Husband, I am so annoyed right now. Can you come over to my Cave Abode to comfort me?"

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