Chapter 29: 28. Purging the Undercover

28. Purging the Undercover

Seeing Wen Zhiyun still there talking about how she was able to become a Qi Refining Late Stage cultivator entirely because she could endure loneliness, withstand the temperament, and had always kept herself pure, Chen An couldn't help but say:

"Fellow Daoist Wen, do you think there's a possibility that you were actually able to become a Qi Refining Late Stage cultivator simply because your cultivation talent is higher than others?"

"You say my talent is high?"

Wen Zhiyun felt offended, her expression instantly becoming serious and earnest as she said: "I, Wen Zhiyun, have never relied on any talent to reach the Qi Refining Late Stage; it was all thanks to abstinence, self-discipline, and hard work. Don't lightly use the word 'talent' to negate the efforts I've made over these years!"

Chen An: "Effort and talent are not mutually exclusive."

Wen Zhiyun laughed: "I only reached the Qi Refining Late Stage in my thirties; can this be called high talent? Those who are truly talented would have already reached Foundation Establishment or even Golden Core at my age!"

Big sister, the kind of cultivator you're talking about who can reach Foundation Establishment or even Golden Core in their thirties—that's not high talent, that's a damn cheater using hacks...

Chen An felt a wave of shame in his heart.

He then asked: "Fellow Daoist Wen, if I may be so bold, how many years have you been cultivating until now?"

"Why should I tell you?"

Wen Zhiyun rolled her eyes at Chen An.

She then turned with a smile to look at his two wives and concubines, her voice gentle as she said:

"Sister Ying, Sister Yue, I have other matters to attend to, so I'll be heading back first. If you have time, you can come over to chat with me."

After finishing, she turned and walked out of the house.

What Wen Zhiyun had just said to Chen An's two wives and concubines was not mere politeness; she truly wanted them to come over and chat with her.

After all, although she was a Bitter Cultivator, she was still a human being in the end.

As a woman, she might not need a man, but she could not go without interacting with people entirely.

Otherwise, she would eventually be stifled into having psychological problems.

Watching Wen Zhiyun's alluring figure gradually move away, Chen An instinctively swallowed his saliva, feeling an irrepressible craving in his heart.

He strongly suspected that this beautiful widow might possess some kind of constitution that could attract men.

Otherwise, it would be very difficult to explain why, every time he saw her, his willpower would vanish completely, and his mind would be filled with fantasies of being intimate with her.

"Husband, have you taken a fancy to Sister Gu?"

Seeing her husband gazing longingly at Wen Zhiyun's departing back, Song Huaying asked bluntly.

Upon hearing this, Gu Xinyue immediately looked at her husband.

Chen An was stumped by the question.

He had indeed taken a fancy to Wen Zhiyun.

But such a question was very difficult to answer truthfully in front of his wives and concubines.

Seeing her husband's expression, Song Huaying knew that her guess was likely spot on.

As a young lady from a prominent family, she had seen too many uncles and elders take concubines in the past and knew that almost every man in his heart longed to have multiple wives and concubines.

And her own husband, it seemed, was no exception.

Therefore, in order to increase her own value and weight in her husband's heart.

Song Huaying smiled sweetly: "Husband, actually I also want another sister in the family. I will definitely help you bring Sister Wen into our home."

After speaking, she nudged Gu Xinyue with her arm, urging her to quickly express her stance as well.

Gu Xinyue was a bit slow; it took several nudges before she reacted and said: "Husband, I am the same as Ying."

Seeing that both his wives and concubines were so understanding, Chen An didn't say much more and walked into the room with his arms around both of them...

【You gave your wife Song Huaying a full-body massage; marital affection +1.】

【You gave your wife Gu Xinyue a full-body massage; marital affection +1.】

In the days that followed.

Song Huaying often took Gu Xinyue to visit Wen Zhiyun, going to her home to chat.

Wen Zhiyun was very welcoming and would always bring out various delicious food and drinks to entertain them.

Days passed by one after another just like that.

The relationship between the three improved quite a bit.

They became like sisters.

Song Huaying said that when her child was born in the future, she would have Wen Zhiyun be the godmother.

Wen Zhiyun was extremely happy and said that her mother was a midwife, and as a daughter, she also knew how to deliver babies, so she would come to help Song Huaying when the time came.

During this period, Song Huaying often took the initiative to talk to Wen Zhiyun about marital affairs, describing the matter as very wonderful.

To increase her persuasiveness, she often used the cold-natured Gu Xinyue as a tool.

At the same time, she would intentionally or unintentionally speak well of her husband in front of Wen Zhiyun, changing the image of her husband in Wen Zhiyun's mind.

And every time she returned from Wen Zhiyun's house, Song Huaying would tell her husband the information she had learned, one by one.

For example, Wen Zhiyun was originally the daughter of a mountain village midwife; at the age of sixteen, she was discovered by a passing immortal maiden to have a Spirit Root and was given a Qi Induction Technique, thus embarking on the immortal path.

She had been cultivating for twenty-two years now.

Chen An was shocked; only twenty-two years and already at the Qi Refining Eighth Layer—isn't that a genius?

You have to know, he had been cultivating for over thirty years and was only at the Qi Refining Third Layer!

As the relationship between his two wives and concubines and Wen Zhiyun warmed up day by day.

Slowly, Wen Zhiyun was also willing to come to Chen An's house as a guest.

However, she always chose times when there was no one else outside.

Worried that she would be seen when she arrived, leading to some bad rumors.

And after entering the house, she would, as always, treat Chen An as if he were air.

He had simply come to play with his two wives and concubines.

This day.

After Wen Zhiyun finished breakfast at her own home, she came to Chen An's house to chat with Song Huaying and Gu Xinyue.

They chatted for an entire morning.

Just as she was about to leave, a loud shout suddenly rang out outside the house.

"All fellow Daoists living in Green Willow Alley, please come out!"

"I am Elder Bai of the Bamboo Leaf Gang, and I have an important matter to announce to everyone!"

"Please cooperate actively!"

Once these words were spoken, it wasn't long before the sounds of doors opening began to ring out one after another outside.

The cultivators living in Green Willow Alley all came out of their homes.

They wanted to see what kind of important matter was worth an Elder of the Bamboo Leaf Gang running over specifically to announce.

Soon, Chen An and Wen Zhiyun also went out.

Song Huaying and Gu Xinyue exchanged a glance and silently followed behind the two of them as they walked out.

"Fellow Daoist Wen, why are you coming out of Alchemist Chen's house?"

Seeing Wen Zhiyun walk out of Chen An's house, Han Sanfan, who had come out of his own home a step earlier, could not help but look completely disillusioned with life.

Wen Zhiyun didn't even look at him, directly retorting, "What business is it of yours?"

Han Sanfan felt miserable from being scolded.

As for the other cultivators, many were whispering about Wen Zhiyun, unable to imagine that this high-mountain flower in the Bamboo Leaf Forest would actually enter a male cultivator's home; this did not seem like her personality at all.

It wasn't until they saw Chen An's appearance that they suddenly realized; this fellow Daoist was simply too handsome, no wonder Wen Zhiyun would enter his house.

It seemed that this so-called high-mountain flower was actually a shallow person, valuing appearance more than cultivation.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have rejected Foundation Establishment cultivators only to choose to go and hook up with an Alchemist whose cultivation was only at the Qi Refining Fourth Layer and whose Alchemy Dao realm was only First-tier Intermediate.

"Everyone, be quiet for a moment; I have an important matter to inform you of!"

Elder Bai of the Bamboo Leaf Gang shouted.

Soon, everyone quieted down and listened attentively.

Elder Bai announced: "Starting from today, the Bamboo Leaf Forest will be sealed for two months; no one in the forest is permitted to go out!"

What?

Forbidden from going out for two months?

Everyone thought they had misheard.

After a moment of reaction, someone immediately asked in confusion: "Elder Bai, what is the situation?"

The others also looked at Elder Bai, waiting for him to explain.

Elder Bai explained to the crowd of cultivators:

"We suspect that a large number of moles from Black Iron Villa are lurking in the Bamboo Leaf Forest."

"For the sake of the stability of the Bamboo Leaf Forest and everyone's safety, the Gang Leader has ordered that all moles be rooted out within two months."

While saying this, this Bamboo Leaf Gang Elder, whose cultivation reached the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, kept scanning the faces of every cultivator around him.

He attempted to catch a trace of abnormality to catch a Black Iron Villa mole on the spot.

And then, execute them right there in front of everyone to serve as a warning to others.

However, after a round of scanning, he did not find anything unusual.

Upon hearing that they could not go out for as long as two months, many cultivators immediately exploded.

"Deacon Bai, this is unreasonable. If you don't let me go out to hunt for two months, how am I supposed to pay the rent for this Core Area!"

"Exactly, isn't this killing us?"

"I can prove that I am not a mole from Black Iron Villa; can you let me go out to hunt and earn money?"

"..."

The cultivators in Green Willow Alley spoke one after another, and the scene suddenly became noisy and chaotic.

Soon, Elder Bai said:

"Everyone need not worry about this problem; we will waive the rent for these two months."

"But accordingly, I hope that in the next two months, everyone can cooperate with our Bamboo Leaf Gang to clean out the Black Iron Villa moles."

"For every Black Iron Villa mole you help us catch, you can have one month of rent waived."

"If you catch a mole at the Qi Refining Late Stage, you can have two months of rent waived."

Once Deacon Bai said this, the cultivators exploded again, and the scene was filled with discussion.

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