Chapter 31: 30. Using an Old Trick Again

30. Using an Old Trick Again

In the afternoon, the sun was bright and the wooden floorboards creaked.

Chen An had just eaten two honey pomelos and a honey peach in his room, feeling a wave of pleasure.

"Creak—"

The bedroom door was suddenly pushed open.

Song Huaying walked in and said, "Husband, Sister Wen just came over to say she wants to invite me and Sister Gu to her house for dinner tonight. I don't know if I should go."

"That sounds good, go ahead."

"Then what will you do for dinner, Husband?"

"Silly Ying, have you forgotten who did the cooking when you first married into this house?"

Chen An smiled as he put on his clothes.

Upon hearing this, Song Huaying immediately realized.

That's right, my current culinary skills were all taught by Husband; there's no need to worry about his dinner tonight.

Thinking this, she looked at Gu Xinyue, who was clutching her chest tightly with both hands on the bed, and asked, "Sister Gu, are you going?"

Gu Xinyue shook her head and said, "I want to stay home and keep Husband company."

She was naturally a woman of few words; compared to being a wooden statue at Wen Zhiyun's house, she preferred to stay home and be intimate with her husband.

Although it could be tiring at times, at least it was a satisfying kind of tired.

"Yue, you should go."

Chen An said.

He hoped Gu Xinyue could be a bit more outgoing and not just hole up at home like a shut-in, never interacting with others.

Gu Xinyue was obedient to her husband, so she replied docilely, "Mm, I'll go."

After saying this, she got dressed, climbed out of bed, and headed to Wen Zhiyun's house with Song Huaying.

On the way, Song Huaying asked curiously, "Sister Gu, why were you holding your chest with both hands on the bed earlier?"

"I was bitten by a bug there."

"Was that bug Husband?"

"Mm..."

Gu Xinyue's voice was as thin as a mosquito's, and her exquisite, pretty face turned bright red.

On the other side.

After watching his wife and concubine walk into Wen Zhiyun's house from the window.

Chen An quickly got out of bed and headed to the alchemy room to inspect and repair the tunnel inside.

Upon inspection, he discovered many problems.

For instance, the ground was slippery, there were leaks, and some sections were too narrow or slanted.

For the slippery ground, finding some sand from outside to spread on the floor would solve it.

As for the leaks, finding some yellow clay mixed with fine grass roots to patch them up would suffice.

As for being too narrow or slanted... that would require starting the work over.

After identifying the problems and formulating solutions.

Chen An immediately took action.

It took about an hour or so.

The entire tunnel was repaired and perfected.

Chen An left the tunnel with satisfaction and went to the kitchen to make something to eat.

By the time he finished eating, the sky had already grown dark.

There was no moonlight, and it was pitch black.

Chen An walked out of the hall and came to the courtyard outside to take a walk and help with digestion.

Suddenly, his powerful Divine Sense perceived several cultivators approaching.

There were four of them in total!

All of them were cultivators at the Qi Refining Late Stage!

Chen An's heart sank, and he quickly found a place to hide.

At the same time, his brain kept searching for whether he had offended anyone.

Thinking of this, he thought of Wen Zhiyun.

He suspected, could it be that Wen Zhiyun coming in and out of his house so often lately had caused him to inadvertently offend some of her fanatical pursuers?

This possibility could not be ruled out.

After all, the creature known as a "simp" cannot be judged by common sense.

Once a simp's mentality explodes, Valentine's Day can turn into a Valentine's disaster in a heartbeat.

Just as Chen An was thinking this, those four Qi Refining Late Stage cultivators landed on the wall of Wen Zhiyun's courtyard.

Hm?

They aren't here for me?

Chen An was surprised and immediately poked his head out to observe the four cultivators from afar.

But upon closer inspection, his heart plummeted to the bottom of a valley.

He saw that those four cultivators on the wall each had a large machete engraved with the Black Iron Villa emblem strapped to their backs!

Are these undercover agents from Black Iron Villa?

What exactly are they trying to do by sneaking into Wen Zhiyun's house?

My wives and concubines are still inside!

Chen An grew anxious.

Just then, a delicate shout came from Wen Zhiyun's house.

"Who is it!"

"Quick, finish this fast! Knock this woman out and tie her up directly, lest we alert other cultivators!"

"Do you few even deserve to?"

"Thud—"

Wen Zhiyun leaped down from the roof, holding a whip, and began to exchange blows with those four people.

The scene was evenly matched, and for a moment, neither side could gain the upper hand.

Seeing this, Chen An turned around and ran back home.

He kicked open the door to the Alchemy Room.

He lifted the cover of the tunnel.

He grabbed the medicinal powders all around and poured them into the tunnel, bottle after bottle.

He was going to repeat his old trick and create a Dust Bomb!

Not long after.

The Dust Bomb was ready.

A large cloud of dust formed inside the tunnel.

In terms of scale, it was several times larger than the last Dust Bomb, which had only been the size of a carriage.

With just a single spark, the entire house could be blown away.

It was enough to blow the four Qi Refining Late Stage cultivators to smithereens.

Everything was ready.

Chen An returned to the courtyard outside.

Risking his life.

He shouted to Wen Zhiyun, who was already starting to fall into a disadvantage next door:

"Fellow Daoist Wen, quick, run toward me!"

"..."

Wen Zhiyun ignored him, focusing on fighting the four enemies.

However, one of those four enemies paid attention to him.

The leader, Senior Brother Huang, saw him and immediately said to one of the people next to him: "Junior Brother Wu, go over and kill that man!"

"Yes!"

Junior Brother Wu responded and immediately raised his blade, rushing toward Chen An.

Seeing this, Chen An turned around and ran into the house without a word.

Since Wen Zhiyun didn't know how to cooperate with him to lure all the enemies into the tunnel and blow them up, he could only blow them up one by one now.

Perhaps if it went from 1-on-4 to 1-on-3, Wen Zhiyun might be able to counter-kill the opponent.

"Trash, did I allow you to leave!"

Seeing that Junior Brother Wu had suddenly disengaged from the fight to kill Chen An next door, Wen Zhiyun immediately used her whip to repel the three people in front of her, then took a stride forward and chased after Junior Brother Wu.

Seeing this, the other three also chased after them.

Time waited for no one; they had to subdue Wen Zhiyun quickly before alerting the surrounding residents.

"Snap!"

Only the sound of a whip strike was heard.

Junior Brother Wu, who was chasing Chen An, took a fierce whip strike from Wen Zhiyun on his back.

His skin immediately split open, and he gasped in pain incessantly.

"Wen Zhiyun, can you damn well hurry up and follow me!!!"

Chen An shouted very loudly this time; if Wen Zhiyun still didn't know how to cooperate, he would just blow her up along with them later.

Seeing Chen An suddenly roar with a fierce look, Wen Zhiyun was stunned.

She recalled a scene from her childhood when her father had been fierce toward her.

Her mind went blank instantly, and she felt fear instinctively.

Her whole person acted like a marionette, doing exactly as Chen An said, following him as she ran into the Alchemy Room in the house.

She rushed into the Alchemy Room a step ahead.

Chen An took Wen Zhiyun and hid behind the door, having her follow him in restraining her Qi and holding her breath, lowering their presence to the minimum.

Soon, a burst of hurried footsteps came from outside.

It was the four undercover agents from Black Iron Villa who had caught up.

The leader, Senior Brother Huang, glanced at the tunnel entrance in front of him and immediately waved his hand, saying:

"Go, follow them!"

After he spoke, the four undercover agents from Black Iron Villa jumped into the tunnel one after another.

Chen An waited motionless for a while.

Feeling that the four of them had gone deep enough into the tunnel.

He immediately took a thin rope, threw one end into the tunnel, held the other end in his hand, and pulled Wen Zhiyun as he ran outside.

After running out of the Alchemy Room, he took out two fire stones and struck them together hard, sparks flying to ignite the thin rope.

Then, without a word, he pulled Wen Zhiyun and ran outside again.

Just as they ran out of the house's main gate, a loud noise suddenly came from behind.

"Boom—"

"Boom—"

"Boom—"

The tunnel exploded several times in a row, shaking the earth beneath their feet.

The firelight that shot up into the sky from underground instantly illuminated the entire night.

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