Chapter 64: 62. Reward (4/5)

62. Reward (4/5)

The next day, early morning.

Chen An woke up early and took a look at the notification messages before him, as well as the progress bar for Alchemy.

【Alchemy Experience +3】 x11

【Divine Sense Strength +3】 x29

【Fire Spirit Root Aptitude +2】 x38

【Alchemy: First-tier Advanced (2292/2500)】

"Almost there, just 208 points of experience left."

Looking at the nearly full progress bar before him, Chen An instantly shook off the grogginess of waking up.

He then put away the notification messages, got dressed, and went to the room next door to check on his daughter.

His daughter was sleeping soundly, her little mouth instinctively sucking on her thumb, looking very cute.

After taking her thumb out and tucking her quilt in a bit better, Chen An quickly left the room.

After a simple wash.

He went into the Alchemy Room, shouldered his medicine chest, and headed toward the Market to sell his pills.

Originally, he should have gone last night.

But Deacon Tang's sudden visit last night made his wives and concubines feel that going out late at night was too dangerous, and they absolutely refused to let him go.

With no other choice, he had to put it off until this morning.

The Market, Zhenbao Hang.

When Chen An walked inside, he saw Shopkeeper Liu nodding and bowing to a woman with a face full of smiles.

His posture was very low, looking quite servile.

Who on earth was this woman?

Why did a dignified shopkeeper of Zhenbao Hang have to be so obsequious to please her?

Carrying this doubt in his heart, Chen An quietly sized up the woman in front of the counter with his peripheral vision.

She looked to be nearly thirty, dressed in a Black Tight Suit, wearing her hair in a high ponytail, with a long sword in a green scabbard at her waist. Her beautiful eyes were sharp as lightning, and her temperament was heroic and dashing—the very image of a wandering swordswoman.

Soon, the woman took a key from Shopkeeper Liu and turned to walk toward the guest rooms upstairs.

After finishing with the woman, Shopkeeper Liu immediately greeted Chen An in front with a warm face:

"Alchemist Chen, here to sell pills again?"

"That's right."

Chen An walked over with his medicine chest on his back, placed it on the counter, and took out all the pills inside for Shopkeeper Liu to inspect.

Afterward, he asked curiously:

"Shopkeeper Liu, who is that heroic woman from just now? She looks quite distinguished."

"That is a Core Disciple sent by the Xuanhuang Sect to oversee Zhenbao Hang. How could she not be distinguished?"

"A Core Disciple of the Xuanhuang Sect?"

Chen An became interested at once and couldn't help but ask in a low, curious voice: "Shopkeeper Liu, um... do you know what her cultivation level is?"

Shopkeeper Liu: "I don't know the specifics, I only know she is a Foundation Establishment expert."

Chen An was amazed after hearing this. This woman looked so young, yet she was a Foundation Establishment expert; she was truly worthy of being a Core Disciple of the Xuanhuang Sect.

Soon, he asked again: "By the way, Shopkeeper Liu, what did you mean by 'oversee' just now?"

Shopkeeper Liu replied: "It's nothing much, really. It's just that the Xuanhuang Sect is worried that Zhenbao Hang might be caught in the crossfire of the war between the two gangs, so they specifically sent a Foundation Establishment expert to oversee things."

Chen An laughed: "With your Zhenbao Hang backed by the Xuanhuang Sect, who would dare to cause you trouble?"

Shopkeeper Liu looked dismissive and said: "That's not necessarily true. In a big forest, there are all kinds of birds, and people are the same. Once there are enough of them, there will always be a few brainless desperadoes."

Chen An nodded as he listened, feeling that made sense.

Next, the two chatted for a few more sentences.

After exchanging the pills for Spirit Stones.

Chen An shouldered his medicine chest and turned to leave.

Just then, he saw the Xuanhuang Sect female disciple walking down from upstairs, at an angle that allowed him to see her face clearly.

Her features were exquisite, her skin very fair; just in terms of looks, she was on par with the three wives and concubines at home.

It was just that her figure looked a bit lacking; he didn't know if that was just her natural size, or if she had deliberately bound herself tight with cloth to make it easier to move.

Overall, from a sensory perspective, she was a swordswoman with an extremely outstanding appearance.

She made one feel a strong desire to conquer.

If only he could take her as a concubine...

As soon as this thought appeared, Chen An immediately pinched himself hard and quickly dismissed this suicidal idea.

The other party was a Foundation Establishment expert, not someone a weakling in Qi Refining like him could conquer.

When looking for wives and concubines, one must find those with weaker strength, not those stronger than oneself.

Otherwise, they would be impossible to control, and there would be many troubles later on.

As for taking Wen Zhiyun as a concubine, that was a lapse in judgment on his part back then.

It was fortunate that Wen Zhiyun was just tsundere and never thought of using her strength to speak, otherwise the whole household would have been in chaos long ago.

Not long after.

Chen An left Zhenbao Hang.

As soon as he walked into his home, his wives and concubines came over to help him take off his medicine chest and brought him breakfast, being especially virtuous.

After eating breakfast.

Chen An cast a Sleep Aid Technique on his daughter, letting her return to her room to take a nap.

Afterward, he went to chat with his wives and concubines.

About half an hour later.

【Alchemy Experience +3, Affection -1】 x3

【Divine Sense Strength +3, Affection +1】

【Fire Spirit Root Aptitude +2, Affection +1】

Affection -1?

Chen An sat up from the bed, and upon seeing the content of the first notification, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Soon, he looked down at his young wife Song Huaying beside him, and when he saw his young wife's willow eyebrows slightly furrowed and her face looking somewhat uncomfortable, he immediately realized that he had been so focused on pursuing progress in his Alchemy Dao that he had neglected his young wife's physical condition.

Must make amends!

He had to add back the lost affection!

Thinking this, Chen An reached out to stroke Song Huaying's small face and said softly:

"Ying, it is this husband's fault for not noticing your physical condition and letting you suffer."

"Husband, Ying is fine."

Song Huaying forced a smile; clearly, her body felt uncomfortable, and her willow eyebrows remained slightly furrowed, yet she still did not express the grievances in her heart.

Chen An knew deeply that words were hollow and powerless.

Thus, he gently turned Song Huaying over, had her lie prone on the bed, and then said to her with a gentle expression:

"My Ying is so exhausted; this husband must properly reward you and give you a massage."

"Husband, there's no need... ah~"

Before Song Huaying could finish her sentence, Chen An had already begun to massage her.

He knew his young wife's legs were very numb right now, so he first massaged her thighs, relaxing the plump flesh of her thighs to promote blood circulation and eliminate lactic acid.

Gu Xinyue and Wen Zhiyun, who were also on the bed, watched with great envy and both asked Chen An to massage them as well after he finished with Song Huaying.

Chen An decisively refused; if he massaged everyone, what would be the point of him massaging his young wife right now?

He had to massage only his young wife, giving her exclusive special treatment; only then could he appease his mistake of overworking her body just now.

Sure enough, upon hearing Chen An say he would only massage her, Song Huaying's beautiful eyes instantly welled up.

She slightly turned her head to lift her small face, looking at Chen An who was working hard to massage her, and said softly with eyes full of being moved:

"Husband..."

"Don't speak, just enjoy it."

Chen An focused on giving his young wife a full-body massage, massaging all the way from the soles of her feet to the top of her head, making his young wife feel an unprecedented level of enjoyment.

【You gave your wife Song Huaying an exclusive full-body massage, moving her to the extreme, Affection +1+3+1+4+5+2+0...】

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