Chapter 78: When Will You Take Sister Xia as a Concubine?

The next morning.

"What is going on? Why is there no movement at all?"

Xu Tianze had been keeping an eye on the activity in Zhou Sui's courtyard at all times, but even after watching for an entire night, he discovered there was not the slightest movement next door, nor did any aura appear.

He could even see Zhou Sui and his wives and concubines coming out for their morning exercises, doing laundry, and cooking, just as they did every day.

The problem was that he had clearly and deliberately hinted to the Five Tigers of Yanshan that the cultivators next door definitely possessed a large amount of Spirit Stones.

Given the temperament of the Five Tigers of Yanshan, it was impossible for them to endure it; they would inevitably strike to rob and kill.

Yet, until this morning, he had not detected any signs of the Five Tigers of Yanshan taking action, which was truly inconceivable.

"Could it be that the Five Tigers of Yanshan didn't understand what I meant, and therefore didn't take action?"

"Or could it be that they already took action, but were killed silently and without a trace by that group of female cultivators?"

Xu Tianze frowned; he still leaned toward the first guess, because the second guess was simply too absurd.

After all, the Five Tigers of Yanshan were all Qi Refining Late Stage cultivators, whom even he was somewhat wary of.

To kill them silently and without a trace was simply a pipe dream.

He did not believe those delicate female cultivators were capable of such a thing.

"Hmph, I didn't expect this brat to be so lucky, actually managing to escape this disaster."

"That bullshit Five Tigers of Yanshan are also trash; they claim to be some famous Robber Cultivators, yet they don't even dare to make a move on a few female cultivators. What kind of bullshit Robber Cultivators are they?"

"And they call themselves the Five Tigers? I think they're the Five Rats of Yanshan, every one of them as timid as a mouse."

"Forget it, now is not the time to expose myself. The most important thing is to complete the sect's mission. I'll spare this brat's life for now; when Miyun City is breached, that will be the time his life ends."

A Cold Glow appeared in Xu Tianze's eyes.

Although he was very unwilling to accept the failure of his scheme this time, he did not take it too much to heart.

After all, this was merely a casual move; if it succeeded, that was fine, and if it didn't, it didn't matter.

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At noon.

Zhou Sui, Ji Bingyu, Mu Ziyan, Xia Jingyan, and the others were eating lunch. The table was filled with all kinds of dishes, fragrant and very luxurious.

A single meal was worth at least a dozen Low-grade Spirit Stones.

"Husband, we are eating far too extravagantly. It is said that the price of grain and meat outside has gone crazy; a meal like this would probably be worth one hundred Low-grade Spirit Stones outside."

Mu Ziyan sighed with emotion.

She had inquired about it earlier and discovered that the Spirit Rice, meat, and vegetables in Miyun City were now being supplied in limited quantities, and the black market prices were basically ten times higher than before.

If other cultivators saw them eating such a luxurious meal, they would surely be jealous to the point of going mad.

"This is what it means to prepare for a rainy day. If we hadn't stored up food in advance, how could we be so extravagant?"

Zhou Sui said quite proudly.

"Husband, we should be a bit more careful lately. It is said that many Robber Cultivators have appeared in Miyun City these past few days."

Ji Bingyu's expression was very serious: "They often commit crimes at night, breaking into homes to rob. Several families on our street have already been robbed, and some have even lost their lives."

"For example, Fellow Daoist Liu's family, Fellow Daoist Sun's family, and Fellow Daoist Zhao's family have all suffered disasters; every member of their families was wiped out, and their wealth was completely looted."

She indicated that Miyun City was not very safe right now, and was even more dangerous than before.

Hearing this, Zhou Sui immediately smiled. Of course it wasn't safe, because his own home had been invaded by the Five Tigers of Yanshan last night.

If he hadn't discovered them in time, perhaps they would have become the protagonists of the news headlines.

Fortunately, his cultivation had increased, and he had easily dealt with that group of Robber Cultivators, making things much safer for them.

Of course, there was no need for him to say much about such things, lest he cause his wives and concubines to be uneasy.

"No way, are they that brutal? Have they actually started breaking into homes to rob in broad daylight?"

Mu Ziyan was very shocked: "Wait, after such a major case, did no one report it to the Xianxia Sect? Has that group of Robber Cultivators not been found by the Xianxia Sect's Patrol Guard?"

She had not expected that under the management of the Xianxia Sect, such a major case would occur in Miyun City.

Having stayed in Miyun City for three years, she had rarely seen such things before.

"Hehe, the Xianxia Sect is in no mood to manage such things now, and they won't care about our lives."

Ji Bingyu shook her head: "After all, just dealing with the daily attacks from the Youmo Sect is enough to keep the Xianxia Sect overwhelmed. As for these incidents of killing and robbing treasures, they will care even less."

Previously, there were cultivators who wanted to ask the Xianxia Sect's Patrol Guard to uphold justice.

But it was useless; they only received the reports, but had no intention of searching for the culprits at all.

Instead, this felt like an act of indulgence, which was chilling.

As time went on, no one went to report it anymore, and they could only pray for their own good fortune.

"It's not just as simple as being overwhelmed; reducing the number of Loose Cultivators might actually align with the goals of those cultivators in the Xianxia Sect," Zhou Sui said quietly.

"What do you mean?"

Ji Bingyu and the others were all stunned.

"It means exactly what it sounds like."

Zhou Sui said in a deep voice: "No one knows how long this war will last; perhaps another three or five years. But inside Miyun City, the food is becoming scarcer and scarcer."

"However, the number of Loose Cultivators in the city is too high. More people means a lot of food is consumed every day. If they can take this opportunity to eliminate some Loose Cultivators, then the pressure on the food supply could be greatly reduced."

He had always speculated about others with the greatest malice.

Although this might not be the true intention of the Xianxia Sect cultivators, their actions had indeed resulted in this outcome.

This was also an indisputable fact.

"In that case, I must strengthen the power of the Array Formation and restrictions, so as to prevent outside cultivators from breaking into our courtyard and robbing our territory."

Xia Jingyan immediately became a bit nervous.

She could no longer sit still and began to go around checking for loopholes in the Array Formation, so as to prevent enemies from finding a weakness and breaking into their home silently.

In that case, they would be in great danger.

"Fellow Daoist Xia is quite responsible indeed."

Seeing this scene, Zhou Sui remarked with great emotion.

It is precisely because there are such responsible Array Masters that one can feel at ease when sleeping normally.

If the Array Formation were to have problems at any time, then one would never be able to sleep soundly.

One would be terrified that a Robber Cultivator might sneak up to one's bedside and end one's life.

"Fellow Daoist Xia?"

Hearing this, Ji Bingyu looked at Zhou Sui with a smile that was not quite a smile: "Husband, your relationship with Little Sister Xia is already so intimate, why do you still call her Fellow Daoist Xia? When exactly are you going to take Little Sister Xia as a concubine?"

A pair of beautiful eyes revealed a different flavor.

"This!"

Zhou Sui blinked; he was no fool, so how could he not hear the meaning behind his Dao Companion's words, especially when she was being so blunt.

Clearly, his relationship with Xia Jingyan had long been discovered by this ice-snow-clever woman.

But this was also a matter of course.

Everyone had lived under the same roof for such a long time, almost spending every day and night together, so how could she not have discovered it?

Their daily conduct had also been unscrupulous.

The reason Ji Bingyu did not point this matter out was simply that she was turning a blind eye, and she might even be happy to see it happen.

Now, it seemed she no longer wanted to continue playing dumb.

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(End of this chapter)