Chapter 3156: My Wife and I Acting Out Daily Life 43

After that day, Chenshu and Jin Chen's fame spread throughout the cultivation world.

Many major sects, citing that the next sect leader of the Carefree Immortal Sect is Shen Guiyan, sought to invite Chenshu to become their sect leader, offering ever more generous terms—some gave spirit veins, some secret realms, some sect‑protecting treasures, and even some offered to marry their holy maiden to him.

But no matter how long the envoys each sect dispatched waited and inquired at the Carefree Immortal Sect's mountain gate, they could never find where Chenshu was!

Where else could he be?

Jin Chen, who had sustained a minor injury and insisted his wife rest with him for at least three months, thus had considerable say.

Jin Chen's recuperation was quite pleasant; although Chenshu had rebuked him that day, he still indulged him in everything—giving him whatever he asked for, letting him sleep as long as he wished. Even when He Yun entered with tea, she gave them an extra look, then shook her head and left, worried that this period of rest would make his senior brother's temperament even more odd.

Tossing and turning in bed, Jin Chen kept thinking of the silver artifact spirit butterfly Chenshu had used to tease him in the secret realm—though he had broken that butterfly, he still possessed other magical items; among the treasures he had scavenged from the secret realm were several fine silver chains. He laid each one out beside his pillow to examine, then put them back into his storage ring, waiting for a suitable moment to use them.

That morning, Chenshu said he would go to Indestructible Peak to fetch an item, returning at most within an hour.

Jin Chen was still asleep, hugging someone and dazedly nodding; only after Chenshu patted his back did he slowly loosen his grip, turn over, and continue sleeping. Chenshu pinched Jin Chen's earlobe, leaned down and kissed him, then put on his outer robe and left.

Nearly an hour passed.

Jin Chen finally woke up, sat up, and recalled what Chenshu had said that morning—now more than an hour had passed and he still hadn't returned.

Tsk.

When He Yun pushed the door open carrying a small box, she saw her senior brother propping his chin, staring dazedly at his messy hair in the mirror.

Jin Chen kept his eyes closed while He Yun combed his hair; after a while he opened his mouth and asked, "Why hasn't Chenshu come back yet?"

He Yun's comb did not stop: "Chenshu senior brother seems to have been summoned by the sect leader; just now Hao Ha passed me a message saying the sect leader sent someone to Indestructible Peak to call him."

Jin Chen hummed, raising his brows in doubt: "Does the sect leader have some mission… ah, no, is it a reward?"

He Yun again rummaged in the box for hair ornaments to match today's earrings, saying, "It seems to be… the selection of the next heir."

Jin Chen waved his hand, indicating he didn't need so many ornaments.

He rose solemnly, walked to the window, and faced the morning sun; the hem of his white night robe hung loosely at his ankles, his hands clasped behind his back as he gazed out at the bamboo grove where morning light flickered with fine gold, sunlight scattering flecks across his shoulders and hair ends.

He Yun thought her senior brother was pondering major sect affairs, so she did not disturb him and quietly withdrew.

Meanwhile, Jin Chen gazed at the bamboo leaves rustling in the wind outside the window and snorted inwardly, "I'd rather not let Chenshu become sect leader—how troublesome that would be."

If Chenshu agreed…… Jin Chen narrowed his eyes, turned, and went to fuss with the various silver chains he had taken from the secret realm.

After about another quarter hour, a chattering voice suddenly came from outside the courtyard. He Yun tried to block them at the gate but couldn't stop them.

"Senior Brother Jin Chen! We've come to see you!"

Jin Chen turned from the window, swept the hair falling at his neck behind his ear, and said, "Come in."

Shen Fugui squeezed in first, a line of little followers trailing behind him, saying he was worried his senior brother would be bored while recuperating and had come especially to keep him company and dispel boredom.

Everyone brought some gifts, crowding through the door and standing in a half‑circle before the table.

"What kind of fox is this, exhaling cold air?" Jin Chen poked the little fox's head; the fox tilted its head and rubbed his finger.

"It's a snow fox!" Gu Xiaoyue, who had entered Spirit Governing Peak, said, "If you like it, senior brother, you can keep it for a few days first."

Jin Chen cradled the little fox in his palms; the fox rolled over in his hand, exposing its fluffy belly.

Shen Fugui took the opportunity to approach and ask, "Senior brother, I heard you killed the Demon Emperor?"

Jin Chen didn't even look up, dismissing the rumor: "No, it wasn't me—it was your Chenshu senior brother."

"That's only because you were injured, so Chenshu senior brother stepped in!" Zhou Buyu exclaimed, face full of admiration, "Senior brother, you're amazing—you can get Chenshu senior brother to back you up!"

Jin Chen thought it over, found the explanation reasonable, and gladly accepted the admiration.

Liu Qingqing whispered from the side, "Senior Brother Jin Chen, is your injury better?"

"Much better." Jin Chen replied.

"Good, good." Liu Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief, then couldn't help glancing at Jin Chen a few more times.

Shen Fugui spoke again: "Senior brother, do you know how people outside are talking about you and Chenshu senior brother?"

Jin Chen finally lifted his head, curious: "How are they saying it?"

"They say you're a calamity‑bringing beauty, and Chenshu senior brother, furious at the sight, blew his crown and with a single move slew the Demon Emperor!" Shen Fugui exclaimed, eyes bright, "And some claim you're a celestial maiden from the Ninth Heaven who descended to test Chenshu senior brother's Dao heart!"

Jin Chen fell silent for a moment: "…Me, a Ninth Heaven celestial maiden?"

"Exactly! And someone even wrote a storybook—'Immortal Sect Romance: The Senior Brother's Peerless Consort.' I bought a copy; want to borrow it to read?"

Jin Chen: "…No thanks."

Jin Chen was at a loss for words and decided to drop the topic.

Several junior fellow disciples spent about half an hour at Myriad Phenomena Peak—some chatting, some playing with spirit beasts, some eating pastries—making Jin Chen's courtyard extraordinarily lively.

In the end, He Yun could no longer bear it, went in to remind them that Senior Brother Jin Chen needed rest, and only then drove the crowd away.

As they were leaving, Shen Fugui said reluctantly, "Senior brother, we'll come see you again tomorrow!"

Jin Chen waved his hand, unsure whether he was agreeing or just shooing them off.

So tiresome.