Becoming An Immortal Begins With Marrying A Wife

Chapter 13: A New Partner

Gu Xinyue's astonishing words stunned the couple.

To suddenly come forward in front of everyone and say she wants to be a concubine, is this girl really so bold?

Chen An composed himself and asked, "Fellow Daoist Gu, what is the meaning of this?"

"Master Chen, I don't have money to buy Ice Crystal Pills anymore. I really don't have any money. But I don't want my father to die. Please, I beg you to help me. In return, I will become your concubine, I will serve you like a cow or a horse..."

Gu Xinyue spoke rapidly, her voice filled with anxiety and unease, clearly showing her unstable emotions.

Chen An remained silent for a moment, but ultimately decided to be honest.

"Fellow Daoist Gu, to speak cruelly but truthfully, your father is in the late stage of Fire Poison. Even if a Foundation Building expert were to come, they would be powerless. It's better to accompany him during his remaining time."

"I know, I know. I just want my father to live a little longer, even if it's just for one more day."

As Gu Xinyue spoke, tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

Seeing that she knew her father's condition, Chen An no longer hesitated and decided to accept her today.

Out of respect for his young wife, he handed the decision-making power to her and asked, "Yinger, what do you think?"

"Husband, I was the eldest daughter in my family before. I have always hoped to have an older sister. I hope my husband can agree to Miss Gu's request."

Song Huaying reluctantly said.

Although she had already come to terms with the fact that her husband would eventually take concubines, and knew that the sooner he did, the more advantageous it would be for her, when the moment actually arrived, she still felt a bit uncomfortable.

After receiving her young wife's stance, Chen An went back to the room and took out two bottles of Ice Crystal Pills, handing them to Gu Xinyue, who was still softly sobbing, and said, "Take these two bottles of Ice Crystal Pills back to your father. If it's not enough, come and get more from me."

"Thank you, thank you, Master Chen!"

Gu Xinyue sincerely thanked him, even wanting to kneel down and kowtow, but Chen An stopped her.

Afterwards, as the future husband, Chen An took his young wife to Gu Xinyue's home to visit her critically ill father.

The man was seriously ill, already unconscious, with only a faint breath, not much different from a vegetable in his past life.

But fortunately, as a Qi Refining cultivator at the third level, he could sustain his life by absorbing the spiritual energy from spirit stones, without the need to eat, drink, or excrete, making it much simpler to take care of him.

After visiting her future father-in-law, Chen An asked Gu Xinyue about his doubts.

He asked why she suddenly became so wealthy a few days ago, and now suddenly became poor again.

Afterwards, he learned that Gu Xinyue's spiritual consciousness was naturally much stronger than that of ordinary cultivators.

Even when she was only at the Qi Refining first level, her spiritual consciousness was comparable to that of a mid-level Qi Refining cultivator.

With this ability, she joined a hunting team and played a supporting role, using her spiritual consciousness to sense and predict danger for her teammates while hunting blood demons, earning a good amount of spirit stones.

But recently, all the blood demons outside were cleaned up by the Mysterious Yellow Sect, leaving her without any hunting opportunities.

As a result, she lost her job and her income was cut off.

As for hunting other demonic beasts, that was a task only qualified for late-stage Qi Refining cultivators.

And blood demons, in fact, were bat demons, one of the weakest demonic beasts in the cultivation world, almost any cultivator could hunt them in a team.

However, there was a risk of death.

After briefly understanding Gu Xinyue's personal and family situation, Chen An only left with the words "I will come to find you tonight" and quickly left with his young wife.

After all, she was just a concubine who hadn't entered the door yet, and they didn't have much emotional connection before. It was enough to care about her to this extent, so as not to overdo it.

After leaving Gu Xinyue's home, Chen An and his young wife found a place nearby with fewer people and some security to enjoy themselves.

They rowed boats, admired flowers, and composed poetry, which was quite wonderful.

During this time, they also gained a lot of alchemy experience and found great satisfaction in both body and mind.

Seeing that it was getting dark, Chen An took his young wife to the market to buy the things they would need for the ceremony with Gu Xinyue tonight.

After returning home and putting everything away, the couple began to work together.

Chen An is responsible for picking up Gu Xinyue.

Song Huaying is responsible for cooking at home.

With a joyful heart, Chen An arrived at Gu Xinyue's home.

But as soon as he entered, he saw Gu Xinyue sitting in the corner, hugging her knees and sobbing softly. She looked very weak.

Her father had passed away.

He died shortly after Chen An and his young wife left at noon today.

All vitality was lost, no longer in this world.

Chen An comforted her a few times, and then together with Gu Xinyue, they buried her father.

They buried him in the backyard of Gu Xinyue's home.

Then they planted a willow sapling on top, as a spiritual consolation.

"Fellow Daoist Gu, I'll come to pick you up in a few days."

Chen An had originally planned to marry Gu Xinyue tonight, but coincidentally, Gu Xinyue's father passed away on this day, so they had to choose another day.

Gu Xinyue sobbed and replied with a "yes," without saying anything else.

Hearing her "yes," Chen An couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

You see, the reason Gu Xinyue agreed to become Chen An's concubine was solely to seek medical treatment for her seriously ill father.

And now, her father had passed away, and Chen An was worried that she might change her mind and not want to go through with it.

But now it seems that this worry was unnecessary.

Gu Xinyue had more principles than he had imagined, and she truly followed through with her words.

In the following days, Chen An reduced the time he spent refining pills and often made time to visit Gu Xinyue, hoping to deepen their relationship.

As for Song Huaying, who was his wife, she would occasionally accompany him to get to know her new sister-in-law in advance.

In the blink of an eye, almost half a month had passed since Gu Xinyue's father passed away.

On this day, Chen An woke up early, preparing to bring Gu Xinyue, who lived across the street, a breakfast he made himself.

"Creak—"

He pushed open the gate of the courtyard and walked slowly towards Gu Xinyue's house.

But just as he stepped over the threshold, he suddenly stopped, his gaze falling on the wall next to the door.

There, he saw Gu Xinyue sitting against the wall, motionless, with several bulging bundles beside her.

"Fellow Daoist Gu, what are you doing here?"

"Master Chen, I came to marry you."

"..."

As these two sentences were spoken, the air became somewhat silent.

This concubine seemed to have a straightforward personality.

Thinking this, Chen An approached and picked up the bundles next to Gu Xinyue, smiling at her and saying, "Fellow Daoist Gu, it's hot outside, come inside and sit."

"Yes."

Gu Xinyue replied concisely and silently got up, following Chen An into the house.

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