Becoming An Immortal Begins With Marrying A Wife

Chapter 18: Completed in One Night

Upon hearing his fellow disciple mention that there was an alchemist ahead, Hu Zha, a male cultivator from Black Iron Mountain Villa, immediately followed the disciple's gaze and saw Chen An, who was carrying a medicine box and about to leave the market.

Immediately, he shouted in a commanding tone, "Hey, you with the medicine box, stop!"

Chen An pretended not to hear and not only did he not stop, but he also quickened his pace.

"Are you deaf? Didn't you hear me calling you?" Hu Zha became angry and shouted, accompanied by eight people behind him, they quickly approached Chen An.

Seeing this, the other people in the market immediately moved away from Chen An, afraid of being involved.

Soon, Chen An was blocked by Hu Zha, and the remaining eight people surrounded him.

"Fellow Daoists, is there something you need?" Chen An pretended to be innocent and friendly, but his fingers under his sleeves were already emitting a layer of golden light, ready to strike at any moment.

Hu Zha wasted no time and directly drew a large cleaver from behind, with a fierce and evil expression, he said, "Either leave all your money and possessions, or leave your life!"

Chen An narrowed his eyes, ready to make a move.

Hu Zha was a cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining, and Chen An was also at the fourth level of Qi Refining.

With the support of his spell, Goldfinger, and the element of surprise, he was confident in capturing the thief first and then defeating the remaining eight people one by one.

But at the moment he was about to make a move, he thought of his wives and concubines at home, and the child in his young wife's belly.

After some consideration, he decided against it.

He would be moving to the core area in a few days, so there was no need to cause trouble during this period.

Besides, he only had a few low-grade spirit stones on him, and if they were gone, they were gone.

He would remember the faces of these nine people and come back to settle the score when he had enough strength, making them pay back a hundredfold.

Chen An consoled himself in his heart and made the decision to sacrifice his wealth to avoid disaster.

But at this moment, a cultivator from Black Iron Mountain Villa suddenly brightened up and said, "Senior Zhang, I've been thinking. Instead of robbing this alchemist of his wealth, why don't we just capture him and make him refine pills for us day and night at Black Iron Mountain Villa?"

"What a great idea! Why didn't I think of that?" Hu Zha nodded in agreement, thinking that this junior disciple had a point. He then spoke to Chen An in a commanding tone, "Kid, come with us to refine pills. Otherwise, you won't leave here alive..."

"...Pfft!"

Before Hu Zha could finish his sentence, a dull sound suddenly interrupted him.

The next moment, Hu Zha fell to his knees with a thud, clutching his left knee in pain and screaming, "Ah, my leg!"

The other eight cultivators from Black Iron Mountain Villa were dumbfounded.

They had no idea what had just happened.

All they knew was that they had seen a flash of golden light, and then their senior brother fell to the ground, screaming in agony, blood flowing from his tightly clenched left knee.

"It's... it's this alchemist. He injured me with a hidden weapon. Quickly... quickly, catch him!" Hu Zha endured the pain and shouted.

The eight people immediately reached for the large cleavers behind them, ready to attack Chen An.

However...

"Pfft... Pfft... Pfft!"

Just as they were about to make a move, a series of sounds rang out. The eight people who had just drawn their swords suddenly fell to their knees like Hu Zha, clutching their knees and screaming like pigs being slaughtered.

"Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!"

The sound echoed throughout the entire market.

Some people looked shocked, some panicked, and others had no idea what had just happened.

The events had happened too quickly, and there was no time to react.

Chen An walked expressionlessly to Hu Zha's side and stopped, looking down at him from above. He slowly raised a glowing Goldfinger and aimed it at Hu Zha's forehead.

"Don't... don't kill me!"

"My father is an elder of Black Iron Mountain Villa, and I am his only son. If you kill me, you will be in big trouble, Fellow Daoist!"

"Fellow Daoist, I beg you to spare me. I promise I won't cause you any trouble in the future!"

Hu Zha begged desperately, afraid that Chen An would take his life.

After hearing this, Chen An retracted his finger. Just as Hu Zha let out a sigh of relief, Chen An suddenly kicked him hard.

"Bang!"

Hu Zha was sent flying and rolled on the ground several times before finally coming to a stop. He had completely fainted.

Unfortunately, with so many witnesses present, Chen An couldn't kill all nine of them.

After venting his anger, Chen An turned and left.

People along the way moved away from him.

Chen An knew that even if he spared Hu Zha, the other party would definitely seek revenge later.

But he had no choice. He had to consider his family.

If we kill him now, once the elder father of the other party learns the information, he will definitely come at any cost to demand justice.

At that time, the high-level members of the Bamboo Leaf Gang will definitely hand him over in order to avoid escalating the conflict.

But if we only injure the other party now, it won't be so easy for them to seek revenge.

After all, the Bamboo Leaf Gang and the Black Iron Mountain Villa are currently not on good terms. They might even take the opportunity to turn the tables and accuse the other party of trespassing and causing trouble, demanding an explanation.

"In the future, when there is a chance, I must kill that man with a scruffy beard, along with his father and the entire Black Iron Mountain Villa. I will eradicate them completely and eliminate any future troubles!"

Chen An's thoughts suddenly became extreme, losing some of his calmness.

He doesn't like making enemies and prefers to settle scores immediately.

Since he can't settle the score now, he will have to wait until he has the strength to seek revenge and eliminate any future worries.

After leaving the market, Chen An didn't go home right away.

Instead, he went straight to Steward Zhang's office in the cheap district to consult him about his desire to move to the core area.

Soon, Chen An arrived at his destination.

He was lucky to catch Steward Zhang in his office and not miss him.

"Oh, Chen Dan Shi, what a rare guest. Why are you here?" Steward Zhang asked.

"Steward Zhang, I want to move to the core area tomorrow morning," Chen An said.

"Hmm?" Steward Zhang was taken aback.

After realizing what Chen An meant, he said, "Chen Dan Shi, the rent in the core area is 100 low-grade spirit stones per month. Are you sure you want to move there?"

Chen An replied, "I'm sure."

Steward Zhang said, "You can move, but the earliest you can move is the day after tomorrow. We need to take you to see the house and handle the necessary procedures."

"I understand," Chen An nodded, thinking that the core area was indeed different and could provide housing.

Steward Zhang said, "In that case, Chen Dan Shi, bring 100 low-grade spirit stones tomorrow morning when you come to me. If we find a suitable house, I will handle the procedures on the spot."

"Okay, I'll come over tomorrow morning. Thank you, Steward Zhang."

After quickly discussing the matter, Chen An didn't stay any longer and turned to walk towards home.

When he entered the front yard of his home, he saw his wife and concubine sitting on either side of the door, chatting and seemingly waiting for him to come home.

They were engrossed in their conversation, completely unaware that their husband had already returned home and was standing in front of them.

Chen An didn't disturb them and just stood by, listening to their conversation.

They weren't talking about their intimate life with their husband.

They were talking about pregnancy.

Most of the time, Song Huaying was sharing her experiences while Gu Xinyue listened attentively.

When they talked about pregnancy, Gu Xinyue would occasionally touch her flat belly, finding it hard to imagine that her belly would one day become as round as Song Huaying's.

Seeing the puzzled expression on Gu Xinyue's face, Song Huaying couldn't help but find it amusing.

She immediately asked Gu Xinyue to touch her own big belly, allowing her to feel the unborn child inside.

Gu Xinyue cautiously touched it and was startled when the baby inside kicked her through the belly. She quickly withdrew her hand in surprise.

Song Huaying found her reaction amusing and quickly explained the phenomenon to her.

Gu Xinyue found it fascinating to listen to.

Chen An also listened on the side.

Seeing that his wives hadn't noticed him after such a long time, he could only cough lightly to let them know that their beloved husband had returned.

His wives were startled by the sudden cough.

But when they saw that it was their husband who had returned, they immediately stood up and warmly greeted him.

Song Huaying took care of the warmth, while Gu Xinyue took care of the cold.

After dinner, Chen An took his wives for a walk in the courtyard.

During the walk, he told them about going to the core area tomorrow to look at houses.

After walking for a while, Chen An felt that it was almost time, so he asked Song Huaying to go back to her room and rest well, taking care of her pregnancy.

After all, the baby in her belly would be born in a maximum of three months, so she needed to take good care of herself.

After Song Huaying fell asleep, Chen An immediately took Gu Xinyue to the firewood room and diligently increased the intensity of his spiritual consciousness.

He set a small goal for himself tonight, which was to break through to the intermediate level of the first stage of spiritual consciousness.

It was an easily achievable goal, as he only needed a little over 10 points of progress to break through.

He could easily accomplish this task in one night.

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