Becoming An Immortal Begins With Marrying A Wife

Chapter 40: No One Wants to Suffer Loss

In the blink of an eye, over half a month had passed.

The war between the Bamboo Leaf Gang and the Black Iron Mountain Villa continued.

However, the scale of the war no longer expanded.

The core area, which was barely affected, had returned to a state of calm.

Everything else remained the same, except for the inability to leave the core area.

As for the issue of earning money to pay rent, the members of the Bamboo Leaf Gang provided them with a way to offset the rent.

That is--

Representing the Bamboo Leaf Gang in battle and killing enemies, then having the corresponding rent waived based on their performance on the battlefield.

Those who performed exceptionally well could even receive various additional rewards, such as martial arts techniques, elixirs, Law Weapons, and so on.

Many Qi Refining stage cultivators with some strength were tempted and chose to become mercenaries for the Bamboo Leaf Gang, going to the frontlines to kill enemies.

The remaining cultivators who lacked sufficient strength and special survival skills worked in logistics.

As a pill refiner, Chen An's life was relatively comfortable.

He no longer had to pay rent.

Instead, he had to provide a certain amount of elixirs to the Bamboo Leaf Gang every month.

The amount of medicine provided each month was valued at up to 150 low-grade spirit stones according to market prices.

But Chen An could accept it.

Because by directly providing elixirs to the Bamboo Leaf Gang, he could save the effort of setting up a stall in the market, freeing up time to spend with his wives and accompany his daughter as she grew up.

However, only the residents in the core area could enjoy this peace.

The cultivators in the cheap district were all suffering from the torment of war.

Being in the center of the battlefield, they had to pick up weapons and fight against the invading cultivators from the Black Iron Mountain Villa.

Unfortunately, most of them had low cultivation levels and became cannon fodder.

Those who managed to survive mostly became prisoners of the Black Iron Mountain Villa.

The men were taken as laborers, while the women were taken for unspeakable purposes.

Their lives were filled with despair.

Since they couldn't see any hope in the cheap district, many low-level cultivators fled to the entrance of the core area, begging the residents there to take them in.

However, out of a hundred people, at most one or two outstanding-looking female cultivators could be taken in.

The rest were all taken by the Bamboo Leaf Gang's cultivators to work tirelessly in logistics, with people collapsing from exhaustion every day.

During this war, only the cultivators in the core area were treated as human beings by the Bamboo Leaf Gang.

As for the low-level cultivators in the cheap district, they were nothing more than disposable cattle and horses.

The world of cultivation.

A world where the weak were prey to the strong.

That's just how cruel it is.

...

On this morning.

Chen An was about to go out to deliver the elixirs he had refined yesterday to the Bamboo Leaf Gang.

Just as he walked out of the gate of his courtyard, he ran into Han Sanfan passing by.

Han Sanfan saw him and approached with a smile, saying, "Master Chen, there are many female cultivators from the cheap district begging for shelter at the entrance. Do you want to come with me and take a look? If you're lucky, you might be able to bring back a beauty to warm your bed."

"I'll pass. I still have two wives to take care of at home, and I don't have the extra energy to look for more," Chen An replied.

"Heh, I see. Master Chen has three beauties at home," Han Sanfan said.

"Han Fellow Daoist, I have something to do, so I'll leave first," Chen An said, not wanting to chat with Han Sanfan any longer.

Chen An had already gone to see those female cultivators at the entrance in the first few days.

Indeed, there were some outstanding-looking ones.

He was tempted as well.

However, even if he took in one more, it would just be adding another pair of chopsticks at home, so he didn't take them in.

It's not that he didn't want to.

It's just that he was currently in a tug-of-war with Wen Zhiyun.

If he suddenly took in another concubine, Wen Zhiyun would definitely explode.

She might even leave home on the spot and refuse to share a house with him anymore.

Hmm, he had to deal with Wen Zhiyun first before considering anything else.

...

Arriving at the Bamboo Leaf Gang.

Chen An delivered the refined elixirs.

After they were inspected, he turned to leave.

At this moment, a Bamboo Leaf Gang cultivator in charge of logistics called out to him, saying, "Master Chen, starting from tomorrow, the supply of these elixirs will need to increase by an additional twenty percent."

"Alright, I understand," Chen An said casually, showing no emotional fluctuations on his face.

He just glanced at the busy logistics area and quickly left.

On his way back.

Chen An furrowed his brows slightly.

The sudden increase in the supply of elixirs meant what?

Did it mean that the war between the two factions would escalate further?

This was not a good sign.

...

Time flew by.

Several more days had passed.

At this moment.

Chen Yuejian, who was originally tiny, had unknowingly become chubby.

Although she is only three months old, she can already crawl on the bed.

It can only be said that having innate talent makes a difference.

If it were an ordinary child, it would take at least six months to learn how to crawl.

"Husband, Xiaoyue crawls so fast. I wonder if she will be able to walk in another two or three months."

Song Huaying looked at her daughter with a smile on her face.

Chen An smiled and said,

"Definitely, after all, Xiaoyue has inherited her mother's intelligence and her father's innate talent. Maybe she will be able to run in two months."

"I really hope time flies by quickly, so that Xiaoyue can grow up fast. I want to hear her call me 'mother'."

Song Huaying said with anticipation.

Chen An smiled and didn't say anything. He picked up his daughter and pinched her chubby little face, saying,

"Xiaoyue, let dad take you for a walk in the yard and breathe some fresh air."

"Husband, then I'll go to the kitchen to make dinner."

Song Huaying finished speaking and kissed her daughter on the cheek before happily going to the kitchen to make breakfast.

Chen Yuejian was still young and didn't rely heavily on her mother yet.

She didn't cry or fuss when her mother left.

She just quietly lay on her father's shoulder, opening her toothless mouth and biting on his shoulder.

Chen An didn't mind and let her bite.

He guessed that his daughter was teething, and her gums were itchy, so she wanted to bite something.

They arrived outside in the yard.

His daughter struggled to get down.

She didn't want to be held.

She wanted to crawl on the ground.

But the ground was dirty, so Chen An didn't let her crawl.

Seeing that her father wouldn't let her down, she struggled for a few times and quickly quieted down.

She didn't cry or fuss, she was very well-behaved.

Wen Zhiyun, who had just finished practicing and came out for a walk in the yard, saw the father and daughter walking ahead and couldn't help but smile as she walked up to them.

She came to Chen An's side and stopped, saying to Chen Yuejian in Chen An's arms,

"Come, Xiaoyue, let your godmother hold you."

"Mmm..."

Chen Yuejian ignored her godmother and instead stared at a butterfly flying by, making vague sounds.

Wen Zhiyun didn't care and reached out to hold her.

Chen An, seeing this, became unhappy and said, "I haven't held her enough yet, go away!"

"I am her godmother, what's wrong with me holding her for a bit?"

"If you like holding children so much, why don't you have one yourself?"

"If you don't want to hold her, then don't. Don't expect to hold mine when I have a child in the future!"

"Wen Fellow Daoist, you're already thinking about having a child when you don't even have a man. You sure know how to dream."

"It's tiring talking to someone like you!"

Wen Zhiyun rolled her eyes at him and turned around to go back to her room to continue practicing.

Watching Wen Zhiyun's retreating figure, Chen An knew he was winning.

He would soon be able to handle this proud concubine.

After walking with his daughter for a while, Chen An felt it was about time, so he took his daughter back to the room and used the Sleep Aid Technique on her to let her take a nap.

[You used the Sleep Aid Technique on your daughter, Chen Yuejian, to make her fall asleep. Sleep Aid Technique proficiency +1.]

[Sleep Aid Technique: Beginner (55/100)]

He covered his daughter with a blanket.

Chen An immediately went to Gu Xinyue's room next door.

He wanted to strengthen his relationship with this cold concubine.

After about two sticks of incense time.

[Spiritual Awareness Intensity +2]

[Goldfinger proficiency +2]

After finishing, Chen An planned to take a bath.

He went to his room to get a clean set of clothes.

Then he stopped in front of the bathroom door.

Seeing that the door was slightly ajar, Chen An didn't think too much and pushed the door open and walked in.

But as soon as he pushed the door, something went wrong!

He saw Wen Zhiyun standing next to the wooden tub, untying her daoist robe.

As the belt loosened, the robe slipped off her shoulders, revealing a piece of snow-white skin.

Chen An was stunned.

At this moment, Wen Zhiyun also saw him and was also stunned for a moment.

After a moment, Wen Zhiyun immediately pulled up the robe that was about to fall off, her face full of embarrassment, and was about to shout pervert.

Chen An, seeing this, immediately covered her mouth with his hand and at the same time, in front of her, opened his clothes, revealing his eight-pack abs, and said,

"Come, Wen Fellow Daoist, let me show you my eight-pack abs. Neither of us will lose out."

"Mmm..."

Wen Zhiyun couldn't take it anymore. She was so ashamed that her head was about to explode. Without hesitation, she bit down on the big hand covering her mouth.

This bite almost crushed her teeth.

Chen An quickly withdrew his Goldfinger and, taking advantage of Wen Zhiyun's surprise and anger, immediately turned around and left the bathroom.

Taking a little advantage was enough.

It's not good to be too hasty.

After all, he knew from his past life that haste makes waste.

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