Becoming An Immortal Begins With Marrying A Wife

Chapter 89: Walking the Path to Darkness (33)

It took about half a cup of tea's time.

The corpse searching was over.

Chen An and his three wives counted their gains together, their hearts pounding with excitement as they instantly understood the meaning behind the phrase "killing and setting fires to become rich."

Storage bag: 1.

Medium-grade spirit stones: 15 pieces.

Low-grade spirit stones: 129 pieces.

Longswords: 3.

Long knives: 2.

Low-level mage robes: 3.

Various talismans: several.

Various elixirs: several.

Other valuable items: several.

"Husband, we've struck it rich!"

Wen Zhiyun's face was filled with excitement. She had never seen so much money before.

Gu Xinyue was also excited, but she only showed it in her heart and didn't reveal too much on her face.

"Ugh!"

Song Huaying couldn't hold it in anymore and bent over to vomit, throwing up the breakfast she had eaten earlier.

Chen An patted her back and asked with concern, "Yinger, are you okay?"

"It's... it's nothing, husband. Yinger will be fine after vomiting a few more times... ugh!"

Before Song Huaying could finish speaking, she suddenly vomited again.

Chen An had medicine to stop the vomiting, but he didn't take it out for her to eat. He wanted her to overcome it herself.

Otherwise, if she felt nauseous every time she saw blood, it wouldn't be a solution to continue like this.

There had to be some changes.

"Husband, where are we going next?"

After the excitement, Wen Zhiyun quickly started to worry.

While using the cleaning talisman obtained from searching the corpses to remove the smell of blood from his wives, Chen An calmly said, "It shouldn't be discovered here so quickly. Let's go to the Treasure Pavilion first. As long as we pass the test, the rest will be no problem."

"Okay, we'll listen to you, husband."

After packing everything into the storage bag, the family of five immediately set off for the Treasure Pavilion.

On the way.

Chen An took out three low-level mage robes and had Song Huaying, Gu Xinyue, and their daughter put them on.

They wore them under their clothes to avoid being recognized.

Everyone else had one, except for himself, and Wen Zhiyun had no objections to this.

Because she was a Qi Refining eighth level expert and had some self-defense ability, these three mage robes should be given to her two younger sisters and her niece.

Before long, the group arrived at the Treasure Pavilion.

When Chen An brought his wives inside, he ran into Shen Qingyi and Pan Hui, who were just coming out.

"Master Chen, what's this...?"

Seeing Chen An bringing his whole family to the Treasure Pavilion, Pan Hui couldn't help but look puzzled.

She didn't know that the Sect Master had just sent Elder Zhao to kill Chen An, so she didn't find it strange that Chen An was still alive.

Chen An casually made up an excuse and smiled naturally, "It's nothing. Today is the day my test results come out, and my wives at home were clamoring to come and witness it."

"I see. Master Chen really dotes on his wives. It's truly enviable. Qingyi and I still have some matters to attend to, so we'll leave first."

"Good luck with the test, Master Chen!"

After saying that, Pan Hui and Shen Qingyi left.

Chen An didn't pay too much attention to them and quickly led his wives into the Treasure Pavilion.

"Master Chen, what's this...?"

As soon as they saw Chen An bringing his whole family in, the shopkeeper Liu and Pan Hui had the same reaction, feeling somewhat confused.

Chen An gave the same perfunctory answer.

Afterward, he asked, "Shopkeeper Liu, how secure are the rooms here?"

"I dare not say too much, but at least in Bamboo Leaf Forest, no one can cause trouble for you. Even the leader of the Bamboo Leaf Gang can't."

The shopkeeper Liu said confidently.

Two months ago, he definitely wouldn't have had such confidence, but since the Mysterious Yellow Sect sent Shen Qingyi to oversee things here, he did.

After all, Shen Qingyi had been punishing evil and doing justice all over Bamboo Leaf Forest recently, killing members of the Bamboo Leaf Gang without hesitation. He had seen all of this with his own eyes.

Chen An felt somewhat relieved after hearing the shopkeeper Liu's words.

Then he asked, "Shopkeeper Liu, what are the prices for the rooms here?"

"There are three grades. The lower-class rooms cost 10 low-grade spirit stones per day, the middle-class rooms cost 20 low-grade spirit stones per day, and the high-class rooms cost 30 low-grade spirit stones per day."

"Can you show me the rooms?"

"Of course!"

The shopkeeper Liu was full of enthusiasm, thinking that he could make some money.

As for why Chen An didn't stay at home and brought his wives to rent rooms at the Treasure Pavilion, he didn't care.

Even if he did care, he wouldn't ask.

This was the guest's privacy, and asking about it would be a major taboo.

After spending some time looking at the rooms of the three grades.

Without hesitation, Chen An took out 30 low-grade spirit stones and handed them to the shopkeeper Liu, renting a high-class room to settle his wives.

Afterwards, he went downstairs by himself and waited for Li, the manager of Treasure Pavilion, to come and inspect the goods.

Wen Zhiyun originally wanted to come down as well, but Chen An was worried about Song Huaying, Gu Xinyue, and their daughter, so he asked Wen Zhiyun, who had reached the eighth level of Qi Refining, to stay and take care of them.

He waited downstairs for about half an hour.

Finally, Li, the manager of Treasure Pavilion, arrived.

Chen An quickly got up and greeted him, with a smile on his face, saying, "Manager Li, you finally came. I've been waiting for you."

As he spoke, he had the thought to take out five middle-grade spirit stones from his storage bag and stuffed them into Li's hand, showing his sincerity.

This time, he had to join Treasure Pavilion.

No accidents were allowed to happen.

Li glanced at the spirit stones in his hand, and his face immediately lit up with a radiant smile.

He patted Chen An's shoulder and laughed, "Chen Dan Shi, not bad, really good."

He only said "not bad" twice, and didn't say anything else.

But Chen An knew that he was definitely in a stable position this time.

In the following time,

With Chen An and the shopkeeper Liu accompanying him, Li walked into the pill storage room of the treasure shop.

The shopkeeper Liu took out the twenty Qingling Pills that Chen An had refined.

Chen An checked the markings on the Qingling Pills.

After confirming that they were the twenty he had refined himself,

He handed the Qingling Pills to Li, who was standing beside him, and smiled, "Manager Li, these are the twenty Qingling Pills I refined. Please take a look."

"Okay."

Li responded and took the Qingling Pills, carefully examining them.

After a moment,

Li nodded with satisfaction and looked at Chen An, praising, "Chen Dan Shi, your alchemy skills are truly extraordinary. They are even more exquisite than many experienced second-level alchemists. You don't seem like a newly promoted second-level alchemist."

Upon hearing this, Chen An's face immediately showed a happy expression, knowing that he had successfully joined Treasure Pavilion.

The shopkeeper Liu beside him also congratulated with a smile, "Chen Dan Shi, congratulations. From now on, we will be colleagues."

"I have troubled the shopkeeper Liu during this period. After the treasure shop closes tonight, I will treat the shopkeeper Liu to a good meal."

Chen An's face was full of smiles.

Just as the two of them were talking and laughing,

Li suddenly said inappropriately, "Chen Dan Shi, you have passed the test perfectly this time, but... I have some bad news to tell you."

"Just a few days ago, the pavilion added a requirement for recruiting alchemists."

"To join, alchemists must be able to refine at least three types of second-level pills."

As he spoke, he asked Chen An, "I wonder how many types Chen Dan Shi can refine?"

Chen An was stunned.

At least three second-tier elixirs must be refined?

He has just been promoted to a second-tier alchemist not long ago. How could he possibly refine second-tier elixirs?

And there are three of them!

Thinking about it, he furrowed his brows, his tone no longer as polite as before, and coldly questioned, "Li Steward, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"Master Chen, you may not believe it when I say this, but I have been very busy recently and accidentally forgot about this matter."

As he spoke, Steward Li continued, "But Master Chen, don't worry. It's okay if you can't refine second-tier elixirs. I have second-tier elixir formulas for sale. In light of my failure to remind you in a timely manner, I can offer you a discount on these second-tier elixir formulas. They are usually priced at 50 medium-grade spirit stones each, but I will only charge you 20 medium-grade spirit stones each."

20 medium-grade spirit stones each?

After hearing this, Chen An's face immediately turned cold.

He suspected that he had fallen into a trap.

"Master Chen, this..."

Shopkeeper Liu noticed that something was wrong and immediately became nervous.

Chen An ignored him and instead looked at Steward Li with a gloomy face, questioning, "Steward Li, do you think I'm a fool?"

"You took so many spirit stones from me, and now you're just trying to brush it off by saying you were too busy and forgot?"

"Furthermore, you want to sell me second-tier elixir formulas to further exploit me?"

Steward Li laughed as he listened, "Exploit or not, there are plenty of alchemists who come to me for recommendations. If it weren't for Shopkeeper Liu's sake, do you think I would even bother with you?"

In fact, the Treasure Pavilion has already filled all the spots for recruiting alchemists this year. However, Steward Li didn't want to give up this opportunity to make money, so he continued to profit by recommending alchemists.

Not only did he treat alchemists as free labor, but he also found ways to deceive them and extract money from them under various pretexts.

Many alchemists realized afterwards that they had fallen into a trap, but in order to have a chance to be recommended by Steward Li and join the Treasure Pavilion when there are spots available next year, most of them chose to accept this hidden loss.

Chen An didn't know any of this, he only knew that the other party was definitely trying to deceive him now.

He tried to calm himself down and looked at Steward Li expressionlessly, saying, "Steward Li, return all the spirit stones I gave you earlier, and also pay the processing fees for the Qi Condensation Pill from last time and the Clear Spirit Pill from this time. I will consider this matter as if it never happened."

"Dog biting Lv Dongbin, are you sick?"

After cursing, Steward Li turned around and left, but before leaving, he couldn't help but turn back and say to Shopkeeper Liu, "Shopkeeper Liu, don't introduce me to this kind of ungrateful alchemist anymore. I find it disgusting..."

"Swish!"

Steward Li hadn't finished speaking when he suddenly felt a burning sensation in his neck. In an instant, he lost his voice completely.

Then, the next second, his head completely detached from his body and fell heavily to the ground, rolling to Shopkeeper Liu's feet.

Looking at the head under his feet, Shopkeeper Liu froze in place, his lips trembling in fear as he said, "Master Chen, you, what is this..."

Chen An ignored him and instead approached, squatting down to pick up the corpse.

Since he had already killed all the elders and stewards in the Enforcement Hall of the Bamboo Leaf Gang, he could no longer survive in the Bamboo Leaf Forest. Now, he couldn't even join the Treasure Pavilion. He didn't care about killing one more steward from the Treasure Pavilion.

From now on, he would walk a dark path.

Before leaving the Bamboo Leaf Forest, he would obtain everything he needed and then find another place to survive.

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