The voice outside the house was very familiar. It was the Bamboo Leaf Gang deacon who had come twice before.

Chen An and Wen Zhiyun looked at each other without saying much, and stood up at the same time tacitly to go out and see what was going on.

Song Huaying and Gu Xinyue are both very sensible and know when to join in the fun and when not to.

They both continued to eat their breakfast in silence, neither of them curiously following him out.

Chen An came outside the yard and saw that both sides of the alley were full of people.

In the middle of the alley, there were still those people from the Bamboo Leaf Gang.

Leading the group was Elder Zhao from the Law Enforcement Hall.

Accompanying him were the deacon and several ordinary gang members in the late stage of Qi Refining.

The only difference was that there were five people kneeling in front of them.

Not someone else.

It was Han Sanfan and others who were trying to move out of the bamboo forest at night last night.

At this time, the five men were covered with scars, their bodies were tied up, and their mouths were stuffed with wet cloth. They were lying on the ground like dead dogs, with pale faces.

Most of the residents came out.

Elder Zhao, who was in the lead, immediately said, "These five people are undercover agents from Black Iron Villa. They left at night to tip off the enemy, but luckily I caught them."

"Today, I will execute these five people right here in front of everyone and give everyone an explanation."

After saying that, Elder Zhao swung his sword and beheaded the person closest to him.

A powerful man in the late stage of Qi Refining died.

Seeing this scene, everyone around changed their expressions slightly.

“Mmm…mm…mm!”

The remaining four people were so frightened when they saw one of their companions being beheaded by a sword that they began to struggle desperately.

Among them, Han Sanfan saw Chen An while struggling, and his eyes were instantly filled with malice.

I wish I could cut him into pieces!

Skin and bones!

Chen An saw the viciousness in Han Sanfan's eyes and knew that the other party had misunderstood him, thinking that he had informed the Bamboo Leaf Gang, which led to the capture of the five of them.

“Swish!”

“Swish!”

“Swish!”

“Swish!”

Only four sword swings were heard in succession.

The four people who were struggling desperately on the ground just now.

Instantly followed in the footsteps of the companion at the beginning.

All of them were torn into pieces and died an untimely death.

"If you find any undercover agents from Black Iron Villa in the future, please report them to me at any time."

“Anyone who reports will be rewarded.”

After saying this, Elder Zhao swung the sword vigorously to wipe off the blood.

Then, without even dealing with the corpse, he just left with the people behind him.

"Is this an explanation to us? This is clearly killing the chicken to scare the monkey, warning us not to move out of the bamboo forest!"

"Friend Han's death was too unjust. I once teamed up with him to fight on the battlefield. At that time, he killed one cultivator from Black Iron Villa with one sword, and specialized in killing cultivators in the early and middle stages of Qi Refining. He was rewarded by Black Iron Villa for killing so many people. How could he be an undercover agent of Black Iron Villa?"

"Alas, there is no need to say more about these things. Everyone understands. Let's get some people to help bury these five Taoist friends."

“…”

As sighs were heard, several male cultivators soon stepped forward to clean up the five headless corpses.

Many residents who had originally planned to move out of the bamboo forest had to temporarily give up the idea after seeing what happened today.

Everyone plans to hold on and see how it goes.

When I really can't hold on any longer and have no money to pay the rent, I will make other plans then.

Consider whether to go to the battlefield to earn a rent-free voucher, or to look for another opportunity to move out of the bamboo forest.

"Alas, this is a world where the strong prey on the weak."

Chen An looked at the five headless bodies being dragged away on the ground, and couldn't help feeling a little sad.

In this world of immortal cultivation where giant beasts are as numerous as dogs and demons roam everywhere, independent cultivators have to rely on some sects to survive if they want to live a stable life.

Life is usually hard when one is living under someone else's roof.

It's okay if there's nothing to do on weekdays.

Once something happens, these independent cultivators will be severely exploited and drained of their blood by the sects they belong to.

Go back inside.

Finish breakfast.

Chen An and Wen Zhiyun went back to their room to catch up on some sleep.

The two of them barely slept last night.

I'm so sleepy.

However, after lying down on the bed, Chen An found that he couldn't fall asleep at all.

He felt very uneasy when he thought of Han Sanfan and others who had just been beheaded outside.

The Bamboo Leaf Gang would rather lose the support of the people and ruin the reputation of Bamboo Leaf Forest than to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys in front of all the residents.

This indirectly shows how difficult the current situation of the Bamboo Leaf Gang is.

If this trend continues, the Bamboo Leaf Gang might do anything to resist the Black Iron Villa.

Thinking of this, Chen An was filled with a sense of urgency.

no!

I must become a second-level alchemist as soon as possible!

Join the Treasure Pavilion! Get rid of the control of the Bamboo Leaf Gang!

After I had an idea in my mind.

In the following days, apart from completing the necessary alchemy work every day, Chen An spent most of his time enjoying love with his young wife.

Working hard to improve his alchemy experience.

In a blink of an eye.

More than half a month passed.

This day.

【Name: Chen An】

[Cultivation: Qi Refining Level 7]

[Wealth: 599 low-grade spirit stones]

[Alchemy: First-level Advanced (1566/2500)]

[Spiritual Sense: First-level Advanced (1198/2500)]

[Gold Finger: Mastery (1322/2500)]

[Sleep-aiding Technique: Proficient (266/500)]

[Spouses: Song Huaying, Gu Xinyue, Wen Zhiyun]

[Descendants: Chen Yuejian]

Chen An didn't look closely, and his eyes first fell on the alchemy column.

I have accumulated 1,566 experience points now, and I only need 900 more experience points to break through.

After half a month, I gained nearly 500 experience points.

The average experience point gained was 33 points per day.

If the rate of growth continues like this, it will only take a month to break through to the second level of Dan Dao.

"Sure enough, desperate situations force potential."

Chen An felt slightly excited and patted his little wife beside him, wanting to continue improving his alchemy experience.

Song Huaying couldn't help but tremble when he slapped her like that. Still coming?

She was a little scared, and could only say with her beautiful watery eyes and a pitiful face:

"Husband, you've been coming to Ying'er's place all the time recently. Isn't that a bit bad? I feel like you've neglected Sister Wen and Sister Gu..."

“…”

After hearing this, Chen An fell silent, knowing that his little wife was becoming overwhelmed.

Soon, he gently touched his wife's face, smiled and said, "Ying'er is really sensible. She even thinks about her two sisters. I am the one who didn't think about this matter enough."

As he spoke, he gently covered Song Huaying with a thin blanket, kissed her on the cheek, and said, "Ying'er, you have worked hard during this period. You should have a good rest. I will go to see Sister Wen and Sister Gu right away."

"My dear, it's Ying'er who is useless..."

Song Huaying pursed her thin lips and said with a look of disappointment.

During this time, her husband was obsessed with her and wanted to give her more love, but she couldn't bear it.

After all, there is a difference between immortals and mortals.

When she thought of this, Song Huaying couldn't help feeling a little depressed.

It reminded me of something I saw when I lived in a cheap area: a mortal woman was abandoned by her immortal husband and then hanged at the door of her house.

She was thinking, if she could no longer satisfy her husband's needs, would he become dissatisfied with her as time went on, and would he get tired of her or even abandon her? Chen An saw his wife's anxiety, reached out and hugged her in his arms to comfort her:

"Ying'er, don't let your imagination run wild. You didn't get much rest last night. Get some good sleep now."

"Husband..."

Song Huaying was somewhat touched.

Chen An didn't say anything, just hugged her silently.

In his warm embrace, Song Huaying quickly fell asleep.

After seeing her sleeping peacefully.

Chen An gently put her down from his arms, then dressed, got out of bed, and left the room.

Go to another room to visit Gu Xinyue.

After entering Gu Xinyue's room a moment later.

Chen An was somewhat surprised to find that his icy concubine was also depressed? He thought that he had neglected Gu Xinyue too much in the past half month, which caused her depression.

After some questioning, we learned that Gu Xinyue was thinking of her deceased father and felt very sad.

Chen An felt very uncomfortable after listening to this, but there was nothing he could do. He could only try to comfort her and let her call him "daddy" with a slightly crying voice for the whole morning to see if he could fill the void in her heart.

[Spiritual Strength +3] x28 ...

After lunch, we rested for a while.

Chen An knocked on Wen Zhiyun's door.

Wen Zhiyun stood in the room, and said in a veiled tone like a complaining woman: "Hey, isn't this Master Chen Dan?"

"how?"

"Finally you remembered that you have a concubine in your cold palace?"

"Yun'er, it's my fault." Chen An said as he walked into the room and hugged Wen Zhiyun.

"Don't touch me!"

Wen Zhiyun was in a bad mood and whined as she pushed Chen An's arm away.

But she couldn't resist Chen An's shameless hold on her and his constant use of sweet words to coax her, so she finally reluctantly forgave Chen An.

But I only forgave him physically, I was still angry in my heart.

In order to completely appease the resentment that had accumulated in Wen Zhiyun's heart over the past half month, Chen An visited her frequently in the next few days.

During these few days, the fire spirit root, which had originally progressed less than halfway, was almost upgraded.

[Fire Spiritual Root: Low Grade (98/100)]

"I still need 2 experience points."

Chen An couldn't hide his excitement. He reached out and woke up Wen Zhiyun, wanting to continue being affectionate with her.

Wen Zhiyun was not angry, she just gave him a displeased look and then let him do what he wanted.

About an incense stick of time later.

[Fire Spiritual Root Qualification +1]

[Fire Spiritual Root: Low Grade (99/100)]

"One o'clock to go!"

Chen An felt slightly excited.

Just as I was about to continue, a prompt message suddenly popped up in front of me.

[You have successfully made your wife Wen Zhiyun pregnant, taking the second step towards having many children. I will reward you with a marrow cleansing and bone-destroying pill.]

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PS: Putting out the bowl, asking for monthly votes and recommendation votes!

(End of this chapter)