Becoming An Immortal Begins With Marrying A Wife

Chapter 106: Differences Between the Two Realms (13)

Hearing the commotion outside the door, Chen An looked at his three wives and stood up, saying, "I'll go out and take a look."

"Chen Dan, I'll go with you," Shen Qingyi said, getting up and walking out of the house with Chen An.

The wives in the house were sensible and didn't follow to join in the excitement, but there was still some worry on their faces. After all, they had just moved here not long ago and were unfamiliar with the place. Suddenly, someone banging on the door like this was hard not to feel concerned.

"Mom, I want to go with Dad!" Chen Yuejian inherited her mother's curiosity. Now that she saw her father going out, she also wanted to join in the excitement.

Song Huaying wiped her mouth and pulled her towards the room, saying as they walked, "Dad is busy, you shouldn't go and disturb him. Otherwise, Dad won't want you anymore."

"Ah..."

"Then I won't go..."

Chen Yuejian immediately softened, afraid of making her father unhappy. Although she was not yet two years old, she could already sense to some extent who the master of this house was.

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In the front yard.

In front of the door.

Chen An creaked open the door.

What came into view was a male cultivator wearing a short shirt with a wide open collar, revealing his strong arms and two solid chest muscles. This male cultivator didn't hide his cultivation level, and his spiritual pressure, reaching the first level of Foundation Building, was freely released. His face exuded confidence, giving people a sense of superiority.

"Who are you two? Where's Liu Ting?" Seeing Chen An and Shen Qingyi coming out of the house, the male cultivator first froze for a moment, then loudly questioned.

Chen An remained calm and composed, his voice steady as he said, "Fellow Daoist Liu sold this house to me this morning and has already moved out."

"She sold it to you?"

The male cultivator widened his eyes for a moment, thinking he had misheard.

Then, the next second, he became somewhat furious and said, "Who allowed her to sell it?! This is my house! What qualifications does she have to sell it?"

"The two of you, I'll give you half a day to move out. If I come back tonight and you're still here, you'll bear the consequences!"

After saying these words, the male cultivator left cursing, without explaining any reasons from beginning to end.

Watching the figure leave, Chen An couldn't help but furrow his brows slightly.

There seemed to be something wrong with this house.

No wonder Fellow Daoist Liu was so eager to sell it.

Feeling like he had been tricked...

At this moment, Shen Qingyi beside him asked, "Chen Dan, what's going on?"

"I'm not too sure about this." Chen An shook his head and continued, "But I bought this house through proper procedures, so there shouldn't be any issues with the paperwork."

"That's good." Shen Qingyi nodded, her voice clear and confident. "If this person dares to cause trouble tonight, I'll handle it for you."

Chen An smiled wryly in his heart, thinking that Shen Qingyi better not take action, or there would be another life lost in no time.

They had just moved to Red Cedar Forest not long ago, and he didn't want any loss of life.

He just wanted to live peacefully, cultivating his relationship with his wives and daughters every day, silently improving his strength through the system, and being a low-profile cultivator with a bit of color.

"Two Fellow Daoists, I overheard your conversation just now. Did you buy Fellow Daoist Liu's house and plan to settle here in the future?" A middle-aged woman with good looks, holding a baby in her arms, walked over from the front and struck up a conversation.

The woman didn't deliberately hide her cultivation level, and her spiritual pressure at the seventh level of Qi Refining was clearly visible. She was a late-stage Qi Refining expert.

Chen An smiled kindly and said, "Yes, I just bought the house this morning and have only lived here for less than half a day."

After hearing this, the woman introduced herself with a smile, "My surname is Luo. May I know how to address you two, Fellow Daoists?"

"I'm surnamed Chen, and this is Fellow Daoist Shen."

"So it's Fellow Daoist Chen and Fellow Daoist Shen. My house is just over there. We'll be neighbors from now on."

"Yes, we'll be neighbors. Please take care of us, Fellow Daoist Luo."

"By the way, where did you move from?"

The woman played with the baby in her arms while curiously asking.

Chen An answered truthfully, "We just moved from the Great Thousand Realm."

"The Great Thousand Realm?"

The woman thought for a moment and asked, "Is it the place on the west side of the Mountain and Sea Domain, known for its thin spiritual energy?"

"Yes."

Chen An nodded.

The woman raised an eyebrow and said, "That place is really in the middle of nowhere."

"Fellow Daoist Chen, Fellow Daoist Shen, you've moved to the wrong place."

"That place, the Great Thousand Realm, has spiritual energy so thin that it's practically nonexistent."

"It's difficult to cultivate and earn spirit stones. It's not even fit for dogs to live!"

As she spoke, the woman's slightly attractive face was filled with arrogance, prejudice, disdain, and discrimination.

She looked down on the Great Thousand Realm, just like many city people looked down on country folks.

Chen An just smiled and didn't say anything.

But Shen Qingyi beside him couldn't stand it and retorted,

"Lu Fellow Daoist, your statement is too one-sided. The concentration of spiritual energy in the Great Thousand Realm is not as good as the Mountain and Sea Domain. However, because of this, there are fewer demonic beasts in the Great Thousand Realm, making it more habitable. People living there don't have to live in constant fear every day."

"No, no, no, Shen Fellow Daoist, your understanding is wrong. Once we embark on the path of cultivation, as cultivators, we should embrace challenges. If we consider our lives too precious, then what's the point of cultivating immortality?"

The female cultivator retorted with a disapproving expression.

Shen Qingyi wanted to say something to refute, but Chen An pulled his sleeve, and he remained silent.

Seeing that the woman was so curious, Chen An thought she must be well-informed about the neighbors living in this area, so he smiled and asked her, "Lu Fellow Daoist, you must have seen just now that a male cultivator came and asked me to move out of this house. I wonder who that male cultivator is and what his relationship is with the previous owner of this house, Fellow Daoist Liu?"

"Those two, they are a perfect match, both equally despicable."

When mentioning the male cultivator just now and the previous owner of the house, Fellow Daoist Liu, the woman's face was full of disdain.

After that, she began to tell Chen An about the relationship between these two people.

The male cultivator who just came, named Chen Hu, is the ex-husband of the previous owner of the house, Liu Ting.

Chen Hu is a member of a Gold Core faction in the Red Cedar Forest. He often indulges himself in the Pleasure Pavilion, reveling with the female cultivators there.

As time went on, he became infatuated with Liu Ting, who was a female cultivator working in the Pleasure Pavilion.

As early as ten years ago, Chen Hu redeemed Liu Ting and bought this house for her in Hundred Herbs Lane to prove his love. The property was registered in her name, and he provided her with everything she needed, including food, clothing, shelter, and even cultivation resources.

However, ten years later, Liu Ting achieved Foundation Building and hooked up with a Gold Core family, kicking Chen Hu out.

But it's not entirely Liu Ting's fault.

Because Chen Hu, in the beginning, treated Liu Ting well, but in the following years, he became addicted to gambling. Sometimes when he owed money, he would make Liu Ting sleep with the creditors, and sometimes he even made her return to her old profession to support him.

When Liu Ting refused, Chen Hu would resort to violence and curse at her, asking her why she was pretending to be a female cultivator.

At this point, the woman smiled and asked Chen An and Shen Qingyi, "When you hear this, do you think Liu Ting is quite pitiful?"

Before the two could answer, the woman said that Liu Ting was not pitiful at all because she was actually involved with several wealthy patrons behind the scenes.

Otherwise, how could a female cultivator with average aptitude have the resources to cultivate to the Foundation Building stage and join a Gold Core family?

After listening to the woman's words, Chen An smiled and thought that both Chen Hu and Liu Ting were not good people.

Shen Qingyi, on the other hand, looked uncomfortable.

He had an urge to punish the wicked.

He wanted to draw his sword and strike Chen Hu and Liu Ting.

One forced a former prostitute to continue her profession, while the other used men for money.

They both deserved to be punished!

Chen An noticed Shen Qingyi's unusual expression and knew that his righteous companion was about to have an episode.

So he quickly changed the subject and looked at the baby in the woman's arms, smiling and asking, "Lu Fellow Daoist, how old is your son this year? He looks really spirited."

"Chen Fellow Daoist, your eyesight is a bit worrying. This is not my son, but my daughter!" The woman corrected with a speechless expression.

Chen An felt a bit embarrassed.

Soon, the woman smiled again and said, "But Chen Fellow Daoist, you do have some insight in one aspect. You can see at a glance that my daughter has spiritual energy."

"I'm not afraid to tell you, my daughter's aptitude is extraordinary, with the potential for Foundation Building."

"Moreover, she has the potential to achieve Foundation Building before the age of fifty."

"When she grows up, she will definitely be able to leave this old and dilapidated Hundred Herbs Lane and join a Gold Core family or sect, leading our family to glory."

"But Chen Fellow Daoist, you don't need to envy too much. My precious daughter was born as the fifteenth child, and it took me nearly forty years. It wasn't easy at all."

The woman looked back with a regretful expression.

Fifteen... fifteen children?

Chen An was also shocked. It turns out this woman treats having children like a lottery.

As long as she gives birth to a child with good aptitude, the whole family can soar to the sky?

Sure, sure, it seems that any path can lead to immortality.

Chen An couldn't help but smile bitterly.

At this moment, the woman carefully examined the appearance of Chen An and Shen Qingyi, and couldn't help but envy them, saying, "I have to say, the two of you have such attractive appearances. The children you have in the future will definitely be handsome and beautiful."

"Even if their talents are not outstanding, they can still live a good life with their outstanding looks."

"Because daughters can marry into a Gold Core family as concubines, and sons can marry into a Gold Core family as sons-in-law, destined for a prosperous and successful family."

The woman had no ill intentions, she was genuinely envious.

Chen An understood what the woman meant and couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

This woman truly sees children as tools for climbing up in society.

Not entirely wrong, but not entirely right either.

It just doesn't feel quite right.

On the other hand, Shen Qingyi, upon hearing this, spoke up to explain, "Fellow Daoist Luo, you've misunderstood. He and I are just friends, not husband and wife."

Just friends?

Not husband and wife?

Then why are the two of you living together alone?

The woman looked at Shen Qingyi with a hint of suspicion, thinking she was a female cultivator providing services.

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