Becoming An Immortal Begins With Marrying A Wife

Chapter 25: The Reclusive Neighbor

"Steward Zhang has disappeared?"

Upon hearing this news, Chen An couldn't help but furrow his brows slightly, showing a hint of surprise on his face.

His expression seemed natural, without any deliberate effort.

The leader of the Bamboo Leaf Gang cultivators, a middle-aged man dressed in white, kept observing Chen An's facial expressions but didn't notice anything unusual.

To further observe, he said, "According to our investigation, the last time Steward Zhang was seen by others was when he left the cheap district on your moving carriage."

Without any hesitation, Chen An truthfully replied, "Indeed, there was such an incident."

"On that day, I was moving to the core district, and I specifically bought a carriage because my pregnant mortal wife was accompanying me."

"Considering the recent insecurity in the cheap district, I was worried about encountering danger on the way. So, the afternoon before our departure, I found Steward Zhang and paid him to escort us."

"The next day, after Steward Zhang escorted us to the entrance of the core district, he returned to the cheap district on his own, and we haven't seen him since."

This statement was mostly true, with a hint of falsehood.

The several Bamboo Leaf Gang cultivators didn't feel anything abnormal after hearing this and immediately ruled out Chen An as a suspect.

In fact, from the beginning, they didn't suspect Chen An much and were just conducting a routine investigation.

Firstly, Chen An had no motive to kill.

Secondly, Chen An's cultivation level was too low to have the ability to kill Steward Zhang.

There was really nothing to be suspicious about.

They believed more that Steward Zhang's disappearance might be related to Black Iron Mountain Villa.

Because the undercover agent they had been secretly monitoring in Black Iron Mountain Villa, Steward Ouyang, coincidentally disappeared on the same day.

They suspected that Steward Zhang was also an undercover agent for the Black Iron Mountain Villa and had received some kind of advance notice to evacuate along with Steward Ouyang.

In any case, Steward Zhang's disappearance was most likely connected to Steward Ouyang.

After asking Chen An a few more questions, the Bamboo Leaf Gang cultivators left.

As they walked away, the leader of the white-robed cultivators couldn't help but feel regretful and said, "Ah, I wanted to cast a wide net and use Ouyang Feng to expose the other undercover agents in Black Iron Mountain Villa, uprooting them all. But now, it's all in vain."

The people beside him shook their heads when they heard this, feeling equally frustrated.

"Ah!"

The white-robed cultivator sighed again and then made a final decision, saying, "Forget it, let's start tightening the net from tonight and expose all the known undercover agents from Black Iron Mountain Villa within our gang!"

On the other side.

Watching the figures of the Bamboo Leaf Gang cultivators gradually recede in the distance, Chen An couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief as he stood in front of the courtyard gate.

That was really close.

Fortunately, their investigative methods were lacking.

If this were in his previous life, anyone who had received nine years of compulsory education could easily detect that he had just lied during the questioning.

After all, the moving carriage had been blown up, and all the luggage inside was gone. This was a big suspicious point.

"Perhaps it's not that the other party is foolish, but rather that they didn't consider me a suspect at all, after all, my cultivation level is really too low."

Chen An chuckled to himself.

Then he turned around and went back into the house, diligently working in the alchemy room as usual.

There was no other choice, because he was currently in need of money.

Not only did he have to pay a monthly rent of 100 low-grade spirit stones, but he also had to save up to buy the book "Lovebirds Flying Together" which cost a whopping 1000 low-grade spirit stones.

This required him to work hard.

Of course, while working hard, he would also reward himself.

He would chat with Gu Xinyue for daily communication.

He would discuss different paths to immortality with Song Huaying.

His days were fulfilling and comfortable.

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

Song Huaying's belly had become noticeably bigger.

Chen An reduced his alchemy time and spent more time accompanying her, often taking her for walks in the courtyard and discussing topics about their child.

[Marital relationship +1+1+1+1+1...]

That night, Song Huaying lay in bed resting while Chen An sat beside her, telling her stories to help her fall asleep.

He told her various love stories from their past lives.

For example, "The Story of the Western Wing," "The Butterfly Lovers," "The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl," "The Legend of the White Snake," "Chang'e Flying to the Moon," "The Peacock Flies Southeast," and so on.

Song Huaying listened with great fascination, unable to get enough of it.

[You patiently tell bedtime love stories to your wife, Song Huaying. Marital relationship +1.]

"Alright, let's stop here for tonight. I'll continue tomorrow night. Rest early, my dear."

Seeing that it was getting late, Chen An urged Song Huaying to rest early.

Song Huaying was completely engrossed and immediately clung to his arm, acting spoiled as she said,

"Husband, I want to know if Xu Xian and Bai Niangzi ended up together in the end. Please continue telling me, otherwise I won't be able to sleep."

Looking at his wife's appearance, Chen An couldn't help but think of himself in his past life, staying up all night reading novels.

In a dimly lit student dormitory, he would curl up in his blanket, wondering how many more hours he could sleep while thinking he would only read for another half an hour.

But as he kept reading, the sky would gradually brighten.

Therefore, he knew very well that if he continued telling the story, his wife would definitely keep spoilingly demanding to hear more, and they would stay up until dawn the next day.

To prevent this from happening, Chen An chose to give her the ending of the story right away, telling a comedy ending that was tailored to her taste.

He said that Fahai was moved by the love between Xu Xian and Bai Niangzi, and chose to help them be together, allowing them to live happily ever after with many children and grandchildren. The end.

Song Huaying was very satisfied with this ending.

But after listening, she didn't obediently go to sleep.

Instead, she spoiledly said,

"Husband, I'm hungry. I want a midnight snack~"

"My dear, you're taking advantage of me."

"But, my husband, I'm really hungry."

"Alright, then I'll go to the kitchen and make something for you, but you have to sleep after you eat."

"You're the best, husband!"

"What do you want to eat?"

"I want to eat you, husband~"

Song Huaying's eyes shimmered with water, looking at Chen An with a cunning smile.

Chen An tapped her forehead and said, "You, stop reading those kinds of books."

"But my husband clearly likes them."

"Unified Harmony."

"I don't care, I just want to eat."

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[You spent the night communicating with your wife, Song Huaying, discussing different paths to immortality. Relationship +1.]

The next day, in the early morning.

Chen An came out of Song Huaying's room.

Planning to freshen up, eat breakfast made by Gu Xinyue, and then go practice alchemy.

But after finishing breakfast, Gu Xinyue wouldn't let him leave.

"Husband, are you tired?"

"What's wrong?"

Chen An was a bit puzzled by the question.

Gu Xinyue pursed her lips and said, "Nothing, I just want to know if you're tired."

"I just woke up, of course I'm not tired."

"You're tired, husband."

"?"

"You're tired."

Gu Xinyue's expression was somewhat stubborn.

Chen An understood.

It turns out this ice-cold concubine wanted him to sleep with her in her room.

Presumably, because he spent the whole night in Song Huaying's room, it made this ice-cold concubine feel unbalanced.

She wanted him to come back in the morning.

After understanding this, Chen An couldn't help but feel helpless.

Seeing that her husband was not moved, Gu Xinyue became anxious and hinted again, "Husband, you're tired."

"Yes, yes, I'm very tired. Let's go, Yue'er, let's take a nap together."

"Okay."

After a stick of incense's time.

[You had a deep conversation with your wife, Gu Xinyue, making efforts to branch out and increase your spiritual strength. Spiritual awareness +1.]

"Squeak—"

Chen An walked out of Gu Xinyue's room with a refreshed look.

Originally, he wanted to go practice alchemy.

But after being busy all night until now, he didn't want to exhaust himself anymore.

He decided to take a walk outside, breathe some fresh air, relax his mind, and then come back to practice alchemy.

Outside the house.

Chen An unconsciously looked towards the neighbor Wen Zhiyun's house.

This middle-aged beauty, as Steward Zhang said, was indeed a cultivator in the menopause stage.

Since being confronted by her at the door half a month ago, he hadn't seen her since.

Not even a trace of her.

He didn't know if she had been staying at home all this time.

"It seems that I was lucky to have seen her a few times before."

Chen An shook his head wryly.

He had originally thought of seducing this beauty and seeing if he could deceive her into becoming his Dao companion.

Because he thought that since she was a cultivator, her strong point should be cultivation.

If he could become her Dao companion, they could deepen their communication in the room, directly increasing his cultivation by +1.

With that, his cultivation efficiency would greatly improve.

That's what he thought.

But looking at the current situation, it seemed a bit unrealistic.

Because this beauty was too much of a homebody.

For so many days, she hadn't even stepped out of her house once, making it impossible for him to make a move.

Unless he made a big commotion like last time, staying up all night communicating with Gu Xinyue, causing this beauty to have a sleepless night and come to confront him the next morning.

Or, he could actively go find her, but the probability of getting scolded was high.

Just as Chen An was thinking about these things.

A figure suddenly appeared on the wall of Wen Zhiyun's house.

Sneaky, he didn't know what he was up to.

Like a peeping tom.

Like a flower thief.

Chen An squinted and was surprised to find that the sneaky man on the wall was actually his neighbor who had come to visit him the other day, a sword cultivator with a cultivation level of Qi Refining Seventh Layer.

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