System interface!
This is a cheat!
Chen An was so excited that he was about to cry. After waiting for more than 30 years, the system that he had been longing for has finally arrived.
After calming himself down, he quickly browsed through the information on the interface and finally looked at the [Spouse] and [Progeny] column at the bottom.
Combined with the [Pill Refinement Experience +1] notification that popped up at the beginning, he could vaguely guess the function of the system.
Hence, he touched his wife's pretty face and looked at her affectionately.
"Alright, let's continue."
"Huh?"
Song Huaying thought that she had heard wrongly. She thought that she had just become a wife and her body could not withstand the torture. Why didn't her husband take pity on her?
[…]
After an unknown period of time, Song Huaying's peach blossom eyes were red. She pursed her thin lips and looked at Chen An with a bitter expression. "Husband, I'm tired."
Chen An knew that it was on him and quickly comforted her, "It's my fault. I didn't consider Ying'er's feelings and tire you out."
"Ying'er, rest well. I'll make you a bowl of chicken soup to nourish your body."
With that, he quickly got dressed and got out of bed. He went to the chicken coop in the backyard and caught an old hen before personally cooking the chicken soup for his wife.
Out of guilt, he added a lot of expensive medicinal herbs that he usually couldn't bear to use.
After that, he found a random place to sit down. With a thought, he opened the interface.
[Name: Chen An]
[Cultivation: Qi Refining Level 3]
[Alchemy Technique: Beginner Level 1 (25/100)]
[Spouse: Song Huaying]
[Progeny: None]
"True enough."
Chen An looked at the data at the [Alchemy] column and confirmed his theory.
Moreover, in less than a day, he had gained 6 points of alchemy experience.
At this rate, he would probably be able to break through to become a First Level Intermediate Alchemist in less than a month.
At that time, the success rate would be greatly increased, reducing the expenses for refining pills and earning more spirit stones.
"The days are getting better."
Chen An was slightly excited and filled with hope for the future.
At this moment, there was a rough knock on the door outside.
Pa! Pa! Pa!
Then, a rough man's voice sounded.
"Is anyone there?"
"Open the door!"
"Come out and pay the rent!"
The familiar knocking on the door and the familiar loud voice.
Chen An did not need to look to know that it was definitely the manager from the Bamboo Leaf Forest who had come to collect the rent.
He made a small fire for the soup, took a low-grade spirit stone, and quickly left the kitchen to open the door.
"Coming, coming!"
Creak—
Chen An opened the door and saw a burly man.
Steward Zhang saw that he took so long to open the door and didn't give him a good look at all. He said coldly:
"You're a grown man, yet you're so stingy. Hurry up and pay me the rent. One low-grade spirit stone!"
"…"
Chen An didn't say anything and silently handed over the spirit stone in his hand.
Steward Zhang took the spirit stone and said in a much better tone, "From next month onwards, the rent will increase to two low-grade spirit stones a month. Don't say that I didn't remind you."
When Chen An heard this, he immediately frowned.
He was very puzzled and could not help but ask, "Steward Zhang, why did the rent suddenly increase by so much?"
Steward Zhang explained, "Because not long ago, Green Stone Town, which was more than ten miles away from the Bamboo Leaf Forest, was destroyed."
"Destroyed?"
Chen An was shocked. At the same time, he felt his blood run cold.
He had just been to Green Stone Town in the morning and picked up a wife from there.
In the end, such a big place, a place where tens of thousands of people lived, disappeared in just a short afternoon. It was as if this was a joke.
It was truly a world where life was as worthless as grass…
Chen Chen calmed himself down and asked, "Green Stone Village was fine earlier. Why was it suddenly destroyed?"
Steward Zhang continued to explain, "A large group of Blood Demons flew over from somewhere just now. When they passed by Green Stone Town, they ate everyone inside like locusts passing through."
"This group of Blood Demons originally wanted to attack together with the Bamboo Leaf Forest, but fortunately, they were blocked by the array formation placed outside the forest."
"And now, the foundation is seriously damaged and in urgent need of repair, so the rent has been increased."
Chen An expressed that he couldn't accept Steward Zhang's explanation.
Wasn't the reason why he handed in a low-grade spirit stone every month for this protection service?
Why do we consumers have to bear the responsibility now that the array is damaged?
Although he was very dissatisfied, Chen An didn't say anything.
This was because he knew that in this cultivation world, reasoning with others was useless. Only strength was the most important.
Otherwise, he could only accept it calmly.
"The world is getting more and more chaotic. It's not easy to have a place to stay now. I advise you not to move away just because the rent has increased. Otherwise, it will be difficult to come back after leaving."
After leaving behind this warning, Steward Zhang hummed a tune and walked next door to collect the rent from the next shop.
Chen An felt a little anxious as he watched the other party leave.
The rent of two low-grade spirit stones per month was already beyond what he can tolerate.
Because the current him could barely earn more than one low-grade spirit stone a month.
The only solution to the current situation was to raise his Alchemy realm to Intermediate First Level as soon as possible.
This would reduce the cost of consumables and increase his income.
If he wanted to raise his Alchemy realm in a short period of time, he would need the help of his little wife.
"Sigh, I wonder if Ying'er can take it."
"I can only give her more nourishment to improve her physique as much as possible."
Through the window, Chen An saw his little wife lying on the bed and resting in the room. He was worried.
At this moment, a rich soup fragrance wafted over.
The chicken soup in the kitchen was ready.
Chen An went over to bring out the chicken soup and brought it all the way to his wife.
"Husband, I'm proficient in zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting. I can earn money for you. I won't live for free."
Song Huaying sat up from the bed. Her pitiful eyes looked at Chen An nervously, trying her best to show her value.
She had heard the conversation outside the house just now. Now that she saw Chen An's worried expression, she could not help but worry that she would be thrown away as a burden. She felt very insecure.
Chen An could tell that she was worried. He sat at the side and hugged her shoulder to comfort her.
"Ying'er, don't worry. You are my first woman. I will definitely not abandon you."
"Husband…"
When Song Huaying heard this, she was rather touched. Her pair of peach blossom eyes became watery, looking very pitiful.
Chen An comforted his wife again. Then, he patiently blew on the chicken soup one spoonful after another and gently fed it to her.
Song Huaying felt flattered. She didn't expect Chen An, an Immortal Master, to be willing to humble himself to take care of a mortal like her.
She looked at Chen An affectionately and thought to herself that she must do her best to serve her husband in the future and let him live happily every day.
Just as she was thinking this, several notifications suddenly popped up in front of Chen An.
[Wife: Song Huaying]
[Attribute: The gratitude of a drop of water will be repaid with a spring]
[Relationship: 1 star]
[Provided Alchemy Experience: 6]
[Remark: The higher the level of a couple's relationship, the higher the benefits they can obtain from it.]