Longevity: Starting From Getting Down The Mountain And Marrying A Wife

Practicing indoors.

As soon as the door closed, Li Henian said, "I killed Xu Ding'an!"

"Who?"

"A disciple of the Fire Cloud Sect at the seventh level of Qi Refining. My dear brother may not have seen him before. He has been stationed at Sun Spring Market for five or six years and recently broke through to the Late Stage. He should be recalled to the sect soon."

Zhong Yan's eyelids twitched as he asked, "What happened?"

Li Henian quickly recounted the process and ended with, "My dear brother, please help me think of a solution. How can we handle this without any future troubles?"

"Brother! How did you become so impulsive? Without any preparation, acting on a whim, you didn't consider how many traces and flaws you would leave behind!"

Zhong Yan felt a headache coming on. Why couldn't he have killed someone else? Killing an inner disciple of the Fire Cloud Sect...

He had been on edge for several years after killing someone last time. He still had stolen goods in his storage bag that he didn't dare to sell.

"Sigh, I was also impulsive at the time, my evil thoughts overwhelmed my courage, and I couldn't control myself!"

"But that was a Heavenly Spirit Root! Such a rare opportunity would make anyone have wicked thoughts!"

"It's also because of Fang Huai and Yang Yanqing's actions that made me itch and clouded my judgment..."

Li Henian wiped his forehead and continued, "Now that it's done, there's no use complaining or regretting. My dear brother, please help me analyze and find a way to remedy the situation."

Zhong Yan furrowed his brows and pondered for a moment before asking, "Where is the person?"

"In a courtyard in the western district. She fainted after falling off the horse on the spot. She looks about thirteen or fourteen years old."

"Did anyone see you on the way back?"

"I deliberately waited until late to enter the city, and I covered her face with a veil. Only the captain of the city guards came forward to take a look, but I'm not sure if he saw her face clearly."

"Kill her, the sooner the better!"

"The sooner the better?" Li Henian frowned. "Is that appropriate? Several pairs of eyes were watching from the city wall at the time. If she dies tomorrow, it will be easy for them to suspect me."

Zhong Yan said, "Those city guards have nothing better to do. You brought an unconscious girl into the city late at night, and they won't gossip about it? Can you be sure that they didn't notice anything special about the girl? Let's assume that a small captain, even if you randomly find a reason to kill her in public, Qin Ben won't care."

After a pause, Zhong Yan emphasized, "The key is to ensure that no one will recognize the girl in the future!"

Li Henian pondered for a moment and nodded, "This matter will be resolved tomorrow morning. What's next?"

Zhong Yan said, "Take her as a concubine, marry a few more wives, let the Marriage Pavilion find them, and you should find one for yourself too. Hide the girl for now and don't let her show up."

Li Henian nodded, "Yes, I also have this plan in mind."

Zhong Yan's expression turned serious, "And also! When the girl wakes up, ask her if anyone else has seen her with Xu Ding'an!"

That would be the biggest flaw.

If too many people had seen them together, the Fire Cloud Sect could easily investigate and create a portrait. Then they would be able to track down the girl.

Li Henian rubbed his temples, also feeling a headache. "How can a young girl remember clearly? Neither you nor I can use soul-searching techniques. Ah, if it doesn't work, we can only keep her trapped and use her purely as a tool for reproduction."

Zhong Yan glanced at him, "Are you willing?"

A Heavenly Spirit Root doesn't require many resources and can achieve Foundation Building within ten years.

Moreover, she is still young and highly malleable, easy to train.

The room fell silent for a while.

Zhong Yan's gaze flickered and he said, "In that case, how could Xu Ding'an casually reveal such an important person to you? What is your relationship with him?"

"We are acquaintances, we have had drinks together and made a few private transactions."

Li Henian pursed his lips and pondered for a moment before adding, "He probably let his guard down because we were about to reach Azure Sun City. He never thought I would dare to make a move, after all, he is an inner disciple of the Fire Cloud Sect and has a higher cultivation level than me."

After a moment of silence, Zhong Yan still couldn't rest assured. "Are you sure there are no traces left at the scene? Tell me the process again!"

...

Half an hour later.

Zhong Yan returned fifty spirit stones to Li Henian and saw him off with a serious reminder, "Brother, remember to treat that girl well, so as not to backfire in the future!"

"My dear brother, rest assured, I understand."

After the door closed, Zhong Yan's face darkened.

If something happened to Li Henian, it could very likely implicate him. The two of them had conspired together in many unspeakable matters.

If Li Henian was caught by the Fire Cloud Sect and subjected to soul-searching, everything would be exposed.

"Brother..."

"Truly blinded by greed!"

Zhong Yan felt somewhat annoyed and scolded softly.

Although Li Henian had a rough appearance and usually acted carefree, he was always bold and meticulous, seeking stability in dangerous situations. However, he couldn't resist temptation and ended up doing something reckless without considering the consequences.

The road from Huangniu Town to Azure Sun City was a main road with villages and inns along the way. Unless Xu Ding'an deliberately avoided them, they would definitely be seen by people.

Should they kill everyone who knows about it?

The more they try to cover up, the more loopholes there are.

"Heavenly Spirit Root..."

Zhong Yan murmured to himself and then realized that he would probably do the same thing, especially when he was eager to find a woman with spiritual roots to test the system panel.

Then, his mood changed from "disappointed" to "envious".

"I hope it can be handled properly..."

Zhong Yan turned around and saw his concubine standing at the end of the corridor.

"Why is Dao'er still not resting?"

"Husband, what happened?"

Yan Sandao walked up.

Zhong Yan reached out and embraced her slender waist.

"It's nothing, let's go to class."

With a bad mood, he could only gain more experience to console himself.

...

Early the next morning.

Zhong Yan and his concubine were doing morning exercises.

Xiaohuan hurriedly ran over and stood at the door, anxiously calling out, "Master, something bad happened, Madam is sick!"

Yan Sandao, who was moving up and down, stopped.

He quickly dismounted and handed his clothes to his husband.

"Perhaps Sister has been worried these past few days. She caught a cold last night while she was outside."

After quickly getting dressed, the two of them went out and walked quickly towards the room on the east side.

Being pregnant and getting sick in this world with backward medical conditions could easily lead to a double tragedy.

Zhong Yan also felt a sense of unease and hurriedly asked, "Is it serious?"

Xiaohuan looked flustered and said with a crying tone, "When I got up early to bring hot water to Madam, I saw that she was covered in sweat and her forehead was burning hot. I'm so useless, I didn't take good care of Madam..."

Yan Sandao tightened his collar and rushed out.

"I'll go and call the doctor..."

Xiaohuan called out, "Second Madam! I've already asked the patrolling soldiers outside for help!"

Zhong Yan glanced at the little maid and quickly walked into the master bedroom.

Jiang Ping was sitting on the bed, her face slightly pale, her hair sticking to her cheeks and neck, and she smiled, "Husband, Ping'er just has a slight fever, it's nothing serious. Xiaohuan is just being overly worried and disturbed your sleep."

Zhong Yan sat on the edge of the bed, took her white wrist and checked her pulse, then touched her forehead and helped her tuck in the blanket. "It's alright, Ping'er, you need to rest more."

Then, he turned to the little maid and said, "Xiaohuan, you did well. Go and make a bowl of hot soup for Madam."

"I'll go right away!"

The little maid turned and ran out.

Not long after.

An old man with white hair came to the door carrying a medicine box. After a thorough examination, he wrote a prescription and handed it over, smiling.

"Master Zhong, rest assured. Madam is a martial artist with a strong body. She just caught a slight cold and it's nothing serious. Take these two doses of medicine and she will recover completely tomorrow. In addition, the baby in her womb is also fine, full of vitality. Take good care of her and she will give birth to a healthy child in the future!"

"Thank you, Doctor Chen!"

After a false alarm, Zhong Yan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He smiled and gave thirty taels of consultation fee, and also let Yan Sandao give some silver to the soldiers outside.

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