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

Three days later.

A group of five people entered the city without any disguise.

The news spread quickly.

Li Henian, who had already been sentenced to death, returned with a broken arm, causing quite a stir.

Especially the guest cultivators in the city were curious about what miracles he had encountered, how much he had gained, and whether he had encountered any great opportunities, and so on.

Wutong Lane, in front of the Zhong Mansion gate.

Li Henian patted Zhong Yan on the shoulder and smiled freely, "Let's take care of some matters first, and then have a good drink, my dear brother!"

"If my older brother needs anything, just ask."

Zhong Yan watched Li Henian's lonely figure walking away, feeling a complicated emotion. It was much more distressing to see him in person than just hearing about his fall from grace.

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, he could already tell from Li Henian's demeanor and words that he might not survive.

And this plea for help was deliberately made by the other party.

He knew Li Henian's strength very well.

Originally, he thought that Li Henian was injured and unable to fight, but looking at the situation in Liuyun Valley, Li Henian, who had reached the later stage, was still at ease. Although he couldn't confront his enemies head-on, escaping was not a problem.

"Husband, Li Big Brother...," the wives in the house greeted him, and Jiang Ping spoke softly.

Zhong Yan shook his head in silence, stepped into the mansion, tidied up his mood, and went to Xiahe's residence.

"Hee-er!"

Xiahe was leaning against the head of the bed, being fed soup by her maidservant. She immediately wanted to get up, "Husband!"

"No need to get up!"

Zhong Yan sat on the edge of the bed in three steps and caught her wrist to examine it, infusing her with spiritual energy to help her recover. "Xiahe, you did well!"

Xiahe smiled with her eyes and eyebrows, "Thank you, husband! Don't waste too much spiritual energy, Xiahe can take care of herself!"

Zhong Yan turned his head and smiled at the group of wives, "Where are the children? Xiahe has made great contributions this time, so she will have her own separate room in the future!"

As soon as these words came out, all the women were stunned, and the room fell silent.

A separate room?

Isn't that the same as Jiang Ping, having the status and privileges of the main wife?

What an honor and favor this was!

"Husband, what have I done to deserve this..." Xiahe was also stunned, but quickly pulled Zhong Yan's hand and was extremely happy in her heart. Her husband really loved her the most.

Jiang Ping realized what was happening and smiled, "Fourth sister has made contributions, it's only right."

But she felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. After thinking quickly, she felt that her husband must be dissatisfied with something she had done and wanted to use the opportunity of giving birth to share power with Xiahe and manage the affairs of the mansion together.

The other concubines echoed and expressed their joy.

Qiuxiang approached with a baby in her arms, "Husband, look, it's a chubby little boy. What name should we give our fifth young master?"

Zhong Yan carefully took the baby and looked at his chubby face, unable to stop smiling. This must be the one with spiritual roots. "What about the other one?"

The women were dumbfounded.

Xiahe giggled, "There's only one, husband! But twins are not uncommon, there will definitely be more in the future. Xiahe... and the sisters will all work hard!"

The women suddenly realized, and they all agreed. They had talked to their husband about twins and dragon-phoenix twins before, thinking that he was looking forward to having two at once.

"......" Zhong Yan was confused. The system clearly indicated that there were two births, so why did it become one?

Suppressing his doubts, Zhong Yan said some words of concern to Xia He, reminding her to take good care of herself, and then left the room.

"Don't crowd around here and disturb He'er's rest."

"Ping'er, Sandao!"

The three of them went to the study.

Zhong Yan asked directly, "Ping'er, did Chunyu show any signs before leaving? Like being pregnant!"

Last time, Chunyu and Xia He gave birth on the same day.

And he and Chunyu, Xia He had several threesomes together, so it was entirely possible for them to get pregnant at the same time again.

Only this situation could explain it.

The other child was from the missing Chunyu.

Jiang Ping was taken aback and full of doubts. "She didn't mention it. I carefully asked Xiao Cui about the investigation into her disappearance, and there was nothing unusual. Why are you asking like this, husband?"

Zhong Yan pursed his lips and said, "I suspect she is pregnant."

Jiang Ping and Yan Sandao exchanged glances and thought for a moment before saying, "It's not impossible."

After a pause, she explained in detail, "Husband, you were busy cultivating, and most of the intimate matters were handled by me, Dao'er, and Xia He. There were few other sisters involved. Dongcao was actually the least involved because she was busy with business. But Chunyu didn't know that and she was sensitive, so she thought you were neglecting her alone because of that jade pendant incident.

Therefore, it is plausible that she deliberately concealed her pregnancy in order to have more opportunities to get close to you and find a way to eliminate the distance in your heart..."

Zhong Yan frowned. It sounded reasonable, but also seemed unlikely. Would Chunyu dare to hide such a big thing as pregnancy? Or was the pregnancy not obvious, and he himself didn't notice?

"When will Tang Xiaoshu return?"

"He is on his way back and should arrive in about seven to eight days, barring any accidents."

Zhong Yan pondered for a moment and said, "Sandao, go to the martial arts hall and select a few capable disciples to guard Changli Town, see if we can catch Chunyu when she appears."

"Yes, husband!"

It was impossible to find her, there was simply no way.

During this long period of time, there had been several heavy rains, and any traces would have been washed away.

"I hope this child at home has spiritual roots..."

Spiritual roots were extremely important to him. They were the first step in establishing a cultivation family and also related to the subsequent changes in the system.

He watched his eldest son, Zhong Qixing, grow day by day, learning to speak, walk, and read. Not long ago, he even memorized a poem of over a hundred characters.

However, the system had not given any response.

Based on the current situation, he could only hope that when his son practiced martial arts in the future, the system panel would change.

He went to the cultivation room.

Zhong Yan took out three storage bags, all of which were given to him by Li Henian.

He glanced at them.

He couldn't help but mutter, "Poor guy."

In total, there were only fifty-seven spirit stones, and not many pills, talismans, or materials.

There were only seven Law Weapons, three of which came from a Qi Refining seventh level cultivator.

Tidying up a little.

Zhong Yan looked at the spiritual stones in his storage bag, pursing his lips in contemplation.

There were 6,653 low-grade spiritual stones, including the profits from selling Law Weapon in the first half of the year.

After some consideration, he transferred 5,000 of them into another storage bag and left the stone room, handing them over to Zhong Xiaozhong.

"Take them to the Li Mansion."

Save those who can be saved, and those who can't be saved are destined to die.

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Changping Main Street.

When Li Yangshi heard the maid's report that the master had returned, her face immediately changed, and she became extremely nervous.

After such a long time, one bad news after another.

She had long accepted the fact that Li Henian had fallen, and had come to terms with it.

And after getting closer to the Zhong Mansion over the past half year, she almost considered herself a member of the Zhong Mansion.

It must be said that the power of comparison was immense.

Zhong Yan was exceptionally handsome, exuding the charm of a mature man that made women want to take a few more glances. He was not comparable to Li Henian, who had a rough appearance and a face full of flesh.

Moreover, Zhong Yan treated his family and women exceptionally well, giving them a different kind of respect and status.

Li Yangshi saw this and often envied the good fortune of the wives and concubines of the Zhong Mansion.

Unlike her husband, who would beat her to death for any mistake.

Even as the main wife, she couldn't avoid it.

And he was extremely biased. Since the fourth wife entered the family, Li Henian almost exclusively favored her, and the other sisters rarely received his favor.

And now.

Li Yangshi's state of mind was not just seeking protection, but a genuine affection for Zhong Yan from the bottom of her heart.

Even on a few lonely nights, she couldn't resist pleasuring herself, with Zhong Yan's face appearing in her mind, murmuring "uncle" and "use me" in her dreams.

This was undoubtedly a betrayal!

And there were even more blatant things she and the other sisters had planned.

If this was discovered, the consequences...

Li Yangshi couldn't help but shudder, quickening her pace towards home.

Not long after.

Li Yangshi returned to the mansion and saw a group of people gathered in the hall. She rushed over, crying out with a sobbing voice, "Master!"

"You're back!"

"Your arm..."

Tears poured down, genuine emotions.

Li Henian, who had changed into clean clothes, sat high up in the seat, stopping his questioning of his eldest son, and laughed, "Alright, crying like this is unbecoming. I'm not dead yet!"

Li Shangwu stepped forward to help his mother sit down.

Li Henian looked around, "Everyone is here except Shangwen..."

At this moment.

A maid led Zhong Xiaozhong into the hall.

"Xiaozhong pays respects to Master Li. This is what my master asked me to give to you."

Li Henian took the storage bag from the maid's hand, scanned it with his divine sense, raised his eyebrows in surprise, and then looked up at the ceiling, his face filled with unwillingness and helplessness.

What a pity.

It was too late.

With so many spiritual stones, combined with his own resources, if he had come back earlier, he might have been able to find a treasure to detoxify himself.

But now it was useless, the poison had already entered his meridians, even if an immortal came, it would be difficult to save him.

He sighed and pushed the storage bag towards Zhong Xiaozhong, "Thank your master for me. I don't need it for now. I'll meet him another day!"

After everyone left, Li Henian glanced at each face and suddenly flicked his finger.

Swoosh~

A sword light shot out, piercing a beautiful woman in palace attire in the forehead, and she fell to the ground lifelessly.

Splash~

Everyone knelt down, not daring to breathe.

Li Yangshi trembled, not knowing what had happened. That was the fourth wife, whom the master loved the most. How could she suddenly be killed!

Before she could think further.

Swoosh~ Another sound, and the sixth wife fell to the ground, turning into a corpse.

Everyone trembled, but clenched their teeth and dared not make a sound.

Afraid that they would be next, Li Yangshi didn't want to die without knowing why. She raised her head and said, "Master..."

Li Shangwu also spoke at the same time, "Father! Why?"

"Cough cough~" Li Henian coughed a few times, covered his mouth, and opened his palm to reveal a pool of black blood. After a moment of silence, he said lightly, "These two women violated their duties as wives and had illicit relationships with servants. They deserved to die. It has nothing to do with you, get up."

Everyone looked at each other, knowing that the master was just making up an excuse to kill. There must be other reasons behind it.

"Shangwu, pick two male servants to kill."

"Liu'er, prepare a gift. I'm going to the City Lord's Mansion."

In the next few days.

Li Henian frequently left the mansion, bringing heavy gifts to the City Lord's Mansion, the Yang Mansion, the Bai Mansion, and many other friends' homes.

Walking on the street, he would occasionally spit out a mouthful of black blood.

The news spread like wildfire - Li Henian's life was coming to an end, and he was making arrangements for his affairs.

On the fifth day.

Li Henian got off the carriage at the entrance of his house, spitting out fresh blood, and collapsed completely.

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