27: Chapter 27 The Grand Wedding

The news of Chen Fan marrying the Fourth Elder's daughter spread through the Son-in-laws Courtyard like a thunderclap.

Envy appeared on the faces of the other Matrilocal son-in-laws; having entered the Son-in-laws Courtyard together, who could have imagined that the most inconspicuous Cultivator with a pseudo-Spiritual Root would become the son-in-law of a Family Elder.

This meant that he now had a powerful backer, and that he had truly become someone valued by the Qin Family.

Yet they were still struggling to conceive offspring; by comparison, their situations were as different as clouds and mud.

Upon hearing this, Sun Xuan's expression turned extremely ugly. He had originally thought that after having offspring, Qin Shuangshuang's attitude toward him would improve, but now he was walking on thin ice, with constant arguments.

Qin Shuangshuang would mention Chen Fan from time to time, criticizing him for being completely useless.

"Outrageous! Curse you, Chen Fan. One day, either you or I will fall." Sun Xuan cursed inwardly.

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This was the first proper wedding that Chen Fan had ever experienced.

After all, it was the Qin Family's Fourth Elder; the banquet hall was bustling with people. When everyone saw Chen Fan, they no longer called him "Matrilocal son-in-law Chen," but instead respectfully addressed him as Alchemist Chen.

Anyone could see that after this, he would surely become a vital Alchemist within the Family.

All that was needed was for his Realm to improve once more, entering the Late-stage Qi Refining.

The Fourth Elder naturally understood the mystery of this and directly gifted Chen Fan the Medicinal Pill and spiritual liquid needed to achieve a Breakthrough in his Realm.

After the wedding, the room was filled with a hint of amorous atmosphere.

At this moment, Qin Xuan had already removed her phoenix coronet and taken off her bright red oriole wedding dress.

She wore pink sleeping robes draped with a thin, gauzy cloud shawl, her long hair cascading down naturally, held up only by a jade hairpin.

Her skin was as white as jade, her red lips lightly stained, and her eyes were filled with tenderness and charm.

"Husband." Qin Xuan was a little excited, and also a little shy.

"The night is already very deep."

"Mm, I will listen to everything you say, Husband."

Chen Fan stepped forward slowly and blew out the candle, fulfilling the obligations expected of a Matrilocal son-in-law.

And Qin Xuan, experiencing such intimacy for the first time, was completely lost in it.

In the days that followed, Chen Fan spent his days refining Medicinal Pills and Cultivating, and his nights busy creating offspring.

Having become the Fourth Elder's son-in-law, his status had changed significantly.

Within the Middle Courtyard, many Family Cultivators and Guest Alchemists took the initiative to interact with him, showing great enthusiasm.

Even Guest Alchemist Xu Daoran, who had previously worn a strange expression, had a major change in attitude.

Yet even so, Chen Fan always felt that this person was inexplicably strange; he could never quite see what thoughts lay behind those slightly narrowed eyes.

In the blink of an eye, two months passed, and Qin Xuan's belly began to show signs of pregnancy.

With the help of a large amount of Cultivation resources, Chen Fan's Realm slowly reached Qi Refining Level 7.

As his Realm improved, his success rate for refining the Medicinal Pills required by the Middle Courtyard reached one hundred percent, while the success rate for the huntian pill steadily increased, with the quality reaching four markings.

"It is time to head to the Su Family's trading firm."

Chen Fan, appearing as he had before, wore a heavy bamboo hat and a wide robe. After concealing his aura, he exuded the aura of a Qi Refining Level 5 Cultivator.

This time, when trading with the Su Family, to avoid unnecessary trouble, he still provided Medicinal Pills with three markings.

After receiving the Spirit Stones and the next batch of Alchemy Materials, he quickly left the shop.

When passing a street corner, his powerful Spiritual Sense quickly discovered someone following him.

After seeing clearly who it was, Chen Fan's expression turned extremely ugly: "It really is someone sent by the Su Family. If this person doesn't know what's good for him, then he can't blame me."

After a moment of thought, he headed toward the Treasure Pavilion.

"You've come." Shen Yueyao swayed her figure, her face blushing, looking quite excited. The reason was nothing more than the fact that she hadn't made a sale in a long time.

Chen Fan nodded slightly, looked around the shop, and headed toward a private room.

"Same as last time, exchange everything for nine-marking spirit gathering pill."

Just as he was preparing to leave, Shen Yueyao hesitated, wanting to say something.

"Is something the matter?" Chen Fan frowned slightly.

"Mm." Shen Yueyao seemed to have made a difficult decision.

After ensuring that the soundproofing barrier of the private room was activated, she spoke cautiously: "After you left the shop last time, a Cultivator came in to ask what kind of Cultivation resources you had purchased."

"There is such a thing?" Chen Fan vaguely felt that something was amiss; if the Su Family knew that he was reselling goods like this, they would certainly be displeased.

"Please rest assured, Fellow Daoist. Our firm will not reveal any information about you, and that person did not obtain the information they wanted."

Chen Fan nodded slightly, feeling quite satisfied. Changing the subject, he said: "I see that your shop has a new set of Flying Cloud Needles."

"This item is a Medium Grade Magical Artifact. There are ten flying needles, which are powerful and specifically designed to attack Spiritual Sense. The current price is one hundred Spirit Stones; this is already the lowest price." Shen Yueyao, afraid that the deal would fall through, spoke cautiously and with a hint of worry.

"That will do." Chen Fan smiled faintly. He had plenty of Spirit Stones right now and was in need of such an unpredictable Magical Artifact for attacks.

After obtaining the flying needle Magical Artifact, he took out a bottle of Medicinal Pills and said in a gentle tone: "These Medicinal Pills can assist your Cultivation. Do not let your Cultivation fall behind."

Having said that, he turned and left.

"Medicinal Pills?" Shen Yueyao looked at the white pill bottle in her hand, gratitude appearing on her face.

Having spent these years drifting in the marketplace, it was difficult to be a female Cultivator.

Although she could not see the true face of the Cultivator before her, he was a decent person, and being able to refine Medicinal Pills, he seemed like a good match.

Thinking of this, her face involuntarily flushed red.

Chen Fan walked out of the shop and headed straight toward a remote area of the marketplace.

Just as he had expected, the sneaky Cultivator followed him again.

The outskirts of the marketplace were not peaceful, and Cultivator bandits appeared from time to time.

At this moment, Chen Fan smiled coldly, his expression turning chilly, and said: "I wonder why you are following me, Fellow Daoist?"

"Hahaha, it seems your strength is not weak; you were actually able to discover me." The tall Cultivator following him stopped concealing his figure, his face filled with Killing Intent, as he walked out slowly.

"To be able to visit the private room of the Treasure Pavilion multiple times, you truly command respect. Everyone knows that the items there are extremely expensive."

"What do you mean, Fellow Daoist?"

"The condition is very simple. If you want to save your life, you only need to hand over your Storage Pouch. After all, our Su Family still has use for you. But if you don't hand it over, then your head will fall."

"Are you sure you have the ability to do that?" Chen Fan smiled coldly, his expression darkening, a trace of Killing Intent rising spontaneously.

"You are only at Qi Refining Level 5; crushing you is like stepping on an ant."

As he spoke, he saw the other person flick his long sleeve, and immediately after, a sound of something piercing through the air rang out.

The tall Cultivator seemed startled and hurriedly retreated, but upon closer inspection, he did not see any Magical Artifact attacking him.

He couldn't help but become angry: "Outrageous! How dare you play such tricks."

However, just after finishing these words, he felt a sudden headache.

His appearance became extremely strange; his eyes lost focus, his expression became vacant, and then with a "thud," he collapsed to the ground.

It turned out that Chen Fan did not want to waste time. Seeing that the other party had let their guard down, he had deployed the Flying Cloud Needles he had just purchased.

"The power is not bad."

Chen Fan smiled faintly, reached out to take the other person's Storage Pouch into his possession, and then headed toward the Qin Family's stronghold.