CHAPTER 38: CHAPTER 37: RETURNING TO THE BLACK MARKET

"Ah~~~"

Morning!

Su Yun’s scream resounded throughout the Chen Family.

"What’s wrong, what’s wrong?"

Outside the house,

Su Wanqiu, who was preparing breakfast, rushed to the room after hearing her sister’s scream, not even caring about the food on the stove.

Taking a look!

Instantly,

She was stunned!

"Sister!"

"Brother Xuan!"

The two women almost spoke in unison.

.....

In the main room.

The two women, their four eyes almost glued to Chen Xuan.

They were motionless, staring at him, making him feel a bit guilty.

Someone who didn’t know might think he did something to wrong them!

"Uh~~"

Scratching his head, feeling a bit awkward, "I’m still me, can you two stop looking at me like that!"

He also felt helpless inside.

After breaking through to the sixth rank yesterday,

he was too excited.

For a moment, he forgot that his entire appearance had drastically changed.

That’s why there was the scene this morning.

Now!

The two women looked at him as if he were a monster,

Su Yun went even further,

constantly pinching him here and there with her small hands.

"So smooth!"

"So tender!"

"So soft!"

She kept repeating these words.

This made Chen Xuan feel a headache.

"I’ve already told you, it’s because my cultivation level advanced, which caused this. It’s hard to explain the details, that’s it! Let’s eat!"

Saying this, he ignored their gazes,

picked up a bowl and chopsticks, held the bowl, drinking porridge while eating meat buns.

One must say,

Su Wanqiu’s skills as a sister-in-law are truly unparalleled.

As long as you give her the ingredients,

there’s nothing she can’t make.

She is truly a model of a virtuous wife and good mother.

Seeing him like this,

although Su Wanqiu was still puzzled, she could only start eating breakfast too.

However,

that little miss Su Yun still didn’t start eating, instead asked: "Brother Xuan, can I cultivate? I want skin like yours too, so white and tender!"

As she spoke,

she touched her own hands and face.

She even showed a disdainful expression.

In truth,

Su Yun’s skin is impeccable too.

But,

such things are troubling when comparisons are made.

Compared to the current Chen Xuan, she looked inferior.

At this moment,

even Su Wanqiu paused with her chopsticks,

looking at Chen Xuan with expectation.

"Uh~~~"

Seeing the two women once again looking at him together.

Feeling reluctantly compelled,

Chen Xuan set down his chopsticks, pondering how to answer.

However,

the question left him bewildered.

Cultivation,

he’s just a novice.

If it weren’t for the system, he wouldn’t amount to much.

The original owner of this body cultivated for so many years and didn’t even achieve anything in basic health techniques.

Clearly, becoming a Martial Artist is extremely difficult.

Moreover, it was only after reaching the sixth rank that he underwent this change.

Even more difficult.

However,

to avoid disappointing the two women too much, he could only think and say: "In the future, I’ll see if I can find a suitable cultivation technique for you both. For now, I don’t know yet. Don’t worry, I’ll keep an eye out."

"It’s a deal, Brother Xuan!"

Su Yun quickly chimed in as if afraid he would regret it.

"Hehe....."

Chen Xuan chuckled, didn’t say more, and continued eating breakfast.

.....

After breakfast,

Chen Xuan didn’t rush into the back mountain.

The heavy rain continued to fall.

Showing no sign of stopping.

By the window,

he looked out at the heavy rain and the overcast sky.

"Well, this makes it convenient for him to take the big snake into the black market."

After all,

there are few people out and about in this weather.

"This rain can’t keep up like this."

At some point, Su Wanqiu stood beside him.

"Why?"

Chen Xuan turned his head, somewhat confused.

"You know that the farmers in the village just planted seedlings in the fields a few days ago, these seeds are the grain they held back with hunger during winter and didn’t eat. If this heavy rain continues, the seedlings in the fields will likely drown, and the farmers’ days....."

Su Wanqiu didn’t continue the latter part,

but it was clear,

the farmers’ days would become unsustainable.

"Sigh!"

Su Wanqiu sighed softly and wistfully.

Her expression turned somewhat sad.

Although,

the Chen Family doesn’t need to worry about this now, but after all, they all belong to the same village.

Moreover,

Shuanggang Village doesn’t have many households left, most of them are farmers.

If this rain doesn’t stop,

this village might soon disappear too.

"The sky is going to rain and mothers want to marry, natural disasters and man-made calamities are not things ordinary people like us can consider or control."

"Hmm!"

Su Wanqiu slowly nodded,

she understood this principle too.

Just thinking of these things made her feel sentimental.

"When are you going to the black market?"

She didn’t ask if he was going to the county town, but directly pointed out the black market.

"Really.... can’t hide anything from this sister-in-law."

Chen Xuan smiled bitterly inside.

So he could only speak honestly: "Later... the target is too big, easy to attract attention, and... hmm... I might not come back tonight, so don’t wait for me."

"Alright!"

.....

Evening!

Darkness had already fallen.

Wearing a raincoat, donning a bamboo hat, holding a sack, Chen Xuan gave a brief explanation before leaving home for the back mountain.

....

"It’s really heavy!"

In the dark night, under the downpour.

On the road to the county town.

On Chen Xuan’s shoulders lugged a giant black snake, a sack tied at his waist, containing the snake egg.

Though there were few people at this hour, for safety’s sake, he covered it with a large cloth from the snake’s head.

However,

the big black snake was too large, part of its body was still exposed,

fortunately, the sky was completely dark, and the snake was black all over.

Not paying close attention, one might not notice.

Nonetheless,

his current appearance still drew attention.

After spending several hours,

he arrived again at the familiar ferry dock.

Moreover,

he saw the familiar old man.

Just like last time, a few people were on the small boat.

As soon as they met,

Chen Xuan respectfully called out: "Old man!"

The old man, who had been dozing while waiting, slightly lifted the rim of his bamboo hat and half-opened his eyelids.

When he saw it was Chen Xuan,

and noticed the huge item on his shoulder,

he initially wanted to tease him a bit,

but then his old eyes suddenly widened, pupils dilating rapidly, his whole body tensing up.

"This....."

But after sensing that the thing on his shoulder emitted no aura,

he relaxed again.

"You little rascal, you sure know how to surprise this old man."

"Hehe.... old man!"

Chen Xuan grinned.

He knew he couldn’t hide it from this old man.

In the next moment,

the old man sharply yelled: "Whoever still wants to take a dip in the water, just stay on the boat."

"Who dares, who dares..."

"Old geezer, you want to die, huh?"

A burly man on the boat immediately protested.

He had no desire to leave after waiting for such a long time.

The rain was pouring down like crazy,

he was obviously displeased.

But the next moment,

The old man sharply rebuked,

and the burly guy was sent flying into the lake, creating a splash higher than a person.

"Anyone else want to take a swim, go ahead and jump in."

The few people still on the boat shivered under the old man’s invisible pressure.

"Don’t dare, don’t dare..."

"Old man, are you crazy?!"

....

A short while later, Chen Xuan stood by the river, watching the river waves surging.

The old man silently rowed the small boat, taking them across the river,

the scene seemed eerily familiar to the last time.