Far up the cold mountain, a stone path winds,
Where white clouds rise, a home one finds.
I stop my carriage, charmed by the late maple's gleam,
Its blossoms redder than September's dream.
Chen Jiuyang slowly awoke, it was already night. The sky was filled with stars. The delicate beauty in his arms had flushed skin and was covered in sweat, leaning motionlessly against him.
Hours of intense battle had left Lin Yuexian utterly exhausted.
A portion of Chen Jiuyang's Pure Yang True Qi had been replenished, and some of the Yin energy had been converted and transferred into Lin Yuexian's body.
He circulated the Eight-Nine Arcane Art. With the medicinal bath, the intense pain in his body disappeared. The Pure Yang True Qi gradually flowed through him. He felt a sense of lingering fear, "Fortunately, I had the medicinal bath and Yuexian. Otherwise, my cultivation would have been ruined, and I would have had to start all over again."
He had broken through four major acupoints, which showed signs of closing. His dantian and spiritual platform, along with his soul, were depleted.
If his soul were not extraordinary, his brain would likely have been reduced to ashes after using that move.
"The Gong family."
Chen Jiuyang's expression turned grim. A half-step Earth Realm expert had come to deal with him. If he hadn't inherited the legacy of the Medical Immortal, he might have died on the spot.
This was one of the drawbacks of exposing his strength; people would target him, unwilling to let him grow.
However, it didn't matter. The overall situation was already set. He just needed some time to grow.
He wouldn't be able to act for the next few days. Even as the Medical Immortal's successor, it would take him several days to heal this injury.
"Mmm~" Lin Yuexian moaned, her posture languid. "Brother Chen, don't move. I'm still sore~"
This statement subconsciously made Chen Jiuyang's blood boil. But he knew very well that Lin Yuexian had been thoroughly exhausted by him today and could not engage in any more passionate activities.
Chen Jiuyang said, "Yuexian, let me take you home."
"Ah?" Hearing this, Lin Yuexian immediately sat up, her pretty face flushed, looking a bit flustered. "Brother Chen, how can I go to your house and meet your uncle and aunt looking like this?"
Chen Jiuyang was stunned. Their clothes had been torn to shreds. If they returned home in this state, even the most generous Yao Zixuan would likely want to kill someone.
"Then what should we do?" Chen Jiuyang gave a wry smile.
Lin Yuexian said, "Brother Chen, don't you have a subordinate? Call him to go to my Lin family's manor and fetch a set of clothes and jewelry."
Chen Jiuyang lightly tapped his forehead. "That's right. Your Lin family has a villa and manor nearby."
Chen Jiuyang called Deng Zun and instructed him to go to the Lin family's manor to get clothes and deliver them to Qingzhu Mountain.
After getting dressed and tidied up, Lin Yuexian had regained some strength. She followed Chen Jiuyang out of Qingzhu Mountain and returned to Chen Jiuyang's home.
Chen Jianmin was taken aback. His son had brought another daughter-in-law home. This girl was truly beautiful.
"Hello, Uncle and Aunt," Lin Yuexian said, greeting the elderly couple with a dignified and generous demeanor.
"Good, good," Chen Jianmin replied with a smile.
"Uncle, this is a small token of my regard for our first meeting." Lin Yuexian knew that Chen Jianmin had just returned from prison and had already prepared gifts to visit them.
Lin Yuexian had prepared a string of jade prayer beads.
Chen Jianmin happily accepted the meeting gift prepared by Lin Yuexian and was very pleased with her.
The Yao family was undergoing a complete transformation. Yao Zixuan also returned home late in the evening. Seeing Lin Yuexian at home, her expression was calm, and a faint smile played on her lips. "Sister Yuexian, we need to have a good talk."
Lin Yuexian was already Chen Jiuyang's woman. Yao Zixuan had entered his life before her, but who would be the primary wife and who would be the younger sister still needed to be debated.
Lin Yuexian said, "Let's go inside and talk."
Yao Zixuan said to Chen Jiuyang, "Jiuyang, you sleep alone tonight. I need to have a heart-to-heart talk with Sister Yuexian tonight."
Chen Jiuyang's eyelids twitched. He quickly smiled and said, "Alright, alright, you two chat."
With that, Chen Jiuyang returned to his bedroom, citing his injuries as the reason.
He was too exhausted today. Chen Jiuyang lay down in his bedroom and fell asleep. However, when he slept at night, he felt a little unaccustomed to not having Yao Zixuan holding him.
When he woke up the next day, both Yao Zixuan and Lin Yuexian had returned to Fengcheng. He didn't know what they had talked about last night.
After getting up, Chen Jiuyang first entered Qingzhu Mountain for a medicinal bath to treat his injuries, then took an invitation to Fengcheng.
Today was Qiu Yihan's birthday. Qiu Hongtu had sent him an invitation a few days ago, inviting him to Qiu Yihan's birthday party today.
Following the address, Deng Zun drove Chen Jiuyang to a top hotel in Fengcheng.
The entrance was filled with luxury cars of all kinds, and the people entering and exiting were all distinguished and expensively dressed.
Before Chen Jiuyang could see Qiu Yihan, he unexpectedly found his good brother Hu Qijie there.
"Jiuyang, you're also attending Miss Qiu's birthday party?" Hu Qijie said in surprise.
Chen Jiuyang replied, "That's right. Kid, why are you involved with the Qiu family?"
Hu Qijie said, "Jiuyang, aren't you even concerned about your own industry?"
"The Black Jade Bone-Setting Paste is about to be launched. The Qiu family is very strong in channel sales. To sell the Black Jade Bone-Setting Paste throughout the province or even the country, we must rely on the Qiu family's help."
Chen Jiuyang chuckled dumbfoundedly, "So that's how it is. I have some acquaintance with the Qiu family, but I don't know them very well."
Hu Qijie chuckled, "I thought you were also interested in the Qiu family's eldest daughter and were here to participate in the selection of a husband."
"Selection of a husband?" Chen Jiuyang was stunned. "What selection of a husband? Isn't it just Qiu Yihan's birthday?"
Hu Qijie rolled his eyes. "Brother, you don't even know this? The Qiu family's eldest daughter is not very popular within the Qiu family. The Qiu family plans to use her birthday as an opportunity to choose a good husband for her and marry her off."
Immediately, he whispered, "But I heard that this eldest daughter of the Qiu family is a harbinger of misfortune, having caused the deaths of many people, even her former fiancé."
Chen Jiuyang glanced at Qiu Yihan, who stood in the center of the crowd, surrounded by men of various distinguished appearances. He smiled, "If she's a jinx, why are so many people rushing to win her favor?"
Hu Qijie chuckled, "The jinx thing is very superstitious. The key is the generous dowry. The Qiu family has privately announced that the dowry for the Qiu family's eldest daughter will not be less than two billion."
"Brother, think about it, that's two billion. Wealth moves people's hearts!"
Chen Jiuyang was also taken aback. Two billion, the Qiu family was indeed generous and truly wanted to marry off Qiu Yihan.
Chen Jiuyang said, "This statement probably wasn't made by her father, Qiu Hongtu, but by other members of the Qiu family. It's not reliable."
Hu Qijie asked, "How do you know?"
Chen Jiuyang smiled, "Because she will be my woman."
Hu Qijie immediately gave him a thumbs-up. "Good brother, are you that ruthless? Don't you already have the Yao family's daughter? What, did you break up with her and then set your sights on the Qiu family's eldest daughter?"
"But I think you might have a slim chance. Standing out among so many people won't be easy..."
As his voice fell, his expression immediately turned astonished. He saw Qiu Yihan, dressed like a celestial being, parting the crowd and walking towards Chen Jiuyang.