"Wife, don’t!"
"Sister Qiu, don’t!"
Just as Qiu Zhihe finished speaking, both Qin Gengyun and Fang Xue spoke in opposition simultaneously.
The two exchanged a glance, Qin Gengyun gave an apologetic smile to Fang Xue, and Fang Xue lowered her head, not daring to look at him.
Qin Gengyun said to Qiu Zhihe, "My wife, I’ve said this before, my affections in this life are solely for you, I will never take another concubine. What happened with Xiaoxue is... Please don’t say things out of jealousy."
He thought Qiu Zhihe said this out of spite, having seen him and Fang Xue intimately close in recent days.
Fang Xue also said, "Father, Mother, Uncle Qin and I are completely innocent, you’ve misunderstood!"
Fang Chao exchanged a look with his wife, then spoke to Fang Xue:
"Daughter, let ask you, during these past few days at Taoist Friend Qin’s place, who were you with?"
Fang Xue paused, glanced at Qin Gengyun, her face turning red, and honestly replied:
"I’ve been with Uncle Qin and Sister Susu these past few days."
Fang Chao and his wife were stunned, and saw the shock in each other’s eyes.
Had they been serving their husband along with the concubine?
At this point, Liu Su finally spoke: "Uncle and Aunt, you’ve really misunderstood. That day Xiaoxue encountered deviation during her training, and the Young Master and I happened to know a Healing Secret Technique that requires two people to perform. We’ve been healing Xiaoxue these days, hence we’ve been together."
"So that’s how it is."
Fang Chao let out a huge sigh of relief, and the tense expression on his wife’s face also relaxed.
"Even if all three of us had disrobed and bathed together, we were truly innocent and did nothing improper!"
Liu Su added.
"What?!" Fang Chao widened his eyes instantly, clutching his chest and starting to cough.
"Three people bathing together? Such absurdity..."
Fang Chao’s wife’s eyes rolled, and she fainted.
"Wife!"
"Mother!"
"Aunt, wake up, there’s been a misunderstanding!"
...
A two-hour period later.
Fang Xue took her leave from the Qin Family with her parents.
The family of three was rather silent along the way, but eventually, Fang Chao couldn’t help but speak:
"Daughter, although Taoist Friend Qin has high cultivation and is accomplished in the Alchemy Dao, he already has a wife and concubines. Even if you give up a promising future to marry him, you can only be a concubine and will be below Susu in status, don’t let love cloud your judgnt!"
Fang Xue was about to speak when suddenly laughter ca from nearby, accompanied by a fragrant breeze, and Si Minglan appeared, gracefully as ever, in a floral skirt.
"Third Sister."
"Senior Si."
The Fang family hurriedly paid their respects. Si Minglan, now restored to her charming and seductive manner, embraced Fang Xue’s waist and said:
"Uncle and Aunt of the Fang Family, rest assured, with around, Qin Gengyun wouldn’t dare mistreat Xiaoxue. If Xiaoxue agrees, I’ll go speak to your Uncle Qin about it."
"Third Sister!" Fang Xue anxiously said, "Uncle Qin and I are really innocent!"
Being pure and not good with words, she was at a loss, her face flushed.
Si Minglan laughed and said to Fang Chao and his wife, "Uncle Fang, Aunt Fang, I have sothing to discuss with my junior sister, I will bring her back shortly."
Fang Chao and his wife didn’t dare say much, only looking worriedly at their daughter, then reluctantly took their leave.
After they walked away, Si Minglan, holding Fang Xue’s hand, returned to the inn she was staying at, where she solemnly gave a bow to Fang Xue:
"Junior Sister, without you, I would have perished long ago. I will forever rember the debt of saving my life!"
Fang Xue hurriedly held her up, "Third Sister, you’re being too serious. You’ve treated well, how could I watch you in trouble and do nothing?"
Yet, she couldn’t stop Si Minglan, who bowed deeply to Fang Xue:
"And thank you for not asking why I was injured when you saved . Junior Sister, you seem innocent, but you’re clever and perceptive. I am not your equal."
"Third Sister, don’t say that, please get up."
Fang Xue’s face was red, feeling at a loss. Seeing her in such a state, Si Minglan couldn’t help but chuckle:
"Junior Sister, you have such a pure heart yet you are so naive and adorable. If I were Qin Gengyun, I would certainly find ways to make you mine!"
"Third Sister, please don’t tease anymore!" Fang Xue’s neck even turned red, and she earnestly said, "My only wish in this life is to seek the great Dao, so that my parents and I can achieve longevity together!"
"Such filial piety is rare indeed." Si Minglan looked down at her, gently touching her tender cheek, and laughed, "But have you thought about it? To achieve longevity, apart from arduous cultivation, there’s another shortcut that might help you reach the pinnacle sooner, so your parents don’t have to wait for you to attain Dao only to be parted by life and death."
Fang Xue looked up, her eyes bright: "Third Sister, what thod?"
Si Minglan giggled and said, "What other thod could there be? Naturally, it’s finding a Daoist partner for Dual Cultivation! Your Uncle Qin is quite good, why not give it a try?"
"..."
...
At night.
Qinhe Garden.
Bedroom.
"Wife, Susu said your ridians are damaged, I’ve made Spirit dicine Soup for you and added honey. Please drink it while it’s warm."
Qin Gengyun brought the freshly brewed dicine soup, smiling as he handed it to Qiu Zhihe.
Qiu Zhihe sat by the bedside, hands on her knees, poised and indifferent.
She raised her gaze to look at Qin Gengyun but said nothing.
Qin Gengyun felt uneasy, certain his wife was angry.
He sat beside Qiu Zhihe, scooped up so soup with a spoon, and brought it to her lips:
"Wife, let feed you."
Qiu Zhihe glanced at him again and finally opened her little mouth. Qin Gengyun was overjoyed and gently fed the spoon to his wife.
The bedroom was peaceful and warm, as Qin Gengyun fed Qiu Zhihe the soup spoon by spoon and then gently wiped her mouth with a cloth before saying:
"Wife, these past few days with Susu, Si Minglan, and Fang Xue bathing with us was out of necessity. I was entirely focused on the spell and never glanced at them, nor did I entertain any improper thoughts. Please believe !"
Qiu Zhihe was silent for a mont, then suddenly sighed and slowly said, "Husband, I’m not angry, my suggestion for you to marry Fang Xue was genuine."
Qin Gengyun was taken aback, "Wife..."
Qiu Zhihe calmly said, "If you wish to join the Zhenyang Sect in the future, marrying Fang Xue would ensure that you are cared for there."
Qin Gengyun quickly replied, "Wife, why can’t you co to the Zhenyang Sect with ?"
Qiu Zhihe shook her head, "Husband, if we were to part soday, do not worry about . Focus on your cultivation, and perhaps when you attain Dao, we may et again."
Should they be separated, it would be because her cultivation had fully recovered, leading to Qiu Zhihe vanishing and Xia Qinglian returning to the world to seek revenge on the Three Great Sects.
At that ti, it would be certain death for her.
She said this now only to give Qin Gengyun a goal so he wouldn’t despair after she was gone.
However, Qin Gengyun looked at her with earnest eyes and said, "Wife, I promised, if you disappear one day, I will seek you through a hundred lifetis, don’t try to deceive !"
"But... ah?"
Qiu Zhihe couldn’t speak further because her lips were stopped by Qin Gengyun.
Outside, the night breeze was slightly cool.
Inside, the spring breeze had already begun.
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