Marry the Demon Sect Girl with No Bride Price-Chapter 148: Qiu Zhihe’s Worries
Evening.
Narrow Rain Lane.
A family of three is having dinner, but Qin Gengyun is unusually silent today, and he hasn’t eaten much of the food made by Qiu Zhihe.
Liu Su taps his bowl with chopsticks, "Son-in-law, do you want this meat? If not, I’ll eat it!"
"No, I don’t want it." Qin Gengyun replies absent-mindedly.
Liu Su cheers and moves the plate of stir-fried pork with chives in front of herself, and starts eating heartily.
Qiu Zhihe takes a glance at Qin Gengyun but says nothing.
After the meal, as usual, Qiu Zhihe goes back to the bedroom to cultivate, while Qin Gengyun and Liu Su proceed to the alchemy room.
However, Qin Gengyun’s focus is scattered tonight, and his efficiency in alchemy has dropped significantly, managing to produce only one pill in two hours.
In the deep of night, Liu Su falls asleep, and Qin Gengyun leaves the alchemy room, feeling utterly exhausted, he then enters the bathing room, fills a bucket with hot water.
Undressing, he steps into the bucket.
His head resting on the rim of the barrel, closing his eyes, yet the anxiety within his heart remains largely unalleviated.
Suddenly, light footsteps sound, as Qin Gengyun is about to open his eyes, a pair of soft hands have already landed gently on his shoulders, gently kneading.
Qin Gengyun turns his head, only to find Qiu Zhihe standing by the barrel, looking down at him.
Her almond eyes remain cool, yet the hands massaging his shoulders are exceptionally warm, gradually dispersing the shadows in Qin Gengyun’s heart.
Qin Gengyun is about to speak, but Qiu Zhihe has already begun:
"Besides the Three Great Sects, no one has a Fourth Grade Pill Formula."
Qin Gengyun smiles bitterly, "So my wife had long guessed why I was so troubled."
Qiu Zhihe asks, "How much longer can you suppress the Pill Poison?" 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂
Qin Gengyun exhales, "Four years and five months."
If he cannot eradicate the pill poison within, he can live no more than four and a half years.
The hands kneading his shoulders pause slightly, the cool voice rings again:
"Perhaps you should focus on cultivation first, and think of a solution after the Foundation Establishment."
Qin Gengyun nods, "I think the same, my current cultivation is too low, unable to reach higher levels, maybe after the Foundation Establishment, a better method will appear."
He finishes with a smile, "Wife, you’re already soaked, how about joining me in the bath?"
Qiu Zhihe is startled, gives him a glance, turns around and leaves the bathing room.
Qin Gengyun shakes his head helplessly.
Indeed, his wife’s face is still too thin.
Yet he does not feel too disappointed, her concern for him is growing daily, having even massaged him to relieve stress just now, which shows their feelings are deepening.
Qin Gengyun soon finishes, enters the bedroom, grinning as he pulls out a book on cultivation methods.
"Wife, though we couldn’t buy the Pill Formula today, it’s not a total loss, look what this is?"
Seeing the name of the cultivation method in his hands, Qiu Zhihe’s face quickly turns red.
"White Tiger Technique?"
"Yes, Shopkeeper Tong recommended it to me, says this method not only enhances cultivation efficiency but also strengthens the bond between husband and wife. Wife, shall we try it tonight?"
Qin Gengyun speaks somewhat excitedly.
Though he did not buy the Pill Formula at the Pill Talisman Tower, he obtained a dual cultivation method equally listed as a prohibited item, so it’s not entirely a loss.
Combat Techniques, Dual Cultivation Techniques, and Pill Formulas above Fourth Grade are all monopolized and prohibited for sale by the Three Great Sects.
However, in comparison to Fourth Grade Pill Formulas, the Three Great Sects are less strict towards cultivation methods.
A major force like Pill Talisman Tower can still secretly sell them to valuable partners.
To Qin Gengyun, if he cultivates with his wife once now, he gains 7 cultivation points, with this "White Tiger Technique", perhaps he could gain more points.
Seeing him shift from despair to excitement, Qiu Zhihe pauses briefly in silence, finally nodding.
"Wife, let’s cultivate together!
Qin Gengyun places the cultivation method between them, opening the first page, revealing a diagram.
"Ah?"
Qin Gengyun stands dumbfounded, while Qiu Zhihe cannot help but let out a soft gasp.
She suddenly recalls a night in that small room, when the sound insulation array on the wall broke, hearing something from next door, not from the bed, but from the window.
At that time, Qiu Zhihe was puzzled, not understanding why the sound was at the window.
Only now, seeing this image, does she finally understand.
"Wife, I’m sorry, I was too hasty. If you don’t wish to..."
Nervousness is evident in Qin Gengyun’s voice from beside her, Qiu Zhihe’s cold almond eyes look at him.
"Only this once."
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[Cultivation points gained this session: 7]
Qin Gengyun is puzzled, why haven’t the points increased?
He seems to understand something, quickly asks Qiu Zhihe, "Wife, does the White Tiger Technique not work for you?"
Qiu Zhihe bites her lips, gently shakes her head.
After reverse cultivating Profound Ice and Fire Technique, it has become the world’s most advanced Dual Cultivation Technique, other lower-grade methods are naturally useless to her.
Qin Gengyun stands dumbfounded.
He finally understands that his wife, seeing him upset over the Pill Formula, has painstakingly been accommodating tonight, even participating in such an embarrassing cultivation method.
"Wife, it’s my fault for not considering your feelings. Don’t worry, I will never force you again!"
Qin Gengyun holds Qiu Zhihe, looking at her forehead dotted with sweat, feeling unspeakable tenderness.
Qiu Zhihe is still, the coldness in her eyes dissipates, giving rise to mist, yet her voice remains firm:
"If I don’t want, no one can force me."
Qin Gengyun is momentarily taken aback, quickly explains, "Wife, does that mean you aren’t repulsed by what just happened?"
Qiu Zhihe then realizes, her words might seem strong, but are actually foolish, she suddenly breaks free from Qin Gengyun’s arms, turns her back, and mutters in panic:
"I’m going to sleep!"
Qiu Zhihe, with residual fear, quickly closes her eyes.
Scenes from moments ago involuntarily replay in her mind, annoyed and bewildered, wondering how did Chen Fang next door endure such trials back then?
What are you thinking, Qiu Zhihe!
The most crucial matter now is how to help him eradicate the Pill Poison.
Indeed, other than the Three Great Sects, there is one other place with the Ice Heart Rejuvenation Pill’s Pill Formula.
Moreover, that place is known only to her.
Yet, if she were to take him there, her identity as the Demon Sect Saintess might be hard to conceal.
Once that time arrives, the bond between husband and wife would likely be severed, wouldn’t it?
