CHAPTER 262: CHAPTER 258: TURMOIL

"Damn!"

In the room, Chen Xuan suddenly burst out with a curse.

Without the subsequent cultivation technique, the speed of cultivation is unbearably slow.

At this rate, even a hundred years wouldn’t be enough to reach the Mid-Stage Profound Realm.

At his exclamation, the two little ones in the room stopped their cultivation and couldn’t help but look at him.

"It’s nothing, you two continue! I’m going out for some fresh air!"

He said as he got up and left the room, leaving the two little ones looking at each other.

"What’s wrong with Brother Xuan?"

Ning Feng curiously asked, feeling that Chen Xuan’s emotions had been a bit unstable lately.

"It’s an adult’s matter, kids shouldn’t meddle! Cultivate and achieve a Realm Breakthrough Immortal Grade soon!"

Ning Long glared at him, taking on a mature demeanor. Then he closed his eyes and continued cultivating.

"Oh!"

Ning Feng felt a bit aggrieved; ever since he wasn’t as strong as Ning Long, he even lost the confidence to speak.

In the past, Ning Long wouldn’t dare to talk to him like this.

"Hmph! I will definitely catch up to you, let you know that brother is still brother!"

Glancing at him, Ning Feng also began to cultivate.

Meanwhile, Ning Long’s lips curved slightly.

This brother of his is impatient and can’t focus on cultivation at the slightest disturbance, no wonder his cultivation speed is so slow.

It’s just as well to give him some pressure.

After all, he had once accidentally heard that Brother Xuan had encountered problems in his cultivation.

If that’s the case, then he should cultivate even harder.

He must become stronger than Brother Xuan to better protect them.

Now, Ning Long may seem like a child, but his mind is already mature; calling him a little adult would be completely accurate.

In this respect, Ning Feng is far inferior, way inferior!

...

"Oh, isn’t this Xiaoxuanzi? How come you have time to come out today?"

By the well not far away, a middle-aged woman in plain clothes was drawing water, joking with him.

After all, it’s been over a year since Chen Xuan and the others came here, and Ning Xin has always appeared in front of everyone as an ordinary woman, while Chen Xuan has rarely shown himself.

The reason given was that he was ill and needed to recuperate.

"Auntie Niu, the weather’s nice today, so I’m out for a stroll!"

Chen Xuan’s face was a bit pale, clearly looking like someone who hasn’t recovered from a serious illness.

"Ah, well, staying home every day isn’t good either, but your household is truly virtuous!"

"She washes clothes, cooks, and takes care of you every day. If you have any trouble, just speak up, and I’ll help you as much as I can!"

Auntie Niu said while fetching water.

"Thank you, Auntie Niu, I’ll go for a stroll now!"

"Alright, alright! Go ahead, but don’t go too far, or your wife might worry."

Chen Xuan nodded with a smile and then headed towards the main street.

"He probably won’t live much longer, look at how sickly he looks!"

At this moment, a woman in a floral dress arrived at the well to fetch water and said softly about Chen Xuan as he walked away.

"Yes, it’s a pity for his wife!"

Auntie Niu also nodded in regret.

"Better if he dies, then he won’t drag others down, and his wife is quite good looking. When the time comes, I can find her a family to remarry into and free her from misery."

The woman in the floral dress spoke with increasing fervor.

She didn’t even notice Auntie Niu’s expression had turned cold.

"Shut up, you! The man’s not dead yet, and you’re already planning this. Have you no conscience?"

"What? Am I wrong? People like him are a nuisance alive, better dead sooner!"

The more the woman in the floral dress spoke, the more venomous her words became.

Even Auntie Niu, who had nothing to do with it, couldn’t stand it and cursed, "No wonder you haven’t been able to have a child all these years, with your lacking morals, serves you right!"

Saying this, she picked up her water bucket and left the well, not bothering to deal with her any further.

"Oh, your man died so early, you’re a black widow, jinxing those around you. Let’s see who dares to want you?"

Auntie Niu’s words immediately ignited her, turning her into a shrew in an instant.

She placed one hand on her hip and pointed at Auntie Niu with the other, cursing, drawing a crowd with her loud voice.

Seeing this, she became more excited as she cursed.

"Look at your ugly face, with a waist thicker than your water bucket, which man wouldn’t find you disgusting, you’re doomed to be a widow forever!"

"Humph!"

"Dare to talk about me, who gave you the nerve!"

"Pah!"

A mouthful of thick phlegm was spat in Auntie Niu’s direction.

But Auntie Niu never turned her head, not even acknowledging her.

"Such a shrew! Old Kang, why did you marry such a woman!"

She sighed deeply in her heart.

"Slap!"

A man in a gray short coat walked up to the woman in the floral dress and slapped her hard on the face, leaving a red handprint.

"Get back home, if you dare to bully Sister Niu again, I’ll beat you to death!"

It’s known that he and Brother Niu were childhood friends, owing much to him back then.

Unexpectedly, his woman dared to spew such venom, intolerable.

"Husband, you...!"

The woman in the floral dress held her slapped cheek, her eyes teary, looking at her man.

She didn’t expect that for the sake of an outsider, he’d hit her in front of everyone.

The next moment, she went completely crazy, lunging at him to tear and bite.

"Let go, you crazy woman!"

"Are you trying to die!"

....

Chen Xuan, who had already walked far, smiled slightly and shook his head.

With his current status and strength, of course he wouldn’t bother with these ordinary people.

However—

That old woman in flowery clothes needs to be taught a lesson, gossiping all day long!

Auntie Niu’s family is too hard-pressed, raising three kids on her own. I should help them out sometime.

Chen Xuan murmured in his heart.

Suddenly, he found himself in a better mood.

"Seems like it’s been too long since I’ve felt the ordinary hustle and bustle of life!"

Feeling better, he found himself on the main street. It was just about dinner time, so he casually picked an inn to go into.

"Sir... Please come in! Our inn is the most famous in Daning County! What would you like to eat?"

As soon as he entered, a young man in gray clothes came up to him, greeting him cheerfully.

This inn could be seen to the end at a glance, with a dozen tables, no second floor, and only one table occupied; was this really the most famous?

Of course, Chen Xuan didn’t say it bluntly, he just said, "Bring me some of your signature dishes to try!"

"Sure, please!"

The young man shouted loudly and immediately led him to a table by the window.

"Sir, please wait a moment, I’ll arrange for you!"

Chen Xuan waved his hand at him.

In a short time, the young man came up with four dishes, both meat and vegetables.

"Sir, everything’s here, please enjoy at your leisure!"

"Mhm!"

Chen Xuan nodded and then picked up his chopsticks to start eating.

Just one bite!

His brows furrowed, the texture was too poor, and the taste wasn’t great either.

He forced himself to swallow it down despite the discomfort.

"Looks like my palate has been spoiled by Xin’Er."

Since arriving in Daning County, Ning Xin had been cooking at home personally all the time.

He had to admit, her cooking skills were impeccable.

Looking at the dishes on the table, Chen Xuan had lost his appetite, so he stood up to leave, but in the next moment, he sat back down again.

"Hey, have you heard? The eldest son of the Qin Family has advanced a grade!"

"Yes, this time Daning County is redistributing several important resources, and we thought it was just a formality, in the end, it was still the Gu Family, but unexpectedly the Qin Family emerged, now it’s getting interesting."

At this moment, two young men walked in.

Chen Xuan was curious to hear what they were talking about, so he sat back down.

"Waiter, two pounds of beef, a chicken, a plate of peanuts, two jugs of wine, hurry!"

A man in blue clothes shouted loudly as soon as he sat down.

"Sure, sirs, please hang on, it’ll be right up!"

The young man in gray clothes immediately shouted to the back as well.

The two of them sat at the table behind Chen Xuan.

"No wonder the Qin Family was spending everything to buy elixirs and rare treasures some time ago. It’s said the Qin Family was almost emptied!"

The blue-clad man spoke in a hushed tone.

"But it was worth it, now the eldest son of the Qin Family is a top-grade, same as that one in the Gu Family, just don’t know who’s stronger! Hopefully, they can beat that old thing to death!"

When the Gu Family was mentioned, the man in white clothes gritted his teeth.

He seemed very discontented with the Gu Family.

"Shh!"

The blue-clad man looked around nervously and cursed in an extremely low voice, "Are you mad, you can’t say things like that."

"The eldest son of the Qin Family, after all, hasn’t been top-grade for long, surely not as strong as that one in the Gu Family!"

"Yes!"

The man in white sighed helplessly.

These years the Gu Family’s actions in Daning County had been arrogant and overbearing. The two of them were also renting shops from the Gu Family, but the prices kept skyrocketing.

Now they were almost just working for the Gu Family for free.

This was also why he hated the Gu Family so much in his heart.

Now that the Qin Family produced a top-grade, let’s see if they can stand against the Gu Family.

"Don’t think too highly of the Qin Family, those big families are all tough nuts. Even if the Qin Family wins those properties, who knows if they’ll be even worse than the Gu Family!"

The blue-clad man had no good words for the big families in Daning County.

"As long as Daning County isn’t dominated by one, that’s good for us."

The man in white clearly disagreed with him.

The Gu Family was the sole power in Daning County, as long as they had that county government official in hand, everything was decided by them. Even the Dark Moon Trading Company had to look at Gu Family’s face.

"Alright... let’s wait and see!"

"Here it comes!"

At this moment, the young man in gray carried the dishes over and placed them one by one on the table.

"Sirs, everything’s ready, please enjoy!"

The man in white impatiently waved his hand at him, signaling for him to leave quickly.

A sharp young man of course had the sense and immediately walked away.

"Let’s eat, and we’ll just wait and see!"

The two of them each took a jug of wine and began to drink.

"By the way, there’s another thing. Not long ago someone came to my shop to buy wine and almost emptied my liquor store in one go!"

Halfway through the drink, the blue-clad man suddenly spoke.

"Isn’t that great? You’ve hit the jackpot, you should treat us to this meal!"

When the man in white heard this, he jumped at the chance to make him pay.

"That’s not the point, but the person is an outsider. Even though he tried to cover it up, you know my ears. That accent was clearly different!"

"An outsider? How’s that possible? Our Daning County is so remote, who would come here?"

The man in white stopped his wine glass in mid-air.

"Really, think about it, there haven’t been any outsiders in Daning County for years, and suddenly the Qin Family produces a top-grade!"

"Are you suggesting?"