Chapter Thirty-Four: An Unexpected Harvest from the Purple Jade Vein (1)

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Shi Bitter smiled wryly—obtaining the Munizhu was no simple matter. Keba, who was fanning the fire, subtly signaled to him and slowly shook his head.
Li Chengzhu looked coldly at the two and continued, “If you obediently follow my orders and listen to my commands while under my protection, I promise to seek out the Munizhu for you and restore your physical forms.” He paused and then asked, “Neither of you has any relatives left in the Immortal Realm, correct?”
“No,” Xia Mai still shook her head bitterly.
“Fine then.” The big boss Li patted his palm decisively. “From now on, stay with me. I doubt Qiufeng wants to protect two Nascent Soul cultivators who constantly cause him trouble.”
His words were blunt but truthful. There were ill-intentioned people in the Immortal Realm, some even stole others’ Nascent Soul treasures. If they saw them, it would surely lead to a fight. Although they had a close bond with Qiufeng, probably he did not want to take on such a troublesome burden. For now, their only choice was to stay inside the Bloodstain Ring.
Though they had been in the right initially, after hearing this young man speak, they owed him a favor.
Xia Mai’s heart was bitter as she nodded and said, “Thank you, Daoist.”
“It’s nothing.” Li Chengzhu raised an eyebrow and smiled mysteriously. “Just help out from time to time. Heh heh.”
“Let me make one thing clear,” Keba said in a deep and resonant voice, “if you ever do evil, we won’t help you.”
This tacitly told Li Chengzhu that Keba had also recognized the situation and had to compromise. The big boss smiled slightly, “Don’t worry, even if I do something wicked, your ancient city lord won’t stand idly by.”
“Good.” Keba turned his back to Li Chengzhu with a grunt.
“It’s getting late, you two should go inside the ring now.” Li Chengzhu said, then swept them into the Bloodstain Ring. Inside their designated activity area, he set up a spiritual gathering formation.
Originally, he was hesitant about what to do with these two, but an idea suddenly struck him—perhaps he could use them in the future. After all, they had lived in the Immortal Realm for over a thousand years, and their experience far surpassed his rookie level.
An old ring is like a treasure.
After tidying his things, Li Chengzhu entered Gulinglong’s bedroom and saw Xiaoying bouncing toward him. Approaching him, she leapt into his arms, wrapping her arms around his neck and her legs around his waist.
Li Chengzhu smiled wickedly as he looked at the two soft, fair mounds pressed against his chest. “Aren’t you afraid I’ll just eat you up right now?”
Xiaoying pouted, “We’ve done it plenty of times. Are you some kind of lecherous bug?”
Li Chengzhu shamelessly lowered his head and took a deep breath on her chest, closing his eyes in bliss.
Perhaps due to pregnancy, Xiaoying’s previously faint milk scent grew stronger, intoxicating Li Chengzhu deeply.
Finally, Xiaoying blushed and pinched his nose with one hand, teasing, “What are you smelling?”
“She’s a little devil with a delicious milk scent,” Gulinglong, having finished tidying, stood nearby smiling.
Li Chengzhu opened his eyes, gently put Xiaoying down, and flicked her ample chest. “Yeah, Gulinglong’s right. Little girl, your milk scent is irresistible.”
“You two are just alike,” Xiaoying murmured, swatting away Li Chengzhu’s hand with a jealous pout.

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Gulinglong smiled and stepped forward to take Xiaoying’s hand. “Making a man infatuated is a skill in itself.”
Li Chengzhu broke into a cold sweat, pulling the two close. “You both have me completely obsessed.” He grinned mischievously, baring his teeth as he tried to push them toward the bed.
Gulinglong glared at him with mock reproach, “We’re heading out soon, there’s business to attend to. Not now.”
“Business?” Li Chengzhu frowned. “What’s more important than making love?”
“Pah.” Gulinglong blushed like a newlywed and glared, “Don’t say it so crudely.”
“Then mating!” Li Chengzhu scratched his chin and chuckled slyly.
“I told you.” Xiaoying stood nearby, hands on hips, scolding him like a disappointed teacher. “This man is just a boor, can’t say anything civilized.”
“The boor is going to **you all!” Li Chengzhu pounced on Xiaoying and ran his large hand over her ample chest.
“Child!” Xiaoying exclaimed and pounded his shoulders with clenched fists. Gulinglong hurried to pull Li Chengzhu off her.
“That little rascal is already causing trouble before it’s even born. What will it be like when it grows up?” Li Chengzhu glared at Xiaoying’s belly.
“Enough, Zhuzi. Wait until nightfall.” Gulinglong gave Li Chengzhu a stern look, scolding him for being careless.
“It’s just a little lump of flesh.” Li Chengzhu muttered.
“We’re going to the Purple Jade Stone vein in the western part of the city. Are you coming?” Gulinglong fixed Xiaoying’s disheveled clothes and asked.
“What for? The Chen family has been mining there for a long time.” Li Chengzhu was uninterested; the stuff was worthless to him.
Gulinglong shot him a glare. “I’m the city lord, at least I should show my face. It’s only proper.”
“Don’t listen to him. Sister, let’s go.” Xiaoying was still annoyed at Li Chengzhu’s disregard for their child and pulled Gulinglong toward the door.
“Fine, everyone’s going.” Li Chengzhu finally gave in. If he didn’t appease Xiaoying today, he’d probably sleep on the floor tonight.
With that little rascal in her belly backing her up, Gulinglong would never side with him.
Moreover, it had been over half a month since their wedding, and to maintain the harmonious and festive atmosphere, Li Chengzhu had kept his questions to himself.
Xiaoying’s tearful eyes from the time she had drugged him lingered in his mind, leaving him unable to shake the feeling. Although he sensed the matter wasn’t so simple, his mind drew a blank trying to find answers.
It was time to come clean.
Tonight, he would ask everything.

Two hundred miles west of Rainbow City, at Nameless Mountain, on the Purple Jade vein.

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The scene was lively and bustling.
The brown, soft rock layers shattered easily with a pinch, and no one had expected such an unremarkable mountain to conceal a vein of purple jade.
This discovery was thanks to two Chen family disciples who had blasted away obscuring rock and mud while practicing spells, revealing the vein.
Chen Lin, the family head, grinned broadly. In this world where materials were scarce, this was a fortune. He ordered his disciples to keep the discovery secret and took several respected elders to survey the vein.
The results were beyond expectation. Just as the city lord was away facing enemies, blinded by greed, Chen Lin disregarded many rules of the Immortal Realm and began mining.
But no wall is impenetrable—Chen family’s sudden wealth aroused suspicion from the Weng family.
After two and a half months of mining, Weng Haiming personally visited Chen Lin to demand a share of the mining rights, but was firmly refused. At that moment, news arrived of the Immortal Realm’s great victory and the Angel Legion’s defeat.
Chen Lin knew his family’s good fortune was about to end; the city lord’s return was imminent. He ordered an acceleration of mining and began transferring large quantities of purple jade.
Sure enough, at the welcoming ceremony, Weng Haiming caused trouble again. Fortunately, Chen Lin had already reported the true and false details to the city lord. The city lord, kind-hearted, did not hold it against him. Although mining rights were granted for only 2.5% labor fees, Chen Lin was satisfied.
This purple jade vein was enough for his family to mine for three years. By then, his family would surely become the largest in Rainbow City, and Weng Haiming would be at their mercy.
However, Chen Lin was annoyed by Yuan Mu, a man he barely knew but whose cultivation level he understood. How had he jumped from the Tribulation stage to Immortal level in one battle? Now Chen Lin had to flatter him.
Watching coldly as Yuan Mu chatted happily with his woman, Yuchun, Chen Lin smiled coldly. “As long as you have needs, you will become my backing.”
At the mine entrance, several overseers arranged by Gulinglong, following Master Cai’s advice, stood guard—these were all from the Weng family.
Though Gulinglong was the city lord, aside from a few people living in the city lord’s mansion, she was essentially alone, with no troops at her disposal. She had to borrow men from Weng Haiming, their bitter rival, ensuring no trickery.
The overseers diligently inspected the jade miners entering. Master Cai stood proudly as the head overseer, eyes scanning everyone entering the cave.
“I’m the boss,” Master Cai’s expression was confident.
Every miner was issued a storage ring measured to hold about ten cubic meters, called “one ring” in the Immortal Realm.
No other storage items were allowed inside, ensuring the Chen family could not pilfer during mining.
When Gulinglong, holding the little one, arrived at the purple jade vein with Li Chengzhu and Xiaoying, Li noticed Yuan Mu chatting nearby with a fake woman.
Li Chengzhu gave him a sly smile. “So that’s where you’ve been these days.”