The protagonist stole my spiritual root? Hey, heroine, give birth to me!

In the end, Chen Xuan let the kitten go and left the Empress's palace.

Based on his previous conversation with She Jingxi, he was able to determine that the coordinates given to him by the system were the location where the so-called Immortal Spirit Grass grew, meaning that the treasure was just the Immortal Spirit Grass.

Dai Dabai and his group descended to the mortal realm to harvest these immortal herbs. The only thing he couldn't understand was that they didn't want She Jingxi to supervise their harvesting, so there must be something fishy going on.

Gathering the fairy herb might be a cover; they definitely have other purposes.

Chen Xuan had just asked Zhu Zhu, but the answer he received was that he would know after he arrived in the Upper Realm, and that he couldn't tell him now.

Chen Xuan didn't insist too much; he would just go in and take a look when the time came.

……

Several more days passed, and without the participation of a dark horse like Zhao Tianming, Chen Xuan unsurprisingly won the championship.

Those like Wang Teng and Lin Tiancheng, who were just there to save face for Zhao Tianming, couldn't even get a single move out of Chen Xuan's hands. They were all instantly killed in one move, making the whole match extremely boring.

The prize for the champion was the opportunity to travel to the Upper Realm with Dai Dabai. Since Chen Xuan had already secured his place in the Upper Realm, Zhu Zhu suggested exchanging it for other rewards. She then ripped off Dai Dabai, and Chen Xuan received a considerable amount of cultivation techniques and treasures.

Of course, these things were just something he could do with, the kind of little gadgets his sons could play with when they grew up, nothing more.

On this day, the time for the Immortal Spirit Grass to mature finally arrived. Dai Dabai also told Chen Xuan about his and Zhu Zhu's plan, asking him to keep She Jingxi away for a while.

Chen Xuan had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. Immortal Spirit Grass was not particularly rare to him; he just wanted to know what kind of trickery was involved.

As for whether She Jingxi still cares about her work? After following Chen Xuan, she didn't care about so much. As a snake spirit, once something was developed in her, there was no turning back.

Especially... she was utterly smitten with Chen Xuan.

Soon, Chen Xuan released the fake body he had exchanged for ahead of time, and accompanied She Jingxi on a tour. The two appeared in public the whole time.

Chen Xuan, however, was disguised and followed behind Zhu Zhu and Dai Dabai.

Because Dai Dabai and Zhu Zhu needed to do something discreet, they had already sent away all the elders of the Zhou family beforehand, and only the two of them went together.

Along the way, Dai Dabai unusually refrained from making any boastful remarks, focusing instead on the treasures inside. He even abandoned Zhu Zhu and rushed ahead on his own.

Seeing this, Zhu Zhu ignored him and continued walking on her own.

This put Chen Xuan in a difficult position. If Zhu Zhu walked slowly, Dai Dabai might have already obtained the treasure by the time he got there! But the passage wasn't very wide, and if he followed, Zhu Zhu would definitely find him.

Given the current situation, he didn't really want to expose himself. Zhu Zhu knew nothing, so he would treat her better when it came time to finish his task.

"Chen Xuan, I know you're nearby! Come out!" Zhu Zhu said calmly.

"How did you know?" Chen Xuan revealed himself directly.

"A secret, huh! I knew it was you, that's why I deliberately didn't follow him!"

"Snapped!"

"Ouch! You!"

"If your fiancé hadn't been in front of you, I bet I would have opened the flower vase for you!"

"I... I smelled it! I'm a cat, after all, with a Nascent Soul cultivation level and enhanced in every way. How could I not smell your scent!"

"So that means he might have smelled it too?"

“He didn’t,” Zhu Zhu said.

"Your ability to conceal your cultivation technique is truly remarkable. Most people wouldn't be able to detect it. Even I wasn't sure if it was you at first. But... I'm too familiar with you. I've even 'eaten' your most precious treasure. So I smelled that scent and that's how I determined it was you!"

"You little kitten!"

Chen Xuan helplessly rubbed Zhu Zhu's head.

"What exactly are you trying to do? Haven't I told you this is dangerous? And you might benefit from this if you join our team in the future, so please don't get involved!"

"What do you think? You stingy cat, you won't even tell me what's inside, how can you blame me?"

“Inside, inside is…” Knowing Chen Xuan’s personality, Zhu Zhu simply told him what was inside.

"Hmm? An unknown spiritual root? That's really something. If I transplanted it into my home, the effect would definitely be quite remarkable!"

"I knew it! And weren't you supposed to come with us? How come it's your house again? Are you lying to me?!" The girl immediately became unhappy and clung to Chen Xuan, refusing to get down.

"Um, this is complicated to explain. Let's talk about it after we've finished this."

"No! If you get the spiritual root inside, you'll definitely want to run away and abandon me!" Zhu Zhu persisted, clinging tightly to Chen Xuan and refusing to let go.

Helpless, Chen Xuan could only gently pat her head and say softly, "I won't leave you, but I have some things to take care of. Once I'm done, I'll come back to you."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhu finally released her hands, looking at Chen Xuan with a pitiful and aggrieved expression.

She clearly didn't believe it.

Looking at her pitiful little face, Chen Xuan felt a pang of guilt, as if he had let her down.

He patted her head reassuringly and said, "Don't worry, I'll come back to you as soon as things are settled."

Zhu Zhu shook her head again; she felt very insecure.

"No, why should I feel guilty? I'm not the kind of person who starts something and then abandons it, so why should I feel guilty!"

After saying that, he casually waved his hand and threw Zhu Zhu into his secret realm, explaining the situation.

This time, he didn't put Zhu Zhu and the other women together; he wanted to deal with the immediate matter first before talking about other things.

"Don't move from here, I'll be right back! If you sneak away, I really won't want you anymore!" Chen Xuan said sternly before leaving.

"If you're not going, then don't go. Why are you being so fierce..." The girl sat on the lawn pouting as she watched Chen Xuan leave.