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

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, a month has passed.

During this time, Zhao Yi also learned that Zhao Tianming had come to cause trouble, and he even brought Huang Meihua to visit and apologize.

When Chen Xuan saw Huang Meihua's graceful bowing posture, he almost couldn't resist whispering in her ear, "Madam, you don't want to... or anything like that."

Unfortunately, it's not the right time yet.

At the same time, Zhao Yi also realized Zhao Tianming's feelings for Zhao Wenwen, but it was all too late.

……

Inside the secret chamber where the Zhao family patriarch cultivated, Zhao Yi and Zhao Tianming sat on the floor.

"Alas, I've been so busy with family matters these past few years that I was truly unaware of your feelings for that girl, Ming'er. I was wrong!"

“It’s alright, Father. Wenwen is a person with her own opinions. She told Chen Xuan on the night of her wedding, and he hasn’t touched her since!” Zhao Tianming said truthfully.

"It seems that Chen Xuan is indeed a gentleman who would not go against the wishes of others!"

“But if things continue like this, Chen Xuan will definitely not stay in my Zhao family for long. His only goal is to have an heir, and now he can’t touch Zhao Wenwen…” Zhao Yi frowned.

He hadn't said the most crucial thing yet, even in front of Zhao Tianming!

That is, even if Chen Xuan gets his wish, the child he has with Zhao Wenwen will not be of the Zhao family bloodline, even if he gives up everything else!

He had also done his research during this time. Chen Xuanzhen was indeed a direct disciple of the Xuan Yang Sect, and he had several excellent alchemy fire spiritual roots. If he really had descendants, there was a high probability that they would have the same alchemy fire spiritual roots!

But the biggest problem now is that the Zhao family can't meet Chen Xuan's needs!

"That's easy. I happen to know some girls at the brothel, so let them..."

"No! What I need is the bloodline of the Zhao family! Bloodline! Once the Zhao family has a disciple with exceptional talent, their future will soar to new heights, understand?"

“But… he looks down on the women in my Zhao family, that’s a problem! Maybe we should just let him go! Now he’s with Wenwen all the time, I’m afraid something might happen to him,” Zhao Tianming said.

"Fool!"

"You have no idea how sought-after he is! In just this past month, he has mentored one of my Zhao family's young disciples, helping him become a first-grade talisman master!"

"If we let him go now, he'll probably go to the Gao family or the Huang family the next day—no, that very day! That would be a devastating blow to my Zhao family!"

"So we have to keep him here. Once we've squeezed all the value out of him, Ming'er, it wouldn't be so bad for you to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs," Zhao Yi said.

"Tianming, your father is a beast in human form, despicable, shameless, and utterly vile! Knowing that Chen Xuan is a gentleman, he still wanted to kill him. He is utterly despicable!" Qian Muli transmitted her voice to Zhao Tianming.

Zhao Tianming chose to remain silent. He and Zhao Yi thought the same thing; they had almost agreed with him just now, and if his master had heard it, it would have caused a huge problem!

Anyway, he had an inexplicable hostility towards Chen Xuan and wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible.

"Master, rest assured, I will definitely not lay a hand on Brother Chen."

"Well, I trust Tianming's temperament. As long as you don't act impulsively, you won't make a big mistake! Alright, you and your son can continue your conversation. I won't interfere."

"..."

"Ming'er, what are you daydreaming about?"

"Oh, it's nothing. I was just thinking about how to deal with Chen Xuan. After all, the bloodline of my Zhao family is mainly wood-based, so we do need his fire attribute."

"I'm really worried about this too, father!"

"Hmph, Chen Xuan is really picky. He won't accept any woman who isn't beautiful!"

"A beautiful woman..." In an instant, a figure flashed through Zhao Yi's mind.

"Sigh, for the sake of the future success of my Zhao family, I have no choice but to go and talk to her!"

"Who?"

"Your aunt."

Zhao Tianming: "!!!!!!!"

After being shocked for a long time, Zhao Tianming finally managed to stammer out, "Dad, isn't this inappropriate? Putting aside the issue of our generational relationship, aren't you afraid my aunt will beat you up?"

"Cough cough, you little brat, how dare she lay a hand on me, as her brother? Although Ling Wu has a very bad temper and loves to watch martial arts, she is still a member of the Zhao family and should contribute to the Zhao family."

“I still feel it’s inappropriate. Chen Xuan and I are like brothers. He’s inexplicably a generation older than me, so I feel uncomfortable meeting him.”

"But among all the daughters of the Zhao family, only she is beautiful enough, even exceeding the standard!"

"Father, I still..."

"My mind is made up, there's no need for further discussion."

……

In Chen Xuan's courtyard.

"Sigh, why am I always just a little short! No matter what I do, I can't break through to the Foundation Establishment stage! I'm just going through the cultivation path again, so theoretically it should be very easy!"

Seeing Chen Xuan's annoyed complaints, Chen Wenwen gently hugged him from behind.

"It's alright, my husband. Cultivation is something that should be done gradually. Always being impatient for quick results is bad for your health."

"But Wenwen, you've improved so quickly, while I've been stuck in the same place. I'm really getting anxious."

At this moment, Chen Wenwen had already reached the third level of Foundation Establishment. In just one month, she had broken through two minor stages! This cultivation speed was among the best in the entire Mountain and Sea Realm!

"My husband, you've just hit a bottleneck. Once you break through it, you'll definitely be even better than me."

"really?"

"Of course it's true! When has Wenwen ever lied to her husband?"

"Haha, my Wenwen is so understanding!" After saying that, Chen Xuan flipped over and pinned Chen Wenwen down, intending to cultivate properly again and try to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

While the two were cultivating, Zhao Yi appeared opposite Chen Xuan's courtyard.

"All of you may leave. Ling Wu and I have important matters to discuss!" He dismissed the servants who were following him.

Then, he adopted a more cautious approach and gently knocked on the door.

"Boom boom boom!"

"..."

Nobody paid any attention to him.

"Ling Wu? It's me! I know you're in the house!"

"What is it?" An impatient voice came from the courtyard upon hearing that the visitor was Zhao Yi.

"Ahem, brother, I've come to see you because I have something important to discuss!"

"What? Could it be that someone at the Golden Core Realm has attacked?"

The door slammed open, and a stunningly beautiful woman with a wild and untamed air appeared before Zhao Yi.

"Who is it? I'll give him a good sparring match!"

"Ahem, no one came up here. I have something else to discuss with you."

"Go away, go away! You're the head of the family. Even if you're looking for someone to discuss something with, you should go find those old fogies. What are you doing here with me?" She immediately saw the guest out.