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

"Hmm? Where have I heard that before?"

"What?! You damned Chen Xuan, tell me, have you been... cheating on me?!"

"Ouch, ouch, ouch! I swear to God, I really didn't mean that! I have you, such a beautiful and gentle wife, and that's enough for me! How could I possibly do something like that, wanting more than I have? Don't you understand me? I would never dare to have such a thought!"

"Then why did you ask Lin Yaoyao, that witch, just now?"

"Sigh, I always feel like my cultivation isn't enough, and you're not providing me with much assistance right now, so I just..."

"Don't even think about it!" Fairy Jinglan's face turned red with anger, and she used a little more force with her small hand.

"Now, you've already reached the fifth level of the Human Immortal Realm. Aren't you afraid of your foundation becoming unstable with such rapid cultivation?! Only my moderate cultivation speed can allow you to stabilize your cultivation while simultaneously breaking through!"

"Holy crap, are you still my gentle Jinglan darling? How could you say something like that?! Ouch, my ears are about to fall off!"

"Hmph, I don't care! I'm warning you, you better not have even the slightest improper thoughts about that witch Lin Yaoyao! Otherwise... see how I deal with you!"

Fairy Jinglan released Chen Xuan's ear, put her hands on her hips, and glared at him fiercely, threatening him.

"Yes, yes, don't worry, I promise I'll remember what you said today! The mine will be open for a long time now, so I won't get in your way any longer!"

"Hmm, you'd better keep your word! If you dare to break your oath, be careful I'll make you...!" Jinglan gestured at Chen Xuan, instantly sending a chill down his spine.

"no problem!"

Chen Xuan readily agreed and left the house.

That wretched Jinglan! Once I reach the True Immortal realm, I'll teach you a lesson!

……

Fairy Jinglan watched Chen Xuan leave, then stood at the door, her gaze following his receding figure until he completely disappeared. Only then did she slowly withdraw her gaze and let out a soft sigh.

Recalling the path Chen Xuan had taken over the past two days, Fairy Jinglan was filled with regret and self-blame.

She knew she had embarked on a wrong and evil path of no return, and there was no turning back now.

In just a few days, she had fallen deeply in love with Chen Xuan; this was simply too much...

At this moment, she felt that the only thing she could still do was to do her best to protect Lin Yaoyao, this witch.

After all, she herself had already embarked on a path of no return, so Lin Yaoyao was a very important person to Qingshan. And since she had become Chen Xuan's wife, she could only make up for her mistakes in this way.

"Qingshan, I am now Chen Xuan's wife, and there is no way to change that fact... But please rest assured, I will definitely protect that witch for you."

I only hope that Lin Yaoyao won't make a foolish mistake and commit some unforgivable error; if so, perhaps I can find some solace in that.

Jinglan murmured to herself, her watery eyes shimmering with a complex light—pain, regret, and a resolute determination.

……

And so, with the Green Mountain Ancestor deliberately avoiding Chen Xuan, Chen Xuan stayed in the Green Mountain Ancestor's house for another month.

During this period, due to the information gap between the two women, they basically lost ownership of everything.

Only Fairy Jinglan failed to break through to the True Immortal Realm, which made Chen Xuan somewhat regretful.

At the same time, Chen Xuan was also very adept at his work at the mine, and he had mastered many of the unspoken rules.

For example, as a mine supervisor, he is a minor leader in a certain area. As a leader, he can "hire" someone to be his subordinate every day, without having to do hard work.

Lin Yaoyao is a good example.

Therefore, every day, people, both men and women, would try every trick in the book to please Chen Xuan.

Unfortunately, the ascendants chosen to be miners generally possess great physical strength and formidable attack power. This means that while the men and women here are not bad-looking, they are not exactly top-tier. Chen Xuan didn't have much interest in them.

Of course, Zheng Yaqin was an exception; she was the one Chen Xuan asked to come.

There are also Fairy Jinglan and Lin Yaoyao, who were specially arranged to come here because of Ancestor Qingshan.

At this moment, the scheme that Chen Xuan had specially set up for Zheng Yaqin was about to come to an end!

Because she was not suited for mining, Zheng Yaqin's life here was extremely painful.

At this point, she no longer felt the ease and comfort she had when she first arrived. She became increasingly listless and her body grew very haggard.

Fortunately, only a month had passed, and her appearance wasn't significantly affected; she just looked a little thinner.

"Yaqin, why are you so stubborn? The new supervisor, Xiao Chen, is such a good person. He usually gives a day off to those who are tired from working. Why do you just refuse to rest?" Suddenly, a female worker couldn't stand it anymore and came to persuade her.

"That's right, Supervisor Chen is really nice. He says he'll be your assistant, but in reality, he won't let you do any work at all, he just lets you rest!"

"Yes, I strained my back that day, and it was thanks to Supervisor Chen that I was able to recover so quickly!"

"What?! Supervisor Chen gave you back the leaves from the Tree of Life?! And they're even at the Immortal level?! I didn't get any!"

"I'm so jealous!"

"Yaqin, you look so haggard, don't keep pushing yourself. Go find Supervisor Chen, he'll definitely help you!"

"I...he...he accepted gifts from others. I have the utmost contempt for people like that..." Zheng Yaqin said timidly.

Of course, this is only one reason. The main reason is that her heart would race every time she saw Chen Xuan, which made her increasingly afraid...

"Seriously, Yaqin, you're being way too rigid. Is that all it is that you refuse to go and rest with him?"

Zheng Yaqin didn't say anything, but nodded with a blush.

"My God, are you stupid? Is your health more important, or what you call... more important?"

“Yes, look at yourself now, look at what you’ve become!” A female worker took out a mirror and handed it to Zheng Yaqin.

The latter took the photo but hesitated to take it.

"See? You know what kind of person you are right now. If you continue like this, it won't be long before you..."

Zheng Yaqin looked at the female worker who was advising her and felt a warmth in her heart. In the past month, Chen Xuan had never taken the initiative to come to her.

So all her previous "premonitions" that Chen Xuan was interested in her were just wishful thinking on her part.