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

Another three months passed, and Chen Xuan's cultivation level remained unchanged.

This was because, in the early stages, he could no longer cultivate with Lin Shuiyao, while Lin Shuiyao could meditate and cultivate on her own. At this time, her cultivation level had surpassed Chen Xuan's, reaching the fourth level of Qi Refining.

The maid, Azi, has been living a very comfortable life lately. Four months ago, Mr. Chen asked her to come over every day so that he could prepare special meals for her and let her eat some nutritious food.

Later, she didn't even need to take care of Lin Shuiyao anymore. She was arranged to be far away and had nothing to do. After a few months, she even gained weight and became even more beautiful.

"Husband, stop listening! It's only been three months, and there's still no sign of anything!" Lin Shuiyao looked helplessly at her young husband. She couldn't even cultivate properly!

At this moment, bored, Chen Xuan bent down and put his ear to her lower abdomen, wanting to hear the baby's movements.

"Hehe, I was just bored and wanted to hear what our child was doing," Chen Xuan said with a smile as he stood up and spoke to Lin Shuiyao.

Lin Shuiyao rolled her eyes at him, then took out a pill and handed it to him: "Husband, if you take this pill, you should be able to break through."

"This is... a Qi Gathering Pill?" Chen Xuan was taken aback, then took the pill: "How did you get this?"

“I left this when I still had cultivation. But I lost my cultivation and couldn’t open my own storage bag, so I just left it there.”

"I see. But this pill is useless to me; I've already tried it."

After saying that, Chen Xuan pulled out a top-grade Qi Gathering Pill from somewhere.

"This is a top-grade Qi Gathering Pill?!" Lin Shuiyao exclaimed in surprise.

"Look at my brain, if you hadn't reminded me, I would have forgotten to take it out for you." Chen Xuan took the pill and stuffed it into Lin Shuiyao's hand.

Lin Shuiyao tried to decline, but Chen Xuan slapped her and left. He was afraid he wouldn't be able to control himself and might cause some bad consequences.

"This young man..." Lin Shuiyao rubbed her bottom, but her heart was filled with sweetness. The luckiest thing in her life was probably meeting Chen Xuan, and she was happier than ever before.

Not long after Chen Xuan left Lin Shuiyao's room, A Zi came running over.

"No, Mr. Chen, it's terrible! People from the main branch of the Qin family have arrived!"

"The main branch of the Qin family? What are they doing here?" Chen Xuan asked, slightly puzzled.

After all, in novel plots, it's usually only after the protagonist returns that the main characters are harassed by the villains. They should be in a quantum state normally, only existing during observation.

However, for Chen Xuan, the enemy of my enemy is my friend, and if he could, he really wouldn't want to cross the Qin family. But if they dared to provoke him and Lin Shuiyao, then there was no room for negotiation.

"This servant doesn't know either, but I see there are quite a lot of them coming. Maybe we should hide!" Azi said timidly.

"No need, I want to see what they're here for!" Chen Xuan pulled A Zi aside and walked over alone.

Although he was only at the third level of Qi Refining at this time, he had prepared some trump cards for himself before he was crippled. If the Qin family dared to act recklessly, he would let them taste the art of explosion.

Chen Xuan quickly arrived at the front yard and saw the Qin family members sitting in the yard.

Many people from the main branch of the Qin family came, led by Qin Minghao, the head of the Qin family, with a group of Qin family elders and some younger family members standing behind him.

Their arrival made the entire courtyard feel somewhat oppressive.

Chen Xuan stepped forward calmly: "Greetings, Patriarch Qin. May I ask what brings you here today?"

Qin Minghao sat in the chair, his eyes fixed on Chen Xuan, giving the impression that he could see right through him. However, Chen Xuan remained calm and composed, showing no pressure whatsoever.

"You must be Chen Xuan, young friend. It's a pleasure to meet you!" Qin Minghao grinned, his old face scrunched up like a chrysanthemum.

Chen Xuan: "???"

"Young friend Chen, please don't misunderstand. We're not here to cause trouble, but to discuss important matters." Qin Minghao stroked his beard.

Chen Xuan thought about it and agreed. Generally speaking, it's usually some minor characters who don't even have names who come up first to provoke the protagonist. In the end, after the minor ones are beaten up, the senior ones come, and so on, step by step. But this time, it was the head of the Qin family who came directly, which obviously meant he had something to do.

"But it doesn't matter."

"I've heard that you were once a great cultivator in the Golden Core stage, but you lost it for some reason..."

"How did you know?" Chen Xuan frowned.

Even Qin Feng probably wouldn't tell the main branch of the Qin family about this. At most, he would just vaguely tell the Qin family that his senior brother was staying at his house and should stay away from trouble.

"Young friend, please don't be anxious. This matter was only mentioned by Jin Dafu, the head of the Jin family, after he had been drinking. We only learned about it, and we have no ill intentions in coming here!"

"Then Patriarch Qin, please speak frankly. There's no need for formalities!"

"Then I'll be frank. I'd like to ask young friend Chen to give some pointers to the younger generation of my Qin family!" Qin Minghao pointed to the group of Qin family members who had come with him.

There's nothing we can do. Right now, in the entire Flame Feather City, the Qin family is at the bottom of the four major families. Among the younger generation, only Qin Feng from a collateral branch has been selected by a major sect!

The rest of the younger generation failed to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, which greatly troubled him. He didn't have many days left anyway, and now that he saw the entire Qin family about to decline, he had no choice but to do something about it.

"Young friend, don't be in such a hurry to refuse. If you see anything from the Qin family that you fancy, just tell me. My Qin family..."

"I think you'd better shut up, you old fool! My Liu family knows perfectly well how your Qin family treats Qin Feng. As Qin Feng's senior brother, how can young friend Chen work with you?!" A rough voice rang out.

"Liu Tianlin, you have no right to speak here. Who allowed you to enter my Qin family's residence!" Upon seeing the newcomer, Qin Minghao immediately unleashed his aura as a cultivator at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage.

"Your fallen Qin family guards can't stop me. Since your Qin family came first, young friend Chen probably already knows your purpose. So I won't say any more. My Liu family can offer the same conditions as the Qin family!"

"However, I still have to remind you, young friend, that the main branch of the Qin family has been tormenting your good junior brother Qin Feng since childhood. I imagine they're no good either. As for my Liu family..."

"Shut up! Liu Tianlin, I think you're tired of living, daring to slander us on my Qin family's turf!" Qin Minghao roared in anger.

Liu Tianlin chuckled: "What? I'm just stating the facts. As for your mere Qin family, I, Liu Tianlin, have never been afraid of you!"

"Come on, you old fool, today I'll make sure you walk out of here sideways!"

Chen Xuan watched this scene with perfect clarity. The Qin family was ranked last among the four great families, and the Liu family was second to last. The two families were evenly matched, so they were both vying to have him mentor some of their juniors.

"Please don't argue, you two. When I came down, Junior Brother Qin asked me to take good care of Yao Yao... cough cough, to take good care of his mother. So I'm sorry, Patriarch Liu, I can't go to your Liu family."

Liu Tianlin frowned, about to say something, but was interrupted by Chen Xuan.

"However, you can have disciples from the Liu family come to me to study, I have no objection, and so can the Qin family."

"Haha, young friend, you've thought of everything. I have no objections!" Liu Tianlin laughed heartily after hearing Chen Xuan's suggestion.

"Young friend Chen, this..." Qin Minghao wanted to say something more, but in the end he shut his mouth.

Although Chen Xuan's actions will make the Liu family stronger, both families are currently weak. If they can unite through Chen Xuan in the future, things might be better!

"But the tuition..."