Chapter 405.
Xu Xinlan was married at the age of sixteen.
Her family lineage was ordinary, her father was a cultivator with perfect qi cultivation who had fallen during his impact on the Purple Mansion, and her family’s path had fallen as a result, and then under the arrangement of the elders of her clan, she had married a collateral descendant of the Chen Family.
The Chen Family was a merchant family in Ten Thousand Spirits City, and although it didn’t have much power, it had produced a few outstanding sons and daughters.
Xu Xinlan’s husband had outstanding talent, but unfortunately, he was unlucky enough to be assassinated by someone using witchcraft when he was a teenager, which not only broke his path, but also left him sick and weak in bed for many years.
Although Xu Xinlan married the other party, completely involuntary no choice.
But her husband was very good to her, the two respected each other as guests, the latter not only will be the family store and mine to her to take care of, and even will live in the mansion also transferred to her name.
Three years after their marriage, Xu Xinlan became a widow, supporting the family according to her late husband’s wishes.
Until now.
But this is not an easy thing, over the years, she does not know how many dangers and difficulties she encountered, thanks to enough vigilance plus a little bit of luck, as well as cousin Zuo Xiaomo’s help, only to maintain the current situation.
Just in front of people although it looks scenic, the hard work behind people is unimaginable.
“Slave is so tired.”
Xu Xinlan stuck in Wang Chen’s embrace and said softly, “Too tired.”
She was only a woman no matter how strong she was, her cultivation at the seventh level of Qi Practicing couldn’t scare the jackals, tigers and leopards that were eyeing her, and Zuo Xiaomo’s deterrent power was also very limited.
Not to mention that Zuo Xiaomo, herself, was facing a lot of trouble.
Last night’s drunken chaos was both Xu Xinlan’s impulse and her determination.
She had longed for a big tree that she could climb for a long time!
Wang Dust couldn’t help but ask, “Why me?”
Wang Dust was still very self-aware, although he was an inner disciple of the Western Sea Sect, he was actually able to enter the number one Immortal Sect in the Mountain and Sea Realm mainly by luck.
Under normal circumstances, a loose cultivator from the outer domain who wanted to worship in the West Sea Sect, unless it was that kind of amazing talent of the Immortal Dao Seed, otherwise it would be extremely good to be able to mix up a place in the outer sect.
Where could it be like Wang Chen, where the opening was the inner sect status.
Inside the West Sea Sect’s inner door, even among the most inferior entry disciples, there are many characters with higher cultivation levels and more outstanding talents.
Not to mention the identity background.
And with Xu Xinlan’s beauty and wealth, finding a strong backer is definitely not a problem.
Why did she favor Wang Chen?
In response to Wang Chen’s question, the corner of Xu Xinlan’s lips curved up in a shallow arc: “My slave has an innate talent to recognize good and evil in people’s hearts.”
It was by relying on such a talent that she was able to preserve herself from the prying eyes of a group of jackals and tigers.
“You are the most pure-hearted Shangren I have ever seen.”
It was easy for her to find a backer, but it was impossible for a widow’s body to ascend to the throne, and at most, she could be an outsider.
Once the color slackens and the money runs out, or if someone else gets tired of it, the end is self-evident.
So Xu Xinlan had to find someone who was truly reliable and trustworthy to shield herself from the wind and rain.
It was exactly at this time that Zuo Xiaomo recommended Wang Chen to her.
At their first meeting, Xu Xinlan could tell that Wang Chen was different from the others, so she decisively placed a heavy bet.
Wang Dust came from the Outer Regions and had the simplest of backgrounds, with no family ties or involvement.
He had become a Purple Mansion Cultivator at a young age, and had also entered the inner sect of the Western Sea Sect, with an unlimited future.
Coupled with a character that could make Xu Xinlan feel assured and at ease, she wanted to hold on tightly!
For this reason, Xu Xinlan went so far as to take out her family’s secret spirit wine.
Adding a little bit of spice.
It really caught Wang Chen.
Understanding the causes and consequences, Wang Chen’s heart felt more than a hint of pity.
Xu Xinlan was clearly not the kind of woman who was simple and kind, but her calculations and tactics were only so that she could live well, not to harm others for gain.
Most importantly, she was now her own woman!
Wang Dust wasn’t the kind of amoral person who wiped his mouth and walked away after eating his fill, he thought for a moment and said, “In the future, you’ll follow me, as long as I’m in the Western Sea Sect for a day, I’ll find a way to protect your safety.”
After a pause, Wang Chen continued, “Thirty percent of the proceeds from your family’s business don’t need to be given to me anymore.”
Xu Xinlan pressed her face against his heart and murmured, “All that my concubine has is Langjun’s.”
Wang Chen patted her most voluptuous part, “I can earn the spirit stones myself, but I need more Essence of the Five Elements.”
Through this period of cultivation, Wang Chen realized that the Essence of Five Elements had an excellent supporting effect on the cultivation of the Innate Five Elements Technique.
Originally, he might not be able to brush up 1 point of experience value of his gongfu even after practicing diligently for 3 or 5 days.
However, by taking the Essence of Five Elements during the process of practicing, he was able to steadily get 1 point a day.
The efficiency had increased three to five times stronger!
Previously, Wang Chen had gone to the Merit Department to check, and the Essence of Five Elements could be exchanged for merit points.
The problem was that the number of points required was quite astonishing.
He couldn’t afford to spend it.
Since Xu Xinlan had channels to be able to get the Essence of Five Elements, Wang Chen naturally wanted to save his precious merit points.
He wanted to accelerate his speed to impact the Purple Mansion Middle Stage!
This was not just for his own sake, the higher Wang Chen’s cultivation strength was, the more he could protect Xu Xinlan’s safety.
In order to avoid any misunderstanding from the beautiful person in his arms, he explained, “The Essence of the Five Elements is very important to my cultivation!”
In fact, the Vegetarian Yin Returning Harmony Secret Method was also very good, but this was left for later.
“As my concubine said, everything in my concubine is Langjun’s.”
Xu Xinlan smiled sweetly and said, “Tell Langjun a secret, the essence of the five elements that my concubine took out all came from the mine.”
“What?”
Wang Chen was stunned!
He knew that Xu Xinlan operated quite a few businesses and had several pieces of stores under her name, and thought that the Essence of Five Elements that she had offered to herself had been collected through some sort of channel.
Never would he have thought that surprisingly, she had her own mine!
It was important to know that the Essence of Five Elements belonged to heavenly treasures, and even if it was of average grade, a mine that could produce the Essence of Five Elements would definitely be able to make a Jindan Realist’s heart flutter.
“This secret, only Uncle Zhong knows.”
Xu Xinlan explained, “The Essence of Five Elements in the mines were all collected by him personally, but externally, he only said that they were purchased from the outer regions.”
“Concubine once saved Uncle Zhong’s life, he is childless and has always treated concubine as his daughter ……”
Wang Chen nodded.
If this secret was leaked out, I’m afraid he wouldn’t be able to protect Xu Xinlan, and the only way to get peace was to give the treasure mine away.
But with the Essence of Five Elements being of great use to himself, Wang Chen didn’t want to cheapen it for nothing!
“Some other day, my concubine will ask Uncle Zhong to take Langjun to the mine to take a look.”
Xu Xinlan said, “This secret is entrusted to Langjun, my concubine is more at ease, and Uncle Zhong is getting old.”
Uncle Zhong was a cultivator who had practiced qi to perfection, his lifespan was nearing its end, and he would not be able to protect her for a few more years.
This was one of the reasons why Xu Xinlan had staked everything she had on Wang Chen!