To be honest, even Qin Wanru herself regretted entering that room. The two of them had been doing… those things earlier. Would it even be appropriate for her to go in now?
Despite her misgivings, she braced herself and went in.
There still seemed to be a hint of love and tenderness in the air. Qin Wanru’s heartbeat couldn’t help but quicken.
However, when she saw her daughter lying silently on the bed, she still turned pale with fright. “Chuyan, what’s wrong? Did that rascal say something to make you unhappy?”
Chu Chuyan opened her eyes, her face going completely red. “Mom, why did you come in?”
“Don’t worry about why I’m here. How are you feeling?” Qin Wanru began examining her with her hands. She discovered that her body wasn’t as cold as before—instead, it possessed slightly more ordinary warmth.
Stranger still, her body seemed to have become much more limp than before, as if all of her bones had melted.
“Not… not too bad…” Chu Chuyan replied, her face still red.
“Then why are you so weak? You can’t even sit upright,” said Qin Wanru in distress.
“It’s nothing, I’m just a bit… a bit tired.” Chu Chuyan’s voice was extremely soft.
She was thankful that Zu An had helped her put on her clothes before he left. If not, she would be even more embarrassed right now.
“Too tired?” Qin Wanru was stunned. But she was an experienced person after all, and it didn’t take her long to understand what was going on. She also began to blush.
They lapsed into a strange silence for a while.
Hesitantly, Qin Wanru spoke, worried for her daughter’s safety. “Ah Zu said just now that… he needs to treat you a few more times before you are fully recovered. How do you feel about that?”
“Ah?!” Chu Chuyan cried out in alarm. She felt that her ki flow was already extremely smooth, although her body itself was still a little weak. However, she couldn’t be certain. “May… be.”
Either way, the two of them had already done this more than once. Once more wouldn’t make any difference.
Besides… besides, the treatment process is still… still pretty enjoyable. She had never felt so good ever since she was little.
Qin Wanru noticed her daughter’s shy expression. How could she not know what was going through her daughter’s mind?
She never expected this prideful and cold daughter of hers to be subdued by that type of guy.
Sigh, even though I could go on all day about his faults, he is at least well qualified in this area…
“Mom, are you okay?” Chu Chuyan noticed her sudden blank expression, and nudged her out of curiosity.
“Huh? It’s nothing.” Qin Wanru snapped out of her daze, clearly still a little flustered. “Enough, enough, you should get some good rest. I’ll make sure the others do not disturb you.”
She hurriedly took her leave.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the estate, Zu An brought Yue Shan to see Chu Zhongtian.
Chu Zhongtian took the initiative to ask Zu An about her daughter’s condition. When he learned that she was all right, he exhaled in relief.
Only when he was completely at ease did he ask Yue Shan, “Were you able to save young master Wang?”
“We were about to rescue him, but…” Yue Shan wanted to say something, but he hesitated.
“What’s wrong?” Chu Zhongtian asked.
Yue Shan replied, “I learned from young master Wang that his resistance was broken by his captors’ vicious methods. He told them everything about the Wang clan’s caravans that transported the salt permits. I was worried that something major was about to happen, so I sent someone ahead to contact the Wang clan first. Unfortunately, I do not know how the Wang clan transports their salt permits, so I couldn’t make any more specific arrangements. That is why I must ask Master Chu to discuss things with the Wang clan and make preparations.”
“What?!” Chu Zhongtian got to his feet. The Wang clan delivered provisions to the border in exchange for large quantities of salt permits, which the Chu clan would then purchase off them.
Even though a portion of them was reserved for the Zheng clan, the Yuan clan, and other clans, the bulk of it belonged to their Chu clan.
If something happened to these salt permits, they would have no way of selling their salt. That would be a huge disaster!
He couldn’t sit still any longer. He made haste to the Wang clan estate, with Yue Shan following closely behind him.
“Has young master Wang been injured? Was he crippled?”
“He has not. Despite the abuse that he’s suffered, he should recover after some time.”
“Thank goodness. We didn’t let down brother Wang in the end. By the way, did you all catch Chen Xuan?”
“We didn’t. Chen Xuan was not there. We wouldn’t have been able to carry out this task so smoothly otherwise.”
…
Zu An watched those figures leave in silence, wondering why he had been left behind.
They were all in such a panic that they completely forgot about him.
Whatever, I already did what I had to.
Zu An stretched his body lazily. That process just now wasn’t pure enjoyment for him. He still had to pay close attention to the changes in her body and guide the primordial ki towards the channels that needed repair.
Sigh, this really eats away at my life force…
He was physically tired as well. He just wanted to go back and sleep.
When he returned to his room, he jumped in fright at the mess. “What the heck? Was there a thief?”
An icy voice came from directly behind him. “Two women were fighting over you here. Did you not know about this?”
“Two women?”
Zu An was stunned. He couldn’t figure out what was going on.
“Hmph, Pei clan’s young miss and that Immortal Abode’s Lady Qiu.” Old Mi couldn’t hold back a sigh. “There are indeed outstanding talents in every generation… Those two are still so young, yet they already possess that level of cultivation. The younger generation will truly surpass us in time.”
Zu An cursed silently. A battle between two beauties would have definitely been a stunning sight, yet all you were paying attention to were their cultivation levels? Are you even a man?