Marry the Demon Sect Girl with No Bride Price-Chapter 73: Chun Hongtang and Xia Qinglian

Outside Yunling Town.

On the summit of Yunling Mountain.

Under the night sky, the snow was pure white, stretching as far as the eye could see.

A blood-red figure stood on the steep peak, holding a jug of wine. She tilted her head back, and the cold wine flowed down her pale neck, soaking into the red collar.

Her long red hair danced in the wind, gradually turning half fiery red, half snowy white.

The woman in red removed the veil from her face, revealing her true appearance.

It was a flawlessly perfect oval face, supposed to be dignified and elegant, yet fierce and intimidating, the killing intent in her eyes like ancient icebergs, akin to raging solar flames.

If she were to don the infamous Black Gauze Cloud Pattern Robe, countless Righteous Path cultivators would gasp in horror:

"Demon Sect Saintess, Xia Qinglian!"

If Qin Gengyun stood here, he would also find this woman’s brows and eyes somewhat resembling his own wife, Qiu Zhihe.

Yet this terrifying Demon Sect Saintess was, at this moment, in tears.

"Qinglian, don’t blame Master. She always treated you like her own daughter."

"But Senior Sister, why does Master always punish only me?"

"Qinglian, do you know why Master named you ’Qinglian’? Because she wanted you to become the Saint Master of the Cyan Lotus Sect!"

"I don’t want to be a Saint Master, I don’t want to cultivate the Profound Ice and Fire Technique anymore, Senior Sister, my body feels both hot and cold, it’s unbearable!"

"Qinglian, this is Spirit Medicine that can alleviate the conflict of Profound Ice and Fire. Drink it quickly."

"Thank you, Senior Sister... Senior Sister, is this blood? Whose blood is it?"

"Qinglian, for those cultivating the Profound Ice and Fire Technique, the conflict of ice and fire within can only be eradicated with the blood of someone who practices the Tanglian Technique. Qinglian, as long as you drink my blood daily, you will soon master the Profound Ice and Fire Technique."

"No, Senior Sister, I can’t drink your blood! I don’t want to be the Saint Master!"

"Chun Hongtang was born for Xia Qinglian... Junior Sister, Senior Sister will always be with you."

"Qinglian, rest assured in seclusion, I will find Nascent Soul Spirit Liquid for you, wait for my return."

"Qinglian, if Senior Sister is no more, you must be filial to Master, protect the junior brothers and sisters..."

Xia Qinglian opened her eyes and slowly poured out the wine from the jug.

"Senior Sister, Xu Zhenqian of the Thunder Sword Sect is dead, but Huang Kezhou and Su Qingfeng, the ones who ambushed you, I will personally kill them."

"No, also the Sect Leader of the Thunder Sword Sect, all the disciples of the Thunder Sword Sect, also the Zhenyang Sect, Feiyun Sect... these Righteous Path cultivators, I will kill them all cleanly!"

"Even if I face the Nine Heavens Tribulation Thunder, I will avenge you!"

"Hongtang was born for Qinglian."

"Qinglian will die for Hongtang!"

...

The next day.

"Taoist Friend Qiu, do you not feel well?"

Qin Gengyun woke up in the morning and saw that Qiu Zhihe hadn’t gotten up, so he went out to the market and bought some ingredients, but today he didn’t see any Upper Grade Spirit Flesh for sale.

By the time he came back, it was already 7 a.m. and Qiu Zhihe was still asleep. She would normally be up by now.

Qin Gengyun was a bit worried and sat by the bed, gently calling out to Qiu Zhihe.

Qiu Zhihe turned around, her gaze icy, clearly not looking like she was ill.

Qin Gengyun scratched his cheek: "Sorry for waking you up, go back to sleep, I’ll go buy breakfast."

He said this and went out to buy breakfast. By the time he returned, Qiu Zhihe had already dressed and freshened up.

The two sat down and ate quietly.

For some reason, Qin Gengyun always felt that Qiu Zhihe seemed a bit different after waking up.

It was like she had returned to her cold demeanor from when they first got married.

Last night, after cultivating together, she just fell asleep, so what happened?

Qiu Zhihe held a small bun in her hand, her small lips chomping on it with no expression, like a cold eating machine.

Qin Gengyun took a sip of soy milk, smiling as he said:

"Zhihe, there’s something I want to discuss with you."

Qiu Zhihe abruptly raised her head: "What did you call me?"

"I called your name."

Qin Gengyun observed her expression and said softly:

"If you don’t like it, should I call you wife?"

Qiu Zhihe’s gaze was as cold as a knife, prompting Qin Gengyun to quickly say:

"Then should I continue calling you Zhihe? If you’re unwilling... I’ll still call you that. Otherwise, you can beat me up?"

To get closer to each other, changing the way he addressed her was the first step.

Calling each other "Taoist Friend" all the time just makes people distant.

But to directly call her "wife", it seemed their relationship wasn’t at that level yet, so it was best to start by calling her name.

This was Qin Gengyun’s first step in melting the icy wife’s heart.

Seeing his cheeky appearance, Qiu Zhihe’s icy eyes lowered, and she continued to eat her food silently.

"If you don’t say anything, I’ll take it as you agreeing. Zhihe, I want to discuss something with you."

Qin Gengyun’s plan succeeded, and he smiled:

"I advanced to Second Tier Alchemist last night, but I keep failing in concocting Second Grade Spirit Pills. I suspect it’s because I’m distracted while controlling the Spirit Fan, which lowers my success rate."

He then took out the Ice Purity Pill and Passion Pill he made last night; both were shattered beyond recognition.

Qiu Zhihe glanced at them, her voice cold: "How many did you make?"

Qin Gengyun pouted: "Just these two."

Qiu Zhihe coldly stared at him: "This is called low success rate?"

"Uh, it should be called never successful."

Qin Gengyun reluctantly corrected himself and continued:

"So, I plan to hire a Spirit Fan Medicine Attendant to prevent distractions with the Spirit Fan during alchemy, so the pill formation stops having problems. However, the Medicine Attendant might need to stay at our home, rest assured, I’ll find a female attendant, no inconvenience to you."

"Okay."

Before Qin Gengyun finished, Qiu Zhihe agreed, then stood up, went to the side, and started meditating.

Recently, Qiu Zhihe had been more diligent in her cultivation, which didn’t surprise Qin Gengyun. After tidying up the bowls, he took them to the kitchen to wash before preparing to leave.

Before leaving, he reminded: "Zhihe, I’ve already bought groceries, and left them in the kitchen, so you don’t need to go buy any."

"Okay."

Qiu Zhihe replied with eyes closed, and only then did Qin Gengyun open the door to leave.

Before leaving, he gave Qiu Zhihe 100 Spirit Stones as a household allowance.

He first went to the Immortal Treasure Pavilion to buy 50 Spirit Marrows, spending 500 Spirit Stones. After giving Qiu Zhihe 100 Spirit Stones, he had 200 Spirit Stones left in his Spirit Crystal.

Then he went to the Pill Talisman Tower to sell the remaining ten First Grade Spirit Pills, increasing his wealth to 300 Spirit Stones.

By then, it was already 5 p.m., and the night market was about to open.

Qin Gengyun headed towards the night market because it had a Flowing Text Array where he could advertise for recruiting a Spirit Fan Medicine Attendant.

He had already informed Qiu Zhihe that he would be back later today, so there was no worry of her being concerned.

However, finding a female Spirit Fan Medicine Attendant might be difficult.

Usually, Low Tier female cultivators often choose to marry, while High Tier ones disdain working as a Medicine Attendant.

Thus, finding a female Spirit Fan Medicine Attendant is quite challenging.

He might have to raise the payment, which was a bit distressing.

But in thinking so, he forgot to avoid the Yihong House and ended up passing boldly in front of it.

Madam Zhang immediately recognized him, hurriedly stepping forward to stop Qin Gengyun:

"You heartless man, I’ve been searching for you so hard!"