Chapter 43: The Fate-Changing Son-in-Law (Part 5)

The two quickly reached an agreement.
Su Chen lured the demonic beasts away.
Fang Bubai went to steal the treasure.
Boom!
Su Chen created a huge commotion.
The demonic beasts were startled and chased after Su Chen.
Fang Bubai seized the opportunity to slip into the central area of ​​the beast horde.
With the old man providing cover, even the demonic beasts at the Spirit Sea Realm couldn't detect Fang Bubai.
Soon, Fang Bubai bypassed the numerous demonic beasts and reached a cave.
Inside the cave was a tree with several fruits on it.
Fang Bubai also found an egg of an unknown species in the cave.
He hid the egg, picked the fruits, and escaped.
......
Roar!
Su Chen heard the demonic beast's furious roar.
He knew Fang Bubai had succeeded.
Su Chen fled in a sorry state. Fang Bubai, having escaped, caught up with him and cried out, "The monsters here are going berserk! Run!"
Su Chen dared not stop, and the two fled frantically towards Qinghe City.
The Qinghe Mountains erupted in chaos, and monsters swarmed out.
They were determined to find the one who had snatched their prey from their jaws and devour him.
Inside Qinghe City
Xia Chenfeng faced Xia Hongcai, his head bowed in shame.
"Chenfeng, why didn't you stop him?"
Xia Hongcai was furious. Was the central part of the Qinghe Mountains a place a Spirit Gathering Realm expert could go?
Even a Spirit Pattern Realm expert wouldn't dare venture deep into it.
"I want to see him alive or dead!"
Xia Hongcai was determined to find Su Chen.
Despite the many elders of the Xia family trying to dissuade him, Xia Hongcai coldly replied, "He's my elder brother's child. How can I stand by and watch my brother's only bloodline perish in this world?"
The Fang Family
Fang Zhan, the head of the Fang family, saw that Fang Bubai hadn't returned for a long time.
"Bai'er can't be dead, he won't die!"
Fang Zhan and Xia Hongcai headed towards the Qinghe Mountains to search for Su Chen and Fang Bubai.
Seeing this, the elders of both families gritted their teeth and followed.
Under the setting sun
At the entrance to the mountains
Three figures emerged.
Why three?
One of them was Xia Yingyue.
Su Chen hadn't expected that when everyone else chose to retreat,
Xia Yingyue would choose to rush into the beast horde to save him.
If Su Chen hadn't arrived in time, Xia Yingyue might have perished.
Behind the three was a large horde of beasts.
The powerful figures from the Fang and Xia families were both shocked and delighted upon seeing this.
Delighted that the three were still alive.
Shocked, however, what heinous crime had they committed to deserve such a horde of demonic beasts?
"Save them first!"
The powerful figures from both families reached a unanimous agreement, rushing out in full force to hold back the beast tide and buy the three a chance to catch their breath.
Su Chen didn't hesitate either, immediately carrying Xia Yingyue on his back and quickly retreating behind the others.
Fang Bubai arrived shortly after.
Fang Bubai's mask had long since fallen off, revealing a young face. He didn't seem to care, breathing heavily.
For a few treasures, the three had almost lost their lives.
Fortunately, each of them possessed many skills, and they had managed to escape.
Su Chen and Fang Bubai exchanged a smile.
This was a bond forged through life-or-death experiences.
If Fang Bubai wanted to trick Su Chen, he might have been able to kill Su Chen in the mountains.
If Su Chen wanted Fang Bubai to attack, he could at least have forced the old man within him into a deep sleep.
But neither of them did.
"Don't forget my things!"
Su Chen caught his breath and said to Fang Bubai.
He almost lost his life, all for a few treasures.
Xia Yingyue looked at the two suspiciously. What kind of treasure had they obtained that enraged the demonic beasts deep in the mountains?
Fang Bubai said, "Brother Mu, I found three Spirit-Nourishing Fruits and a strange egg deep inside. What do you need?"
Fang Bubai didn't hold back and told them about his gains.
Su Chen exclaimed in surprise, "Spirit-Nourishing Fruits! No wonder these demonic beasts were chasing us like that!"
Spirit-Nourishing Fruits bloom once every three hundred years, bear fruit once every three hundred years, and mature once every three hundred years. They can increase the probability of breaking through to the Spirit Soul Realm.
They are extremely rare spiritual treasures. A single Spirit-Nourishing Fruit is worth at least hundreds of thousands of gold coins, and they are priceless.
As for the strange egg Fang Bubai obtained, Su Chen guessed that it might be the egg of some kind of demonic beast with a special bloodline.
It would be good as a guardian spirit beast if it hatched, but it would consume too many resources.
Su Chen wasn't a chosen one; he didn't believe he could afford to raise and protect them, so he chose two Spirit-Nourishing Fruits.
Besides helping those in the Spirit Sea Realm break through to the Spirit Soul Realm, Spirit-Nourishing Fruits were also highly beneficial for cultivation below the Spirit Sea Realm.
Su Chen gave one Spirit-Nourishing Fruit to Xia Yingyue.
He kept one for himself.
Fang Bubai left behind one Spirit-Nourishing Fruit and the egg of an unknown demonic beast.
He breathed a sigh of relief.
He also developed a favorable impression of Su Chen.
After all,
his teacher had said that the strange egg possessed an extraordinary bloodline, more valuable than three Spirit-Nourishing Fruits combined.
Soon, with the combined efforts of the Xia and Fang families, the beast tide was temporarily forced back.
They then returned to their respective families.
Su Chen's status within the Xia family rose rapidly.
Upon returning to the Xia family, Su Chen began working on breaking through to the Spirit Pattern Realm.
However, the Xia family's spirit pattern reserves were too small, consisting only of white and cyan quality spirit patterns.
Su Chen looked down on low-level spirit patterns and could only wait for the right opportunity.
The most important event for the Xia family was Su Chen and Xia Yingyue's marriage.
They bowed to heaven and earth and entered the bridal chamber.
Xia Yingyue said sweetly, "Please cherish me, my husband."
Su Chen was curious: "Why did you choose to follow the family's wishes and marry me, my wife?"
Xia Yingyue leaned closer, her fair, jade-like face radiant with beauty, and said shyly, "Does my husband still remember our first meeting?"
Su Chen thought for a moment, and scenes flashed through his mind.
It was a snowy night.
The blind old man from the Mu family knelt at the Xia family's gate, holding him.
Su Chen saw Xia Hongcai appear with Xia Yingyue.
It seemed...nothing special.
Xia Yingyue blinked and smiled, "Back then, my husband's eyes were filled with confusion and helplessness, like a wounded little animal, all alone in the freezing snow, making one want to protect him."
Su Chen: "..."
Xia Yingyue continued, "My father told me that you were my fiancé, and as his fiancée, I had to protect him."
Su Chen: 'This father-in-law is great!'
"Later... my husband became more and more handsome, and naturally, I liked him more and more, so I agreed to this marriage."
Xia Yingyue stared at Su Chen's face, her eyes sparkling.
Su Chen rolled over, and the two became a harmonious couple.
The two were inseparable for over half a month before finally parting.
"Husband, are you really not going to return to the Water Cloud Sect to cultivate with me?"
"With your talent, husband, you will surely receive the sect's guidance."
Su Chen looked at the beauty before him and shook his head: "My path is not in the Great Yan Dynasty. I may leave the Great Yan Dynasty to venture into the outside world."
Xia Yingyue was somewhat disappointed, but she still believed in Su Chen.
"Wait until I am famous throughout the world, then I will come to find you."
Su Chen's spirits soared.