I Have A Qi Fortune Altar-Chapter 152: You’re just lusting after her body, you’re despicable!

Chapter 152: You’re just lusting after her body, you’re despicable!

“That is only the case under the premise of an equal exchange; now… Wang Ping can control your life at any moment. If I say the values are comparable, then they are comparable!”

There was one thing Shen Yanshu got wrong.

It was entirely because he did not want the effect of the Phoenix Marrow Energy to significantly diminish that Chen Yuan was willing to sit here and talk with her; otherwise… there wouldn’t have been so much idle chatter.

Jianghu is a place where the strong prey on the weak; Chen Yuan had little compassion.

Especially for a family like the Shen Family, which had a mediocre reputation.

Yes, mediocre…

The Shen Family was no different from other families; all of them made their profits by exploiting other counties, though, of course, this was not particularly reprehensible.

The whole world operated this way.

Shen Yanshu was silent, discerning the implication in Chen Yuan’s words.

The Phoenix Marrow Energy—he was determined to have it, and the fact that he was willing to negotiate was already an excellent option.

She sighed inwardly, Jianghu, it is so cruel!

The Phoenix Marrow Spiritual Body, indeed as her mother said, would attract covetous eyes.

“Unless I break through Gang Condensation, I will not give up my virtue, even at the cost of my life!”

Shen Yanshu’s tone was very firm.

“Who wants you to give up your virtue? I’m only interested in the Phoenix Marrow Energy.” Chen Yuan interrupted what she intended to say next.

“Only interested in the Phoenix Marrow Energy?”

A glimmer of hope flashed in her eyes.

The man in front of her, masked as he was, mentioned the Phoenix Marrow Energy, and she thought he wanted her as a furnace to cultivate with, but it appeared she had thought too much…

Her mother had told her that the Phoenix Marrow Energy was a form of Innate Spiritual Energy that was nurtured and had no conflict with the Phoenix Marrow Spiritual Body, and that it could always be extracted without issue, though the longer it was nourished, the greater its efficacy.

And she had already been nurturing it for twenty-two years!

“I can give you the Phoenix Marrow Energy, but you must swear not to disclose the secret of my Phoenix Marrow Spiritual Body, nor forcefully take away my…” Shen Yanshu did not finish her sentence, but her meaning was clear.

“Hehe…”

Chen Yuan chuckled twice, reassuring Shen Yanshu.

It wasn’t as if he hadn’t seen women before; until he was fully established in Jianghu and had the capability to protect himself, Chen Yuan wasn’t really interested in women.

Women would only slow down the speed of his sword drawing!

As for using her as a furnace…

He didn’t possess any Dual Cultivation Techniques, so having a furnace was of no use to him.

“Furthermore… I know that if I’m unwilling, even if you were to forcefully extract the Phoenix Marrow Energy inside me, it would significantly lose its spiritual quality, which is probably not the outcome you want, right?”

Shen Yanshu looked intently at Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan shook his head, “Not necessarily, it doesn’t really matter to me even if the spiritual quality greatly diminishes.”

Of course, he couldn’t possibly tell her the truth; otherwise, he would be under her control, which didn’t suit his character.

Shen Yanshu chuckled lightly, not believing a word of what Chen Yuan said. If it didn’t matter, why would he still want to negotiate any terms?

But she also understood that by saying this, Chen Yuan did not want her to threaten him. Otherwise, it might backfire, which was not an outcome she desired either.

Given the current situation, Shen Yanshu fell silent for a moment and said:

“Help me with one thing, and I’ll gladly give up the Phoenix Marrow Energy!”

“What if I don’t help?”

Chen Yuan looked at her curiously.

“Then you just take it by force, though there might be some trouble afterwards.”

“Are you threatening me?”

“I wouldn’t dare; I’m simply stating a fact.”

“Speak, then. What is it?”

If it was too difficult to achieve, Chen Yuan wasn’t foolish enough to commit to doing it.

“These past few days…”

Shen Yanshu did not hide anything, recounting the issues with Bei Le and Bei Haisheng.

If previously Shen Yanshu had appeared worried, the arrival of Chen Yuan presented a glimmer of hope, an opportunity to resolve the nuisance of Bei Le through his intervention.

Of course, that depended on whether this self-proclaimed ‘Wang Ping’ was willing to provoke the Changle Gang, one of the Five Great Forces of Nanling Prefecture!

“So, you want me to deal with Bei Le?”

Having listened to her, Chen Yuan considered Shen Yanshu.

“Exactly, if you could address this issue for me, Yanshu is willing to sincerely offer up the Phoenix Marrow Energy!”

Shen Yanshu said earnestly.

“A martial arts weakling, just kill him!”

The quickest and simplest solution Chen Yuan could think of was to eliminate him; otherwise, expecting Bei Le to willingly cancel the marriage with his current power and status was impossible.

Bei Haisheng wouldn’t likely defy someone ranked within the royal court just for him.

“Your Excellency thinks too simply; killing Bei Le is not hard, but Bei Haisheng will still hold a grudge against the Shen Family, a possibility I’ve already considered.”

Death three days after the engagement, coupled with the unwilling attitude of the Shen Family, unless Bei Haisheng was a fool, he would inevitably guess that the Shen Family was involved.

“I understand, what you mean is that you want someone to bear this infamy, to face the wrath coming from Bei Haisheng and the Changle Gang.” Chen Yuan smiled.

Shen Yanshu beat around the bush for this very purpose.

After she finished speaking, Shen Yanshu did not refute but simply looked at Chen Yuan calmly and said:

“Exactly.”

Chen Yuan looked directly at her, naturally recalling the information about Bei Haisheng.

As a high-ranking member of the Changle Gang, Chen Yuan had understood everything about him from the day he became a Heavenly Patrol Envoy.

Bei Haisheng, with his Heavenly Gang Cultivation, was the deputy leader and one of the elders of the Beihai Gang.

He held significant influence in the Changle Gang, and although he was astute and not reckless or arrogant, his son Bei Le was the complete opposite, extremely foolish,

yet for some reason, Bei Haisheng still loved him dearly and chose never to marry because of him.

For years, whenever Bei Le violated the law, Bei Haisheng would bribe officials to suppress the matter, and he explicitly ordered Bei Le not to commit misdeeds elsewhere.

This was how he had managed to live a relatively stable life.

In the entire Heavenly Patrol Bureau, countless people wanted him dead.

He could be ranked among the top three prodigal sons of Nanling Prefecture City.

Chen Yuan had heard this name before; unexpectedly, they had suddenly become intertwined.

“Fine, within two days, I will deal with Bei Le; all you have to do is obediently give me the Phoenix Marrow Energy then; otherwise… you will face consequences you wouldn’t want to bear,”

Bei Haisheng was indeed troublesome, but… offending him was done nevertheless.

He didn’t want to slowly plot against this Bei Le; he had to show up personally, otherwise, Bei Haisheng would still vent his anger on the Shen Family,

and might even suspect that they were involved.

While Chen Yuan could afford to offend him, the Shen Family could not.

His approach was simply to eliminate this fellow; it would be considered serving justice!

“How do you plan to do it?”

Shen Yanshu couldn’t help but ask.

She was curious about how this man planned to deal with Bei Le within two days without causing Bei Haisheng to lash out at the Shen Family. Could it be that his background was profound enough to make Bei Haisheng wary?

“You don’t need to worry about that; just wait for the news. Just don’t think you can use me to solve your problem and then be done with it. You’re a smart person; you should understand what I mean,”

Chen Yuan sinisterly chuckled, his eyes flickering with a Qing-colored gleam; he clearly saw a trace of light hidden within Shen Yanshu’s body and then turned to leave.

Meanwhile, Shen Yanshu stood frozen in place, slightly in disbelief; she had also seen that Qing-colored gleam and felt a bit panicked. Was this man… human or ghost?

…

…

The next day.

West City, the Bei mansion of Changle Gang.

Dressed in loose Qing-colored robes with two strands of hair fluttering, Young Master Bei Le was teasing two maidservants in the mansion, speaking obscenities that made the younger maidservant blush,

yet she dared not resist.

“Xiu’er, come, let this young master check your body to see if you’ve grown any bigger recently,” Bei Le chuckled and was about to get handsy.

“Ahem.”

Suddenly, a coughing sound came from behind, causing Bei Le’s face to stiffen. Knowing it was his old man, he quickly retracted his hand and turned around with a smile:

“Dad, you’re here?”

“Hmm.”

Bei Haisheng, his hair and beard slightly graying, dressed in white and holding a feather fan, wore a cap and nodded expressionlessly.

“Master.”

“Master.”

The two maidservants quickly bowed, not daring to meet Bei Haisheng’s piercing gaze.

“You may leave.”

Bei Haisheng waved his fan.

Relieved, the two maidservants quickly scampered away, leaving Bei Le standing there pouting, but unable to speak any words of defiance.

Although Bei Haisheng doted on him, he would scold him for foolish acts on normal days.

“You rascal, thinking of nothing but ridiculing women every day, what will you do after I’m gone?” Bei Haisheng said with a face full of disappointment.

His expression was very stern.

“Hey, Dad, you’ve achieved something in martial arts and can live for several more decades at least; who knows, maybe I’ll die before you?” Bei Le retorted nonchalantly.

“What nonsense are you saying?”

Bei Haisheng feigned a move to strike.

Bei Le quickly backed away:

“What I said makes sense; what’s the use of reading all day? It would be better to have more…”

“Then at least produce a grandson for me so that our Bei Family has a descendant!”

“When I marry Little Lady Shen, I’ll have her bear children for you.”

“What?”

Bei Haishi flew into a rage.

“I mean, let her and I bear children for you.”

Smiling brightly despite being hit, Bei Le replied.

“Hmph.”

Bei Haisheng snorted coldly and put down his fan.

“Seriously, Dad, has the Shen Family agreed?” Bei Le asked eagerly,

Ever since he met Little Lady Shen half a month ago, Bei Le felt as though his soul had been snatched away; he thought of her all day, even during intimate moments, he would picture Shen Yanshu.

That’s why he begged Bei Haisheng to propose the marriage.

Upon discussing serious matters, Bei Haisheng’s face turned grave, and he whispered:

“Little Lady Shen is no simple woman; are you sure you can control her? She will manage you firmly later, and you won’t be able to behave recklessly. Besides, the Shen Family’s influence is not small; even our Bei Family must show some respect, otherwise, how can I establish ourselves in Nanling City, let alone in the gang?”

“According to your father, you should choose another woman. Little Lady Hu would be a fine choice,”

Hearing this, Bei Le shook his head vehemently, exclaiming loudly:

“I don’t want any Little Lady Hu; I’ve seen that woman, weak and spineless, no appeal at all. I want Little Lady Shen.”

“Shen Yanshu appeals to me; I like her,”

Bei Haishi glared at Bei Le, scolding:

“Is that what you call liking? You’re lusting after her body, you despicable!”

“I don’t care; I want her. Dad, make it happen,”

Bei Le yelled.

“If you marry Shen Yanshu, you’re not allowed to associate with those disreputable people anymore. In the future, study properly; your father can secure a good position for you in the gang,”

“Alright, Dad, I promise you!”

Bei Le nodded repeatedly, afraid that Bei Haisheng wouldn’t let him marry Shen Yanshu.

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