Chapter 69: Chapter 69 Wei Lian
Wei Xiong left.

After helping Wang Chen harvest all the Spiritual Rice, he resolutely drove the carriage away.

Wang Chen had a hunch.

This innately magnanimous Innate Martial Artist was probably not just looking for a new place to stay – it was more complicated than that!

The sky was gradually darkening, and the atmosphere in the room felt a bit unusual.

Before leaving, Wei Xiong had said something to his sister; now, the young girl sat in Wang Chen’s house, silent and hardly daring to look him in the eye.

Her demeanor was evasive and flustered.

Honestly, having become accustomed to living alone, Wang Chen also found it somewhat awkward.

He and Wei Lian, Wei Xiong’s sister, had met a few times before.

They weren’t complete strangers.

But they really hadn’t spoken much.

Now that Wei Xiong had taken off, leaving him in a room alone with the young lady, how they were to get along in the coming days posed a problem.

Fortunately, having lived two lifetimes with several girlfriends in his past life, Wang Chen did have some experience.

Seeing Wei Lian’s embarrassed look, he thought for a moment, then stood up and said, “Lotus, you must be hungry by now, right? I’ll go and cook.”

Wei Lian panicked at once, “Immortal Master, please let me, I’ll do it!”

Now that she was depending on someone else, and since Wang Chen was a Cultivator, how could she in good conscience let him do the heavy lifting?

Wang Chen asked, “Do you know how to cook?”

He had only asked casually, thinking it was not bad if she wanted to find something to do.

At least that way, they could avoid the stiff and awkward silence.

But as soon as Wang Chen’s words fell, Wei Lian’s pretty face blushed instantly.

She was actually stumped by his question!

Goodness!

Wang Chen immediately realized that this girl obviously didn’t know how to cook.

He couldn’t help but silently criticize.

Just how indulgent was Wei Xiong usually toward his sister? Living as a Loose Cultivator in the Outer Domain and he hadn’t even taught her some basic life skills.

In fact, Wang Chen didn’t know.

Wei Lian had also tried hard to learn how to cook.

But she was absolutely terrible at it; even dogs would snub what she made.

Thus, she had wasted quite a lot of ingredients.

So when she lived with Wei Xiong, it was he who took care of the cooking.

He dared not let her touch the pots and pans again.

But aside from cooking, Wei Lian was very diligent and capable in other areas.

She wasn’t the kind of lady whose hands had never been stained by spring water.

Cooking was just her Achilles’ heel!

“No worries,”

Wang Chen said with a smile, “I’ll do it.”

Wang Chen went off to the kitchen to get busy, leaving Wei Lian covering her flushed face.

She felt unbearably awkward.

Actually, not knowing how to cook wasn’t the real reason for Wei Lian’s embarrassment.

Wei Xiong had whispered a few words to her before leaving.

In Wei Xiong’s view, Wang Chen was a kind-hearted and trustworthy Cultivator.

Despite his young age, he handled matters exceptionally well.

This was the deciding factor for his resolute decision to entrust Wei Lian to Wang Chen’s care.

However, you can know a person’s face but not their heart; he couldn’t guarantee that once he was gone, Wang Chen would not suddenly harbor malicious thoughts.

After all, his sister was so beautiful and charming.

Wei Xiong told Wei Lian that if Wang Chen really couldn’t control himself and made a move on her,

then she should just submit!

Absolutely do not resist.

Remembering her brother’s words, Wei Lian really wanted to run away instantly.

But she knew that Wei Xiong was setting out to do something significant, and since she couldn’t offer any help, she shouldn’t hold him back.

After much thought, Wei Lian made a determined decision.

She resolutely went to the kitchen.

Meanwhile, Wang Chen, who was busy chopping vegetables in the kitchen, had no idea that the girl had just gone through a fierce inner conflict.

When Wei Lian came in saying she wanted to help, he assigned her to take care of watching the stove.

He did chores like adding wood and fetching water.

At the same time, they chatted.

By the time they finished cooking a meal, the two had become quite familiar with each other, and the initial awkwardness was gone.

Through their conversation, Wang Chen learned.

Wei Lian was the same age as himself, only she was born a few months later.

Three years ago, Wei Lian had followed Wei Xiong into the world of immortal cultivation and had been living in Black Rock Stronghold ever since.

As for other details, Wei Lian didn’t elaborate, and Wang Chen didn’t pry.

But Wang Chen could tell that this girl had a simple nature, without any cunning or schemes.

Clearly, she had been well protected by Wei Xiong.

And speaking of Wei Xiong, Wei Lian’s tone revealed a hint of pride and admiration.

This reminded Wang Chen of his own sister.

His sister.

She too had once taken pride in her brother!

Unwittingly, Wang Chen felt a growing sense of closeness to Wei Lian, a girl who reminded him of his little sister from his childhood and resembled his cousin as she grew older.

After dinner, Wang Chen took Wei Lian to the bedroom.

He didn’t notice that, the moment they stepped into the room, the girl behind him had grasped the hidden dagger in her sleeve.

Wang Chen said, “Lotus, you’ll have to bear with staying in the underground chamber for the next few days.”

He pointed to the bed, “You lie on top, and I’ll send you down first.”

Before he had finished speaking, Wang Chen suddenly felt something was off.

He turned around and saw Wei Lian’s face flush red!

Wang Chen asked in confusion, “What’s wrong?”

“No, nothing.”

Wei Lian pursed her lips, loosened her tightly clenched hand, and laid down on the bed.

Although she followed Wang Chen’s instructions, she was visibly nervous.

Wang Chen reassured her, “It’s okay, don’t be afraid, it will be over soon.”

Then, Wei Lian closed her eyes.

Her long eyelashes trembled slightly.

The next moment, Wang Chen reached out and forcefully pulled the trigger of a mechanism at the head of the bed.

Immediately, the bed board flipped down, and Wei Lian, lying on top of it, rolled into the hole below.

In the blink of an eye, she disappeared from sight.

The entrance passage sloped downward, and the bottom had been smoothed by Wang Chen, making it akin to a slide.

It was very convenient to descend.

And grooves had been carved out of the ceiling above to help with climbing back up.

After Wei Lian slid down, the bed board reset itself to its original position.

Wang Chen then laid down and entered the tunnel as well.

He now spent each night cultivating and resting in the underground chamber, only returning to the surface at dawn.

It was only there that he could sleep soundly.

After sliding into the first underground chamber, Wang Chen saw Wei Lian again.

This time, the girl was no longer as shy as before.

She carefully looked around the quite spacious chamber, with curiosity shining in her animated eyes.

Wang Chen smiled and said, “This place isn’t bad, right?”

This chamber was the first to be excavated and had been expanded later on, with two small rooms added to the side.

Wang Chen had bought a batch of furniture from Cloud Mountain City to furnish it.

He had also purchased many Luminous Stone lamps for illumination.

It was now arranged quite tastefully.

Apart from the poor ventilation, the living conditions were much more comfortable than the bedroom above ground.

Today was the first time he had brought someone into his secret hideout.

But Wang Chen was not at all worried about it being exposed.

In the lands of the Outer Sect of Cloud Sun Sect, it was common for families to have underground rooms and cellars as refuges and hiding places.

It was actually unusual not to have a secret chamber in a house.

And this chamber was just a decoy, as the two tunnels connected to it were to confuse intruders.

Below this chamber was another, and beneath that, yet another chamber and escape paths.

Those were the real secrets!

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