Chapter 58
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Chapter 58: Departure to the Spiritual Mine
The wedding lasted until nightfall. Inside Zhou Garden, lanterns hung high, and guests were still toasting and drinking, making it very lively.
Apart from Xu Changsheng, Zhou Luo actually had no other friends in the family.
At this moment, the guests’ enthusiasm was all due to the Great Elder.
At the wine table, Zhou Luo’s cheeks were flushed crimson, and he staggered as he walked.
He had drunk too much spirit wine, making it impossible to relieve, and now he was in a drunken stupor.
Lin Qing Han silently supported him and said with concern, "Are you all right?"
Zhou Luo looked at the woman before him with drowsy eyes, shook his head slightly, and then said with a serious expression, "I will make up for it with an even bigger wedding for all of you in the future."
Touched inside, Lin Qing Han helped him sit down.
"We don’t care about that," Lin Qing Han whispered, "as long as you treat us well."
"Of course, you are my women," Zhou Luo said, then leaned over unabashedly and kissed her.
Lin Qing Han wanted to refuse, but when his warm lips kissed her, she suddenly felt her body lose control.
After a long time, the two finally separated.
Zhou Luo’s expression was somewhat awkward.
After all, it was his great wedding day with Lin Jin Xuan, and it was really inappropriate to do such things.
Until late at night, the guests finally dispersed, leaving behind a mess.
The servants of Zhou Garden began to clean up, and all the women returned to their rooms to sleep with the little ones.
In the bridal chamber, Zhou Luo saw Lin Jin Xuan sitting on the bed, covered by a red bridal veil, and staggered over.
With the help of the candlelight, he gently lifted the red veil and saw her exquisite, perfect, and captivating face.
New as a wife, Lin Jin Xuan showed shyness; unconsciously clutching her tiny fists and nibbling her red lips, she felt a bit nervous and uneasy.
Zhou Luo stared at her in a daze and instinctively said, "You are so beautiful."
Lin Jin Xuan’s brain buzzed, as if hit by something, and she was lost in a trance.
Before she could react, Zhou Luo leaned over and kissed her.
"Husband, the candle… mmh…"
Lin Jin Xuan hadn’t finished speaking when she felt a warm touch on her lips, and then…
…
The next morning, on the messy bed, Zhou Luo woke from sleep, looked at Lin Jin Xuan pressed against his chest, moved emotionally, and couldn’t help but reach out to stroke her smooth, tender skin…
Mmm~
Lin Jin Xuan moaned lightly, which was like the devil’s temptation, stirring Zhou Luo’s desire.
He turned over and got up.
When he woke up again, it was already noon.
Lin Jin Xuan, who had been worn out, arrived at the dining room.
The women looked at her, all with smiles on their faces.
This made Lin Jin Xuan’s cheeks blush, and she felt extremely shy inside.
In the following days, Lin Jin Xuan naturally became the new mistress of Zhou Garden, replacing Lin Qing Han’s original position.
However, everything remained unchanged.
Although Lin Jin Xuan became Zhou Luo’s nominal main wife, she still handed over the household affairs to Lin Qing Han to manage.
There was no imagined dramatic change like a new leader taking charge with grand moves, nor any imagined jealousy or rivalry over affection.
Zhou Garden was harmonious.
Until the fifth day after the wedding, the peace was broken.
The arrangement from the main family arrived.
Three days later, Zhou Luo would go to the family’s spiritual mine to refine potions.
Regarding information about the spiritual mine, Zhou Luo had learned quite a bit through Lin Jin Xuan’s words.
The spiritual mine he was going to this time was precisely the one that was previously contested against the Changsheng Lu Family.
Previously, this spiritual mine was attacked by an evil sect, so the family dispatched a large number of cultivators to guard it.
Therefore, for now, there was no need to worry about safety issues.
The internal structure of the spiritual mine was actually not much different from the family, but with different statuses, treatment could be worlds apart.
This was unlike within the family.
Within the family, to demonstrate fairness, there were various rules to restrain those of noble status, preventing them from acting unrestrained.
But in the distant spiritual mine where authority was weak, status symbolized everything.
A person of low status, once they offended someone of high status, would die without knowing how.
Indeed, the probability of people dying on the spiritual mine was very high.
Practically every month, various individuals would mysteriously disappear.
Some were ordinary miners, others were members of the Lin Family supervising the work.
This time, the main family was sending Zhou Luo to such a place, likely intending to punish him slightly.
After all, he was only a son-in-law.
Even though now his status and standing in the family were high, on the spiritual mine, people would not be polite to an outsider.
Zhou Luo increasingly felt that this spiritual mine journey would not go smoothly.
So before this, he took the token and entered the core area of the spiritual vein once again for cultivation.
In the preceding period, he had also been cultivating.
And after two consecutive days of non-stop cultivation, he finally advanced from Qi Refinement level two to Qi Refinement level three.
Stepping into Qi Refinement level three did not bring Zhou Luo any visible enhancements, but at least it gave him a bit more confidence.
On that day, the steward Lin Fu came visiting again.
"Are you ready?" said Lin Fu, looking at Zhou Luo.
Zhou Luo, holding the Snow Mountain Spirit Cat, nodded.
He had already packed all the things he needed into the storage bag.
As for the Snow Mountain Spirit Cat, although it was only at the mid-stage of the first rank, its ability to create illusions was becoming increasingly proficient.
He had tested it before; even Lin Qing Han at the fifth layer of Qi Refinement would have a momentary lapse of consciousness.
This little fellow might still be of some use at critical moments.
So he simply brought it along.
"Then come with me," Steward Lin said with a nod.
After saying this, he casually tossed out a small boat, which, amidst a flash of spiritual light, suddenly enlarged and became a flying boat.
This time, he was the one escorting Zhou Luo to the spiritual mine.
Steward Lin was the first to stand on the flying boat, while Zhou Luo turned to look at his wives and concubines.
Their faces showed expressions of reluctance, especially Bai Zhi Yan and Lin Jin Xuan, who spent the least time with Zhou Luo and depended on him the most.
Zhou Luo gave them a reassuring smile and said gently, "Don’t worry. While I’m not home, take good care of yourselves and the children."
"Husband, mind your health," Lin Jin Xuan, as the main wife, couldn’t help but speak out.
"Mhmm," Zhou Luo nodded and jumped onto the flying boat.
The flying boat set off, and under the gaze of his wives and concubines, he left Zhou Garden with Steward Lin.
In mid-air, the flying boat traveled through the air at high speed.
Steward Lin stood with his hands behind his back, his expression still indifferent.
Behind him, Zhou Luo was stroking the smooth fur of the Snow Mountain Spirit Cat.
"The Great Elder said that this time going to the spiritual mine, just focus on alchemy, and ignore all other matters," Steward Lin said suddenly at this point.
Zhou Luo’s heart tightened.
He hadn’t expected that Steward Lin was actually someone on the Great Elder’s side.
"Steward Lin, besides mining, could there be other things happening at the mine?" Zhou Luo deliberately asked.
Steward Lin glanced back at him and said meaningfully, "The spiritual mine you’re going to this time is now under the supervision of the main family’s people."
Upon hearing these words, Zhou Luo was greatly astonished.
Seemingly, the main family intended to seriously suppress him.
He looked at Steward Lin’s back and asked, "Steward Lin, if the other party actively provokes a dispute, what should be done?"
He needed to determine how far the main family would go in suppressing him.
"Endure it," Steward Lin uttered two words.
Zhou Luo narrowed his eyes.
Steward Lin then continued, "You are very important to the family. The Great Elder doesn’t want any accidents happening to you. But no one knows what the main family is really thinking. Especially now that the Third Young Lady has become a disciple of Master Zhi Shou, no one can guarantee they won’t ruin you."
"Of course, they certainly wouldn’t dare to do this openly. You just need to stay put quietly, don’t cause trouble. Once this period passes, it will be fine."
