Let me explain, it's not what you think.

"Hmm? Why is the light still on in my cave so late tonight?"

Hu Wei stood at the entrance of his own cave dwelling, looking on in astonishment.

"Although she doesn't sleep at night and cultivates on her own, why is she acting so strangely today? She's not next door?"

Muttering to himself, Hu Wei stepped into his home.

Then, Hu Wei stood in the living room and knocked on the door.

The sound wasn't loud, but it was exceptionally clear in the quiet night.

He waited for a while, but there was no response from inside, so he knocked twice more.

"Xuejiao? It's me, I'm back. What happened here?"

A faint sound came from inside the door.

Chen Xuejiao's voice came from behind the door, sounding tense: "You...why are you back at this time?"

Hu Wei was stunned for a moment.

He stood at the doorway, staring at the thin crack in the door panel, trying to see something through it, but he couldn't see anything.

"I'm back now that I've finished my business. Why did you close the door so tightly?"

Chen Xuejiao did not answer.

Hu Wei waited a moment, then said, "Open the door, I have something to tell you."

"I... am not available right now."

Hu Wei frowned.

"Where is it inconvenient?"

There was a moment of silence on the other side of the door before Chen Xuejiao's voice rang out again.

"I... our current situation isn't convenient. Just speak from outside the door, I can hear you."

Hu Wei stood at the door, looking at the tightly closed door. He sighed, thinking about the years before he left, leaned against the door panel, and looked up at the crossbeams on the roof.

"I've thought about it."

"I won't pursue the matter from the past."

There was no sound from inside the door.

"It's my fault, I can't give you what you want. That's my problem. But if you wanted to do it this way, shouldn't you have told me first?"

"Yes! It's my fault, it's all because I didn't tell you!"

Upon hearing this, Hu Wei sighed.

Therefore, I do not choose to divorce.

"What...what did you say?"

Chen Xuejiao's voice was somewhat shocked. She never expected that after thinking about it for so long, the final result would be like this!

"I said, I don't want a divorce."

Hu Wei repeated it.

"Life goes on as usual, we each live our own lives. You take care of the household, I'll take care of my spiritual practice. When we go out, we each go our own way. In front of outsiders, we're still a family."

"Um!"

"I don't care how you want to live. But I won't find someone else; I have no interest in that. I just want a home, a place to go back to, that's enough. Can you promise me that?"

"Um!"

"That's settled then. You should get some rest; I'll sleep in the study tonight."

Hu Wei said this, then turned and left.

He also drank some Baihua wine today. Although he wasn't drunk yet, he wanted to rest.

The next morning, Lu Chen returned to his cave dwelling.

He's not someone to be trifled with now. Since Chen Xuejiao has provoked him, he's not going to suffer in silence!

Anyway, there's no turning back now, so let's just...!

Su Wanqing didn't ask him why he didn't come home last night; she simply helped him tidy his clothes.

"Since you're back today, I'll take you to meet my master, Venerable Lingyun," she said softly.

"She's actually my martial aunt. I know her, and she knows me too," Lu Chen said.

After all, he had known Lin Tian the longest, so it was impossible for him not to know Ling Yun!

"No way~ She's still my master, an elder! You definitely have to go! Besides... she knows you, she knows you well, so she'll feel at ease, right?"

"I didn't say I wasn't going. I was just letting you know that we're acquaintances." Lu Chen smiled and then pulled her into his arms.

"Okay, we'll be there in a bit!"

"Um."

Lu Chen didn't have much to say about Ling Yun.

As the stunningly beautiful master of the protagonist Lin Tian, ​​this woman was naturally one of his concubines. Therefore, she always presented herself to outsiders as aloof and dignified, never showing any emotion.

They are tolerant, protective, and even doting towards their own people.

However, last time, when Zhuang Jingbai's father, Zhuang Tianya, came to force Lin Tian to resign, she should have been there to support Lin Tian in the story, but for some reason, she didn't come to support him!

And during that period, we didn't see a single person!

As one of the female leads, her potential is naturally not to be underestimated, but what she is most outstanding about is her management skills.

In the subsequent plot, she will become the new sect leader of the Xuantian Sect, and under her leadership, the Xuantian Sect will rise step by step and become the Xuantian Holy Land.

"Speaking of which, it's been quite a while since I've seen my martial aunt; I should bring her a gift!"

"Well, husband, you can give me whatever you think is appropriate. As long as it's the thought that counts."

She called him her husband.

He called her...

In the end, Lu Chen selected a spiritual herb from the Jade Realm that Jiang Yu had personally planted. It was of a high grade and of excellent quality, with a clump of spiritual soil at its roots that Jiang Yu had nurtured with Buddhist light.

Then he took a piece of primordial amethyst crystal condensed by Zi Yao, and only then did he stop.

Yes, its value is no less than bringing Wahaha and Wanglaoji to someone's door.

Su Wanqing felt a pang of heartache seeing him take out such a precious item.

"Are you going to pay respects to your elders, or to present betrothal gifts?"

Lu Chen tied up the storage bag and looked up at her.

"The betrothal gifts are more than this."

Su Wanqing pursed her lips and didn't reply, but her ears turned bright red.

Lingyun's cave is located on the back mountain of Xuanmu Peak, at a much higher elevation than Huwei's cave.

Su Wanqing walked in front, and Lu Chen followed behind her.

Two female disciples stood in front of the cave entrance. When they saw Su Wanqing approaching, they nodded slightly.

"Senior Sister Su, the Venerable One is inside." Su Wanqing nodded, turned around, pulled Lu Chen, and pushed open the door to go inside.

Venerable Lingyun sat on a soft couch by the window, holding a scroll of bamboo slips in his hands.

As mentioned above, her appearance is absolutely stunning, with a cool and aloof beauty like a plum blossom under the moon. Her delicate features exude a sense of detachment, and her overall demeanor is dignified and unapproachable.

"Young man Lu, what brings you here today?"

"Disciple greets Martial Uncle!" Lu Chen hurriedly stepped forward to bow.

Lingyun was not tall. She sat on the soft couch with her bare feet dangling in the air. Her toes were round and white, and her arches were beautiful like crescent moons.

Lu Chen's gaze slid from her feet to her body and paused for a moment.

In his memory, Venerable Lingyun was as thin as bamboo, with slender shoulders and a delicate waist.

But the woman in front of him was much more voluptuous than he remembered. She wasn't bloated, but rather had a well-proportioned fullness, with every inch just right.

The moon-white robe clung to her body, outlining her soft and full curves.

The shoulders and back are no longer thin, but rounded.

Her waist was still slender, but it had a softer curve than before.

Even more surprisingly, her aura had changed; it was no longer aloof or dignified, but rather a softer, gentler light.

Like... the radiance of motherhood?