The protagonist stole my spiritual root? Hey, heroine, give birth to me!

Chapter 17 Liu Yanxin eavesdrops

Chen Xuan's wedding went smoothly without any disturbances, but Liu Yanxin got completely drunk, and Chen Xuan had no choice but to let her stay at his house.

"Clearly, I was here first!" She kept repeating this sentence after being settled in bed.

……

In the middle of the night, Liu Yanxin, still half-asleep after waking up from her drunken stupor, seemed to hear her best friend's voice.

She quietly got up, pressing her ear against the wall.

It was a strange sound, a mixture of laughter and tears. Her face flushed slightly; she knew perfectly well what her best friend was doing. But her feet seemed rooted to the spot, and she wouldn't move an inch.

After a long while, she finally lay down, panting. But then she heard Jin Ruoyan's voice again.

"Husband, do you really understand Yanxin?"

"Why did she mention me?" Liu Yanxin covered her mouth, but she still really wanted to know how Chen Xuan viewed her.

“Of course, Yanxin is a very strong girl. After spending so much time together, I know her very well,” Chen Xuan said.

Liu Yanxin felt very warm inside as she listened to Chen Xuan's praise.

"Is Yanxin pretty?" Jin Ruoyan asked.

Liu Yanxin perked up and listened even more attentively.

"Do you even need to ask? Of course she's beautiful! There are very few people in the entire Flame Feather City who can compare to her!"

"Am I really that pretty?" Liu Yanxin was overjoyed.

"Then do you like her?"

"I……"

"Well, so you were waiting for me here!" Chen Xuan tapped Jin Ruoyan, but didn't answer.

"Tell me, tell me! I just want to know!" Jin Ruoyan persisted.

Liu Yanxin was also nervously waiting for Chen Xuan's answer, her heart racing and her mind at a loss.

"I... I admit it, I like Yanxin." Chen Xuan finally spoke his mind.

"Yanxin is kind, beautiful, and capable—who wouldn't like her! But she already has a fiancé; she's not someone I can even think about!"

Liu Yanxin was stunned; she hadn't expected Chen Xuan to answer so directly. She felt a mix of emotions—a mixture of joy and disappointment.

She didn't know why she felt so down.

"Alright, alright, go to sleep. You've been worrying about so much all day!"

……

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, Xiao Ping'an is already 1 year old. The day of the competition between the four major families in Yan Yu City has arrived. Everyone is preparing for the competition. Chen Xuan seems particularly relaxed at this time, holding Jin Ruoyan and sunbathing outside the door.

Since their marriage, Liu Yanxin has never come here again, saying that she has gone into seclusion.

Jin Ruoyan stroked her lower abdomen, her eyes crinkling with joy. She hadn't expected to become a mother so suddenly. She wasn't ready at all, but when she found out she was pregnant, she was overjoyed and couldn't wait to give birth!

But that old bastard Qin Minghao came over again.

"what's up?"

"Master Chen, City Lord Zhao said he intends to invite you to attend the ceremony of the four great families and to serve as a judge. What do you think?"

"Hmm? What are the benefits of being a judge?"

"Well, there are certainly many benefits. The biggest benefit, of course, is the small secret realm outside our Flame Feather City! The treasures inside are extremely abundant..."

"Stop! Once your cultivation reaches the Golden Core stage, you can't enter this secret realm anymore, right? What does it have to do with me!"

Chen Xuan's brow twitched, and he immediately spoke.

Here it comes, the important part! Qin Feng's biggest and most powerful cheat is here!

In the original story, Qin Feng relied on his cheat-like ability to provoke enemies everywhere. Eventually, the villains couldn't find the main culprit, so they came to Flame Feather City, leading to the destruction of the Jin and Qin families!

The cheat is the secret realm itself.

By sheer chance, Qin Feng obtained the entire secret realm! From then on, no one else could enter the secret realm, but he could bring people with relatively low cultivation levels into the secret realm anytime, anywhere!

"Well... Lord Zhao didn't say much about it!"

“Go tell him that I need a spot in the secret realm, otherwise forget it, there’s nothing to see anyway.”

"Yes, Master Chen, I will go and reply to Lord Zhao now." Qin Minghao took his leave.

"Husband, what do you need that spot for? Neither Yao Yao nor I are Foundation Establishment cultivators, while you are already a Golden Core cultivator. We won't gain anything by going!" Jin Ruoyan asked with some doubt after hearing this.

"I have other uses for it, so stop guessing and take good care of yourself!"

"Okay~"

Soon, Qin Minghao returned again.

"Master Chen, City Lord Zhao has agreed. All you need to do is come and watch the match!"

"Well, I see."

A moment of silence fell over the room.

"Why don't you leave?"

"Well... Master Chen, you see, my Chen family has so many of your disciples, in the competition..."

"Stop! They can't be considered my disciples. I understand what you mean. As long as it's not too obvious, I'll turn a blind eye!"

"Oh, thank you so much, Master Chen!" Qin Minghao's old face beamed with joy.

Chen Xuan didn't care about the comparison. Qin Minghao had done a lot for him after all, so he should reciprocate in kind. This would motivate Qin Minghao to do more for him.

Furthermore, in the original text, their Qin family was originally ranked first, but it's unknown whether Qin Feng will come this time.

……

The clan competition was held as scheduled, and the disciples of all the clans were eager to show their skills in this competition.

Chen Xuan, as a judge, sat on the judging panel, next to Lord Zhao and other high-ranking members of other families.

The competition began, and disciples from each family took turns going on stage to showcase their skills.

"Have all the Qin family members arrived?" a referee asked.

"Everyone is here!"

"Now that all four major families have arrived, the competition will proceed..."

"Wait!" a voice suddenly called out.

"Qin Feng of the Qin family is here!"

Even Chen Xuan, standing on the high-rise building, couldn't help but nod. "Hmm, that's it, it has that novel protagonist vibe."

Chen Xuan continued looking down and saw Qin Feng, dressed in flowing white robes, standing on the high platform, feigning profundity. He was like a sword drawn from its sheath, its sharpness fully revealed.

Qin Feng's appearance immediately attracted the attention of everyone present. They discussed and speculated about his strength.

"Who is this Qin Feng?" someone asked curiously.

"No way, you don't even know him? He's the only person from the Qin family to have joined the Xuan Yang Sect, but he's from a collateral branch!"

"Now that you mention it, I do recall something!"

"That's the Xuan Yang Sect! Isn't he going to make a name for himself in this competition?" someone exclaimed.

"I just don't know if there will be any dark horses."

As Qin Feng listened to the discussions around him, a confident smile appeared on his lips.