The village beauty and me!

Faced with Sun Yue'e's questioning, Chen Huan quickly made up lies.

"What I was talking about was kung fu, specifically kung fu performed on the kang (heated brick bed)."

"Young and strong."

Sun Yue'e suddenly smiled, "You're still young after all; your stamina is simply inexhaustible."

"No wonder someone as upright as Village Chief Xu would associate with you."

The atmosphere became awkward again at this point in the conversation.

Chen Huan coughed twice. "If you haven't seen it with your own eyes, it's not true."

Sun Yue'e snuggled into his arms. "Don't worry, I'm not an unreasonable person. I won't use this to blackmail you."

"However, if I get really lonely in the future, could you be considerate and take care of me?"

These words didn't sound like a threat at all; they sounded more like a kind of coquettish plea, or even a pleas.

Chen Huanle reluctantly agreed, "No problem, I'll come to learn from you when I have the chance."

"Really, you mean what you say. You can't give me a blank check." Sun Yue'e beamed with joy.

Chen Huan nodded repeatedly, "We keep our word."

At this moment, Chen Huan was still a bit flustered and had no mood to chat with Sun Yue'e.

Besides, it's already past midnight, and I have to go home no matter what.

Sun Yue'e didn't press the matter, after all, she had been well-fed that night.

However, just before Chen Huan finished packing her clothes and was about to leave, she suddenly seemed to remember something and grabbed Chen Huan again.

"Wait, I have something to tell you."

Chen Huan's heart skipped a beat again.

I'm a little worried that Sun Yue'e might have changed her mind and wanted to retaliate against me.

However, he soon realized that his worries were unnecessary.

Sun Yue'e inquired about the Jin Group incident.

"Chen Huan, the guy surnamed Jin you offended has a powerful backer."

"You'd better be careful these days."

Sun Yue'e spoke with a very serious and earnest expression, clearly as if she knew some inside information.

Chen Huan wasn't in a hurry to leave. He sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) and looked at Sun Yue'e's expression. "You know him?"

Sun Yue'e pursed her lips, "How could I, a small shopkeeper from the countryside, possibly know any capitalists?"

"It was his men who had been coming to my store to buy things lately. One time, they were eating instant noodles at my store and I overheard them talking in secret."

"They said that if this project fails, it will be a fight to the death, and no one will benefit."

"Judging from the way they were talking, they looked fierce and menacing; they weren't joking."

"You single-handedly drove them away, leaving them penniless. Cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents."

Do you think they'll let you off the hook?

Chen Huan pondered what Sun Yue'e had just said.

He rubbed his chin and muttered to himself, "A fight to the death?"

"You bastard, we just got rid of the Ma family, and now this guy surnamed Jin has come."

"Why are there so many self-righteous idiots in this world who think they're so great?"

He wasn't worried about his safety, since even though his cultivation technique hadn't yet broken through to the third level, it was already sufficient for his needs.

Regardless of the Jin family or the Jin Group, as long as they dare to come at us, they will surely suffer a crushing defeat.

But just because Chen Huan isn't afraid doesn't mean others aren't.

He still has a home in Lotus Village, a sister-in-law, and other people he cares about.

Moreover, the safety of the men, women, and children of Lotus Village is now almost entirely tied to him.

These are weaknesses that can be easily exploited by opponents.

This is also what Chen Huan truly cares about and is worried about.

"Thank you for the reminder, Sister Sun. I will remember your kindness." Chen Huan said goodbye politely and quickly left Sun Yue'e's residence.

Before going home, he planned to take a walk around the village.

After all, what Sun Yue'e said was not unfounded, and it should be taken seriously.

To be on the safe side, Chen Huan even summoned several wolfhounds.

He assigned them tasks using a combination of words and gestures.

Leave a path in your own yard to guard the house.

The remaining few took turns patrolling inside and outside the village.

In this way, we can ensure that problems are prevented before they occur.

If the Kim Group were to try and cause trouble in the village, they could be detected and dealt with immediately.

After these wolfhounds underwent the Golden Core enhancement, their abilities in all aspects improved significantly.

Any slightest disturbance in the village would not escape their detection.

After making the arrangements, Chen Huan personally walked around the village and found nothing unusual before returning home with peace of mind.

It's already well past midnight, almost close to dawn.

Chen Huan tiptoed into the courtyard and went back into the house.

In the next room, his sister-in-law Li Chunlan and Zhao Liping were fast asleep, and no one came to look for him.

Chen Huan sat cross-legged on the bed, repeatedly entering a meditative state.

He was eager to figure out why he had failed to cross the threshold between realms that he used to be able to do so easily, even after several attempts.

After trying and trying several times, I still couldn't get the hang of it.

To the point that Chen Huan was almost on the verge of a breakdown, exclaiming, "No way?"

"Could it be that my aptitude is lacking, which is why I can only cultivate the technique to this level?"

"Although with this level of strength, I can practically do whatever I want, it's really humiliating that I'm stuck on the second level when the technique clearly has nine levels."

The more I thought about it, the more impatient I became, and then I couldn't help but want to try it.

In the end, it only caused the internal energy in his body to gradually become chaotic, and he almost suffered a qi deviation.

At this moment, Chen Huan finally realized that cultivation is something that absolutely cannot be rushed, let alone taken to extremes.

So he quickly dismissed his anxious thoughts and began to channel the true energy within his body, completely ignoring the matter of improving his cultivation level.

They remained in this state until dawn the next day.

Only at this point could he barely calm his internal energy, preventing him from truly going into a state of demonic possession.

While her sister-in-law Li Chunlan was cooking, Zhao Liping secretly pushed open Chen Huan's door.

As soon as he came in, he made a strange, teasing remark, "Where did you go partying last night?"

"Is he from this village or another village?"

Chen Huan grinned, "Dr. Zhao, what are you saying? I don't understand."

Zhao Liping walked over and snorted, "Stop pretending. People have been waiting for you here for half the night just to thank you properly."

"But you never came back."

"Besides cheating on me, what else could you possibly be doing that makes you not even care about me?"

These words were laced with intense jealousy.

Chen Huan licked his lips, wanting to explain, but not knowing where to begin.

Fortunately, Zhao Liping did not come to confront or punish her.

Then, with great enthusiasm, she asked, "Are you free today? Will you take me to see the place you found for me?"

"I can't wait."

Chen Huan moved closer to her and lowered his voice, saying, "Going to see it is no problem, but you have to treat me first..."