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The woman hesitated for a moment.

She looked into Luo Chen's eyes; the boy's gaze was almost too open, not like he was scheming about anything.

She thought about her body again; the warmth was still flowing slowly through her meridians, a feeling of comfort she had never experienced in eighteen years.

Finally, she nodded.

"Alright."

She lowered her voice, "My name is Tang Yu, but please keep my situation a secret, young master, and don't tell Yan'er for now."

Luo Chen nodded.

"Don't worry about that."

Tang Yu took a deep breath and called out to the door, "Yan'er, come in."

The door was pushed open as soon as the words were spoken.

Tang Yan's steps were quick and hurried, completely unlike the cold and composed demeanor she had shown at the door earlier.

She had been waiting outside for so long, and every breath felt like she was being fried in oil.

"Mother, how are you feeling?"

She rushed to the bedside, squatted down, and looked her mother up and down.

Tang Yu smiled.

That smile was more vibrant than any she had seen in the past three years.

"Mother is much better now, thanks to this young master's true abilities."

Tang Yan's eyes welled up with tears, and she turned to look at Luo Chen.

"Then my mother's illness..."

Those big eyes were full of anticipation, so bright they were almost blinding.

Luo Chen said, "Although there has been some improvement, it will still take time for him to fully recover."

"Are you confident you can cure my mother's illness?" Tang Yan pressed.

"have."

Luo Chen nodded calmly, "You will be fully recovered within six months, but you and your mother will have to come with me to the Great Wilderness City."

"Furthermore, for the next eight years, you must stay with me and look after my house. After eight years, we'll be even, and you can go wherever you want without my interference."

Tang Yan nodded happily.

"As long as you can cure my mother, I'd be willing to serve you like a slave, even for ten or twenty years, let alone eight!"

She spoke with absolute certainty, without the slightest hesitation.

Luo Chen laughed and said, "It would be such a waste of your talent to make Miss Tang work like a slave. You've already wasted your talents by helping me guard the gate for eight years."

Tang Yan was stunned for a moment.

It was only then that I realized what was going on.

To be treated like a beast of burden?

It sounded really awkward coming from a young girl.

A blush instantly spread across her pretty face, her ears burned, and her fingers unconsciously twisted the hem of her clothes.

I got too excited just now and blurted things out.

Luo Chen stopped teasing her and turned to look at Tang Yu.

"Auntie, Miss Tang has already agreed, so I'm sure you're all set, right?"

Tang Yu nodded.

She looked at the blush on her daughter's face and the renewed light in her daughter's eyes.

The last bit of hesitation in my heart dissipated.

"If everything is as you say, my daughter and I are willing to go to the Great Wilderness City with you. If I am fortunate enough to recover from my illness, I am also willing to repay you with my remaining body."

Luo Chen smiled with relief, his heart filled with joy.

"Okay, it's settled then."

He originally only intended to ask Tang Yan to guard the gate, but unexpectedly he also left behind a precious old golden core cultivator.

This man was a genuine Golden Core expert back then. Once his dantian is restored, even if he can't return to his peak, a starved camel is still bigger than a horse.

This deal was incredibly profitable.

Tang Yan looked at Luo Chen and asked impatiently, "When do we set off?"

She wished she could sprout wings and fly there right now.

My mother's illness has dragged on for eighteen years; every day that has been delayed is torture.

Since this person can cure it, the sooner the better.

Luo Chen straightened his face.

"I still have some things to take care of here. I'll come to see you when I leave."

"it is good."

Tang Yan should answer decisively.

Luo Chen cupped his hands in farewell: "Auntie, then I won't disturb you any longer. I'll take my leave now."

Tang Yu leaned forward slightly on the bed as a gesture of return.

Tang Yan saw him off outside the hospital, stopped at the door, and gave him a deep bow.

"Thank you so much for saving my mother, young master. May I ask your name?"

Luo Chen smiled.

"Luo Chen".

He paused, a meaningful smile curving his lips. "From this moment on, you may also call me master."

Tang Yan was surprised.

She looked up at Luo Chen's face, which was almost too young.

This person looked younger than me, and his cultivation level was a whole realm lower, yet his confidence and composure when he spoke made it impossible for anyone to have any objection.

Head of the household?

How can someone so young already be the head of a family?

The thought raced through her mind, and without hesitation, Tang Yan knelt on one knee and cupped her hands above her head.

"From this day forward, I, Tang Yan, will serve Luo Chen as my master. If the patriarch can completely cure my mother, I, Tang Yan, will follow him to the death."

This kneeling was swift and decisive.

Luo Chen looked down at her.

He looked at the cold-faced woman who had just been pointing her sword at him at the door, now kneeling on one knee and earnestly calling him "Master".

He clicked his tongue inwardly. Most capable people are tough, but once they are won over, they become more loyal than anyone else.

"Then you can't escape," he laughed.

Tang Yan looked up, the coldness in her eyes completely gone, replaced by excitement.

"Thank you, Patriarch!"

Luo Chen nodded.

"Okay, go back and take care of your mother. Goodbye."

Having said that, he turned around, stepped onto the bluestone slabs in the alley, and left calmly.

Tang Yan waited until the figure was out of sight before turning around and returning to the courtyard.

He closed the broken wooden door, leaned against it, and took a deep breath.

"Luo Chen..."

As I murmured that name, a mix of indescribable emotions welled up inside me.

Eight years later, in the Great Wilderness City, a completely unfamiliar place.

She would go through fire and water for her mother's sake.

......

After leaving Tang Yan's house, Luo Chen went to the market.

It's not easy to come to Daling City, it's a journey of three thousand miles, so naturally we need to buy some things.

The stall was filled with all sorts of spiritual materials and treasures. He looked at them one by one, picked and chose, and bought some items that were barely acceptable.

Night was falling.

The bustling city of Daling quieted down. Luo Chen checked into an inn, closed the door, and sat cross-legged on the bed.

With a thought, he entered the Burial Heaven Pavilion.

Suddenly, he was stunned.

Deep beneath the Great Spirit City lies a massive spiritual vein.

The spiritual vein resembled a sleeping dragon, winding for dozens of miles, its entire body radiating a hazy white light, the concentration of spiritual energy so thick it was almost liquid.

Luo Chen grinned crookedly.

No wonder this city can support so many cultivators.

It turned out that there was a spiritual vein under my feet.

He examined it closely and found that the spiritual vein was buried too deep, so deep that it was impossible to reach it with the existing mining methods.

So people only know that the spiritual energy here is richer than elsewhere, but they don't know that such a big guy is hidden underground.

Over time, cultivators settled here, cultivating and multiplying.

This is how this massive city came to be.

"If only we could get this spiritual vein..."

Luo Chen licked his lips.

He left the Burial Pavilion, lay on the bed, and closed his eyes.

The next day.

Luo Chen then visited several major trading companies.

Great Spirit City truly lives up to its reputation as the largest city within a radius of thousands of miles. The goods in its trading houses are many times more complete than those in Great Wilderness City.

He carried the spirit stones and went from shop to shop, not only buying everything he needed, but also finding a few nice treasures.

It's time to go back.

Luo Chen was calculating the time in his mind.

The agreed-upon date with the Gu family is only a few days away.

The Gu family is no pushover. If they arrive early, the few people in the family simply won't be able to handle them.

What if his house is ransacked before he even gets home?

That would be a huge problem.

He turned and walked toward Lei Zheng's blacksmith shop.