Zhou Chen’s pace did not falter, but his tone was extremely doting.
"Taking a carriage is too slow. I will take you back myself to save you from the exhaustion. Your body would not be able to handle it."
This was his woman, after all, and she had even activated the system for him.
By any logic or emotion, he did not want Nan Qiao to suffer any grievances.
Listening to his meticulous words of concern, Nan Qiao’s heart was filled with emotion.
No one had ever cared about her feelings before.
Not to mention, Zhou Chen, a dignified immortal master, had actually lowered himself to protect and care for her so deeply.
[Congratulations, host. Nan Qiao’s favorability has increased by 10. Current favorability: 81 points.]
[Congratulations, host. For the first member of the opposite sex you have had friendly interactions with reaching 80 favorability, for every point Nan Qiao’s favorability increases, the host will receive triple the amount of usable favorability points.]
[Special reward: The host has awakened a new profession: First Rank Talisman Master.]
[Given that the first member of the opposite sex you have had friendly interactions with has reached 80 favorability points, and the host still has no second pursuit target, Nan Qiao has been selected as a special pursuit target. Reaching 90 favorability points will allow for the activation of another special profession and trigger additional rewards.]
[New system ability: Individuals of the opposite sex whose comprehensive attributes, cultivation, talent, bone structure, and charm, reach 80 or above can be considered interaction targets. For those of the opposite sex whose comprehensive charm reaches 85 or above, every point of favorability gained will yield double favorability points.]
(Note: Favorability points from a member of the opposite sex can only be used by the host after a friendly interaction has occurred.)
[Extra reward: Eye of Insight. Can view others’ spiritual roots, cultivation, realm, and age.]
[Current usable favorability points: 41]
In his previous life, Zhou Chen died suddenly and had never had a girlfriend before his death.
After transmigrating, he painstakingly pursued the Great Dao, spending nearly a hundred years immersed in cultivation.
He could not figure it out at all. It would be a lie to say he did not understand women at all.
But he certainly was not skilled at guessing a woman’s thoughts.
He had only given her a hug. While a two or three point increase in favorability would be normal, it had actually increased by ten points at once.
But the process was not important. The result was.
After Nan Qiao’s favorability broke through 80 points, he had actually awakened the Talisman Master profession.
Looking at Nan Qiao, who had tucked her head tightly into his chest because of the high speed, Zhou Chen’s arms holding her could not help but tighten a bit.
She was a real treasure.
In the future, the favorability of other targets could only be used to level up side professions or increase cultivation.
But Nan Qiao was different. Increasing her favorability could awaken professions.
Do not be fooled by the fact that talismans are not as popular as medicinal pills. If used well, they are equally wonderful.
If nothing else, if he had a hundred or so first rank talismans and unleashed them all at once, even a Foundation Establishment cultivator would have to back off.
Thinking of this, Zhou Chen’s movements became even gentler.
His clothes fluttered without wind, and wood attribute spiritual qi surged out.
A spiritual qi shield formed around them both to block out the rushing winds.
Nan Qiao, who had been feeling cold all over, suddenly felt warm and cozy.
There were no more sounds in her ears, only the rhythmic beating of a warm heart.
Nan Qiao did not understand the matters of cultivation.
But from her previous time with Zhang Xiu, she could sense that cultivators actually hated using their spiritual power to do anything for mortals.
It must be that Big Brother Zhou noticed she was shivering from the cold and specifically used such a method to shield her from the wind.
Big Brother Zhou really is a good person.
Moved by this, Nan Qiao’s hands, wrapped around Zhou Chen’s arm, gently rubbed with her smooth fingertips.
Zhou Chen’s expression remained unchanged, but his pace continued to accelerate.
Some people are as light as a feather, while others are as heavy as Mount Tai.
The feeling of Mount Tai pressing against one’s chest was not something just anyone could withstand.
An hour later.
Zhou Chen returned to the Yin Yang Sect’s outer sect.
As he ascended the mountain, Nan Qiao peeked through a slit in her eyes, curiously surveying her surroundings.
She was just an ordinary girl from the foot of the mountain who had never left her small village in her life.
This was her first time coming to a place where cultivators lived.
Although it looked no different from anywhere else, there were subtle differences.
"Big Brother Zhou, will my being here cause trouble for you?"
It was said that those who cultivate seek the Dao and do not easily involve themselves in romance.
Moreover, she was an ordinary person. What if someone used her as an excuse to implicate Big Brother Zhou?
Looking into those eyes, soft as water, Zhou Chen’s heart softened a bit.
"It is fine. Nothing will happen."
The Yin Yang Sect also had another name: the Little Hehuan Sect.
Besides, even those who seek the Dao still have human emotions and desires.
Nan Qiao nodded silently, but in her heart, she had made up her mind.
Once they reached Big Brother Zhou’s place, she would try to stay indoors as much as possible to avoid causing him trouble.
In the past, Nan Qiao just wanted to find a backer.
But through their recent time together, she had truly fallen in love with Zhou Chen.
She not only had to think for herself but also did not want to affect Big Brother Zhou.
Even if her beauty faded in the future, Big Brother Zhou would still endure in this world.
Nan Qiao did not expect Zhou Chen to be faithful to her until death.
She only hoped that before Big Brother Zhou died, he would remember that a woman named Nan Qiao had loved him.
The junior brother who was guarding the medicinal field for him saw Zhou Chen returning from afar and cupped his hands to take his leave.
Zhou Chen called out to him, rummaged through his storage pouch for a while, and took out two spirit stones.
"Junior Brother Chen, thank you for your trouble this time."
Junior Brother Chen’s eyes lit up, but he quickly waved his hand in refusal. "Senior Brother, you helped me a lot when I first joined the sect. How can I possibly accept another gift from you?"
Within the entire Yin Yang Sect, Zhou Chen was one of the few with a good temperament.
Ordinary disciples who had just entered the sect would more or less receive help from Zhou Chen if they encountered difficulties in their cultivation.
He was always patient in teaching everyone.
After all, while Zhou Chen’s cultivation was low, the newly joined disciples’ cultivation was even lower.
Junior Brother Chen insisted on not accepting it, but he was no match for Zhou Chen’s persistence.
"Then, thank you, Senior Brother."
For him, two spirit stones were quite a significant amount of income.
Watching his departing back, Zhou Chen shook his head secretly.
The outer sect disciples of the Yin Yang Sect had changed generation after generation over the decades.
The path of immortality is heartless. Those who entered the sect at the same time as him had either advanced to the Foundation Establishment Stage and successfully become inner sect disciples, or had gone out seeking treasures and died at the hands of rival cultivators or demon beasts.
Zhou Chen was not just a mindless do gooder.
Cultivation is about competing with people and competing with the heavens, using every means possible to obtain what one needs.
But he realized his talent for cultivation was low.
He had to establish a nice guy persona to prevent himself from being targeted in the future.
Because of this, even among the outer sect disciples, Zhou Chen’s cultivation was not high, yet he was quite respected.
Some disciples who had received his favors remained quite polite to him even after being promoted to inner sect disciples.
He did not expect them to help him. At the very least, if they were polite in their speech, it would save him from a lot of trouble.
Cultivation is not about the immortals. It is about the ways of the world.
After entering the courtyard, Nan Qiao quietly organized her belongings.
She had brought all her household items with her.
But Zhou Chen, fearing it would be troublesome for her to carry, had put them into his storage pouch.
Breathing the air of the Yin Yang Sect, Nan Qiao felt her body become a bit lighter.
Looking at Zhou Chen’s back as he stood there, her eyes were filled with an inseparable tenderness and affection.
In fact, this was not her imagination.
The areas on the continent with rich spiritual qi were all occupied by major sects and family powers.
The spiritual qi in the Yin Yang Sect’s outer sect might not be called extremely rich, but it was much stronger than in the outside world.
Zhou Chen lightly raised his right hand, and several formation flags of different colors flew out, quickly merging into the ground.
Formation masters of high realms can manifest formations from the void using spiritual power.
But ordinary cultivators who want to use formations must rely on formation flags to do so.
The two sets of formation flags Zhou Chen had purchased could isolate sound and provide a weak illusory formation warning effect.
After all, the fact that he could perform alchemy could not be known yet, and he did not want anyone to disturb his good business with Nan Qiao.
While in the sect, it was better to be careful.