Chapter 41: Mysterious Force

Chapter 41: Mysterious Force Zhen Yuan hesitated and subconsciously averted his eyes. Seeing this, Shen Xu frowned and his eyes narrowed into slits. "Tell me." He insisted. "Xiaoxu..." Zhen Yuan started but didn’t know how to explain his situation. After thinking about it, he took a deep breath and looked into the double’s eyes. "Xiaoxu, there is something I haven’t told you." He said. Hearing this, Shen Xu was a little flustered. Involuntarily, his hands clenched into fists and his heart skipped a beat. However, he didn’t rush Zhen Yuan. Instead, he forcibly kept his calm and waited for the other to reveal what was on his mind. "Since we formed a Taoist contract, I have had a strange feeling." Zhen Yuan finally said. "Strange feeling?" "When I am not paying attention, a mysterious force tries to erase our Taoist contract." "This..." Shen Xu was shocked. He didn’t know what he was expecting but this was not it. After all, he hadn’t seen any signs. With an incredulous expression, he stared at Zhen Yuan, as if trying to see into his body. "Will the force harm you?" Shen Xu asked and Zhen Yuan immediately shook his head. "Don’t worry, I don’t sense any malicious intent from the force." He said and Shen Xu subconsciously heaved a sigh of relief. Without his notice, Zhen Yuan had become an important person in his heart. At this time, he was relieved to hear that the force was not malicious. However, he couldn’t help but worry. After all, the force was trying to erase their Taoist contract. "Why do you resist?" Shen Xu suddenly asked. Hearing this, Zhen Yuan smiled. In the beginning, he was only after Shen Xu’s talent. However, after getting along for several months, he genuinely liked Shen Xu. Since he liked the person, he naturally could not allow the mysterious force to erase the Taoist contract. "Xiaoxu, I may not have married you for the right reasons but I am staying with you for the right ones." Zhen Yuan said. When Shen Xu heard this, he was relieved. Although Zhen Yuan did not confess, the implication was there. For now, the implication was more than enough and Shen Xu could be confident about their relationship. "Good." He said and proudly raised his chin. Seeing this, Zhen Yuan chuckled and rubbed the double’s hair. "How is the mysterious force related to the spiritual roots test?" Shen Xu asked. When he heard the question, Zhen Yuan sighed. At first, he wanted to reveal a single-line water root. However, he suddenly felt a shift in his body and three spiritual roots were revealed. After listening to the explanation, Shen Xu frowned. "Ayuan, it’s not a good thing that a mysterious force can control your body against your will." He said. "I know." Zhen Yuan also had a solemn expression. As the person involved, he was a little desperate. Unfortunately, there was no time to explore the matter over the past few months. "I will also go into seclusion when you retreat. Hopefully, I will discover what’s going on within my body." Zhen Yuan promised. "Good." Shen Xu nodded. After that, Zhen Yuan arranged several formations to protect their room. Since they were both going into retreat, they had to take measures. Otherwise, if someone discovered they were neither in their room nor anywhere else in the academy, they would end up in trouble. "I will message Song Wancheng to let him know we are going into seclusion." Shen Xu suggested and immediately did as he said. A moment later, he received a return message on his communication jade pendant. "He says he will also retreat after three days. He plans to rent a high-grade cultivation cave." Shen Xu informed. "He is also at the peak of the qi refining realm. It’s natural that he plans to retreat." "Mmmmh." Shen Xu agreed. After that, he chatted with Song Wancheng for a while before putting away the jade pendant. "All done, let’s go to the space." Shen Xu said and pulled Zhen Yuan into the Chaos Flame Space. "Ayuan, I want to turn all our ingredients into cooked food." The double said with an excited look in his eyes. "I will help." For the next three hours, the two worked in the kitchen and prepared a lot of food. Although the food was not enough for several years, it was enough for several months. When all the food was ready, the two sat at the dining table and ate their fill. After dinner, they left the bamboo house and talked as they walked around the space. "I am afraid we won’t see each other for at least one year." Shen Xu said with a sullen expression. "Mmmm." Zhen Yuan nodded and subconsciously squeezed his wife’s hand. Although he would miss Shen Xu, he didn’t want the double to focus on other things when he was in retreat. If Shen Xu was distracted, especially when building a foundation, he would have a fatal accident. "Don’t be distracted when recultivating and building a foundation." He reminded. "I know, don’t worry." After that, the two didn’t speak. They just walked around and eventually arrived in front of the spiritual lake. "We have fifty million spirit stones. You will take thirty million for your cultivation. The rest will go into the space and the egg." Zhen Yuan stated. However, Shen Xu disagreed. If they followed the arrangement, Zhen Yuan would be left with nothing. "What about you?" Shen Xu asked. "I don’t need spirit stones for the time being." Zhen Yuan said and quickly continued. "When I come out of seclusion, I will take a mission and leave the academy. Manager Zhang should have already sold some talismans." "But..." Shen Xu started to argue but Zhen Yuan didn’t let him. "You will need a lot of spirit stones to rebuild your cultivation, let alone establish your foundation. The thirty million may not even be enough." Zhen Yuan frowned. If he had a choice, he would give the fifty million spirit stones to Shen Xu. Unfortunately, the egg and spiritual lake were big eaters. If they were suddenly starved, they would suck the aura in the space which would affect Shen Xu’s cultivation. "When I earn more spirit stones, I will put them in the lake to enhance the concentration of spiritual aura." "Don’t work too hard." Shen Xu reminded with an apologetic expression. "I am willing." Zhen Yuan smiled.