The outside world doubts Chen An's strength.
But even if Chen An doesn't have the rumored strength of Gangqi, he still has the strength of internal energy and half-step Gangqi, right?
Moreover, he is now a celebrity in front of the crown prince, with a prominent status, and countless people want to flatter him.
In this situation, Chen Guo Gong is not giving face?
Countless people are puzzled.
What they don't know is that Chen Guo Gong himself didn't expect this result.
They didn't actively send someone over, but they didn't do it on purpose, thinking that Chen An would come over to invite them.
After all, they are Chen An's elders, and it is reasonable for Chen An to come and invite them over. How could he just go up on his own?
However, who could have expected that Chen An would act so unreasonably?
If you don't come to me, I won't bother with you!
So in the whole process, Chen An directly ignored the people at Chen Guo Gong Mansion and played on his own.
In response to this, the emperor and Cheng Zheng did not interfere with each other.
The former is mainly for political considerations.
Chen Guo Gong himself is a Gangqi, and if coupled with Chen An, another Gangqi, the Chen Guo Gong Mansion would become a place with two Gangqi.
This strength is a bit too strong, and it would be difficult to handle if something goes wrong.
But if Chen Guo Gong and Chen An don't get along, the two Gangqis cannot work together, the situation naturally gets better.
As for Cheng Zheng, it is out of emotional consideration.
As a friend, he knew very well what Chen An really thought about the Chen Guo Gong Mansion.
Therefore, as the two most powerful people in Dahua, the emperor and the crown prince did not try to persuade them.
If the emperor and the crown prince didn't say anything, others didn't dare to say anything either.
So the wedding continued without the presence of the groom's elders.
That night, the sky outside was already dark.
Candlelight lit up everywhere, creating a red hue.
Chen An held the Fourth Princess's hand and whispered to her.
"Nervous?"
The Fourth Princess's body trembled as she was held by Chen An, then she nodded lightly, "Mm."
"It's okay."
A gentle voice sounded, followed by silence all around.
The candlelight dimmed, and the faint sound was like a unique melody, especially touching.
The next day, early in the morning, Chen An got up and went to the courtyard to begin his day of cultivation.
Despite being at the Gangqi level, Chen An did not give up his habit of cultivating for many years and continued to work hard.
No way.
Cheating may be fun for a while, but it requires a price.
Name: Chen An
Attributes: Strength (9.3), Body (9.1), Spirit (3.2)
Source Power: 36
Inheritance: Dark Ice Force (8th layer), Yin Body skill (5th layer), Fast Wind Force (mastery), Wind Chasing Sword Technique (mastery).
Projection: In use
The familiar attribute panel appeared.
Looking at the number in the Source Power column, Chen An couldn't help but sigh.
After having the black bead provide a continuous source of power, Chen An's original source power had reached one hundred and forty points.
Now, there were only thirty-six points left.
All the remaining points were invested in the Dark Ice Force.
The consumption to increase the level of Gangqi was larger than Chen An had imagined.
In the past, at the internal energy level, increasing one level usually only required a dozen source points.
But at the Gangqi level, increasing one level required at least forty to fifty source points.
Chen An thought his wealth was quite substantial, but it was still not enough for this level of expenditure.
Another poverty was looming.
Fortunately, he now had a way to replenish source power, or else with this level of spending, he would probably cry.
The fact proved that the energy of the black bead did indeed recover by absorbing the essence of the outside world.
Apart from the abundant aura within that treasure land, the energy of the black bead was also recovering after coming to the outside world.
However, without the rich aura from the treasure land, the recovery rate was slow.
It was like a snail's pace.
But this was still a source of hope.
If normal places were not enough, those treasure lands would be enough.
With Chen An's current status, the several treasure lands controlled by the Dahua court would be open to him.
He could enter at any time.
This was the source of source power?
As long as there was a continuous source of source power, he could return to full health after a period of time.
At that time, it would be a different story again.
Although the recovery would be back to normal, the consumption of source power was still frightening.
There were three levels of Gangqi: Condensation of Gangqi, Transformation of Gangqi, and Gathering of Gangqi.
The Condensation of Gangqi was self-explanatory, condensing Gangqi from internal energy.
The Transformation of Gangqi continued to reach a certain level of Gangqi in the body.
As for the final Gathering of Gangqi, it was to condense the transformed Gangqi once again to prompt another transformation.
Three levels in total.
The previous two levels had already cost Chen An more than one hundred source points.
Judging from the previous consumption, to advance to the third level through cheating, it would probably cost at least eighty source points.
Just the Gangqi level was already so terrifying.
What about the next level?
What about the innate level?
If it came to the innate level, would it consume over a hundred to advance one level so easily?
Thinking deeper was dreadful.
Chen An couldn't help but feel terrified just thinking about that consumption.
To advance a level would take over one hundred source points. At that level, how many sneak attacks would he have to endure each day?
It would probably not be enough to work all day and night.
Thinking about this, he sighed.
Well.
Contentment brings happiness.
In this difficult world, being able to cheat was already a great happiness.
What else could one expect?
Thinking this way, he seemed to feel a lot happier again.
In the courtyard, Chen An worked hard at training, continuing his day of practice.
He was trying to consume his current cultivation.
Chen An's current Gangqi cultivation was achieved through source power. Although his foundation was quite solid due to the template, he was still somewhat unfamiliar compared to those who had indulged in this level for decades.
At this moment, Chen An was trying to familiarize himself.
After he became familiar with this level, he could try to ascend to a higher level.
But as the saying goes, a tree wants to be quiet but the wind keeps blowing, and some people just wanted to disturb his pace.
Several days later, Chen An received another letter.
The letter was delivered by the people from Chen Guo Gong Mansion, and judging by the name, it was from Chen An's father, the legitimate son of Chen Guo Gong, Chen Li.
Seeing the name on the envelope, Chen An became interested.
Previously, Chen An had received a few letters from his father.
Without exception, all those letters were surprises.
It's just that he didn't know what surprise was in this one.
Opening the envelope, he was indeed greeted with a surprise once again.
Chen Li scolded him in the letter, accusing Chen An of disregarding the family's elders and marrying without permission, showing a lack of respect for the ancestors' family rules.
Chen An felt a bit disappointed.
It was about the family's rules again.
Can you change up your scolding words? Do you have to use the same phrases every time?
Or is it that everyone in this world likes to scold others for being unfilial?
Chen An lost interest and focused directly on the end of the letter.
Based on his experience, the beginning of such letters usually contained nonsense, and only the end had some substance.
As expected, the purpose of the other party was expressed at the end of the letter.
"If you still consider yourself a member of the Chen family, then immediately set off for the mansion to meet your father and siblings."
Looking at the last content of the letter, Chen An put away the letter and smiled.
"Sure enough, are they in a hurry?"
Although the language in the letter seemed stern and full of reprimands, to Chen An it clearly showed signs of urgency.
It seemed that the effects of the Second Prince's downfall had already appeared.
With the downfall of the Second Prince, those who had followed him before were now starting to suffer.
Cheng Zheng was not a soft-hearted person.
He was always serious in his work and had a reputation for being ruthless in the past, so people knew what his style was like.
After being enthroned as the crown prince and taking up that position, he began to settle old scores and bring up all the things those people had done in the past.
It was a matter of life and death for them.
As nobles, whose hands were not stained with blood, who had not committed any wrongdoings?
Not to mention killing a few people easily, embezzling goods and money, and such things were just common occurrences.
Even if you were personally incorruptible and morally lofty, what about your father and siblings? What about your wife and children?
They couldn't all be moral exemplars, right?
When the Second Prince was still around, these things were fine.
Not only fine, but there might even be people actively involved, helping get rid of the evidence.
But now, the situation was different.
Cheng Zheng was in power and started settling scores.
During this period, those nobles who had previously followed the Second Prince were naturally not in a good situation.
From what Chen An knew, the several children of Chen Guo Gong, including his biological father, had all worked under the Second Prince, holding official positions in the court.
And now, one by one, they were losing their positions, and those who hadn't yet were probably about to.
The entire Chen Guo Gong Mansion had suffered a great blow.
Although it wasn't too obvious for now because of Chen Guo Gong's presence, the troubles were still looming.
Going against the crown prince, anyone with a normal mind would not do it.
If there was no direct confrontation, then a way to ease the relationship needed to be found.
At a time like this, Chen An, as the confidant of the crown prince, had caught their attention.
This letter should be a signal.
Unfortunately, perhaps from being accustomed to wielding power and authority for a long time, they no longer knew how to speak like normal people.
Even if they wanted to improve their relationship, they still ended up sending this letter.
The outside world doubts Chen An's strength.
But even if Chen An doesn't have the rumored strength of Gangqi, he still has the strength of internal energy and half-step Gangqi, right?
Moreover, he is now a celebrity in front of the crown prince, with a prominent status, and countless people want to flatter him.
In this situation, Chen Guo Gong is not giving face?
Countless people are puzzled.
What they don't know is that Chen Guo Gong himself didn't expect this result.
They didn't actively send someone over, but they didn't do it on purpose, thinking that Chen An would come over to invite them.
After all, they are Chen An's elders, and it is reasonable for Chen An to come and invite them over. How could he just go up on his own?
However, who could have expected that Chen An would act so unreasonably?
If you don't come to me, I won't bother with you!
So in the whole process, Chen An directly ignored the people at Chen Guo Gong Mansion and played on his own.
In response to this, the emperor and Cheng Zheng did not interfere with each other.
The former is mainly for political considerations.
Chen Guo Gong himself is a Gangqi, and if coupled with Chen An, another Gangqi, the Chen Guo Gong Mansion would become a place with two Gangqi.
This strength is a bit too strong, and it would be difficult to handle if something goes wrong.
But if Chen Guo Gong and Chen An don't get along, the two Gangqis cannot work together, the situation naturally gets better.
As for Cheng Zheng, it is out of emotional consideration.
As a friend, he knew very well what Chen An really thought about the Chen Guo Gong Mansion.
Therefore, as the two most powerful people in Dahua, the emperor and the crown prince did not try to persuade them.
If the emperor and the crown prince didn't say anything, others didn't dare to say anything either.
So the wedding continued without the presence of the groom's elders.
That night, the sky outside was already dark.
Candlelight lit up everywhere, creating a red hue.
Chen An held the Fourth Princess's hand and whispered to her.
"Nervous?"
The Fourth Princess's body trembled as she was held by Chen An, then she nodded lightly, "Mm."
"It's okay."
A gentle voice sounded, followed by silence all around.
The candlelight dimmed, and the faint sound was like a unique melody, especially touching.
The next day, early in the morning, Chen An got up and went to the courtyard to begin his day of cultivation.
Despite being at the Gangqi level, Chen An did not give up his habit of cultivating for many years and continued to work hard.
No way.
Cheating may be fun for a while, but it requires a price.
Name: Chen An
Attributes: Strength (9.3), Body (9.1), Spirit (3.2)
Source Power: 36
Inheritance: Dark Ice Force (8th layer), Yin Body skill (5th layer), Fast Wind Force (mastery), Wind Chasing Sword Technique (mastery).
Projection: In use
The familiar attribute panel appeared.
Looking at the number in the Source Power column, Chen An couldn't help but sigh.
After having the black bead provide a continuous source of power, Chen An's original source power had reached one hundred and forty points.
Now, there were only thirty-six points left.
All the remaining points were invested in the Dark Ice Force.
The consumption to increase the level of Gangqi was larger than Chen An had imagined.
In the past, at the internal energy level, increasing one level usually only required a dozen source points.
But at the Gangqi level, increasing one level required at least forty to fifty source points.
Chen An thought his wealth was quite substantial, but it was still not enough for this level of expenditure.
Another poverty was looming.
Fortunately, he now had a way to replenish source power, or else with this level of spending, he would probably cry.
The fact proved that the energy of the black bead did indeed recover by absorbing the essence of the outside world.
Apart from the abundant aura within that treasure land, the energy of the black bead was also recovering after coming to the outside world.
However, without the rich aura from the treasure land, the recovery rate was slow.
It was like a snail's pace.
But this was still a source of hope.
If normal places were not enough, those treasure lands would be enough.
With Chen An's current status, the several treasure lands controlled by the Dahua court would be open to him.
He could enter at any time.
This was the source of source power?
As long as there was a continuous source of source power, he could return to full health after a period of time.
At that time, it would be a different story again.
Although the recovery would be back to normal, the consumption of source power was still frightening.
There were three levels of Gangqi: Condensation of Gangqi, Transformation of Gangqi, and Gathering of Gangqi.
The Condensation of Gangqi was self-explanatory, condensing Gangqi from internal energy.
The Transformation of Gangqi continued to reach a certain level of Gangqi in the body.
As for the final Gathering of Gangqi, it was to condense the transformed Gangqi once again to prompt another transformation.
Three levels in total.
The previous two levels had already cost Chen An more than one hundred source points.
Judging from the previous consumption, to advance to the third level through cheating, it would probably cost at least eighty source points.
Just the Gangqi level was already so terrifying.
What about the next level?
What about the innate level?
If it came to the innate level, would it consume over a hundred to advance one level so easily?
Thinking deeper was dreadful.
Chen An couldn't help but feel terrified just thinking about that consumption.
To advance a level would take over one hundred source points. At that level, how many sneak attacks would he have to endure each day?
It would probably not be enough to work all day and night.
Thinking about this, he sighed.
Well.
Contentment brings happiness.
In this difficult world, being able to cheat was already a great happiness.
What else could one expect?
Thinking this way, he seemed to feel a lot happier again.
In the courtyard, Chen An worked hard at training, continuing his day of practice.
He was trying to consume his current cultivation.
Chen An's current Gangqi cultivation was achieved through source power. Although his foundation was quite solid due to the template, he was still somewhat unfamiliar compared to those who had indulged in this level for decades.
At this moment, Chen An was trying to familiarize himself.
After he became familiar with this level, he could try to ascend to a higher level.
But as the saying goes, a tree wants to be quiet but the wind keeps blowing, and some people just wanted to disturb his pace.
Several days later, Chen An received another letter.
The letter was delivered by the people from Chen Guo Gong Mansion, and judging by the name, it was from Chen An's father, the legitimate son of Chen Guo Gong, Chen Li.
Seeing the name on the envelope, Chen An became interested.
Previously, Chen An had received a few letters from his father.
Without exception, all those letters were surprises.
It's just that he didn't know what surprise was in this one.
Opening the envelope, he was indeed greeted with a surprise once again.
Chen Li scolded him in the letter, accusing Chen An of disregarding the family's elders and marrying without permission, showing a lack of respect for the ancestors' family rules.
Chen An felt a bit disappointed.
It was about the family's rules again.
Can you change up your scolding words? Do you have to use the same phrases every time?
Or is it that everyone in this world likes to scold others for being unfilial?
Chen An lost interest and focused directly on the end of the letter.
Based on his experience, the beginning of such letters usually contained nonsense, and only the end had some substance.
As expected, the purpose of the other party was expressed at the end of the letter.
"If you still consider yourself a member of the Chen family, then immediately set off for the mansion to meet your father and siblings."
Looking at the last content of the letter, Chen An put away the letter and smiled.
"Sure enough, are they in a hurry?"
Although the language in the letter seemed stern and full of reprimands, to Chen An it clearly showed signs of urgency.
It seemed that the effects of the Second Prince's downfall had already appeared.
With the downfall of the Second Prince, those who had followed him before were now starting to suffer.
Cheng Zheng was not a soft-hearted person.
He was always serious in his work and had a reputation for being ruthless in the past, so people knew what his style was like.
After being enthroned as the crown prince and taking up that position, he began to settle old scores and bring up all the things those people had done in the past.
It was a matter of life and death for them.
As nobles, whose hands were not stained with blood, who had not committed any wrongdoings?
Not to mention killing a few people easily, embezzling goods and money, and such things were just common occurrences.
Even if you were personally incorruptible and morally lofty, what about your father and siblings? What about your wife and children?
They couldn't all be moral exemplars, right?
When the Second Prince was still around, these things were fine.
Not only fine, but there might even be people actively involved, helping get rid of the evidence.
But now, the situation was different.
Cheng Zheng was in power and started settling scores.
During this period, those nobles who had previously followed the Second Prince were naturally not in a good situation.
From what Chen An knew, the several children of Chen Guo Gong, including his biological father, had all worked under the Second Prince, holding official positions in the court.
And now, one by one, they were losing their positions, and those who hadn't yet were probably about to.
The entire Chen Guo Gong Mansion had suffered a great blow.
Although it wasn't too obvious for now because of Chen Guo Gong's presence, the troubles were still looming.
Going against the crown prince, anyone with a normal mind would not do it.
If there was no direct confrontation, then a way to ease the relationship needed to be found.
At a time like this, Chen An, as the confidant of the crown prince, had caught their attention.
This letter should be a signal.
Unfortunately, perhaps from being accustomed to wielding power and authority for a long time, they no longer knew how to speak like normal people.
Even if they wanted to improve their relationship, they still ended up sending this letter.
