The Golden Elixir is A Star, and You Call This Cultivation?
Chapter 1125 - 486 New Game, Am I... Son-in-law? Shen Lin? Kitchen Knife?!!_2

Chapter 1125: Chapter 486 New Game, Am I... Son-in-law? Shen Lin? Kitchen Knife?!!_2

The Immortal Palace was hidden among the clouds, quite ethereal.

"This is... an Ancient Qi Chun Tree!"

Jin Li stopped under the Ancient Qi Chun Tree, her eyes filled with intense longing.

Memories of the past surged in her heart at this moment.

"This tree was moved here by Master from another place, it’s much smaller compared to the one on Wangyue Continent," Qi Yuan said, standing side by side with Jin Li, his voice calm.

His thoughts also carried a hint of wistfulness.

Every game was, in fact, a slice of life, an experience.

Even after perfectly completing a game, there would always be some reluctance and regrets left behind.

Fortunately, in Wangyue Continent, he had achieved his wishes, met his beloved, and even held Jin Li’s hand.

And the other games?

And the games to come?

At that moment, Jin Li turned to look at Qi Yuan, her cool eyes flashing with enchanting flames, as red and passionate as her dress.

"Husband... do you want me..."

It seemed that only by clinging to each other desperately, bodies pressing tightly together, could they ease the yearning in their hearts.

Below the Ancient Qi Chun Tree, the turmoil ceased.

...

Chaotic Star Domain.

Qingshan Realm.

Ninghe County City.

The candle burned with a small orange flame, barely illuminating a small corner of the room.

Black wisps of smoke rose, covering the lampshade with soot.

Huang Yanshou frowned as he looked at the little old man opposite him, "Are you sure there’s no problem?"

The old man, who was barely five feet tall and wore a felt hat, looked rather comical.

"Young Master Huang, rest assured, once he’s in my Madhouse, that Qi lad has no chance of survival!"

The old man, Zhou Xiao, was the director of Ninghe County Madhouse.

Ninghe County was part of Ji’an Prefecture of Jiangzhou, with a modest population of just over three hundred thousand.

The Madhouse... well, if you were to describe it using a term from Blue Star, it was a psychiatric hospital.

Ji’an was rife with Strange Spirits, and many civilians were so terrified upon encountering the ghastly Strange Spirits that they lost their souls and went mad, biting and injuring others indiscriminately.

The Government Office rounded up these lunatics to prevent them from harming others and confined them to the Madhouse.

Of course, the Madhouse wasn’t only for the mad; it also confined sane people.

Today, Huang Yanshou entrusted Zhou Xiao with a person to be locked up in the Madhouse.

"Although the kid has no parents to worry about his death, he did, after all, marry into the Shen Family earlier this year. If the Shen Family were to inquire..." Huang Yanshou hesitated.

The Shen Family was a wealthy and influential family in Jining Prefecture, and their young mistress was a famous beauty listed on the Fragrance List.

Surprisingly, a month ago, the Shen Family’s young mistress got married.

The man she married was an impoverished fellow from Ninghe County.

Of course, he married into the Shen Family as a son-in-law.

Huang Yanshou was instructed by a noble to take advantage of the son-in-law’s return to his hometown to eliminate him.

The method was simple and brutal.

First, slander the son-in-law for lustful intentions, saying he assaulted Widow Liu, but... when a Strange Spirit appeared, Widow Liu died, and although the son-in-law fled with his life, he went mad and was sent to the Madhouse.

The son-in-law, who was already notorious for being weak and useless, with a liking for women but too cowardly to act on his desires.

"Don’t worry, within a month, the Madhouse will be plagued by Strange Spirits, and he will surely die. Even if someone from the Shen Family comes, they will only find his body," Director Zhou Xiao said, tapping on the table and pondering.

"Isn’t a month too long?" Huang Yanshou pulled out a silver note and stuffed it into Zhou Xiao’s embrace.

Zhou Xiao’s eyes brightened like mung beans, "No problem, within three days, that son-in-law will surely die!"

Hearing this, Huang Yanshou finally relaxed, "Thank you for your efforts, Director."

However, he scorned Zhou Xiao in his heart, an old man greedy for money and lustful.

In the Madhouse, several attractive mad women had also been violated by him.

"Never mind." Zhou Xiao squinted his eyes, his expression lecherous as he suddenly said, "If I remember correctly, that Qi lad’s parents were Artificers, do they have any Secret Manuals or precious... Magic Artifacts at home?"

His greed emerged.

Artificers held a high status in this world.

They possessed exquisite skills and could create powerful Magic Artifacts to suppress Strange Spirits.

Powerful Magic Artifacts were worth a fortune.

The Qi Family’s son-in-law had the chance to marry into the Shen Family because of the previous generation’s connections.

Otherwise, with his weak and useless nature, undeserving of any merit, he was not even fit to marry into a family!

"His parents died long ago, leaving nothing behind," Huang Yanshou hurriedly said.

Even if there was something left, he certainly wouldn’t give it to Zhou Xiao.

Anything from the Qi Family had already been given to that young master.

That young master, who moved against the son-in-law, Huang Yanshou had suspicions but wasn’t certain.

First, because that young master liked the young mistress of the Shen Family.

Second, because the son-in-law’s parents had once offended that young master’s clan, and moreover, it seemed that the young master wanted to find something from the Qi Family.

"What a poor wretch." Zhou Xiao muttered, then his face showed a lecherous smile, "Just yesterday, a thirty-something woman was sent to the Madhouse; she’s still nursing her child. Tsk tsk, such a charm she has, Young Master Huang, wouldn’t you find that... rather intriguing?"

Huang Yanshou felt a chill.

Though he liked playing with women and frequented brothels, he was not as unabashed as Zhou Xiao, who even toyed with madwomen.

"No, thanks."

Huang Yanshou said and, after bidding farewell, left in a hurry.

...

Yesan Lake was blue and vast, shimmering under the sun; it was the largest lake in Jiangzhou.

Hundreds of thousands of fishing families in Jiangzhou depended on this lake for their livelihood.

At this time on Yesan Lake, few boats and fishermen were seen.

At one dock, there parked a boat that was clearly distinct from the simple fishing boats; this one was much more luxurious, like a pleasure barge owned by nobles for touring.