Chapter 78: Okay, okay, I was wrong, okay!

It is said that a short separation makes the heart grow fonder.

That night, there were continuous battles and several rounds of intimacy.

The passion and lingering tenderness of the process were beyond words.

Since this trip home would only last three days, Lu Changsheng didn’t spend much time Cultivating or making Talismans.

Instead, he devoted his time to accompanying his wives, concubines, and children.

During this period, Lu Changsheng also informed Lu Miaoyun about buying a maid in Nine Dragon Market.

There was nothing to hide about this matter; his wives and concubines would know sooner or later once Shao Yuyao became pregnant.

Lu Miaoyun knew her husband’s temperament and wouldn’t mind too much or say anything about it.

After all, she had already mentally prepared for this when she agreed to marry Lu Changsheng.

She merely inquired with a face full of concern about Lu Changsheng’s life in Nine Dragon Market this month, asking if it was good.

Lu Changsheng’s heart warmed at his little wife’s concern.

He stated that besides missing his wives and children, everything else was good.

Afterward, Lu Changsheng also went to visit Fourth Elder and listened to her guidance and teachings on Talismans.

During the process, Fourth Elder also inquired with concern about his situation in Nine Dragon Market and whether he had adapted.

Lu Changsheng naturally replied that there were no problems.

Then, on his way back, he stopped by Fifth Elder’s place to purchase a batch of Spirit Wine.

Just like that, three days passed in a flash.

Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaoge prepared to set off for Nine Dragon Market.

His twenty-fifth child was due to be born in the next few days.

However, Lu Changsheng did not wait at home for this child to be born before leaving.

Such situations would occur again in the future, and he couldn’t always be by their side.

Everything must have a first time.

On the way back to Nine Dragon Market, Lu Changsheng’s Iron Feather Eagle carried an extra maid, Xiao Qing.

Bringing Xiao Qing to Nine Dragon Market was, first, because Lu Miaoyun had previously suggested he bring her.

Additionally, having children couldn’t stop, and only having Shao Yuyao by his side wasn’t enough now.

If it weren’t inconvenient for the Iron Feather Eagle to carry too many people, Lu Changsheng would have wanted to bring Guan Xin to Nine Dragon Market as well.

But he wasn’t in a hurry; bringing her next month would be the same.

Due to bringing Xiao Qing, this trip took half a day longer than before.

At the same time, Xiao Qing, without the protection of a Magical Artifact, consumed three Wind-Repelling Talismans from Lu Changsheng while traversing the clouds on the Iron Feather Eagle.

If Lu Changsheng hadn’t had so many Talismans and didn’t mind the cost, these three Wind-Repelling Talismans alone would have cost six Spirit Stones, which was no small expense.

Upon entering the city, Lu Changsheng also applied for a long-term identification牌 for Xiao Qing.

This made him sigh inwardly, realizing that bringing people to live in the market was also a considerable expense.

When Lu Changsheng brought Xiao Qing back to the Lu Family Courtyard, he encountered Lu Miaohuan again.

The other party again let out a cold snort, full of disdain.

This made Lu Changsheng a bit annoyed.

It was fine if you occasionally snorted once or twice.

But why snort coldly and look disgusted every time we meet?

I am, after all, the dream of countless Fairies in the future; do I really have to be so disliked?

Besides, during the blind date, although I was at fault, it was your Second Miss’s demanding requirements, not allowing one to marry wives and concubines, that made me disagree.

Otherwise, with that face, that figure, those legs, and a 6th Grade Spiritual Root, if her personality were half as good as Lu Miaoyun’s, Lu Changsheng felt he would have agreed.

“Second Miss, is there something wrong with your body? Every time I see you, you’re frowning and snorting.”

“If there’s really a problem, you should see to it early, or it won’t be good if you drag it out.”

Lu Changsheng glanced at this Second Miss and said unhappily.

After speaking, he took Xiao Qing back to his own courtyard.

Lu Miaohuan didn’t expect that after all this time, Lu Changsheng not only didn’t apologize or admit his mistake but actually mocked her, immediately making her unhappy.

She said coldly, “My body is perfectly fine. I just don’t like looking at you, is that not allowed?”

Her voice was still clear and pleasant.

Lu Changsheng heard the Second Miss’s direct and righteous words and was at a loss for words for a moment.

Looking at Lu Miaohuan’s cold, pouting, yet still exquisitely beautiful face, Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but reply, “Then don’t look.”

“I insist on looking, what can you do about it!”

Lu Miaohuan’s face puffed up with anger, her delicate chin slightly raised, a look of cold elegance and nobility on her face.

“I can’t control it. If you insist on seeking suffering for yourself, then you can slowly be unhappy.”

Lu Changsheng finished speaking, shook his head, and walked away.

“Lu Changsheng, stop right there!”

Lu Miaohuan saw Lu Changsheng’s attitude, and her exquisite face puffed up with anger, like a pufferfish.

“Aren’t you unhappy with me? Why are you telling me to stop? To seek suffering for yourself?”

Lu Changsheng paused his steps and turned his head to say.

“What kind of attitude is this!?”

Lu Miaohuan’s face was like frost, her proud chest heaving with anger.

“Alright, alright, fine, fine, fine, I was wrong, I was wrong, okay?”

Lu Changsheng said with a perfunctory expression, a remark that could infuriate someone to death.

“What do you mean, ‘wrong, okay’!!! It’s clearly your fault, is this an apology!!!”

Lu Miaohuan saw Lu Changsheng’s appearance and for some reason felt a surge of inexplicable anger.

A nameless fire surged within her, making her particularly unhappy.

Lu Changsheng looked at the latter’s demeanor and remembered that this Second Miss had the temper of a spoiled Young Miss.

Human relations, and how to conduct oneself, simply did not exist for her.

He was too lazy to argue or contend with her, so he turned around, cupped his hands slightly, and said with a serious and earnest expression, “Alright, it’s my fault. I sincerely apologize to you, Second Miss. Please forgive me.”

Seeing Lu Changsheng apologize seriously, Lu Miaohuan’s puffed-up cheeks retracted, and she pouted, letting out another cold snort.

Then, she walked away with high heels, her face cold, elegant, and noble, making a ‘da da da’ sound.

Lu Changsheng was a bit speechless at this scene.

How could this Second Miss be like a child?

Although the Eldest Young Miss seemed to be above worldly affairs, her interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence were quite high.

Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but shake his head.

He also felt that there was no need to argue with this Second Miss; it was better to just admit his mistake when he should.

Just treat it as coaxing a little girl, just fool her a bit and be done with it.

“Son-in-law, this Second Miss seems to have feelings for you.”

The maid Xiao Qing, who was beside them, saw the two bickering and said with a giggle.

“What nonsense are you talking about?”

Lu Changsheng flicked Xiao Qing’s fair forehead.

“She really does.”

The little maid knew her son-in-law’s temperament, so she covered her flicked forehead and pouted.

Lu Changsheng chuckled, feeling that the Second Miss’s behavior indeed had a bit of a child’s way of attracting attention through certain actions.

He didn’t pay too much attention to it.

After all, if this Second Miss really had feelings for him now and wanted to marry him, he would find her a bit difficult to handle and wouldn’t have that much energy to coax her.

Upon arriving at the courtyard and settling Xiao Qing, Lu Changsheng suddenly thought of a question.

If his wives and maids increased in number, should he consider renting a house in the market?

After all, this side courtyard was only about a hundred square meters, which was indeed a bit small.

Moreover, if there were many wives and maids, living together in such a large courtyard would not be very convenient.

However, there were only three people now, so Lu Changsheng was not in a hurry.

He planned to consider renting a house in Nine Dragon Market if he had a few more.

In the blink of an eye, more than half a month passed.

Lu Changsheng spent his days Cultivating, making Talismans, and going to and from work.

Occasionally, he would go shopping with the little maid and the little servant girl, and sometimes he would invite the Eldest Young Miss out for a meal.

His life was quite leisurely and comfortable.

One day, Lu Miaocheng came to find Lu Changsheng again.

Lu Changsheng thought he had come to repay the money.

However, to his surprise, the other party actually came to borrow money again.

It is said that if you borrow and return, it’s not difficult to borrow again, but you should lend to those in urgent need, not to the poor.

For someone like Lu Miaocheng, who hadn’t repaid the first loan and was undoubtedly going to spend the money on tea, Lu Changsheng naturally couldn’t lend him any more.

He directly stated that he had no money.

Not only did he claim to have no money, but he also openly complained about his poverty and asked Lu Miaocheng when he would return the Spirit Stones.

Under Lu Changsheng’s acting, Lu Miaocheng naturally had no choice but to leave disappointed.

After all, in the eyes of ordinary people, Lu Changsheng’s income, if used to support so many wives, concubines, and children, would indeed leave him with not much money.

“He came to borrow money from you? You should have less contact with such people, but you two are birds of a feather, no wonder he came to borrow money from you.”

At this moment, Lu Miaohuan, who had returned from work, passed by, saw Lu Miaocheng leaving, guessed what was going on, and then snorted with a laugh.

“How are we birds of a feather?”

“I, at least, have five wives, six concubines, two courtesans, and three maids. Do I need to go to such places?”

Lu Changsheng looked at Lu Miaohuan’s expression and snorted disdainfully.

After speaking, he directly walked away.

Lu Miaohuan heard Lu Changsheng’s words and saw his departing back. For some reason, anger surged within her again, making her extremely unhappy.

That night.

Afterward!

Shao Yuyao and Xiao Qing nestled lazily and weakly in Lu Changsheng’s arms.

“Young Master, I think I’m pregnant.”

At this moment, Shao Yuyao whispered.

“Pregnant?”

Hearing this, Lu Changsheng’s spirits lifted.

It is said that isolated Yin does not give birth, and isolated Yang does not grow. These days, he would harmonize Yin and Yang with Shao Yuyao every night.

Now that they had harmonized for so long, it was normal for her to become pregnant.

Immediately, he pressed his head against Shao Yuyao’s belly.

He could faintly feel a faint life force being nurtured.

“Good, good, good!”

Lu Changsheng cheered, asking with a joyful expression, “When did you notice?”

Shao Yuyao was also a Cultivator with a Qi Refining second-layer cultivation, so it was normal for her to feel her pregnancy.

“Just two days ago, but I wasn’t sure then. I only confirmed it today.”

Shao Yuyao said softly.

She also knew that her Young Master was very fond of children.

“Good, now you should rest well and take care of your body.”

“If you need anything regarding food and drink, just tell me directly.”

Lu Changsheng said.

Since she was pregnant and had become the mother of his child, her status in his heart would naturally rise.

Seeing this, Xiao Qing, who was beside him, looked at Lu Changsheng with charming, watery eyes and said coquettishly, “Young Master, I want to bear you children too!”

“Alright, alright, bear them!”

Lu Changsheng embraced Xiao Qing and responded.

In another two months, Lu Miaoyun’s child would also be born, so it was about time for Xiao Qing to become pregnant as well.

He then flipped over and began to Cultivate for the Dao of Immortal Ascension!

The next day.

Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaoge went to work, thinking that with Shao Yuyao pregnant, only Xiao Qing was left by his side.

Before, he had been considerate of Lu Miaoyun’s pregnancy, so he hadn’t let Xiao Qing get pregnant.

Now, without that consideration, it was likely that with daily Yin and Yang harmonization, Xiao Qing wouldn’t take long to conceive either.

“Should I buy more maids and servant girls from Baiyu Tower?”

“Now that Yuyao is pregnant, she needs someone to take care of her. If Xiao Qing also gets pregnant, she’ll need someone to take care of her too.”

Lu Changsheng thought to himself.

He didn’t necessarily think that the servant girls and maids he bought had to have Spiritual Roots.

After all, he wanted to promote eugenics, but only as much as possible and under suitable conditions.

He clearly didn’t have those conditions yet.

“However, the most urgent task is to earn some Spirit Stones first.”

Lu Changsheng gently shook his head.

The Spirit Stones he had earned previously, used for Magical Artifacts, Talisman brushes, Talisman paper, Spirit ink, plus his expenses during this period, had almost depleted his Spirit Stones.

Therefore, even buying ordinary servant girls without Spiritual Roots would be difficult for him financially.

Because if he were to buy servant girls and maids, it would naturally be impossible to buy just one or two; if he bought them, he would buy many at once.

And if there were many servant girls and maids, the matter of renting a house would also have to be put on the agenda.

“Alas, wealth, companions, Cultivation Techniques, and land—it seems money is essential everywhere.”

“If I didn’t have Talismans crafting skills and had accumulated so many Talismans over the years, Cultivating would be almost impossible.”

Lu Changsheng shook his head and sighed, deeply feeling the difficulty of Cultivation.

If it was this hard for him, how much harder must it be for other ordinary Cultivators? It was hard to even imagine.

Immediately, after greeting Lu Miaoge, Lu Changsheng went out, and after disguising himself, he visited several Lu Family Spirit Talisman Shops, selling nearly two hundred Talismans.

This time, he was even more cautious in selling Talismans, and he didn’t go to the shops where he had sold Talismans before, to avoid being noticed by anyone with ulterior motives.

“Phew, this is not a long-term solution after all.”

“After a few more times, I’ll have visited all the Lingfu Shops in Nine Dragon Market, and I might be targeted by someone with ulterior motives again.”

Inside the inn, Lu Changsheng checked his own situation with a purification Talisman, confirmed he wasn’t being followed, and let out a sigh of relief.

“Lu Family Spirit Talisman Shop acquires Talismans from outside every month. In a few more months, the Young Miss won’t be at the Lingfu Shop every day, and then the shop will be entirely my responsibility.”

“At that time, I can also consider selling the Talismans I have through the Lu Family Spirit Talisman Shop’s channel, instead of running around like this and worrying about being targeted.”

Lu Changsheng’s eyes flickered.

He had thought before about whether he could sell the Spirit Talismans he possessed through the Lu Family Spirit Talisman Shop.

And his understanding over the past month made him increasingly feel it was feasible.

He just needed to fabricate a supplier, and as long as the goods provided were fine, that would be enough.

Once the shop was entirely his responsibility, doing such a thing would be simple.

That night.

Lu Changsheng also had Xiao Qing inquire about the housing prices and rental situation in Nine Dragon Market, preparing to rent a house of four to five hundred square meters.

As for the location of the house, he told Xiao Qing to look in the East and North districts, and not to go to the West district.

The West district was a gathering place for Loose Cultivators, not only far but also mixed with all sorts of people, and he might encounter unexpected dangers.

So, he didn’t mind spending a bit more money.

Although the North district was a commercial and entertainment area, belonging to the bustling city, there were also many houses for rent.

It was just that the cost-effectiveness was relatively not very high.

Considering the North district was mainly to try and be closer to the Lingfu Shop for convenience.

This would not only save him time commuting every day but also make it easier to explain to the Lu Family.

Two days later.

Xiao Qing presented several suitable houses for Lu Changsheng to choose from.

Looking at the conditions and prices of these houses, Lu Changsheng also gained an understanding of the housing market in Nine Dragon Market.

In the East district, a four to five hundred square meter house, depending on the lease term, location, and environment, ranged from sixty to one hundred Spirit Stones.

Houses in the North district, however, were relatively much cheaper, with annual rent ranging from thirty to eighty Spirit Stones.

After looking at the houses Xiao Qing had chosen, Lu Changsheng immediately made a decision.

He chose a house in the North district, not far from the Lingfu Shop.

It was about a fifteen-minute walk.

This house was about four hundred square meters, and if rented, the minimum lease term was five years.

The annual rent was fifty Spirit Stones, payable annually, and required a one-year deposit.

After deciding to rent the house, Lu Changsheng also mentioned the matter of renting a house to Lu Miaoge and informed the Second Elder that same evening.

After all, it would seem impolite if he, living comfortably there, were to directly rent a house outside and move out without saying anything.

He had also thought of a reason for his move.

He was preparing to bring his wives and concubines to stay in the Market, and the current place was a bit small and inconvenient.

Furthermore, he didn’t want to walk back and forth every day, so he planned to rent a house near the Lingfu Shop, which would be much more convenient for daily life.

Upon hearing this, the Second Elder initially suggested giving Lu Changsheng a larger courtyard.

But under Lu Changsheng’s insistence, he didn’t say much more.

He only simply asked if Lu Changsheng had rented a place or found a suitable house, offering to have someone help him look.

Lu Changsheng stated that he hadn’t rented yet but had looked at some, and had a few he liked, and he showed the house he had chosen to the Second Elder.

After seeing it, the latter also felt there were no issues, only offering a few pointers and telling Lu Changsheng to visit more often.

The next day, Lu Changsheng went to the housing management center set up by Qingyun Sect, paid one hundred Spirit Stones, and signed the rental Spirit Contract.

During the rental period, he had the right to enter and reside in the Market without having to pay for entry or apply for an identity card.

Moreover, based on the size of the house, he also had three additional free residency quotas.

Such a large house only granting three free residency quotas made Lu Changsheng shake his head and sigh, remarking on how stingy it was.

What he found even more frustrating was that the long-term identity card he had previously obtained, and the one he got for Xiao Qing, once processed, could not have their Spirit Stones refunded.

After completing the house rental, Lu Changsheng once again went to Baiyu Tower to purchase maids.

What he hadn’t expected was that even ordinary maids at Baiyu Tower were so expensive.

Even those without Spiritual Roots cost several Spirit Stones, and the expensive ones could even cost tens to hundreds of Spirit Stones.

And under Feng Jiuniang’s explanation, he understood why even ordinary maids were so expensive.

One reason was Baiyu Tower’s brand reputation.

This ensured the maids had absolute guarantees in terms of appearance, figure, and loyalty.

Additionally, these maids were all trained and disciplined by Baiyu Tower, not only skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and the pleasures of the boudoir.

They were also proficient in martial arts, and even the martial arts Cultivation Technique they practiced could have the effect of strengthening the body and consolidating the foundation.

For maids without Spiritual Roots, there were many more options; one could say that as long as one had money, Baiyu Tower could provide any desired appearance, figure, or personality.

Among them, Lu Changsheng also saw women of other races like Jiu’er and Shui’er, as well as Yao Race women.

However, most of these Yao Race women possessed a partial Yao Race Bloodline, which Baiyu Tower had activated through some means, thus giving rise to Yao Race characteristics.

These types of maids were only suitable as concubines and generally lacked fertility, which made Lu Changsheng a bit regretful.

Ultimately, Lu Changsheng spent one hundred sixteen Spirit Stones to purchase nine maids, each with their own unique characteristics.

Two of them were already at Baiyu Tower, while the rest had to wait to be delivered.

Immediately, Lu Changsheng settled the two maids into the house he had just rented, and that same day, he packed lightly and moved in with Shao Yuyao and Xiao Qing, carrying their bags.