14: Lin Nian's Hostility

Lin De's visit was somewhat unexpected for Zhou Luo.

In the main hall, Lin De sat in the seat of honor, with the cultivation resources he had brought this time placed beside him.

This time, Zhou Luo did not remain standing; at Lin De's gesture, he took a seat on the right-hand side.

"Good, very good. You truly haven't disappointed me."

Lin De looked at Zhou Luo, his expression full of joy.

He hadn't expected the other party to get the people he arranged to be pregnant so quickly.

One must know that Lin Yiyi and the other two had been carefully selected by him.

In his branch of the Family, their status wasn't high to begin with. Now that Lin De had assigned them to Zhou Luo, they would certainly prioritize his daughter's interests.

This way, even if the three women gave birth to children, they would ultimately remain within his branch.

It must be said that Lin De had put a great deal of thought and effort into the expansion of his lineage.

And Zhou Luo had not let him down.

Therefore, he had made a rare personal visit.

"I am honored by the Family's favor," Zhou Luo said, remaining humble as always.

Lin De nodded with satisfaction, and after saying a few polite words of encouragement, he revealed the second purpose of his visit.

"For now, there's no rush for more children. Take it slow, and don't let it delay your cultivation."

The news that Zhou Luo had learned Alchemy had already reached Lin De's ears.

If the other party truly could rely on Alchemy to receive vigorous cultivation from the Family, he would naturally support it.

Furthermore, he didn't have any suitable candidates for the protagonist at the moment, and he didn't want the Family to step in and make arrangements, which would dilute his daughter's influence.

That was why he had changed his previous attitude.

In truth, Zhou Luo wanted to refuse.

He wished the Family would arrange even more people to come over, as that would give him more chances for the prize draw.

But such matters were not for him to decide.

So, he did not refuse.

After a few pleasantries, Lin De departed.

Following that, naturally, came the Family's rewards.

The rewards this time were clearly not as generous.

It made sense; with so many sons-in-law, if a massive reward was given for every pregnancy, the entire Family's daily distribution would be affected.

However, Zhou Luo was more concerned about cultivating in the Spirit Vein Blessed Land.

Having impregnated three women at once, he could stay inside for a full three months.

When Lin Fu informed him that he could go, he impatiently went to the previous room and began his cultivation.

Inside the room.

Zhou Luo sat cross-legged on a prayer mat and began to circulate the mnemonic for the Gathering Spirit Art Cultivation Technique.

In an instant, specks of spiritual light flickered on his body, forming a faint membrane over his skin, while the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi began to gather with him as the center.

The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi passed through the membrane and entered his body through his skin.

With the help of the Cultivation Technique, this purified Qi began to continuously nourish his body, finally settling into the Qi Sea Dantian after completing a full Great Zhou Cycle.

Days passed one by one.

In this monotonous cultivation, Zhou Luo continuously improved his cultivation base.

Originally only at the early stage of Qi Training First Level, after three months and with the help of the Gathering Spirit Art, he finally entered the Great Perfection Realm, nearly reaching the Second Level.

The three months came to an end, and Zhou Luo left the Spirit Vein Blessed Land.

Upon returning home, he immediately saw Lin Qinghan with her protruding belly.

Perhaps because she was about to become a mother, the coldness on her face had lessened considerably.

Upon his return this time, Lin De had only arranged one woman for him.

And unexpectedly, this woman was the maid, Xiao Lan.

As Lin Qinghan's personal maid, Xiao Lan was actually a descendant of the Family, but due to the decline of her branch, she had been reduced to a servant.

Since she was quite beautiful herself, she had caught Lin De's eye.

Zhou Luo naturally had no objection to this.

In the evening, Lin Lan sat on the bed with a nervous heart, her pretty face reflecting complex emotions.

She recalled the first time she had met Zhou Luo.

Back then, she had accidentally seen him naked and felt that this son-in-law was incredibly rude.

She never expected that today, she would actually become his concubine.

Creak—

The door pushed open, and Zhou Luo entered the room, immediately seeing the graceful figure on the bed.

He said nothing and was about to blow out the candle.

Just then, a figure secretly followed him in from outside the door.

Zhou Luo turned his head and saw Lin Yiyi cowering.

"What are you doing?"

Seeing Lin Yiyi looking like a thief, he found it somewhat amusing.

Having been discovered, Lin Yiyi had no choice but to straighten up, her small face serious as she said, "Xiao Lan has no experience; I'm here to teach her."

Hearing this, Lin Lan's ears turned bright red on the bed.

Zhou Luo said irritably, "Can't I teach her myself?"

"It's not the same. How about the three of us together tonight?" A hint of craftiness flashed in Lin Yiyi's beautiful eyes.

Zhou Luo immediately saw through her little scheme, and his gaze couldn't help but fall on her slightly bulging abdomen.

"You've been away for three months," Lin Yiyi looked at him with an innocent face.

"Fine then," Zhou Luo said helplessly.

"Yay!" A happy smile immediately appeared on Lin Yiyi's face.

And so, what should have been his wedding night with Lin Lan turned into a night for three because of Lin Yiyi's arrival.

...

The next day, Zhou Luo did not Cultivate but went directly to Shouchun Garden.

In the Pill Refining Room, Lin Zhishou had already been waiting for a long time.

When Zhou Luo appeared, he said indifferently, "Cultivation is important, but Alchemy must not be delayed."

In his eyes, Zhou Luo, with a Nine-Rank Spiritual Root, would likely only amount to so much even if he cultivated for a lifetime.

It was better to devote himself entirely to Alchemy.

If he could achieve something in Alchemy, it would be much better than bitter cultivation.

"Don't worry, Uncle Shou. During this time, I have also been studying Medicinal Pills," Zhou Luo said.

"Oh? Then let me see if you've made any progress," Lin Zhishou uttered a sound of curiosity and added, "Xiao Nian, bring the medicinal ingredients."

"Right away, Grandpa Shou," Lin Nian nodded and walked toward the storage cabinet on the other side.

Standing before the storage cabinet, a cold glint flashed in the depths of Lin Nian's eyes as he scanned the ingredients and began to select them.

Because of Zhou Luo's status as a son-in-law, Lin Nian, a member of the Lin Family, had always looked down on him.

Especially seeing this live-in son-in-law actually become Grandpa Shou's apprentice made him feel increasingly dissatisfied.

In his eyes, someone like Zhou Luo was only fit for fathering children for the Lin Family.

Now he even wanted to stand on equal footing with him.

It was simply a great insult to him!

But he knew very well that Grandpa Shou appreciated the man, so he absolutely could not do anything to him openly.

But that didn't mean he didn't plan to do anything at all.

Now was the opportunity!

Grandpa Shou was already somewhat dissatisfied with this fellow cultivating for three months. If he failed the refinement later, it would surely infuriate Grandpa Shou.

Once he lost Grandpa Shou's favor, he had ten thousand ways to kill him.

Thinking of this, a murderous intent flashed in Lin Nian's eyes, and he deliberately added some low-quality ingredients into the required medicinal herbs.

He was convinced that as long as there was the slightest problem with these ingredients, with that guy's level, he would definitely fail the refinement.