25: Chapter 25 Wedding Night

Inside the wedding chamber.

Gently lifting the bright red bridal veil, Lu Shiqing was dressed in her finery today, with pink cheeks and cherry lips, looking breathtakingly beautiful.

Yet, there was still a trace of bewilderment in her almond-shaped eyes, as if she had not fully accepted that the lecher who once threatened to buy her had now truly become her husband, and without spending a single cent!

Ye Changge sat down beside her, held her hand, and said in a gentle voice, "Shiqing, from now on, this is your home. I will cherish you, protect you, and never let you suffer the slightest grievance."

As he spoke these cheesy words, he skillfully reached for the sash of her red robe.

Lu Shiqing was still somewhat dazed, biting her red lips. Looking down, she saw that her red robe had been unfastened at some point, revealing the matching-colored dudou underneath and her fair collarbones. Two snowy peaks were faintly visible.

"Mm, you, you, mm..." She wanted to say something more, but in the next moment, Ye Changge captured her soft lips.

She felt as if she had been struck by lightning, her body trembling slightly. Then, she quickly softened, and was pushed down onto the bed by Ye Changge.

Only after a long while did Ye Changge reluctantly let go. Lu Shiqing's face was flushed beyond recognition. Her red lips were slightly parted, gasping for air. Her beautiful eyes were unfocused, and she said with a sobbing tone,

"Ye Changge, you... you are not allowed to hurt me." "If you hurt me, I, I, I will go home, wuwu."

As she spoke, she actually started to cry. Clearly, this proud Second Young Miss of the Lu Family was like a blank sheet of paper regarding such matters. Ye Changge's series of smooth moves had just scared her to tears.

"Alright, alright," Ye Changge replied with a smile. The bed curtains slowly fell, concealing a touch of spring scenery.

Time flew by, and another month passed. Ye Changge's days were peaceful and satisfying. Every day, besides meditating to Cultivate the Jade Purity Beauty Cultivation Art and The True Explanation of the Myriad Derivations Talisman Array, he spent his time "developing affection over time" with his wives in the courtyard. His life was incredibly comfortable.

That afternoon, Ye Changge was leisurely sipping tea in the pavilion in the courtyard when he suddenly heard a crisp "tap-tap" sound approaching from afar. Looking up, he saw it was Lu Shiqing.

After a month of nourishment, the spoiled air of a young girl had faded from her, and there was a touch of gentle charm belonging to a wife in the corners of her eyes and brows. However, she still loved short skirts. At this moment, she was wearing a goose-yellow light gauze ruqun. The skirt hem only reached slightly above her knees, revealing two straight, jade-like legs wrapped in thin, translucent white silk. As she walked, her swaying posture was dazzling.

However, Ye Changge knew that she only wore this outfit in front of him, mostly for him to see; she knew to change into something more dignified when going out.

"Ye Changge..." Lu Shiqing walked to his side, her voice somewhat shy, her cheeks slightly flushed.

"Wife Shiqing, what is it?" Ye Changge put down his teacup, reached out to pull her to sit beside him, and took the opportunity to wrap his arm around her slender waist.

Lu Shiqing leaned into his embrace and bit her lower lip. "Ye Changge... I, I think... I am pregnant with your child."

Ye Changge was stunned and blurted out subconsciously, "Ah? Didn't I tell you to use your Qi to force it out?"

Hearing this, Lu Shiqing shyly and angrily punched him lightly. She sprang up from Ye Changge's arms. "You, you, you... you don't want it? Then I... I will go get rid of it right now!" As she spoke, her eyes turned a bit red, and she made a move to get up.

Ye Changge finally realized he had said the wrong thing. He quickly stood up and pulled her back into his arms. He coaxed her gently, "Oh, Wife, Wife, that's not what I meant!"

As he patted her back, he said softly, "I am worried about you. Didn't you always say you didn't want to have children yet because you were afraid of pain and becoming ugly? Why, have you changed your mind now?"

Lu Shiqing was held in his arms, listening to his gentle explanation, and the grievance in her heart dissipated for the most part. "I... can't I change my mind? Seeing Big Sister Xiao Cui and the others surrounded by children, they are so cute... Besides, you can't say things like that... It sounds as if me being pregnant with your child is a bad thing..."

"How could it be a bad thing? This is a great thing!" Ye Changge lowered his head and kissed her on the forehead, his smile radiant. "I couldn't be happier! This is the first child of mine and Wife Shiqing, it must be smart and beautiful, just like you."

Lu Shiqing felt sweet inside from his coaxing, but she still kept a straight face. "Hmph, smooth talker... who knows if you are really happy."

"Of course it's true," Ye Changge raised his hand to swear. Lu Shiqing's cheeks were flushed, and she punched him lightly again. "You only know how to talk nonsense... Then, then you are not allowed to dislike me for being fat later."

"Absolutely not! I love you no matter what you look like, Wife." Ye Changge hugged her tightly, secretly happy in his heart. Not only was she pregnant with his child, but Shiqing was a Sixth-Grade Spiritual Root, so the feedback would certainly be extraordinary.

Three months passed leisurely. This day was the Ye Family's annual day for testing the Spiritual Root of age-appropriate children.

Ye Changge led Ye Bufan, who was over six years old, and several other children who had reached the age, accompanied by their mothers Xiao Cui, Liu Xiaoxing, Liu Xiaoyue, and Jiang Wanqing, to the Spiritual Root testing platform in front of the Family ancestral hall.

Ye Changge was very calm; with the System, he already knew clearly whether the children had a Spiritual Root and what grade it was.

But while he could be calm, the children and their mothers could not, each one looking solemn. Soon, the test began.

One child after another stepped forward and placed their little hands on the testing platform. As white light flickered, the results were released one after another.

"Ye Bufan, Ninth-Grade Spirit Root!" "Ye Zhi, Ninth-Grade Spirit Root!" "Ye Xiu, Eighth-Grade Spiritual Root!" "Ye Ruyi, Seventh-Grade Spiritual Root!"

Ye Kaishan, who was in charge of the testing, was a bit dumbfounded. It was one thing that his son had so many children, but why was the quality so good? It was one thing that half of them had Spiritual Roots, but there was even a Seventh-Grade Spiritual Root!

"Seventh-Grade Spiritual Root!" "Congratulations, Brother Changge!" "Congratulations!" The surrounding clansmen also sent their congratulations.

Some even came up to ask Ye Changge if he had any techniques in this regard. Ye Changge put on a serious face and whispered, "I just like to stand up and stare."

"Oh~ I understand," they actually believed it and decided to try it that night.

At this moment, "Dad... if I don't have a Spiritual Root, does that mean I can't be an Immortal like Dad?" A young daughter without a Spiritual Root tugged at Ye Changge's sleeve, looking up with her little face, tears welling up in her eyes.

Ye Changge squatted down, gathered all the children around him, and sighed inwardly. He stroked her hair and said softly, "It's okay, if you can't Cultivate to become an Immortal, we can still practice martial arts. Dad has a very powerful Body Refining Cultivation Technique here, and I will teach it to you later. Once you practice it well, you will still be able to punch through stones and vault over walls!"

He secretly decided to take out the "Bronze Armor Body Forging Technique" rewarded by the System in a few days to build a good Foundation for these children without Spiritual Roots. It could also prolong their lives.