7: Chapter 7 That's your sister-in-law!

In the blink of an eye, another year had passed.

The willow leaves by the shores of Biluo Lake turned green and then yellow.

During this year, Ye Changge successfully achieved a Breakthrough to the third level of Qi Refining, and his Spiritual Qi had been polished until it was smooth and full.

However, it was a pity that his Eighth-Grade Spiritual Root began to show its limitations.

He encountered a Bottleneck while trying to reach the fourth level of Qi Refining.

"What the hell! There's even a Bottleneck for breaking through to the Mid Qi Refining Stage!"

Despite his cursing, Ye Changge did not lose heart and continued to circulate the Jade Purity Beauty Cultivation Art daily.

Supplemented by qi nurturing pills.

He used sheer persistence to slowly wear down that barrier bit by bit.

Finally, a few days ago, he stepped into the fourth level of Qi Refining, officially entering the Mid Qi Refining Stage.

While the increase in cultivation was gratifying, he felt somewhat helpless regarding his offspring.

Xiao Cui gave birth to another son for him, but unfortunately, the child had no Spiritual Root.

Xiao Yue and Xiao Xing were pregnant again, and Xiao Xing was due to give birth any day now.

Ye Changge watched as the three women by his side gave birth one after another.

Feeling pity in his heart, he decided to let them rest for at least six months to a year to recover their health before anything else.

He couldn't truly treat them like baby-making machines.

As for the "new combat power" he had been longing for...

The new young maidservant was nowhere to be seen.

His father seemed to have forgotten about the matter, and his mother didn't even mention it.

Ye Changge knew he couldn't just wait around anymore; he had to take the initiative!

"Son, let's go. Daddy's taking you to see your grandma."

That day, carrying his eldest son, Ye Bufan, he walked toward the small courtyard where his mother, Luo Yuehua, lived.

Along the way, he looked down and instructed the child in his arms.

"Xiao Fan, when you see Grandma later, you have to call her 'Grandma'."

"Understand? If you do it well, Daddy will buy you sugar cakes."

Ye Bufan was already over a year old, at the age where he mimicked everything he heard.

Sucking on his finger and blinking his large, dark eyes, he mumbled incoherently.

"Nai... Nai..."

"Yes, call her that!"

Ye Changge beamed with joy and pinched his son's soft cheek.

"Whether your dad can get you a few more aunties depends on your performance!"

The father and son arrived outside the small courtyard.

Before even entering the door, Ye Changge shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Mother! Mother! Come out quickly and see! Your eldest grandson says he misses you terribly and insisted on coming to find you!"

Light footsteps sounded from within the courtyard, and Luo Yuehua walked out gracefully, dressed in a luxurious palace robe.

Her gaze swept past her son, who had already become quite strikingly handsome.

It landed on her grandson, and a loving smile immediately spread across her face.

She reached out and took Ye Bufan from him.

"Oh, Xiao Fan is here! Let Grandma give you a hug!"

Ye Bufan didn't disappoint; he leaned against his grandmother's shoulder.

Opening his small mouth, which only had a few teeth, he softly called out again.

"Nai Nai!"

Ye Changge was delighted and quickly chimed in.

"Mother, listen! Xiao Fan is calling you Grandma!"

"I'm not deaf!"

Luo Yuehua gave him a sharp look.

In less than three years, her eldest son already had four children in his courtyard.

And another one was about to be born.

This speed truly made her feel a bit embarrassed when chatting with the other sisters in the clan.

However, the corners of her mouth still curled upward.

Ye Changge observed her expression and felt the timing was about right.

He hurried forward and said with a flattering smile.

"Mother, your son has a request..."

"Don't even think about asking for a maidservant."

Luo Yuehua glanced at him and cut him off.

"I don't even have many clever people serving me here."

"I'm not asking you for someone,"

Ye Changge chuckled.

"I've already set my sights on one. I just need you to nod your head, Mother."

"Who?" Luo Yuehua looked at him suspiciously.

Ye Changge rubbed his nose, his voice dropping a bit lower.

"It's... Sister Wanqing."

"Jiang Wanqing!" Luo Yuehua's voice suddenly spiked.

She almost startled Ye Bufan in her arms.

She quickly patted her grandson's back and scolded in a low voice.

"You rascal! When you married those simple young maidservants, I turned a blind eye!"

"Now you've grown bold enough to set your sights on Wanqing?"

"She was your cousin's betrothed... Although they weren't married yet?"

"But in terms of status, she's still... What are you thinking?"

"Marrying a widow?"

The Jiang Wanqing that Ye Changge mentioned indeed had a somewhat special status.

She was originally a woman a cousin in the clan had found while traveling, possessing a Eighth-Grade Spiritual Root.

Her Aptitude was decent.

The cousin had brought her back to Biluo Lake, intending to take her as a concubine.

But that cousin had died while on a mission.

Thus, Jiang Wanqing remained in the Ye Family with an awkward status.

"Mother, they never even had their wedding night! Since they weren't married, she doesn't count as a widow!"

"Cousin only brought her back."

Ye Changge argued.

"And Cousin brought her back precisely because he wanted to add fresh blood to the Family."

"I'm just fulfilling his last wish."

Luo Yuehua was somewhat dazed by his twisted logic.

Seeing this, Ye Changge's expression turned serious.

He took out a Talisman from his robe.

It was a Low Grade Tier 1 Fireball Talisman.

"What are you giving me a Talisman for? Do you want me to use a fireball to burn you, you brat?"

Luo Yuehua said crossly.

"Oh, Mother, I drew this myself!"

Ye Changge placed the Talisman on the stone table beside his mother.

With a sincere tone, he repeated the words he had once said to his father.

"Please believe your son. I am doing all of this for the Ye Family! One day, you will understand!"

It wasn't that Ye Changge didn't want to be honest with his own parents.

It was just that the methods in the Cultivation World were strange and varied.

What if he told them and then someone searched their souls? Wouldn't that be the end?

Luo Yuehua looked at her son's unusually serious eyes.

Then she glanced at the Talisman with its smooth, flowing lines, and her heart was shaken.

When did her son actually learn to draw Talismans?

Luo Yuehua's heart inexplicably softened, and she actually felt a bit of...

...the illusion that "her son was enduring humiliation for a greater cause while being misunderstood by friends and Family."

...

Thus, that very night.

Ye Changge's courtyard was once again decorated with lanterns and festive red silk!

Once again, the disciples of the Ye Family were shocked.

"Who's taking a concubine again?"

"Do you even need to ask? It's Changge, of course!"

"Hey, does your house have any maidservants? Make sure they don't go out for a while!"

"Ah, is it really that serious?"

However, some people expressed understanding.

Their Family was currently in a state of decline.

The Young Clan Chief was exhausting his very essence to add fresh blood to the Family!

...

Inside the bridal chamber.

Ye Changge gently pushed open the door.

A graceful figure in red sat on the edge of the bed.

Jiang Wanqing was wearing the same red robe that Xiao Cui and Xiao Xing had worn before.

But this wedding attire fit a bit more tightly on her.

It gave off the feeling that the fabric was about to burst.

It wasn't that Jiang Wanqing was fat.

Rather, the places that should be plump were plump in all the right ways.

Yet her waist remained slender.

Creating a strong contrast.

Like a ripe peach, making one unable to resist wanting to step forward and give it a squeeze.

His heart couldn't help but beat faster. He stepped forward and used a jade scepter to slowly lift the red bridal veil.

Willow-leaf eyebrows, almond eyes, fair skin, and lightly pursed lips.

But what attracted Ye Changge more was her temperament.

She had a unique charm that was more mature than that of an innocent young girl.

Something that Xiao Cui, Xiao Xing, and Xiao Yue didn't have.

"Hus... Husband."

Jiang Wanqing called out weakly.

"Sister Wanqing, from now on, this is your home."

"I, Ye Changge, may not be a world-shaking hero, but I will certainly protect you and ensure you never suffer any more grievances."

Ye Changge had originally wanted to say a few more words.

To take things step by step.

But instead, she took the initiative to switch to the riding position.

The red robe subsequently fell.

Her jade-like body was revealed in its entirety.

Ye Changge looked at the dazzlingly white rabbits before him, and his throat bobbed.

Then came another moment that could not be shared with outsiders.

...

【Ding! Congratulations to the Host for upgrading your Spiritual Root to Grade 7.】