60: Chapter 60 Little Cotton-padded Jacket, Azure Lotus Sword Immortal Body

[Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and Chu Sheng carried his high-profile attitude to the end.]

[During the day, he practiced sword techniques at the Qian Residence's martial arts arena.]

[At night, he fired up the furnace in the guest courtyard to refine pills.]

[Upon hearing this, Second Master Qian stroked his beard and laughed for a long time.]

["This kid is quite interesting."]

[Three days later, the caravan was ready to depart. Just as Chu Sheng finished packing his luggage, the courtyard gate was kicked open.]

["Brother Chu! Brother Chu!"]

[Chu Sheng looked up.]

[A fat man in brocade robes rushed in, followed by two panting guards.]

Qian Youcai.

Second Master Qian's only son, the Big Young Master of the Qian Family, and the top player in the Yan City playboy circle.

[Qian Youcai? Does 'having money' mean 'having wealth'? This name is even more perfunctory than mine.]

["Young Master Qian," Chu Sheng cupped his hands, "Why are you here?"]

["I heard you're going to the Li family?" Qian Youcai leaned in, "My dad said you can tame beasts, use sword techniques, and refine pills?"]

[Chu Sheng nodded: "I know a little, just a little."]

["That's great!" Qian Youcai slapped his thigh, "I just like talented people like you! Let's go, let's go, accompany me to the Zuifeng Pavilion to listen to music!"]

["Young Master Qian, I am about to set off..."]

["Oh, what's the rush! The caravan doesn't leave until tomorrow. Today, accompany this young master for some fun..."]

[Chu Sheng's mouth twitched.]

[This Big Young Master really doesn't treat himself as an outsider.]

[He somewhat regretted giving away two Dragon-Spirit Tiger-Vigor Pills to build connections over the past two days.]

[What does he take me for?]

[Is he that kind of person?]

[An incense stick of time later, at Zuifeng Pavilion.]

["Cultivation is so tiring."]

[Qian Youcai crossed his legs, cracking melon seeds, "My dad earns so much money, isn't it just so I don't have to cultivate?"]

[Accompanying him in play has its benefits too.]

[This Qian Youcai has three hobbies in life: visiting brothels, fighting crickets, and listening to music in brothels.]

[Although Qian Youcai is a playboy, he is truly generous with his money.]

[Accompany him for a drink, and he rewards you with a hundred spirit stones.]

[Accompany him to fight crickets, and he rewards you with a bottle of Qi Gathering Pills.]

[Accompany him to listen to music, and he throws a bag of spirit stones directly.]

["Take it, take it, this young master is happy!"]

[Chu Sheng accepted everything without refusal.]

[After half a month, the spirit stones in his Storage Pouch had doubled.]

["Being a playboy is good," he thought happily, "It's worth associating with playboys."]

Chu Sheng watched this scene and silently complained:

People like Qian Youcai are just resource delivery men.

His father was shrewd his whole life, only to have a son who only knows how to visit brothels.

This generation of the Qian Family is considered ruined.

He suddenly thought of a question.

With the Qian Family being so wealthy and powerful, why do they still need to curry favor with the royal family?

Family Head is the Prime Minister, with power over the court; Second Master Qian monopolizes trade routes, with wealth rivaling a nation.

Logically, they could completely sideline the royal family and take charge themselves.

But the reality is, the Qian Family still marries their daughter to the Third Prince, still pays tribute to the royal family every year, and is still respectful to the Yan King.

"Because the Yan King is not dead yet."

Chu Sheng was thoughtful.

Yan King Ji Yi, the current helmsman of the Yan Kingdom.

This old man was also a ruthless person in his youth.

It is said that back then, during the struggle for the throne among the nine princes, he crawled out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood to reach the throne.

After ascending the throne, he was even more decisive, suppressing the Four Great Families.

But now, he is old.

The hidden injuries left from his youth have all erupted.

He hasn't attended court for half a year, and all government affairs are handled by the Crown Prince and several Prime Ministers.

"Entering the court without bowing, wearing swords and shoes into the palace."

Chu Sheng remembered the rules of the Yan Kingdom's court, "These were the privileges the Yan King granted to the Four Great Families back then. Now that he wants to take them back, he can't."

The Four Great Families are like four fattened dogs, wagging their tails normally, but they could bite back at any time.

As long as the Yan King is alive, they dare not move. Once the Yan King dies...

"No wonder the Crown Prince has to hide his brilliance."

Chu Sheng murmured, "He is waiting, waiting for those dogs to show flaws, waiting for his wings to be full, and then..."

He looked at the simulation screen, and a chill suddenly welled up in his heart.

He himself is already caught in this vortex.

[In the afternoon, Qian Youcai came again.]

["Brother Chu!" He said excitedly, "There's a new girl at the Zuifeng Pavilion tonight. I heard her singing is superb. Shall we go and enjoy ourselves?"]

["Young Master Qian," he declined politely, "I have reached a critical moment in my cultivation and really cannot leave."]

[Qian Youcai curled his lips: "What's the point of cultivation? One must enjoy life to the fullest when one can!"]

[Chu Sheng smiled bitterly: "Young Master Qian is right. It's just that my aptitude is dull, and if I don't work hard, I really can't live up to this cultivation level."]

[Qian Youcai shook his head, not forcing him, and threw down a bag of spirit stones: "Alright then, cultivate well. We must go next time!"]

[After finishing, he left swaying with his two guards.]

[Chu Sheng looked at his back and sighed.]

["This generation of the Qian Family..." he murmured, "how did they produce such a thing?"]

["So they can only bind the prince." Chu Sheng understood clearly.]

["Marry the daughter to the Third Prince and give birth to a child with the Qian Family's bloodline. When that child grows up, they can legitimately... replace the Ji clan."]

[This is the Qian Family's calculation.]

[Once the Yan King dies, once the Crown Prince is toppled, once the Third Prince takes the throne, that child with the Qian Family's bloodline will be the future Yan King.]

[Just then, the simulator suddenly popped up a prompt.]

[Ding! Important news!]

[Your wife, Li Zhiyi, has successfully given birth to a daughter.]

[Daughter's aptitude: low-grade earth artifact spiritual root, Azure Lotus Sword Immortal Body]

[Chu Sheng was stunned.]

[low-grade earth artifact? Azure Lotus Sword Immortal Body?]

[He rubbed his eyes, thinking he had misread.]

[The prompt popped up again, confirming it was correct.]

Chu Sheng opened his mouth wide, unable to close it for a long time.

"My... my daughter?"

His voice floated, "low-grade earth artifact? Azure Lotus Sword Immortal Body?"

An earth-grade spiritual root corresponds to the Spirit Sea Realm!

In the entire Yan Kingdom, the strongest of the Four Great Families is only at the Spirit Transformation Ancestor level!

And the Azure Lotus Sword Immortal Body.

What kind of divine constitution is this? Just hearing the name, you know it's a natural sword dao embryo!

"My little cotton-padded jacket!"

Chu Sheng almost jumped up, "You are too impressive for your father!"

If it weren't for the bloodline feedback mechanism of the "Many Children, Many Blessings" trait, he wouldn't dare believe this was his and Li Zhiyi's child.

Li Zhiyi, ordinary spiritual root.

Himself, Trash start.

Two crooked melons and cracked dates... pfft... actually gave birth to a genius with a low-grade earth artifact spiritual root?

"This..."

Chu Sheng's mouth twitched, "Does this count as negative times negative equals positive?"

"This girl..."

Chu Sheng murmured, "If people find out, they will fight to the death to snatch her."

The self in the screen had already recovered from the shock.

[He sat in the room, his mood complex.]

[On one hand, it was wild joy. low-grade earth artifact spiritual root, Azure Lotus Sword Immortal Body. This means his daughter's future is limitless.]

[At that time, himself as the father...]

["Hehe."]

[He couldn't help but laugh out loud, "When she grows up, I can suck... blood."]

[Pfft, what blood sucking, it's borrowing the daughter's talent feedback.]

[The effect of the "Many Children, Many Blessings" trait, the stronger the bloodline, the more the feedback.]

[This daughter is simply a mobile cultivation treasure vault.]

["Qi Guiding Rank 8..." ]

[He looked at the feedback cultivation shown on the prompt, "It jumped two ranks directly."]

["And this is just born."]

[He has already started fantasizing about his retirement life.]

[Lying on a rocking chair, drinking tea, watching his daughter dance with her sword in the clouds.]

[Occasionally mooching some cultivation, occasionally mooching some sword intent, occasionally mooching some heavenly treasures...]

["Beautifully delicious."]

[But soon, he calmed down.]

[low-grade earth artifact spiritual root, Azure Lotus Sword Immortal Body. This kind of talent is too eye-catching.]

[Once exposed, it will be a huge trouble.]

[Chu Sheng clenched his fists and took a deep breath.]

["Wait for me. Wait for dad to save enough capital, and I will come back to pick you up."]

Chu Sheng watched this scene and sighed long.

"This is the feeling of having a weakness. Happy, worried, expectant, and afraid."

He suddenly remembered another meaning of the "Many Children, Many Blessings" trait.

It's not just simply having children, but managing a family, cultivating descendants, and letting the bloodline continue and grow.

This daughter is the best reward for "Many Children, Many Blessings".

"But it is also the biggest risk."

He murmured, "Hope she grows up safely."