152: Give me a child

Lu Ping glanced at Liu Xuan, then at the Black Crystal Bee Swarm at the entrance, and shook her head with a bitter smile.

“It’s ridiculous that I just wanted to take him down in a short time!”

Lu Ping had once heard rumors that Liu Xuan had successfully repelled a Foundation Establishment Cultivator with his Black Crystal Bees and talisman treasure.

At the time, she scoffed, believing the rumors were exaggerated, but now it seemed that a great reputation was not unfounded; she had underestimated Liu Xuan.

“Fellow Daoist Liu!”

Lu Ping bowed to Liu Xuan, “I mean no harm. My Revered Master, Three Poisons Ancestor, is very interested in the ice blue soul-stabbing talisman, and sent me here only to inquire about the Talisman’s origin.”

Seeing the situation was unfavorable to her, and fearing Liu Xuan might make some excessive Move, Lu Ping immediately brought up her Revered Master, the Foundation Establishment Cultivator Three Poisons Ancestor.

Liu Xuan walked down from above and came before Lu Ping. He spread out his palm, and a grayish-white translucent spider-like Gu was faintly visible.

“If you don’t want to die, don’t resist!”

After speaking, he waved his hand, and the grayish-white spider flew towards Lu Ping, merging into her glabella.

“Ugh~”

Lu Ping’s brows furrowed tightly. In her Divine Soul consciousness, this grayish-white Gu was perched in her Sea of Consciousness, its eight slender legs rooted in her Divine Soul.

“Ah!!”

With a slight movement, the excruciating pain of her Divine Soul tearing apart came, and she almost collapsed to the ground.

Fortunately, this pain lasted only for an instant, and then the grayish-white spider stopped moving, merely resting quietly on her Divine Soul.

Lu Ping adjusted her breathing and looked at Liu Xuan, “Aren’t you afraid my Revered Master will come looking for trouble if he finds out about this?”

People from the Red Pine Sect were relatively rule-abiding. Lu Ping dared to be so bold because she knew that even if she was exposed, there would be no danger to her life.

Liu Xuan actually used an evil method to control her Divine Soul, which completely did not conform to the Red Pine Sect Cultivators’ style of doing things.

“Do you think your Revered Master would offend me, Ancestor Qingyun, and Immortal Revered Master Xiao for your sake?”

Liu Xuan had always been friendly to others, but he would not indulge trouble that came knocking.

Three Poisons Ancestor was just an external Sect Foundation Establishment Cultivator, so what could he do if he wasn't given Face?

Not to mention his various trump cards, even without them, Three Poisons Ancestor would not dare to casually attack.

The Red Pine Sect would not spare him, and neither would the Nether Fire Sect.

“Alright!”

“Let’s hold the Dao Companion ceremony first. I’m quite busy.”

Liu Xuan led Lu Ping towards Lake Heart Island. In mid-air, he transmitted a message to Lu Ping, “Remember not to leave the White Crane Lake area, otherwise your Divine Soul will be devoured by the Gu, and you will die!”

Lake Heart Island.

Liu Xuan and Lu Ping landed on the Water Pavilion’s water corridor.

“Father!”

On the back of a giant profound turtle, a strong young man was practicing martial arts. His Moves were slow and lacked power, yet they had a unique charm.

Seeing Liu Xuan approach, he stopped to greet him, while curiously sizing up the unfamiliar Lu Ping.

“This is your new Concubine, Lu Ping, Concubine Lu.”

Liu Daoyuan respectfully bowed, “Eldest Son greets Concubine Lu.”

“Practice your martial arts well!”

Liu Xuan casually instructed, then led Lu Ping into the courtyard.

“Father!”

“Daddy!”

...Along the way, children constantly ran over to greet them. Liu Xuan occasionally played with them for a while.

“Husband!”

“Greetings, Husband!”

...“Husband, you promised to spend tonight with me!”

A Concubine looked at Lu Ping beside Liu Xuan and said with an anxious expression.

“Don’t worry, we’ll be together then!”

...Lu Ping was dumbfounded the entire time. All these children were Liu Xuan’s children? All these women were his Concubines?

It must be fake! How was this possible?

She only knew that Liu Xuan was lustful, but she didn’t know exactly how many Concubines or women Liu Xuan had.

Walking along, she had seen at least dozens of children calling Liu Xuan “Father” and dozens of women calling him “Husband.”

Didn’t they say Liu Xuan was only in his twenties? Did he not Cultivate every day and just focus on having children?!

“Na na na...”

“Little brats, dinner time!”

With a signal in the courtyard, children from all over gathered, and the scene was even more shocking, as if they had come to a school.

Roasted Yao Beast meat, fragrant spiritual rice, various spiritual fruits, soft and creamy white bone soup, spiritual ginseng juice with black crystal honey... various delicacies filled more than half of the small courtyard, but were devoured by these children at a visible speed.

The children’s food was excellent, which attracted many Concubines to also come and eat, further increasing the demand for food.

Currently, the ingredients needed to be prepared daily amounted to hundreds of catties, and the food cost alone was dozens of Spirit Stones.

As the children grew up and their numbers increased, the food expenses continued to rise.

Extravagant! It was simply too extravagant.

Lu Ping glanced at Liu Xuan, not understanding why he would waste Spirit Stones like this.

Wouldn’t it be better to buy Medicinal Pills with these Spirit Stones to improve his cultivation path? What was the point of feeding young children so well?

Even for the sake of the Family, to raise descendants, the children should be differentiated, and resources should be concentrated on cultivating Genius disciples.

Some children were still so young; what was the point of wasting so many resources? What would happen when the children grew up? Did he really think Spirit Stones were inexhaustible?

But Liu Xuan was really rich!

‘If the food is like this every day, it would probably cost no less than a thousand Spirit Stones a month!’

‘My monthly Cultivation only costs one or two hundred Spirit Stone Medicinal Pills, not even a fifth of what these children consume...’

Liu Xuan instructed the maidservants to prepare a bridal chamber, then had them take Lu Ping to get dressed. The wedding would be completed tonight.

After arranging everything, he went to the Cultivation room to Cultivate.

Lu Ping followed the maidservants, hesitating for a long time before giving up the idea of escaping.

The grayish spider in her Divine Soul was eerie and unpredictable. Liu Xuan probably hadn’t lied to her; leaving rashly could very well lead to her death.

‘What exactly does he want to do?’

Lu Ping didn’t believe Liu Xuan truly only wanted to form a Dao Companion relationship with her; there must be a deeper conspiracy, but she couldn’t guess it.

“Why is Miss Lu unhappy? Being able to marry the Revered Master is a great blessing!”

The maidservants were just ordinary maidservants, not Liu Xuan’s Concubines. Their greatest wish was to become Liu Xuan’s Concubine, to become a distinguished madam, but unfortunately, Liu Xuan now looked down on ordinary women, so they had no chance at all.

“Ma... Revered Master treats his wives very well?”

Lu Ping took the opportunity to inquire about Liu Xuan’s situation and the situation on the island.

“Of course!”

...After chatting for a while, Lu Ping became even more confused. She felt that Liu Xuan was not a normal person!

He was overly good to his children, and overly good to his Dao Companions and Concubines. These were not qualities a Cultivator should possess.

A Cultivator should prioritize their cultivation path; how could they spend so much energy and Spirit Stones on Dao Companions, children, and these outsiders?

Yes, a Cultivator’s personal power is concentrated in themselves. In the eyes of a mature Cultivator, everyone else is an outsider except themselves.

Family, Dao Companion, Revered Master, Sect... all are aids to the cultivation path. If they cannot be aids, everything can be discarded... Night.

Bridal chamber.

After cooperating with Liu Xuan to complete the Dao Companion ceremony, Lu Ping couldn’t help but ask, “Liu Xuan, what exactly do you want to do?”

“I don’t have time to play games with you. Anyway, I’m already in your hands. Just kill me or cut me up quickly.”

Liu Xuan reached out and pinched her delicate, small chin, his fingers brushing over her tender lips.

“It’s very simple!”

“Give me a child!”