Chapter 11 Call me "Husband," and I'll give you a cultivation technique.

The only thing giving Lin Yue a headache was that these two women were more arrogant than the last. Getting them to call a scruffy old man like him "husband" was not going to be easy.

Unfortunately, the System didn't allow the use of force.

Otherwise, things like wax dripping, bondage, dog leashes, and making them kneel in submission... he would have arranged them all.

Lin Yue thought for a moment and quickly had an idea. "In this Qingyun Sect, everyone knows that you two are my lawfully wedded wives. I don't ask to perform marital acts with you, nor do I expect you to treat me with sincerity immediately. But at the very least, on the surface, the rules of our status cannot be ignored. Otherwise, it will surely invite disaster."

Hearing this, the two froze in place. Lin Yue's words were indeed the truth.

But for a moment, neither could bring themselves to set aside their Face...

"Could it be that you two want to go back on your word?" Seeing them hesitate, Lin Yue's tone carried a bit of teasing. "If that's the case, it's simple—according to our previous agreement, bark like a little dog, and we'll let this matter slide today. How about it?"

"You!" Su Qingyuan's cheeks flushed with anger, her fingertips turning white from clenching her fists. As a princess of high status, how could she bark like a dog?

Luo Ningshuang's Face also turned red, not from shyness, but from fury.

"You win some, you lose some, that's all!" Lin Yue acted as if it were only natural. He said to them, "Since you lost and refuse to fulfill the bet, then you are little dogs. What's wrong with a little dog barking?"

After hesitating for a long while, Su Qingyuan was the first to lower her gaze, her long eyelashes hiding the humiliation in her eyes. She squeezed out a voice as faint as a mosquito's: "Hus... Husband..."

Luo Ningshuang also closed her eyes, suppressing all her resentment, and followed with a low call: "Husband..."

As soon as the words left their lips, both women trembled, as if an invisible electric current had surged through them.

Su Qingyuan felt her cheeks burning intensely, while Luo Ningshuang snapped her eyes open, her gaze filled with astonishment—a mere form of address had actually caused a trace of imperceptible movement in her stagnant Meridians.

Little did they know, this was the System's Soul Bond mechanism at work, completely independent of their will.

[Special Mechanism Triggered: "Soul Bond" initiated.]

[The Host has guided potential partners to use a specific intimate address (e.g., "Husband"), triggering the "Soul Bond" effect. Favorability increased by 10 points. This effect only applies to each partner three times. This is the first time; two opportunities remaining.]

[Bond Effect: The address carries affection, and affection connects the Divine Soul. This mechanism will accelerate favorability accumulation and invisibly strengthen the partner's sense of belonging to the Host.]

[Detected Su Qingyuan's favorability toward Host +10 (-20 → -10)!]

[Detected Luo Ningshuang's favorability toward Host +10 (-35 → -25)!]

Lin Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief. But soon, he frowned again. Weren't there still two times left?

He had to find a way to get these two women to call him husband two more times to directly bind them as partners.

Otherwise, if they were seduced away by someone else, all his efforts would be for naught.

Lin Yue thought about it and had an idea. He frowned, feigning dissatisfaction. "What? I didn't hear you clearly. If you two are truly unwilling to call me husband, then you'd better just bark like dogs."

"You..." These words completely shattered the two women's psychological defenses.

Su Qingyuan took a deep breath and forced herself to look up. Though her voice still trembled, it was much clearer: "Husband!"

Luo Ningshuang also bit her lip and spoke with more emphasis: "Husband!"

[Detected Su Qingyuan's favorability toward Host +15 (-10 → 5)!]

[Detected Luo Ningshuang's favorability toward Host +15 (-25 → -10)!]

[Detected a significant increase in Su Qingyuan and Luo Ningshuang's favorability toward the Host. If binding conditions are met, the basic binding rewards can be triggered:]

[If binding partner Su Qingyuan, you can obtain the "Burning Heaven Sword Scripture" Incomplete Manual, compatible with the Innate Sword Bone, unlocking the basic techniques of "Burning Heaven Sword Qi".]

[If binding partner Luo Ningshuang, you can obtain the "Nirvana Pill Canon" Incomplete Manual, specifically designed for those with damaged Meridians and Dantian, allowing Spiritual Qi to nourish the Meridians and using pill power to nurture the Innate Pill Body.]

[If the Host binds three partners simultaneously, an extra reward will be triggered—unlocking the "Breath Concealment and Essence Hiding" ability (can hide the true cultivation and physical phenomena of the Host and bound partners, making them undetectable to outsiders. For example, the Host can choose to display only Qi Refining Level 3 strength and an elderly, frail appearance).]

"Breath Concealment and Essence Hiding!? This System is simply too considerate." Lin Yue felt a surge of joy as he read the description of the reward.

Right now, his biggest concern was exposing his and his three partners' strength too early. If he could unlock the "Breath Concealment and Essence Hiding" ability, he could continue to stay low and develop!

Of course, he could also occasionally try to pretend to be a pig to eat the tiger and teach people like Zhang Ba and Wang Laoliu a lesson.

This also made his gaze toward Luo Ningshuang and Su Qingyuan a bit more burning. As long as their cultivation reached the corresponding nodes, he could receive the System's rewards.

"You... what are you going to do..." This made the two women extremely nervous—surely this guy wasn't going to go back on his word and commit some beastly act...

"What am I going to do?" Seeing Su Qingyuan and Luo Ningshuang looking as if they were facing a great enemy, Lin Yue actually gave a wicked smile and made a move as if to pounce. "My two dear wives, since our status as husband and wife is set, we should naturally do some things that couples do, so as not to waste this beautiful scenery and the spring night in our Immortal Cave..."

"You Lecher!"

"Shameless, you Old pervert!"

The two women cried out almost simultaneously. Su Qingyuan's Face was crimson, her willow-like brows slightly furrowed in an expression of coquettish anger; Luo Ningshuang was both ashamed and furious, instinctively taking half a step back, her eyes full of wariness.

A He, on the other hand, was watching the scene unfold from the side. No, her gaze was constantly glued to Lin Yue, her eyes filled with admiration.

"Alright. Let's talk business." Lin Yue took in the expressions and attitudes of the women and knew that if he took the joke too far, it would be bad. He stopped while he was ahead and crooked his index finger at the two of them. "I have two ancient texts here. I wonder if my two wives are interested—"

He deliberately lowered his voice, as if he were hiding a massive secret.

"Hmph, just playing tricks!" Su Qingyuan's curiosity was clearly piqued, but her mouth remained stubborn. "I'm not that easily fooled."

"Exactly, what good things could you possibly have?" Luo Ningshuang deliberately glanced at the broken manuals and Magical Artifacts that filled more than half of the Immortal Cave. "These pieces of junk you collected aren't even worth ten Spirit Stones."

"So, you're saying you don't want them?" Lin Yue sat firmly, not in the least bit hurried. "While I was collecting junk, I found a fragment of the 'Burning Heaven Sword Scripture'. It's compatible with the rare Innate Sword Bone. Comprehending it can unlock the basic techniques of 'Burning Heaven Sword Qi'. At Major Achievement, one can control a sword from a thousand miles away and take an enemy's head invisibly. There's also the first volume of the 'Nirvana Pill Canon' Incomplete Manual, specifically for repairing damage to Meridians and Dantian, as well as flaws in one's dao foundation. It can use pill power to nourish and revive them, and even offers hope of nurturing an Innate Pill Body..."

With every sentence he spoke, the two women's eyes widened a bit more.

Su Qingyuan, coming from the Great Liang Imperial Family, naturally knew of the "Burning Heaven Sword Scripture". It was a superior sword scripture passed down from ancient times, possessing unfathomable Divine Might and extraordinary mystery.

However, this sword scripture was also extremely demanding; only Cultivators with an Innate Sword Bone could practice it.

Luo Ningshuang also clearly trembled upon hearing the "Nirvana Pill Canon". According to her Sect's records, the "Nirvana Pill Canon" was originally a miraculous book of the Way of Alchemy. When practiced to the extreme, it could regrow flesh on bones and bring the dead back to life. It could even save someone whose Divine Soul had been completely destroyed.

"Well?" Lin Yue asked the two of them. "Do you want them or not?"

"Stop trying to deceive people!"

"Right, don't believe him. Anyone can boast."

The two women were actually already tempted, but they refused to admit defeat verbally.

Besides, how could there be such a coincidence in this world? How could supreme techniques that perfectly matched their situations both fall into the hands of this seemingly weak "husband"?

Especially Luo Ningshuang; she remembered how Lin Yue had casually rummaged through that pile of junk and found five azure gang seven mystic nails, and then Su Qingyuan had found a decent Flying Sword.

Maybe...