Free Web NovelChapter 121: Chapter 90: Immortal’s Homecoming
More than ten days passed.
Xu Lei sketched the likeness of the Old Daoist Nun who had snatched the Demon Core that was almost his.
He had Mu Yao use her influence to secretly investigate the Old Daoist Nun’s identity and whereabouts.
But the search had yielded nothing yet.
Mu Yao married her primary wife, Su Yilin, and Concubine Ping, Cheng Shawu. Su Yilin’s two Maids, Chun Hua and Qiuyue, also entered the Prince’s Mansion with them.
On their wedding night.
Xu Lei lifted Cheng Shawu’s red wedding veil, revealing the beautiful young bride beneath.
A few hours passed in the blink of an eye.
Xu Lei and Mu Yao then went to Su Yilin’s bridal chamber together.
Mu Yao lifted Su Yilin’s veil and spoke with her for a bit.
She explained that the Prince enjoyed some... particular activities, before blindfolding Su Yilin and tying her up.
Only then did Xu Lei emerge in silence.
A month and a half passed in the blink of an eye.
There was still no trace of the Old Daoist Nun. Xu Lei guessed that she had probably taken the Demon Core and was hiding somewhere to refine it.
He decided to just put it out of his mind for the time being.
After all, he wasn’t strong enough yet.
Even if he did find her, he probably wouldn’t be able to kill her.
Xu Lei just focused on helping Mu Yao and performing his "Charitable Giving" for the women of the Prince’s Mansion.
Su Yilin eventually realized something was amiss, but she quickly came to accept it without causing any major issues.
Three more months passed in the blink of an eye.
There was still no news of the Old Daoist Nun.
Chun Hua and Qiuyue were both now pregnant.
But unlike Su Yilin, who had quickly sensed something was wrong, the two Maids hadn’t noticed a thing.
This was understandable. Su Yilin was a Princess Consort, yet the Prince insisted on blindfolding and tying her up; it was only natural for her to become suspicious.
That, coupled with her unusually keen sense of smell, was how she found out.
Chun Hua and Qiuyue, on the other hand, were merely Maids of low status.
Su Yilin claimed to be jealous and said she didn’t want them to lay eyes on the Prince’s body.
She only permitted them to be blindfolded while receiving the Prince’s favor, using their bodies to help continue the Prince’s lineage.
And as Maids, they saw nothing wrong with this arrangement.
’Four children already.’
Xu Lei couldn’t help but nod as he watched. ’While it’s not enough to guarantee that I’ll be reborn as a man in my next life, the progress is encouraging.’
Another ten days passed in the blink of an eye.
Still no word on the Old Daoist Nun.
Xu Lei and Cheng Shawu returned to the city where they had first met.
The investigation into her father’s case had finally concluded.
On this day.
The three young masters from before, Liu Linzhang and his companions, knelt before Cheng Shawu, begging for mercy.
Their three families had been ruined. Of course, they only had themselves to blame, as their own misdeeds were what brought them down.
Cheng Shawu ordered them to slap themselves three hundred times as penance.
Xu Lei simply watched, saying nothing.
A few more days passed in the blink of an eye.
Cheng Shawu brought a timid young girl before Xu Lei. She had delicate features, fair skin, and was named Ling Yin.
"Ling Yin, in truth, I am not the Prince’s consort."
She continued, "I am actually an Attendant to the Living Buddha. My status as a Princess Consort is merely a worldly title granted to me by him.
Typically, when a young lady from a prominent family marries, she is accompanied by a Maid.
My family had fallen on hard times, so I didn’t have a Maid with me, and I’ve always felt it was a shame.
Now that you are all alone, I will take you under my wing. From now on, you will be my Maid, and we will serve the Living Buddha together with all our hearts."
"Ling Yin pays her respects to the Living Buddha."
The girl was stunned, shocked to her core. She never imagined that Cheng Shawu—the new pride of her family and a Princess Consort—was not the Prince’s woman at all, but belonged to the handsome young Living Buddha standing before her.
Xu Lei was speechless. He had only accompanied Cheng Shawu on this trip to help her uncover the truth about her father’s case.
He never expected he would now have to perform his "Charitable Giving" for another woman.
But Cheng Shawu wanted someone of her own in the Prince’s Mansion, and so Xu Lei had no choice but to accept.
Three more years passed in the blink of an eye.
There was still no news of the Old Daoist Nun.
In these three years,
Xu Lei simply lived his life.
By now, Su Yilin, Cheng Shawu, Mu Yao, Ling Yin, Chun Hua, and Qiuyue had each given birth to a child for Xu Lei.
Furthermore, after recovering, Su Yilin, Cheng Shawu, Ling Yin, Chun Hua, and Qiuyue were all pregnant with Xu Lei’s children once again.
Xu Lei still couldn’t tell Chun Hua and Qiuyue apart, but he didn’t let it bother him.
Mu Yao, of course, did not get pregnant again.
After all, she was outwardly the Prince; getting pregnant would have made things highly inconvenient.
While the Jade Pendant could alter her appearance, it couldn’t conceal the large belly of a pregnancy.
Therefore, after giving birth to her first child, she had decided against having any more.
Once her body recovered, she returned to Xu Lei’s side, respectfully attending to his every need.
’With this many women pregnant... the first "burrow" of my procreation mission for this life should be complete, right?’
’It should be.’
’Time to go somewhere else and start on the second burrow. Things will only be secure once I’ve finished all three. Only then will my childbirth mission for this life be truly complete.’
’Besides, my Cultivation issues won’t allow me to stay in the Mu Prince’s Mansion forever.’
’Three years...’
One day, Xu Lei, who was sitting cross-legged in the Cultivation Room specially prepared for him at the Prince’s Mansion, opened his eyes.
His brow furrowed as he muttered to himself, "But I still show no signs of a breakthrough. I’m still in the Lotus Platform Realm!
My Cultivation speed is truly pathetic.
Even though I was reincarnated and have the help of the Spirit Gathering Array and the Phoenix True Flame, my Cultivation speed is still slower than Hui Ming and the others.
The only reason I broke through to the Lotus Platform Realm was because I obtained and refined some Demon Essence.
But Demon Spirits aren’t that easy to find.
I’ve lived near this Prince’s Mansion for over three years, and I haven’t even heard of a single Demon Spirit, let alone seen one."
