The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 234 Not ready yet

"Reporting to the True Immortal, before we were trapped in this Demon-Locking Tower, my two sisters and I lived in Shangyu, Yuezhou."

All you need to do is go to the Peach Blossom Valley, 70 miles north of Shangyu, where my sisters and I were born.

The valley holds many peach blossom wines that my sisters and I have brewed over the years.

Judging by the time, it must have been stored in the cellar for five or six hundred years.

Li Jingxiao frowned upon hearing this. What kind of wine could be aged for five or six hundred years without spoiling?
"Don't worry, sir," Hong Yu said hastily, probably guessing what Li Jingxiao was thinking. "We sisters are trapped here."

It is actually also related to Danshan Chishui Cave.

Although we have never been able to find the exact location of that blessed land.

However, in the Peach Blossom Valley where we are, spiritual energy lingers all year round, and many peach trees grow extremely well.

And the Danshan Chishui Cave Heaven is indeed located in Yuezhou, and even in Shangyu according to legend.

This is how my three sisters and I developed sentience and gradually cultivated ourselves into human form.

The peach blossom wine is brewed and hidden in a stone house cellar in the valley.

Even though they are old, I believe that the wine will not only not spoil, but will also absorb the spiritual energy of Peach Blossom Valley.

Now, my two sisters and I are willing to dedicate ourselves entirely to the True Man, only asking that he take us in.

Upon hearing about the blessed land, Li Jingxiao immediately became interested.

They had no time to care about the pleas of the three peach blossom fairies.

After exiting the Demon-Sealing Tower, it was only 5:30 PM, and the sky was not yet completely dark.

Yuezhou Shangyu is not far from Maoshan, so he used the technique of flying through the clouds and mist to fly six hundred miles eastward.

Upon seeing Shangyu City, they flew north for several dozen miles, searching from the air.

Despite the three peach blossom fairies providing several prominent mountain peaks as references, they still couldn't find the Peach Blossom Valley.

Li Jingxiao hovered in the air for a moment and quickly guessed that there must be a natural formation blocking the line of sight.

Otherwise, since it's a place rich in spiritual energy, it would have been occupied by humans or monsters long ago.

How could three peach blossom demons possibly take human form and occupy such a good place?

Upon landing on a mountain peak, Li Jingxiao suddenly opened one eye between his eyebrows.

The third eye on its forehead scanned the surroundings for a while, but still couldn't find the valley.

Li Jingxiao frowned, wondering if the three peach blossom fairies were trying to fool him.
Seeing that it was getting completely dark, I thought about it and decided to come back early tomorrow morning.

In a flash, he flew into the sky, got a clear look at the direction, and quickly headed towards Jinling.

Upon arriving at the Rongguo Mansion in Jinling, as soon as they stepped into the courtyard, a maidservant shouted loudly into the main hall, "Madam, Second Madam, Master has returned."

Qin Keqing and Yuan Chun hurriedly led Jingxi and the others out to greet them.

After the meal, as the family sat together chatting, Qin Keqing realized that she had probably been in Jinling for several days and hadn't had a chance to go out and play.

On the contrary, it seemed less comfortable than being at home in the capital.

Somewhat disgruntled, she tugged at Li Jingxiao's hand and complained, "Husband, how about you accompany my sisters and three sisters-in-law out for a stroll around Jinling City tomorrow?"

Li Jingxiao looked at his wife's beautiful face, which was full of anticipation.

I immediately realized that I had indeed spent too much time on upgrading recently.

Moreover, whether it's Dang Kang, the Eight-Armed Demon, or the three Flower Fairies, they all have tempers and self-respect.

Simply beating them one-sidedly is like when that wild boar monster Kang gets angry; he almost fought me to the death today.

We really should give Dang Kang and the others some time to catch their breath.

After thinking for a moment, she looked at the three Jingxi sisters, as well as Yuanchun, Baoqin, Baozhu, Ruizhu, and You Erjie and You Sanjie.

He saw that his wives and concubines all had expectant expressions on their faces.

Li Jingxiao smiled and nodded, then picked up the little Jingrong and said...

"My eldest brother went out to take care of some business tomorrow morning. He'll be home for lunch, and in the afternoon he'll take you, your eldest sister, your second sister, and your sisters-in-law to..."

I was planning to visit the Qinhuai River, Confucius Temple, and Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum.

But then I thought again, taking my wives, concubines, and younger sister to stroll along the Qinhuai River was really too inappropriate.

In those days, the Confucius Temple and the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum were not places that ordinary people could visit.

Fortunately, a boat trip on Xuanwu Lake is enough to fill an entire afternoon.

The Ming Dynasty had been gone for over a hundred years, and Xuanwu Lake had long ceased to be an inner lake of the imperial garden.

Not only ordinary people can fish and play.

Many wives of officials and young ladies from wealthy families also enjoyed boating on the lake.

You can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the lake and mountains, and while sitting on the boat, you can avoid contact with outsiders, especially foreign men.

Li Jingxiao smiled and continued, "Let's go boating on Xuanwu Lake. I'll teach you, your older sister, your second sister, and your younger brother Zhong how to fish. How about it?"

As long as they could go out and have fun, Jingrong and the other girls didn't really care where they went.

Now they're going boating on the lake and fishing, which has already exceeded the expectations of the three sisters and Qin Zhong.

Even Qin Keqing, Yuan Chun, Ruizhu, Baozhu, Baoqin, You Erjie, and You Sanjie all looked on with anticipation.

Having agreed, Li Jingxiao naturally had to have people make preparations.

After thinking about it, I couldn't help but think of that kid Xue Pan.

Although Xue Pan was quite absurd, he was still very obedient in front of her.

Li Jingxiao wanted obedience, otherwise he wouldn't have chosen Jia Rong instead of Jia Lian to serve him.

As long as they were capable and obedient, Li Jingxiao didn't care about the bad habits of spoiled brats like Jia Rong and Xue Pan.

Knowing what kind of person Jia Rong was made her even more comfortable having him by her side.

To avoid hiring an outsider who may appear kind and loyal on the surface.

In reality, it's a heartless ingrate like Jia Yucun; it would be better to use people like Jia Rong or Xue Pan.

Why do emperors like to use sycophants?

They even employed officials with a host of flaws.

To put it bluntly, "The friendship between gentlemen is as bland as water, while the friendship between petty people is as sweet as wine."

The term "ganruoli" refers to something as delicious as sweet wine or nectar.

The first reason is that villains are quite dependent on the emperor and will do everything they can to satisfy the emperor's desires.

Moreover, he couldn't withstand scrutiny; his lifelong wealth and honor depended entirely on the emperor.

However, a petty person is not necessarily incapable; on the contrary, the vast majority of virtuous people are actually quite ordinary in ability.

They are even extremely incompetent and like to put on airs, only knowing how to talk big all day long. If you actually let them solve problems, they will expose the fact that they are nothing but useless people.

Secondly, villains can do many shady things for the emperor.

It can be said that during the reigns of the Zhou Dynasty and other emperors, there were very few virtuous men.

Therefore, as long as Xue Pan is obedient and has a certain level of competence like Jia Rong, he can get things done.

That was good in Li Jingxiao's eyes.

Seeing that it wasn't too late, Li Jingxiao sent his maid to tell Old Man Jin.

Go and tell Xue Pan that he plans to take his female relatives to visit Xuanwu Lake tomorrow afternoon.

Upon meeting Old Man Jin, Xue Pan readily agreed.

While ordering people to prepare the pleasure boat in advance, he also instigated Xue Baochai to accompany Qin Keqing and others.

Moreover, Xue Pan had prepared at least two large ships, one for the women and one for the men.

Xue Baochai reluctantly agreed.
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At the Rongguo Mansion in Jinling, Li Jingxiao chatted with his wife, concubines, and sisters until after nine o'clock, then told Jingxi and the others to go to bed early.

It was only when Qin Keqing and Yuan Chun were helping him wash up that they brought up the matter of going to the Wang family. Qin Keqing and Wang Xifeng were indeed destined to meet; the two felt an extraordinary affinity upon meeting.

We chatted for a whole morning, and it actually felt like we were best friends.

Therefore, Qin Keqing mostly praised Wang Xifeng when she mentioned her, which made Yuan Chun feel a little embarrassed.

However, Yuan Chun also knew in her heart that if her mother, Lady Wang, had not changed her mind, the one who married the official would most likely have been her cousin, Wang Xifeng.

Of course, given Wang Xifeng's shrewd and sophisticated personality, she certainly wouldn't neglect Yuan Chun.

They were too busy trying to curry favor with her, but Yuan Chun and Wang Xifeng had completely opposite personalities.

The two cousins ​​might indeed go together.
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That night, when Li Jingxiao slept at Qin Keqing's place, Yuanchun was still whispering to Baoqin that her cousin might not have married into the family to help her, but rather to help Qin Keqing.

Baoqin also went to the Wang family today, and naturally saw Wang Xifeng and Qin Keqing chatting happily.

When Yuan Chun suddenly had this worry, Bao Qin inevitably began to worry as well.

However, since they were sisters who had grown up together, she could only comfort her by saying, "Madam, Miss Cousin is, after all, your own cousin."

Even if I like you, I still have to please the first wife on the surface.

Besides, Miss Cousin is only a concubine after marrying into the family; she'll have a long time to suffer mistreatment in the future!

Yuan Chun thought about it and realized that he was right. His family background was not as good as hers, and his status in his husband's family was also not as good as hers.

Her looks are just about the same as mine. As long as I don't make any mistakes, even if the master likes the new bride a lot, he'll lose interest after a year or two.

Then she sighed again, "Baoqin, do you think it's because my wife and I have health problems, or because the master isn't diligent enough?"

Why is it that almost two years after I married into this family, there's still no sign of pregnancy?

Baoqin was also worried about Yuanchun in this regard, and even about Qin Keqing.

A vast family fortune and power are wasted if there were no offspring to inherit it.

Once someone has squandered all your wealth, your future will be very difficult.

Even if it's just from the Li family of Jiangzhou, they're raising a child of the nephew's generation.

But since he wasn't her biological child, the child would only ever think of his real mother when he grew up.

As for Li Jingxiao's lack of diligence, Baoqin blushed slightly at the thought.

The secret passage wasn't staffed with people as diligent as the master; they were practically like donkeys in a mill.

They won't sleep peacefully unless they cause some trouble every day.

Thinking about it this way, Baoqin suddenly understood why Qin Keqing agreed to let the Wang family's cousin marry into the family.

None of the wives and concubines in the entire Xingguo Duke's mansion were pregnant. If they refused the Wang family's proposal to marry off their daughter, people outside would definitely say that Qin Keqing, the first wife, was jealous.

Incidentally, her own daughter, the second wife, will also be said to be jealous.

These days, if a man has no children, no matter if it's the man's fault or not, it will always be blamed on the woman.

Li Jingxiao was seduced by three peach blossom fairies for so long today.

Although I used a calming talisman that was multiplied tenfold to make my mind as still as water, the effect of the talisman ended.

The thought of Bai Bi and Fang Fei's alluring figures inevitably stirred up some anger within me.

Of course, thinking about the three female demons looking so disheveled from being burned, Li Jingxiao couldn't help but laugh, and he couldn't muster any desire for them.

But he still got excited when he hugged his wife.

As a result, Qin Keqing was defeated not long after the duel.

He busied himself asking Baozhu and Ruizhu to help with the rehearsals.

That's when Li Jingxiao was beaten until he foamed at the mouth.

After washing up, Qin Keqing nestled in Li Jingxiao's arms and suddenly asked with a smile, "My lord, are you so excited because you were thinking of the Wang family's sister?"

Li Jingxiao rolled his eyes after hearing this, but said that he was not attracted to Wang Xifeng.

That's nonsense.

To be called a 'divine consort and fairy,' one must possess an extraordinary figure and appearance.

It's a pity he was an illiterate man who didn't read books and couldn't even read.

Fortunately, when it comes to taking concubines, as long as they are beautiful, have a good figure, and are interested in each other, that's enough.

Moreover, Wang Xifeng also has Ping'er by her side, which is like buying one and getting one free. Not only does she have two more wives, but she also has two more sources of experience to gain.

Of course, Li Jingxiao no longer cared about the little bit of experience he gained while playing with his wives.

After beating up Dang Kang several times, you'll gain 30,000 to 80,000 experience points.

But if you come into this world and have the chance to win over Wang Xifeng, only a fool wouldn't take it.

I wonder if Wang Xifeng and You Erjie and You Sanjie will dislike each other as soon as they meet.

If you really think about it, Wang Xifeng was actually a concubine, just like the You sisters.

If a real fight breaks out, Wang Xifeng will definitely be the one who suffers the most and is unlucky.

Although Second Sister You didn't particularly enjoy martial arts training, Third Sister You was not only highly talented but also very enthusiastic about it.

Seeing that Sister You was able to easily capture Jing Rong, one can tell that Sister You's lightness skill is indeed very good.

His cultivation in internal energy, fist techniques, sword techniques, and the White Python Whip technique is also quite high.

Hitting Wang Xifeng would be like an adult hitting a child.

However, the status of wives and concubines in their husbands' families depends on whether the husband loves them or not.

She does indeed rely on her family's status and strength for support.

In this respect, apart from Yuan Chun, even Qin Keqing is far inferior to Wang Xifeng.

However, Lee Kyung-hyo really liked the two sisters.

One is quiet and gentle, the other is active and lively, and both are beautiful. It's really hard for Li Jingxiao not to like them.

Li Jingxiao said with a smile, "You and Yuan Chun wanted to find a sister to help you, why are you dragging me into this?"

Qin Keqing was immediately enraged and pinched Li Jingxiao's waist.

Li Jingxiao also cooperated by letting out a soft cry of "Ouch!", which calmed Qin Keqing down considerably.

She then sighed softly and said, "My lord, it will be two years since I married into the Li family."

But there's still no sign of pregnancy. Should we ask a skilled imperial physician to take a look?
Or perhaps after returning to the capital, I should visit the Zhenwu Temple more often to offer my prayers?
"Let's make another golden statue of Lord Zhenwu, and beg him to grant us a child?"

Li Jingxiao quickly comforted them, saying that it wasn't that his two wives and three concubines had health problems.

It's not that he doesn't want to become a father so early.

But thinking about it, Qin Keqing and Yuan Chun will both be 18 after the New Year in two months.

Moreover, Yuan Chun was half a year older than Qin Keqing.

Having a child at this age is indeed not considered early.

Only in China did the legal age for women to marry be 21.

The others are mostly 18, or even 16.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, it was perfectly normal for girls to get married at fourteen or fifteen and become mothers at fifteen or sixteen.

Moreover, in the two years since Qin Keqing married into the family, she has not only practiced martial arts and cultivated her internal strength, but also occasionally enjoyed spiritual wine and dates.

Although their daily meals weren't extravagant, they still had plenty of chicken, duck, fish, and meat.

Not only has she grown taller, but she is also much stronger than when she first married into the family.

It's perfectly normal to want children.

But Li Jingxiao asked himself, he really wasn't ready to be a father yet.

(End of this chapter)