Many children, many blessings: Stealing the offspring of powerful figures to cultivate immortality.

Jiang Yining didn't sleep soundly that night.

In her dreams, all she saw was that madman Ye Wuhen chasing her with a hairpin, sometimes feeding her deer blood, sometimes lecturing her on military strategy.

When I woke up, the sun was already high in the sky the next day.

She sat up somewhat blankly and subconsciously looked around.

There were no bright yellow curtains, nor the man who clung to her so tightly.

Only the familiar carved bed remained.

Jiang Yining breathed a sigh of relief, but then her heart jumped again.

Knowing the nature of those three men, her return is bound to be another chaotic scene.

Will Bai Ze climb through the window in the middle of the night? Will Chu Sikong pretend to be pitiful again and ask for a hug? Will Ji Lingxiao take her away for "interrogation" again?

She was fully prepared and carefully pushed open the door.

However, the scene in the yard surprised her greatly.

Under the sunlight, three people were sitting around the eight-immortal table with a missing leg.

Bai Ze was holding a rag, diligently wiping his beloved broadsword.

Chu Sikong held a book in his hand, but his fingers were groping on the pages, reading Braille.

Ji Lingxiao, holding a cup of tea, gazed calmly at the sky, lost in thought.

The scene was strangely harmonious.

Upon seeing Jiang Yining emerge, the three of them turned around simultaneously.

"Ningning is awake?"

Bai Ze grinned, revealing two rows of bright white teeth, the sunlight so dazzling it was almost blinding.

But instead of rushing over as usual, he sat quietly in place.

"Um... breakfast is keeping warm in the pot, I'll go get it for you."

After saying that, he put down the rag and ran to the kitchen in a flash.

"My wife."

Chu Sikong put down his book and nodded slightly in her direction.

"Did you sleep well last night?"

His voice was still gentle, but it lacked the usual sweetness and the clingy, almost obsessive quality of his previous words.

"It's...it's alright."

Jiang Yining was a little confused and turned to look at Ji Lingxiao.

Surely the Grand Secretary should have some reaction?

To everyone's surprise, Ji Lingxiao merely glanced at her indifferently before putting down his teacup.

"Now that you're awake, have something to eat."

"If you have nothing to do after you finish eating, take a walk in the yard, but don't run around."

After saying that, he actually got up and went back to the west wing without asking any further questions.

Jiang Yining: "???"

This script is wrong!

Where's the promised chaotic scene? Where's the promised rivalry and jealousy?

Were these three men possessed by Ye Wuhen?

Moreover, even after Ji Lingxiao settled in, Chu Sikong didn't cause any trouble.

For the next two days, Jiang Yining lived in constant fear.

It's too quiet.

The silence made her feel uneasy.

Although these three men were all around her, none of them crossed the line.

Even Chu Sikong, who usually loves to get physical with her, has been behaving very well these past two days.

At most, I would ask her to help me pass tea or pour water; I didn't even touch her little hand.

Bai Ze was even more outrageous. When he saw her, he acted like a mouse seeing a cat, greeting her from eight feet away, as if afraid of touching even a corner of her clothes.

As for Ji Lingxiao, he locks himself in his room all day, and no one knows what he's tinkering with.

Jiang Yining sat listlessly in the yard, basking in the sun, a handful of sunflower seeds in her hand, cracking them open with a satisfying crunch.

"Something's not right."

She spat out two sunflower seed shells, her brows furrowing deeply.

"This is really not right."

There's always a reason behind unusual events.

These three men are definitely up to something.

Could it be that they plan to take advantage of her moment of carelessness, then pack her up and send her back to Ye Wuhen?

Impossible, they're not that generous.

Was that an attempt to imprison her?

That doesn't seem right either, the front door wasn't even closed.

Unable to contain her curiosity, Jiang Yining decided to take the initiative.

That night, when all was quiet.

She tiptoed to the window of the west wing.

The lights were on inside, and you could faintly hear low voices.

"Is the map finished?"

This was Ji Lingxiao's voice, tinged with weariness.

"alright."

Chu Sikong's voice rang out, tinged with calculation.

"The map of the palace's secret passages... I found it in my brother's... cough, from some old files."

"That madman Ye Wuhen would never have imagined we'd be walking through the sewers."

"sewer?"

Bai Ze's loud voice is still very penetrating even when he lowers it.

"You want me to crawl through a dog hole? And a dog hole full of shit and pee?!"

"Keep your voice down!"

Ji Lingxiao gave a low shout.

Do you want to wake her up?

The room fell silent instantly.

After a while, Chu Sikong's annoying voice rang out again.

Those who achieve great things do not concern themselves with trivial matters.

"Do you want to cut off that dog emperor's head?"

"think!"

"Then let's drill."

"...Fine, I'll drill then, as long as I can kill that bastard."

Jiang Yining, who was outside the window, was stunned.

I almost dropped the sunflower seeds in my hand.

Sewers? Crawling through dog holes? Beheading the emperor?

These three men are plotting a rebellion?!

And judging from this, they're going to take the most tasteless and despicable route?

She imagined Ji Lingxiao, that germaphobic freak, crawling through the sewers in his night clothes...

The scene was too beautiful for her to imagine.

"besides."

Ji Lingxiao's voice came again, tinged with sternness.

"This operation can only succeed; it cannot fail."

"If we fail, all three of us will die."

"It wouldn't be a big deal if he died, it's just..."

He paused, his tone becoming somewhat complicated.

"But what about her?"

A deathly silence fell over the room.

After a long silence, Bai Ze finally spoke.

"If we all die, that madman will definitely bully Ningning even more recklessly."

"So you can't die."

Chu Sikong chuckled lightly, a ruthless glint in his eyes.

"Even if it means crawling, we'll crawl back from hell."

"after all……"

"If I die, I won't be able to have children with my wife."

Jiang Yining: "..."

The atmosphere, which was initially somewhat touching, was instantly ruined by this one sentence.

Is there anything else this blind man could possibly want besides having children?

but……

Jiang Yining touched her chest.

The jumping there was a bit too fast.

In order to prevent her from being taken away by Ye Wuhen, these three men who usually couldn't stand each other actually joined forces.

And it's about doing something so serious that it could cost you your life.

"A bunch of idiots."

Jiang Yining cursed under her breath, but her eyes welled up with tears.