Let me explain, it's not what you think.

After hearing Lu Chen's words, Zhuang Jingbai remained silent and looked down at her stomach.

Although there hasn't been a significant change, it has become slightly swollen, and a slight curve can be seen through the dress.

"What's wrong?" Lu Chen asked.

"I didn't bring everything. I forgot the clothes, bedding, elixirs, and pregnancy-preserving pills I prepared for the child, as well as my dowry!"

She became increasingly angry as she spoke, and her eyes even turned red.

"I never imagined that our home would be in your hands, and I didn't bring much with me when I came!"

"It's okay, we don't lack anything. If we don't have something, we can just buy it!"

"No way!" Zhuang Jingbai glanced at Yu Ning and Jiang Huaiyu.

"I need to go back to Yuehua Palace. My things are all there. I'll come back after I get them."

I'm worried about leaving you alone...

"My father is the Palace Master of Yuehua Palace. At least in this small place, who dares to touch me?" Zhuang Jingbai said, and walked out without looking back.

Lu Chen: "..."

The courtyard was quiet for a moment.

Jiang Huaiyu held Ling'er in her arms, watching Zhuang Jingbai's departing figure, and sighed softly.

She knew Zhuang Jingbai because she brought a lot of resources with her, while she herself brought almost nothing, so she felt a competitive spirit.

Now that she has plenty of time and is in a safe location, she immediately wants to go back to her parents' home to "beg for alms."

But she understood her very well.

That's what she did. Only Yu Ning, a woman from an ordinary family, didn't bring much.

But she could sense that Lu Chen was very infatuated with Yu Ning. Although he would say a few words every time, he really didn't know how to hold back when he did it.

"Jingbai is right. With the blessing of my spiritual veins, the Jade Realm is expanding faster than I expected due to the daily erosion."

Therefore, spiritual plants alone are not enough; we also need other living things.

"you mean?"

"I'm going to wander around this monster mountain range and find something lively." Jiang Huaiyu stood up.

"Bring back everything we can: spiritual plants, spiritual water, spiritual soil, even insects. Ideally, we should find various low-level demon beast cubs to raise in the Jade Realm. Once they grow up, our home will be a blessed land."

As she spoke, she had already reached the door.

"Ling'er, you watch over things. I'm going out for a while."

The door slammed shut again.

Lu Chen: "..."

"Lu Lang".

Yu Ning's voice came from behind, soft and with a hint of coquetry.

"Ning'er, Ning'er won't go anywhere, I'll stay here with you."

She wore a light pink dress with a matching ribbon tied around her waist, which perfectly accentuated her figure, making her look like a petite and charming young wife next door.

Her belly isn't visible yet, but everyone knows she's pregnant.

"You're still the best..."

Before Lu Chen could finish speaking, the courtyard gate was pushed open again.

Jiang Huaiyu leaned halfway in, looking at Yu Ning expressionlessly.

"You have to come with me."

"Why?" Yu Ning's sly smile froze on her face.

"I can't manage all this by myself, you need to help me move things."

Her excuses were full of flaws; it was clear she didn't want Yu Ning to cheat on her.

After all, this woman looks innocent and naive, but in reality, she is the most manipulative and charming one. At first, this woman deceived her and then sealed her cultivation!

"But Ning'er wants to stay with Lu Lang... and take care of the children!"

"Lu Chen is a perfectly healthy person, he's not going to run away. Besides, what's wrong with letting him develop a father-son relationship with the children!"

Jiang Huaiyu walked in, grabbed Yu Ning's wrist, and pulled her outside.

Yu Ning was pulled away by her and walked out. She turned around and looked at Lu Chen, her lips pouting, as if she was about to cry.

"Lu Lang... Ning'er doesn't want to leave... Ning'er wants to stay with you..."

The courtyard gate closed completely in front of Lu Chen, and Yu Ning's voice was also blocked.

Lu Chen: "..."

He used to be eager for these women to stay away from him, but now, watching them leave one by one, he feels a little uneasy.

He watched Ling'er squatting on the ground picking at ants.

Ling'er raised her head and looked at him with her round eyes.

"Father, where is Mother?"

"They've gone out."

"And what about the concubine?"

"They went out too."

Ling'er tilted her head and thought for a moment, then opened her two little arms.

"Then Daddy will hold me."

Lu Chen squatted down and picked her up.

Ling'er wrapped her arms around his neck, a soft and sweet bundle, her body carrying the same orchid fragrance as Jiang Huaiyu.

……

Fortunately, a month later, all three women returned one after another.

Zhuang Jingbai returned with a large dowry as she wished, and from then on, she no longer felt inferior to other women.

Jiang Huaiyu and her two daughters also gained a lot, with all sorts of things being continuously collected into the Chenyu Realm.

Although these things are not valuable, they are indispensable to the ecosystem. After various discussions among the three women, they made the cave look exceptionally beautiful.

During this month, Lu Chen felt very bored. He had reached a bottleneck in his cultivation but showed no signs of breaking through. He could only wander around the city every day.

What he found unbelievable was that he befriended a young man named Li Fei, who was once a genius but whose cultivation mysteriously disappeared, making him a laughing stock in the city.

That's right, this is the formidable enemy of the protagonist Lin Tian in the original story. However, the original story did not say where Li Fei came from. By sheer chance, Lu Chen ended up directly in his lair.

Now that he knew Li Fei was the old man's golden finger, Lu Chen naturally wouldn't give up this opportunity to befriend him. When he was still a good-for-nothing and hadn't fully risen to power, he became good friends with him.

Although he had already invited Li Fei's childhood sweetheart, Lin Xi, to eat crab sticks.

But Lin Xi knew his abilities and dangers from the beginning, and this matter caused a great stir in both the righteous and demonic paths, so she would never repeat the mistakes of Jiang Huaiyu and the other women and give birth to her child.

Therefore, there must be only benefits and no drawbacks for me to get in touch with Li Fei!

If the old man awakens at that time, he can give him some pointers, and maybe he can even break through to the Golden Core stage!

……

The brothel in Xingdou City is called Qingyue Tower. It is not large, but it is elegant and refined.

Lu Chen requested a private room on the second floor. Li Fei sat opposite him, holding a wine glass, his gaze fixed on the mountains outside the window, lost in thought.

It's truly lamentable that a once unparalleled genius can't even condense spiritual power at the fifth level of Qi Refining.

Li Fei, however, remained calm, as if he didn't care at all.

"Brother Li, try this." Lu Chen pushed a plate of spiritual fruit in front of him.

"It was picked from the mountains, so it's fresh."

Li Fei withdrew his gaze, glanced at the plate of spirit fruit, and smiled.

"Brother Lu, you always bring me things every time you come, and I feel really bad about it."

"What's there to feel bad about? I didn't just bring it for you. If you don't eat it, I'll eat it myself."

Li Fei smiled and shook his head, then picked up a spirit fruit and took a bite.