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

The three women also looked at Ziyao.

Zhuang Jingbai subconsciously took half a step forward, shielding Lu Chen behind her, her hand already on the storage bag at her waist.

Jiang Huaiyu pulled Ling'er closer to his chest, while Yu Ning tightened her grip on Bao'er's hand.

The air suddenly felt a little tense.

"Yao Yao".

Lu Chen stepped out from behind Zhuang Jingbai and stood among the women.

"They are what I meant by...debt."

Zi Yao's gaze moved from Zhuang Jingbai's face to Jiang Huaiyu's face, then to Yu Ning's face, and finally landed on the two children.

Bao'er tilted her head back, her round eyes staring at her curiously, and suddenly grinned, revealing two tiny baby teeth.

Then, her gaze fell on the three women's stomachs.

"What month is it?"

Zhuang Jingbai was stunned for a moment before realizing that she was being asked a question.

"For over seven months, we all have!"

Zi Yao nodded, stood up, walked to Zhuang Jingbai, and extended her hand.

Zhuang Jingbai subconsciously took a half step back, but was gently supported by her waist.

Zi Yao placed her hand on her swollen belly, her movements so gentle as if she were afraid of breaking something. Zhuang Jingbai felt a warm demonic energy seeping in through her belly, and the little one inside kicked, causing her to gasp softly.

Zi Yao withdrew her hand, her expression unchanged, but the tips of her ears turned slightly red.

"The baby is in the correct position. The baby is healthy."

Zhuang Jingbai opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Zi Yao had already turned around and walked to Jiang Huaiyu, looking down at Ling'er who was perched on her shoulder.

The little girl had woken up at some point and was staring at her with her round eyes, not blinking.

Ziyao reached out and gently touched Ling'er's cheek with her finger. Ling'er giggled and reached out her little hand to grab her finger.

"How old are you?" Ziyao asked.

"She's almost 7."

Zi Yao nodded and said nothing more.

She bent down and took Ling'er from Jiang Huaiyu's arms, holding her in her arms with the naturalness of someone who had held a child countless times.

Ling'er wrapped her arms around her neck, her chubby little hands grabbing and scratching at her long purple hair, giggling incessantly.

As Zhuang Jingbai watched this scene, her guard slowly lowered. She turned to look at Lu Chen, her face blank.

Seeing this, Lu Chen shrugged and said that this was a tradition of the Lion Clan.

In the days that followed, Ziyao continued to listen to Lu Chen and no longer revolved around him. Instead, she tried her best to be herself while also taking care of the child.

She would feed the three children spiritual food in the morning, stew nourishing soup for the three pregnant women at noon, and take them to bask in the sun in the open space in front of the Amethyst Palace in the afternoon so that they could also absorb some spiritual energy.

Lu Chen and the three women were not used to it. Lu Chen could take care of them, or they could do it themselves. How could they be worthy of being served by a powerful cultivator in the Integration stage?

But Zi Yao didn't care at all.

This wasn't her trying to please everyone; it was simply that lionesses have a natural instinct to raise their young. She would take care of anyone with Lu Chen's bloodline, treating them as her own.

Similarly, the women must treat her and Lu Chen's bloodline as their own.

Lu Chen couldn't refuse her, so he had to agree, but he also got involved himself, joining Zi Yao in the effort.

At first, her movements were clumsy, but fortunately she was serious, as if she were learning a completely new lesson.

Furthermore, she got along very well with the three women.

"My sister has been working so hard these days; the food she makes is getting better and better."

Zhuang Jingbai, holding the bowl, couldn't help but praise.

Ziyao was wiping Ling'er's mouth without even looking up.

"I'm still in the fusion stage, after all."

Zhuang Jingbai choked for a moment, then lowered her head and continued drinking her soup.

Jiang Huaiyu smiled with her lips pursed, and Yu Ning also curved her lips into a smile.

Ziyao lifted Ling'er off the chair, and the little girl immediately ran to play with Bao'er.

Zi Yao watched the two children running around hand in hand on the amethyst ground, and she suddenly spoke.

"The children look just like my husband."

None of the three women responded; they knew the power of Lu Chen's genes.

Then, Ziyao turned around and looked at them, her gaze lingering on each of their faces in turn.

"However, your cultivation levels are too low. Especially yours." She looked at Yu Ning.

"Your Golden Core is complete, your foundation is solid, and you should have broken through to the Nascent Soul stage long ago, but you have been unable to do so. Starting tomorrow, I will teach you cultivation."

Zhuang Jingbai opened her mouth as if to say something, but Jiang Huaiyu gently pressed her hand down.

"it is good."

Ziyao glanced at her, nodded, and turned to leave.

The golden bell jingled on her ankle, and the sound gradually faded away.

The next day, Ziyao indeed began teaching them cultivation.

Her teaching style, like herself, is direct, simple, and uncompromising.

Zhuang Jingbai's sword strike was off-target, so she knocked the sword out of her hand and tried again.

Jiang Huaiyu's movements slowed down, and she grabbed her by the collar, spun her around three times in the air, and then put her down.

Yu Ning's spiritual energy flowed sluggishly, so she placed her palm on Yu Ning's back and probed her meridians with demonic energy, clearing the blockages inch by inch.

The three women complained bitterly as she scolded them, but none of them called for her to stop.

Because they could feel their cultivation level increasing and their strength improving, not slowly, but at a visible rate.

The bottleneck of the Golden Core stage becomes as fragile as a piece of paper under the guidance of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

Lu Chen sometimes stood by and watched, and sometimes he practiced with the others, but Zi Yao's attitude towards him was completely different from her attitude towards the other girls.

She always gave Lu Chen careful guidance, afraid of displeasing him.

After all, in her eyes, Lu Chen was at the top of the pyramid, while she and the other women were on the second level. Therefore, she would not humble herself in front of the three women.

Three more months passed.

With Zi Yao's vast resources and guidance, Lu Chen has completely refined Su Ningxin's Yin energy, firmly stabilizing his cultivation at the seventh level of the Golden Core realm, with a solid foundation.

The three women have all completed their missions, each giving birth to a daughter for him.

This made Lu Chen very happy, and that night he spent quality time with his family.

However, this time, he did not choose to let the three women form their Nascent Souls, since it would greatly affect their cultivation. Now that his cultivation level had caught up with theirs, it was time for them to cultivate properly on their own.

The three women agreed with this.

After all, for Jiang Huaiyu and Yu Ning, what they did back then was a pledge to solidify their identities and ensure they could stay by Lu Chen's side. It was necessary at the time.

Now that Lu Chen has accepted them, they no longer need to do this and can focus on their cultivation.

As for Zhuang Jingbai, she is the female lead.

It was just an accident at the time, a product of her ignorance, because Lu Chen didn't dare to reveal his identity.

Therefore, her talent should not be wasted, even though she herself doesn't see it as such.

Because she truly loved Lu Chen.

Lin Tian? I don't know him at all.

It seems like that was in a past life.