Looking at Dugu Bo's smug expression, which looked like an "old tree in bloom," Yu Qing couldn't help but lean over, nudge him with his elbow, and ask in a low, teasing, and curious voice:
"Not bad, Old Man Dugu! You've got a sharp eye. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, tsk tsk... that's the World's number one support system Tool Spirit. I just wonder, what is the relationship between this Young Miss Ning Fengya and the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Ning Fengzhi?"
Hearing this, the smug look on Dugu Bo's face intensified, but he also lowered his voice and replied: "Biological siblings. However, as for their relationship! Hehe, it's not great."
"Hmm?" Yu Qing raised an eyebrow and glanced somewhat unexpectedly at Ning Fengya, who was not far away and had a gentle temperament and decent manners. "Ning Fengzhi's reputation abroad has always been good; he handles things smoothly and thoughtfully. Why would he have a bad relationship with his own biological sister?"
Dugu Bo curled his lip and explained: "It used to be okay. But well! Fengya's previous husband unfortunately passed away early. That fellow Ning Fengzhi wanted to introduce her to an Elder within their Sect, saying it was to consolidate the Family's power. But Fengya didn't like him, yet Ning Fengzhi insisted she marry. The two had a falling out over this, and Fengya left home in a fit of rage. Later, she met this old man."
Yu Qing had a look of realization, then his expression became a bit strange as he bumped Dugu Bo with his shoulder: "Oh~ So that's how it is. I couldn't tell, Old Man Dugu, you're into 'this sort of thing' too? You like the 'married woman' attribute?"
Dugu Bo's old face turned red, and he gave Yu Qing an annoyed glare: "Get out of here! What do you mean 'this sort of thing'! Her husband has been gone for several years already. This... this is called... taking a second wife. It's fair and square, not stealing someone else's woman!"
The two were whispering and making eyes at each other on the side, while on the other side, Ning Fengya was indeed as gentle as she appeared. Her way of interacting with people had that spring-breeze-like style of her brother Ning Fengzhi. She quickly struck up a pleasant conversation with Zi Ruyi, who had a similar temperament, and they became good friends.
However, when she learned from Zi Ruyi that Yu Qing, this Sect Master who looked scholarly and academic, actually had multiple wives, her perception of Yu Qing instantly dropped significantly, and her brows furrowed slightly.
However, when she saw Yu Qing and Dugu Bo being so friendly and getting along well, and considering that this was the home Dugu Bo had chosen, she finally decided: "In the future, I should try to stay away from this philandering Sect Master!"
"So... you are that recently famous yet mysterious Yin Yang Sect!" After learning the truth of this place from Duan Xin, Ning Fengya couldn't help but cover her mouth and cry out softly, her beautiful eyes full of surprise.
"Uh-huh~" Duan Xin puffed out her chest proudly, "Didn't Senior Dugu tell you?"
Ning Fengya shook her head gently: "He only told me that he joined a very mysterious and powerful force and told me to follow him here without worry."
The three women soon started chatting together. From Spirit Master cultivation to mainland anecdotes, from Family matters to life ideals, the atmosphere was harmonious, and they quickly became best friends who shared everything.
Yu Qing naturally welcomed Ning Fengya's arrival with both hands. This way, the Yin Yang Sect finally had a top-tier support system Spirit Master. For the entire Sect's comprehensive strength and future development, this was undoubtedly like adding wings to a tiger.
Time flowed quietly in this peaceful and warm atmosphere, and in the blink of an eye, another ten days passed.
During these ten days, Yu Qing still refreshed the System Mall five times every day without fail. Unfortunately, that long-awaited "Life Space Equipment" was still nowhere to be found. Instead, he had stockpiled quite a few Medicinal Pills with peculiar effects and spirit rings and Spirit Bones with surging energy. He even conveniently bought five more spirit souls to keep in reserve for a rainy day, truly making him a late-stage hoarder.
Every day thereafter, as usual, he prepared pregnancy-stabilizing Medicinal Cuisine for the pregnant Shui Wuxiang and Shui Wuyue, and accompanied them in a gentle Yin Yang Conjunction Dual Cultivation to help them stabilize their cultivation and nourish the fetuses.
Early this morning, Yu Qing left the sisters' residence and walked to the entrance of the Poisonous Miasma Zone on the outskirts of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Standing before that colorful, mist-shrouded poisonous fog, Yu Qing stopped for a long time. He looked south, a trace of worry flashing in his eyes.
"Has it been... this long already?" he whispered to himself. "A Rou... Fox Consort..."
Finally, he took a deep breath, his gaze becoming firm. He raised his foot, intending to step into the poisonous miasma and personally head to the mainland to find his two wives who had not returned for a long time.
However, at the very moment his foot was about to step into the poisonous mist, his sea-like mental force suddenly perceived something, and he "looked" toward a certain direction outside the Sunset Forest!
He saw three familiar yet somewhat strange figures approaching rapidly from afar, heading toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
The two in the lead were exactly A Rou and Fox Consort, whom he had been worrying about day and night! They looked travel-worn, but they couldn't hide the excitement and a hint of exhaustion on their faces.
And behind them followed a woman dressed in simple blue clothes with supple blue hair like water. The woman's appearance was exceptionally pure and beautiful, her temperament ethereal and clear. Her entire body naturally radiated a life aura so dense it was extreme. The purity and vastness of this life aura was such that among all the life-System Spirit Masters Yu Qing had ever seen, perhaps only the holder of the Nine Heart Begonia Spirit could compare.
"She should be the transformed hundred thousand year Blue Silver Emperor, Ah Yin!" Yu Qing immediately understood. Then, a feeling of being caught between laughter and tears welled up in his heart. "These two fellows actually managed to 'flicker' Ah Yin over here. This efficiency... is just too high!"
A moment later, when A Rou and Fox Consort clearly saw that blue-robed figure they had been thinking about day and night standing at the entrance, the two of them almost simultaneously turned into two streaks of light, one red and one white. At a speed difficult for the naked eye to catch, they lunged into Yu Qing's arms. The massive impact almost knocked Yu Qing over.
"A Qing, I missed you so much!" A Rou buried her head deep in Yu Qing's chest, her voice thick with nasality and unshakeable longing.
"Finally... back..." Although Fox Consort didn't show her emotions as outwardly as A Rou, she also gently rubbed her cheek against Yu Qing's chest, her tone carrying deep attachment.
Not having seen him for several months, the two women's longing for Yu Qing had already piled up to the peak. If it weren't for the inappropriate setting and the presence of an outsider... they would definitely have "executed" Yu Qing on the spot, having a unique session of "Yin-Yang Harmonization" to thoroughly vent the longing accumulated over these months.
"Alright, alright..." Yu Qing felt the warmth of his two beloved wives in his arms, and his heart was also soft. He gently patted their backs and said softly, "We'll save the 'reminiscing' for tonight; we have plenty of time. Now, shouldn't you first introduce me to this new sister?"
A Rou and Fox Consort then somewhat reluctantly lifted their heads from Yu Qing's chest. A Rou showed a bright and slightly smug smile, pointing at the blue-clad woman behind her and saying:
"Hehe~ She is Ah Yin, a transformed hundred thousand year Blue Silver Emperor. To 'invite' her over, we paid a huge price!"
Hearing this, Yu Qing raised an eyebrow, and his mental force instantly scanned the two women's bodies in detail. Hmm... spirit power was full, aura was stable, and Meridians were clear; there were no signs of injury. He then breathed a sigh of relief and asked: "A price? Did you... have a fight with Tang Hao?"
"Hmph! That guy is indeed quite troublesome; his strength is terrifyingly large!" A Rou wrinkled her nose. "However, he can't match my speed. I was responsible for stalling him and keeping him from getting in the way. If he wants to hurt me, he's still ten thousand years too early!" Her tone carried a hint of pride.
"That's good." Yu Qing nodded, then officially turned his gaze toward the blue-clad woman who had been standing quietly at the back, her eyes somewhat empty and despondent—Ah Yin.
"Hello, Ah Yin." Yu Qing stepped forward, a gentle and friendly smile on his face, and waved at her. "My name is Yu Qing. Welcome to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Please give me your guidance in the future."
Ah Yin slowly raised her head, and those eyes, as pure as sapphires but with a faint sadness, looked at Yu Qing. She nodded gently, her voice tiny: "Um... hello..." Her reaction seemed somewhat flat and distant.
Seeing this, Yu Qing couldn't help but cast an inquiring look at A Rou and Fox Consort, asking with his eyes: "What's wrong with her?"
Fox Consort gave a cunning smile, leaned into Yu Qing's ear, and whispered in a tone that sounded like a successful prank, "What else could it be? She's heartbroken~ Husband, now... is the best time for you to take her down!"
Yu Qing looked at her in shock. "What did you two do?"
Fox Consort smiled like a little fox that had just stolen some treats. "We didn't do much~ We just... used a little bit of illusion to make that guy named Tang Hao and a Dragon Lust Tree with decent cultivation have a bit of an 'in-and-out' relationship~ Hehe... the scene at the time... it was quite intense! And... Ah Yin 'just happened' to arrive and see the whole thing~ After that... she became like this~"
Yu Qing was instantly stunned. Good grief! These two together were simply lawless! They actually, actually used illusions to make Tang Hao do that with a bizarre Spirit Beast like the Dragon Lust Tree... This... this move was way too outrageous! "Then... what happened after that?"
A Rou also added with a giggle, her tone carrying a hint of amazement, "What's even more amazing is that! I don't know if it's because Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer has too much Yang Qi... or if the Dragon Lust Tree was just that determined, but after that 'harmonization,' she actually succeeded in her Transformation directly! Tsk tsk, and looking at Tang Hao later, it seems he even sparked something with that newly transformed little seedling... He completely threw our Sister Ah Yin, who he previously had a good relationship with, to the back of his mind!"
After hearing the two women's story, Yu Qing's brow slowly furrowed as he fell into deep thought. He thought to himself, "As expected, is it the World Correction Force? Even though A Rou and the others intercepted Ah Yin, Tang San's mother will still be a hundred thousand years Spirit Beast, it's just changed from Ah Yin to another one... This really is..." For a moment, he didn't even know how to evaluate it.
"Since that's the case..." Yu Qing's gaze turned back to the soul-shaken Ah Yin, his heart settling. "Then... contracting Ah Yin to become my Dao Companion won't carry any psychological burden."
The group of four soon returned to the interior of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Yu Qing personally introduced the unique environment to Ah Yin. Feeling the strange environment where ice and fire intertwined yet contained infinite life energy, Ah Yin's dim blue eyes finally regained some luster. The chaos and pain in her heart seemed to be smoothed over quite a bit by this dense aura of life.
"How is it... here?" Yu Qing took the opportunity to start his "sales pitch." "You can move your entire Blue Silver Grass tribe here. The energy here has unimaginable benefits for your clansmen; it will definitely allow them to grow more lushly and even... accelerate the condensation of spirit power." After successfully "abducting" the entire tribe of the Cloud-Shrouding Flower Emperor, Yu Qing had clearly developed a taste for it and wanted to pull the even more numerous and equally potential Blue Silver Grass tribe into his Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as another layer of security for the future.
Hearing this, a clear look of interest appeared in Ah Yin's eyes. She asked softly, "Is it... really okay?"
"Of course!" Yu Qing's tone was certain and his expression sincere (as he began his serious hoodwinking). "You should have heard it from A Rou and Fox Consort already, right? Since you chose to come here, we are bound to become husband and wife in the future. Since we are husband and wife, your clansmen are naturally my clansmen, and I will naturally consider their future."
Ah Yin pursed her lips and looked at Yu Qing with a complex gaze. After a long while, she finally nodded gently and whispered, "I... I need some time to let go of the past."
"Mhm." Yu Qing smiled warmly. "No rush. Take your time. This place is always open to you."
Having successfully convinced Ah Yin to stay at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, a weight was lifted from Yu Qing's heart. He returned to the main house, but before he could enjoy a warm dinner... he was pulled directly into her room by an already impatient A Rou with an indisputably dominant posture.
What followed was a bout of almost frenzied "Yin-Yang Harmonization." A Rou seemed intent on venting all the longing and desire from several months of separation, along with that bit of "minor jealousy" that arose after learning the Shui Family Sisters were pregnant... she vented it all out fiercely.
Throughout the entire night, eventually, she couldn't handle Yu Qing, who possessed the Yin Extreme Reverse Yang Art, on her own. She actually... pulled in Fox Consort, who was still dreaming, to have her... help share the firepower, while she herself went out to recover her strength for the next round of battle.
Clearly, she had learned of Shui Wuyue and Shui Wuxiang's "glorious feat" of getting pregnant on the first try from Duan Xin or Purple Pearl. She was holding onto a burst of energy, wanting to "catch up"!
However, things didn't go as planned. Despite A Rou and Fox Consort taking turns over the next few days, "squeezing" him night after night until even Yu Qing felt a bit of back pain (pretendingly), the two women's bellies showed no movement at all, remaining despairingly flat!
"A Qing..." After another session of "Harmonization" ended, A Rou slumped weakly in Yu Qing's arms, her voice carrying a sob and deep frustration. "Do you think there's something wrong with our bodies? Why can't we get pregnant?" Her beautiful pink eyes were even a bit swollen from crying.
Yu Qing caringly stroked her back and comforted her softly, "Silly girl, didn't I tell you long ago? We, especially you and I, are existences at the Titled Douluo level. The higher the life level, the lower the probability of conceiving offspring. This... is the Law of heaven and earth; it cannot be rushed."
"But..." A Rou raised her tear-streaked face and asked unwillingly, "Why did Sister Shui Wuyue and Sister Shui Wuxiang... they... get pregnant on the first try? They aren't even Spirit Emperors!"
"It's a matter of probability... plus a little bit of luck." Yu Qing wiped away her tears. "Keep a calm mind and let nature take its course. The more anxious you are, the harder it will be to conceive."
At this moment, Fox Consort, who had been waiting outside the door, pushed it open and walked in. She pulled the still-grieving A Rou out of Yu Qing's arms and said irritably, "Alright, alright, Pearl and I aren't pregnant yet either! What are you getting so worked up about? It's my turn next!"
A Rou opened her mouth, wanting to say more, but seeing that Fox Consort had already skillfully entwined herself around Yu Qing, she had no choice but to close her mouth resentfully. She put on her clothes and silently left the room, deciding to go to the Shui Family Sisters to learn from their experience and ask them exactly what their "secret" was.
And at this very moment, the newcomer Ah Yin was sitting alone by the window, staring blankly at the unique night view of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
These days, she naturally knew about the nightly revelry and the uninhibited, intense "combat situations" between Yu Qing and his wives. Initially, she was a bit uncomfortable and embarrassed, but perhaps because she had been hurt so deeply by Tang Hao, she actually wasn't that bothered or resistant to the matter.
Furthermore, she discovered that Yu Qing's wives—whether it was the hundred thousand years Spirit Beasts A Rou and Fox Consort, or Duan Xin and Zi Ruyi who possessed mysterious spirit souls—all got along exceptionally well. They treated each other with sincerity, like a true big Family. This atmosphere gave her a long-lost sense of warmth and peace.
Especially every seven days, Yu Qing would release that Life Domain which covered the entire Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. That dense Rain of Life that fell like sweet dew and condensed into substance was of unspeakable benefit to her as a Blue Silver Emperor. Every time she bathed in it, she felt her Origin becoming more refined and her cultivation subtly increasing.
All of this caused Ah Yin's impression of Yu Qing to quietly change deep within her heart. That figure in green robes began to gradually become clearer, even possessing a trace of inexplicable attraction.
And on Yu Qing's side... almost every day... he would receive prompts from the System:
[Ding! Ah Yin's favorability +1!]
[Ding! Ah Yin's favorability +2!]
[Ding! Ah Yin's favorability +1!]
Although the points added each time weren't many, this situation where he hadn't even started a formal conquest yet the girl was silently "conquering herself" really made Yu Qing not know whether to laugh or cry, while also finding it quite interesting.
It seemed the day when he would completely transplant this injured Blue Silver Emperor into his own "garden" was not far off.
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