"Husband, look how grand Uncle Liu's home is!" Yi Lin exclaimed.
Mount Heng School was a nunnery, so naturally everything there was plain, even the colors. It was nothing like the Hengshan Sect, where everything was bright red and purple.
"Husband..." Yi Lin turned around and saw Li Hao staring at a stunning young woman without looking away. Annoyed, she reached out and pinched the soft flesh at his waist, twisting it a full 360 degrees.
"Ow!" Li Hao snapped out of it. Seeing Yi Lin's furious expression, he couldn't help laughing.
"What's wrong? Is my little Yi Lin jealous?"
"Husband, I don't mind if you take a liking to another girl, but you..." Yi Lin trailed off and glanced at the people around them. In the end, she didn't say what was on her mind.
Sometimes, walls had ears. It was no joke that trouble could come from careless words.
"Dear Yi Lin, I saw how tired you were last night, so I thought I'd find you a few sisters to share the burden. Look how much weight you've lost these past couple of days," Li Hao said earnestly.
"I..." Yi Lin was at a loss for words.
She knew how amazing her husband was. That so-called Art of the Chamber was truly miraculous. In just two short days, she had advanced from a third-rate martial artist to a first-rate one.
One rank a day for two days straight—Abbess Dingyi had been amazed, too. It had even made her want to give up being a nun and find herself a man.
As for Li Hao, his progress had been a little slower. He had only just crossed the threshold into the Postnatal Mid-stage.
"What do you think of the woman we just saw?" Li Hao leaned down and whispered in Yi Lin's ear.
"She... She's married!" Yi Lin went weak and collapsed into Li Hao's arms.
"As long as you agree, I'll find a way." Li Hao gave a sly grin, making the people around him feel a chill run down their spines.
"I-I don't mind. More sisters mean more support." Yi Lin gave her answer outright. As a concubine, she had no right to object to this.
No matter how much Li Hao doted on her, she felt she shouldn't overstep her place.
"Since you agree, I'll go take care of things. Get to bed early tonight. I might be back late." Li Hao patted her pert bottom and grinned.
"Got it. Don't be too late," Yi Lin said with a pout. Though she looked unhappy, she was actually delighted. At last, she'd be able to get a good night's sleep.
Whenever Li Hao was beside her, she barely slept a wink all night. The process of improving her strength had been filled with tears.
"So they're staying in the Hengshan Sect's rear courtyard. No wonder I haven't seen them in all these days. Ning Zhongze, I can't believe you're ranked in the Gallery of Beauties. Your rank might be low, but even a tiny morsel is still meat! I can't pass up the system reward." Li Hao muttered to himself.
Just then, while he was strolling with Yi Lin, the system had suddenly notified him that a member of the Gallery of Beauties was nearby.
[Ning Zhongze] Rank: 965. Measurements: 91, 68, 89
Ning Zhongze was the renowned Heroine of Mount Hua. She was the wife of Yue Buqun, the Gentleman Sword and leader of the Hua Shan Sect, and her Maiden Swordplay was exquisite.
From the measurements provided by the system, it was clear that Ning Zhongze had been no ordinary woman when she was young!
Even as a mature beauty, she had made it into the Gallery of Beauties. That was proof enough of how extraordinary she must have been in her youth.
A measurement of 91 was something many women in the East only achieved after becoming mothers.
It was a pity Yue Lingshan hadn't come along. With Ning Zhongze's genes, Yue Lingshan would surely have made the list. Actually, Li Bai could look up Yue Lingshan's rank, but flipping through the pages one by one was too much trouble. He'd find out when he ran into her.
"Brother Qun, are you going out this late?" In the Hengshan rear courtyard, all the Hua Shan Sect disciples had been put up together.
Just a moment ago, Zuo Lengchan, leader of the Songshan Sect, had sent someone to invite Yue Buqun to a meeting in Hengyang City. As for what they intended to discuss, even the messenger didn't know.
"Master Zuo must have something urgent to discuss if he's inviting me at this hour, so I can't keep him waiting. Stay here with the disciples and don't go out, in case anything happens," Yue Buqun instructed.
He wasn't a fool. Zuo Lengchan had invited him to a meeting at this hour, and in Hengyang City, dozens of miles away. Clearly, it was something serious. Liu Zhengfeng's Golden Basin Hand-washing was tomorrow. It seemed this was the prelude to a storm!
When Li Hao saw Yue Buqun leave in the middle of the night, he immediately grew excited. How did he know? Because the messenger was in his hands—and already dead.
If Yue Buqun was heading to Hengyang City in the middle of the night, he probably wouldn't return tonight. That meant Li Hao had the entire night to himself.
"What should I use?" Li Hao took out the various miraculous medicines the system had given him, unsure which to choose. There were too many good things, and he couldn't make up his mind.
Damn it, he was going to become the greatest figure in this world, and yet using such a despicable method on a mature beauty was beneath him.
In the end, Li Hao picked up the Super Meng Han Powder and headed toward the Hua Shan Sect disciples' rooms.
Li Hao's Treading Snow Without a Trace was peerless. He managed to give every Hua Shan Sect disciple a dose of Super Meng Han Powder, including Linghu Chong, in just a quarter of an hour.
With everything ready, Li Hao crept toward Ning Zhongze's room. He didn't know her exact level of cultivation, but he figured it was about the same as Abbess Dingyi and the others', which should be within his ability to handle.
In terms of his true combat strength, he could easily suppress anyone below the Innate realm. The Innate Mid-stage would take some effort, while he could kill an Innate Peak expert with all his strength.
If a Grandmaster showed up, no one could catch him if he ran.
"Hm? Why is there water running inside?" Li Hao had just reached the door when he heard the splashing sound within.
Damn, Ning Zhongze wasn't sleeping at this hour. She was taking a bath instead. But she was the only one in the entire rear courtyard still awake, so nothing should go wrong.
The door was bolted from the inside, but Li Hao had watched enough period dramas to know how to deal with a door like this. All he needed was a small knife to slowly pry the bolt loose.
Before long, the bolt had been moved aside, making only the faintest sound. Under normal circumstances, Ning Zhongze's cultivation would have let her hear it clearly.
But the splashing was too loud now, drowning out every other sound.
Li Hao slowly pushed the door open and slipped inside.
Ning Zhongze was bathing behind a folding screen. Her clothes, neatly folded after she'd taken them off, rested on a chair beside it.
Li Hao quietly slipped past the screen, and a breathtaking sight appeared before him.
At last, Li Hao understood how she could make the list despite being a mature beauty. If it weren't for the little bit of flesh around her stomach, she could have ranked above Yi Lin.
That was the conclusion Li Hao had reached after comparing them many times.
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