"Daddy, my little mother is back. Don't you want to see her and get a little intimate before going into seclusion?"
Several months later, just as Chen Lin was preparing to enter seclusion to refine the Death-Replacement Puppet, Chen Ling'er suddenly came running over and teased him with exaggerated winks.
Chen Lin glared at her. "Such disrespect! Strictly speaking, she should be your Big Aunt. We met much earlier than your Big Aunt and I did. I was still a Qi Condensation cultivator back then!"
The little mother she spoke of was Zhao Mengru.
After leaving the Immortal Palace, she had sought him out and asked to become his concubine.
Since he had agreed, he naturally would not go back on his word. Besides, he wanted to confirm whether she was a reincarnated body and learn more about reincarnation.
Although the Ascension Pill offered some hope, he could not guarantee success, so he needed to prepare on multiple fronts.
When Qin Lingyu and Sun Caiyi learned that he had another woman, neither showed any particular reaction. Chen Ling'er, however, was decidedly unhappy and took verbal jabs at him from time to time.
Still, she had not gone looking for trouble with Zhao Mengru, which spared him some dignity.
"Hehe, so you were childhood sweethearts, innocent playmates."
Chen Ling'er curled her lips, but then her expression changed. Blinking her large eyes, she asked, "Daddy, is she really a reincarnated body?"
"I don't know either. Perhaps she is, perhaps she isn't. But I think the odds are good. There are too many similarities."
Then he asked, "Has the Zhao Lineage's problem been resolved? Did you bring her parents back?"
Zhao Rumen had left this time because her parents had sent word that something had happened at home and asked her to return.