"Teacher, Madam, please, I'm begging you." Seeing Qian Xunji lost in thought, Bibi Dong pleaded again.
Qian Xunji hadn't expected things to take such an interesting turn.
He knew Bibi Dong wasn't sincere.
After all, hadn't Qian Xunji done plenty for Bibi Dong in the original story?
And yet he'd still ended up dead.
If not for Bibi Dong, Qian Xunji might not have died at all.
But he also knew that even if Bibi Dong wasn't sincere, she'd put on a show of sincerity to survive and escape the Secret Chamber.
Wasn't that rather interesting?
Leng Lingyuan was already nine months pregnant and wasn't really suited to looking after Qian Renxue.
They could wait until Leng Lingyuan had given birth. For this one month, Bibi Dong could feed Qian Renxue herself.
At any rate, Bibi Dong had the cultivation of a Soul Emperor, so her milk wouldn't be lacking in quality.
Besides, with Xue Ying keeping an eye on her, Bibi Dong wouldn't be able to pull any tricks.
As Leng Lingyuan's personal maid, Xue Ying had considerable talent and cultivation. Her Soul Saint cultivation was more than enough to keep Bibi Dong in check.
Qian Xunji agreed. "Ling Yuan, our child will be born in a month at most. Let Bibi Dong look after Xiao Xue for now."
"Xiao Xue is still little, and she'll easily fuss at night. I'm afraid it could affect your health and mood."
"Once our child is born, we'll bring Xiao Xue to stay with us."
"And with Xue Ying watching her, Bibi Dong wouldn't dare try anything."
"Ling Yuan, what do you think?"
"My husband makes a good point. Let Bibi Dong look after her for now. Once our child is born, we'll bring Xiao Xue over and take care of them and raise them together."
"To be honest, I felt an affinity with Xiao Xue at first sight. I've taken quite a liking to the child."
"Madam, give her to me."
"I won't let Bibi Dong do anything reckless." Xue Ying was quick to read the room. She took Qian Renxue from Leng Lingyuan and handed her to Bibi Dong.
"Xiao Xue, my precious daughter." Bibi Dong accepted Qian Renxue and held her in her arms, her face full of happiness and affection.
"Ling Yuan, let's go." Qian Xunji led Leng Lingyuan out of the Secret Chamber.
Spirit Hall, Pope Palace.
"Ling Yuan, I'm planning to move the Pope Palace out of Spirit Hall and rebuild it on a mountain in Spirit City."
"Spirit Hall is full of people, after all, and that makes things inconvenient." Qian Xunji voiced the idea he'd been mulling over for a long time.
Leng Lingyuan instantly saw through his intentions and chided him coquettishly. "Husband, are you trying to expand the Secret Chamber?"
"Is one Bibi Dong not enough for you?"
"Ling Yuan, you don't understand. The God of Incense's God Trial requires quite a few offspring. One Bibi Dong isn't enough!"
"I want to go for quality over quantity. My energy is limited, after all. I can't waste it on ordinary women."
"But women of that caliber might not be interested in me, so I have no choice but to resort to a lower plan."
"Do you already have anyone in mind, husband?"
"I do have quite a few targets in mind."
"For example, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast by Tang Hao's side. There's a rumor that when humans and transformed Soul Beasts have children together, the children are guaranteed to have ten levels of Innate Soul Power. I wonder if it's true."
"I may as well use the transformed Soul Beast by Tang Hao's side to test it."
"Then there's Bo Saixi from Sea God Island."
"And Tang Weiwei from the Clear Sky Sect."
"Then there's Zhang Jinfeng from Blue Lightning."
"They're all good choices."
"Husband, you really are greedy!" Leng Lingyuan couldn't help rolling her eyes.
Then she added, "Husband, I can help cover for you, but I have to be the one in charge of these women, and they can only be kept in the Secret Chamber."
"If you agree, I'll help cover for you. If you don't, then I won't."
"All right, Ling Yuan. I'll do everything your way."
"In that case, leave the Secret Chamber's reconstruction to me. As a woman, I know how to make the most of it."
"But we'll have to wait until our child is born."
"And our children must never be allowed to appear in the Pope Palace."
"Let's build a Saintess Hall and a Holy Son Palace somewhere near Spirit Hall instead."
"Good idea, Madam. That's what we'll do." Qian Xunji agreed at once.
"Husband, you should take a few concubines when you have time, to serve as a smokescreen. After all, if too many children appear at once, people will get suspicious."
"Mm, Ling Yuan, you're right."
"By the way, husband, I'll be in charge of the concubines you take from now on, too. I'll make sure they're absolutely loyal to you and me."
"Of course, I'll also have the power to decide whether they live or die."
"That way, I can keep them in line and make sure they know who the real master of Spirit Hall is."
"Madam, I'll leave everything to you." Qian Xunji thought it over. Having a woman manage the women really was a good idea.
"Husband, you can't just be agreeing to all this now to make me happy, only to get cold feet when I actually have to kill someone."
"Ling Yuan, you're my capable partner. How could I deceive you?"
"Go ahead and do as you see fit when it comes to managing the concubines." Qian Xunji made his promise at once.
"Husband, hearing you say that puts my mind at ease. Let's have the Pope Palace built first. We can deal with the Secret Chamber and the concubines after our child is born," Leng Lingyuan suggested.
"All right, Ling Yuan. We'll do it your way. I'll find Yue Guan and have him take care of it."
As he spoke, Qian Xunji escorted Leng Lingyuan back to her room to rest. Then he summoned Yue Guan and had him organize people to build three palaces in Spirit Hall: the Pope Palace, the Holy Son Palace, and the Saintess Hall.
Once the three palaces were completed, Spirit City would have five palaces instead of the original two.
As construction began, the days passed one by one.
A month later.
Leng Lingyuan went into labor.
A large crowd bustled about.
Even Qian Daoliu had come.
After all, this was his grandchild.
A baby's cry rang out.
Qian Xunji was the first to enter the birthing room.
Xue Ying came over and offered her congratulations. "Master, Great Enshrined, they're both princesses."
Qian Xunji took the babies from Xue Ying, a constant smile on his face.
Xue Ying had brought over only one baby, the slightly older Qian Renxue.
As for Leng Lingyuan's child, she was in Leng Lingyuan's arms.
Qian Xunji walked over to Leng Lingyuan.
She said, "Husband, give our two daughters names."
Qian Xunji pretended to ponder. After three or five seconds, he finally spoke. "Ling Yuan, let's name the slightly older one Qian Renxue and the slightly younger one Qian Renshuang."
"Xiao Xue, Xiao Shuang, you have names now. Aren't you happy?" Leng Lingyuan teased Qian Renxue and Qian Renshuang, gently touching their little cheeks.
As soon as Qian Xunji said the name Qian Renshuang, the system's voice followed.
Qian Daoliu also happily entered the birthing room. Having two granddaughters at once was a joyous occasion!
But when he saw Qian Renxue and Qian Renshuang, his face darkened despite himself.
Did Qian Xunji really think he couldn't tell that Qian Renxue had been born a month earlier?
Qian Renxue clearly wasn't Leng Lingyuan's child. Whose child she was had become all too obvious.
What a beast!
Qian Daoliu forcibly suppressed his anger and dragged Qian Xunji out of the birthing room.
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