Jiang Yun entered the room to find Jiang Shuanglan cooking for Xiao Nannan.
Xiao Nannan was obedient and well-behaved, with delicate features like those of a fairy child.
Over this period, the two of them had completely come to raise Nannan as their own child.
Neither of them planned to have children yet, and Jiang Yun had no such thoughts at the moment.
Even though the panel indicated that he could receive bonuses from having descendants, he still had absolutely no intention of doing so now.
Sea of Reincarnation cultivators and Great Emperors could both have children, but their talent and bloodline were as different as heaven and earth.
Children and descendants could wait until he had succeeded in his endeavors, or at the very least possessed the combat power of a Great Emperor.
Jiang Yun intended to carry the principle of superior birth and upbringing through to the end.
"Nannan, what do you want to eat today?"
Seeing Xiao Nannan sitting obediently by the table, Jiang Yun could not help stepping forward and rubbing her delicate little cheeks.
"Today, Sister Shuanglan is making spirit crane meat for Nannan, along with a cup of Nannan's favorite Yuanxiang fruit juice."
Xiao Nannan happily told Jiang Yun about it.
Once Jiang Shuanglan finished cooking and brought the food over to Xiao Nannan, Jiang Yun told her about what had happened with Xia Weier earlier.
"She's already feeling sorry for you so quickly?"
Jiang Shuanglan continued in a slightly sour tone:
"I've noticed that you've been buying materials to refine Hundred-Grass Liquid every day lately. Are you short on cultivation resources? Even with Fire Fiend assisting you, refining Hundred-Grass Liquid isn't something that can earn resources in a short time. Many people even lose everything they invest."
After saying that, Jiang Shuanglan took out more than a hundred bottles of Hundred-Grass Liquid, along with a piece of Source and two spirit herbs, and handed them to Jiang Yun.
"I was planning to bring them to you after I finished cooking for Xiao Nannan."
Jiang Yun was somewhat moved as he looked at the items before him. He had never expected that, aside from some Hundred-Grass Liquid, Jiang Shuanglan had not used any of the resources he had given her.
Instead, she had been saving them all for him.
"Lan'er, keep these things and use more of them yourself. I've only been wanting to learn alchemy lately and try refining some things. I'm not lacking cultivation resources."
Jiang Yun pulled Jiang Shuanglan into his arms and told her about his alchemy gains over the past few days.
Afraid that she would not believe him, he even took out more than three hundred bottles of Hundred-Grass Liquid.
"Ah, I never expected Brother Yun to have such extraordinary talent for alchemy. Even the elders of Medicine Valley might not be able to do this!!!"
Jiang Shuanglan was deeply astonished. She had never imagined that her husband could gain so much from refining Hundred-Grass Liquid.
In merely three days, he had obtained more Hundred-Grass Liquid than she had acquired over all these years.
"Of course. Just look whose excellent husband I am."
Jiang Yun chatted with Jiang Shuanglan for a while.
Xiao Nannan was very perceptive and had long since picked up her bowl and run outside.
"By the way, you said Xia Weier felt sorry for me? What did you mean? There's nothing improper between her and me."
Jiang Yun suddenly remembered what she had said earlier.
Jiang Shuanglan gathered her thoughts and solemnly said to Jiang Yun.
"What do you think of Xia Weier?"
Jiang Yun immediately shuddered.
When your wife or girlfriend asked, "What do you think of my best friend?"
That was usually—
A sign that an argument was about to begin, a fatal question.
If he directly evaluated her best friend and said something bad, she might not believe him. If he said her friend was good, she would ask whether he liked her.
Jiang Yun cautiously asked.
"Lan'er, why do you ask?"
In this situation, he first needed to figure out the enemy's objective.
Seeing Jiang Yun act like this, Jiang Shuanglan secretly found it amusing.
However, Jiang Yun's reaction also showed that her position in his heart was very important.
"I'm not teasing you. I just want to ask how you feel about Wei'er. If possible, I'd like Wei'er to become your Dao companion and help share some of my burden as your elder sister."
"Mm-hmm, becoming Dao companions is good. Wait, becoming Dao companions? For me?"
Jiang Yun stared at Jiang Shuanglan in astonishment, checking whether she was trying to entrap him.
"That's right."
Jiang Shuanglan sat beside the table, lowered her head, and blushed slightly.
"Husband, don't blame me for making decisions on my own. Lately, that of yours has been getting stronger and stronger. I can't bear it when it's like this every day."
"Also, you said she just gave you five bottles of Hundred-Grass Liquid. Together with the five bottles she gave us at our wedding, I suspect that girl has never used any Hundred-Grass Liquid to cultivate herself and gave it all to us instead. That shows that Wei'er possesses outstanding talent and knows how to repay kindness."
"Cultivating on her own, she has nearly caught up to me in less than a year. In the future, Wei'er can help you with cultivation, while I handle the affairs at home."
As Jiang Shuanglan spoke, she took Jiang Yun's hand.
"Lan'er, you don't need to wrong yourself for my sake. I can restrain myself a little."
The quieter Jiang Yun spoke, the more hypocritical he felt.
It would be fine to restrain himself for a day or two, but over time, it would have a major impact on his future development.
Still, he did not dare agree immediately. That would be too disrespectful toward Jiang Shuanglan.
The husband and wife went on to discuss Xia Weier for a while.
In the end, Jiang Yun naturally agreed.
After spending time with Xia Weier over the past few days, Jiang Yun had come to like this girl, who was exceptionally pretty, pure-hearted, and gentle on the outside but strong within.
He had merely believed that rabbits did not eat the grass near their burrows, so he absolutely could not set his sights on his wife's best friend.
Thus, his feelings had remained at no more than appreciating her beauty, and he truly had no intention of taking things further.
He had never expected Jiang Shuanglan to make such a suggestion.
Jiang Yun could only resolve to treat Jiang Shuanglan well in the future and never let her suffer any grievance.
No matter what happened in the future, Lan'er would always be his first wife.
Talent was not fixed forever. As long as he and Jiang Shuanglan cultivated together often enough, her talent would naturally improve.
He simply could not tell her about that yet.
After the husband and wife finished talking, Jiang Shuanglan went to ask Xia Weier for her opinion.
Jiang Yun was also somewhat restless, wondering how Xia Weier would react.
Walking into the courtyard, he saw Little Dingdang and Xiao Nannan swinging together, while Xia Weier's room remained tightly shut.
Without thinking further, Jiang Yun followed his original plan.
He went out and bought thirty sets of materials for Hundred-Grass Liquid, then returned to the pill room to refine it. Regardless of Xia Weier's response—
He could not stop learning alchemy. The sooner he refined a One-Turn Golden Core—
The sooner he could directly improve his cultivation. Both he and his Dao companions needed such things.
That night, Jiang Yun bottled the refined Hundred-Grass Liquid one by one and returned to Jiang Shuanglan's room.
Jiang Shuanglan had already been waiting for a long time, sitting by the table and pondering something.
Upon hearing Jiang Yun, she raised her head and looked at him with delight.
"Wei'er agreed. She thinks highly of you as well, but she wants us to simply have a meal together when the time comes. There's no need to hold a ceremony like last time."
"Why does she think that?" Jiang Yun found it rather strange. He had even wanted to collect wedding gifts once more.
"Probably because of some unpleasant experiences when she was young. Wei'er is very afraid of lively places and crowds."
Jiang Shuanglan understood Xia Weier very well.
Jiang Yun had roughly learned some things about Xia Weier's past.
Those unpleasant experiences in her childhood had resulted in this flaw in her personality.
"We'll respect Wei'er's wishes for the Dao companion ceremony, but we can hold it in the mortal world. Everyone there will be people Wei'er knows well, so it should be fine."
Jiang Yun did not want the ceremony to be handled so crudely.
And so, he settled it with Jiang Shuanglan.
Jiang Shuanglan was also very happy. The promise she and Xia Weier had made as children had truly become reality.
On the Big Dipper, having three wives and four concubines was far too common. Jiang Shuanglan's father had been the same.
Perhaps it was thanks to the Jiang Family's long-standing fine tradition.
Isn't that right, Great Emperor Heng and a certain Dao Ancestor?
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