Several more months passed.
During that time, Wen Siyue came to see Lu Shang almost whenever she had a moment to spare.
Over a little more than a year, she visited five or six times.
What had begun as rather shy hints of her affection for Lu Shang had become obvious even to outsiders.
Lu Shang still could not understand why.
He was no expert in matters of the heart, but even he understood what she meant by all those roundabout hints.
After hearing Hanqing's answer, Lu Shang also felt that having a harem was no great issue, though it was still a little too early.
At the very least, he needed to wait a while longer.
Lu Shang felt that Wen Siyue was unlike Zi Ling; she seemed more like a young woman experiencing the first stirrings of love.
Waiting a little longer would be best, after all.
As for having a harem, ever since Lu Shang emerged from seclusion in the Ten Thousand Nations, he had long forgotten about gathering one amid his battles with enemies.
Before another month had passed, Wen Siyue came to Lu Shang's cave abode again.
This time, however, three other cultivators also appeared within the range of his divine sense.
Nor was this the first time it had happened.
After Lu Shang returned to this temporary cave abode, he had sensed someone following Wen Siyue on her third visit.
After she left, he had gone to investigate. Once he confirmed that they all belonged to the Miaoyin Sect and had done nothing to her, he paid them no further mind.
But this time was different.
Of the three cultivators, one was at late Foundation Establishment, while the other two were at the early stage.
They were also very close.
They were almost right