Was Lu Changsheng Taking More Concubines Again?

"Brother Lu, I heard from Brother Li that you have no other interests-your only love in life is beautiful women."

"So on this trip, I specially prepared two beauties for you."

"I paid quite a price to buy these two from the White Jade Pavilion."

"Rest assured, Brother Lu. Both are virgins. No one has touched them."

"Moreover, under the White Jade Pavilion's instruction, both have practiced the Maiden Essence-Nurturing Art. Their primordial yin can nourish your essence and replenish your yang, and once they lose their virginity, they will be devoted to you, body and soul."

Hong Yi spoke to Lu Changsheng with a look on his face that any man would understand.

The corner of Lu Changsheng's mouth twitched at his words.

What did he mean, my only love in life is beautiful women?

Was I the sort of man who wallowed in lust?

Clearly, my ambitions soared through the clouds to reach the heavens.

I sought eternal life, to become an immortal and a patriarch!

Marrying wives and having children were merely ways to survive better in this world and work toward that goal.

"Ah."

Lu Changsheng could not help sighing inwardly.

He felt that no one in this world could understand him.

But there was nothing he could do. Such heaven-reaching ambitions were destined to remain hidden from the world, beyond anyone's understanding.

Hide skill beneath clumsiness, veil brilliance in obscurity, shelter purity amid the murk, and bend in order to straighten!

Only by enduring concealment upon concealment could one become an immortal above immortals!

Lu Changsheng looked at the two women before him. Their figures were tall and striking, and they stood a little taller than even he did.

Although they were very tempting, Lu Changsheng did not particularly want to accept them.

After all, neither woman had a spiritual root.

Now that he had ten wives and concubines, he wanted to focus on having children with better potential when taking more wives or concubines.

That meant finding women with spiritual roots to bear his children.

Otherwise, if he kept having children this way, not only would almost all of them lack spiritual roots, it would also begin to interfere with his daily cultivation.

Still.

The women had already been brought here. Surely he could not ask Hong Yi to take them back?

He did not want to reject Hong Yi's kindness and damage their friendship either.

Besides, looking at the two women before him, he wanted to test his own weakness and experience some exotic charm.

After all, this world held so many temptations. If he did not properly temper himself now, how could he resist greater temptations in the future?

After a moment's consideration, Lu Changsheng asked, "Brother Hong, are they willing?"

"Rest assured on that count, Brother Lu. Both are orphans adopted by the White Jade Pavilion and raised and trained there from childhood. There are no problems whatsoever."

"I, Hong Yi, would never do anything that defied heaven and morality."

Hong Yi naturally understood what Lu Changsheng meant by that question.

"Very well. In that case, I'll accept this gift and take them both."

"But with our friendship, there's no need for this. Don't do anything like this again."

Lu Changsheng nodded as he spoke.

"Of course, of course. Just this once, just this once."

Hong Yi nodded with a smile.

Looking at that smile, Lu Changsheng somehow felt that he would do it again.

"Brother Hong, you've come a long way. By rights, I should at least invite you in for a cup of tea."

"But bringing outside cultivators into Green Bamboo Mountain is very troublesome."

"So I won't invite you inside. For our next transaction, you can come to a nearby city and have someone send me word."

That was what Lu Changsheng told him.

Ordinary people could enter Green Bamboo Mountain easily enough, but bringing in outside cultivators was very troublesome.

"I understand."

Hong Yi nodded. He understood perfectly and did not mind at all.

He told Lu Changsheng, "However, I may not come in person next time."

"If it's convenient, Brother Lu, you could prepare a batch of talismans every few months. That way, I won't have to worry too much when I send someone over."

He had come personally this time not only because it was their first transaction, but also because the number of talismans was rather large, leaving him somewhat uneasy.

"All right. You can send someone over every three months from now on, Brother Hong."

"I should be able to provide around thirty talismans each time."

Lu Changsheng spoke after a little thought.

The hundred talismans he had brought out this time represented a stockpile accumulated over a long period.

Going forward, though, ten talismans a month would be about right.

Even if the Lu Lineage learned of it and kept an eye on him, they would have little reason to object.

"Good. No problem."

Hong Yi's face immediately lit up with joy.

Ten a month was already very good in his eyes.

"Oh, Brother Hong, there's something else I'd like to trouble you with."

Lu Changsheng suddenly remembered the matter of his brother-in-law, Qu Changge.

A year had passed without any news from the Red Whale Gang. He felt that Qu Changge was probably in grave danger, if not already dead.

But he still wanted to have someone search for him, if only to get some news and give Qu Zhenzhen an answer.

"What is it? Please tell me, Brother Lu."

Hong Yi's expression grew a little more serious.

"I'd like you to help me find someone."

Lu Changsheng gave Hong Yi the information about Qu Changge.

He also told him a little about what had happened to Qu Zhenzhen, warning Hong Yi to be careful.

After all, Qu Zhenzhen's entire family had been murdered, and the matter might involve an immortal cultivator.

Although he felt that this immortal cultivator was probably not particularly formidable, caution was still necessary.

"Rest assured, Brother Lu. Leave this to me."

After hearing him out, Hong Yi nodded in agreement.

In his view, this was neither particularly troublesome nor particularly dangerous.

After all, the Ruyi Marquis Manor counted as a significant power in the mundane world.

It had some confidence when facing a rogue cultivator living among mortals.

Besides, friendship required frequent contact.

Lu Changsheng was willing to sell him talismans now, but that might change once he had broader connections and more options.

So, as long as it was not especially dangerous, Hong Yi was willing to maintain more contact with Lu Changsheng and strengthen their relationship.

"Then I'm sorry for the trouble, Brother Hong."

Lu Changsheng cupped his hands slightly.

"You're too courteous, Brother Lu. In that case, I won't keep you any longer."

"When we have time, I'll invite you and Brother Li to get together again."

Hong Yi also cupped his hands, preparing to head back sooner rather than later.

"Have a safe journey!"

Lu Changsheng nodded.

Then he took the two women back to Green Bamboo Mountain.

When the disciples guarding Green Bamboo Mountain saw that Lu Changsheng had gone out and returned with two more girls, they did not

say much.

They merely told him to register them with Uncle Fu.

Thus, when Lu Changsheng brought the two women to Green Bamboo Manor, he went to Uncle Fu to register them.

Quite a few Lu Lineage disciples saw them along the way.

"Is Lu Changsheng taking more concubines again?"

"He's already married ten women. Why is he still taking concubines?"

"Whew, to be fair, those two women really are alluring!"

"From their looks, they seem a little like people from the Western Regions."

"I read in an ancient text that some people from the Western Regions are known as Gods and Devils Descendants. Not only do they have unusual hair and eye colors, some even have two horns on their heads, an eye between their brows, or wings and tails."

"What Gods and Devils Descendants? They're just human-demon hybrids. My grandfather told me that hundreds, even thousands of nations stand across the Western Regions, and humans and demons live together in many of them."

"I'm suddenly a little envious of Lu Changsheng's life."

"The road to immortality is a hard one. Enjoying yourself while you're young isn't a bad choice either."

"How can you entertain such a self-degrading thought! We're immortal cultivators. We should devote ourselves to cultivation. How can we indulge in beautiful women and pleasure!"

"Hmph. Women would only slow my cultivation!"

"Exactly. That's giving up on yourself, the choice of a good-for-nothing. How could we follow his example? Sob, sob, sob..."

"Our talent is already mediocre. Choosing to sink into indulgence would mean giving up on ourselves. So what if he's living freely now? Look back in twenty or thirty years, and he'll surely regret it!"

The Lu Lineage disciples spoke with envy, jealousy, resentment, disdain, and all manner of other emotions in their voices.

Seeing that Lu Changsheng had brought back another two women from who knew where, Uncle Fu was momentarily at a loss for words.

But since they were merely mortal women, he did not say much. He only remarked that it was good to be young, and told Lu Changsheng to take care of his health and not neglect important matters.

Still, he offered a word of warning: Lu Changsheng should not keep bringing people in, as it would create a bad impression.

Lu Changsheng naturally nodded in agreement.

He could not help thinking that it was about time to reveal that he was a First-Rank Middle-Grade Talisman Master.

Otherwise, if he carried on like this, even the Lu Lineage would probably start objecting to his behavior.

After finishing the registration with Uncle Fu, Lu Changsheng stopped by Li Feiyu's home along the way to chat with him.

Not long after their last return, Li Feiyu had broken through to the chain qi third layer.

However, the Lu Lineage had now begun urging him to have children as well.

Under these circumstances, Li Feiyu had taken four concubines. He now had three children, and two of his concubines were pregnant.

During their conversation, Li Feiyu said that he had only been joking with Hong Yi about gifting women. He had never expected Hong Yi to actually do it.

He also examined the two women Hong Yi had sent and said that the cultivation method they practiced was the Cauldron Bewitching Art.

Otherwise, it could not possibly nourish essence and replenish yang, or make them loyal to someone upon losing their virginity.

The White Jade Pavilion was probably an organization dedicated to training human cauldrons for powerful officials and nobles, and even immortal cultivators.

Hong Yi had probably paid through the nose for this gift.

After hearing Li Feiyu's explanation, Lu Changsheng felt much more at ease about the two women.

He then took them back to his residence in Green Bamboo Valley.

When the wives and concubines in his rear courtyard saw that Lu Changsheng had gone out briefly and returned with two seductive foreign women, even their dignified, virtuous temperaments could not keep them from feeling jealous, leaving him to coax and soothe them for quite some time.