Chen Fan's thinking was simple: drag his senior sisters into the sea... into the water. He meant into the water.
Then he glanced back and forth at his senior sisters' expressions.
Jiang Luoli and the others were immediately bewildered. They had not seen their junior brother in a long time, but what exactly did he mean by that?
Never mind. They would nod and agree first.
After all, it was thanks to their junior brother that they had managed to protect Empress Cliff this time. They, his senior sisters, could finally breathe a great sigh of relief.
More importantly, there was an even juicier melon to feast on: their junior brother's wife!
She was so beautiful. They had to hurry over and take a look.
Soon, Ling Qingcheng approached.
Seeing her, Chen Fan introduced them. "Qingcheng, these are my five senior sisters..."
Ling Qingcheng nodded in greeting. To her, they were all strangers anyway.
"Senior sisters, this is my wife, Ling Qingcheng." Chen Fan turned to his senior sisters again.
This was the first time Chen Fan had called her that, and Ling Qingcheng actually grew a little bashful.
...Come to think of it, I call him husband too. That makes it perfectly normal.
"Qingcheng, no need to stand on ceremony." Jiang Luoli gestured for her to relax.
Their junior sister-in-law need not be embarrassed. Of course, "junior sister-in-law" meant their junior brother's wife.
"Senior sisters, thank you for looking after me." Ling Qingcheng spoke with utter solemnity.
Pfft. Chen Fan nearly died laughing.
But I mustn't laugh.
He hurriedly changed the subject. "All right, senior sisters. Now that I'm back, I'd like to visit Master's residence."
After reincarnation, she could be considered an independent personality, so putting it that way did not seem wrong.
"Junior brother, we won't disturb you two, then," Jiang Luoli replied.
Then she left with the other junior sisters, leaving the space to their junior brother. They had no time to fuss over his well-being. Aside from the slight unfamiliarity and enormous gulf between them, they still had matters at Empress Cliff to handle.
Still, they were very pleased with their junior brother's wife.
Seeing them leave, Chen Fan said, "All right, Qingcheng. Let's go take a look."
Then he headed toward his master's former sleeping palace.
Along the way, Ling Qingcheng remained bewildered, with a few questions in her mind.
"Husband, who was that Great Emperor Xuanji you mentioned earlier?" She had heard him!
You shouted so loudly.
Chen Fan said solemnly, "Great Emperor Xuanji is you."
Ling Qingcheng froze on the spot.
"Then you and those women..."
"Are my disciples?"
She was dumbfounded.
"Of course. We're all your disciples!"
"Then how did we end up like this?" Ling Qingcheng's head buzzed...
They had been lovers in their previous lives!
Chen Fan said with a straight face, "Remember the child husband? That's how I came along."
Impossible! Ling Qingcheng felt there was absolutely no way she could have been so good at stirring things up!
"Then why did you still have me call them senior sisters?"
"What else? Would you rather let them all know about our relationship?" Chen Fan asked in return.
Hearing this, Ling Qingcheng actually thought it made sense.
"But compared to you, they're rather too weak for senior sisters." She could cry. I was actually that sort of master!
She hurried to defend herself. It definitely wasn't like that! What junior brother is so much stronger than his senior sisters?
Chen Fan glanced at her lovely face. "Their aptitude is too poor! I'm too strong. Nothing I can do about it."
Ling Qingcheng fell silent.
She had been careless. Never in her wildest dreams had she expected her disciple to cultivate faster than she did after her reincarnation!
That was the real issue.
"All right, you don't want them to know about our relationship either, do you?" Chen Fan was determined to be this rebellious disciple.
Empress Cliff was just the place.
Ling Qingcheng stared at Chen Fan. You're right. We absolutely can't let them know!
They reached the sleeping palace.
Ling Qingcheng was surveying the residence from her previous life.
It was magnificent and beautiful.
It had a crystal-like structure, and the natural Spiritual Qi here was rich. It could not compare to the Chen Lineage's grounds, but it was still quite good-a treasured location.
Suddenly, Chen Fan swept her into his arms.
"Husband..."
She immediately panicked. Don't rush.
Should I not have agreed? Whether we go to the Chen Lineage or come to Empress Cliff, there are people and prying eyes everywhere.
But there was no medicine for regret! She could not beat her Great Emperor husband.
Chen Fan cradled her supple, seemingly boneless body. Her long hair cascaded freely like a waterfall, with a few playful little hair ornaments adorning her head.
Her exquisite, peerlessly beautiful face had flawless skin that outshone frost and snow.
He leaned in and kissed her pristine, snowy forehead.
She was truly beautiful.
"Qingcheng, let's... begin."
You become a mother, and I become a father. Their roles were clearly divided, and their objective was equally clear.
Then he glanced at the sliver of white-jade calf faintly visible beneath the hem of her long dress, her moon-bright ankle, and the tender little foot concealed away.
As for her exceptional figure and naturally alluring bones, those were a certainty. How could the information conveyed by touch lie?
Not to mention, distance created beauty.
Ling Qingcheng quietly gazed at Chen Fan with her large, beautiful eyes.
Then she nodded.
The mood has already reached this point...
What else can I do?
I'll bear your child.
Chen Fan kissed her exquisite red lips, then walked all the way into the sleeping palace.
This had been Ling Qingcheng's former residence. At last, he could stay here.
Then.
From day into night, and back into day...
The next day.
After Jiang Luoli and the others tidied up the previously damaged areas of Empress Cliff, their thoughts turned to gossip about their junior brother and his wife.
Now, they gathered together, staring at one another.
Having escaped the crisis, nothing could make them happier!
Still less had they expected that the three-year-old junior brother who had once scampered along behind them, the little fellow who had later returned to his Lineage to inherit its legacy, would now be in the Great Emperor realm!
Everything felt like a dream.
He seemed even more unfamiliar and difficult to approach.
"Why do you think our junior brother progressed so quickly?" Second Senior Sister Su Hanshuang sighed.
Third Senior Sister Li Miaoxin thought for a moment. "Perhaps he gained some great opportunity after inheriting his Lineage?"
Then her tone shifted. "But even so, he couldn't have been this fast!"
It was such a blow to his senior sisters.
They had thought he was a little good-for-nothing from a declining Lineage. If their master never returned, they would not even share much affection, nor would they meet again.
Who would have thought their junior brother had already reached the same realm as their master!
That was a Great Emperor! An Emperor Realm expert!
At these words, their hearts were all thrown into turmoil, whether from shock or something else.
Fourth Senior Sister Shangguan Yuheng fell briefly silent.
She was a woman with a valiant face and an exceptionally crisp, efficient manner.
"Whatever the case, our junior brother's return is a good thing, and a tremendous kindness. We senior sisters will have a little less pressure on our shoulders."
Fifth Senior Sister Di Yao giggled. "Although our junior brother left Empress Cliff earliest, he's also someone who values affection and loyalty. We can hug his thigh."
The feeling of surviving a calamity was the most moving of all.
Hug his thigh, hug his thigh!
His little senior sister wanted to hug his thigh!
Jiang Luoli murmured her agreement. Her junior sisters all made sense.
"I wonder why our junior brother and Qingcheng still haven't come out after so long..."
Perhaps he felt nostalgic as he looked at their master's residence. After all, he had followed right behind their master to cultivate from the time he was so tiny. There were feelings there.
...Could he have moved straight in?
Their junior brother had a rebellious bone. But he had rendered a great service, so surely their master would not mind even if she knew.
They all thought the same.
Together, they glanced toward their master's great hall in the distance.
Then they stopped pursuing the thought. They would let him be. They did not want a beating.
"Qingcheng is so beautiful. She and our junior brother are a good match."
"We just don't know which family she comes from..."
"And we don't know how our junior brother's Lineage is doing now that he's returned."
They all began chatting and gossiping at ease. The strong were always the center of attention.
Inside the sleeping palace.
Chen Fan woke from his sleep and looked at the face sleeping soundly beside him.
So peaceful, so beautiful, so enticing.
There were no secrets left between them.
Exactly the sort you were thinking of.
But he was far from satisfied. This was barely the beginning, nowhere near enough. To be safe, they needed to do it more.
Not now, though. She was exhausted.
Just then, the system's voice rang out.
[Ding! System upgrade complete. Friendly reminder: the more disciples the host recruits, the more rewards the host will receive.] [Marry, have children, and continue the ancestral incense. The more descendants, the more rewards.] [The stronger the Lineage disciples the host raises, the more rewards.] [Expand the Lineage's scale. The more hostile forces the host eliminates or subordinate forces the host subdues, the more rewards the host will receive.] [Ding! Based on the host's mission completion progress, this system can automatically upgrade Lineage facilities.]
Four, plus one automatic feature. Chen Fan froze.
Sure enough, the burden was heavy and the road was long. As the ancestor, the pressure weighed on him like a mountain.
Everything revolved around establishing an ancient Lineage in the Desolate Ancient Domain.
"Don't rush me, don't rush me. System, check in." He reminded the system quietly.
He would check in first to steady his nerves. He did not want Ling Qingcheng getting too tired.
[Ding! Check-in successful. Congratulations to the host on obtaining one Nine Heavens Divine Spring.]
One mouthful? Who would that be enough for?
Chen Fan immediately looked inside the system space.
"What a huge mouth!"
It was a spring opening, like an endless ocean.
This could probably create a long river.
Chen Fan was extremely satisfied.
But thinking of expanding the Lineage...
The Desolate Ancient Continent had eight great ancient Lineages, five great ancient clans, and ten great imperial dynasties.
The ancient clans could be considered the strongest. The imperial dynasties and ancient Lineages were roughly on par, with some stronger and some weaker. Their strength was not absolutely even.
And they all occupied the regions with the best resources.
Generally speaking, they did not encroach on one another. Among them, the imperial families occupied the broadest territories and could even rule across provinces.
And in White Emperor Province, aside from the Great Desolation Holy Land, the strongest emperor-level power, there were other emperor-level powers.
But there were no ancient Lineages or ancient clans. That was a good thing for his establishment of the Chen Lineage.
The one force he had to guard against was the ruling imperial family.
The Great Xia Imperial Dynasty.
Back then, when the Chen Lineage declined, it had been carved up by White Emperor Province's imperial family and several Lineage powers a tier below.
Of course, the Great Xia Imperial Dynasty's capital was not in White Emperor Province.
At this thought...
Chen Fan reached down to take the little patch of crimson and put it away. This was proof!
"Husband, what are you doing?" Ling Qingcheng woke up.