Twin Sisters

Ju Zi had encountered ill-intentioned people while wandering and was saved by Ji Yingying, who then brought her back.

However, before they could begin testing her, Lu Jingming discovered her.

After all, the name "Ju Zi" felt far too familiar to Lu Jingming.

"Let's go." Ji Yingying gave a slight nod and spoke indifferently to Ju Zi.

Her personality was extremely cold, even somewhat heartless. Other than Lu Jingming, she paid almost no attention to anyone else.

After all, her past experiences had long turned her into a cold killing machine, and many emotions belonging to humanity had gradually been extinguished.

Lu Jingming found Ji Yingying's personality quite troubling, yet he had no solution for the time being. He could only place his hopes on time, trusting that prolonged, subtle influence would slowly change her.

Although Ji Yingying's attitude was cold, perhaps because she had saved her life, Ju Zi trusted her even more.

She said nothing, merely followed closely behind Ji Yingying as she silently left.

Time flew by, and three days passed in the blink of an eye.

During those three days, Lu Jingming never went to see Ju Zi, but neither did he allow her to leave.

And today was the day Zhang Lexuan and Keqing returned from their trip.

When they had set out, they had ridden a Flying Airship with a massive team of more than a hundred people. The sight had been truly grand.

Yet now that they had returned, there were only three of them.

Jing Liu slowly descended with Zhang Lexuan and Keqing.

The instant Zhang Lexuan saw Lu Jingming, a flash of delight appeared in her eyes. Like a bird returning to its nest, she threw herself at him without hesitation.

She spread her arms and tightly embraced Lu Jingming, as though afraid he might suddenly disappear, refusing to let go for a long time.

"Sister Lexuan, long time no see. Did you miss me?" Lu Jingming asked softly, his face filled with a warm smile.

"Mm."

Zhang Lexuan merely hummed softly, breathing in Lu Jingming's scent and replenishing the little-brother energy she had been missing for an entire year.

"Ying, ying, ying—"

With a leap, the Pink-Haired Fox jumped into Keqing's arms. Perhaps because they came from the same world, the Little Fox was especially close to Keqing.

"Welcome home, Teacher, Keqing!"

After soothing Zhang Lexuan, Lu Jingming looked toward Jing Liu, who wore her usual black eyepatch, and Keqing, whose hair was tied into twin buns.

"Mm, it seems you didn't slack off while I was away."

Sensing the aura emanating from Lu Jingming, a smile curled at the corner of Jing Liu's lips.

Lu Jingming smiled. He knew very well that strength reigned supreme in this world. Even though he could use True Power to summon Jing Liu and the others as helpers, if he himself was too weak, he would become a vulnerability. That was not what he wanted.

Besides, strength was essential if he wanted to fulfill his ambitions. And being weaker than his own wives—wouldn't that make him a kept man?

Though the doctor in his previous life had said his stomach was weak and he could only eat soft food!

To celebrate Zhang Lexuan and the others' safe return, Lu Jingming gathered everyone in the manor and sent out many invitations, inviting the important figures of Haiyuan City to a grand banquet.

This banquet was both a welcome feast for Zhang Lexuan and the others and an internal social gathering for Haiyuan City.

The moment the news spread, all of Haiyuan City was stirred up. Upon hearing that the City Lord's manor was hosting a banquet, nobles and merchants alike were eager to attend.

After all, this was a rare opportunity to grow closer to the City Lord's manor. No one wanted to miss it.

However, only a small number of people were qualified to attend this banquet.

Lu Jingming also intended to use this opportunity to meet the people from various circles who usually dealt only with Chang Li. As the young City Lord, he had never formally appeared at such an occasion before.

The banquet was held at the eye-catching Sea Cliff Villa within the City Lord's manor.

The moment Haiyuan City's nobles and merchants stepped into the villa, every one of them was stunned by the unimaginable building before them.

The villa's style was completely different from the traditional mansions they lived in. It incorporated exceptionally advanced soul tool technology, and every detail displayed uniqueness and luxury, delivering an immense visual and emotional shock.

Even as they marveled at it, they developed a deep interest in the villa.

But when they learned that building such a villa required over a hundred million Gold Soul Coins, most of them immediately gave up the idea.

After all, in Haiyuan City, aside from the immensely wealthy City Lord's manor, no other force could easily produce such a vast fortune. Even powerful Titled Douluo would struggle to amass wealth on that level, much less the families and sects whose strongest members were merely Soul Sages.

At the banquet, Lu Jingming politely greeted the representatives of the visiting soul master families and sects one by one, but he had no intention of engaging in lengthy conversation.

It was not that he looked down on them. He simply was not good at this sort of social maneuvering, and such matters were clearly better left to Chang Li.

At that moment, his attention had been drawn to something more interesting.

By the dessert table some distance away, two adorable little girls were fully focused on their "battle" with the delicious sweets.

Watching their adorable appearance, Lu Jingming's lips curved slightly upward. He gently pushed the strawberry cake in his hand toward them and asked softly, "Is it good? There's more here."

"Mm, it's delicious. It's even better than Mom's cooking. Thank you, Big Brother."

The two identical little girls with smooth blue hair answered in unison. Their crisp, soft voices seemed to carry the power to heal the heart, and Lu Jingming could not help but lose himself in that innocence.

"What are your names?" Lu Jingming asked with a smile as he looked at the two identical little girls.

Don't misunderstand. He was not some little-girl fanatic. It was just that these two little ones were truly extraordinary.

They looked even younger than him, yet both were already one-ring soul masters.

Such talent would absolutely qualify as top-tier genius in Haiyuan City.

Of course, that would be another matter if he, Zhang Lexuan, and Keqing were included.

"My name is Lan Susu. I'm the older sister." The little girl whose blue bangs perfectly covered her right eye answered brightly as she popped the strawberry in her hand into her mouth.

"My name is Lan Luoluo. I'm the younger sister, but I was only born one minute after my sister." The other little girl, whose blue bangs covered her left eye, spoke next. She deliberately emphasized that she had only been born one minute later. It was easy to tell that she was still a little unconvinced about having to be the younger sister just because of that one minute.

Hearing her younger sister's words, Lan Susu proudly raised her little head.