Chapter 1032: The elder brother

Grandma, don't worry about this for now—Hongchen is pregnant, so Mother and Grandma might have to work hard for a while." Chen Chuyang didn't dare agree; a woman's pregnancy gave him a headache for a long time, let alone other women.

More children mean more trouble; it's rare that both sons have grown up and come down the mountain, so he could relax for a while, but he didn't want to create problems for himself. Still, he didn't refuse—such things depend on luck, not his say.

With Shang Hongxue, Chen Chuyang can manage it; the other women rarely go up the mountain, occasionally once, which is their intimate time, and most of the time they're busy with their own affairs, with no mood to think about anything else.

For example, Qi Ruohua, over the past ten years she's come up the mountain the most—just a few times a year. Occasionally Chen Chuyang goes to Wangdu to find Qi Ruohua, enjoying their private world. Naturally, Qi Ruohua has also mentioned Jing Yuheng's matter; Chen Chuyang didn't bring it up directly, but left it to luck.

Moreover, Qi Ruohua once thought of finding other women for Chen Chuyang, for instance, many stunning beauties in the palace could be given to him so he could enjoy himself, feel like an emperor, which would satisfy Chen Chuyang and also help her share the burden, so one person wouldn't have to bear everything.

Chen Chuyang wouldn't fall for it; if he agreed, he'd be schemed against by Qi Ruohua—wouldn't that be disastrous?

As for those other women, he either doesn't know them or has no feelings, so he won't mess around.

On this point, Chen Chuyang is principled and firmly holds his view.

"I don't mind; bringing up the kids is nice—better than staying alone in the Chen Clan, keeping your father company at home, which isn't fun."

"Now the Chen Clan has risen; many things don't need me to handle them. Your father has full authority, and he rarely gets to enjoy the feeling of being family head—let him keep enjoying it. As for me, I can finally rest properly."

Long Ming loves staying on the mountain—it helps her cultivate and lets her accompany her sons and grandsons; why not?

As for the Chen Clan, hand it over to Chen Yuan; he likes being family head, so let him do it.

It's perfect for her to be a hands-off manager; before, she worried too much, which worsened her health. This time she naturally knows what to choose: stay on Longshe Shan to cultivate diligently and absorb the sun and moon essence of Longshe Shan.

Long Ming's strength rose quickly; she's already become the second strongest on Longshe Shan, gradually catching up to Grandma.

True Person Realm, eighth heaven—a truly terrifying cultivation level.

Over ten years, Mother's recovery has been swift—whether it's her strength, cultivation, or other aspects, all are improving rapidly.

After her bloodline purity increased and her cultivation recovered, she entered a stage of rapid cultivation growth, instantly joining the ranks of the world's strong ones—who knows how many times stronger she is compared to Father Chen Yuan.

Of course.

Father and the others don't know; Mother has always concealed her cultivation from Father, just so he won't feel inferior.

"Your mother—I'm not the same as before; I'm too lazy to bother with trivial matters, while Father likes to manage them, so I'm naturally delighted."

With hope in sight, she only wishes to raise her cultivation; other things, Long Ming doesn't care about.

Before, out of necessity, she had to do many things herself; Chen Yuan was also busy, spending most of his time outside, so the household needed her attention. After her strength rose, those petty matters were beneath Long Ming.

Her heart holds the entire Azure Dragon Clan.

"Child knows, Mother… you're now formidable, no longer the Mother of before."

Chen Chuyang didn't break character; he just offered a compliment.

Mother lifted her head proudly and said, "That's natural—I, your mother, am an expert."

"Mother is formidable."

Chen Chuyang gave a thumbs‑up, praising Mother.

Long Ming was quite pleased, lowering her voice to instruct: "Chuyang, you ought to strive a bit more, striving to get Hongxue pregnant as well; Qinglian has grown up, so you should have another child."

"While you're young, while you have time, you can have a child to raise; as for me, Mother, I can help you raise the kids—after all, raising one child is raising, raising two is also raising."

Grandmother Long Zetian chimed in: "Not bad—Grandmother's also rather bored."

The two of them, each saying one thing, urged Chen Chuyang to keep having children.

Can't stop.

Chen Qinglian and Qi Haoyang, the two children, are liked and satisfied by them; naturally they hope Chen Chuyang will have more talented children like these, to strengthen the Chen Clan while also inheriting the Azure Dragon Clan's bloodline—once the number of children increases, the future will develop rapidly.

No longer need to worry about children; in the future, we won't be like the Azure Dragon Clan with its sparse population.

If later generations fail to reproduce enough, that will lead to destruction.

If the Azure Dragon Clan had many members, even at worst they wouldn't be wiped out.

Grandmother Long Zetian took the lesson to heart; she naturally hopes Chen Chuyang here can branch out and multiply. As for Chen Chusheng over there, she's been watching him for ten years—still the same old self, disliking this, disliking that, finding excuses to go down the mountain for training, rarely returning.

Regarding that, the two of them have no solution at all.

"I'll do my best." Chen Chuyang said helplessly, "Mother, Grandma, you should also urge the elder brother a bit—don't keep pressing me; I've already been trying hard."

He already has three children, while the elder brother is still single.

Mother, you're not helping enough.

Long Ming's face darkened; she snapped angrily, "Don't talk to me about your elder brother—he truly doesn't understand Mother at all. Over these ten years, I've found him many women, each of which he said he didn't like or wasn't satisfied with—what does he actually want?"

"Could it be that, like you, he wants a female emperor?"

"Or does he also want a woman like Hongxue? Is that possible?"

"If he's capable of finding one from outside and bringing her back, I'd naturally be satisfied."

"The problem is whether he can find one."

Mother let out a torrent of complaints; it's clear she's truly furious.

Chen Chuyang spread his hands: "Mother, believe in the elder brother—he can find the person he likes."

"Hmph." Long Ming clenched her fists, fuming: "When he returns, I'll definitely give him a stern talking-to."

Chen Chuyang felt sorrow inside for his elder brother; it looks like the elder brother is truly headed for tragedy.

Unconsciously, Chen Chuyang gazed into the distance and saw his elder brother's figure.

"Mother, the elder brother will be back soon—when he returns, you'd better remember to deal with him."

Hearing that, Long Ming immediately sobered up.

"Really? Where is he now?"

Chen Chuyang raised his hand, pointing toward the distance, and said, "It's right over there."

"Mother, you mustn't……"

He turned back— the person was gone.

Mother had already left Longshe Shan, heading that way.