Chapter 643: Bound to the Birth System and Becoming a Winner in Life Chapter 644: Background Rabbit Demon (16)

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Protagonist:

Shen Yao

"Princess Consort, your health is important; you still need to rest and recuperate more."

The doctor dared not speak too bluntly, lest he displease the two masters of the Qin Wang Fu, but speaking this way now was enough to make the thick-skinned Shen Yao blush.

Truly admirable!

One must know that after transmigrating through so many worlds, when had she ever been reminded to take care of her body? Indeed! The world of human-demon romance is just abnormal.

Forcing a smile, she had the maid see the doctor off, and by the way had someone leave tonic medicine for daily consumption.

Turning around, Shen Yao ran to the study to pick a fight with Lin Xingzhi, bluntly telling him to admit his mistake and apologize, promising to go to the hot spring villa outside the city for a few days before the end of the year.

"Then we set off immediately; if we stay any longer, I fear I won't have the face to go out."

After speaking, Shen Yao leaned against Lin Xingzhi's embrace restlessly, while Lin Xingzhi inhaled deeply, exerting all his strength to control himself, while coaxing his wife with ill intentions not to make a mistake; even if they disregarded what the doctor said, they still had to find a place out of sight of others.

Shen Yao:...

Lin Xingzhi smiled and blocked Shen Yao's lips; after the other party swallowed all the words on her lips, Lin Xingzhi stood up and scooped Shen Yao into his arms, ordering the servants outside to prepare the carriage and horses as they walked; they were setting off for the hot spring villa outside the city.

The grand procession of carriages left the Jing Wang Fu; Shen Yao, wearing a cloak and holding a warm stove, sat inside the carriage curiously looking at the figures and scenery outside the window.

Jingcheng truly deserves to be the capital; its prosperity and bustle are far beyond what other towns can compare to.

The crowds coming and going along both sides of the street were dense; although they wore different clothes, their faces all bloomed with the same smile.

Shen Yao unsurprisingly saw demons mixed in the crowd, of various breeds, with diverse and mottled demonic auras.

Tsk tsk tsk

'It seems that even under the feet of the Son of Heaven, demon activity still cannot be restricted.'

There are quite a few true masters and Daorens with profound mana here, and even some civilian demon-catchers often reside in Jingcheng.

In a place where the level of danger is rising in a straight line, they can actually reach the point of seeing demons at a glance; to say it or not, the guards of Jingcheng are still too lax.

'The Host, the royal family is also fanning the flames here; you think there are no demons serving the royal family? If it weren't for the current Emperor being a righteous person, the Imperial Harem could be infiltrated.'

The system arriving in Jingcheng was like a mouse entering a rice bin; it was like a fish in water.

Gossip that would be explosive in other towns, when it lands in Jingcheng, is just a trivial matter, because there is always more explosive gossip happening here.

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao narrowed her eyes, looking leisurely, 'It seems the harvest these days is not bad.'

The system puffed out its chest and raised its head, 'Of course!'

Not just a good harvest, that's called extremely good!

Jingcheng truly deserves its name; the system doesn't even need to leave far, simply circling around this small plot of land in East City, plenty of gossip will actively drill into its ears.

Like what the main wife fights with the concubine, the concubine harms the offspring, the son steals the father's young wife, the father and daughter-in-law get together and even have children... these don't even rank in the system's view, showing just how explosive some gossip is.

Shen Yao said nothing, just listening to the system chattering away.

Among them, the most mentioned were the demons in Jingcheng; most of them obtained their treatment through their own strength, sending not a little rent money to the national treasury every year.

'Lin Xingzhi definitely hasn't told you that there were demon consorts during the Former Emperor's reign, and it was still a thrush that likes to sing, currently living in the Imperial Palace, coming out to sing at every major festival and banquet.'

'Oh, besides the thrush in the palace, there is also a pine tree that has become a spirit, responsible for flowers and plants rooms, with a group of eunuchs under its command listening to its orders.'

'Not only that, others...'

After finishing speaking, the system clicked its tongue, expressing that under the heavens there is nothing strange; just based on the royal family's attitude of doing things, the emperor sitting on the Dragon Throne can definitely achieve a great undertaking.

Shen Yao nodded, releasing the lifted curtain with a calm face, 'Harmonious coexistence between humans and demons is conducive to social stability.'

Although individually powerful demons have limited lethality, doing this once in a while is enough to tie up a lot of the Imperial Court's energy.

If a country wants to develop upward, it must first be stable internally.

The Emperor's choice is not wrong; at least for now, the benefits outweigh the harms; as for what trouble might happen in the future, it can be adjusted when it truly happens; otherwise, under the worry of the sky falling, one would do nothing, and that would be giving up eating because of choking.

The carriages marked with the Jing and Lin characters slowly left the capital along the flow of people.

The surrounding crowds noticed this pair of carriages and all stepped back to make way.

The carriages of the Jing Wang Fu; how could one offend them!

However, among these few princes of the royal family, this Jing Wang is the most low-key in his actions; it is said this person is already married and has children, I wonder which high-born noble lady the Princess Consort is?

"Tsk, why care about these things? We are demons; do you want to marry a human?"

On the branches of the trees behind the crowd, a group of small sparrows chirped.

One small sparrow speaking almost sent its companions nearby away.

"What nonsense! We are demons; humans have no hair and are ugly!"

"That's right, that's right, Ma Er, don't talk nonsense."

"..."

The small sparrows forgot as soon as it was mentioned, turning to change to a new topic; after all, they don't have brains bigger than an almond, expecting them to remember anything is no different from a fool's dream.

However, the small sparrows didn't want to marry the Jing Wang, but the beautiful young married woman in the Inner Courtyard, not a wall away from them, who still had charm, had this thought.

Hiss

Jing Wang, a person so handsome, definitely could make her children even more outstanding.

The beautiful young married woman raised her hand to touch her not yet swollen belly, sighed with a melancholy expression, alas, it's all because these stinky men have insufficient nutrition; every one of them, upon seeing her, can't wait to go to bed; do they know that the production of their mantis race requires a large supply of nutrition?

The beautiful young married woman had been in Jingcheng for a while, turning around East City, North City, South City everywhere; she met not a few men, but unfortunately, eating them was still not enough nutrition for her children.

Now seeing the caravan leaving the capital, the beautiful young married woman couldn't help but lick her lips and smile; no wonder she couldn't find excellent resources; it turned out the direction was wrong.

East City!

There, wealth gathered like clouds, dragon Qi swirled about — it was the most suitable place for the children to be born.

"What good luck. Nowadays one can't leave the city; we can only talk about it after we return."

Once a clan of them conceives offspring, they cannot stop; the mantis demon can only keep patching the gaps, striving to store enough nutrition in its body before giving birth, otherwise even it would become food rations for the children.

Squeak—

Pushing open the door and stepping out, the beautiful young woman in a long dress showed off her exquisite figure; she raised a hand to touch her flower-like, jade-like beauty, smiled faintly, swayed her waist, and walked toward the direction of East City as if lotuses bloomed beneath her steps.

They say noble and wealthy households love to hide filth and corruption — one must not disappoint it!

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The car fleet left the city, galloping swiftly on the flat avenue.

Shen Yao felt time truly passed quickly; in less than one hour, the hot spring villa hidden among green mountains and trees revealed its true appearance.

Holding Lin Xingzhi's hand as she stepped down from the carriage, Shen Yao smelled a faint scent of sulfur at the tip of her nose.

"The hot spring is behind the estate, but there is a dedicated channel drawing water in here," Lin Xingzhi came to the hot spring villa every winter to stay for a while and recuperate his ruined body.

Since being with Shen Yao, Lin Xingzhi's physical condition had improved greatly; winter was no longer as tormenting as before, and now coming to the hot spring villa was simply pure enjoyment.

Even a fool knows his body's improvement is related to his wife, let alone Lin Xingzhi was no fool — he was several degrees smarter than a normal person.

"Yao Niang."

Lin Xingzhi led his wife into the largest courtyard of the villa, where all facilities were available.

Because Lin Xingzhi came here every year to stay for a while, this place lacked nothing to eat or drink; the daily life of the five of them was just like when they were at Qin Wang Fu, only lying flat in a warmer, more comfortable place.

Splash splash—

Shen Yao, wearing thin gauze, soaked in the hot spring pool full of rising white mist, eyes half-closed, enjoying the thoughtful service of the maid behind her.

Pastries and beverages for eating and drinking were placed beside her, and not far away came faint, lingering music — all supporting facilities of the hot spring villa.

A washed piece of fruit flesh was delivered to Shen Yao's mouth; abundant juice filled her entire mouth, and Shen Yao nodded in satisfaction. "Two more."

"Yes, Imperial Consort."

The maid thoughtfully delivered the fruit flesh to Shen Yao's lips; after seeing her eat, she did not forget to offer a beverage, and even the few drops of water at the corner of her lips were wiped clean by the maid with a handkerchief.

Comfortable~

Indeed, this life of having clothes handed to you and food opened to your mouth makes one decadent!

"Go down; I'll stay here for a while myself."

Shen Yao waved her hand to pause the music, and the maid behind her, upon receiving the order, withdrew one by one.

Both hands stretched out of the pool, half resting on the riverbank, eyes closed in feigned sleep.

Not long after, the room door made a soft sound; Shen Yao took advantage of the moment to lift her eyelids and saw Lin Xingzhi, wearing a cloak, walk in.

Steam rose from the hot spring pool, and Lin Xingzhi's cheeks were soon reddened by the heat.

The cloak was removed and draped over a screen to one side; Lin Xingzhi walked to Shen Yao's side and entered the water, raising a hand to embrace his wife in his arms.

Shen Yao, relying on someone behind her to lean on, directly pressed her entire back against him.

The water was naturally gentle; most of the clothes on both their bodies were thin gauze, which became friction-prone once wet.

Without needing many words, the two began to lose themselves in passion.

The originally calm water surface appeared with one circle after another of outward ripples, constantly striking the surrounding walls, finally splashing up and flying out to become water stains.

After fooling around for quite a while, Shen Yao felt her washed body had become sticky.

Fortunately, the water in the hot spring pool was flowing living water; leaning in Lin Xingzhi's arms and letting him clean her clean, Shen Yao was thus wrapped in a cloak by him and carried back to the room.

During these few days of a short stay at the hot spring villa, the two mostly stayed in the house soaking in the hot spring, and a small portion of the time went out for a walk to move their bodies.

Until the festival was approaching, their family of five had no choice but to set out and return to Qin Wang Fu.

"Eh? But did something happen in the city? Why are white sails hung all around?"

Shen Yao moved close to Lin Xingzhi, thinking that this East City was a wealthy concentrated area; people with money at home found it hard to die even if they wanted to. They had only been gone a few days, so how could so many families have problems?

Lin Xingzhi really did know some insider news; it was just not pleasant to speak of.

"…The beautiful women taken back, within two or three days could not be found."

Alive, no person seen; dead, no corpse seen.

After reporting to the authorities, it could not be temporarily resolved either, because it involved…"

Lin Xingzhi could not continue; Shen Yao, seeing this, took over the topic and said, "Demons?"

Lin Xingzhi: …

Lin Xingzhi nodded with a serious expression; to have such clean and agile movements, the possibility of a demon was very high.

However, because the missing persons' bodies had never been found, and the demonic aura left at the scene had completely dissipated, the authorities could only post notices in the name of missing persons.

"These white sails before our eyes," Shen Yao raised a hand and pointed.

"Noble and wealthy households care most about reputation; besides, the missing ones are all burdensome fellows — of course, it's not as direct as death."

Except for the parents, wives, and children of those involved, everyone else would rather it were a real death.

Shen Yao: …

So these white sails before our eyes were hung to turn the situation to their advantage.

"Some families are still treated as missing persons, only the authorities have made no progress."

Lin Xingzhi spread both hands, indicating there were still many matters here, but they had little to do with their Jing Wang Fu; even the weakest prince was not someone these people dared to drag into and tear at.

"What does the Emperor mean?" Shen Yao raised a hand to encircle Lin Xingzhi's arm, her head directly resting in the crook of his arm.

Lin Xingzhi raised an eyebrow. "Imperial Brother has recently been busy handling state affairs."

"Besides, during festivals the palace is unusually busy; who would disturb Imperial Brother over a few good-for-nothing juniors?"

Everyone understood the difference between compensating one person and compensating an entire family.

Shen Yao said "oh" upon hearing this. "What if the missing persons are never found?"

"Then we'll wait until after the New Year festival, or until the missing person's identity is precious enough — by then, Imperial Brother will certainly dispatch the Ministry of Justice and Jingzhao Prefecture to join hands in investigation."

But if it truly reaches that point, the missing person must at least bear the surname Lin.

As for Royal Family members who can still operate under the Lin surname at present, among them there are arrogant and high-profile ones, but they wouldn't do something like forcibly abducting a commoner girl on the street, so to attract the Emperor's attention, the probability is we can only wait until after the New Year when government affairs aren't so busy.

However, sometimes speculation is very good, yet it cannot stop certain demons from being stupid.

That Mantis Demon who single-mindedly wanted to eat King Jing to supplement nutrition has become increasingly unrestrained since entering East City.

After eating several useless dandies in succession, she set her sights on the defeated prince imprisoned in the prefecture.

Taking advantage of the pitch-black, high-wind hour, she sneaked in stealthily, then ate all the men, women, old and young inside (referring to members with Royal bloodline).

Not to mention, these humans with Royal bloodline are indeed more nutritious than commoners and dandies.

The beautiful young woman stroked her already bulging belly and let out a satisfied, full burp.

Resting in place for a while, the beautiful young woman continued to sneak stealthily, infiltrating other princes' residences where they were imprisoned.

After all, having bloodline and not having bloodline are completely different in the Mantis Demon's eyes; the more she eats, the higher her children's theoretical potential will rise without limit.

The beautiful young woman planned well, but couldn't overcome the timing being wrong.

With the New Year festival approaching, these imprisoned princes' residences that usually had no visitors one after another received gift deliveries from the Imperial Household Department; the Emperor also wants face, and the Royal Family even more cannot tear apart face and let the world laugh.

As a result, when they came calling, they found no one!

The Imperial Household Department personnel let out a sharp, piercing scream, and the relevant news was thus stabbed to the Emperor's front.