Chapter 69

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

Shen Yao's brain hole opened wide; from a certain perspective, it couldn't be said to be wrong.

In order to prepare such a weighty betrothal gift, Fu Hengyan truly dug up a small spirit stone mine.

Mhm, the kind that was completely excavated empty.

It's just that that spirit stone mine originally belonged to the Tianjian Sect; later, due to various reasons, it was transferred to his name, counting as Fu Hengyan's own private property.

So Fu Hengyan personally digging up his own things to use as a betrothal gift or whatever, there was absolutely no problem.

Even that pair of flying swords gifted to Shen Yao were made from materials Fu Hengyan found himself, requesting his senior brothers from the Tianjian Sect to help forge the weapons.

It's just that the forging of this pair of flying swords took quite a long time; Fu Hengyan hadn't used them after making them, until now, simply taking them out to give to Shen Yao as a betrothal gift.

These inside details, Shen Yao currently still didn't know; after she finished admiring that sea-like mountain of spirit stones and the flying swords with extremely high presence, she began to shift her gaze, placing it on those corners and edges that weren't very noticed.

The piled-up jade boxes and pill bottles were taken out by Shen Yao.

Inside the jade boxes were several verdant, dewy spirit grasses; pardon Shen Yao's clumsy eyes, she didn't recognize them.

But just looking at the texture of the jade boxes and the appearance of the spirit grasses, they should be very precious; mhm, she'd wait until she entered the mansion to ask Fu Hengyan then.

The pills inside the pill bottles Shen Yao was relatively familiar with; they were Hui Chun Pills, which were better to use than Hui Ling Pills.

Tsk, is this to repay that bottle of Hui Ling Pill she originally gave away?

Shen Yao raised her eyebrows; one had to say, Fu Hengyan did quite well in this aspect.

Although the types of betrothal gifts were slightly vulgar, spirit stones are so good — want to buy whatever, just buy whatever; as for those legendary spiritual treasures that spirit stones can't buy, Shen Yao most likely wouldn't have use for them either.

After all, spiritual treasures are precious, and behind the noun "precious" follows aptitude and talent; those kinds of treasures aren't something ordinary people can casually consume.

It's said the more precious the spiritual treasure, the more it has its own spiritual wisdom and thoughts; their owners must obtain their acknowledgement, otherwise it's a case of "my honey, his poison."

Using the storage ring as her latest storage method.

Shen Yao crisply and neatly sent the storage bag she was used to using into the space.

By the way, Fu Hengyan gave too many spirit stones; Shen Yao utilized the storage bag's storage function to secretly send a few bags into the space.

Of course, the Hui Chun Pills definitely also had to be sent into the space; anyway, her identity only needed Hui Ling Pills, precious things had to be stored away first, just in case later worlds had use for them and she'd still have to harvest wool from the system.

Wool is good, but can't keep harvesting it; otherwise, if you harvest it bald, the loss outweighs the gain.

Shen Yao happily hid in her room messing with her various assets.

Anyway, once they're in her hands, they're all hers; if she wants them, they definitely won't go out.

……

In the Shen clan, Shen Yao mostly still hid in her small courtyard to pass the time.

It's just that the matter of her marrying into the City Lord's Mansion as a concubine spread in a small scope throughout the entire Shen clan as the date drew near.

Shen Ying and Shen Qing came together to visit, inquiring of Shen Yao just what was going on.

What's going on? Shen Yao didn't conceal it either, directly telling the reasons.

Of course, what could be said were all simplified versions; Shen Yao had after all accepted the Shen clan's compensation, she couldn't make Shen Zhouhai and them sound too incompetent, the face that should be given regard had to be given regard.

Shen Yao spoke calmly, but Shen Ying and Shen Qing couldn't quite accept it after hearing.

Shen Ying's hand gripping the long sword couldn't help but tremble; Shen Qing even scolded the City Lord's Mansion people until their heads bled.

Shen Yao: ……

"Fourth Sister, Fifth Sister, I'm fine," Shen Yao poured each of them a cup of spirit tea to clear heat and reduce fire, "Marrying into the City Lord's Mansion isn't as miserable as imagined.

Moreover, the other party is a Golden Core cultivator; I'm merely Qi Refining; in the end, I'm the one taking advantage."

Shen Qing hmphed, glaring at the cousin who was still finding joy in suffering and acting a bit foolish, "The other party has Golden Core cultivation; who knows how many years he's lived.

An old piece of cured meat about to be buried in the dirt, yet dares to covet this fresh, tender little bok choy of yours.

Is this the cultivation of a Golden Core cultivator? Truly shameless!"

"Cough cough cough cough, cough cough, Fifth Sister, watch your words — disaster comes from the mouth," Shen Ying couldn't listen anymore, shooting a glare at Shen Qing who dared say anything.

"What I said is all" true; the last two words Shen Qing didn't say out loud.

Mainly because Shen Ying's gaze had too much killing power, especially since the flying sword in her embrace was already unsheathed, emitting dense evil qi.

Shen Qing: Don't dare don't dare, truly don't dare.

Shen Ying turned her head to look at Shen Yao, expression apologetic, "Fifth Sister speaks without restraint; Sixth Sister, don't take it to heart.

In fact, your thinking isn't wrong; for people like us to be able to connect with a Golden Core cultivator is walking into great fortune."

No matter what methods are used, because in this world there are too many people who exhaust all methods yet still can't connect.

Shen Ying lowered her head to glance at the flying sword in her embrace, heavily sighing, "In two days I must leave Yunwu City to travel and temper myself, to prepare in advance for next year's Iron Sword Sect disciple selection.

Sixth Sister, this time you leave the cabinet, I fear I cannot stay in the Shen clan to see you off."

This matter was decided by Shen Ying early on; she isn't tempering alone, but a group traveling together.

Shen Ying had no way to postpone this matter; this was also the main reason she came to visit upon hearing the news of Shen Yao's marriage.

Sisters for a lifetime, Shen Ying's heart ultimately still felt some regret.

A palm-sized storage bag with exquisite patterns appeared in Shen Ying's hand.

"This is the wedding gift I'm giving you; it's not worth much, just take it as a memento."

After speaking, the storage bag instantly appeared before Shen Yao's eyes, and was received by Shen Yao stretching out her hand.

"Fourth Sister, thank you," Shen Yao didn't feel her wedding day was that special, "Next year's disciple selection is most important; Sixth Sister wishes Fourth Sister a smooth journey in all things."

Shen Ying nodded, the corner of her mouth revealing a rarely seen curve.

Seeing this, Shen Qing on the side muttered a bit but said nothing more, simply pulling out a storage bag of the same size and stuffing it into Shen Yao's hand. "All good things. If it weren't for you marrying into the City Lord's Mansion this time, I'd be reluctant to give it to you."

Shen Qing said this with a pang of heartache, her eyes still fixed on the storage bag she had handed over.

Shen Yao was thoroughly amused by Shen Qing's nonsense, and the slightly melancholy atmosphere around them instantly lifted.

Shen Ying grabbed Shen Qing's collar. "Stop fooling around. Sixth Sister still has things to do; let's go back first."

After saying that, she blinked at Shen Yao, and Shen Ying dragged Shen Qing out.

Shen Qing left in a reluctant posture, shouting as she walked, "Ai ya, let go, let go, I can walk, I really can walk……"

Shen Yao: Simply a pair of lively treasures; no wonder they can play together.

"Sixth Sister, I'll be there on the day you marry. Fifth Sister will definitely attend."

The voice drifted from afar. Shen Yao watched the two figures disappear into the distance, covering her mouth corner and laughing uncontrollably.

Hahahahaha, truly interesting. If possible, she really wanted to stay at the Shen family for a few more days, but unfortunately time was tight, so she could only go to the City Lord's Mansion first to complete the most important mission of bearing children.

……

First day of the sixth month, clear skies.

Shen Yao had taken a Purple Jade Fruit last night and slept well. When she got up, she felt energetic, and even her exposed skin was lustrous like jade.

This was a special effect of the Purple Jade Fruit: it could target not only the flesh but also the shenfu, and incidentally improve physical aptitude, though the improvement was very slight, close to none.

Still, as long as it was useful, Shen Yao didn't mind; after all, it was all obtained for free.

Taking it allowed her not only to taste the flavor but also to test the efficacy of the spirit fruit.

When she went to other worlds later, Shen Yao wouldn't hesitate to take them anymore.

One must know that some spirit fruits and spiritual plants in the Cultivation World cannot be consumed by everyone. Some have extremely strong effects and violent spiritual power, so they cannot be taken directly but need to be alleviated through alchemy or other conditions. Even some cannot be used by ordinary mortals, otherwise they would bleed from seven orifices and die from ruptured heart vessels.

Shen Yao's body was that of a cultivator; for some spiritual objects, she could only roughly discern their effects. To be precise to the last detail, she currently did not have such ability.

Dong dong—dong dong dong——

"Come in."

With a squeak, the room door was pushed open. Ping'er entered holding a tray, saying respectfully, "Master, this is the wedding dress sent by the City Lord's Mansion."

By rights, Shen Yao's status did not qualify her to wear a wedding dress, because this was not a proper marriage proposal, nor a ceremony of becoming partners.

Shen Yao had merely been a concubine in the past; whether she could stay by this City Lord's side for two more years was unknown.

But unusually, the people from the City Lord's Mansion sent a set of wedding dresses early in the morning.

This, the Shen family could only bring to Shen Yao's Small Courtyard, letting her dress and adorn herself as she wished.

Shen Yao was not polite about it; whatever was sent was hers. Since that was the case, why keep it?

Changing into a red long skirt, Shen Yao motioned for Ping'er to tie her hair and wash up for her.

Today was at least a day of great joy. Shen Yao did not want to perfunctorily go through the motions, so she dressed herself up as best she could before slowly leaving the Small Courtyard.

Naturally beautiful in appearance, after dressing up her looks were extremely splendid. With every step Shen Yao took, the tassels hanging from her head swayed slightly and made sounds, constantly scattering points of light halos outward.

Her whole body was covered in magic artifacts, including this wedding dress, which was impervious to blades and spears and invulnerable to water and fire.

Shen Yao sighed inwardly at the heroic spirit of the City Lord's Mansion. Although Fu Hengyan was merely a sword cultivator, judging by the rich assets he displayed, he could certainly support himself and his future child.

Not bad, not bad. In this life, she should live better than in her previous life.

Family Head Shen Zhouhai and others stood at the doorway. Seeing Shen Yao stroll over, they instructed her in a low voice.

Nothing more than telling Shen Yao to serve the City Lord well and return to the Shen family to visit when she had time.

After all, the people from the City Lord's Mansion were still waiting outside. Shen Zhouhai's heartfelt words had already been said before; what he spoke now were mere pleasantries.

Shen Qing and these juniors stood behind Shen Zhouhai, looking at Shen Yao with brimming tears.

Shen Yao smiled and bade farewell to Shen Zhouhai and the others, then turned and went out, boarding the carriage to the City Lord's Mansion.

The carriage was not an ordinary object, and the horses pulling it were spirit horses capable of flying.

Shen Yao sat in the somewhat spacious carriage. Not long after, it rose directly into the air. She listened sideways and could still hear the sound of the wind slicing past.

Peering outside through the curtain, she saw large clouds passing by beside her.

The interior of the carriage was very stable. The spirit fruits and tea drinks placed on the table remained motionless.

Shen Yao lowered her head, reached out, pinched up a spirit fruit, put it in her mouth, and chewed.

From the time she left the Shen family until now, Shen Yao had not eaten anything.

Although Shen Yao could use a Foundation Establishment Pill to relieve her body's hunger, the psychological strangeness still made her prefer to make up for it by eating.

Crack crack—

Shen Yao ate slowly and unhurriedly until suddenly voices came from outside the carriage.

Meaning they would need half an hour more to reach the City Lord's Mansion. If Shen Yao was hungry, there were dishes ready to eat directly in the storage bag under the table.

Shen Yao:... I didn't expect them to be so thoughtful?

"Thank you for informing me."

"Madam is too courteous. It is what this petty person should do."

Those who came to welcome the bride were all servants of the City Lord's Mansion. No matter how many times the City Lord changed, they would always serve in the City Lord's Mansion.

Now Shen Yao was marrying the new City Lord, who was also their direct superior.

Although Shen Yao was merely a concubine, the respect due was still given.

Hearing the slightly humble tone of the person outside, Shen Yao exhaled and suddenly realized that the Cultivation World and the Mortal World might not be very different. Both were places made up of people, with intrigue and unavoidable human relations.

Ai

She hoped everything would go smoothly in entering the City Lord's Mansion this time. The gap between her and Fu Hengyan was still too great.

Closing her eyes to nourish her spirit, leaning back slightly, Shen Yao called out to the system to hurry and prepare: "Prepare the pills for pregnancy, and also those elixirs for improving offspring aptitude."

"In the Cultivation World, spiritual roots and purity are indispensable. Don't hide the good things in your hands."

The system, called by Shen Yao, instantly became energetic. "Host, rest assured. The system has already prepared them, awaiting your word."

It had anticipated this day far longer than Shen Yao; Shen Yao only occasionally thought of the missions ahead, while the system watched Fu Hengyan day and night, terrified the cooked duck would fly away and its own imminent reward would be forcibly halved.

Hearing the system finish, Shen Yao directly had the system take out the pill for her.

In an instant, a small porcelain-white bottle appeared in Shen Yao's hand.

Shen Yao played with it for a while, then put the pill away again; after all, such pills have a concrete time-limit restriction, and before she has made contact with Fu Hengyan, taking it now would be useless.

She continued resting with eyes closed until the carriage flying in midair slowly descended.

"Madam, the City Lord's Mansion has arrived."

Shen Yao gave a soft assent and stepped down from the carriage in a full set of red attire.

Seeing Shen Yao appear, the people around her all lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at her.

Shen Yao turned her head to look at the middle-aged man in steward's attire at the very front.

"Madam, please, this way inside."

Shen Yao followed behind the man, tentatively asking his name.

The middle-aged man's bearing was respectful: "This petty person's surname is Zhou, valued by the City Lord, now in charge of all matters great and small in the City Lord's Mansion.

Madam, just call this petty person Steward Zhou; we are now headed to your residence, Xuanru Garden.

The City Lord resides in Yanqing Pavilion in the front courtyard, only a quarter-hour from your back courtyard.

Xuanru Garden is a small courtyard personally chosen by the City Lord, planted with quite a few spirit fruits and spiritual plants; Madam will certainly be satisfied upon arrival.

..."

This Steward Zhou truly has a silver tongue; from where she descended all the way to Xuanru Garden, Steward Zhou never stopped talking, and even through observing Shen Yao's expression, he spoke of many matters of the City Lord's Mansion.

Tsk, truly a remarkable person.