[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-cultivation-the-rise-of-a-live-in-son-in-law":3,"chapter-cultivation-the-rise-of-a-live-in-son-in-law-cultivation-the-rise-of-a-live-in-son-in-law-chapter-4":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Cultivation: the Rise of a Live-In Son-In-Law",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},781462,1038,"Chapter 4: Pah! He’s the Son-in-Law—What Are You Even Thinking?","cultivation-the-rise-of-a-live-in-son-in-law-chapter-4",4,"\u003Cp>Upon hearing the noise, Qing Yu, who was nearly dozing off from waiting, suddenly opened her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked up and saw a young man in coarse cloth standing at the courtyard entrance with a clean and handsome face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t this Miss Qingge’s husband, the young master? He doesn’t look bad at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qing Yu subconsciously thought this, but quickly suppressed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pah! This is the young master, what am I thinking!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quickly getting up, Qing Yu said, \"Young master, I am Qing Yu, assigned as your personal maid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maid?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ye was taken aback, then shook his head with a smile, \"No need, I don’t require anyone to serve me. You may go back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Lu Ye’s words, Qing Yu immediately became anxious and fell to her knees with a thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young master, I will be punished if I return. Please give Qing Yu a chance, Qing Yu will definitely serve you well!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the pale-faced girl continuously kowtowing on the ground, Lu Ye sighed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Martial Dao world, people at the bottom indeed have no rights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like himself, thinking of the sect as home, only to be sold off by it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Qing Yu kowtow so hard that her forehead was red, Lu Ye spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, stop kowtowing, get up, I accept you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, young master, thank you!\" Qing Yu quickly got up, not bothering to wipe the faint blood on her forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll go clean up for you, young master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tend to your forehead first,\" Lu Ye said, walking into the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s nothing, young master,\" Qing Yu already found a broom and started cleaning skillfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the now spotless courtyard, Lu Ye began to look at the girl named Qing Yu in a new light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite her young age, she was proficient in almost all tasks and did them efficiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gurgle...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Lu Ye’s stomach rumbled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Qing Yu immediately put down the cloth and washed her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young master, please wait a moment, I’ll go to the dining room to get you some food.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, she dashed out of the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ye only then remembered that since the wedding banquet yesterday and the subsequent series of events, he hadn’t had anything to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only by reaching the Innate Realm would one truly be able to fast and absorb Heaven and Earth Energy to nourish oneself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this stage, skipping even one meal would leave him starving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially for those practicing Martial Dao, their appetite is significantly larger, requiring plenty of energy replenishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Having an extra maid indeed saves a lot of trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ye had already accepted the idea of having a personal maid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Qing Yu hurried to the dining room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle Qin, give me two meals, one is for the young master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For those practicing martial arts, cultivation knows no fixed time, and mealtimes are irregular.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hence, the dining room always had someone working, cooking, and preparing dishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, two meals were placed in front of Qing Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qing Yu was a bit surprised to see two servings of coarse rice, each with a small chicken drumstick, tofu, and some greens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the common meal among the servants, and Qing Yu was familiar with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What puzzled her was that in the dining room, the fragrant fine rice, braised pork, beef, and even Fierce Beast Meat were supposed to be the young master’s meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle Qin, maybe you heard wrong, one portion is for the young master, Miss Qingge’s husband.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qing Yu forced a flattering smile at Uncle Qin, who was in charge of the dining room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Qin shook his head, \"Xiao Yu’er, it’s not that I don’t want to give it, it’s that I can’t.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Qing Yu quickly understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone had made arrangements for the young master’s meal to be the same as the servants’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Qing Yu couldn’t understand; he was Miss Qingge’s husband after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wouldn’t Miss Qingge be angry if they targeted the young master like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well... thank you, Uncle Qin, I’ll be off now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carrying the meal box, Qing Yu headed back to the courtyard hurriedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young master must be starving; a bite is better than nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young master, the meal is here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qing Yu hurriedly carried the meal box into the courtyard and handed Lu Ye a portion of hot food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ye looked at it: two chicken drumsticks, some tofu, and vegetables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meal was actually better than what he had at Miscellaneous Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Lu Ye was about to start eating, he noticed another portion in the meal box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It only had some vegetables and tofu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this all you’re eating?\" Lu Ye was a bit surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qing Yu smiled embarrassedly, \"Young master, the servants eat only vegetables and tofu, but it’s quite flavorful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here, take one of the chicken drumsticks,\" Lu Ye said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qing Yu immediately shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young master, this is for you; if others find out, I’ll be scolded.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not saying more, Lu Ye looked at the two meals and began to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Qing Yu quietly let out a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the meal, Qing Yu washed the dishes and meal box in the side room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ye, meanwhile, set up a wooden stake in the courtyard and started training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he possessed the Golden Finger of the Myriad Dao Pavilion, progress in Martial Dao required diligent practice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Martial Technique Lu Ye was currently practicing was called the Mountain Splitting Finger, a domineering Finger Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Martial Dao world, every Martial Technique is divided into Entry, Skillful, Small Success, Great Success, and Perfection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Mountain Splitting Finger was one he initially acquired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After two months of painstaking practice, he was close to reaching the Small Success Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the side room, though Qing Yu did not possess Martial Dao talent and couldn’t understand Lu Ye’s cultivation techniques, she felt his movements seemed impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an inexplicable sense of admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At night, Qing Yu finally learned that Miss Qingge’s husband was named Lu Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After practicing martial arts, Lu Ye had worked up a sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Qing Yu had never been a personal maid before, she remembered that a personal maid should meticulously manage all aspects of the master’s life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After boiling the water, Qing Yu intended to serve the young master in bathing but was promptly declined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ye couldn’t help but smile wryly; such a scene of being bathed could only be imagined in a place like Red Romance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never been to such places and was entirely unaccustomed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sending Qing Yu out, Lu Ye settled into the wooden tub.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Letting his mind drift, a small, ancient, and intricately designed Dao Pavilion slowly emerged in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the Myriad Dao Pavilion, emitting mysterious aura, Lu Ye took a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Myriad Dao Pavilion: 9\u002F10]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just one more day before I can draw a reward again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling a bit regretful, Lu Ye knew his Martial Dao talent was low, slightly better than those without any talent, but only just so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Myriad Dao Pavilion allowed specific direction draws,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>like specifying the rare [Talent] category to avoid randomly hitting the most common Elixir category.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, drawing specifically required an additional expenditure of ten taels of silver, and the second time, a hundred!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ye had only been part of the Red Cloud Sect for two months, and the monthly stipend from the sect was in points, not silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention ten taels, even a hundred copper coins, Lu Ye couldn’t afford.\u003C\u002Fp>",1276,"2026-06-03T03:06:21.986Z","2026-06-03T03:06:27.167Z",1,"novelbin.me","d7f554acfacefe845d3643e181f0668b0e0718ce9e5a38e18e3981bfb4a7511f","cultivation-the-rise-of-a-live-in-son-in-law-chapter-5","cultivation-the-rise-of-a-live-in-son-in-law-chapter-3",512,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcultivation-the-rise-of-a-live-in-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]