The protagonist stole my spiritual root? Hey, heroine, give birth to me!

With everyone present as witnesses, Chen Xuan and Zhao Lingwu completed their wedding ceremony and were led to their bridal chamber.

Chen Wenwen had been waiting for a long time.

In theory, Zhao Lingwu, who joined later, should have served her tea, but given their respective statuses, she didn't put on airs.

Chen Xuan took Zhao Lingwu's hand and led her step by step toward the bedroom.

When she walked up to Chen Wenwen, she let go of Chen Xuan's hand, went to the table, and poured Chen Wenwen a cup of tea.

"Aunt Zhao, you don't need to do this..."

"You still call me auntie!" Zhao Lingwu glared at her.

"We're both just pathetic wretches who sacrificed ourselves for our families, there's no need to be so serious about it!"

"No, no, Wenwen doesn't regret it at all. Husband, husband is the best husband in the world!"

Zhao Lingwu's eyes instantly turned strange. These two had nothing to do with each other, so how come she seems to have completely fallen in love with Chen Xuan?

"Alright, the auspicious time has arrived, it's time for us to get down to business." Chen Xuan grabbed Zhao Lingwu's hand again.

"Let's make this clear first, we're just good buddies, no, we can't do anything too outrageous!" Zhao Lingwu said nervously.

As soon as she finished speaking, her body uncontrollably leaned towards Chen Xuan.

"Don't worry, having a child will be more secure in maintaining our friendship!" Chen Xuan kissed the woman's earlobe.

Zhao Lingwu trembled slightly, sighed, and then leaned softly against Chen Xuan.

……

That night, dark clouds gathered, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and a large amount of spiritual energy surged into Chen Xuan's courtyard before returning to calm.

Because the spiritual energy came and went quickly, the people outside with high cultivation levels all thought that Zhao Lingwu might not be used to marriage and "unconsciously" released her spiritual energy.

Unfortunately, Chen Xuan controlled the situation very well. Zhao Lingwu had no chance to fight back and was completely defeated.

"I think I've really found the pattern..."

Feeling his body return to the early stages of Foundation Establishment, Chen Xuan murmured to himself.

It all stems from the increase in the number of family members! Or rather... subduing those with destiny! Because every time he breaks through, it's with the increase in the number of family members around him, without exception!

"Chen, Chen Xuan, you're really awful! You promised you wouldn't bully me!"

"How did I bully you? Ask Wenwen and see if I really did!"

"Huh? Wenwen, Wenwen is here too?" Zhao Lingwu exclaimed in panic.

Taking advantage of this opening, Chen Xuan launched a surprise attack and ruthlessly "cut down" Zhao Lingwu!

"He didn't come. I was just teasing you." He whispered in her ear, but Zhao Lingwu was too tired to hear him at all.

……

Inside a secret room in the Zhao family home.

"What?! You mean that son-in-law is a core disciple of the Xuan Yang Sect?!"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"Those core disciples of the Xuan Yang Sect are all proud and arrogant individuals. How could they possibly come to a small family like the Zhao family and become a live-in son-in-law!"

Huang Meihua then gave a lengthy explanation of the reasons.

"A third-tier alchemist whose cultivation was crippled? A third-tier talisman master! But why did he choose the Zhao family?" Gao Yueting asked, puzzled.

“Perhaps it’s just a matter of liking someone? Maybe the Zhao family has something that your Gao family doesn’t!” Huang Meihua said, her mind racing.

She had seen Chen Xuan's gaze on her several times; sometimes it was like a wild beast, wanting to devour her. Other times it became very strange, like... a victor looking at her and Zhao Yi!

"Impossible! The Zhao family is inferior to the Gao family in every way. What the Zhao family doesn't have, the Gao family has; and what the Gao family doesn't have, the Zhao family certainly can't have!"

"What if she's a beauty? Does your Gao family have a beauty like Ling Wu?"

"..."

Gao Yueting fell silent.

In the Gao family, the only one who can rival Zhao Lingwu is herself, but she is already married.

"So, I advise you to avoid provoking Zhao Lingwu now. If you anger that little Chen Xuan, the Xuan Yang Sect might just arrive."

"And what about you? Although you married into the Zhao family, you're a useless woman who can't lay eggs. All the benefits will go to that good-for-nothing. Your Huang family's position will be in serious jeopardy in the future!"

"You, Gao Yueting, I was just trying to give you a friendly reminder, and you talk like that? Who are you saying can't lay eggs? Did you lay an egg?" Huang Meihua raised her hand and slapped Gao Yueting.

Seeing this, Gao Yueting subtly dodged the attack.

"Huang Meihua, who do you think you are? How dare you lay a hand on me?!"

Huang Meihua gritted her teeth and said, "Gao Yueting, let me tell you, don't think I don't know about your connections to the Gao family in the Prince's Mansion. Don't think I don't know what dirty tricks your Gao family has been up to in secret!"

Gao Yueting's expression changed, and she said, "Huang Meihua, don't talk nonsense!"

Huang Meihua sneered and said, "Hmph, I'm talking nonsense? You think you're doing something very discreetly? Do you think I'm blind?"

"court death!"

Gao Yueting couldn't sit still any longer and attacked Huang Meihua directly. The two women started fighting again. Unfortunately for them, neither of them were very skilled in cultivation.

Although both were at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, built up by their families' vast resources, they had never fought anyone other than each other! After fighting for so long, they hadn't made a single sound, and instead, the two women were sweating profusely and panting heavily.

"Alright! You win today. I just want to know, are you really willing to watch the Zhao family rise without it having anything to do with you?" Gao Yueting said breathlessly.

"What can I do? In the end, I'm just a woman with no strength to even kill a chicken. I can't think of any way to benefit my Huang family," Huang Meihua said helplessly.

In her eyes, she was the most unsuccessful woman among the three legitimate daughters. At least Gao Yueting had some power and could seek benefits for the Gao family.

Although she held a superior status in the Zhao family, she had no real power. All the power was in the hands of Zhao Yi and Zhao Weiwu. She could only be a decorative vase, living a muddled and aimless life.

"Sigh, it's so frustrating! Zhao Lingwu is so talented and strong, she avoided a political marriage. And now she's married into such outstanding and handsome families!" Gao Yueting slumped down on the prayer mat.

"Who says it isn't?"

"No, I'm not reconciled! If you have any information about Chen Xuan in the future, just let me know."

"What do you want to do?"

"I won't do anything. As long as you provide the information, I will give you the Huang family and the corresponding reward."

……