“Oh?”

Wei Yuan was interested in the updates. She asked Jiang Lan to ask E19 in her stead, “Can you ask her what happened to the Mountain Goose City after we have left?”

“Sure.”

Jiang Lan typed as Wei Yuan’s request.

E19 answered without hiding anything, “I don’t know the full detail, but Wei Huang has declared independence and raised his own flags. He gathered all unorthodox sects and bandits in that city now. Zhu Huifang said Xu Lanying also summoned all Silver Phoenix Sect’s remaining members from all branches there. Everyone in the Sky Duck City is talking about the upcoming war between the royal clan and the Wei Clan.”

Mountain Goose City had become the center of attention after Wei Huang chased out royal envoys on the day Xu Miao ditched the wedding. Rogue cultivators in nearby provinces were curious about what transpired behind the scenes. As a result, a rumor spread, and nobody could tell if they were true or not.

“That’s why, Jiang Lan, you should leave Xu Miao and come to the Sky Duck City. He should be on the wanted list of all orthodox sects by now since that Yu clan starts spreading the info. Nothing good will come out if you stick by that perverted man!”

At first, Wei Yuan and others had a high opinion of Ma Xingjuan. But once she berated their beloved husband, everybody’s expression distorted. No one liked E19 now.

Jiang Lan patiently texted back, but her hands were trembling in anger. Her jade phone’s glass cracked as she held it too hard.

“I have faith in my husband, senior. Goodbye.”

Jiang Lan managed to send her last messenger before her J-Phone crumbled to small pieces. She took her time pacing her breathing. Then, she smiled at her sisters, “I guess I need a new phone.”

All yin slaves nodded, “We all need a new one. Let’s ask our Meow-Meow to sponsor us.”

Wei Yuan also agreed, “Yup! Actually, let’s buy the latest model. Meow-Meow has a lot of money, so 100 refined stones for a phone shouldn’t be expensive for him.”

“Yup! Yup!”

…

Later that day, when Cao Mao came back from shopping at Ju Garden, the girls pestered him about new jade phones.

“Master, my phone broke. I need a new one. Can I have the latest model?”

“Hubby, I don’t want to keep using my old phone. We have changed our names, so it’s time to discard our old contacts and start anew, can I?”

“Master, the latest model comes with an advanced GPS inscribed array. If we link our phones with the arrays, we can sense the other’s whereabouts.”

Seeing his wives bombarding him for a new phone with such a passion, Cao Mao was confused, “Why are you teaming up for new phones? Did something happen?”

Wei Yuan giggled, “Indeed. One of Jiang Lan’s colleagues warned us about what that fatty did.”

“Oh, that moron? What did he do?”

Wei Yuan told the story of E19 and her conversation with Jiang Lan.

“That asshole recognized you and spread the rumor, I see,” Listening to Wei Yuan, Cao Mao understood the general situation. “No wonder why that elder wanted us to change our names and identities. Wifey, you should do something about your hair and your look soon.”

“What about our phones?”

“Fine, fine. I’ll give you some cash to buy them. How much is it anyway?”

“100 refined stones per phone. Also, there are 13 of us.”

“…”

Cao Mao had a pokerface. He examined his remaining fund. There were more than enough for his spoiled yin slaves and his wife, but spending 1,300 refined stones at once gave Cao Mao a heartache.

‘Having a beautiful gold-digging wife can be costly. Having multiple gold-digging wives is a disaster.’

Cao Mao cried internally. This was the price of his reckless lust.

Later that day, everyone got their new phones, including Cao Mao and Ju Chen. Since Wei Yuan said something about the GPS inscribed array, he found it interesting.

Cao Mao played with the new phone a bit. After he linked the brands with the phones of his wives, he could see the detailed map and their locations. It even displayed the phone owner’s health status.

“Oh, this is useful.”

“I know right? Isn’t it worth the refined stones?” Jiang Lan puffed her chest.

Cao Mao grinned, “Since I paid 1,500 refined stones for everybody. I’m expecting you lots to do your work tonight!”

“What work? Ah! Will we get more sex?”

“NOPE! You lots will start running an errand for me! I’ll send you to scout the sect to survey the market and list me the price of all pills from every shop!”

“EEEHHHH!! But I heard there are over a thousand shops in the outer sect area!”

“That’s why you all have to work! No sex until you skanks get me the result!”

The girls wanted to cry since it was a hard job. Still, Wei Yuan was too smart on this occasion.

“Hubby, when was the last time that we’ve checked the bellies of your concubines?”

Cao Mao tilted his head, “Why?”

Wei Yuan grinned as she patted her belly, “Are you sending your pregnant wife for a labor job?”

“…”

“I’m also suspecting that some of them might be pregnant too. Don’t you think it’s weird that you’ve fucked them so hard, but none of them is carrying your babies?”

“…”

“Let’s bring them to a physician for a checkup first. If they’re pregnant, I can’t let them work, okay?”

Cao Mao facepalmed. He wanted to retort that when they had sex, those girls didn’t care about hardworking or being rough. In fact, last night, some of them still begged him to pound them as hard as possible.

As much as Cao Mao wanted to get back on Wei Yuan, he wasn’t fond of picking a fight with women, especially someone he cared for.

“Fine. None of you have to work. Go check your bellies if you get fertilized.”

“YAAAY!!”

…

Almost a month had passed.

Yu Shun’s propaganda spread throughout the land. Many agents, spies, and disciples of orthodox sects visited Yeet City to confirm the news.

Everybody had sketched portraits of Wei Yuan and Xu Miao. However, they were based on their last-seen appearance. Xu Miao had long white hair, a feminine pretty face, and pale skin. Meanwhile, Wei Yuan had long straight blond hair, blue eyes, jade-white skin, and unique beauty, which made every man drool in lust.

Despite having so much information about them, nobody had a clue where this “Wei Yuan” and “Xu Miao” could be.

Several spies infiltrated the inner sect and the outer sect for clues. Again, they couldn’t find anyone who had the same look like the portraits. It baffled the bounty hunters and the investigators.

While cultivators kept flocking into the Yeet City, the Myriad Cauldron Sect forbad them from entering the outer disciple area. As a result, the outskirt district was packed with visitors. Combining with the upcoming event of the sect, hotels, inns, and motels were all booked. Many people had to sleep on the streets or outdoor at night.

When more people with strength gathered, trouble ensued. Every hour, someone would start a fight or cause a scene. The majority of incidents concentrated in pubs and taverns as alcohol was the source of misjudgment.

In one of the taverns, a group of girls gathered as they had completed their mission. Unfortunately, due to the influx of people and disciples from various sects, they did not dare to leave or they might attract unwanted attention.

Xiong Zhenzhen and the Virgin Yin disciples covered their heads, faces, and bodies with old hoods and cloaks, hiding their gender and beauty. They blended in the crowd, which wore similar clothes.

Xiong Zhenzhen’s colleagues were trembling in fear. The lives of female cultivators were difficult as they could get violated anywhere, any place, and any time. Even with a 5th-stage fighter as their guardian, they were nervous when they stayed in a crowded place with many strong cultivators.

The girls were talking in a hushed voice.

“Senior Xiong, we can’t wait anymore! Let’s leave!”

“Yes! The longer we wait, the more people arrive! If we don’t leave now, someone might have barged into our room and find out about our identities.”

Xiong Zhenzhen also felt the brewing tension. She agreed, “We have no choice anymore. Let’s risk it and return.”

Hearing the approval, the girls were relieved.

But one of the members had the other idea.

“I’ll stay. Sorry.”

Xiong Zhenzhen and all disciples turned to the masked person. It was Xie Tian, who had been helping them.

“Xie Tian. I know that the Zhu Clan doesn’t like you, and you don’t want to return. I hope that you can cooperate with us.”

“That’s not what I meant. You girls should leave, but I’ll continue staying,” Xie Tian shook his head. He hinted that he wanted to part ways.

“You still have trouble controlling the corrupted Qi. If it goes out of control again, nobody can stop you.”

“I’m fine. After I’ve broken through to the 3rd-stage a few days ago. My mind is a lot clearer.”

Almost a month had passed since the day Cao Mao met with Yu Shun. Currently, Xie Tian’s strength was level 1 of the meridian establishment realm. All of his internal injuries had been healed by Ju Shoufen, whom they had visited and requested for pills.

Although Xie Tian experienced setbacks, he got stronger again.

“What’s the point of staying here? Do you still want to kill Xu Miao? You know that he’s also a victim, right?”

“…”

Xie Tian didn’t say anything. He only stared at the ceiling in a daze.

Unable to figure what was on Xie Tian’s mind, Xiong Zhenzhen gave up persuading him.

“Alright. If you want your vengeance that badly, I won’t stop you. But know this, revenge isn’t always the right choice. If you fail, you’ll face a fate worse than death. If you succeed, what awaits you is emptiness. There’s also a chance that both sides misunderstand each other.”

“…”

Xie Tian continued to ignore her.

Xiong Zhenzhen sighed. She turned to her colleagues, “Let’s go.”

The girls stood up and left the tavern with haste, leaving Xie Tian alone in the tavern.

Seeing the girls leaving, Xie Tian paid for the bills and returned to his room. When he was alone, he took out a brochure, which he had picked randomly from taverns.

It was an brochure of the harvest event, the same event that Ju Shoufen had invited Cao Mao to participate in.

The event would start tomorrow morning.

‘I’ll join this harvest event. Ten refined stones for rare herbs are cheap.’

It would be the best time for him to acquire more resources for his training. Xie Tian planned to join the harvest event as well.