As a man, who wouldn't want to have a beautiful woman on each arm?
Especially since Jin Ling isn't bad-looking at all, much better than those young ladies from prominent families.
However, he had some reservations in his heart and wasn't sure if his wife was testing him or being sincere.
"Saying one thing and meaning another."
Shen Yushu playfully rolled her eyes at him.
As they spoke, Jin Ling had already walked in.
She was only wearing a white dudou embroidered with peonies, her snow-white arms and glowing skin completely exposed, and the dudou was propped up into a perky curve.
Her jade legs were straight and slender, yet extremely delicate and smooth, like fine silk, or like meticulously carved ivory, a marvel of craftsmanship.
"Young Master..."
Jin Ling shyly called out, her eyes sparkling, full of affection, as she got onto the bed.
Seeing Jin Ling in this state, Li Qinglian was incredibly surprised.
He hadn't expected the seemingly naive Jin Ling to possess such ample assets, almost on par with his wife.
"My dear wife, perhaps we should forget it!"
Li Qinglian's throat moved, his heart secretly delighted, but he still feigned embarrassment.
"If my husband truly doesn't want to, I will send Jin Ling back."
Shen Yushu smiled gently, giving Li Qinglian a meaningful look.
"This... I will follow my wife's suggestion."
Li Qinglian quickly expressed his stance.
He also realized that Shen Yushu wasn't testing him, but was being sincere.
However, he was a bit puzzled; what could the Holy Maiden of the Demonic Sect gain by not only offering herself but also her personal maid, paying such a high price?
But now, for the sake of experience points, he was going all out.
Of course, he also gained a great deal.
"Young Master..."
Before he could make a move, a warm, soft, snow-white arm wrapped around him.
It was Jin Ling who actively pressed against him.
He could distinctly feel a temptation completely different from Shen Yushu's.
Naive, delicate.
Like a freshly peeled green tangerine.
Although her movements were skilled, Li Qinglian could still feel the slight tremor in her delicate body, clearly her first time having such intimate contact with a man.
This, however, gave him a great sense of psychological accomplishment.
At this moment, he glimpsed his wife by his side picking up her white shirt, seemingly intending to get out of bed to make space for the two of them, and he quickly pulled Shen Yushu's soft and delicate jade wrist.
"My dear wife, don't leave."
At this moment, Shen Yushu, the Holy Maiden of the Demonic Sect, seemed to transform into a weak woman with no power to resist, her delicate body falling into his embrace.
The sound of the Phoenix flute stirred, the jade pot's light turned, a night of fish and Dragon dancing.
The night was like a song, spring and autumn within the curtains, several times the wind and rain stirred.
Experience points +1000
+170
+174
...On his left and right, the people in his arms were already asleep, but Li Qinglian felt exceptionally energetic.
Gaining so many experience points at once, to him, meant an improvement in his own strength.
"With the addition of Jin Ling, I gained an extra 1000 experience points, and the experience points from intimacy also increased. If I deduce from this, does it mean the more women I have intimate relations with, the more experience points I gain each time?"
Li Qinglian speculated in his heart.
Although he felt his speculation was ridiculous, according to the System's nature, it might actually be correct.
After all, the higher the Martial Arts Realm, the more experience points are needed, and the Fusion and advancement of Martial Arts also require vast amounts of experience points; only by continuously increasing the acquisition of experience points can the demands for advancement be met.
"If that's truly the case, then it's going to be troublesome."
Li Qinglian began to get a headache.
He wasn't the type to rigidly adhere to rules; he could definitely accept having three wives and four concubines.
But with Shen Yushu as his main wife, his ideas might be difficult to realize, unless Shen Yushu herself agreed in her heart, just as she did with Jin Ling.
However, the probability of that was too small.
After all, Jin Ling was her personal maid.
As for other women... "Forget it, I won't think about it for now. I'll take it one step at a time. I can go and Fuse some Martial Arts first."
Noticing that the sky outside was already slightly bright, Li Qinglian shook his head, quietly got up, put on a white tight-fitting suit, and left the room.
Just as Li Qinglian walked out of the room, Shen Yushu and Jin Ling simultaneously opened their eyes.
"Young Miss, should we go out and see?"
Jin Ling glanced outside and asked in a low voice.
"No need, my husband should be practicing Martial Arts. It seems something happened tonight that caused him to change. Hasn't Shui Mo sent any news yet?"
Shen Yushu's autumn-water-like eyes sparkled as she asked calmly.
"Not yet, perhaps some changes really did occur. Should this servant urge her?"
"No need, you must trust Shui Mo. As soon as there's news, tell me immediately. You endured many times just now, so rest well and deal with the bed later."
Shen Yushu waved her hand, glanced at the touch of crimson on the white silk scarf beneath Jin Ling, and her tone softened considerably.
"Mm."
A blush flew across Jin Ling's innocent cheeks, and she nodded obediently.
In the spacious front courtyard.
Li Qinglian wielded his long blade, blade shadows overlapping, blooming with streaks of silver light, like surging waves, as if to engulf and submerge everything in front of him.
After practicing the Blade Technique for a while, his Qi and blood surged throughout his body.
His inner strength permeated his muscles and bones, constantly tempering them.
He checked his experience points.
Experience points: 1868
"So many experience points, enough to advance another small Realm, but I'm not in a hurry for now. I still need to refine it for a while to let my body adapt."
"But I can definitely improve my Blade Technique."
Li Qinglian began to calculate in his heart.
With a thought, he immediately began to Fuse the newly acquired Martial Arts.
Experience points -68, obtained Ninth-grade martial arts Bagua Youshen Palm (Proficient)
Experience points -70, obtained Ninth-grade martial arts Wuying Blade Technique (Proficient)
...Instantly, he acquired three Ninth-grade martial arts.
Two Blade Techniques and one Palm Technique.
He did not choose to Fuse other unranked Martial Arts, fearing that he wouldn't have enough experience points.
"Can three Ninth-grade Blade Techniques be Fused into one Eighth-grade?"
Li Qinglian silently asked in his mind.
Yes, requires three Ninth-grade Blade Techniques of equal proficiency.
"Promote... Fuse..."
...Experience points -1460, Fused to obtain Eighth-grade Martial Arts Cloud Shadow Eighteen Slashes (Major Achievement)
Experience points: 5
"I only have 5 experience points left! I didn't expect acquiring an Eighth-grade Martial Arts this time to consume so many experience points. I was just short of not having enough."
"However, an Eighth-grade Martial Arts at Major Achievement, combined with an Eighth-grade Early Stage Realm, is enough to contend with ordinary Eighth-grade Middle Stage, or even Eighth-grade Late Stage Martial Artists."
Li Qinglian thought to himself.
He knew in his heart that to dominate in the Eighth-grade Realm, he would still need Eighth-grade movement and footwork techniques.
This couldn't be rushed; he would just slowly accumulate experience points.
He had already waited three years anyway and had seen the hope of rising, so his mentality still needed to be stable.
Taking a deep breath, he began to practice the Cloud Shadow Eighteen Slashes.
This Eighth-grade Blade Technique, incorporating the individual characteristics of the three Ninth-grade Blade Techniques, when performed, was as ethereal and dreamlike as clouds and mist, the blade light seemingly transforming into a Flood Dragon within the clouds.
As fast as lightning, capable of hiding and revealing, ever-changing.