"Can't tell you're quite charming, huh? Even this fiancée you've never met is speaking up for you now."
At home, the woman's voice was dripping with vinegar.
Ever since the news of Jiang Che's engagement to the Saintess of the Taiyin Ice Palace spread, his fame within the Nine Heavens had skyrocketed exponentially!
It spread across all the continents and realms of the Nine Heavens and Myriad Worlds.
He truly became the number one on the "This Scoundrel Must Die" list!
After all, the Taiyin Immortal Body of the Taiyin Mystic Maiden was a rare cauldron physique in the world, enough to make even Immortals covetous. It was said that an Immortal once wanted to form a Dao partnership with Gu Wantang, aiming to borrow the Taiyin power of her Taiyin Immortal Body to break through to the Second Tribulation realm.
But, without a doubt, it was refused by the Taiyin Ice Palace.
"What's the matter?" Jiang Che crossed his legs, smiling as he looked at the woman beside him.
Gu Lingfei was like an overturned vinegar jar.
"Fifi, this is just an arranged marriage by the families, right? I had no choice..."
"Pfft~ Look at you, getting all full of yourself. You're probably itching with impatience in your heart, can't wait to enter the Nine Heavens right now and whisk her away!" The woman shot Jiang Che a glance with her beautiful eyes.
"Ahem, Fifi... No matter how fragrant the wildflowers are, can they compare to the flowers at home?" Jiang Che offered a fawning smile and wrapped his arm around Gu Lingfei's waist.
Although that Taiyin Mystic Maiden Gu Wantang's beauty was unparalleled under heaven, his Fifi wasn't bad either.
"Besides, I'm face-blind. Everyone looks about the same to me. That so-called Taiyin Mystic Maiden is actually just average-looking."
"Tsk~ You and your glib tongue, you little man!" Gu Lingfei pinched the soft flesh at Jiang Che's waist.
Face-blind? How could you even say that? Your smooth talk might fool young girls!
"Alright, alright, let's not talk about that Taiyin Mystic Maiden anymore!" Anyway, she's out of reach for now, so why bother?
He just wondered if the Nine Heavens network supported video calls...
Jiang Che kept one arm around Gu Lingfei's waist while the other reached over and took hold of her slender, jade-like foot.
Gu Lingfei now also possessed an Immortal Body, the Ice Spirit Immortal Body... Her "ice skin and jade bones" were no joke. Gu Lingfei's looks were enough to rank within the top hundred of the Nine Heavens Absolute Beauty List overall.
Actually, in terms of pure looks, the difference between those in the top hundred of the overall list wasn't huge; their beauty was all flawless and impeccable.
Even their temperaments were quite similar. What really set them apart were the various buffs from their prestigious statuses—being a Saintess of an Immortal Sect, the direct daughter of a True Immortal, a peerless genius...
Similar to female celebrities and influencers in the entertainment industry today, the boost from status and position makes the desire for conquest in men's hearts even stronger.
"Fifi, you've been quite idle lately!" Jiang Che began massaging Gu Lingfei's jade-like feet.
Our Fifi's ice skin and jade bone figure isn't much worse than that enchantress from the Taiyin Ice Palace.
“Ugh! You think I want to be this idle? Now that the spiritual energy has revived... many original industrial chains have been replaced by cultivation. We've entered an era where everyone cultivates... The elixir supply chain has also been established, so of course I'm extremely idle.”
Gu Lingfei was someone who couldn't stay idle; she always wanted to find something to do, but now she felt lost.
"It's fine. Once we enter the Nine Heavens... I plan to open a large-scale Spirit Stone Bank. I'll still need you all to manage the finances for me then!"
Gu Lingfei propped her chin with one hand. "And when will that be?"
"How about... during this time, I also give you a baby?"
Gu Lingfei dropped a bombshell, nearly shocking Jiang Che.
"Ahem, Fifi, why do you suddenly want a child?"
“Ah~ Sister Jiang came to see me again recently, asking why my belly still hasn't shown any movement... including those people from the Jiang Family in the Nine Heavens who descended to the mortal realm, they're pressing me every day!”
That's right. Those pressing Jiang Che to have babies were no longer just his parents. The Immortal ancestors and Great Emperors from the Jiang Family of the Nine Heavens were also frantically urging him.
After all, Jiang Che's genes were truly exceptional—the rare across all ages Four Immortal Bodies, and he was male. Most importantly, he was particularly fond of women!
Because as cultivators' cultivation increases, it becomes increasingly difficult to have offspring at higher levels. Some Great Emperor-level powerants couldn't have a descendant for ten thousand years.
So, the Jiang Family ancestors kept urging him to have some babies while his cultivation was still relatively low!
To encourage him, some Immortal even stated that whenever one of his women gave birth to a child, regardless of whether the child had exceptional cultivation talent, the Jiang Family would provide a massive amount of resources!
What the Jiang Family considered a massive amount of resources would undoubtedly be an astronomical figure!
"So Fifi, do you want one or not?"
"I... it's okay. If I really get pregnant, then I'll have it. I'm bored lately anyway, might as well have a baby to play with."
Ahem, have a baby... to play with?
You think it's buying a toy?
Jiang Che narrowed his eyes. Shen Yu was an accident. No one in the harem would object if she got pregnant, since that girl didn't compete for favor at all.
But if Gu Lingfei got pregnant, the other girls would definitely start having ideas.
The situation then would be something Jiang Che couldn't control.
However, Jiang Che had long been prepared. If he really decided to have babies... he would first create several dozen "Many Children, Much Blessings" system modules, one for himself and one for each of the girls!
Ahem... just imagining that scene was a bit mind-blowing.
"Fifi, I think we should still heed the nation's call!"
"What call?" Gu Lingfei tilted her head, somewhat confused.
"Family Planning!"
"......"
In other words, he just didn't want her to have a baby, right?
"Go away! Go make plans with your fiancée..." Gu Lingfei's petty temper flared up. She pulled her jade foot from Jiang Che's embrace and then kicked him in the butt with it.
It was clear that Gu Lingfei had indeed been wanting to be a mother lately. After all, it's quite common for a woman's maternal instincts to grow stronger as she ages.
But Jiang Che absolutely couldn't go for the "many children, much blessings" route. If children were running everywhere... how could he and the girls shamelessly play together then?
Children were still too distant a concept for him now.
"It's not that we won't have any, but we need to plan. We could decide by drawing lots! In a few days, I'll gather all the girls. All of you will draw lots... to see who the lucky one is!"
Jiang Che snapped his fingers. Damn, I'm simply too brilliant!
Deciding by drawing lots—fair and just!
There was no way he'd let every girl have a baby; that would definitely lead to chaos. Although Jiang Che didn't dislike children... having too many wasn't good either.
“Huh... Drawing lots? That could work too... It just depends on who has good pregnancy luck, right?”
"You could put it that way!"
"Tsk~ Then I'm out of luck. You have so many women... by the time it's my turn, who knows when that'll be!" Gu Lingfei stuck out her tongue.
"What else can we do? Fifi, you know... As the head of the household, I have a headache too. So many girls, I have to take care of each one..."
“Heh, serves you right! Who told you to be such a scumbag? You deserve it!”
Gu Lingfei's attitude toward Jiang Che had also undergone a subtle shift. The former doting, sisterly affection was gone, replaced by a more complex and nuanced feeling.
She had even learned to feel jealous!

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grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)