Eternal Life Begins with Taking a Wife

Editor: Henyee Translations

Shen Ping drank milk skillfully. At the same time, he transferred his magic powers to her internal organs and used his sword seal to improve her aptitude. When she felt a warm current, Xin Xiang was overjoyed. She bent down and kissed Shen Ping’s forehead. Then, she ran away like a deer.

“This girl.” He touched the lipstick mark on his forehead and could not help but smile and thought, “I’m only five years old, yet I can’t even let this girl off.”

Indeed, a woman in love is too fierce. When he went to the clan academy, the lecturer was a great scholar hired by the Huai family from the Imperial Court. This old man was not an old-fashioned scholar. The essay he taught was incisive. Shen Ping did not pay attention to it before, but now, he felt that it was interesting and full of gains.

He knew he was beginning to try to fit in. Every flower, blade of grass and tree became colorful in his eyes. Even the air in this world felt much fresher when he breathed.

He came to the fitness yard. The teacher was a military general of the imperial court. After being injured and retreating from the army, he concealed his identity and came to Huaishan Prefecture to become a martial teacher for the Huai Family. What he imparted was not the slaughter of the army, but a method of nourishing and strengthening one’s body while walking in the martial world in the early years.

“All of you, be serious. Now is the time for you to train your muscles and bones and train your foundation. If anyone doesn’t cultivate well, they won’t be able to achieve anything in the future, be it cultivating Dao techniques, learning Confucianism, or walking the path of incense.”

The instructor walked to Shen Ping and nodded in satisfaction. Previously, no matter how well Shen Ping pretended, the instructor could also tell that the future Mountain Lord Huai was unwilling to cultivate martial arts. It was different today. Be it his movements or his energy and spirit, they seemed to have transformed. He had the temperament of a true Huai family member.

“That’s good. That’s it. If you work hard, you’ll definitely gain something. You must know that the heavens reward hard work.”

Shen Ping’s heart skipped a beat. Back then, he had also worked hard to cultivate. Only by accumulating the hard work did he have the foundation to grow. Although this insignificant technique to strengthen his body was not worthy of his attention at all, and he could casually improve it to a better level, it had been a long time since he last had such days.

“Ha!” Like the other members of the Huai Family, he kept shouting.

Days passed like this. In the blink of an eye, it was winter. The cold wave swept through the entire Huaishan Prefecture. A thick layer of ice formed along Huaishui, and only the mighty Zejiang continued to surge.

It was rare for the academy to have a few days off. Shen Ping followed his mother, Qing Yan, and his aunts and uncles as they rode a carriage to the Huaishui Pavilion to admire the snow.

Only the water in the center was sparkling, completely melting the goose feather snowflakes, and the surroundings were covered in ice. In this season that could freeze people to death, there were still black boats along the ice that were pulled by fishermen to the central waters to fish.

“The Huaishui’s ice shrimps are the most delicious. Every season, the River God will give us hundreds of catties to try. Sister Qing Yan, Sister Huanyue, don’t just stand there. Hurry up and eat,” the Third Madame said with a smile.

Huai Lian, who was standing beside her, could not help but grab a large handful of ice prawns and put them into his mouth.

Shen Ping smiled faintly. From the counterattack simulation, after he obtained the Guardian Sword Seal, the almighty expert behind the crocodile ancestor altar seemed to have given up on this area. Not only did he stop causing trouble, but he also stopped supporting the crocodile ancestor, allowing him to easily kill the crocodile ancestor.

Therefore, in his eyes, the Third Madame was just a clown. She was destined to have no results.

He swept his gaze around. He was surrounded by a group of people wearing thick cotton clothes and satin of various colors. They wore pink hairpins on their heads, looking like dragons and phoenixes. They were extremely beautiful, like the back residence of a luxurious family. In the past, he did not pay attention to them. Now, with a little observation, he could tell that although they were only admiring the snow and eating ice prawns, these aunties’ words were hidden with motives.

It was a proper internal strife.

To be honest, his mother, Madame Qing Yan, was the master of the house. After all, she was Mountain Lord Huai’s wife. In reality, the Third Madame was in charge. Her words were domineering. Among the other aunts, only Huanyue and his mother did not care about her.

Apart from that, no matter how much the younger aunts coveted the ice prawns, they could only eat them in small bites and did not dare to take more. On the other hand, Huai Lian wolfed down the food, completely treating the ice prawns as food. In a short while, two large plates were eaten.

The more he looked at it, the more interesting it became. This reminded Shen Ping of his wives, concubines, and Dao companions. He thought of the huge Shen family. He had never paid attention to them, but he thought that the internal conflict in the Shen family was probably very intense. Even his wives, concubines, and Dao companions would have conflicts with each other, but they did not show it much. In the past, because of him, their relationship was much closer than that of ordinary back residences.

However, after watching for a while, an aunt smiled and said, “Third Madame, I heard that Young Master Lian is praised in the clan school. Whether it’s his studies or martial arts, he’s outstanding. He’s almost catching up to those older brothers.”

“Yes, Young Master Lian will definitely be the pillar of our Huai family in the future.”

Tsk tsk, what are they even saying? They clearly did not take Huai Ping seriously. Who was the future successor of Perfected Lord Huaishan? Those who didn’t know better would think that it was Huai Lian.

Shen Ping’s lips curled up in interest and wanted to see how his mother responded. After all, it looked like the Third Madame’s supporters were provoking him. If Madame Qing Yan made a sound, she would inevitably be at a disadvantage.

“Young Master Lian is not bad. But our Young Master Ping is not bad either. Instructor Yun said that Young Master Ping has made rapid progress in martial arts. Once he strengthens his body in the future, perhaps he can withstand the infusion of incense and power of faith as soon as possible and become the new Perfected Lord Huaishan.”

“That’s right. In the future, Huaishan Prefecture will have to be protected by Young Master Ping.”

“By the way, Young Master Ping is five years old this year. I think it’s time to find a marriage for him. When he passes his coming-of-age ceremony in the future, he can marry immediately.”

“That girl from the Yun family is not bad. One look and you can tell that she’s a beauty.”

Soon, two aunts jumped out, and a few aunts also helped to speak up, but as they spoke, they went off topic.

This made Shen Ping’s face darken. Although the Third Madame’s face was expressionless, her eyes were gloomy. She glanced at Shen Ping and thought to herself, Why hasn’t this little bastard’s foundation been destroyed? Could it be that there’s a problem with the herb and it’s not a powerful herb?

She had to take action again. Otherwise, when he grew up, her son would have no hope of becoming Mountain Lord Huai. Her gaze landed on Huai Lian, and when she saw that he was still eating, she was instantly furious.

In Huaishui, there was the faint singing of a fisherman on a black boat. His leisurely voice rippled, “Hey, let’s set sail. Fresh and fat fish are about to board the boat. The madam at home is still waiting to set up the pot. Hey hey!”

The Third Madame frowned. What kind of lousy song was this? “Sister Qing Yan, I think it’s getting late. Let’s go back to the residence. The winter is still long.”

Madame Qing Yan smiled faintly and said, “You’re right. There are still days to eat ice prawns. There’s no need to be anxious lest you have a stomachache.”

Huai Lian, who was devouring, suddenly froze. Shen Ping thought to himself, What is Third Madame up to again? Hence, he quickly counterattacked and simulated it. Not much has changed. She had only attacked two or three times. Unfortunately, after he comprehended the Great Dao Origin Seal, this method could not affect him at all.

They left Huaishui Pavilion and returned to the backyard of Huai Mansion. A large group of servants, maidservants, and old women welcomed them. As expected of a large family in Huaishan Prefecture. No family in the prefecture capital could compare to the Huai family.

“Ma’am, you must be careful of Third Madame. She might have ill intentions and want to harm Young Master Ping,” as soon as they came back, Xin Xiang could not wait to remind Madame Qing Yan.

Madame Qing Yan glared at her. “Let’s not talk about Ping’er first. What have you been doing recently? Did you hurt Ping’er’s foundation behind my back? Looking at your charming face and fair skin, you must have done something shameful.”

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