Two weeks later, Zhao Ling successfully won over Wang Qiu'er, though this was all thanks to Tang Wutong's scheming. There was nothing he could do; Xiao Wu and Xiao Rou had both invited Zhao Ling, so he happily went to Xiao Wu's room. Unexpectedly, not only were Xiao Wu and Xiao Rou in the room, but "Tang Wutong" was there too. Zhao Ling was naturally delighted, as he and Tang Wutong were practically an old married couple, so there was no need to be shy.
However, strangely, Xiao Wu and Xiao Rou both told him to "eat" "Tang Wutong" first. Zhao Ling didn't pay much attention, only noticing that she seemed a bit nervous today. Zhao Ling couldn't help but feel suspicious and tentatively asked "Tang Wutong": "Tong'er, what's wrong? Why do you seem so nervous?"
"Tang Wutong" shook her head slightly: "N-nothing, Husband, I, I'm not nervous." With that, "Tang Wutong" actively threw herself into Zhao Ling's arms and began kissing him, which immediately lowered his guard by more than half. It seemed it was indeed his Tong'er; only Tong'er would call him Husband. Wang Qiu'er still called him Brother Ling. But it wasn't long before Zhao Ling realized he had been tricked. If this "Tang Wutong" wasn't Wang Qiu'er, who else could it be?
Zhao Ling had a bit of a headache. He had wanted to maintain his image as a gentleman to gain Wang Qiu'er favor and win her over slowly. But he never expected that he would now have marital relations with Wang Qiu'er. The arrow was already on the string; it was impossible to go back now. So he simply went with it, making Wang Qiu'er his woman.
This was a huge surprise for him, but not long after the surprise, another shock came. Two nights later, he was instead taken down by Tang Yuehua, in conjunction with Ah Yin and Liu Erlong.
Zhao Ling found it completely unbelievable. This girl, Tang Yuehua, liked her older brother, so why would she want to take him down? And Ah Yin and Erlong were truly something. They had told him that Tang Yuehua had gone back to her mansion. But who knew that as soon as he entered Ah Yin's room, he was blindfolded, and then a series of indescribable events occurred. If Zhao Ling had used his spiritual power to investigate, he would have known that there were definitely more than just Ah Yin and Erlong in the room. But Zhao Ling felt there was no need to use spiritual power to investigate at home, otherwise, it would lose its charm. After all, keeping many things somewhat mysterious made them more interesting. The result was that he realized not using his spiritual power to investigate was a mistake; he had been taken down instead.
A few days later, Zhao Ling looked at Tang Yuehua sleeping beside him and couldn't help but sigh inwardly. What was going on? Wasn't this girl a pure brother-con? Why did she take him down? He originally wasn't planning on making a move on her, given her brother-con tendencies.
As Zhao Ling was sighing, Tang Yuehua suddenly opened her eyes, saw him looking at her, and then directly burrowed into his embrace, softly murmuring. "Brother Ling, can Yue'er call you Husband now?"
Zhao Ling reached out and gently stroked her smooth back, nodding. "Hmm, if you like to call me that, go ahead. I have no objections. But I must state one thing beforehand. Since you're my woman now, you cannot like any other man in your heart. Otherwise, I'll show you my methods."
"Mm, of course. From now on, Yue'er will only have you, Husband, in her heart. No other man will ever enter my heart again." Tang Yuehua nodded contentedly, then rested her head on Zhao Ling's shoulder, gazing at him with extremely gentle and adoring eyes. That gaze made him feel a bit restless, but Zhao Ling had to resist the urge to become a beast.
Time passed quietly amidst the joyful daily life, making Zhao Ling feel very fulfilled. Of course, to ensure such days could last, Zhao Ling had to urge his wives to cultivate diligently. Especially upon learning that Tang Yuehua's Spirit had undergone a mutation, transforming into a Spirit called Ruyi Mandarin Duck Hatchets. Zhao Ling naturally first gave her an Eight Immortals Pill he had refined, then told her to cultivate well.
Zhao Ling believed the system was definitely behind Tang Yuehua's Spirit mutation, though the outcome was certainly good for him. After all, Tang Yuehua was now his woman, and her ability to cultivate meant she had considerable potential in the future. The only thing that gave Zhao Ling a headache was that he now had marital relations with Tang Yuehua. He wondered which side she would take if he had conflicts with Tang Hao, or even her future nephew Tang San, or the entire Clear Sky Sect.
So, Zhao Ling tentatively probed, beating around the bush. Tang Yuehua tilted her head, then firmly stated. "Husband, haven't you heard the saying? 'Marry a chicken, follow a chicken; marry a dog, follow a dog.' Now Yue'er is your woman, and she will marry you as your wife in the future. The Clear Sky Sect will have nothing to do with Yue'er. Yue'er's heart will only have you in the future."
Uh... Zhao Ling almost forgot about the domineering effect of Lady Killer Lv.4. Now that Tang Yuehua had marital relations with him, in a way, it was like she had been subjected to the legendary love-inducing Gu. She would absolutely not betray him. This made Zhao Ling silently mourn for the deceased Tang Chen, and for Tang Hao and Tang San, the father and son, who might have conflicts with him in the future, as well as the entire Clear Sky Sect. Their family had produced such a filial daughter who would turn her elbow outwards. Tang Chen, if he knew under the springs, would probably be so filialized he'd feel like he was dying of pleasure.
This outcome was naturally welcomed by Zhao Ling, so he redoubled his efforts in cultivating Tang Yuehua. This girl was currently the weakest among his close companions; he absolutely couldn't let her spend every day playing mahjong like Ah Yin, Erlong, and Xiao Wu. Of course, Wang Qiuer had also only recently transformed, so her strength wouldn't be too high either. So Zhao Ling also gave her an Eight Immortals Pill and told her to cultivate well, definitely not to learn bad habits from others.
Three more years passed. Zhao Ling's second Spirit finally received another orange-gold spirit ring from the system, officially bringing his Spirit to the Rank 99 Limit Doulou level. And because Zhao Ling's own strength had increased again, coupled with the system adding to his spirit ring years, the sixth and seventh spirit rings of Zhao Ling's second Spirit also transformed into orange-gold.
In these two years, Zhao Ling also obtained two more Character Summoning Cards, in addition to the one he had previously acquired. Zhao Ling respectively summoned Jiang Nannan, who was thirteen years old and had not yet been defiled by Xu Sanshi; Zhang Lexuan, who was around fifteen; and Meng Hongchen, also fifteen. Of course, the system reasonably modified their memories, making them students of Lanba Academy. That's right, Lanba Academy. Of course, this Lanba Academy was one that Zhao Ling himself had bought with gold spirit coins, acquiring the original Tianshui Academy. And after moving from the original Tianshui City to Heaven Dou Imperial City and renaming it Lanba Advanced Spirit Master Academy, Liu Erlong became the academy's dean, and it only recruited female students with decent appearances.