As for the repairs, Zhao Ling completely entrusted the task to Niu Gao. The Defense Clan had enough manpower, and their expertise perfectly matched the job. All he had to do was give Niu Gao the gold spirit coins. Thus, the four affiliated sects that originally belonged to the Clear Sky Sect pledged allegiance to Zhao Ling.
Zhao Ling felt he owed all of this to Tang Yuehua. If she hadn't helped him, it would have been much harder to bring these four affiliated sects under his command. So, Zhao Ling specifically "favored" Tang Yuehua for a few days, which left her wanting to cry. She regretted speaking up. Now, she was "favored" by her husband for several days straight. Was this really an expression of gratitude, or was it revenge?
After subduing the four affiliated sects, Zhao Ling paid Axiu the promised five thousand gold spirit coins. Of course, he didn't personally go to the woman named Axiu to give her the money. Instead, he used a hummingbird drone to deliver a black card containing the five thousand gold spirit coins to her.
When the woman named Axiu received the five thousand gold spirit coins, she smiled so broadly her teeth were visible. She was rich! She had struck it big! Five thousand gold spirit coins would allow her to live comfortably for the rest of her life.
Zhao Ling saw her smiling so happily and coldly warned her. This matter was not to be mentioned to anyone. If she dared to tell others, her life would be in danger. Axiu also knew Zhao Ling's methods; after all, he was the famous Demon Suppressing Doulou. Killing her would be easier than crushing an ant. If she dared to reveal this matter, she would likely die a miserable death. Therefore, Axiu immediately swore to the heavens that she would absolutely not tell anyone about Zhao Ling's plan and would keep it a secret forever. Seeing her swear, Zhao Ling didn't make things difficult for her anymore, but he made the hummingbird drone smaller and hid it in Axiu's hair, monitoring her for several years.
Originally, Zhao Ling thought that Axiu, who was as greedy as she was, would probably secretly escape one night after getting the 5,000 gold spirit coins, leaving Tang Hao alone. But to his surprise, over these several years, Zhao Ling saw her and Tang Hao fall truly in love after a long courtship, become husband and wife, and then give birth to a little boy after ten months of pregnancy.
He didn't know if it was because Axiu's role as a tool had ended. She experienced complications during childbirth when giving birth to Tang San, and then passed away immediately after Tang San was born. Tang Hao was extremely heartbroken by his wife's passing and named the little boy Tang San. Zhao Ling didn't know if this was a coincidence or the world's inevitability; Tang San still appeared. After Tang Hao buried Axiu, he took Tang San and left the village where they had lived for several years. Zhao Ling vaguely knew where they were going, so he recalled his hummingbird drone.
It seemed this world was truly magical. It was he who had arranged for Axiu, who was obsessed with money, to approach Tang Xiao and Tang Hao. At the time, he genuinely only intended for her to sow discord between the brothers and plunge the Clear Sky Sect into internal strife, so that he could take the four affiliated sects for his own. Who would have thought that after completing the task he assigned her, she would genuinely fall in love with Tang Hao, marry him, and even give birth to Tang San? He even felt as if there was an unseen hand somewhere, correcting the timeline that he had twisted. But if Tang San was to reappear, then let him appear. With his current strength, the appearance of Tang San wouldn't pose any threat to him. Heh.
That day, Zhao Ling was sitting by his stone table, savoring the fine red tea that Qian Xi'er had brought him from the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace. Tang Wutong, Wang Qiuer, Meng Hongchen, Zhang Lexuan, and Jiang Nannan, all five women, returned from teaching at Lanba Academy and saw him drinking tea as they pushed open the door.
Tang Wutong wanted to rush forward and throw herself into Zhao Ling's arms. Unexpectedly, Jiang Nannan was even faster, instantly teleporting. The next second, she was already sitting on Zhao Ling's lap and mischievously gave him a passionate kiss. "Husband, we're back."
Seeing this, Tang Wutong pouted unhappily and grumbled, "Nannan, can't you stop doing that? Every time you use teleportation to grab husband's lap first."
Jiang Nannan smiled triumphantly. "Hehe, no choice. I, like Big Sister Xiao Wu and Aunt Xiao Rou, have the teleportation spirit ability. If I don't grab it first, you all will!"
Zhang Lexuan approached Zhao Ling and Jiang Nannan, then said calmly, "Nannan, get up, I want to kiss our husband too."
"Okay..." Jiang Nannan nodded and got off Zhao Ling's lap. But before Zhang Lexuan could sit on Zhao Ling's lap, Meng Hongchen leaped into Zhao Ling's arms. Immediately, Zhang Lexuan and Tang Wutong's faces darkened. "Little sister Hong'er, do you want a beating? Grabbing places like that?"
Meng Hongchen quickly pecked Zhao Ling's lips like a dragonfly skimming water, then quickly moved aside, afraid of being pummeled by Tang Wutong and Zhang Lexuan. Especially Big Sister Wutong, she was the first among them from ten thousand years later to be summoned by their husband. Her strength was also the strongest among them; she was not to be trifled with.
When Tang Wutong saw Meng Hongchen move aside, she directly pulled Wang Qiu'er over. "Qiu'er, let's give husband a kiss together." Wang Qiu'er wasn't shy either. It wasn't the first or second time she and her main body had united to give their husband some "benefits." Hadn't the past decade or so been like this? And their husband also enjoyed it very much. So, Tang Wutong and Wang Qiu'er each sat on one of Zhao Ling's legs, then simultaneously gave him a kiss filled with affection.
After they finished kissing, Zhang Lexuan said unhappily, "Are you serious? I'm always last. No, husband, Xuan'er needs comfort, Xuan'er needs a hug." With that, Zhang Lexuan nestled into Zhao Ling's arms and began to coo, which made Zhao Ling have to kiss her several times to make her smile happily.
Seeing this, Zhao Ling secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He hugged Zhang Lexuan tighter, letting her lean into his embrace, then he looked up and asked Tang Wutong, "Tong'er, why haven't your mother and grandmother returned yet?"
Tang Wutong shrugged and replied to Zhao Ling, "Aren't they all high-ranking officials you arranged for the academy? It's currently the enrollment period for new students, so of course, they're quite busy."
"Is that so? Are there many new students enrolling today?" Zhao Ling asked in a probing tone. His question immediately drew disdainful glances from the five women. Tang Wutong then asked exasperatedly, "Husband, you're not concerned about whether there are many new students, are you? It should be whether there are any particularly beautiful female students."
"Uh... no, I'm not. Your husband definitely doesn't have such thoughts now." Zhao Ling shook his head repeatedly like a rattle-drum, vehemently denying it.
"Husband, you don't need to deny it. All of us sisters have deeply experienced your insanity," Zhang Lexuan, in Zhao Ling's arms, suddenly reached out and covered Zhao Ling's mouth, complaining seriously. The other four women also looked at Zhao Ling, nodding repeatedly in strong agreement.