64: Begonia arrived

Li Haichen wasn't completely brainless either.

After getting the Spirit Stones, he left without a second thought, not even bothering to test his Spiritual Root.

He actually knew he didn't have a Spiritual Root.

He was just purely evil!

At this moment, he was ecstatically looking at the ten Spirit Stones in his hand.

Although he didn't like studying literature or practicing martial arts, Spirit Stones, a Heaven And Earth Treasure, were a different matter.

He needed to find a place to quickly refine them.

With his innate Divine Power, what couldn't he do once he had Cultivation?

At worst, he could go up the mountain and become a bandit king; wouldn't life be much more comfortable than before?

Thinking this, he left the county town at the fastest possible speed, only taking small paths along the way.

He finally found a secluded spot and was about to activate his family's Cultivation Technique.

However, he didn't get to be happy for long.

Crack—!

The hand he used to grip the Spirit Stones was crushed by an expert who had appeared out of nowhere.

He watched helplessly as the Spirit Stones fell to the ground.

The next second, a piercing wail rang out.

A strange voice behind him softly said:

"My name is Ada. I have a few things I want to ask you. I don't think you'll refuse, will you?"

...Li Haitang had just turned around when tears already streamed down her face.

Everything before was a pretense; she just didn't want her vulnerability to be seen, especially by Li Haichen.

Once alone, she even proactively distanced herself from Xiao Qingyuan.

She curtsied.

"Thank you, Immortal, for playing along with this young lady. I've vented my anger. I will definitely repay you the thousand taels of gold you gave him by diligently working."

"Alas..." Xiao Qingyuan sighed upon hearing this: "Haitang, what if I told you this wasn't an act?"

The Spiritual Root testing was about to begin.

Xiao Qingyuan brought Li Haitang to the main hall of the plaza ahead of time.

At this moment, the place was empty.

Li Haitang's eyelashes trembled at his words: "I, this commoner, am just a Mortal, and you..."

"An Immortal, you mean?" Xiao Qingyuan domineeringly took her small hand again: "Is an Immortal not human? Besides, I can't even be considered an Immortal yet; at most, I'm a Cultivator who knows a few tricks to hit people."

"I truly like you." Saying this, he gently wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes and softly said: "Become my, Xiao Qingyuan's, woman. No one will ever bully you again, no one will dare to offend you again, no one will dare to ignore you again.

If you don't believe me, then just watch here."

With that, he held her hand.

Quietly waiting for the auspicious moment to arrive.

He was actually going to take her with him to test her Spiritual Root, thereby declaring her status.

He was showing through his actions that he didn't care if she was a Mortal.

He didn't care if her clothes looked good, or think she was an embarrassment to him.

He was strong, domineering, yet his tone was so gentle, and the promises he made made people involuntarily choose to believe him.

Li Haitang closed her eyes, hooked one arm around Xiao Qingyuan's, and gently leaned her head on his shoulder, thus expressing her feelings through action.

Xiao Qingyuan laughed heartily three times in his heart.

An Earthly Spiritual Root.

After so many regular occurrences, Xiao Qingyuan could now confirm it.

The reincarnation seal itself had a bonus effect on the talent of offspring.

Otherwise, why would every one of his children have a spiritual body or a Spiritual Root?

And an Earthly Spiritual Root, regardless of whether she could Cultivate or not.

The children she bore would naturally have excellent talent.

There was a high possibility they would also have an Earthly Spiritual Root.

His own Spiritual Root would also advance significantly, maximizing his gains.

Thinking of this, he began to ponder Li Haitang's Cultivation problem.

["Water-Fire Dual Spiritual Root, not only are they conflicting, but both Spiritual Roots also happen to be of the same strength, unlucky and rare."]

["Even if she Cultivates magical power, it will directly cancel out, and even damage her body."]

["Under the body's self-protection, the Spiritual Root does not manifest."]

["A perfectly good Earthly Spiritual Root, made to be no different from having none."]

["Huge loss!"]

As soon as he thought of this, Xiao Qingyuan couldn't help but feel a headache.

"Either find her treasures that can enhance Spiritual Roots, or find supreme treasures that can harmonize Yin and Yang and allow water and fire to coexist, difficult, difficult, difficult!"

"However, I could let her try the Spirit Beast Taming method; she could also Cultivate by relying on the feedback from her bonded Spirit Beast."

However, as soon as he thought of this.

The reincarnation seal actually reacted again.

But no information appeared.

Only an inexplicable sense of crisis surfaced in his mind, as if if the reincarnation seal dared to reveal even a shred of information about this matter.

A great terror would descend in an instant.

At this, Xiao Qingyuan completely understood and secretly grew wary; this Spirit Beast Taming Legacy definitely had a huge problem.

He could not easily choose to Cultivate it.

Thinking of this, Xiao Qingyuan quietly sighed.

Since that was the case, for now, he could only let Haitang, this girl, bear his children.

The rest could be discussed later... (P.S.: Spirit Beast Taming wasn't cut, there will be a twist after chapter 120.)

...Soon, half a day passed.

As usual, Xiao Qingyuan did not detect any Spiritual Roots among this batch of clansmen.

In the main hall, a group of ten; those with Spiritual Roots were sent to the inner hall.

There would be a special Spirit Testing Stone for individual testing.

Those without, naturally cried as they were led away by their parents.

His job was actually just screening.

He needed to release his Divine Sense, send out ten faint streams of Qi one by one, and see if they could be absorbed by the body to determine their talent.

But if you didn't have a Spiritual Root, you just didn't.

He found it more accurate to use his spiritual eyes instead.

He shook his head.

This batch of nearly two thousand people, not a single one had a Spiritual Root.

A feeling of pity couldn't help but rise in his heart; perhaps his third uncle would have to take another concubine.

Tsk.

"Master, the matter is settled."

"Ada greets the Sixth Madam, bowing to madam."

Before long, Ada's figure suddenly appeared.

He knelt on one knee and handed over a slip of paper.

Then he respectfully kowtowed to Li Haitang.

This startled Li Haitang, who quickly told him to get up.

Ada stood up at her words, his face filled with solemnity.

Heh!

This was his Ada's signature move, doing it for every madam.

He made sure to leave the deepest impression on every madam—by kowtowing the loudest.

His main focus was attitude.

He had come to understand that as long as he pleased the madam, he, Ada, would always be the most important cub under his master.

He wouldn't miss out on any good things.

How many benefits had he received during this time?

Huh?

If just one madam whispered a word in the master's ear, wouldn't Manager Li agree to marry Xiao Hong to him?

Plan complete ~ ψ(｀∇´)ψ

After Ada left, Li Haitang was still immersed in the shock of earlier.

A great expert who appeared silently.

Just like that, respectfully kneeling before her, and when she told him to get up, he showed an expression of being overwhelmed by favor, as if he wished to die for her, which truly terrified her.

At the same time, she felt very shy and sweet, and did not refute him.

Hmm—the impression left by this expert named Ada was indeed deep enough.

Xiao Qingyuan chuckled.

He crushed the slip of paper in his hand to dust.

Ada was reliable; he only broke one arm and managed to extract all of Li Haichen's secrets clearly.

Li Haitang's adoptive parents, who were Li Haichen's biological parents, were actually just guards under Li Haitang's birth mother.

Originally, Li Haitang was the true mistress, having been sent away from home at a young age.

The money left at home should have also been hers.

However, human hearts are fickle, and time not only caused the two loyal guards to marry but also to embezzle the family fortune.

After they had a son, they even entertained the idea of making Li Haitang a child bride.

That's why they had told Li Haichen part of the truth before their deaths.

Upon receiving this news, Xiao Qingyuan was furious but chose to conceal it.

Li Haitang's background had nothing to do with him.

For an Earthly Spiritual Root, it was not uncommon for her ancestors to come from any kind of family.

He had no interest in investigating.

Nor would he let Li Haitang be sad because of this matter.

From now on, she was his Sixth Madam, and nothing more.

As for Li Haichen, the only one who knew, his fate for keeping the secret goes without saying.

Ada would handle everything.

After doing all this, Xiao Qingyuan continued to hold Li Haitang's small hand, openly testing her Spiritual Root in front of everyone.

Declaring Li Haitang's identity as the Sixth Madam.

And letting Li Haitang completely lose herself in the repeated calls of "Sixth Madam."

Time flew by, and it wasn't until evening that Xiao Qingyuan finally finished his work.

He impatiently picked Li Haitang up in his arms, and with a flash of his figure, headed straight for their destination for the night...