The summer morning light spilled over various parts of the Xiao Family’s ancestral house. The servants in the house began to bustle around, and several carriages were parked outside the ancestral home. The carriages had their compartments removed, and the Xiao Family’s guards were tying large boxes onto the carriages.

"Xiaoya, remember to write to your mother after you arrive and take care of yourself," Xiaoya’s mother instructed her daughter one by one, bidding her farewell.

Because today was the day Chen Mo returned to Linzhou.

"Mother, I don’t want to leave you. Maybe I should stay and be with you..." Xiaoya embraced her mother, feeling reluctant as the moment of separation approached.

Although she liked Chen Mo, they hadn’t spent much time together. But she had been with her parents for over ten years. If she had to give up something, she’d rather not go to Linzhou.

"Stop talking nonsense. You’re an adult now, and sooner or later, you’ll get married and leave your mother. Linzhou isn’t far from Yangzhou. By boat, it’ll only take a few days. If you miss me, just come back to visit," Xiaoya’s mother gently patted her back.

"Mother..." Xiaoya’s eyes welled up with tears and she couldn’t help but cry. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"Hurry up, load everything on," Xiaoya’s father, Xiao Yingcheng, commanded the guards to move the boxes, which were filled with Xiaoya’s dowry.

Xiaoya was, after all, the legitimate daughter of the Xiao Family. Even though Chen Mo didn’t ask for it, the Xiao Family wouldn’t skimp on her dowry.

Once everything was loaded, Xiao Yingcheng instructed the coachmen to take the dowry to the port to be loaded onto the ship.

Then he turned back, puzzled, and said, "Why hasn’t Duke An come out yet? It’s getting late."

"Father, let me go take a look," Xiaoya said.

"Alright."

...

In a secluded courtyard of the house.

The morning light streamed through the window paper, into the dimly lit room.

The scent of osmanthus blossoms filled the bed.

Chen Mo took a deep breath, and in an instant, he was wide awake.

In front of him, Yue Ruyan lay on her side, her back to him, sleeping soundly.

He gently pressed his fingers, feeling the softness and bounce, full of vitality.

Just as he was tightly embracing Yue Ruyan, ready to open the system panel,

he couldn’t help but suck in a breath of cold air.

A small hand was causing chaos below.

He was sleeping on his side, and another full figure was pressed closely against his back.

Like Chen Mo, Xiao Yunxi also had to keep her hands busy while sleeping.

Chen Mo didn’t stop her, Yunxi’s strength was just right, making it quite enjoyable for him.

He opened the system panel.

[Name: Chen Mo]

[Age: 23]

[Cultivation Technique: Purple Sun Transformation Skill (Perfection 130/300000)]

[Realm: Divine Transformation (Second Grade)]

[Power: 4220]

[Skills: Great Sun Qi Slash (Intermediate 100086/6000000), Sun-Shooting Arrow (Basic 812580/1000000), Divine Burning Technique (Basic 89996/100000), Cloud Traveling Step (Perfection 11231/50000), Snake Swallowing Technique (Already Perfected, break through to First Grade after Tier Break), Mi Sect’s Dual Refining Technique 306/500)]

Yes, last night during cultivation, Chen Mo broke through to Second Grade Divine Transformation Realm in one go.

At that moment, Chen Mo felt as if his whole body had undergone a transformation.

The Divine Transformation Realm allows one to transform their divine powers into anything.

Of course, the stuff created through transformation is easily distinguishable from non-transformed items.

Chen Mo’s divine power was vast, and in this small room, it was certainly not enough to support summoning it for transformation.

"Brother Mo, are you awake?" At this time, Xiaoya’s soft voice sounded outside, followed by a knock on the door.

"Who is it? Can’t you let people sleep?"

Xiao Yunxi woke up grumpy but didn’t open her eyes, clearly exhausted from last night.

"Ah, Auntie, you’re here too..." Xiaoya exclaimed in surprise when she heard her aunt’s voice, then she said, "Auntie, it’s getting late, aren’t you supposed to return to Linzhou today? Everything’s packed, just waiting for you."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yunxi’s eyes popped open, then she heard a gasp beside her, and Chen Mo turned around with a flushed face, looking at her, "Yunxi, are you trying to kill your husband?"

Xiao Yunxi blinked, then suddenly realized something, her face turned red, and she quickly let go of the hot potato, lightly biting her lip to cover her embarrassment as she got up, pretending to shout loudly,

"Oh no, oh no, I forgot that we have to return today. It’s just us three left, they’ll definitely... Oh, this is all your fault..."

But the next second, she lay back down.

She felt as if her bones had fallen apart.

Last night, after midnight, Chen Mo seemed to turn into a wild bull, too relentless.

"You..." Xiao Yunxi’s face was crimson.

"Auntie, Brother Mo, what’s wrong with you?" Xiaoya asked.

"Nothing, Xiaoya, just wait a bit, your aunt is reluctant to get up," Chen Mo said.

"Okay, then I’ll wait for you outside."

At this point, Yue Ruyan also woke up, perhaps already used to the scene in front of her. Upon waking, her face was slightly red as she picked up the dress from the floor.

Just as she was about to put it on, she sniffed it and then set it aside, got out of bed stark naked in front of the two, and went to the wardrobe to take out a new dress to put on.

These days, she had been sleeping in Chen Mo’s master bedroom almost every night, so naturally, her clothes were also stored in Chen Mo’s wardrobe.

"I want to take a bath..." Xiao Yunxi suddenly said. It was midsummer, and after last night’s exertion, upon waking, she felt uncomfortable.

"Get dressed first, wash up on the boat later. Ru Yan, get an outfit for Yunxi too," Chen Mo instructed Yue Ruyan.

Yue Ruyan nodded slightly.

...

Xiaoya waited outside the room for more than half an hour before Chen Mo and the other two came out. It shouldn’t take so long to brush teeth and wash face, but it was because of grooming.