Chapter 267: Chapter 158: Yue’Er, Eat, Eat, Eat...

Su Liyan heard his words and slowly pulled away from Lu Yuan’s embrace. Clutching her belly, she spoke to her baby, "Baby, Mommy got a little emotional just now. I didn’t bump you, did I?"

Lu Yuan helped Su Liyan to the bed. Her constitution wasn’t as delicate as an ordinary woman’s.

But Lu Yuan doted on her, so Su Liyan was learning to care for her pregnancy like an ordinary woman for the baby’s sake.

Lu Yuan picked up the dagger from the floor, slid it into its sheath, then found a box and placed one of the daggers inside.

Lu Yuan said to Su Liyan, "I’ll leave one of these daggers for you, just in case. But don’t you touch it for now. I still haven’t developed an antidote for the snake venom on it."

Lu Yuan explained in detail, and Su Liyan listened intently, nodding from time to time.

Su Liyan said to Lu Yuan, "Brother, don’t worry. I won’t use this dagger unless I absolutely have to. Have you forgotten? I’m quite formidable, you know."

After hearing this, Lu Yuan scratched his head and gave a sheepish grin.

’My wife really is more formidable than I am.’

’This dagger is a fine weapon, but it’s best not to carry it around unless absolutely necessary.’

As the saying goes, "A weapon in hand gives rise to murderous intent!"

The reason ancient emperors were so prone to slaughter was that with no one to restrain them, it was as if they always held a sword in their hearts.

Fortunately, Lu Yuan had recently succeeded in extending Empress Ma’s life, ensuring a period of peace and tranquility for the foreseeable future.

Empress Ma was the Grand Ancestor Emperor’s Sword Scabbard.

Lu Yuan planned to use this time to increase his own strength as quickly as possible, lest heavenly fire rain down in the future, leaving him powerless to defend himself.

When the Emperor was enraged, rivers of blood would flow, and the consequences would be widespread.

This was merely Lu Yuan’s speculation, of course.

Watching Lu Yuan put the dagger away, Su Liyan continued to press him. "Brother, you changed the subject. You only told me how to use the daggers."

"You still haven’t told me what you used to kill the Long Snake! I want to hear all about it."

Lu Yuan sat down on the edge of the bed and looked at his wife. "It’s nothing special, really. It’s just as you imagined."

"At my current level of cultivation, I wouldn’t have stood a chance fighting it bare-handed. That Long Snake’s hide is incredibly tough."

"But I have firearms!"

"I had to rely on my own cleverness, shooting it with guns and blasting it with cannons to finally kill that Long Snake."

"That Long Snake may have lived for several hundred years, but it had never seen firearms like mine before."

"So it paid the price."

The Long Snake was blown to bits before it could even use any of its Talent Skills.

Lu Yuan and Su Liyan chatted for a long while more.

Having not seen each other for over half a month, the two seemed to have endless things to talk about.

Lu Yuan smacked his forehead. "Look at me, what a memory. The whole point of this trip was to catch Snow Clams, and I get home and forget all about them."

After remembering this, Lu Yuan asked Su Liyan to wait for him in the room.

He went to find the Mansion Guards who had accompanied him to Buxian Mountain, retrieved the basket containing the Snow Clams, and returned to Su Liyan’s room.

In front of Su Liyan, Lu Yuan opened the basket to show her the six Snow Clams inside.

The Snow Clams were suppressed with a Talisman by Lu Yuan, so they couldn’t jump out.

Su Liyan peeked into the basket and licked her lips.

Seeing his wife’s small gesture, Lu Yuan thought, ’So my wife likes to eat this kind of delicacy, huh?’

’That’s perfect. I can split these Snow Clams into two batches—one for making medicine, and the other to be cooked straight away.’

’Even though there aren’t many, they’re incredibly nourishing.’

’If you eat too many, your body won’t be able to handle it.’

Anyone who understood the value of Snow Clams would curse Lu Yuan as a "Wastrel!" behind his back for using them for mere cooking.

"Wifey, I’ll use these Snow Clams for medicine and for cooking to help nourish you and Aunt Zhao." As he spoke, Lu Yuan closed the basket’s lid and set it on the table.

"Okay, thank you, Brother."

Lu Yuan patted Su Liyan’s head. "You don’t have to thank your Brother. This is what I ought to do!"

Just as Lu Yuan was still chatting with Su Liyan, Song Meiqin came knocking on the door.

After entering, Song Meiqin first asked about Su Liyan’s health, and they exchanged a few pleasantries.

Song Meiqin had actually come looking for Lu Yuan, but since she was entering Su Liyan’s room, she naturally greeted Su Liyan first.

Seeing their conversation wind down, Lu Yuan spoke up before Song Meiqin could. "Aunt Song, you’re here. Have a seat. I was just thinking of going to find you."

"Listen to our nephew, such a sweet-talker. I heard from the servants that you’ve been back for half the day already. You didn’t even send someone ahead to let me know, otherwise I would have come to welcome you."

Song Meiqin didn’t fall for Lu Yuan’s words, pretending to be displeased.

Lu Yuan looked at Aunt Song. ’Polygamy is great in every way,’ he thought, ’except you have to give everyone equal attention.’

Lu Yuan offered an apologetic smile. "I was careless."

Song Meiqin wasn’t actually trying to give her man a hard time. Finding a stool to sit on, she held out her right wrist and muttered, "Check your auntie’s pulse. See if there’s anything?"

Lu Yuan took Aunt Song’s pulse and said, "Aunt Song, you’re a little too eager. It hasn’t been that long. It’ll be at least another half a month."

Aunt Song said dejectedly, "Fine, I was just hopeful, you know~"

Seeing that it was getting late, Lu Yuan called a servant and told them to prepare for dinner.

He wanted everyone to have a nice meal together tonight.

The servant heard the Young Master’s words and replied, "Young Master, rest assured. Madam Zhao already gave the orders to the kitchen staff. They’re as busy as can be back there."

"See? Our dear Aunt Zhao is always one step ahead of me when it comes to household matters," Lu Yuan praised casually.

Song Meiqin said with a jealous pout, "And I handle matters at the factory quite well too, you know. Hmph!"

Hearing this, Lu Yuan quickly pulled Aunt Song into a hug and gave her a kiss. "Without my Aunt Song, I wouldn’t be where I am today!"

"Hey, where do you think your hands are going? You’re as improper as ever," Song Meiqin exclaimed, using her hands to fend off Lu Yuan’s advances.

"Aunt Song, there’s no one else here. Besides, you like it when I’m improper," Lu Yuan continued to tease her.

Song Meiqin always fell for this routine. She stopped resisting and let him conquer her highlands, allowing him to play with her as he wished.

Song Meiqin glared at Lu Yuan, grabbing his collar with one hand. "For the next few days, you leave Liyan and your Aunt Zhao alone. If you’ve got so much energy, you can direct it all at me."

After saying this, Song Meiqin stood on her tiptoes and brushed her lips against Lu Yuan’s, her every move an embodiment of coquetry.

Seeing Aunt Song and her Brother horsing around, Su Liyan sat on the bed, giggling...

After their playful banter, Lu Yuan wrapped an arm around his wife on one side and Aunt Song on the other, and started walking out. It was time for dinner, after all.

Su Liyan and Song Meiqin were held in Lu Yuan’s arms, but they had barely taken a few steps.

Almost simultaneously, both women felt a strange sensation on their chests.

They both glanced down to find a large paw kneading them.

In that short moment, Lu Yuan hadn’t forgotten to snake both his hands around from behind them.

Su Liyan and Song Meiqin pushed Lu Yuan away and said in unison, "So improper~"

At the dinner table, Lu Yuan doted on Su Liyan and his two "aunts," placing food onto one’s plate, then another’s.

Sitting across from Lu Yuan, Gu Ziye watched the happy family of four and thought, ’Hmph. No one is putting food on this Princess’s plate.’

’If my own nephew were here, I’d have him serve me food, just to see what’s so special about dishes someone else has picked out for you.’

Su Liyan glanced at the six people at the table. Her mother was quite at ease, not at all like an outsider, and chimed in on the conversation from time to time.

Only Gu Ziye was eating quietly by herself.

Su Liyan placed a piece of meat on Gu Ziye’s plate. "Yue’Er, eat more. The trip must have been hard on you."

"Thank you, Sister. I was just along for the ride, I didn’t help him at all," Gu Ziye said with a pout.

Seeing Gu Ziye’s pout, the two "aunts" glanced at each other and shared a knowing smile.

’Looks like our young master won’t be far from adding a new wife,’ they thought.

At that moment, Lu Yuan’s mind was completely occupied with his wife and two aunts, so he failed to notice the subtle recent changes in Gu Ziye.

It had never even crossed Lu Yuan’s mind to dare bring Gu Ziye into his household.

Sitting to Lu Yuan’s left, Zhao Qiao’Er saw him eating with his head lowered, not joining the conversation.

She kicked him under the table.

Only then did Lu Yuan look up at Gu Ziye and say, "Yue’Er, eat, eat..."