Ling Yun smiled relaxedly after hearing Yun Gongzhu's words, and he didn't think about it at all. "It's not a problem if you want it that way, senior sister. I myself joined our sect not to seek a romantic relationship, especially since I already have many wives as beautiful as them, so I'm just looking for a partner who can mutually benefit each other."
"That's good." Yun Gongzhu herself felt jealous of their beauty and sexiness, especially Ling Yu'er. "Anyway, why did you take that mission? Don't you know that it is very dangerous? Hundreds of people have tried to investigate their deaths, but none of them have been able to solve the mystery."
"We knew about it, but we were curious about it, so we decided to take it." Ling Yu'er nonchalantly answered Yun Gongzhu's question, as she herself was curious about the mission, and Tian Hu also asked her to take it.
Ling Xiya then added. "Moreover, our husband is not an ordinary man, and I believe that he can solve the mystery behind the deaths of the villagers."
Yun Gongzhu raised her eyebrows and turned to Xiao Xiao. "Do you also think that way?"
"Yes." Xiao Xiao answered without the slightest hesitation. "He is my husband, and I have known him since he was born, so I believe he can do it."
"I see." Yun Gongzhu nodded in understanding, but she was also amazed by their relationship, especially since the three women had so much trust in Ling Yun. "Anyway, the death village isn't too far away, and we'll arrive there tomorrow morning, but it's better if we land in the nearest forest first."
"Why is that, Senior Sister?" Nangong Nichang asked.
Yun Gongzhu sighed softly before telling her. "No one knows where the source comes from, but there is a strong pressure coming from the Death Village when night falls, and many people say that many ghosts appear in that village."
"Ghosts!" Nangong Nichang and Qiao Lingzhi screamed as they trembled, causing Ling Xiya and the others to laugh at their antics.
Unlike them, Ling Yun was increasingly convinced that the deaths of the villagers had something to do with the demons from the Earth Cloud Realm, especially since some of them were ghost cultivators, but he still couldn't guess the reason behind their actions.
Ling Yun then looked up at Zhou Yu. "Hey! How is Jiao Lu faring in that village? Will she be okay?"
"Eh?" Yun Gongzhu was shocked and looked up at Zhou Yu as well. 'Who is this woman? Why can't I feel her presence at all?' "Did you really bring Jiao Lu to that village?"
"Yes, I left that woman there." Yun Gongzhu frowned at Zhou Yu. "However, you shouldn't worry about her because I can assure you that nothing will happen to her, but she will probably be frightened due to the change in the situation."
"As long as she doesn't die, then it doesn't matter for me."
Yun Gongzhu didn't like Ling Yun's answer, but she chose to remain silent because she herself didn't know Jiao Lu, and many cultivators were selfish individuals who only thought about themselves.
"Do you guys want to land first?"
"Yes! I don't want to meet ghosts! So let's land in the nearest forest first, and we will continue our journey early tomorrow morning." Qiao Lingzhi exclaimed as she nodded repeatedly, and Nangong Nichang was the same as her, as they were truly afraid of ghosts.
"Ha ha!" Ling Xiya burst into laughter, seeing them like that. "Why are you two so afraid of ghosts? Have you guys ever met ghosts before?"
"No reasons!" Qiao Lingzhi answered with an exclamation. "Anyway, I don't want to meet ghosts!"
"I am the same as Lingzhi." Nangong Nichang also answered without giving a clear reason.
Xiao Xiao then said to him. "I think it's fine if we land and rest until morning, especially since we don't know the secrets hidden in that village, so we don't need to take risks."
"All right, then." Ling Yun immediately looked for a nearby forest and landed Icarus there, but he couldn't keep it because Tian Yueling was still absorbed by her cultivation.
After they descended from the Icarus, the five women and the rabbit went to a nearby river to clean up, and Ling Yun prepared a campfire to warm their bodies, especially since the forest was very cold, so they didn't need to waste their qi to relieve the cold.
Suddenly, Yun Gongyu asked him. "Where are you from, Mo Chen?"
"Hmm?" Ling Yun turned to her in surprise, but he answered her right away. "I came from the lower realms, and Zhou Yu brought us to these upper realms."
"Huh?" Although she had never been to the lower realms before, Yun Gongzhu had certainly heard that the Qi in the lower realms was not as good as that in the upper realms, so she was shocked after hearing that, especially since Ling Yun's cultivation was too high for his age. "Did you really come from the lower realms?"
"I didn't lie to you, senior sister. My wives and I really come from the lower realms." Ling Yun then took out some beast meat from the item box, and he seasoned it before roasting it over the bonfire. "What about you? Tu'er told me that you were blind from birth, and your body condition has been very weak since childhood, so your parents entrusted you to Chuqing."
"Senior Tu is indeed telling the truth, so my parents were forced to do that for my safety, and I was able to survive thanks to Elder Chuqing's care." Ling Yun was surprised by their relationship, and Yun Gongzhu then told him again. "That's why I decided to become a dual cultivator after I entered adulthood, and it was the only path that could make my body stronger faster, so I didn't have to feel the pain I always experienced in the past."
"I see." Ling Yun could understand Yun Gongzhu's feelings, especially since he himself was in a situation almost no different from hers.
"Did you become a dual cultivator since you first started cultivating?" Yun Gongzhu curiously asked him.
"Yes." As he observed the beast's meat, Ling Yun explained it to her. "I was forced to become a dual cultivator because of an oddity in my body, but I can't explain anything to you, so our situations are a bit similar. Even so, I enjoy being a dual cultivator, especially since I have so many wives now."
Yun Gongzhu herself could feel so many different Yin Qi within Ling Yun's body, so she did not doubt his last sentence. "Why did you join our sect even though you already have so many wives?"
"Senior sister, the cultivation of most of them is still below me, so I need many partners who are stronger than us to help me."
"I see."
"Moreover, if I become very strong, then I can also help them become even stronger; isn't that a win-win solution for all of us?"
"Yeah." Yun Gongzhu replied as she nodded. "No wonder you are so strong in dual cultivating, and no male disciple can compete with your abilities."
"Haha! Did Chuqing tell you about that?"
"Elder Chuqing shared her memories of dual cultivating with you with me, so I can understand your strength."
"Anyway, don't you have a partner? I know that my Yang Qi is very strong, but you don't know me yet, so I'm really surprised by your decision."
"Sect Master Tian expelled my partner from the sect because he tried to violate a female disciple while heavily drunk, and I no longer had a partner after that." Ling Yun turned to her in surprise, and he was sure that it should be easy for Yun Gongzhu to find a new partner, but she chose to be alone. "I felt uncomfortable with the other male disciples, so I decided not to choose a new partner. Anyway, Elder Chuqing also told me some other things about you, especially since our sect master is a very strict person, but you have a good relationship with him, so I think it's fine if we become partners."
"Haha." Ling Yun laughed wryly and then pointed at Zhou Yu. "Honestly, I don't know anything about Sect Master Tian, but she has known him for a very long time, and he accepted us into our sect directly because of their relationship."
Hearing that, Yun Gongzhu immediately turned to Zhou Yu. "Who exactly are you? I can feel that you are much stronger than Sect Master Tian, and I also know quite a lot of people close to him, but I have never seen you before."
"Little girl, I know you are curious about my identity, but sometimes it would be better if you didn't know too much." Yun Ghongzhu raised her eyebrows momentarily. "However, I can tell you that I have known Tian Ya since he was born, so I know him much better than you. Anyway, we haven't seen each other for a long time because I left these upper realms for too long, so it's normal if you haven't seen us meet each other before."
"Does that mean you've been to the supreme realm?"
"Yes." Zhou Yu nodded to her. "I was bored with the supreme realm, so I went exploring the universe, and I met Mo Chen in the lower realms. Since I had decided to be his woman, I deliberately brought him and the others here."
- To Be Continued -
