Crafting an Immortal Race with Daily Hexagrams-Chapter 259 - 184: Cyan Bamboo Sword Intent Shatters the Immortal Sect (Part 6)
He is an ambitious man and has always had his eyes on the Western Wilderness.
Now that Wei Qiuling has spoken, Mu Changhe feels assured.
"Go ahead."
Wei Qiuling waved her hand.
After Mu Changhe left, she arranged for someone to send some of this year’s harvest from He County back to Luoxia Mountain in Danzhou. She didn’t worry much about other matters with Yu Jin handling them.
...
Shen Family at Black Water Pool.
When Wei Qiuling returned, she happened to see Shen Wenxing chatting with Shen Chongming and a few brothers in the courtyard.
After sharing Mu Changhe’s thoughts with the group, Shen Chongming’s expression turned a bit odd, seemingly unwilling.
However, Wei Qiuling did not participate in the discussion, only saying, "Let me know when you have an answer," and then she left directly.
After her departure, Shen Chonghong, just returning from the front lines in the mountains, mischievously remarked:
"Congratulations, big brother."
"It’s said that the Mu family possesses the Great Witch bloodline..."
"Tsk, tsk... The Great Witch bloodline has a characteristic. Do you know what it is, big brother?"
Hearing this, Shen Chongxu’s curiosity was piqued, and he asked eagerly, "Brother Chonghong, is the Great Witch bloodline very powerful?"
Shen Chonghong showed a sly smile, looked around, and seeing no outsiders, whispered, "I don’t know about its power..."
"But women of the Western Wilderness with the Great Witch bloodline are rare beauties, tender and gentle..."
Bang!
Before he could finish, Shen Wenxing, with a darkened face, kicked him a yard away!
"What the hell have you learned in the mountains these two years!?"
"Did your father send you to learn to look at women?"
Shen Chonghong climbed up from the ground, scratched his head, and smiled awkwardly, "Ah Die, don’t be angry. It’s not my fault. It’s those clan soldiers every day..."
"Shut up!" Shen Wenxing scolded him with a dark face.
He himself came up from the military ranks and naturally knew how those soldiers, who spent years outside, would gather and tell lewd jokes to pass the time when they were too pent-up.
But he never expected his son to be so heavily influenced in these two years.
The Shen Family is now a noble family; if the sons of the direct lineage act like scoundrels outside, it wouldn’t be a good thing.
Glancing at Shen Chonghong, who looked a bit defiant, Shen Wenxing decided to urgently transfer this little brat back from the front lines and let Master Lu in the Clan Court give him a good lesson.
"Alright, you few go back first."
He waved his hand to dismiss the brothers, then turned to Shen Chongming and said, "Come with me."
After father and son sat down in the side room, Shen Wenxing spoke, "I think this matter can be agreed upon."
"Father..."
"Let me finish."
Shen Wenxing looked at him and said, "The Shen Family has developed too quickly in these years, but the number of direct disciples is truly too few."
"If the Shen Family could, like those noble families, have bloodline branches numbering in the thousands, why would we need to rely on outsiders to manage these mere four cities?"
"In my generation, there were four siblings; your second uncle and second aunt have passed, and your aunt has yet to tread the path of cultivation, handling the family’s mundane businesses."
"In your generation, excluding Li’Er and You’Er, even with Zhongyi, there are only five brothers."
"Taking in a few concubines could quickly increase the Shen Family’s members."
"The children of concubines are, after all, still of the Shen bloodline and are more reliable than outsiders."
Upon hearing this, Shen Chongming nodded slightly and said, "Then I must speak to Youran first about this."
"If she disagrees, I don’t want to upset her."
Shen Wenxing nodded.
...
In the newly built residence on the east side of Black Water Pool, Shen Chongming returned home to see Chen Youran leisurely sitting in the garden with two maids.
"Young Clan Leader."
The two maids curtsied upon seeing Shen Chongming.
Chen Youran slowly stood and smiled, "Husband."
Shen Chongming walked over quickly to support her, "Sit down."
"Youran, there’s something I need to discuss with you..."
Holding Chen Youran’s hand, he told her about Mu Lingxun.
Chen Youran smiled after hearing, "You can decide this matter, husband."
Shen Chongming was a bit surprised, "You don’t oppose me taking a concubine?"
Chen Youran shook her head with a smile.
"The Emperor of the mundane dynasty has three thousand concubines in the harem, and before the Immortal Sect’s descent, which of those official lords didn’t have multiple wives?"
"Husband, now being an Immortal, is much nobler than those worldly emperors and officials."
"Not to mention just taking one concubine, even taking several more, I would not oppose, and indeed, I’d be happy."
"At least there would be more to serve husband."
Upon hearing this, Shen Chongming showed a strange expression and didn’t pursue the topic further.
"Then... should I go tell Third Aunt, so that she can inform the Mu family?"
Chen Youran nodded with a smile, "Go ahead."
...
The Mu family was very concerned about this matter.
From Mu Changhe’s perspective, the wife of the Young Clan Leader of the Shen Family is now pregnant and cannot share a bed.
This youthful vigor, using this opportunity to marry over their granddaughter, leaves Shen Chongming with only one option.
After some nurturing, if the granddaughter could successfully bear offspring for the Shen family, her status would surely be greatly enhanced.
Therefore, after receiving the news from Wei Qiuling, the Mu family hastily set the date.
With a generous dowry prepared, they put the granddaughter into a bridal sedan and sent her over.
Although taking a concubine isn’t the same as marrying a main wife, now both the Shen and Mu families are prominent families in Yangnao Land, and with their alliance, other surrounding forces must present themselves.
Around Black Water Pool, after years of continuous expansion, structures like the Clan Court, academy, and the Shen family’s ancestral hall stand in orderly rows, gradually bringing liveliness to Black Water Pool.
Even before the day of the concubine ceremony, the common people of Jinliu Village began decorating the surroundings of Black Water Pool.
The roads were laid with red carpets, and trees in the mountains were hung with red lanterns and some silk ribbons.
A joyous scene could be seen.
However, the ordinary people who came to congratulate now could only rest at Jinliu Village.
This area of Black Water Pool has long become the exclusive domain of the "Immortals."
Cultivators from noble families arrived via wind manipulation, offered their gifts, and were then invited up the mountain.
The happy atmosphere slightly turned subtle with the appearance of several figures.
In the manor’s side room, Shen Wenxing was having tea and chatting leisurely with Mu Patriarch Mu Changhe when a Shen family cultivator hurriedly arrived and bowed, "Patriarch, someone from the Suihuo Sect has come."
Upon hearing this, Shen Wenxing immediately frowned.
Mu Changhe’s expression also turned grave.
He naturally knew the grudges between the Suihuo Sect and Luoxia Mountain.
With two families under Luoxia Mountain’s territory now forming an alliance, why did the Suihuo Sect show up suddenly?
Could they be here to make trouble?
This group, damn them, couldn’t they have come at any other time? Why did they have to pick this moment to cause problems?
"Patriarch Shen..."
He turned his head to Shen Wenxing.
Shen Wenxing hesitated for a moment before looking at the tribe member and said, "Go invite the Elder Patriarch and Third Master over."
The tribe member hurriedly bowed and headed towards the Black Water Pavilion.
"Please wait a moment, Patriarch Mu. I’ll go take a look."
Shen Wenxing slightly bowed and then left the side room, going to the rear courtyard to find Wei Qiuling, who was chatting with her mother. The two headed down the mountain together.
