Chapter 94: Chapter 94: Preparing to Have a Child, the Shaking Light Saintess Returns

Pei Mansion, in a bedroom of the inner residence.

Pei Shaoqing sat lounging on a soft couch, his long hair unbound and his robes open to reveal a firm chest. He looked lazy and indulgently unrestrained, utterly relaxed and content.

Kneeling beside him, massaging his legs, was the Shaking Light Saintess. Dressed in white with her jade-like feet bare, her figure was exceptionally graceful, the curve of her full hips especially well-defined.

Aside from the jingling bells on her ankles, a new, exquisitely crafted bell now adorned her fair neck—a gift Pei Shaoqing had brought back for her from Jin Guan City.

The inside of the bell was engraved with the character "Pei."

Xie Qingwu, equally relaxed and scantily clad, sat across from Pei Shaoqing. She lifted one of her own slender, black silk-clad feet to tilt up the Shaking Light Saintess’s chin.

A smile played on her lips as she studied the Saintess with great interest. "She just has one more bell, yet it gives her an air of insatiable, coquettish longing. Husband, you really have a way with women."

"You don’t mind, do you, my wife?" Pei Shaoqing asked casually, though his eyes carefully observed her expression.

"As long as you’re not playing with men," Xie Qingwu said, lightly rubbing the Saintess’s cheek with the top of her foot. She added regretfully, "It would be even better if the bell had a leash. The esteemed Saintess of the Profound Yellow Sect, being led around like a dog by my husband... The sight would surely be interesting."

This couple really was a match made in heaven.

And so, the esteemed Saintess of the Profound Sect, a prodigy who had entered the Wandering Dragon Realm at twenty, was reduced to a plaything for this husband and wife.

The beautifully dressed and stunning Shaking Light Saintess couldn’t help but bite her pink lip, a blush creeping up her cheeks.

Xie Qingwu’s words filled her with a faint sense of shame, but imagining the scene she described also sent a strange thrill of excitement through her.

A shiver ran through Pei Shaoqing as well. He took a deep breath to compose himself, then grabbed the Shaking Light Saintess’s chin and forced her to face him. "Have you remembered everything I just told you? Repeat it."

Only then did Xie Qingwu withdraw her foot. The feeling of making a woman who was clearly stronger than herself submit so willingly was intoxicating.

"Yes, Master," the Shaking Light Saintess said with utmost reverence. "After I return to the Holy Hall, I will say I was attacked by a mysterious person as soon as I arrived in Tongzhou. I was injured and have been recuperating in the mountains ever since..."

"Mm," Pei Shaoqing nodded, satisfied. His gaze fell to the Storage Ring on his own hand, and he frowned. "You lost this. Will that be a problem?"

"This slave will say it was lost during the fight with that mysterious person. My master will surely bestow another Storage Magical Treasure upon me," the Shaking Light Saintess replied.

While a Storage Magical Treasure was precious, it wasn’t an unobtainable rarity for someone of her noble status.

After all, the Profound Yellow Sect had a thousand years of accumulated wealth and history.

Pei Shaoqing’s eyebrow twitched. "Your Profound Sect is certainly rich and powerful. When you go back, bring me a copy of every Cultivation Technique and treasure you can get your hands on."

The Profound Yellow Sect had existed for longer than the Great Zhou dynasty itself.

It surely possessed more treasures than even the Great Zhou’s Royal Family.

"Master, many of the best things are bestowed only by my own master. This slave cannot bring them out," the Shaking Light Saintess said, shaking her head with a timid look.

Pei Shaoqing was a little disappointed to hear this and could only settle for the next best thing. "Just do your best. Bring me the best things you can get and present them to me."

’I’ll take it slow. As long as I control the Shaking Light Saintess, it’s only a matter of time before I empty the Profound Sect’s treasury.’

"As you command," the Shaking Light Saintess replied with a lowered head.

Pei Shaoqing patted her cheek. "Go."

"Yes." The Shaking Light Saintess slowly got off the couch and knelt on the floor. "Yao Nu takes her leave," she said respectfully.

Then, with her rear raised, she crawled backward on her hands and feet all the way to the door. Only then did she stand, open the door, and slip out, gently closing it behind her.

"Husband, are you really not going to have a taste of the Saintess first?" Xie Qingwu asked with a beaming smile.

She had learned from the Shaking Light Saintess that while Pei Shaoqing had humiliated and toyed with her in every way, he had never truly entered her.

Pei Shaoqing caught one of her jade-like feet as it neared him and played with it. "She hasn’t performed enough meritorious service yet," he said casually. "How could I reward her?"

Xie Qingwu paused for a moment. After a brief thought, she had a flash of insight and understood his logic.

’He’s right,’ she thought.

The Shaking Light Saintess was currently of a lower status before Pei Shaoqing. Therefore, making love with him would be her honor, a reward she shouldn’t be allowed to obtain so easily.

"I wouldn’t be surprised if that waste of space Pei Shaoqing, who spends all his time with women, knew how to tame them. But how does a mountain bandit like you know, Husband?" Xie Qingwu pulled her foot back, got up, and crawled over to Pei Shaoqing, asking curiously.

They were face to face, so close that Pei Shaoqing could feel her breath as she spoke. He chuckled. "No one is born a bandit."

Before he transmigrated, he was a... less-than-reputable businessman.

A businessman might not understand business, but he definitely understands how to play with women. The richer they are, the more perverse their games become.

"My husband is full of secrets." Xie Qingwu, however, interpreted this to mean that Pei Shaoqing’s background was surely not simple.

Looking at her tender, alluring red lips, the deep ravine of her cleavage, and her generous assets that seemed ready to burst forth, Pei Shaoqing’s breathing grew a little heavy. "My wife seems particularly passionate today."

He could feel that since coming out of seclusion, Xie Qingwu was more willing to be intimate with him. She had shed some of the reservedness she once maintained, as if she were finally treating him like a true husband.

"Doesn’t my husband like it?" Lying on her stomach, Xie Qingwu leaned forward, her hands braced on the couch. She was almost pressing against him as she spoke, her breath fragrant as orchids.

She felt that through the matter of Alchemy, she had completely proven her value to Pei Shaoqing. The Heart-devouring Pill the Shaking Light Saintess had taken also required her to periodically prepare the antidote.

Combined with the vast amount of information she possessed, it was now impossible for Pei Shaoqing to abandon her after getting what he wanted.

Moreover, after spending so much time together, they had come to a deep understanding of one another. She believed Pei Shaoqing now realized she wasn’t the kind of venomous, promiscuous woman he might have thought.

So, it was time to bind themselves together for good.

To become a real husband and wife.

Pei Shaoqing wasn’t a fool. The moment their eyes met, he understood her thoughts. He reached out and stroked her face. "Are you sure you’re ready, my wife?"

He had been waiting for this day, too.

"Give me a child," Xie Qingwu said with utter frankness, her thoughts calm and clear. "My husband is a cruel and merciless man. It would be a lie to say I trust you completely. But I can trust the father of my child, and you can trust the mother of your child."

Pei Shaoqing let out a breath. "I didn’t want to be a father so soon, but what my wife says makes sense."

His current body was just over twenty years old.

In his previous life, plenty of people his age hadn’t even graduated from college, and some were still acting like they were in grade school.

But in this world, aside from those who roamed the Jianghu, most people were already married with children.

So it was time for him to have a child as well.

It wasn’t just about binding himself completely to Xie Qingwu.

It was also to avoid being mistaken as infertile. In this world, the inability to produce an heir was a major issue for a leader; it could even prevent one’s followers from feeling secure.

He was still young now, his position was low, and he didn’t have many followers. But if he grew older and his status rose, and he still had no children, or if his children were too young, his situation would become very precarious.

A smile bloomed on Xie Qingwu’s face. She reached out, hooked her arms around Pei Shaoqing’s neck, and fell back, her waterfall of hair spreading out. She wrapped her black-stockinged legs around his waist, pulled him close, and called out in a seductive voice, "Darling, love me."

Their past encounters had been more than enough to last a lifetime.

But this time, their communication would be at a negative distance.

Pei Shaoqing was aiming to hit the bullseye with his first shot.

He would generously open his purse and ensure she returned with a full load.

The little maid, Qiu Ye, came running over in a hurry. When she reached the door and heard the sounds from inside, she flushed red. Forcing down her shyness, she announced, "Master, Standard-Bearer Chen has arrived."

"Have him wait," Pei Shaoqing replied casually.

"Yes." Qiu Ye turned and had a servant go tell Chen Zhongyi the message in the main hall. She herself went to the kitchen to have them boil water and prepare clean towels. After Pei Shaoqing and Xie Qingwu were finished, she, as their maid, would have to go in and help them clean up.

***

Today was a day of rest.

But County Magistrate Wang was still in his study, handling official business.

Although he was an undercover agent for the Profound Yellow Sect, he was very diligent in the duties of his official post. By today’s standards, he was considered a rare, good official.

Suddenly, he sensed a change in the light before him.

He immediately looked up.

A woman in a flowing white dress had appeared at his door, her graceful and curvaceous body wrapped modestly. She was barefoot, and her entire being exuded a sacred aura that dared not be defiled.

CLANG~

The brush in County Magistrate Wang’s hand fell onto the desk.

Ink splattered everywhere.

"Saintess!" He shot up from his seat, filled with excitement. He then hurried over to the Shaking Light Saintess and knelt before her. "The Sub-Squad Leader of the Tongzhou Branch pays his respects to the Saintess!"

With his head bowed, his gaze fell upon the pair of small, flawless, jade-white feet just inches away. They were so beautiful and immaculate that he felt dazed for a moment.

He soon felt ashamed of his desire.

’She’s the Shaking Light Saintess, as holy as an immortal, not to be defiled! How could I have such thoughts?’

"Rise," Shaking Light said coolly.

Away from Pei Shaoqing and Xie Qingwu, she had reverted to her persona as the lofty, inviolable Saintess.

"Yes." County Magistrate Wang rose and asked cautiously, "Saintess, where have you been? Everyone has been worried sick. The Holy Hall even sent a Holy Envoy to find you."

It was only then that he noticed the exquisite bell on the Saintess’s neck. ’The Saintess must really love bells,’ he thought privately. ’She wears them on her ankles and her neck.’

"Have the Holy Envoy come see me," the Shaking Light Saintess said calmly, walking straight toward a chair.

With every light step of her lotus feet, the bells jingled.

Hearing the crisp sound, her expression remained unchanged, but her mind couldn’t help but recall her time in the dungeons of the Pei Mansion, and her heart began to race. Fear, excitement, nostalgia—a torrent of emotions washed over her, taking a long while to subside.

"Yes!" County Magistrate Wang immediately left to carry out the order.

The Holy Envoy arrived quickly. Upon seeing the Shaking Light Saintess, he was so overcome with emotion he nearly burst into tears. "Greetings, Saintess."

"Rise." The Shaking Light Saintess was sparing with her words.

After rising, the Holy Envoy bowed and asked the same question as County Magistrate Wang. "Saintess, where have you been..."

"I will explain this matter to the two Hall Masters and the elders when I return to the Holy Hall," the Shaking Light Saintess interrupted, her tone calm but firm, leaving no room for argument.

"Yes." Hearing this, the Holy Envoy could only suppress his curiosity. He asked another question, "Then, does the Saintess still wish to kill Pei Shaoqing? If it is inconvenient, I can act on your behalf and then report back to the Holy Hall."

"That won’t be necessary. His life is mine to take, and no one else’s," the Shaking Light Saintess said, shaking her head. She adopted the look of someone with a long-term plan. "I have other ideas for him. I will propose them to the two Hall Masters when I return."

"Yes." The Holy Envoy was completely obedient to her words.

The Shaking Light Saintess spoke with the placid calm of an old well, "Tomorrow morning, you will return to the Holy Hall with me."

"As you command," the Holy Envoy replied, cupping his hands.

Looking at the lofty, unapproachable Saintess, County Magistrate Wang didn’t dare cut in.

But Pei Shaoqing already had. With his hand, that is.

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