Chapter 62: Daily Routine
by xennovel“Dad!”
In the courtyard, a little girl in a red cotton coat, sitting on a swing and eating candied hawthorn, saw Lu Changsheng and called out crisply.
She then jumped off the swing and ran to Lu Changsheng, offering her candied hawthorn with a smile, “Dad, it’s so sweet!”
Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but smile widely as he tasted a candied hawthorn.
It was indeed very sweet, sweet to the heart.
He glanced at Lu Ping’an and the other boys playing with the Nine Abyss Mastiff and snorted, picking up his daughter.
Holding her slightly cold little hand, he gently said, “Let’s go inside, it’s cold outside.”
Daughters are indeed more thoughtful.
Lu Changsheng carried his daughter, Lu Xile, into the main hall.
On both sides of the hall were several braziers with burning coal, dispelling the cold. His many wives and concubines were happily chatting together.
However, there were always a few toddlers who had just learned to walk, moving around.
They looked like they could topple over at any moment and liked to put everything they picked up into their mouths, needing constant supervision.
“Tap, tap, tap!”
At this moment, Xiao Qi, Lu Xian’er, rode over on a mechanical wooden horse, wanting Lu Changsheng to step aside.
Lu Changsheng saw this and refused to move.
Lu Xian’er then bumped into Lu Changsheng with the mechanical horse.
As a result, he fell over with both the horse and himself, about to cry.
Seeing this, Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but chuckle as he used telekinesis to manipulate the mechanical horse, moving it around Xiao Qi.
The crying Lu Xian’er saw this and immediately stopped crying.
He climbed back onto the horse and, under Lu Changsheng’s control, began to play happily.
Though this child had a Spirit Root, he behaved just like a normal child, not showing advanced understanding.
“Dad, hug!”
Nearby, Xiao Shi saw Lu Changsheng and waddled over, holding out her chubby arms.
Lu Changsheng, holding Lu Xile in one arm, picked up Xiao Shi with the other.
Seeing her holding a white jade bun, he said, “Give dad a bite, please.”
Xiao Shi thought for a moment and raised the bun to him.
“Let dad show you how to eat a big bun in one bite!”
Lu Changsheng said, taking the adult fist-sized bun from Xiao Shi and eating it all in one bite.
Lu Xile and Xiao Shi, along with other toddlers, watched with wide eyes.
But then, Xiao Shi looked down at her empty hand.
Eh? Where’s my bun?
Watching Lu Changsheng chewing away, she pouted as if she were about to cry.
It was as if she were saying, ‘You ate such a big bun without leaving me any.’
“Husband, why do you always like teasing the kids?”
Lu Miaoyun came over, holding er belly, and chided.
Every time Lu Changsheng came, he made the children cry, only to then comfort them again. To her, he seemed rather idle.
Saying this, she took a white jade bun from a nearby steamer and handed it to Xiao Shi, showing a motherly smile, “Here, don’t cry, sweetie.”
“Kids are just for fun, right?”
Lu Changsheng said casually, taking another white jade bun to eat.
The bun tasted very good, made from spirit wheat.
Now they had the means, aside from daily meals, Lu Changsheng often bought spiritual ingredients and foods to be used by Xiaoqing to make desserts for his wives and children.
With such a diet and living on Qingzhu Mountain, everyone was growing healthier.
The way these children were raised, they would surely become martial arts geniuses.
“Husband, your aura… have you broken through to mid-stage Qi refinement?!”
Lu Miaoyun looked at Lu Changseng with a hint of surprise.
Living with him for so long, she naturally noticed the change in his aura.
“Yes, after so long, I finally broke through.”
Lu Changsheng smiled and nodded.
“Congratulations, husband, on your breakthrough!”
Lu Miaoyun smiled and congratuated him.
“Congratulations, husband!”
“Congratulations on your advancement!”
“Wow, Dad is amazing!”
“Congratulations, Dad!”
“Congratulations, Dad!”
All the wives and concubines congratulated Lu Changsheng, and the kids followed suit.
“It’s just the Fourth Layer of Qi Refining.”
Lu Changsheng waved his hand with a smile.
The feeling of being loved and admired by his family was amazing.
It immensely satisfied his masculine pride.
Each time, he felt proud, happy, and content.
Later, he played with the children and chatted with his wives.
It was his way of relaxing during leisure time.
Otherwise, staying home every day with nothing but cultivation and child-rearing would get tiresome.
……
The next day, Lu Changsheng went to the Fourth Elder’s residence.
It wasn’t the end of the month, the usual time for talisman making and cultivation lessons.
But previously, the Fourth Elder instructed him to inform her after breaking through the Fourth Layer.
Not knowing the reason, Lu Changsheng still went as instructed.
After all, there wasn’t anything to hide about this.
“Young Master, the Old Woman is currently making talismans, you’ll need to wait.”
The steward at the Fourth Elder’s manor said respectfully, offering him tea.
“Auntie Zizhu, I’m not in a hurry; you go on.”
Lu Changsheng took the tea and responded politely.
Approximately half an hour later, the Fourth Elder arrived in the hall.
Today, she looked different, wearing a lotus crown and a blue-brown flowing robe, like a female Taoist.
She looked less elegant and noble, but more graceful and ethereal.
Lu Changsheng knew that though she was a First-Class Talisman Master, her success rate for Top-Tier talismans wasn’t high.
To make superior talismans, she’d choose auspicious days.
She’d perform cleansing rituals to improve her success rate.
Her current Daoist attire was part of these rituals.
Lu Changsheng greeted her with a respectful bow, “Grandmother.”
“Changsheng, is there a reason you’ve come to see me?”
The Fourth Elder smiled warmly at him.
Having married Lu Miaoyun for over six months she witnessed his diligence—and talent.
This made her more satisfied with her grandson-in-law.
Her decision to let Lu Miaoyun marry Lu Changshengwas the right one, she thought.
She didn’t mind his many wives, seeing he wasn’t lost in indulgence.
Over the months, he never missed a talisman session.