The Martial Doctor

"Miaoxue, who taught you those moves underwater just now?"

Si Miaoxue snuggled in Lin Miao’s arms, shyly twisting as she said, "Who else but that vixen Yue Mei’Er..."

"She even knows these things, I almost couldn’t control myself," Lin Miao sighed.

"Really?" Si Miaoxue’s beautiful eyes sparkled.

"Next time, how about Mei’Er and I serve you together?" Si Miaoxue had tasted the sweetness and naturally wanted more.

"Haha, are you sure even with me prepared, you two can still succeed?"

"Mr. Lin, we aren’t fighting with Youwei for the position of chief wife anymore, but you’ll have to let one of us have the position of the eldest son or daughter, right?"

"The eldest daughter is okay, but if it’s the eldest son, that could be troublesome. To avoid future issues, you all should wait a bit longer."

"I’m already twenty-seven, if we wait any longer and I advance to the Celestial Essence Realm, it might be even harder to conceive," Si Miaoxue’s eyes reddened slightly.

"Don’t worry, even if you advance to the Celestial Essence Realm, I’ll make sure you can have my child. There’s no need to worry. At that time, I’m just afraid you’ll be the one unwilling to have a child," Lin Miao chuckled. Although the higher the cultivation, the more challenging it becomes to bear children.

However, as long as one hasn’t surpassed the prime age for childbirth and the body is healthy, there should be no issue in having offspring.

Anyway, there must be a legitimate child between him and his senior sister, whether it’s the eldest daughter or son. A big sister is like a mother, a big brother like a father, which is best for the family.

If it’s a legitimate daughter, she might take on the surname Lin, but a legitimate son, that’d be uncertain; it could be Sun or Lin, depending on the senior sister’s preference.

Anyway, they would definitely have a child with the surname "Sun" to continue the master’s lineage, which was both a promise from before and a way to repay the master’s kindness.

"You’re still so biased, my lord."

"Besides this one issue, haven’t I treated you well in other ways?" Lin Miao gently held up her soft parts and said.

"You’re so naughty again, teasing me like this..." Si Miaoxue took a deep breath, her breath fragrant as orchids.

"So do you want to or not?"

Si Miaoxue blushed and took a deep breath, then held her breath and dove into the water.

Below...

"Shameless, here we go again..." The ice beast shyly spread its wings, wanting to cover its eyes, suddenly saw the Fire Qilin staring unblinkingly at the churning water’s surface. It quickly folded its wings, covering the Fire Qilin’s eyes, "Ah Huo, don’t look, it’s dirty."

"Dirty? Where’s the dirty?" The Fire Qilin expressed confusion aloud.

"Ah Huo, if you learn bad things from this bad one, see if I’ll pay attention to you in the future!" The ice beast couldn’t hold back a chuckle.

"Bing’Er, don’t be upset. Didn’t we agree to come to the human world to learn? We don’t understand anything; we should learn well as our brother demonstrates for us..."

"He’s demonstrating for us? Demonstrating what?"

"This..." The Fire Qilin was suddenly at a loss for words.

...

"Miaoxue, this time when I went to the Secret Valley, I got four Celestial Essence Fruits. I’ve saved one for you; I’ll give it to you before we leave, but if you want to break through to the Celestial Essence Realm, you’ll have to wait for me to act as your protector." Lin Miao seriously cautioned.

"Okay." Si Miaoxue contentedly lay next to Lin Miao. Tonight, Lin Miao belonged to her alone; no one else would disturb them.

"I’ll give one to Baili Yuyao to take back. I promised that to Baili Bingyun since she gave me the opportunity," Lin Miao continued.

"What’s your plan for the remaining two?"

"Haven’t decided yet, but if Mr. Helian needs one, I’ll give him one," Lin Miao slowly said.

"Yes, Mr. Helian indeed helped you a lot. What about the remaining one?"

"I’ll keep it for now and see what happens." A certain figure floated in Lin Miao’s mind, but he couldn’t fully trust them yet.

So even if he wanted to give it, he needed to evaluate first.

"I’ve received word that the Green Blade Sect has been informed of Shen Hao and Mr. Shen An’s disappearance. They’re likely to send people to Li Hen City to investigate. But the Green Blade Sect can’t manage Li Hen City unless Shen Yidao comes personally. Otherwise, they won’t find anything," Si Miaoxue said. "As for the disappearance of Mu Yun’s mother and daughter, perhaps it can be leveraged. After all, the Heaven-Dominating Sect’s scheming against Mu Yun’s mother and daughter is unforgivable."

"You plan to mislead the Green Blade Sect into facing off against the Heaven-Dominating Tower?" Lin Miao quickly grasped Si Miaoxue’s intent.

"Don’t you wish to control Li Hen City, my lord? Having one more strong enemy for Heaven-Dominating Tower would be beneficial to our future plans, wouldn’t it?"

"This matter can’t be rushed; it has to be done gradually. We haven’t named our castle in Yingfeng Valley yet, have we?"

"Do you have a name in mind, my lord?"

"I want to call it Qilin Manor, and our family’s totem from now on will be Qilin," Lin Miao said. This issue had been troubling him, and now that the Yingfeng Valley base was complete, it needed a name, and he finally thought of one.

"Qilin, what’s that?"

"It’s that red-furred lion you just met. That’s its juvenile form; its true form when grown up is different," Lin Miao explained.

"Do you mean that lion beast, my lord?"

"It and that little white dog will be our family’s guardian mythical beasts. So I’m using it as our family’s totem," Lin Miao clarified.

"Can the mythical beast understand us, my lord?" Si Miaoxue asked.

"Yes, but not in a commanding tone, and their treatment must be higher than that of the family’s Guest Elders in the future. Also, they are very intelligent and can understand human speech, so don’t speak ill of them behind their backs. They are a pair, and the Qilin is my brother. He has a name, Lin Huo," Lin Miao explained. "When family members see them in the future, they should refer to him as Mr. Huo or Mr. Lin."

"Ah?"

Si Miaoxue covered her mouth in surprise.

"The white one is called Lin Bing. She’s quite fierce, so you better not provoke her. Anyway, if a fight breaks out, I doubt I could take her on."

"As for that little black cub, it’s just an ordinary exotic black panther, nothing special."

"So is the gentleman planning to leave them in Yingfeng Valley?"

"No, they will come back with me," Lin Miao said, as they were eager to see the human world once they came out.

Leaving them in Yingfeng Valley would be no better than leaving them in the Enchanted Valley.

"That’s good."

"Within the valley, we’ll build them a cottage. Later, I’ll design it and send the plans to you," Lin Miao said.

"Alright, the valley is vast, with many empty spots. The gentleman must work hard, you know."

"Work hard at what?"

"Work hard to bring us more sisters back, to make the house lively..." Si Miaoxue said with a sly smile, akin to a blooming rose, enchanting in every way.

One has to admit, a mature woman is even more captivating.

Early the next morning.

Lin Miao and the others set out on their journey.

"Mu Yun, are you sure you want to come with us?" Lin Miao was surprised that Mu Yun had suggested moving to Dongshan City with Lin Miao.

After all, nobody knew her there, so assuming a new identity and starting a new life was the best choice for her.

Moreover, she knew the secrets of the Fire Qilin and Ice Hound, and if she just left, it might...

There were some things she had to think about carefully.

"I don’t have any special skills, so working in the mansion for you and the other ladies, doing laundry, cooking, getting a job, and raising Qiao’Er are my goals," Mu Yun said.

"Alright, but you need to assume a new identity, to avoid unnecessary trouble," Lin Miao agreed without much thought.

Indeed, he never intended to harm Mu Yun and her daughter. He wasn’t someone who returns kindness with resentment, but for secrecy’s sake, keeping the mother and daughter under his watch was the safest course of action.

The Dongshan Lin mansion indeed needed more people.

With more and more secrets arising, the process of welcoming new members into the mansion became especially stringent, only those who could be trusted would be invited.

Mu Yun appeared to be a diligent and capable woman, suited for household affairs, and with the growing family, there was a shortage of hands in the kitchen.

Yu Zhu and Ling Yu’Er joined to help when busy times called.

Mu Yun was particularly astute, never mentioning any "revenge", whether she had figured it out or had other ideas, she remained very rational for the time being.

Returning to Dongshan City without passing through Li Hen City was out of the question; an alternative route was necessary, the same path Sun Youwei and the others traveled.

Just tougher than the one through Li Hen City.

As for Baili Yuyao, she followed Si Miaoxue, disguised as "Lin Bei", back to Li Hen City. It would then be up to Baili Bingyun to decide her next move.

Whether she would directly announce her relationship with "Lin Bei" or delay it further, that had nothing to do with Lin Miao.

Giddy-up!

Lin Miao was riding a horse, with Senior Sister Sun Youwei sitting in front of him, holding a small, dark creature that seemed to like the senior sister very much, sticking to her side. Knowing it was a female panther, Lin Miao would otherwise have put it in the back basket.

No one but him was allowed to take liberties with his senior sister.

The mountain road was rugged, although passable on horseback, Senior Sister’s riding skills were not enough to manage it, so naturally, Lin Miao had to guide her.

Behind them were sisters Lianxin and Liansuo, followed by Lin Mao and Ling Yu’Er. The Fire Qilin and Ice Hound took light steps, following them, easily tracking Lin Miao’s scent, so there was no need to stay too close.

They just needed to follow from afar.

Traveling on a journey was exhausting, but with loved ones by your side, the monotonous journey turned into a sweet adventure.

Even if it meant camping out in the wilderness.

This part indeed was quite tiring.

But having more people around made it less lonely, and at night, everyone gathered into a large tent, sharing a single quilt.

Lin Miao and Lin Mao took turns keeping watch, Lin Miao for the first half of the night and Lin Mao for the second half.

It was actually unnecessary since with the Fire Qilin and Ice Hound around, any approaching people or beasts would be detected immediately.

Their combat abilities may not surpass the Celestial Essence Realm, but at least they were not weaker than the average Meridian Passage Realm.