“It’s a goodthing that they can’t cultivate. This kind of live style doesn’t really meshwith their personalities. They can and should just live out their livespeacefully. Now that they are with me, I will do everything within my power togive them a quiet and peaceful life.”

After sayingthat, Zhou Jinjiang took his wife’s hand into his and smiled, “No matter howold I am, I just want you to be by myside. And also the kids. Luckily you’vehad some mystical water as well and are now a martial apprentice. As long asyou work hard on your cultivation, you will continue to have break throughs.”

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“Don’tworry, I will get them out of serving the royals and be with us!” Seeing thedesire in his wife’s eyes, Zhou Jinjiang made up his mind and comfort hertenderly.

“It’s justthat the Cheng’s aren’t very stable as of yet, we all need to work hard toachieve that!” Mrs. Zhou smiled but she didn’t mind. Afterall, Zhou Jinjianghad already told her what to expect back in Emperor City.

Suddenly, Mrs.Zhou thought of something and asked, “Oh yeah, how was Xiao Xiao? Everybody wa.s.scared for her tonight. We all thought she wouldn’t….”

“Don’tworry. Xiao Xiao wasn’t as simple as she seemed. We are definitely lucky to beable to stay with the Cheng’s!”

ZhouJinjiang’s eyes sparkled and he continued, “In a few days, I am going to take atrip to Qing’an Province. I want see if there’s anywhere that’s suitable tobuild a moat. If I can’t find a suitable place, we will just have to build itright here!”

“That’s alldecided by you men. We are women, we don’t know anything like that!”

Before theyheaded to bed, Cheng Biyuan walked into the master bedroom of the mainstructure and also found his wife waiting for him. He couldn’t help but to ask,“How come you are still up?”

“

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,how’s Xiao Xiao? Is she okay? Is she back?” Mrs. Cheng kept on asking with aworried look.

“Don’tworry. Xiao Xiao is fine. She had retired into her own room!”

The slightlytired looking Cheng Biyuan sat down, poured himself a gla.s.s of mystical waterand downed it. The mystical water he had inside his house wasn’t from thecloned well outside, but brought to him by Xiao Xiao directly from thedimension.

After threegla.s.ses of mystical water, Cheng Biyuan felt incredible and all the tirednesswas gone. Then he finally looked over at his wife, pondered for a bit and said,“Yuqin, you…”

“What’s thematter,

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? Something you want to tell me?” Mrs. Cheng could tell he hadsomething on his mind.

Cheng Biyuanreached over and wiped away the remnant of tears from the corners of her eyesand said, “It’s a good thing that you love the kids, I know. But your biggestweakness is being too soft. Especially in the last few years, you have changedso much. I am not saying that is bad, but you are lacking some aggressivenessand a.s.sertiveness, you have gone soft.

“I thinkit’s all my fault. I didn’t get good enough care of you. Back at Emperor City,you were bullied by others, but you had no choice but to take all the abusequietly. Those years had taken it all from you. All your feistiness were all gone.Ever since we got here, our lives were much tougher than before, but relativelypeaceful. Even so, you’d never confront anyone, and that had molded you intothis very compliant personality.”

“

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,am I too helpless? Do I make you worry too much about me?”

Ever sinceshe has been married and had kids, Mrs. Cheng had stopped cultivatingaltogether. Even now she was only a mid level martial apprentice, basicallyjust any normal woman. Granted, if it ever came down to a life and deathmoment, her potential just might release.

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