Marry the Demon Sect Girl with No Bride Price

Chapter 797: Chapter 31: Master and Mistress

Qin Gengyun hurriedly said, "Yun Zhen, this is your master. She changed her appearance back then. Her real name is Xia Qinglian!"

Yun Zhen exclaimed in disbelief as she looked at Xia Qinglian, "So you are Sister Xia! Your true form is even more beautiful than Sister Qiu!"

Qin Gengyun changed the subject, "Yun Zhen, have you been on Cloud Pattern Mountain these past few years?"

He dared not let Yun Zhen compare Xia Qinglian and Qiu Zhihe again. If Qiu Zhihe appears in the evening, she’d insist on knowing who is prettier, her or Xia Qinglian?

It’s strange, if his wife transforms into Niantang, Ruo Mei, or even the Red Flame Fox, her temperament remains the same as Xia Qinglian’s true form.

But if she transforms into Qiu Zhihe, her temperament changes as well.

They would even get jealous of each other.

Qin Gengyun guessed it might be because his wife had practiced the "Soul Separation Body Technique" to the Ninth Layer, allowing her to change her appearance freely, which affected her temperament.

His wife had pretended to be Qiu Zhihe for so long that, unknowingly, Qiu Zhihe’s temperament influenced her true form.

It’s like an actor becoming the role they’re playing, but once the acting is over, they struggle to step out of character.

At this moment, Yun Zhen enthusiastically embraced Xia Qinglian, making Xia Qinglian a bit uncomfortable, as her temperament wasn’t suited to such enthusiastic contact.

"Oh my."

Yun Zhen hugged Xia Qinglian and seemed to notice something, looking down at Xia Qinglian’s belly in surprise:

"Sister Xia, why is your belly a bit swollen?"

Qin Gengyun smiled and said, "Your master is pregnant."

"Really?"

Yun Zhen was surprised and quickly said, "Congratulations, Qin Gengyun. Is this the first one?"

Qin Gengyun felt a bit awkward, "The first one."

Yun Zhen responded, "Oh, then Qin Gengyun, you’re not very capable. The men on Cloud Pattern Mountain have their wives give birth to three children in three years, at least!"

Liu Su’s eyes widened, "They have one right after another without resting?"

Then turned to Xia Qinglian, "But the young lady can’t. She’s only pregnant with her first and often throws up."

Xia Qinglian glared at Liu Su, then said to Yun Zhen, "How is the Cloud Pattern Star Spear I gave you to practice back then?"

Yun Zhen chuckled, beckoned with her hand, and the spear flew into her hand. She suddenly jumped up, wielding the spear, causing her short tiger-skin skirt to flutter, revealing the unguarded scenery beneath.

Qin Gengyun quickly turned his head away, remembering how the other women on Cloud Pattern Mountain were similarly bold, like Yun Li, Yun Zhen’s mother, who didn’t care about exposing themselves when fighting.

At this time, the spear in Yun Zhen’s hand emitted a dazzling light, shooting straight into the distance.

Miles away, a tall mountain collapsed with a roar, the ground trembling as countless demonic beasts fled in fear.

Yun Zhen twirled the spear expertly before landing and asked Xia Qinglian, "Sister Xia, what do you think?"

Xia Qinglian nodded lightly, "You’ve achieved fifty percent potency. With another ten years of practice, you should be there."

Yun Zhen’s eyes widened, "I’ve trained so hard, and it’s only fifty percent potent?"

Xia Qinglian casually gestured, causing the spear in Yun Zhen’s hand to fly into her own hand uncontrollably. Xia Qinglian then leaped into the air, wielding the spear.

Her movements were identical to Yun Zhen’s earlier, but more artistic and skillful. Then she pointed the spear into the distance.

A dazzling beam of light shot out, piercing through three mountains in succession.

As the light receded, rumbling could be heard as the three mountains slowly collapsed.

Yun Zhen stared wide-eyed at Xia Qinglian as she gently landed, "Sister Xia, you practiced the Cloud Pattern Star Spear long ago? Why did you come to Cloud Pattern Mountain to ask for this technique then?"

Xia Qinglian shook her head, "I didn’t practice it. I just learned it after watching you practice once."

"??"

Yun Zhen was shocked, "You just took a glance, and you’re better than me after three years of hard work?"

Seeing her incredulous expression, Liu Su burst into laughter:

"Yun Zhen, you really don’t understand our young lady. She’s been like this since childhood, mastering any cultivation technique after a single glance. It’s a habit."

Yun Zhen immediately knelt before Xia Qinglian, "Master, I yield."

After the destruction of Cloud Pattern Mountain, Yun Zhen, in grief and rage, had apprenticed under Qiu Zhihe. After killing Mo Sha, she returned to Cloud Pattern Mountain.

Having not seen Qiu Zhihe for three years, she was now reunited with Xia Qinglian instead, which left her somewhat unconvinced.

But she was now completely convinced.

Yun Zhen then turned to Qin Gengyun and bowed, "Mistress, I was rude earlier."

Having accepted Xia Qinglian as her master, she changed how she addressed Qin Gengyun.

"..." Qin Gengyun said helplessly, "Just call me by my name."

Behind Cloud Pattern Mountain.

A stretch of graves lay there.

Everyone paid their respects and offered sacrifices to the graves.

This was the collective burial site for the Cloud Pattern Mountain clan, including Yun Li and all of Cloud Pattern Mountain.

Xia Qinglian stood in front of a small grave, murmuring, "Xiaoque’Er, sister is here to see you. Sister is about to have her own child soon, hopefully you’re reincarnated and living a peaceful life."

Back then, Xiaoque’Er was quite close to her, but unfortunately, the young girl met a tragic end at the hands of the Spirit Corpses on Spirit Corpse Mountain, a regret in Xia Qinglian’s heart.

Suddenly, Xia Qinglian’s complexion turned pale. She quickly walked aside, covering her mouth, and began retching.

Qin Gengyun hurriedly went over to gently pat her back. Xia Qinglian’s morning sickness had been becoming more frequent lately.

Even though her cultivation was high, inexplicably, her reactions were more severe than ordinary women’s during pregnancy.

"My dear, let’s try the Bone Marrow Cleansing Spring. It might help you."

The spring contained special spiritual power, which might replenish the spiritual power that the child was constantly absorbing from Xia Qinglian’s body.

Yun Wu said, "I can help too."

Yun Zhen added, "Mistress, are you going to use the co-bathing healing method? I can join too."

Qin Gengyun glanced at Xia Qinglian and quickly said, "No need, it’s enough with just me and my wife."

Back when he used the Mist Spirit Bathing Technique to heal Qiu Zhihe, Yun Zhen, and others together, it was due to circumstances. Now, he dared not do such a thing again.

The group soon arrived at the Bone Marrow Cleansing Spring. At first, Xia Qinglian went in alone, while the others stood guard outside.

A moment later, a cool voice came from within, "Xiaowu, come in."

"Okay."

Yun Wu responded and walked into the spring, where soon sounds of "ah ah~~" were heard.

Before long, the entire Cloud Pattern Mountain was enveloped in incredibly dense Spiritual Energy, centered on the Bone Marrow Cleansing Spring.

Yun Zhen was dumbfounded, "Yun Wu, since when do you have so much spiritual energy in your belly?"

Yun Wu walked out, a bit embarrassed, and said, "Sister Xia took me to empty out all the spiritual energy from Feiyun Mountain and Thunder Sword Mountain. I used most of it in Cyan Lotus Mountain two days ago, and I have some left, perfect for giving to Cloud Pattern Mountain."

Liu Su curiously asked Yun Wu, "Xiaowu, just how much spiritual energy can you absorb?"

Yun Wu tilted her head, blinked, and after thinking for a long while, she replied,

"I don’t know either."

Then the cool voice from the Bone Marrow Cleansing Spring sounded again, but this time with a hint of shyness:

"My husband, please come in."