Does Your Immortal Maiden Wife Allow You to Take a Concubine?

Fang Yong had spoken of ending early. That naturally meant Jiang Man, the number one, had to halt his cultivation first. Otherwise, no one else could finish. "Brother Jiang, did you know that pill prices went up recently?" little fatty asked. "Did it affect you?" Jiang Man asked curiously. "Not at all. My allocation hasn't changed." Little fatty shook his head, then lowered his voice. "I heard this was done specifically to deal with people like you, Brother Jiang. "They're deliberately forcing you all to sign contracts. "Actually, Brother Jiang, you could consider marrying into a family. Word has it the Luo family plans to have Luo Xuan recruit a son-in-law." Hearing that, Jiang Man replied with keen interest, "Isn't the Cheng family having Cheng Yu recruit a son-in-law, then? Your chance has come." "No way," little fatty said, immediately shaking his head. "What I liked was the way Cheng Yu acted back then. She's already ruined the ideal image I yearned for. "Even taking ten thousand steps back, assuming nothing had changed, "I still wouldn't marry someone as outstanding as Luo Xuan or Cheng Yu. "In the end, the one suffering would definitely be me. "That's just looking for hardship where there is none! "Wouldn't it be better if I married someone whose cultivation and talent were slightly below mine? "Young, pretty, and obedient. "Most importantly, she'd allow me to take concubines. "That is what a normal person strives for. "By the way, Brother Jiang, does your immortal maiden wife allow you to take concubines?" Jiang Man maintained his smile, patted little fatty on the shoulder, and said, "Your dark circles aren't dark enough. You need to work harder." If he couldn't see little fatty suffer, his heart felt uneasy. Shortly after, Teacher Zhao entered to lecture on cultivation. Jiang Man did not listen, cultivating in secret instead. Now that pill prices had soared, he had to work even harder. If not for the fact that some of the teachers truly taught things of great practical value, he would have preferred to start cultivating the moment he arrived. Without listening to a word. He could even have skipped coming altogether. Now he had to push himself all the more; a sense of crisis had arrived. If he couldn't buy pills at their original price, things would become truly dangerous. Even if he borrowed spirit sources, it would mean borrowing at double the rate. Struggling to pay it back was one issue, but the main problem was that there might not even be many spirit sources available to borrow in the first place. Even he had been pressured to this point. The other poor cultivators would likely have no choice but to bow their heads. If the person Fang Yong was taking him to see today had no solution either, Fang Yong himself would probably end up having to marry into a family as well. Because Fang Yong was still at the Qi-Linking sixth layer. Entering the sect without reaching the Qi-Linking seventh layer would be exceedingly difficult. In all of Qingyun Pavilion, only a handful of people would make it in. Only the top five stood on relatively solid ground. Yet many would fight for the top three, worried there might be a strict ranking requirement. In the afternoon, Jiang Man withdrew his technique early. The others looked over, their brows furrowing at once. What happened today? The number one wasn't cultivating anymore? Little fatty spoke up, "Brother Jiang, are you done cultivating?" Jiang Man glanced at him and said in all seriousness, "I'm heading back to cultivate in secret." With that, he walked straight outside. Little fatty: "..." Everyone: "..." The number one of Qingyun truly had stopped acting human. Luo Xuan and Cheng Yu both breathed a helpless sigh of relief. Today was a rare chance for them to leave early. "I really don't understand what his body is made of. He doesn't sleep or rest, yet he doesn't seem to feel tired at all," Cheng Yu lamented on the road. She had heard lately that many people went out of their way to verify whether Jiang Man truly didn't sleep and cultivated around the clock. Yet the reality was utterly brutal. Jiang Man really didn't sleep. He cultivated without resting day or night. His cultivation at night hardly ever stopped. Now, complaints and laments echoed throughout the Six Pavilions. No one had ever encountered such a person before; he was practically forcing everyone else to cultivate. If the second place was cultivating, even if the first didn't, the third still had to. And if the third was cultivating, shouldn't the fourth keep up? Who didn't want to surge forward? Who could allow themselves to be left behind? With everyone ahead cultivating, how could anyone behind have the nerve to leave early? An unhealthy atmosphere was running rampant. "The rankings are right there. If the number one of the Six Pavilions says nothing, no one else has the right to object," Luo Xuan said. Back then, she had tried to disrupt Jiang Man's cultivation atmosphere. Yet facts had proven that it was all an embarrassing memory. Back then, she hadn't expected him to become the new number one. And now, the number one of the Six Pavilions certainly felt that sense of crisis. He had broken the cultivation atmosphere, yet he dared not slacken in the slightest. The moment he was overtaken, he would become a laughingstock. "Fortunately, I've never been number one, or I'd be mocked behind my back by now," Cheng Yu said, then asked, "Did your family fail to recruit a son-in-law?" Luo Xuan nodded. "It was impossible from the start." The moment her father chose Jiang Man, failure was sealed. The only thing worth celebrating was that he hadn't openly declared he was recruiting a husband for her. Otherwise... She truly would have become a laughingstock. Yet if they couldn't recruit a son-in-law, the family would likely be in trouble as well. "Is Jiang Man actually married or not?" Cheng Yu asked out of curiosity. Word said he wasn't, yet Jiang Man insisted he was. There was no way to be certain. Hearing this, Luo Xuan asked curiously, "Do you want to try?" "Me?" Cheng Yu pointed at herself and smiled. "Watching him shine so brightly, I honestly want to, but it won't work." "Why?" Luo Xuan said calmly. "Aren't you full of schemes?" "I've already used my schemes on him, and they didn't work," Cheng Yu said rather helplessly. Pausing briefly, she continued, "Actually, there's another reason: I can't keep up with him. Never mind that our cultivation only differs by two realms; in reality, we are worlds apart. "Just as you said, there's nothing else in his eyes—nothing but cultivation day in and day out. "How could a person like that ever spare a glance for us? "Even if petty schemes somehow worked, "by the time he snapped out of his cultivation, "we would already be piles of dry bones. "If I'm truly going to consider someone, Fang Yong is a better choice. "He might be a bit vain, and a bit base at times. "Yet he actually values loyalty and ties of sentiment. "His conviction is exceedingly firm as well. "If one makes a move now and succeeds, "when he achieves fame and success in the future, one will also meet a good end." With that, she looked toward Luo Xuan. "Why doesn't the Luo family consider him?" Luo Xuan fell silent. Fang Yong was not a member of the Fang family; she had only learned this recently. As for his exact background, she did not know, but her father certainly did. There was only one reason they hadn't approached him. Fang Yong did not look nearly as promising as Jiang Man. What the Luo family needed was a matrilocal son-in-law who looked exceptionally promising. That way, they could deter the other families. If it were merely an ordinary student cultivator, even if he managed to enter the sect smoothly, there would be no deterrent effect. Therefore, Jiang Man, the number two of the Six Pavilions, was the most suitable candidate in her father's eyes. His reputation was loud enough. Unfortunately, it had failed. Yet her father had not given up; the surge in pill prices had given him renewed hope. Pausing for a moment, Luo Xuan looked at the woman beside her. "What about you? August is almost here." Hearing that, Cheng Yu smiled and said, "Me? There's no rush, right?" Luo Xuan murmured softly, "No rush, huh." She suddenly recalled what her father had said: news of her second uncle would soon be out. The Luo family... did not have much time left. The situation was far more urgent than anticipated. Thus, she had far less choice than she had expected. Yet even if she yielded like this, it didn't seem likely to alleviate the family's plight. To her, the words "no rush" were an absolute luxury. *** On the other side. Jiang Man and Fang Yong walked along a pathway. The two headed in the direction of the Three Towers. Jiang Man asked with considerable curiosity, "Young Master Fang, where did you find this connection?" The prices had only gone up today, yet he already had a way in. It was truly astonishing. "The other party took the initiative to find me earlier. She had already informed me of the price hike in advance," Fang Yong said. Hearing this, Jiang Man paused. He stared at Fang Yong in disbelief. So... did you secretly get into the scalping business?