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Li Luochen and Ye Lingling landed in Shrek Square and headed toward Li Luochen's home deep within Shrek Academy.
At this moment, inside Li Luochen's house, Dugu Yan was hard at work taking care of the children. Why "hard at work"? Because she had to take care of four!
Some might ask, why four? Isn't there only one child, Li Chengqian?
Remember, before Li Luochen went into seclusion, he thoroughly "watered" both Dugu Yan and Qian Renxue for three straight days. Both women became pregnant as a result.
Dugu Yan was carrying twins, while Qian Renxue carried one child. They gave birth on the same day, so the three children were born close together.
Now, Li Luochen had four children: the eldest, Li Chengqian; the second, Li Chengze (born to Dugu Yan); the third, Li Chengping (also born to Dugu Yan); and the fourth, Li Chengrui.
Yes, three boys and one girl. The youngest, Li Chengrui, was a girl who received all the family's affection, causing Li Chengqian to immediately fall out of favor.
During Dugu Yan and Qian Renxue's childbirth, they noticed something different. For Qian Renxue, this was her second time giving birth, and she found it much smoother than the first time. Thinking about it deeply, she blushed furiously and silently cursed Li Luochen as a beast.
As for Dugu Yan? Her delivery was even smoother. She gave birth to her two sons in one go, taking an incredibly short amount of time. The midwife was stunned—it was her first time witnessing such an effortless birth after years of practice.
It wasn't long before Li Luochen arrived home. Seeing Dugu Yan taking care of the children, he felt deeply moved. Ever since Li Luochen had children, Dugu Yan had taken on the role of a housewife, handling childcare, cooking, and laundry.
Because of this, her soul power advancement had slowed. Given her talent, she should have reached Level 90 by now, but she was only at Level 86. It was truly exhausting for her.
However, Dugu Yan enjoyed every moment of it. She absolutely adored children. She had spent a lot of time caring for Liu Lanye while Flender and Liu Erlong were intimate.
In the courtyard,
Dugu Yan was currently holding one child in her left hand, another in her right, and using her dragon tail to gently wrap around the third.
Only Dugu Yan could pull this off. Normally, her dragon tail was used to boost Li Luochen's attack speed.
As for Li Chengqian? He was already three years old and had developed some awareness. He sat quietly, watching his stepmother play with his younger siblings.
When Li Chengqian grew tired of watching, he stretched lazily and prepared to return to the house to sleep. Just then, he spotted Li Luochen and Ye Lingling.
"Oh! Father, Third Mother, you're back!"
Li Chengqian's drowsiness vanished instantly as he bounced over to Li Luochen.
Li Luochen naturally smiled and picked him up. Observing his eldest son, Li Luochen noticed something.
The boy had a calm and steady personality, likely due to his angelic bloodline. His demeanor was exceptionally warm and stable.
However, Li Luochen detected a hint of tsundere behavior in him, which reminded him of his mother. The boy clearly wanted affection but pretended to be uninterested.
Tsk, what a stubborn tsundere. I wonder who he takes after.
Actually, when Li Luochen emerged from seclusion and suddenly discovered he had more children, he was utterly baffled. He had only been in seclusion for two and a half years!
And yet, upon emerging, he found himself with two additional sons and a daughter. This left him feeling somewhat unprepared. He hadn't planned on having children, but somehow he ended up with what felt like an entire class.
What worried him further was the possibility of future children with Zhu Zhuqing, Ye Lingling, or even Hu Liena from the Spirit Hall.
Thinking about those three women, Li Luochen realized he might end up with an entire platoon of children. When they grew up and had their own children, it could become a full company.
Goodness, the Li family had officially begun!
Based on the order of marriage, Dugu Yan was the eldest, making her the First Wife. Qian Renxue came second as the Second Wife. As for Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Lingling, though they had joined later, they hadn't yet formed a relationship with Li Luochen.
Still, Dugu Yan and Qian Renxue had already accepted the positions of the latter two. Mainly because they couldn't handle the strain alone—their fields were being overworked and desperately needed help.
By age, Ye Lingling was older than Zhu Zhuqing, so she became the Third Wife, while Zhu Zhuqing was the Fourth Wife.
At least, that's how Li Chengqian referred to them.
Li Chengqian didn't understand why he had four mothers. Though his biological mother had given birth to him, he also had three other mothers. However, the quadruple maternal love made him incredibly happy.
Whether it was his biological mother or the other three, they all treated him exceptionally well. Even though he gradually fell out of favor after Li Chengrui's birth, he still felt the warmth and care from all of them.
As for Qian Renxue? A month ago, she had broken through to Level 90. Bibi Dong personally took her to hunt for a soul ring. After all, Qian Daoliu had been defeated by Bibi Dong and was still recovering from his injuries.
Moreover, Qian Renxue hadn't forgiven her stubborn grandfather, so she turned to her mother for help.
For her ninth soul ring, Qian Renxue hunted a hundred-thousand-year Light Unicorn—a top-tier beast-type soul beast with extremely strong light attributes.
Starting from her seventh soul ring, Qian Renxue's progression had been absurd: a hundred-thousand-year Holy Pegasus, a hundred-thousand-year Two-Winged Holy White Tiger, and now a hundred-thousand-year Light Unicorn—all top-tier light-attribute soul beasts.
With Bibi Dong personally leading the way, obtaining the ninth soul ring was as easy as a tiger eating bean sprouts—a piece of cake!
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Meanwhile, Li Luochen still had tasks to complete. Next, he planned to help Zhu Zhuqing obtain her seventh soul ring. For this, he needed Ning Rongrong's assistance—she was already in position.
However, after a long day of travel, Li Luochen decided to postpone it until tomorrow. For now, he intended to enjoy some quality family time!
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The next day,
Li Luochen tucked Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling into bed and left. Last night, while he was intimate with Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling unexpectedly joined in.
This gave Dugu Yan, who was already on the verge of collapse, a glimmer of hope. With her remaining strength, she pried open Ye Lingling's ivory-like legs.
To Li Luochen's surprise, Ye Lingling, who appeared delicate and fragile, had a higher level of endurance than Qian Renxue. Truly, one shouldn't judge a book by its cover.
Li Luochen then went to fetch Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong. It had been over two years since he last saw Ning Rongrong, and she had grown into a stunning beauty.
Her brows no longer carried the air of innocence but instead exuded a mature charm.
As an expert in such matters, Li Luochen could tell at a glance that Oscar had succeeded in winning over this little princess of the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda Sect.
Currently, the members of Shrek Academy included: Oscar, who had broken through to Soul Sage and reached Level 72; Ning Rongrong, whose soul power had reached Level 66; Jiang Zhu, whose soul power was at Level 61; and Zhu Zhuqing, whose soul power remained stuck at Level 60 due to the lack of a soul ring.
The reason Li Luochen called on Ning Rongrong was to utilize the skill of her head spirit bone—an illusion ability.
Li Luochen's spiritual power wasn't suited for creating illusions, so he needed a medium. That medium was Ning Rongrong's spirit bone skill, which would ensure the little rabbit's peaceful sacrifice.
Li Luochen directly brought Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to a secluded spot within Shrek Academy—a safe training ground for Title Douluo-level experts like himself.
To ensure maximum safety, Li Luochen invited Flender to stand guard.
At this moment, the naked little rabbit was still soaking in the vat, seemingly unable to wake up. She had no idea that her demise was imminent.
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