Many children, many blessings; a stunningly beautiful wife is given to you right from the start.

The capital city of the Great Qian Dynasty.

The Imperial Palace, Hall of Supreme Harmony.

On the magnificent dragon throne, Qin Ruxue, dressed in a bright yellow phoenix robe, sat regally.

Below, civil and military officials lined up on both sides.

Lu Zhi, the Minister of Revenue, held the account book, his whole being as excited as if he had been injected with chicken blood.

"Your Majesty! The Great Qian Royal Trading Company's profits doubled again last month!"

"The national treasury is already overflowing with silver. I humbly propose that three more treasuries be built!"

"With the completion of all water conservancy projects in Jiangnan Province, grain production is expected to triple this year!"

"Not only that, the people's enthusiasm for exchanging iron ore for strengthening pills is unprecedented. The black iron we've collected is enough to arm another 500,000 troops!"

Beside him, Zhang Bailian, the Minister of Works, stepped forward.

"Your Majesty! A new batch of 'Psionic Destruction Cannons' from the Firearms Battalion has been mass-produced and delivered!"

"All 300,000 elite cultivators are equipped with spirit-powered firearms!"

"The Zhenwu Division's 'Skynet' system now covers the entire Great Qian Dynasty; we even have a track record of how many puppies the old yellow dog at the village entrance has!"

"The remaining power of the aristocratic families has been completely eradicated, and envoys from hundreds of surrounding countries are kneeling outside the Meridian Gate, crying and begging to serve as dogs for the Great Qian!"

The officials were in high spirits, and the national strength of the Great Qian Dynasty was soaring like a rocket.

On the dragon throne.

Qin Ruxue rested her chin on one hand.

His gaze was unfocused.

Lu Zhi and Zhang Bailian's voices automatically turned into "Aba aba" in her ears.

Her mind was filled with images from that day.

A crack in the void, stretching to the heavens.

A terrifying masked woman.

An eerie black chain.

Lin Mo was forcibly abducted and disappeared into the darkness.

Thinking of this, Qin Ruxue felt as if her heart was being gripped tightly by an invisible hand.

The pain was so intense I couldn't breathe.

"Your Majesty?"

"Your Majesty?"

The chief eunuch Li Dequan, standing nearby, lowered his voice and called out twice.

Qin Ruxue suddenly snapped back to reality.

His gaze refocused.

She looked down at the civil and military officials below who were gazing at her expectantly.

Qin Ruxue rubbed her temples.

"Minister Lu, you can handle the affairs of the national treasury yourself. You don't need to ask for instructions on everything. If there's not enough money to go around, use it to repair roads and pave all the roads in Daqian with bluestone slabs."

"Minister Zhang, continue to expand the firearms battalion, with no upper limit on military spending. Let those barbarians who want to invade the borders of our Great Qian dare not have any more intentions."

The officials knelt down and shouted.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Qin Ruxue waved her hand.

"Since everything is well in all places and there are no further reports, the court may adjourn."

Li Dequan immediately adopted a hoarse, raspy voice.

"Court adjourned—"

After the court session ended.

Qin Ruxue dismissed her attendants and walked alone on the long corridor of the Imperial Garden.

Sunlight streamed through the carved wooden window, spilling onto the floor.

Qin Ruxue took out a bronze-colored mirror from her bosom.

Concentric mirror.

The edges of the mirror, which were originally carved with exquisite patterns, have been polished to a shine by her repeated rubbing.

Qin Ruxue gently stroked the mirror surface with her fingers.

The mirror did not react at all.

Undeterred, Qin Ruxue spoke into the mirror.

"Lin Mo... my husband, can you hear me?"

Where are you?

"Are you injured? Are you well-fed and warmly dressed?"

"Daqian is doing very well now, and the sisters are all doing well too. Liu Yiyi has opened a trading company in the border region, and Gu Ling'er spends every day at the arsenal researching new cannons."

When are you coming back?

His voice gradually choked up.

The only sound in the corridor was the rustling of leaves in the breeze.

The concentric mirror remained as solid as a piece of dead iron.

No response.

Qin Ruxue slumped her arms down, letting out a heavy sigh.

Since the end of the war, she has been saying it to the mirror of love hundreds of times every day.

I tried various formations and searched for Gu Ling'er and Chu Mengyao.

They even mobilized all of Skynet's resources to search for clues.

But they found nothing.

Lin Mo seemed to have vanished into thin air.

"Be careful not to catch a cold while standing in the wind."

A gentle voice came from behind.

Qin Ruxue turned around.

Su Qingyue walked in surrounded by a group of palace maids.

She was holding a swaddled baby in her arms.

Inside the swaddling clothes, a beautifully sculpted baby boy was blowing bubbles.

The baby boy had faint Daoist runes flowing around his body.

The innate Dao body.

This is Lin Mo's eldest son.

Qin Ruxue quickly put away the Heart-to-Heart Mirror and went to meet her.

"Sister Qingyue, why are you out here? You're still in your postpartum period and shouldn't be exposed to the wind."

Su Qingyue waved away the palace maids.

He held the child in one arm and pulled Qin Ruxue with the other.

"I am a Nascent Soul cultivator, not that delicate."

Su Qingyue looked at Qin Ruxue's slightly red eyes.

He shook his head helplessly.

"Contacting your husband again?"

Qin Ruxue lowered her head, tears streaming down her face.

"Sister, I'm scared... I'm really scared."

"That woman who kidnapped my husband is too powerful. What if he..."

Su Qingyue quickly covered Qin Ruxue's mouth.

"Shut up, don't curse him."

Su Qingyue handed the child to Qin Ruxue.

Qin Ruxue hurriedly took it.

The little one in her arms opened his big, dark eyes and giggled at Qin Ruxue.

The little hands were still flailing about in the air.

Qin Ruxue's heart softened instantly.

Su Qingyue looked at the child, a cold smile curling at the corner of her lips.

"Ru Xue, you've been with him for so long, how come you still don't understand him?"

"Our Lin Mo is incredibly lucky and has a very strong life force."

"Besides, with his mouth and his wicked schemes, who could possibly make him suffer?"

Qin Ruxue was stunned.

Upon closer reflection, it does seem to be true.

Su Qingyue continued to attack.

"That masked woman that day, even though she tied him up, didn't you notice?"

"The woman's eyes didn't seem to hold any murderous intent when she looked at him."

"I bet it's because this bastard got into some messy affairs up there, and now someone's come knocking on his door trying to force him into marriage."

Qin Ruxue's eyes widened.

"Forced marriage?!"

Su Qingyue nodded.

"Otherwise what? Why would they kidnap her for no reason?"

"Believe it or not, right now he's probably enjoying himself in some fairy's arms up there!"

"So...that's how it is?"

Qin Ruxue's molars were grinding together, making a grinding sound.

"That bastard! We're living in fear down here, and if he dares to cheat on us up here, I... I'll castrate him!"

Su Qingyue patted Qin Ruxue on the shoulder.

"That's right."

Instead of shedding tears, you should focus on self-cultivation.

"My husband entrusted the Great Qian Dynasty to us; this is its foundation."

"We must not panic."

Su Qingyue's eyes became incredibly sharp.

"Protect his family business, train his soldiers well, and manage his money well."

"When he gets back, we sisters will set up the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation and make him kneel on a washboard!"

Qin Ruxue nodded emphatically, the confusion in her eyes vanishing.

"Sister's right! I need to get stronger! When that guy comes back, I'll teach him a lesson he won't forget!"

After Qin Ruxue finished speaking, she turned and left aggressively.

Watching her departing figure, the strength in Su Qingyue's eyes gradually faded, replaced by a deep sorrow.

Ru Xue is simple-minded and prone to jealousy; she can easily appease Lin Mo by making up a reason that he is a womanizer.

But she knew in her heart that Lin Mo being taken away by that woman was probably not as simple as a matter of love.

"Why……"

With a soft sigh, Su Qingyue looked up at the sky, then looked down at the baby in her arms.

"An'er... bless your father, keep him safe and sound, okay?"

A gentle breeze blew by, and a tear silently slid down Su Qingyue's cheek.