So what if I have a few billion concubines while I'm cultivating immortality?

Qin Xiao didn't answer directly. Instead, he looked at the girl holding the wooden stick and asked, "Who are you? And who are they?"

The girl pursed her lips and remained silent.

The middle-aged man sighed and explained, "Young master, we fled from the village ahead. A few days ago, the village was hit by war, and my family was separated, leaving only my daughter and me. This young lady is someone we met on the road. She is also a pitiful person with nowhere to go, so we traveled together to help each other out."

Qin Xiao looked at him calmly: "Is that so?"

Suddenly, she raised her hand and pointed at the middle-aged man from a distance.

The middle-aged man felt an invisible force strike him, and his body stiffened, rendering him unable to move.

"What are you doing?!"

Upon seeing this, the girl was terrified and, without thinking, charged at Qin Xiao with the wooden stick in her hand.

Yu Fengling frowned, about to stop her.

Qin Xiao simply waved his hand lightly.

A gentle breeze swept by, and the wooden stick in the girl's hand flew out. She herself was also pushed back a few steps by the force and sat down on the ground with a thud.

"Let go of my father!"

The girl struggled to get up, wanting to rinse again.

Qin Xiao ignored her, walked up to the middle-aged man, looked into his terrified eyes, and said calmly, "You're lying."

As he spoke, he reached out and touched the girl in the middle-aged man's arms.

"Don't touch my sister!"

The girl behind him let out a piercing scream.

Qin Xiao's hand had already landed on the forehead of the unconscious girl.

A wisp of spiritual energy probed in.

The turbulent and chaotic spiritual energy within the girl's body quickly subsided the moment it came into contact with Qin Xiao's spiritual power.

A sliver of color gradually returned to his pale face, and his furrowed brows relaxed.

But he remained unconscious.

The middle-aged man was completely stunned by what he saw.

He had consulted countless doctors and tried countless herbal remedies, but all to no avail. Yet, this young man had relieved his acute illness so easily.

Is this some kind of divine intervention?

Qin Xiao withdrew his hand, turned to look at him, and said in a calm tone, "Now, can you tell me the truth? Who exactly are you people? And who caused the spiritual energy in her body to go berserk?"

The middle-aged man's lips trembled as he looked at Qin Xiao, then at the girl in his arms whose breathing had calmed down, his eyes shifting uncertainly.

Finally, as if having made up his mind, he sighed deeply and said with a bitter smile, "I... I did lie."

He looked at Qin Xiao, his eyes pleading: "Immortal Master, could you please release me from my restraints? I promise to tell you everything I know."

Qin Xiao glanced at the middle-aged man and waved his hand to release the restriction.

The middle-aged man stretched his stiff body, gently placed the girl in his arms on the ground covered with dry grass, and then solemnly bowed to Qin Xiao.

"My name is Chu Xiu, and I was once a Hanlin Academician in the previous dynasty."

He raised his head, his face full of bitterness. "These two are princesses from the previous dynasty."

"Princess?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Fengling exclaimed in surprise.

She looked at the two ragged, dusty girls in front of her.

There was no way to associate them with the pampered princesses.

Chu Xiu nodded and pointed to the slightly older girl, saying, "This is Princess Chang Le, Li Chang Le, and the one who is unconscious is Princess An Ning, Li An Ning. After the fall of the previous dynasty, I was entrusted by the late emperor on his deathbed to lead the two princesses out of the capital. We have been hiding our identities and avoiding pursuit for several years now."

Yu Fengling was stunned and looked at Qin Xiao.

Although she was from the State of Yu, she was also aware of the situation in the State of Dayong.

The Great Yong Dynasty lasted only thirty years. The first emperor of Great Yong, who was also Qin Xiao's father, was the founding emperor.

Unexpectedly, I have now encountered a princess from the previous dynasty.

Wouldn't Qin Xiao then...?

However, Qin Xiao remained calm and asked, "What's going on with the spiritual energy on Princess Anning?"

Mentioning this, Chu Xiu's face showed resentment: "Immortal Master, I don't know what you mean by spiritual power, but a few months ago, a wicked Taoist who called himself 'Qingyang Taoist' came to the mountain village where we were hiding. He used some method to say that Princess Anning had a special constitution and was destined for immortality, and then he had evil intentions and wanted to take the princess as his disciple and bring her back to his mountain sect."

"Of course I refused, so that evil Taoist priest forcibly intervened, using evil magic to forcefully activate the 'divine destiny' within Princess Anning!"

"If it weren't for Princess Chang Le's quick thinking, taking advantage of the evil Taoist's cultivation to help us escape, the three of us would probably have already met a terrible end."

"However, although we escaped, Princess Anning suffered from the backlash of that evil magic, causing her internal energy to become disordered and frequently flare up, causing her unbearable pain, which is why she fell into a coma."

After listening, Qin Xiao understood.

Qingyang Daoist...

Judging from what Chu Xiu said, it seems he is also a cultivator.

Moreover, judging from Chu Xiu's description, the "Qingyang Daoist's" style of doing things is more like that of an evil cultivator.

"Where is that sorcerer now?"

Qin Xiao asked.

Chu Xiu shook his head: "I don't know. After we escaped, we didn't dare to stay. I think he will definitely come after us when he wakes up."

Just then, Princess Chang Le, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.

She walked up to Qin Xiao, looked up at him with her bright eyes, and asked, "Can you save my sister?"

Qin Xiao looked at Li Changle and suddenly found it somewhat amusing.

Why should I save her?

Qin Xiao asked a question in return, his tone flat.

Li Changle seemed surprised by Qin Xiao's question, paused for a moment, then straightened her face and said matter-of-factly, "Aren't you very capable? Since you're so capable, isn't saving people your duty?"

Yu Fengling, who was listening from the side, kept grimacing.

This little brat has quite the nerve.

She really thinks she's a princess, ordering people around as if it's her right.

Qin Xiao was not angry. He simply looked at Li Changle and said slowly, "In this world, nothing is obligatory. I have no relation to you. Whether I save you or not is entirely up to my conscience."

Li Changle choked for a moment, her face turning bright red.

She bit her lip, glared at Qin Xiao, and wondered how to retort.

Seeing this, Chu Xiu quickly stepped forward to smooth things over, bowing to Qin Xiao again: "Immortal Master, please calm down. Princess Chang Le is young and ignorant, and her words were inappropriate. I hope you will forgive her."

As he spoke, he tugged at Li Chang Le's sleeve and whispered a reprimand, "Changle, you mustn't be disrespectful to the immortal!"

Li Changle, however, was unconvinced. She shook off his hand and looked stubbornly at Qin Xiao.

Chu Xiu's face was full of embarrassment and helplessness, and he could only apologize to Qin Xiao again.

Qin Xiao waved his hand, indicating that it was alright.

His gaze fell once again on Li Anning, who was lying unconscious on the ground.

Name: Li Anning

Gender: Female

[Furnace Pot Aptitude]: Heavenly Level (Estimated Cultivation Points Gained: 3500)

Tian Deng, however, is 500 points higher than Yu Qingyi.

Could it be a mutated single spiritual root?

For now, it has only temporarily helped suppress the surge of spiritual energy.

If left unchecked, the spiritual energy within her body will eventually spiral out of control, causing her to explode and die.

Saving her was a simple matter for me.

Moreover, his current cultivation points are already 21500. If he were to take this woman in as a concubine, he could directly reach the late stage of Core Formation.

Having thought this through, Qin Xiao had already made up his mind.

"I can save her."

He began to speak.

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu and Li Chang Le's faces immediately lit up with joy.

"However, I have one condition."

Qin Xiao then changed the subject.

Chu Xiu quickly replied, "Immortal Master, please speak. We are willing to die for what we can do!"

Qin Xiao's gaze fell on Li Changle: "From now on, the three of you will follow me."