While I'm at the martial arts academy, my wife is cultivating while I enjoy life.

Zhou Family Compound.

Qin Xiangyu parked her sports car by the lake, stepped on two fireballs, and landed in the middle of the lake. She did not sink because she had support under her feet.

After she squatted down and entered the password, a door opened in the lake.

Below the door is a bottomless stairwell, with no elevator, no light, and a depth of 500 meters, which is inaccessible to ordinary people.

She landed steadily on the fireballs to the bottom, and then used facial recognition to open a heavy door before finally entering her father's underground castle.

This is Zhou Family Courtyard No. 1, Zhou Liren's hiding place.

The walls are made entirely of one-meter-thick black steel, which, when converted into money, costs as much as 800 billion.

The price of weapons made from black steel has increased tenfold in the past twenty years, and he deserves much credit for that.

Originally priced at 20,000 to 30,000, ordinary soldiers could afford it; now, with prices ranging from 300,000 to 500,000, only high-level martial artists are worthy of it.

Hidden inside is a high-level beast core worth 500 billion that will never expire.

Even if Jiangling City is destroyed, or even if another catastrophe were to strike and all life on Earth were to perish, he could still live inside for at least a hundred years.

As one of the few Grandmaster-level figures in the Jinglong Empire, and among the top 30 combatants on the entire Blue Star, Zhou Liren spends 80% of his time here.

My most recent extended stay away from home was when I married an 18-year-old new wife, but I only enjoyed her for a month.

Although he was in good physical condition, he had married more than twenty wives, and was getting a little tired of women; he couldn't even remember some of their names.

He wasn't so afraid of death when he was young, but since his cultivation level improved significantly and his lifespan increased, and he no longer had to worry about the pain of aging, he has become more attached to his life.

Of all the children, only Qin Xiangyu, the mastermind behind Poison Sting, was allowed to enter; Zhou Ruoxi and the children of the main wife had never stepped inside.

Qin Xiangyu entered the study, where her father was waiting for her to report on the evening's events.

"Ye Rou gave birth?"

"She gave birth."

This incident disgusted Zhou Liren for a long time.

The original plan was to marry Ye Rou to the 58-year-old third son as his fifth wife, so that if the Zhou family ever sought independence or rebelled, they could attract more trust and allegiance from the northern warriors.

In the eyes of those in power, Ye Jian has become a tool of rule.

But in the hearts of many upright and talented warriors, Grandmaster Ye Jian, who sacrificed himself for righteousness, is a god of war, a savior of mankind, and the pride of the Jinglong Empire.

"Fortunately, Ye Ke is not married yet. She is serving in the army under the third brother, so she still has a chance."

"Currently, there are three suspects who are members of the Dragon Guard. They all showed up tonight: Yang Ding's tutor Zhang Peng, Grandpa Jiang, and Principal Sun."

"Jiang Zhongtian and Sun Changqing are definitely not members of the Dragon Guard. It's reasonable for Old Sun to visit Ye Rou. He's always been a stubborn person, preferring to age naturally rather than using his strong mental strength to maintain his body."

Mentioning Sun Changqing filled Zhou Liren with rage; he knew they couldn't rely on him to fight the Queen.

"What is Chiang Kai-shek going to do?"

"Haven't he always wanted to kill Yang Ding?"

"If he keeps biting people like a mad dog and ruining my plans, I won't be polite to him."

"Okay, I'll warn him tonight."

"Is it confirmed about that other guy, what's his name, Peng?"

"I'm not sure. I heard from the slave in Building 74 that he picks up his wife from get off work at this time every day. His wife is a well-known obstetrician and gynecologist."

"Let's observe. It would be best to capture them alive and find all the Dragon Guards. The maternity and children's hospital and the university are the best hiding places."

"Okay, I'll pass that on to the third brother."

"I've heard that a group of fearless young experts have gathered around the Queen, calling themselves martyrs, and they want to overthrow the kingdom we've built. Killing them once will teach them a lesson they won't forget."

"Won't this anger the Queen?"

Zhou Liren raised his eyelids, glared at Qin Xiangyu, and cursed, "Foolish!"

Startled, Qin Xiangyu immediately knelt down, pleading, "Father, please give me some guidance."

"If the Queen kills Yang Ding and Ye Rou, she can cause trouble because of Ye Jian's reputation. The other three major city-states will not be implicated and will only watch coldly."

"But killing spies is different. Do you think it's only in Jiangling City? Don't the other city lords want to get rid of these people? I will definitely communicate with the other three city lords, and we will kill them together."

"My daughter understands."

"Go away, go away, you didn't inherit any of my intelligence. I really doubt if you're even my biological child."

Even Qin Xiangyu, who exudes an aura of dominance and power in public, was so frightened that she stuttered.

"My sisters...and...brothers all say I look most like my dad."

"The one most like me is Ruoxi, but unfortunately she's a rebellious daughter. Do you think I don't know about you having Aqing and Azi give her the fertility poison? Do you think you could have succeeded without Molly's cooperation?"

Zhou Ruoxi is the smartest, but she doesn't listen to her father.

Qin Xiangyu obeyed her father and committed many bad deeds, yet her father was never satisfied with her, complaining that she was not smart enough.

Her face was deathly pale, her nose pressed against the cold ebony floor, and she stammered as she explained, "I...I...I also wanted to urge her to marry into the Zhao family as soon as possible, so that if the Queen attacked, Old Master Zhao wouldn't betray us."

"You'd better think of it this way: if something goes wrong, either you or Ah Qing will die."

"I understand, Dad. Nothing will go wrong."

Qin Xiangyu wanted to slap herself; wasn't this a case of trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead?

Once Zhou Ruoxi, who controls the law enforcement bureau, marries into the Zhao family, the children of the eldest son's family will almost certainly have the upper hand.

……

The next day, in a ward at the maternity and children's hospital.

Yang Ding's clothes and Ye Rou's hospital gown were scattered all over the floor.

On the 1.2-meter-wide bed, the two were embracing tightly, mouth to mouth, sleeping soundly.

My son, Yang Jian, was sleeping in the cradle on the inside, his big, dark eyes looking around without crying or fussing.

The woman in bed number 2 looked annoyed, stomped her feet, and pointed at the two of them, complaining.

"Young people these days are getting more and more outrageous. They sleep in the same bed right after giving birth, making noise all night long."

The woman in bed number 3 nodded quickly, "That's right, that's right, it's so annoying, it makes me want to have another child at my age."

At this moment, the nurse pushed open the door and shouted, "Bed number 1 is still sleeping? My goodness, you're holding him so tightly. You're such a young man. Take the child to bathe and have a check-up. It'll be too late and there won't be any hot water. If he's not cleaned properly, he'll get eczema."

Ye Rou yawned and prepared to get up, but Yang Ding said, "You sleep a little longer, I'll go."

"Then keep a close eye on them, don't let them hug the wrong ones."

"I was standing right there, how could they possibly have switched babies?"

Four nurses were bathing a child in the nursing room, using very rough methods. They held the child's feet up and rinsed him under the tap, like washing a cabbage.

Everyone washes their clothes like this, so Yang Ding can't really say anything.

When a nurse placed Yang Jian in the pool, he suddenly burst into tears, his cries heart-wrenching.

Yang Ding immediately became alert and went over to ask, "What's wrong? What's wrong?"

"Family members are not allowed in!" the nurse said sternly, turning to point at him and yelling, "Get out!"

Yang Ding seemed to see a few blood vessels appearing at the corners of her eyes.

In addition, after he awakened his water-based abilities, his perception of temperature became more acute, and the temperature in the nursing room rose significantly.

Holy crap, Parasite!