Having many children brings many blessings; the struggle for power begins with marriage.

Chapter 17 Grandmasters aren't all that great.

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Mu Zixuan was slightly taken aback.

In her eyes, Wang Qingci was indeed just an ordinary courtesan.

Lu Chen continued, "She is a ninth-rank martial artist and the Holy Maiden of the Misty Rain Pavilion."

Mu Zixuan was stunned; she had no idea what kind of power the Misty Rain Pavilion was.

However, for a ninth-rank martial artist to become a courtesan in a brothel like the Hundred Flowers Pavilion is clearly a conspiracy.

Mu Zixuan now understood why Wang Qingci had suddenly wanted to approach her.

It seems that ordering the soap was a pretense; her real intention was to use the opportunity to get close to the prince.

Mu Zixuan quickly said, "Your Highness, I know I was wrong. I didn't know her true identity and let a wolf into the house. I am willing to accept punishment!"

Lu Chen raised his hand, gently stroked Mu Zixuan's nose, and said with a smile, "Ignorance is no excuse, I don't blame you."

Mu Zixuan asked, "What does Your Highness intend to do with her and the Hundred Flowers Pavilion next?"

Lu Chen didn't answer directly, but looked at the teapot on the stone table and said, "My dear concubine, after drinking the Dragon and Phoenix Tea just now, did you feel anything special?"

Mu Zixuan thought for a moment, what was that special feeling?

"After drinking the Dragon and Phoenix Tea, I feel very refreshed."

Lu Chen continued, "Besides that? For example, is there any restlessness or anything like that?"

At this point, Lu Chen placed his hand on Mu Zixuan's stomach and rubbed it back and forth. Mu Zixuan's face instantly turned red, and she immediately understood what Lu Chen wanted to ask.

"Just now, I suddenly thought of the scene when I was on my wedding night with Your Highness, and those images just won't go away."

Lu Chen said, "This is the effect of Dragon and Phoenix Tea."

"The Dragon and Phoenix Tea, nurtured with my blood, can make any woman who drinks it fall in love with me."

Now that Mu Zixuan's favorability towards him has reached 95%, there is no need to hide the matter of the Dragon and Phoenix Tea from her.

Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Mu Zixuan immediately realized that she had been influenced by the Dragon and Phoenix Tea. She had wondered why she had suddenly wanted to be intimate with Lu Chen.

At this moment, Mu Zixuan remembered that when Wang Qingci was leaving, Lu Chen gave Wang Qingci two ounces of Dragon and Phoenix Tea.

Mu Zixuan then asked, "Did Your Highness send Dragon and Phoenix Tea to Wang Qingci because you intend to win her over?"

Lu Chen replied, "The Misty Rain Pavilion gave me a stunningly beautiful woman of the ninth rank; how could I refuse?"

Mu Zixuan said, "This concubine congratulates Your Highness on your upcoming acquisition of a ninth-rank master."

Lu Chen smiled slightly and didn't say anything more.

……

After cuddling and cuddling with Mu Zixuan in the pavilion for a while, Lu Chen felt restless and went to the North Courtyard.

At this moment, Zhou Xiaoxiao and Zhou Youyou were quietly waiting in the room. Although they were already Lu Chen's women, they still hoped that Lu Chen would favor them.

Unlike marrying a principal wife, the process of taking a concubine is not as complicated. After the banquet, one can get down to business.

Lu Chen entered the room and found the two sisters sitting on the bed. He took out a pot of Longfeng Tea, brewed it, and said to them, "Xiaoxiao, Youyou, come here for a moment and try my tea."

Zhou Xiaoxiao and the others didn't understand why Lu Chen wanted them to drink tea at this time, but Lu Chen was a prince, and they only needed to obey.

The two sisters came to the table, picked up the teacups, and took a sip of the Dragon and Phoenix Tea.

After finishing the Dragon and Phoenix Tea, Zhou Xiaoxiao asked in surprise, "Your Highness, what kind of tea is this? It's so fragrant and sweet!"

Lu Chen put his arm around Zhou Xiaoxiao's slender waist and replied with a smile, "This is Dragon and Phoenix Tea, which will help us concentrate better later."

The two sisters' faces turned bright red instantly.

However, Lu Chen did not make a move at this moment. He suddenly remembered that he still had a pill that he had not taken.

His newbie gift pack contains a Dragon Tiger Pill, whose function is simple: to increase his combat power.

He didn't take it because he didn't need it before. He was already a first-grade martial artist, and his physical strength was several times better than that of ordinary people. He could handle the three weak women, Mu Zixuan and the others, without much trouble.

However, since the pills are just sitting there anyway, I might as well use them, since the effects are permanent.

Thinking of this, Lu Chen took out the Dragon Tiger Pill from his system space and threw it directly into his mouth.

The taste of Longhu Dan is nothing special; it's just like eating candy.

After swallowing the Dragon Tiger Pill, Lu Chen didn't feel anything.

Lu Chen was a little puzzled. Could this pill have expired?

After all, it's a newbie gift pack, something from two months ago.

Just as Lu Chen was thinking this, the fragrance emanating from the Zhou sisters wafted into his nose. The next moment, Lu Chen suddenly felt his blood rushing and his body becoming unusually hot.

Lu Chen frowned, realizing he had probably underestimated this thing.

Next, Lu Chen had no choice but to ask the two sisters for help in dealing with his physical problems.

……

[Ding! The host has cultivated a relationship with his wives and concubines once, increasing his Qi Refining Technique experience by 10 points and breaking through to the first level. The host's realm has broken through to the fourth rank.]

[Ding! The host has cultivated a relationship with his wives and concubines once, gaining 10 experience points for the Rejuvenation Hand technique. Congratulations, host, you have unlocked the Rejuvenation Hand technique.]

[Congratulations, host, for getting Zhou Xiaoxiao pregnant and obtaining the perfume-making recipe.]

[The pregnancy reward is an encouragement reward. Please do your best to ensure the child's safe birth. The rewards for having offspring will be even greater.]

A series of system notifications made Lu Chen, who had already calmed down, very excited.

He felt his body become lighter and his energy more abundant.

If the Zhou sisters hadn't already fallen into a deep sleep, he would have wanted to continue cultivating his relationship with them.

Lu Chen then opened his system panel to check his current situation.

Host: Lu Chen

Realm: Fourth Grade

Techniques: Qi Refining Technique [Level 1], Rejuvenating Hand [Just Unlocked]

Supernatural powers: None

Weapons: Desert Eagle, Barrett, grenades

Offspring: None

Seeing the words "Level 1" after the Qi Refining Technique, Lu Chen couldn't help but think that just by breaking through to Level 1 of the Qi Refining Technique, his cultivation level had jumped directly from Rank 1 to Rank 4.

If he breaks through to the second level of the Qi Refining Technique, wouldn't he become a Grandmaster?

What if the Qi Refining Technique breaks through to the tenth level?

Will he become an immortal directly?

Just as Lu Chen was fantasizing about becoming an immortal in the future, a system notification sounded.

[Please be realistic and avoid excessive fantasies; this world will not allow immortals to be born.]

Hearing the system notification, Lu Chen was stunned for a moment.

However, he didn't care too much. Even if he couldn't become an immortal, it didn't matter, as long as he could still use the Qi Refining Technique.

Improving one's cultivation level through Qi Refining Techniques is much faster than practicing martial arts.

Improving his Qi Refining Technique by one level would allow him to reach the fourth rank. When he reaches the second level of the Qi Refining Technique, even if he hasn't reached the Grandmaster level yet, he'll be close to it.

However, even if one becomes a grandmaster, in this world one is at most only more powerful than most martial artists.

The thought that he could instantly kill a ninth-rank martial artist with his Desert Eagle made Lu Chen realize that becoming a grandmaster wasn't such a big deal after all.

After all, all living beings are equal before guns and cannons.

His own strength only enhanced his ability to protect himself, nothing more.

(End of this chapter)