Chapter 653 - 492: The Crown Prince Is Here Again (3)

As long as it doesn’t affect the Dao Inquiry Sect, many within the sect actually enjoy watching the Gu Family’s predicament.

Lin Miao had long suspected his master’s unnatural death, but he always lacked relevant clues. What kind of enemy would need to lead his master to such a deadly end?

The people from Carefree Hall had motives to kill his master, but his master was just an average physician. If Huichun Valley’s "pill formulas" truly existed with him, why wouldn’t he pass them on to Lin Miao and his senior sister?

Dongguo Sun had also mentioned that his master was not interested in alchemy.

If his master truly possessed the pill formulas, Carefree Hall would have had to seize them before resorting to poisoning.

Similarly, that person from the Gu Family had motives. His fiancée regretted her engagement and preferred to marry an ordinary physician, so he couldn’t retaliate against Hua Qingye. But killing a physician would be easy.

Poisoning and assassination would at least distance the Gu Family from the crime and prevent Hua Qingye from causing trouble later.

Lin Miao considered the latter more likely.

Carefree Hall’s way of handling things tends to be thorough. If they obtained the "pill formulas," they’d ensure both he and his senior sister were eliminated.

However, the Gu Family might not be benevolent either.

Scorpio is evidently linked to Carefree Hall. When Scorpio led an attack on Dongguo Sun, they coincidentally encountered his convoy returning to Dongshan...

If Carefree Hall was behind his master’s murder, they would undoubtedly know about Dongguo Sun’s relationship with Sun Youwei and the others.

These elusive characters from Carefree Hall, resorting to lowly poison tactics, matched their usual practices.

"The Gu Family is powerful, with numerous experts in the clan. Don’t get reckless, you little devil!" Situ Wan exclaimed.

"Are you concerned about me?" Lin Miao replied with a playful smile.

"Who, who’s worried about you? I’m just afraid you’ll die and leave my niece a widow before she’s even married," Situ Wan retorted stubbornly.

"Really?"

"You, you’re just bullying me..."

Despite being in her thirties, she still learned to act coyly like a young girl, clearly inexperienced in romance. Otherwise, how would she have saved herself for him?

"Relax, as long as your man hasn’t had enough of you, I won’t be in trouble," Lin Miao said with a smile. "Even if the Gu Family’s experts emerge, bring as many as you want, I’ve no fear."

Only then did Situ Wan remember that her young man could even capture her, indicating his exceptional skills. Additionally, he had two little girls at the Meridian Passage Realm by his side—no wait—that seductive Yue Mei’Er was also at the Meridian Passage Realm, and even the girl named Miaoxue...

Situ Wan realized her young man was surrounded by numerous women in the Meridian Passage Realm.

Seemingly, they were all his women.

She appeared to be one too.

Even his niece Sun Youwei, despite not being a martial artist outwardly, held the Blood Fusion Realm, boasting substantial inner strength.

It must be the "dual cultivation" method. She vividly remembered when Lianxin and Liansuo arrived barely at the Blood Fusion Realm, and within a year, they both advanced to the Meridian Passage Realm.

Even though they had used Spirit Pills, their progress was too rapid, and their cultivation showed solid foundations without appearing drug-induced.

"Little...lord..."

"Changed the nickname, no longer calling me a little devil?" Lin Miao tilted his head with a smile, observing Situ Wan flushed with embarrassment.

"I feel like I’m already yours, so calling you that doesn’t seem appropriate," Situ Wan said shyly, "so I changed it."

"Actually, I’m not that little, Wan’Er, you know this..."

Situ Wan’s face heated up in an instant. Hearing such teasing words, once she would have slapped him and cursed, "Shameless scoundrel!"

Yet now, all she felt was softness throughout her body, with desires bubbling within.

"No more teasing, about the Shenxiao Dao matter, you can report it to the sect, but don’t divulge our relationship," Lin Miao advised.

Situ Wan lightly bit her lip, "Mm, I understand. However, once I return, it’ll be hard to hide."

"Don’t worry, you’re my woman, I won’t let you face difficulty. Eventually, I’ll visit the Dao Inquiry Sect to propose marriage personally."

"You’re going to propose, but what about Youwei?"

"I’ll marry Senior Sister first, then you. What’s wrong with that?"

"Will you really come?"

"Of course I will; I never leave my women behind. Besides, don’t you have two years before needing to return to the mountain? By then, carrying my child, could the Dao Inquiry Sect refuse your marriage?" Lin Miao said, "I won’t be like my master. By then, I’ll ensure the Dao Inquiry Sect can’t ignore my presence."

"Do you want me to bear your child?"

"Why? You don’t want to?" During exchanges with Situ Wan, whenever children were mentioned, her eyes filled with hopeful light. She seemed very fond of children.

"I’m already thirty-six, can...can I still have children?" Situ Wan asked uncertainly, aware of certain facts that women struggle conceiving past a certain age.

While not impossible, the chances were significantly lower.

"If you wish, you could at fifty. I have ways," Lin Miao assured.

"Can it really be done?"

"Of course it can. But it has to wait until Senior Sister and I are married. Our first child can only be hers," Lin Miao said.

"Alright, alright." Situ Wan’s emotions surged; she’d resigned herself to never marrying, let alone having children.

Unexpectedly, she now had a chance to wed and become a mother, rekindling hope in her heart.

"You haven’t deceived me, have you, my lord?"

"You should know I’m known as the ’Child-Giving Physician’ in Dongshan City. If I can help many couples who couldn’t conceive have children, how could I fail you?" Lin Miao chuckled.

With a microscope, though test-tube babies might not be feasible now, artificial insemination certainly was.