A Good-for-nothing Son-in-law Builds the Li Family

27: Chapter 27 Communicating with Yin-Yang SpiritsTime flew by, and in the blink of an eye, another year passed.

During this year, Li Guidai’s life could be described as a ”balance of work and leisure.”

In the first month after marrying Zhuge Ying, he was ”diligently devoted,” almost inseparable from Zhuge Ying, ”cultivating assiduously” day and night.

Heaven does not disappoint those who work hard; in less than a month, Zhuge Ying successfully became pregnant, and her cultivation level also broke through to the early stage of the fourth level of Foundation Establishment—truly a double blessing.

However, ever since Zhuge Ying confirmed her pregnancy, Li Guidai had completely entered a ”recuperation and rest” mode for the remaining eleven months, hardly ”cultivating” seriously at all.

Zhuge Yue felt bad for him and had once tactfully suggested that she could look for two pretty, innocent young women for him, so that he wouldn’t... um... neglect his ”homework.”

Who would have thought that Li Guidai would shake his head like a rattle-drum and righteously refuse: ”No, no! Your husband is a man of principle! How could those common, gaudy women catch my eye? They can’t even compare to a single strand of hair from my Yueer or Yingying! Do not mention this again!”

This speech made Zhuge Yue feel both amused and warmed.

Thus, for this past year, Li Guidai’s life was incredibly regular and ”decadent.”

Either he was carrying a fishing rod to the lakeside to fish, or he was holding his precious guitar, playing and singing in the courtyard, singing those songs from his past life—some sentimental, some funny—to the heavily pregnant Zhuge Ying and Zhuge Yue who accompanied him.

It was quite harmonious, filled with the warmth of an ordinary life.

Regarding cultivation, thanks to the Yin Moon Dao Harmonization Method that Li Guidai had gifted her in advance, even without frequent dual cultivation, Zhuge Yue’s cultivation speed far exceeded that of ordinary people; she had already reached the Great Perfection of the sixth level of Foundation Establishment, just one step away from the Golden Core path.

As for Zhuge Ying, although she also had Li Guidai’s previous ”assistance” and resource allocation, she was pregnant after all, so her cultivation speed slowed down, and she was now at the middle stage of the first level of Foundation Establishment.

One day, unable to suppress her curiosity, Zhuge Ying asked Zhuge Yue privately: ”Sister, why is your cultivation speed so fast even when you don’t dual cultivate with our husband? Is there some special method?”

Zhuge Yue was stunned by the question; she naturally knew this was all thanks to the Yin Moon Dao Harmonization Method.

She was sensitive and felt the slight, imperceptible envy and inquiry in her sister’s words. After much hesitation, she found an opportunity to bring it up to Li Guidai: ”Husband, Yingying... asked me about cultivation. That Yin Moon Dao Harmonization Method... I wonder if it could also be taught to Yingying?”

”She is now our own sister too...”

Upon hearing this, Li Guidai barely hesitated. He pulled Zhuge Yue into his arms, rubbed his chin against the top of her head, and said in a gentle but firm tone: ”Yueer, it’s not that your husband is stingy.”

”The Yin Moon Dao Harmonization Method has a Yin-soft attribute, which is more compatible with your Water Spiritual Root and perfect Foundation Establishment foundation.”

”Yingying has a mutated Wind Spiritual Root, and her personality is more lively and sharp. Forcing her to cultivate this method may not be a blessing; it might even hinder the development of her own talents.”

”It is better for her to proceed step by step and build a solid foundation.”

His reason sounded reasonable and logical, fully considering Zhuge Ying’s situation.

Zhuge Yue leaned into his arms, gave a soft ”Mm,” and did not insist further.

She was a smart woman; how could she not hear the excuse in his words?

The Yin Moon Dao Harmonization Method was a profound technique that could improve as cultivation levels rose. Although the technique leaned towards Yin, it was by no means something that ordinary women couldn’t cultivate.

She understood in her heart that this technique was a unique sentiment from her husband, one of the symbols of her special status in his heart.

She was even more aware that her husband Li Guidai’s cultivation path was inseparable from this dual cultivation method.

In the future, as the Li Family grew, there might be other women by her husband’s side.

Some boundaries, some unique things, needed to be maintained.

This was not narrow jealousy, but a kind of wisdom to maintain family harmony and her own status.

The Matriarch will always be the Matriarch.

Li Guidai, beneath his seemingly carefree and unconstrained actions, was also quietly maintaining this tacit understanding.

Looking at the obedient and gentle Zhuge Yue in his arms, Li Guidai also breathed a sigh of relief.

It wasn’t that he disliked Zhuge Ying, but there were some things, especially techniques rewarded by the system core, that he subconsciously wanted to reserve for Zhuge Yue, the first and most trusted one.

This might be favoritism, but it was also the most authentic reflection of his inner emotional balance.

This day, the atmosphere in the mansion was exceptionally tense. Zhuge Yue’s due date had arrived, and today happened to be the Yin year, Yin month, and Yin day. The sky had gathered thick, heavy dark clouds, shrouding the entire Lanyun City, revealing an unusual sense of oppression.

Li Guidai was completely unaware of this; his entire focus was on the delivery room. He and his father-in-law, Fourth Elder Zhuge You, were like ants on a hot pan, pacing back and forth outside the door, their faces filled with anxiety and unease.

Because Zhuge Ying was also pregnant, it was inconvenient for her to enter. She could only sit on the side, watching the two of them pace, and helplessly comforted them: ”Father, Husband, don’t be too anxious. Sister is blessed by fate; she will definitely be safe and sound.”

An hour of waiting felt longer than a year.

Finally, just as the dark clouds in the sky were at their densest, almost ready to drip water, a crisp and loud baby’s cry, like the dawn breaking through the darkness, emanated from the delivery room!

”Born! It’s born!” Li Guidai was overjoyed and could no longer restrain himself, rushing into the delivery room first.

He rushed to the bedside first and saw that although Zhuge Yue’s face was pale and she was drenched in sweat, appearing somewhat weak, her spirit was still fine, and she was looking tenderly at the swaddle beside her. His hanging heart finally dropped back into place.

”Yueer!”

He stepped forward quickly and held Zhuge Yue’s slightly cool hand tightly, his voice trembling slightly with excitement: ”It’s good that you are okay! It’s good that you are okay! Lie down quickly, rest well, and don’t get up!” He carefully tucked her in, his eyes full of heartache.

After comforting his wife, he finally remembered other things. He immediately took out a bag filled with one thousand low-grade spirit stones from his storage bag and stuffed it into the smiling midwife’s hand: ”Thank you for your hard work! A small token of appreciation, please accept it!”

Then, he announced loudly to the servants standing inside and outside the room: ”Today, my wife has given birth safely, and the eldest miss has arrived! All servants in the manor will have their annual salary increased by six times!”

The servants were stunned at first, then erupted into huge cheers, all beaming with joy and thanking him repeatedly: ”Thank you, Master! Congratulations, Master! Congratulations, Master!” Then, under the steward’s signal, they retreated in an orderly fashion, leaving the space to the masters.

Just then, Fourth Elder Zhuge You, who had approached the cradle at some point, suddenly gasped, his voice filled with unbelievable shock as he whispered: ”This... this is... a Spirit-Connecting Yin-Yang Spirit Body! And it’s also... a fourth-grade Great Perfection Water Spiritual Root! My god!”