Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess

No wonder the Demon Venerable was furious.

In her original plan, helping Jiang Shouzhong this time was merely to extract a portion of Red Rain Demon Qi from Qu Hongling for her own use.

Even if it meant sacrificing her body a bit, she felt it was acceptable.

But despite all her calculations, she never expected that this kid Jiang Shouzhong would play a dirty trick on her.

During the transfer of demonic power, Jiang Shouzhong secretly invoked Heavenly Divine Fortune, planting the Life Seed within her without her noticing.

Plus, she was already a Dragon Demon with a special constitution.

By the time she noticed something amiss, her abdomen was already slightly bulging; it was too late.

The Demon Venerable was mad enough to want to strangle Jiang Shouzhong.

Fortunately, through some method Ye Zhuchan used, she somehow managed to soothe the furious Demon Venerable.

Although the Demon Venerable kept threatening to abort the child, in the end, she couldn't bring herself to do it.

After all, it was still a part of her own flesh.

Thus, amid cursing, the Demon Venerable could only nest in the Imperial Palace to nurture the fetus.

Even though Jiang Shouzhong successfully tamed this proud Demon Venerable, this move undoubtedly stirred up a hornet's nest, causing dissatisfaction among his other wives.

After all, what woman wouldn't want to bear Jiang Shouzhong's first child?

Faced with this group of jealous "big and small vinegar jars," Jiang Shouzhong was also at wit's end. Helpless, he could only gently comfort and coax them one by one.

After a few days of such trouble, he needed to hold onto the wall just to walk.

During this time, the four women, Chun, Xia, Qiu, and Dong, successfully transformed into humans.

And Jiang Wan successfully detached her soul, rebuilt her own body, and returned Jiang Erliang's body.

Amid this lively scene reminiscent of a flourishing hundred flowers, there was one person silently hidden from Jiang Shouzhong's sight.

...

The Wanshou Mountains and Rivers were serenely secluded, as if detached from the world.

In an exquisite pavilion, the female master Dugu Luoxue sat at a stone table, quietly observing the fish in the pond while her brush never stopped.

The woman remained in her coarse clothes and thorny hairpin, with an otherworldly air, like a fairy untouched by worldly smoke.

She was intently painting the fish in the pond.

On the paper, the fish seemed to come alive, swimming on the white sheet.

"Heart wanders a thousand miles, silent thoughts like the sea..."

Dugu Luoxue murmured to herself.

With her Tao Heart showing signs of healing, she greatly enjoyed this peaceful, undisturbed, and serene time.

Although sometimes, a strange feeling and indescribable longing would suddenly surge from within her.

But she felt she could suppress it.

While she was adrift, Dugu Luoxue suddenly felt a warm current flowing from within her.

Again?

The woman's hand holding the brush couldn't help but tremble slightly, and her legs unconsciously rubbed against each other gently.

Fine fragrant sweat gradually seeped from her beautifully delicate forehead.

She hurriedly took a deep breath, trying hard to suppress her surging heart, attempting to gather and settle her thoughts back to a state of emptiness and tranquility, to stabilize her increasingly chaotic mind.

"The way of abstinence is not about having a barren heart."

Suddenly, a familiar and magnetic male voice leisurely sounded from behind her.

This voice was like a sudden clap of thunder, shattering the mental calm she had painstakingly regained.

Dugu Luoxue's body subtly trembled, but the tip of her halted brush slowly resumed painting the fish in the pond, her face regaining its icy calmness, as tranquil as a cold deep pool.

"Hmm, the painting is quite good."

Jiang Shouzhong silently leaned close, his gaze falling on the open painting on the stone table, praising her.

Dugu Luoxue's expression remained unchanged, her tone as tranquil as a mountain stream as she calmly said, "Now that you're the Emperor above all, how can you act so wantonly and wander everywhere?"

Jiang Shouzhong plopped down on the table, laughed, and said, "With Ye around, there's nothing much for me to do."

Dugu Luoxue glanced at him lightly, a hint of reproach hidden in her eyes, "Entrusting everything to Ye, are you not afraid of tiring her out?"

Jiang Shouzhong nonchalantly lifted a strand of Dugu Luoxue's hair, brought it close for a sniff, teasingly and playfully adding:

"If I rashly stepped in to help, I might not only fail to ease her worries but actually add to her troubles. I might as well take this opportunity to relax, spend more time with my wives, and strengthen our bonds."

This intimate and presumptuous act made the usually cold and composed Dugu Luoxue frown, a flash of displeasure in her eyes.

She gently retrieved the strand of hair from Jiang Shouzhong's hand, retorting coldly, "If you have the mind and time, you should spend it nurturing your relationship with your wives. Why come here?"

"Aren't I nurturing it right now?"

Jiang Shouzhong laughed.

The fingers holding Dugu Luoxue's brush paused; she slowly raised her head, coldly staring at him, "Are you asking for punishment again?"

Jiang Shouzhong, with a thick skin, didn't retreat but leaned forward, nearly pressing against her cheek, "Luoxue, consider this — how about giving me a child?"

This sentence crashed into her heart like a boulder.

Dugu Luoxue looked utterly shocked.

This guy was so blunt in expressing his love for her?

Crazy.

Before her simmering anger could fully ignite, Jiang Shouzhong spoke again with a smile:

"I'm now the Mountain Master of Wanshou Mountains and Rivers. Calling you Luoxue isn't inappropriate, right? Besides, commanding you to be my wife as the Mountain Master seems justified too."

Dugu Luoxue was exasperated, amused by his nonsensical reasoning.

The woman shook her lovely head with resignation, her voice icy yet carrying a hint of an indescribable complexity: