Starting as a Son-in-law to Establish an immortal Family

So it went, as the family of four walked home—with Lu Changsheng carrying two children, and Lu Miaoyun leading the other two by the hand.

“So, what has your teacher been teaching you at school?”

Lu Changsheng asked aloud.

He was quite curious about what the erudite tutor hired by the Lu Family usually taught the children.

He worried that the education within such a cultivation family might involve brainwashing from a young age, indoctrinating the children to be loyal to the family and such.

Soon enough, the children began chirping to Lu Changsheng about their lessons, all while munching on candied haws.

It was basic enlightenment education for children, teaching them reading and writing, without any trace of brainwashing.

Listening to his children’s stories, Lu Changsheng felt a lot more at ease.

That night,

A separation can be sweeter than a honeymoon.

During Lu Changsheng’s previous visit home, Lu Miaoyun and Qu Zhenzhen were pregnant and couldn’t share his bed.

This time, Lu Changsheng naturally had to make up for it.

He also wanted to show the two women the strength he had gained from his recent success in body refinement.

The next day, well past sunrise,

Lu Changsheng heard a knock at the door. After being told the Fourth Elder had come to visit, he dressed with the help of Lu Miaoyun and Qu Zhenzhen and proceeded to the living room.

“Grandma.”

“Grandma.”

When Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaoyun arrived in the living room, they immediately saw the Fourth Elder clad in a green dress, her black hair flecked with silver, lovingly cradling a baby in her arms.

It didn’t take much thought to realize she was holding Lu Yun.

Although the Fourth Elder was fond of Lu Changsheng, she didn’t extend this affection to every one of his children.

It was just that she had a particular fondness for the great-grandson born to her granddaughter.

“Hehe, it seems grandma has come at an inappropriate time,”

the Fourth Elder said with a chuckle, lifting her gaze to the couple. She could tell at a glance that her granddaughter and grandson-in-law had probably just risen from bed and teased them with her remark.

Lu Miaoyun blushed at the comment.

“Changsheng only returned yesterday, and he was preoccupied with accompanying his wives and children. He neglected to visit grandma, and hopes for her understanding,”

Lu Changsheng said, his demeanor easy and composed.

He sensed the Fourth Elder’s visit wasn’t just a simple check-in on her great-grandson.

Otherwise, there would have been no need to inform him and Lu Miaoyun.

“Hehe, grandma was just missing my dear great-grandson and thought to visit, seeing as you, Changsheng, have returned,”

the Fourth Elder said heartily.

Soon, she chatted with Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaoyun about everyday family matters.

When the conversation was nearly over, the Fourth Elder turned to Lu Changsheng and said, “Changsheng, you’ve been away for some time. Let grandma see how your talisman-making skill is faring, to make sure it hasn’t slipped.”

The Fourth Elder stated this goal of her visit.

After all, the words spoken by the Second Elder yesterday compelled her to make sure Lu Changsheng was in good shape.

But she wouldn’t outright mention the concerns about Lu Changsheng being too absorbed in pleasures of the flesh and fathering children.

Instead, she used the pretext of checking his talisman-making skill to see if his cultivation or talisman-making had suffered any neglect.

If there was no neglect, all the better.

If there had been, she would have a reason to admonish him, to prevent him from succumbing to indulgence.

“Changsheng has returned this time also wishing to consult with grandma and asks for her guidance,”

Lu Changsheng murmured to himself, having anticipated the Fourth Elder’s purpose. He spoke earnestly.

Then he stood up, moved to a table, and took out his talisman-making tools from a storage bag.

Seeing this, Lu Miaoyun took little Lu Yun from the Fourth Elder’s arms and stepped out of the room,

so as not to disturb her husband while making talismans with the baby’s fussing.

Making middle-grade talismans wasn’t a challenge for Lu Changsheng, even with a child’s noise.

He could even manage it with one hand while holding a child in the other—but naturally, he couldn’t show that now.

After Lu Miaoyun left with the child, Lu Changsheng began crafting talismans under the watchful eye of the Fourth Elder, his magic artifact pen in hand dutifully etching the talisman.

He was making a middle-grade Earth Escape Talisman,

which the Fourth Elder had previously taught him.

Before long, Lu Changsheng completed the Earth Escape Talisman smoothly and expertly.

“Changsheng, you’ve become so proficient with the Earth Escape Talisman?”

Seeing Lu Changsheng fluently complete the talisman, the Fourth Elder’s face immediately lit up with pleasant surprise.

Just over four months ago, she had started teaching him to craft the Earth Escape Talisman.

But at this moment, not only had Lu Changsheng successfully crafted it, but he did so with practiced ease, achieving a success rate of around seventy to eighty percent.

This came as a delightful surprise to her.

She realized at once that Lu Changsheng had by no means neglected the Talisman Path during his time in Nine Dragons Market.

“It’s all thanks to your initial guidance, grandma,”

Lu Changsheng said with a modest laugh, continuing, “Grandma, not only have I mastered the Earth Escape Talisman, but in my recent explorations, I’ve also made inroads into the Frost Talisman, though I’m still not quite proficient and would like to seek your guidance.”

Since he had an inkling of the Fourth Elder’s reasons for her visit, Lu Changsheng naturally had to play his part well and put on a good show.

He had already been considering that his frenzied acquisition of concubines and servants might not sit well with the family.

The Lu Family was bound to have some concerns.

Therefore, he thought it over and concocted a reason or excuse for himself.

“What, you’ve made progress with the Frost Talisman!?”

The Fourth Elder, hearing this, could hardly maintain her composure.

Her graceful facade slipped for a moment, her eyes widened with shock and disbelief as she gazed at Lu Changsheng.

Her look resembled Duan Yanqing’s when he learned that Duan Yu was his own son—astonished disbelief.

“Yes, grandma, I’ve indeed made progress, but I still need more practice,”

Lu Changsheng replied to the elderly lady, managing not to betray any emotion,

Thinking to himself that he may have overplayed his hand.