In the gentle spring of March, it’s time to admire the cherry blossoms. In Xiaoriguo, this is precisely the season when the cherry blossoms bloom romantically. When the blossoms open, a faint pink covers entire trees, stretches along streets, and forms vast expanses. From afar, it seems as if layers of pink clouds are floating in the air. In parks and along streets where people gather to enjoy the flowers, one can smell the delicate floral fragrance and appreciate the blossoms in red, pink, and white. When a gentle breeze passes through, the dreamlike petals scatter in a dazzling display, like a flurry of flower snow, carrying a faint scent.
In Xiaoriguo, people often admire cherry blossoms in groups, stopping their cars to sit and enjoy. They break away from their usual busy and solitary routines, gathering with family, friends, classmates, or neighbors. These groups range from just a few people to dozens. They prepare food, drinks, and other necessities in advance, securing the best spots under the cherry blossom trees to fully enjoy themselves. Formal cherry blossom viewing events may follow certain procedures, including speeches by organizers, while family or friend-based gatherings are more casual and lack fixed formats.
Mu Lin walked through this floral wonderland. One cherry blossom tree after another seemed like clusters of pink clouds floating on hillsides, along roads, in parks, within courtyards, and even in the crevices of fields. He was experiencing the simple joys of the local people.
Under the cherry blossom trees, people feasted, drank, chatted energetically, sang songs, and danced joyfully! Young people who loved music naturally brought along audio equipment and their favorite instruments. They sang passionately into microphones and danced gracefully to the music, with cheerful energy filling every corner. Japan, known for its tranquil environment, becomes lively and vibrant during this season. The Japanese, usually pursuing efficiency and speed, can finally relax completely during this time, easing their mental stress and enhancing mutual communication. In this nationwide activity of “enjoying beautiful flowers together,” everyone shares in the happiness.
Watching this nation that adores cherry blossoms, Mu Lin couldn’t help but feel puzzled. Why does this nation, known for its workshops and craftsmanship, always seem eager to take things from others’ pockets?
And they do it so naturally, as if taking things from their own homes. Now, Mu Lin began to understand. After blooming gloriously for a week, cherry blossoms often fall completely within a single day or night, rather than withering slowly. This swift and decisive beauty is what makes cherry blossoms so captivating. This fleeting nature has instilled in the Japanese a sense of fear as island dwellers. They fear that one day their lives might vanish from this world just like cherry blossoms falling when their island sinks beneath the sea. Therefore, they meticulously plot and strive to strengthen themselves, hoping to secure a place on the mainland of this world through their own power. Understanding the actions of this island nation didn’t mean Mu Lin would abandon his purpose for coming here.
Since effortlessly thwarting Xiaoriguo’s plot, Mu Lin’s reputation in the Western world had become even more prominent. His clinics rapidly expanded across European countries, transforming Mu Lin’s clinics into world-renowned medical institutions. Due to the public exposure of this incident, Western citizens no longer trusted other traditional Chinese or Western medical clinics. The high cure rate of Mu Lin’s clinics made them a trusted brand in the hearts of ordinary Westerners. Some young people even took pride in working at Mu Lin’s clinics, allowing them to fully integrate into Western society.
After absorbing Hong Jiani and the two young female police officers, Mu Lin quickly restored his powers using the pills he had cultivated. Thanks to thorough preparation, his cultivation level advanced to a new stage. Combined with his previous experience and insights, this recovery made his powers even more refined.
To improve his powers more quickly, Mu Lin engaged in dual cultivation with his female companions every night. His formidable abilities overwhelmed these women, who served as his cultivation vessels. Their yin essence could no longer enhance his powers, only slightly soothing the heat within his true energy.
Therefore, Mu Lin slowed down his cultivation pace. His exhausted female companions quickly scattered to their respective businesses around the world, preparing to rest and recuperate for a while. They now felt both love and fear toward Mu Lin. With nothing better to do and his powers advancing only slowly, Mu Lin began to desire a journey far away.
However, when Mu Lin mentioned his idea of traveling to his women at home, he faced unanimous opposition. Kery, the eldest woman in the household, took an especially firm stance. Since Kery had always been obedient to Mu Lin, her strong resistance surprised him. He had never seen her oppose his travels so intensely before.
Eventually, Kery, representing the women of the household, had a private conversation with Mu Lin. When the two talked alone in the bedroom, Mu Lin realized how little he truly understood about women’s psychology. Although he already had so many women, he had never really communicated with them in depth. Thinking back to the situation, a touch of warmth surfaced in Mu Lin’s heart.
“Honey, I know even if all the women at home are against it, you will still insist on traveling. But do you know why your sisters don’t want you to go out?” Lying in the big bed at home, Kery nestled in Mu Lin’s arms, softly asking him.
Thinking for a while, Mu Lin still couldn’t figure it out and shook his head: “Sorry! I really don’t know.”
Kery lifted her head, looking at Mu Lin with a wistful gaze and said, “Honey, you know I’m already in my thirties, and I’ve been with you for a long time. The sisters all want to know why I haven’t had your child yet? Could it be that there’s something wrong with me? But if it was just me, why haven’t Fanny and the others taken any contraceptive measures either? Why haven’t they had your child either?”
Pausing for a moment to organize her thoughts, Kery continued, “Honey, you know that my heart and the hearts of your sisters have completely belonged to you! The properties distributed among your sisters now total more than 100 billion. These assets are already enormous wherever they are! Moreover, our family is still a very small family, especially without anyone in the family who can inherit these properties. This has caused each sister to develop some concerns—that if something ever happened to you, it could potentially lead to a catastrophe for the entire family!
Although we know your cultivation is already unmatched in this world, anything can happen in life. Just like the ambush you encountered at sea last time, you were gone for a long time, and the sisters were approached by their respective families, who tried to convince them that you might have met with some misfortune, urging them to transfer their assets back to their families.
If it weren’t for the strong faith each woman in our home has in you, resisting pressure from all sides, our family might have faced division after that incident alone. Therefore, after that event, we sisters decided we needed an heir. We’ve been staying with you for cultivation and have stopped using any birth control methods, but so far, nothing has happened. So the sisters are beginning to suspect—could it be that you’re the one with the problem?”
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