I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 40: Lin Xuwen, Lin Xuzhe, Lin Xuyuan

After more than an hour, the carriage finally brought Lin Qing to a three-story high restaurant. The signboard at the entrance of the restaurant prominently displayed the four characters "Fantong Restaurant". However, Lin Qing only realized after entering the restaurant that it was just an ordinary restaurant, and there was not a single cultivator in sight.

"Guest, what would you like to eat?" There were many mortals in the restaurant, and there were also many waiters. As soon as Lin Qing sat down, a waiter came over and asked.

"Just bring me anything, not too much." Lin Qing replied.

"Alright." The waiter nodded and didn't need any further explanation from the customer.

While waiting for the food to be served, Lin Qing carefully observed everyone in the Fantong Restaurant, but still didn't find anything unusual.

Could it be that Fellow Daoist Wang's information was wrong?

Lin Qing thought to himself. After all, the Xuan Yu Market was such a large market, how could it tolerate a black market? But the Bai Bao Tower behind Fellow Daoist Wang was also not an ordinary force. Their information should still be somewhat reliable.

Lin Qing patiently waited for the food to be served.

The dishes were quickly served, and Lin Qing took a few bites. The taste was quite good, but he didn't come here to eat today. Just as he was about to settle the bill and leave, the waiter brought a pot of warm tea.

"Guest, it seems that you are not satisfied with what you ate today. We are giving you this pot of tea. It's a good tea, please enjoy it slowly."

"Oh?" Lin Qing sensed something from the waiter's words. He opened the lid of the teapot and smiled. There was a note hidden under the lid.

After taking a sip of tea, Lin Qing settled the bill and left. Not far from the restaurant, he opened the note.

"Fellow Daoist, on the third day of every month, thirty miles north, there is a small house in the forest. Wait there quietly."

"The third day of every month." Lin Qing took a deep breath. Today was already the fourth day, it seemed like bad timing. And thirty miles north, when Lin Qing looked up, he realized it was quite far away.

He kept the note and called for a carriage to take him back to the entrance of the Xuan Yu Market. This time, he paid with a spirit stone.

Back in his shop, Lin Qing hesitated about the black market. The incident at the Qingmu Collection made him extra cautious.

If the black market was located in a place where mortals gathered, he could accept it. But thirty miles north was too far, and he didn't want to go there.

After thinking it over, Lin Qing decided that it was better not to go to the black market for now. He needed second-tier formation books, but there was no guarantee that the black market would have them. Moreover, he still had the Seven Linked Water Formation. Although it was difficult for him to make, he could still try. Taking the risk to go to such a remote black market was not cost-effective.

With his decision made, Lin Qing put the matter of the black market aside. He continued to practice and run his shop, making and selling formations. At the same time, he also tried to make the Seven Linked Water Formation. Although the progress was not ideal, he was still making progress.

During this period, the bellies of Chao Yun and Li Qingyu gradually grew bigger. Chao Yun was expected, but Lin Qing suspected that Li Qingyu might be carrying more than one child.

During this time, the female cultivator who had bought the Xuanmu Formation from his shop came a few more times. However, she didn't come to buy formations, but to sell materials. Lin Qing bought them all.

As time went by, the two of them got to know each other quite well. Lin Qing learned that the female cultivator's name was Che Yun, a rather uncommon surname.

As for the materials she sold, most of them were low-grade demonic beasts. Lin Qing could tell at a glance that they were all killed with a single strike of a magic sword. Thinking back to the mysterious wooden formation she had bought last time, Lin Qing felt that Che Yun's strength was stronger than she appeared.

And the way she sold materials, Lin Qing thought it was probably for alchemy. Thinking about a female cultivator being so dedicated to alchemy, Lin Qing couldn't help but admire her.

Approaching the time of delivery, Lin Qing called the midwife early. Xuan Yu Lane was just like any mortal city, where everything from birth to death could be found within the market, without the need to leave the lane.

As Lin Qing expected, Chao Yun gave birth a day earlier, while Li Qingyu gave birth to a pair of twins after a rainstorm. All three were boys.

This made Lin Qing so happy that she could hardly sleep.

Now there were a total of five children in the house. Lin Qing suddenly had a feeling of prosperity for the younger generation. And after the hundred-day test, both of Li Qingyu's children had spiritual roots, one of them even had four spiritual roots. However, Chao Yun's child still had no spiritual roots.

Although she had known for a long time that the chance of having children with spiritual roots among mortals was small, Lin Qing still felt disappointed. Most importantly, it was not easy for her to see Chao Yun like this. But Chao Yun didn't mind. For her, it was best if the children she gave birth to could cultivate immortality. If they couldn't, they were still her own children. Who said mortals were inferior to immortals?

All Lin Qing could do was to love Chao Yun even more.

As for the eldest son born to Lin Qing and Chao Yun, Lin Xuen, he was already twelve years old. If he had spiritual roots, he could start practicing at this age, but he didn't. He had gradually come to know in the past year or two that he had no spiritual roots. Compared to before, he seemed quieter, but there was nothing he could do about it. No matter what, he would eventually find out, and it was better to know earlier than later.

On ordinary days, Li Qingyu taught Lin Xuen and Lin Xuchang how to read, and Lin Qing would occasionally teach them as well.

After the birth of the three younger brothers, Lin Xuen took the initiative to help Lin Qing. After thinking it over, Lin Qing agreed and let Lin Xuen help out in the shop. Although there wasn't much he could do, doing small tasks was enough.

The three children born were eventually named Lin Xuwen, Lin Xuzhe, and Lin Xuyuan, all with the meaning of sincerity and kindness. Among them, the child born to Chao Yun was named Lin Xuwen, who looked particularly like Lin Qing.

As for the matter of taking concubines, Lin Qing gradually became less concerned about it after giving birth to the children. However, the desire for peace was still there while the wind continued to blow.

But Li Qingyu never forgot.

When Lin Qing was busy, she would let Li Qingyu take care of the shop, but Li Qingyu did more than just take care of the shop. She was more focused on finding concubines for Lin Qing.

She had recently set her sights on someone, the female cultivator named Che Yun who often came to Lin Qing's shop.

Lin Qing had been in contact with this female cultivator for over a year, and they had met about ten times. But Li Qingyu seemed to have used some kind of magic, as she knew much more than Lin Qing after just two encounters.

During a meal, Li Qingyu brought up the matter again.

"Husband, I asked around. She is indeed pure and innocent. She was originally a cultivator from a small cultivation family. Each cultivator in this kind of cultivation family is extremely precious, and they never marry outside. Although she is twenty-nine this year, she has never had any contact with men."

Lin Qing looked at Li Qingyu and said unkindly, "You said she never marries outside, so what's the use of being pure and innocent?"

Even if Li Qingyu didn't say it, Lin Qing could tell that Che Yun was not the kind of frivolous female cultivator. However, she didn't know before that she came from a cultivation family. Now that she knew, some things made sense, but there were still some things that didn't make sense.

(End of this chapter)