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The old gentleman, having dispelled his suspicions about Qin Yue, quickly turned him into a breakthrough point and continued probing for information.

“Such a serious matter—why didn’t you tell your grandfather sooner? Xiaoyu… what is his attitude?”

Qin Yue replied calmly, “Xiaoyu’s attitude… Grandfather, you can see from the formation. If he hadn’t permitted it, he would never have given half over to someone else.”

The old gentleman cursed inwardly: Like a spring breeze overnight, when he woke, a thousand peach trees had blossomed—everyone else saw it, but he was still in the dark. Thinking back on the cat’s endless antics, always clamoring for Daddy and Mommy to marry, now he finally understood the reason.

He shook his head, feeling powerless: one hand cannot clap.

Qin Yue, composed, said, “Grandfather, rest assured. Other than her gender, Lampes is a worthy wife and mother. They have already established a master-servant contract, with Uncle Luo above all else, and she cannot defy him in anything. Uncle Luo will certainly not suffer any loss.”

Hearing this, the old gentleman felt much more at ease, but then thought: How did Chuchu come to prefer men? Lampes is devoted enough to be both wife and mother for Chuchu—truly infatuated, and she has quite the eye. As a daughter-in-law, she is indeed very virtuous… but two men…

The old man sighed, “You young people don’t understand a parent’s heart.”

Gong Jingqian, watching their mysterious exchange, had long been eavesdropping, calculating in his mind: What does our benefactor mean by this? Perhaps… heh, indeed, our benefactor is cunning—retreating behind the scenes, controlling everything; holding his forces back while pawns advance; truly the tactics of an emperor. The master is innocent and oblivious, clearly a natural match for the benefactor, destined to be together someday; if this old man doesn’t help smooth the way now, how can I fulfill my filial duty as a disciple?

Having made up his mind, Gong Jingqian immediately edged over, pulling the old gentleman aside to whisper sly words.

Qin Yue saw the old man being dragged away by the local deity, curled his lips, and leisurely sipped the spirit wine before him.

Meanwhile, Luo Yu brought them to the castle, directly into the palatial bedroom suite.

Father Chu held the vampire’s hand, brows furrowed deeply. “Are you feeling better?”

The vampire, suffering and yet blissful, said, “My dear… I’m feeling wonderful… Oh, but I’ll need to lie here a while longer. Can you stay and keep me company?”

Father Chu nodded almost imperceptibly, delighting the vampire, who struggled to snuggle closer.

Luo Li climbed up too, carefully touching the wound on his mother’s stomach, voice trembling with tears. “Mommy, why aren’t you getting better? Will you ever recover?”

Luo Yu probed with his spiritual sense—the aura in the wound had dissipated, and he found nothing left behind. He wondered: Why can’t I find anything? Is it a matter of insufficient power, or is there some substance beyond my ability to detect?

The vampire grimaced. “It’s all right, darling. Mommy feels the pain easing; opening a hole seems to help.”

Father Chu said nothing, only gently caressing his face again and again.

Luo Yu, feeling awkward, suddenly remembered something and said excitedly, “Dad, you have spiritual energy in your body now! I checked—Peach of Immortality left some aura in your dantian. You only ate two slices just now; you can eat more, and I’ll teach you to try to operate it and see if you can generate magic power!”

Father Chu was taken aback. “Cultivation?”

Luo Yu nodded, “Though you lack a spiritual root and can’t absorb aura, if you already have it in your body, you should be able to use it. With the Peach’s aura protecting you, you could live another hundred years!”

The vampire was shocked, “It can lengthen human life? Oh dear, that’s terrible! My waiting time is even longer now… Darling, you must compensate me—find a way to help me resist that dreadful sunlight! Then Daddy and Mommy can live happily together… Our whole family can be together. You know how important this is for Daddy’s future.”

Luo Yu looked at the vampire, then at his father… who surprisingly did not object.

Luo Yu awkwardly muttered, “All right, I’ll do my best… By the way, your body is strange—it can’t cultivate yin energy with Eastern methods. Do you know why?”

The vampire said, “That’s a tough one for Mommy. You know, the West doesn’t have ‘meridians.’ Mommy came to the East searching for Daddy, and only discovered I have ‘yin energy’ here. The church says vampires have no soul, and it’s true: when our bodies vanish, nothing remains. I think that’s why we’re not harmed by yin energy like evil spirits.”

Luo Yu was puzzled, “No soul? Then how do you communicate with us? That’s unlikely.”

The vampire shrugged, “Who knows… Maybe vampire genes mutated somehow?”

Luo Yu tried channeling magic into him, but there was no entry—the vampire’s body seemed entirely without meridians, though physically his organs and veins were intact, no different from a human. Why was that?

Luo Yu frowned in thought, gradually forming a hypothesis: Humans leave a ghost after death, which can cultivate; this suggests cultivation improves the physical body, but the body itself isn’t essential. After foundation building, ghost cultivators can reconstruct their bodies—a process of repair and evolution. If so, then the ‘meridians’ through which aura flows during cultivation must refer to ‘meridians in the soul,’ not the flesh. Thus, all living beings have a ‘virtual body’ and a ‘physical body’; perhaps the vampire’s soul meridians are damaged, unable to form a complete soul body, and must rely on the flesh to survive.

If that’s the case, then understanding everything about the soul body is crucial: spiritual walls, dantian, spiritual roots, spiritual sense—all are born from the soul body, which is the essence of a cultivator, evolving as the soul body evolves. Though the post-foundation body is tangible, it’s fundamentally different from ordinary humans—like a refined magical artifact, able to ignore most gravity after operating magic. Yet, even then, it’s not entirely pure, still reliant on the physical vessel. According to Taoist classification, Luo Yu is now an ‘Earth Immortal,’ but if he survives the Great Heavenly Tribulation, he’ll undergo another transformation, ascend, and become the legendary ‘Great Golden Immortal,’ needing no vessel, on par with Western Buddhas.

As for vampires, how are their soul bodies damaged? Western legends hint at a curse. Luo Yu had no expertise in curses, but he believed every spell and result has an origin. If it’s due to a substance or drug, then find a way to purge and repair; if it’s a spell, then crack it—spells are dead, people are alive. He’d solved the Nine Yin Mountain formation; a mere spell should be manageable.

Having pondered all this, Luo Yu said to the vampire, “Maybe… we can find the cause. Let’s wait until you’re better.”

He then produced a large piece of Peach of Immortality for Father Chu as a special treat.

The vampire glared resentfully as Father Chu ate the peach, feeling deeply aggrieved.

After eating, the aura in Father Chu’s body gradually shrank to the size of a small green bean, about the same as Luo Yu before reaching the first stage of Qi refinement. He should be able to use some minor spells, but not break through the first layer. Luo Yu was reluctant: If only there were a bit more! A few more peaches could break through and cleanse the muscles… But without a spiritual root, cultivation was impossible. Why hadn’t the aura dissipated? Was it due to that unknown substance? Should he try more? Just a little—surely it wouldn’t cause any problems… right?

Luo Yu was conflicted, feeling his reasoning was sound: The peaches varied in size; eating a bit more shouldn’t matter.

Father Chu saw Luo Yu’s constipated expression and asked, “Is something wrong?”

Luo Yu hesitantly explained his thoughts. Father Chu considered it and said, “It tastes good—I think eating a bit more is fine. Let’s try some more. Lampes didn’t die, did she? It shouldn’t be instantly fatal.”

Luo Yu hesitated, then took out another peach, sliced off a piece as thin as paper, and gave it to Father Chu, who was fine. After a while, another slice. Eating slowly, Father Chu stopped when a quarter of the peach was gone, saying, “I feel a bit uncomfortable—probably shouldn’t eat more.”

Luo Yu checked the aura in Father Chu’s body—it had stopped just short of completing the first stage of Qi refinement, and he was deeply disappointed: It really didn’t work. The peach was so useless! Still, that mysterious substance required more study—it worked for ordinary people and vampires, but not cultivators. What was the difference?

Luo Yu decided to name this mysterious substance ‘X-substance’ and gave it a preliminary assessment: a virtual material, ineffective for cultivators, harmful to vampires, dangerous if consumed in excess by humans; other properties unknown.

With these initial results, Luo Yu began teaching his father how to operate spiritual power and use magic.

After a night of instruction, Father Chu finally managed to use magic to lift the vampire’s shoe, which floated unsteadily in the air. Father Chu’s smile was radiant—he seemed to be having a great time.

The vampire draped himself over Father Chu’s lap, flirting, “My dear, if you’re willing to drink my blood, you could do much more!”

Father Chu sternly replied, “Lie still. Stop moving your hands.”

Luo Li squealed in delight, “Daddy can use magic too! Nii-san, let’s find Grandpa! Let him eat more too!”

Hearing Luo Li mention Grandpa, Father Chu’s back visibly tensed: He’d been too impulsive in front of Dad today… Would he notice anything?

The vampire, seeing Father Chu’s expression, hugged him, trying to divert his attention.

Father Chu grabbed his hand and growled, “It’s all your fault! You never restrain yourself in front of Dad!”

Luo Li blinked: Why did Daddy suddenly get angry? Then, remembering, she pouted, “Daddy always bullies Mommy! What’s there to be embarrassed about if Daddy and Mommy love each other? Grandpa already agreed you two can get married!”

Father Chu groaned, “Children, quiet!”

Suddenly, the vampire pounced on Father Chu, passionately declaring, “My dear, I don’t want to hide anymore… Why can’t we live openly together?” As he spoke, he began licking Father Chu’s ear.

Luo Yu saw things escalating: If he watched any longer, he’d be doomed! He quickly said, “Kitty, let’s go find Grandpa and eat peaches!”

Father Chu blushed, struggling to get up, but dared not hit the vampire, only cursing, “Bastard! Let go of me!”

Luo Li happily jumped off the bed, chirping, “Have a wonderful evening!”

Luo Yu grabbed her and ran, hearing the vampire faintly say behind them, “Oh~`the children are gone~``Darling, my stomach hurts, comfort me… Mm, gently~```”

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