Mu Jinyu wasn't aware of the commotion his return caused in the outside world.
After dinner, he chatted with everyone for a while. As the night grew late and people began to yawn, he said, "It's getting late. Everyone should rest if they need to."
"Okay."
Wen Rou, Jian Ruyan, and the others responded and left the living room, returning to their rooms.
Then, Lin Qiaoxia, Xu Qingya, Yu Linglong, with strange expressions, gave him a few glances before leaving as well.
Finally, Gu Xiyan and Mei Yinxue went back to their rooms without a word.
Mu Jinyu was puzzled by this — why did they slip away without even saying goodnight?
Su Zijin came over, sat beside him, and whispered, "It's up to you. Give me a chubby grandson soon."
Having said that, she also got up and left.
Hearing his mother's words, Mu Jinyu suddenly understood why their attitudes were so strange.
After all, he hadn't been back for more than a year, and now that he finally returned, it was time to enjoy some quality time with his wives.
Even though their relationships were openly known, everyone still felt a bit shy about such matters.
Jian Ruyan wasn't his wife and wasn't bothered to get involved, so she was the first to leave.
Wen Rou had spent several honeymoon days with him in the Kunlun Ruins, so she wouldn't compete either and left next.
As for Yu Linglong, Xu Qingya, and Lin Qiaoxia, they obviously didn't want to compete with Gu Xiyan and Mei Yinxue, so they left too.
Mei Yinxue and Gu Xiyan, seeing that everyone else had left, also felt too embarrassed to say anything and finally left without a word.
"Are they letting me choose?"
Mu Jinyu felt a bit of a headache, fearing that if he didn't choose correctly, the days ahead wouldn't be pleasant.
"Ding dong."
At this moment, Mu Jinyu's newly replaced phone received a message.
Feeling a bit troubled, he picked it up and saw that it was from Lin Qiaoxia, advising him to spend more time with Gu Xiyan.
Then messages from Xu Qingya and Yu Linglong came too, saying the same thing.
Last was one from Mei Yinxue, also telling him to be with Gu Xiyan and not to come to her.
"Looks like in this past year, Xiyan not only surpassed everyone in strength but also earned their respect..."
Seeing these messages, Mu Jinyu felt emotionally mixed, with a touch of heartache as well.
Gu Xiyan's talent for cultivation wasn't top-notch among the women, yet she had reached the eighth layer of the Divine Transformation Realm. The respect they showed her in their discussions was telling of how much she had endured and the responsibilities she had carried in the past year.
"Ding dong."
Another message arrived.
Mu Jinyu glanced at it; it was from Gu Xiyan.
She didn't ask him to find her but wanted him to spend time with Lin Qiaoxia instead.
"Sigh..."
Mu Jinyu sighed softly, got up, walked to Gu Xiyan's door, and carefully opened it, poking his head inside.
He saw Gu Xiyan in the room, looking dejected as she put down her phone, then sat cross-legged, preparing to cultivate.
Gu Xiyan, hearing the noise, looked up in confusion and disbelief towards the door, seeing Mu Jinyu standing there with a helpless expression.
"Why...why are you here..." A hint of joy flashed across Gu Xiyan's face but was quickly suppressed. With a furrowed brow, she complained, "Didn't I tell you to spend time with Qiaoxia, that silly girl? What are you doing here?"
"Because there's an even sillier girl here who needs me more." Mu Jinyu stepped in, sat down on the bed, and hugged Gu Xiyan with a cheeky grin.
A rosy blush spread across Gu Xiyan's face. She playfully slapped away Mu Jinyu's hand, pretending to be annoyed, "Stop being touchy, I'm not over it yet. If you want that, go find Qiaoxia or the others!"
Mu Jinyu said seriously, "But they all told me to come and be with you. I'm just following the majority."
"Really?" Gu Xiyan paused at Mu Jinyu's words, her confused eyes and deliberately stern face looking adorably naive.
"Look." Mu Jinyu took out his phone, displayed the messages from the women, and handed it to Gu Xiyan.
Gu Xiyan sneaked a peek, feelings of both gratitude and embarrassment crossing her eyes, her blush growing deeper. She pushed Mu Jinyu in a flustered manner, "I don't care, just leave. I want to cultivate, don't bother me..."
Mu Jinyu was pushed to the doorway but knew this silly girl was just shy, and said helplessly, "Alright, alright, we won't do anything else, we'll just chat a bit and then cultivate, okay?"
"You really won't stir up trouble?" Gu Xiyan asked hesitantly, hearing Mu Jinyu.
Mu Jinyu replied, "I know you want to improve your strength and not lag too far behind Wen Rou and the others. Now that I'm at the Unity Realm Stage, giving you a cultivation method that suits you better, and guiding you in your cultivation will surely help you progress faster than on your own."
Hearing this, Gu Xiyan was immediately tempted.
Seeing Wen Rou's strength reaching the Fanxu Realm and Jian Ruyan at the ninth layer of the Divine Transformation Realm, it was only natural for Gu Xiyan to feel envious, especially knowing they broke through multiple levels in just the last month, feeding her inferiority.
She didn't covet the others' cultivation talent but didn't want to fall too far behind them either.
She just wanted to work a bit harder, hoping to narrow the gap between them.
So when Mu Jinyu wanted to spend time with her, although happy inside, she managed to restrain herself, sending him to find the others.
But when Mu Jinyu offered to guide her cultivation, she found it hard to refuse.
...
The next day.
When everyone gathered for breakfast, they were surprised to find that Gu Xiyan's cultivation had also reached the Fanxu Realm.
"Sister Xiyan, you this..."
"Sister Xiyan, congratulations... congratulations..."
The women marveled at Gu Xiyan's progression.
Feeling the well-wishes from everyone, a bashful blush appeared on Gu Xiyan's face, "You don't have to be envious. Later, Jinyu will help you all accelerate your cultivation too."
After Gu Xiyan broke through to the Fanxu Realm, her skin appeared more fair and delicate, and her demeanor more ethereal. However, recalling her breakthrough made her feel shy.
At this moment, she finally understood why Wen Rou and the others could reach the Fanxu Realm so quickly — with Mu Jinyu's help, it was impossible not to progress swiftly.
If not for the fear of them cultivating too rapidly and becoming unstable, Mu Jinyu could have helped her reach the third or fourth levels of the Fanxu Realm last night!
Sitting quietly on one side, Mu Jinyu continued to eat breakfast while pondering cultivation methods suitable for each of his wives.
"Ding."
Mu Hongchen received a message and glanced at it with a complex expression.
She then said to Mu Jinyu, "Dragon Master, people from the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow have arrived."