Married to Ke Qing

Chapter 2

[Welcome to the new world, young master]

- Oh-oh-oh. Come on, come on. What can you do? - I said excitedly, sitting up on the bed more comfortably.

[The Taiwat Cultivation System, created to help the host successfully cultivate the main 11 elements of this world.]

- 11? Weren't there 7 elements?

[The main elements are: Anemo, Geo, Electro, Dendro, Hydro, Pyro, Cryo, Light, Abyss, Space, Time]

- Hmm, if you think about it, it's almost a standard set. - I nodded my head.

- And now the most interesting part, the goodies. - I said, anticipating what the system would give me.

[The reward system is based on the host's achievements, depending on various actions that will not be specified, the host will receive development methods. As a welcome gift, the "Initial Dendro Cultivation Technique" is available.]

[Do you want to activate the gift? Y/N]

"The conditions for receiving the rewards are too vague." I muttered before agreeing.

[Warning, the host is at a low stage of mental space development. Loading information may be painful. Grit your teeth, weakling.]

After seeing the last line, I didn't even have time to complain, as my head felt like it was pierced by thousands of hot needles. I wanted to scream in pain, but my mouth simply refused to obey, and my body was twisted in an arc. With each passing second, I felt like the method was literally being burned into my mind so that I could never forget it.

I don't know how long my torment lasted, but when it was all over, I was covered in sweat and desperately gasping for air.

[Data loading complete, enjoy your cultivation young master]

- D-damn it, couldn't you have made it less painful? - I groaned, but there was still no response from the system.

- Ugh, okay. The system should at least have some status, I want to see what's there.

As if just waiting for my wish, a small screen with text appeared in front of my face.

[status]

[Name: Yun Che

Cultivation: Inferior God's Eye (Dendro) (1)

Mental Cultivation: Commoner (1)

Physical Cultivation: Spoiled Young Master (1)

Techniques: Dendro Basic Cultivation Technique.]

- … - I don't know what I was expecting when I checked my status, but just like the system said, I'm a damn weakling.

- Okay, I still have everything ahead of me and... - I started to encourage myself, but then an unpleasant, to put it mildly, smell of a body soaked through with sweat reached my nose. - What the... hell, I can't show up for breakfast like this.

Rushing to the closet that was in the room, I breathed a sigh of relief seeing that it really was my clothes and, not even paying attention to how much of it there was, I took my underwear and headed to the bathroom, the entrance to which was very conveniently located right in the bedroom.

- Wow, that's really rich. - I said in amazement, tidying up the bathroom. Only the bathtub looked more like a pool, and blue and red stones were shining on the tap, which were most likely filled with the elements of pyro and hydro, for supplying hot water, however, what interested me even more was the huge mirror in which I now saw my new appearance.

- Hmm, and I am quite handsome, although if my hair were even a little darker, I would seriously consider a blood relationship with Ke Qing. - A slender guy with lavender eyes and hair, regular features, and it seems that my height of 181 cm from my past life was completely preserved, looked at me in the mirror.

- However, there is not a hint of muscles here. - Nodding with satisfaction at my appearance, I still could not help but frown at such a drawback.

- Well, at least there is no obvious predisposition to gaining weight. - I found a clear plus, in my past life, as soon as I stopped working out in the gym, the weight immediately began to gain, although as they explained to me it was due to hormones, but it was not more pleasant.

- Well, what about the voice. - starting to get excited, noticing more and more advantages of a new healthy body.

- Doo, Ree, Mii, Faa, Sool, Lyaya, Si, Doo! - I did a light warm-up under the simply amazing acoustics of the bathroom. - Doo, Si, Lyaya, Sool, Faa, Mii, Ree, Doo!

- Hah, I always loved the slight tremor from the low. Do, and the powerful Sol. Ahem-ahem, but yes, the ligaments are not developed. - I cleared my throat slightly, feeling a slight lump in my throat from how unusual it was for this body to strain the ligaments. - And the voice is also clearly higher, this is no longer a bass, but clearly a baritone, and most likely even 1 baritone. Although it's a bit of a pity, I liked how low the notes I could take and the feeling of a slight internal tremor at such moments, but at least it's not a tenor.

Thinking about the changes that had happened to me, I took a shower, trying to get rid of the unpleasant smell.

When I finished washing myself and dried myself off and put on my underwear, there was a knock on the door.

- Young Master, Miss Ke Qing is waiting for you in the dining room. - A female voice came from the other side.

- Okay, I'll be there in a minute. - I answered and headed to the closet to pick out a better outfit.

- I'm starting to get the impression that the past me was a bit of a shopaholic, although he certainly had taste. - I decided to wear a white suit with a black shirt and a purple vest, except that the green color of the god's eye didn't really fit with the outfit, so I decided to wear it like an amulet and hide it under the shirt. What's funny, by the way, is that Li Yue will repeat so many things from China, but at the same time, the same white color is not considered mourning here, and the management system after the departure of Geo Archon is very reminiscent of what is often shown in cyberpunk, where mega corporations seize power, except that here the leaders are not bastards mired in corruption.

Walking around the house, although I remembered that this house was mine, but, frankly, it was difficult not to look at everything around me in a new way. Everything seemed somehow overly pretentious, literally screaming about the wealth of the owner, but, undoubtedly, it looked beautiful, although not even close to as beautiful as my wife, who was waiting for me at the table.

- I hope you didn't have to wait too long for me? - I asked, sitting down opposite the girl who had managed to do her favorite hairstyle, reminiscent of cat ears.

- It's okay, I myself only came a few minutes ago. - Ke Qing shook her head, and then added with a slight interest on her face. - I didn't know that you could sing.

- Oh, so you heard ... - I was embarrassed.

- Yes, at that moment I came into the room thinking of calling you, but decided not to distract you.

- Well, it's not that I can sing well, I just know a couple of chants.

- Mmm. - the girl nodded, accepting my words. - And have you thought about trying yourself in professional singing? I think I could talk to Yun Zin about you.

- Maybe in the future, but definitely not now. - I shook my head.

- I see. - I could tell from her face that she was a little disappointed, although considering how much she dislikes idleness, and my status as a rich slacker, then perhaps this was her attempt to find something to do for me.

-…- after that, we ate in silence for a while, by the way, I should note that although the food was undoubtedly cooked very well, it was clearly without excesses, just enough to fill up.

- Wife. - I turned to Ke Qing.

- Husband? - the girl looked at me questioningly.

- I actually wanted to ask you to teach me fencing and consult me ​​about investing money. After all, money shouldn't lie idle and to be honest, the only thing that comes to my mind is investing in real estate.

-…- watching her blink her eyes in surprise was pure pleasure, but it's not for nothing that at 18 she holds the position of Jade Balance Qixing and is, in fact, almost a monopolist in the real estate sector. - What you said about money is undoubtedly true and I have several projects that would benefit from additional funding, but fencing? Why do you need that?

- Having received the eye of the god, I want to learn how to use this power so as not to waste my potential in vain.

- So, in order to want to become better, you needed the attention of the gods? - Ke Qing expressed herself a little more sharply than she intended.

- No. - I shook my head. - Besides, I don't think that the common opinion that the eyes of the god are given to those who have attracted the attention of these very gods is correct.

- And what is your opinion on this matter? - the girl became interested.

- Well, I think it's worth starting with this point, if we discard the lifespan and strength of gods, adepts and the like, then how, in your opinion, are they different from people? They fall in love like us, hate like us and make mistakes. And the eyes of a god? It's worth starting with the fact that the same Geo Archon is not able to give someone Dendro or Cryo the eye of a god, because, oddly enough, in addition to the techniques of the adepts, he only owns the element of Geo. That is, the mechanism for issuing the eyes of a god, if it will somehow depend on him, then only the eyes of the god of his element, but again I'm almost sure that there is no direct intervention in this process from the gods, most likely, somewhere on Celestia there is a mechanism in which the criteria for obtaining this or that eye of a god are prescribed and all this is most likely tied to the hearts of a god, which each of the 7 archons received after winning the war of the archons. So the eye of a god is rather the potential and strength of the person himself, who proved to the world that he is worthy of it. "I can't help but admit that I like your theory much more," Ke Qing said with a smile, taking a new look at her god's eye, which she once hated because her merits were attributed to the favor of the gods. "However, you shouldn't say such things too openly, many people won't understand you." "In fact, I think many people are just expecting to hear something like this from the husband of Jade Balance Ke Qing," I chuckled.

- I'm just showing healthy skepticism about how gods influence our lives, because nothing lasts forever, and we must be ready to take responsibility for ourselves. - Ke Qing began to speak, clearly ready to begin a lecture on how people rely too much on the Archon instead of independently calculating in which direction the market will go next year, when she suddenly fell silent, noticing how I supported my head with my hand and looked at her face.

- What's wrong?

- Nothing, it's just that my wife is incredibly beautiful. - I complimented her. I think I began to understand why I like her so much, because apart from her attitude to work, we have very similar opinions on many issues. And yes, perhaps the resemblance to a cat-girl, even if not real, also plays a role.

- ... Ahem, you said that you wanted to learn fencing. - Clearly embarrassed by such a sincere compliment, the girl decided to change the subject.

- Yes, I thought about it and decided that I want to learn how to use a sword one-handed and, frankly, it's hard for me to imagine a better teacher than you.

- But there are many different fencing schools in Li Yue.

- Will they be able to teach me how to combine fencing with the power of the elements? And use weapons not for competitions, but for real battles.

- Okay, anyway, I can't officially work for the next week without the risk that we will be suspected of a fictitious marriage. I think I can teach you the basics during this time.

- Thank you. – I thanked you with a wide smile.