[Ritual Achieved]
[Love Indicator: Yae Miko]
[Reward Distributed]
It took a full 45 breaths of Qi absorption for Jack to make Yae Miko completely transparent and complete the ritual.
Two hours later, Yae Miko was so comfortable that her fox tails couldn't be hidden, spreading out on the bed, revealing the enchanting appearance of a nine-tailed fox.
Ei curiously squatted beside Yae Miko and poked her belly.
"After enduring so much essence of flora, there's no change at all. Husband, how did Nahida's belly get so big? What exactly happened between you two that day...?"
"Stop! Let's not discuss such dangerous topics. Ei, you are the first god-level familiar besides Nahida. How do you feel about the digestion speed of the essence of flora?"
How can plant mating be compared to animal mating? They're not even on the same level!
And I must emphasize again, Nahida is already an adult!
Seeing that he intentionally avoided the question, Ei simply stopped asking.
In fact, she didn't think there was anything wrong with liking little girls. If anyone dared to speak ill of Jack, she would just cut them down with her blade.
"This energy you gave me is very special. I can feel it constantly strengthening my body, hundreds of times faster than my own cultivation. It's just that the quantity is a bit small; it'll probably be completely digested in less than a day."
"Less than a day, huh?"
Jack secretly compared Ei's digestion rate with that of his other wives.
For Keqing and the others, the same dose injected would take about 4 to 7 days to digest this power.
In comparison, Ei's speed is about 5 times theirs.
Looking at it this way, little Nahida's speed certainly wouldn't be much slower than Ei's. The conclusion is that she would probably have to carry a big belly for another one to two months.
Jack couldn't even imagine how ridiculous things would become if the people of Sumeru found out about Nahida's appearance during this period.
... (Moving with wives)
Clatter, clatter!
Inside Yae Miko's room, there were four or five mahjong tables.
Two or three hours later, led by the girls from Mondstadt and Liyue, most of the others had learned this novel game and started getting the hang of it.
Clang!
The sliding door opened, and the three who had completed the Sacred Sakura Tree ritual walked in, greeted by a scene like a Liyue-style teahouse.
"Jack, you're back! Two of bamboo!"
"Husband, why are you so fast today? North Wind!"
"Fast? Brother-in-law seems to have been diligently working for two or three hours already, Red Dragon!"
Everyone greeted him sparsely, their attention focused on the card tables.
This made the two young women next to Jack cast strange glances at him.
So, what unites the wives isn't your charm as a husband, but rather that the wives spontaneously formed mahjong groups, right?
Jack's face dropped a little.
But what could he do? Women and the entertainment of playing mahjong seem to have a naturally high compatibility. It's better than them scheming against each other and engaging in palace intrigue, right?
Ei walked over to Kujou Sara's table, sat cross-legged beside her, and watched intently.
"Gen-General-sama!"
"Call me Big Sister!"
"Mmm, Big Sister-sama!"
"Good, tell me how you play this game."
"Okay! Gen... Big Sister-sama!"
Once she truly entered the harem, Ei, this shut-in goddess who usually stayed in her deep chambers, also began to look for common topics with everyone and learned this game that everyone seemed to love.
Yae Miko wiped away non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes with relief.
"Ah, my Ei has finally grown up and knows how to make friends! Wuwu~"
Swish!
A naginata instantly grazed Yae Miko's cheek, embedding itself in the doorpost, as a few strands of pink hair floated down.
Ei glared sideways at Yae Miko.
"Eh!"
Yae Miko was so scared that she immediately hugged Jack, hiding behind her man.
"You, you! You can't beat Ei, yet you constantly tease her nerves. It's true to say you're a masochist."
"But I only want to be your masochist, I don't want everyone to bully me!"
She truly was a vixen, with a set of tricks for manipulating hearts.
This kind of give-and-take attitude made Jack's heart itch again.
"Suddenly remembered there's still something to clean up under the Sacred Sakura Tree. Yae Miko and I will go there."
Afterward, Miss Fox got her wish and became a masochist subjected to a triple assault.
...
After the Heavenly Marriage banquet.
The maidens and young women from various nations of Teyvat were all sent back to their respective places by Jack, and he left behind teleport waypoints, allowing them to travel freely across the Teyvat continent, which now had an activated network.
He, meanwhile, continued to stay in Inazuma, inviting the three academic witches from his household to research the Sacred Sakura Tree problem.
Among the three witches, the most senior was undoubtedly Alice, a current elder of the Witch's Assembly.
She gently stroked the Sacred Sakura Tree and said, "This tree was left behind by Raiden Makoto. In my memory, when I came here hundreds of years ago, it wasn't like this. Now it's starting to develop towards the level of the World Tree, but this process will be very long."
"World Tree? Alice-nushi, are you referring to the legendary divine tree that records all information in Teyvat and supports the world's existence?"
"That's right, little Lisa. If the Sacred Sakura Tree is allowed to continue growing for three to five thousand years, it might then be called the Tree of Love and Reincarnation, wouldn't it?"
Love, reincarnation... why does that sound so familiar?
Jack looked at the tree trunk carved into a fox shape by Yae Miko. This isn't the Bitter Love Tree from Fox Spirit Matchmaker, is it?
"Then, Alice, do you think it's possible for me to take it as a familiar?"
"Yes, but it needs a little assistance."
"What assistance?"
Alice smiled slyly and said, "I don't know yet, darling. I need to see the changes when the Sacred Sakura Tree actually completes the ritual to judge, so..."
Jack suddenly had a bad premonition.
"So?"
"Just let me observe the ritual execution process once or twice!"
Jack rubbed his forehead helplessly: "What's so interesting about that? If you want, we can go back to the room, and I'll make a sister for Klee right now."
Watching the ritual was fake; taking the opportunity to cause trouble was real!
Having already had deep discussions with her, Jack had long seen through Alice's little schemes.
"Oh, no! I'm just curious how the Sacred Sakura Tree absorbs virtual energy like emotions, darling. Since you love your wife so much, you should agree, right?"
Alice bit her lower lip, her big eyes fluttering as she looked up at Jack from below.
Jack was speechless for a moment.
Seriously, can't you, as a mother, teach Klee something good? I've been wondering why she always gets away with things by acting cute lately. So, you're leading by example, huh!
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