Humanities Heart (2)

"60,000 migrants! Pillar Lei Jin sure is generous… such a thing is unimaginable." A peak 8th rank said, in surprise. 

"Oh quit it. You were there when he gifted the Old Ancestors 70,000 each." Another peak 8th rank said, trying to hush the other one up. 

"Both of you brothers should shut up. You are both right. Pillar Lei Jin is generous. And such a gift would have been unthinkable before. Just searching for people to live inside the Small Universe was difficult before." Another 8th rank said, fed up with her martial brothers. 

"Sister is right, it used to be nearly 100 years of effort and one would be lucky to find 50 willing to migrate. That's barely enough for a tiny village. And here we are gifted enough for a small city. Such a thing is truly remarkable." The second 8th rank said, understanding the situation. 

"Alright then, let's get started." Azure Heart said with a clap, and a smile hiding her irritation. 

~~Azure Void Flagship Master Hall~~

Lei Jin arrived at the place where his wives and concubines were all practicing. Occasionally weighing in on the conversation at hand through the deep connection everyone had. Ruo Xi was talking with Gu Pan and Qing Ning about the matter of marrying Lei Jin. If she had come forward earlier this would have been avoided. But now there are numerous problems with this situation. 

"I see, so those twins weren't lying just to cause some embarrassment. Ruo Xi really does harbor feelings of deep affection." Lei Jin said, floating his way into the room while in the lotus position. "It's a shame then that it is so difficult. I have 9 wives and many concubines. If I were to accept you as a wife, I would have to take in more concubines as well. Since it would be unfair to not have a balance between the wives. And it would cause too much trouble to rearrange the concubines to different wives since all of them have a firm bond with each other born from our unique cultivation method." He explained, with a sigh. 

"I see, then it isn't possible then. Why… Why didn't I ask earlier? I didn't know what this feeling was back then. I missed my chance to be with the man I love." Ruo Xi cried, and buried herself into Gu Pan. "Senior Sister Gu Pan, you're so lucky. I want him to hold me like he does you. I want him to love me the way he does you. That look in his eyes… I want him to gaze at me like that too." She continued, crying and letting it all out. 

There was a significant moment where the only sound was the sound of Ruo Xi's tears. The women were discussing what to do and how to proceed. Since they couldn't just out right accept the situation. Most of them had been willing to become a concubine for express reason there were no longer any wife slots remaining. However, Na Lou, she decided to speak up. 

"Sisters if I may… Why don't we have, Master take a 10th wife? It doesn't really feel too great to think about but, let us discuss the merits. We could have many more sisters for starters." Na Lou mentioned, bringing the attention in the room to her. 

"Interesting, and the only disadvantage is that we wouldn't be wives. But why does that title even matter to begin with? The only difference is that if we want to have an official child we must be filled with our Big sister present to verify that it was, Master who put the baby in us." Another concubine said, in agreement. This one was from Bright King Heaven. Which meant her words carried a hefty weight. 

"That is true, and aside from that we are treated exactly the same. If we take it further, this will allow, Master, to form bonds with the other forces as well. Without putting more burden on our Big Sisters." Another concubine from Yin-Yang Heaven added. 

"Sisters are right. We could have it so there is a system where those who perform with an exceptional degree of honor would get the chance to add their daughters to our family. Though… How should we handle the child situation? We all already have 2 children with our beloved. Should we allow them to catch up?" Another concubine said, and moved on as if it was already settled. 

"I think we shouldn't allow that. After all, we got to him first. It doesn't seem right for some reason. What do you sisters think about this?" A concubine from Asura Heaven asked. 

"I don't think what sister says is right. We should still allow them to catch up. After all, this good thing wasn't available at first. On top of that, Master wishes to treat all of us sisters with compassion and a big heart." A concubine from Clear Mind Heaven responded. 

"On top of that, Master wishes for as large a family as he can get. So I don't see a problem with it. Let Master take such a beautiful woman to be the 10th Big sister, I say." A concubine from free and unfettered paradise said. 

The others all slowly started to agree, one after the other. Until all that remained was the 9 wives and Lei Jin himself. The change in the room came quickly as Ruo Xi heard the whole discussion. And a quick look was shared between Lei Jin and the wives. Until Lei Jin floated forward no longer holding back. He couldn't stand the tears. And given his past he had every right to despise tears. 

He gently held Ruo Xi's chin and looked into her eyes. The eyes of the one the Human race called the All Father were now staring directly into her eyes. And she was overwhelmed by a sense of satisfaction unlike any she had felt before. 

"Everyone is in agreement, I will take you as my 10th wife. So stop with the tears, and smile. Welcome to the family." Lei Jin smiled and then kissed Ruo Xi. 

The passion she felt in this kiss was more than she expected from a man who was forced to take a woman. She at that moment knew that Lei Jin had been kicking himself for limiting himself to 9 after sensing that she had those feelings. It was difficult to hide anything from him inside of his own domain, after all. And she then fell into a trace where she just enjoyed the feeling of being kissed by the man she loved.