Zhang Xiaoli said with a hint of sourness, "Speaking of which, that aphrodisiac is that potent? It actually made you two fight from yesterday until this afternoon?"
An Qian and Kong Qingshu once again looked at Qin Shilei with scrutinizing eyes.
Bother!
If he had known, he should have asserted that he was adding another sister between them. That way, perhaps this interrogation session wouldn't have happened.
However, Qin Shilei and Mary hadn't developed much affection yet, and he didn't want to randomly add people to his household.
Qin Shilei forced a smile and said, "I woke up this morning, and then she chased me. So, I dragged it out until now to return."
"We can let her go if you agree to one condition."
An Qian said leisurely, "You're not allowed to see her again. And you must be punished for your mistake. I'll ban you from our bed for a month."
"Ah!"
Zhang Xiaoli said with a pained expression, "An Qian, why don't you think of another punishment? This feels like you're punishing us."
"You pervert, there's no saving you," An Qian shot Zhang Xiaoli a dismissive glance.
"How about banning him from getting out of our bed for a month?" Zhang Xiaoli teased.
Hearing this, Qin Shilei's forehead broke out in a cold sweat.
Is this pervert really going to punish her husband like this?
No matter how strong he was, he couldn't endure this.
There are only tired oxen, not plows that get broken. With three of them, if it came to a prolonged battle, Qin Shilei would definitely not be a match.
"It's indeed one month of not being allowed in our bed. If you dare to flirt with others during this period, the duration will be ten times longer."
An Qian glared at Zhang Xiaoli and, with a cold face, passed judgment on Qin Shilei again.
"This... alright then." Zhang Xiaoli put on a wronged expression. "Husband, you must behave yourself. If you slip up again, you might never get into our bed again."
Kong Qingshu suddenly asked, "Brother Qin, you were so hasty in returning after your tryst, was there something urgent?"
Qin Shilei hesitated for a moment before speaking, "I have formed an alliance with her on behalf of the Qin'an Royal Palace. She will help our army by contracting exotic beasts, and I will help her improve her strength.
The Empress can open a portal to another world called Amelia. I plan to return to get the Shanhe Tu (Map of Mountains and Rivers) and see if I can enter that world.
Why don't you go explore that other world for me, or should we just cancel this alliance?"
An Qian gave Qin Shilei a displeased glance. "My husband's word is his bond. Since we've already formed an alliance, how can we go back on it?
You go in with her first into that other world, and then we'll come out later."
"Then, I'll head out first?" Qin Shilei gestured towards the outside.
"Wait!"
An Qian said with distaste, "Hurry up and wash yourself thoroughly. The smell is making us uncomfortable!"
"Alright." Qin Shilei chuckled dryly and quickly dashed towards the bathroom.
To avoid An Qian and the others' further disgust, he took nearly half an hour to bathe.
It was an hour later when Qin Shilei emerged from the blessed land.
Mary had been sitting on the sofa, and when she saw Qin Shilei appear, she looked up and said indifferently, "You got past your three wives' hurdle so quickly?"
"Heh heh."
Qin Shilei forced a dry laugh and didn't take the bait. "Let me introduce someone to you."
With that, he summoned Zhang Qiang from the blessed land.
After introducing them to each other, he took out the Shanhe Tu and handed it to Zhang Qiang, then had Zhang Qiang put him into the Shanhe Tu.
Mary, who witnessed all this, showed a flicker of sadness in her eyes, but she didn't throw a tantrum.
Even though they had been intimate, they still lacked sufficient trust.
It was necessary to remain wary of each other.
After Qin Shilei entered the Shanhe Tu, Mary opened the spatial portal again.
"Let's go," Mary said expressionlessly to Zhang Qiang.
Seeing Zhang Qiang hesitate, she was the first to fly into the spatial portal.
Zhang Qiang followed suit.
The Shanhe Tu, which he had been holding all along, was not restricted by the system as he had hoped, and entered the alien world of Amelia with Zhang Qiang.
Emerging from the Shanhe Tu again, Qin Shilei turned to Zhang Qiang and instructed, "Go back into the blessed land and cultivate."
"Okay." Zhang Qiang returned the Shanhe Tu to Qin Shilei and vanished before their eyes.
"Don't your wives distrust us being alone together? Hurry and call them out," Mary said expressionlessly.
The hint of jealousy in her tone gave Qin Shilei a headache.
He thought for a moment and took out a hundred pieces of Enlightenment Tea from his spatial ring. "Keep this. It's very helpful to brew one piece and drink it when breaking through. You can also brew a cup when you're trying to comprehend a special ability."
Mary silently accepted it.
Qin Shilei looked at Mary, then called out the three women, An Qian.
"Hmph, at least Qin the great pervert has some foresight. Let's go."
An Qian scanned Mary from head to toe, without any intention of greeting her, and turned to fly away into the distance.
Zhang Xiaoli and Kong Qingshu each pinched a soft spot on Qin Shilei's waist and then chased after An Qian.
"Sigh! Fortunately, it wasn't exposed, or it would have been a huge embarrassment."
Qin Shilei sighed inwardly, then called out to Mary and followed them.
The world of Amelia was similar to the insect world Qin Shilei had visited before.
The natural environment was excellent, with lush trees and abundant species. Occasionally, one could see scattered low-level exotic beasts in the forests below.
"Your Majesty, how much of this world have you explored? Have you discovered any signs of human presence?" Qin Shilei asked to make conversation.
"I've only explored an area within a radius of ten to twenty thousand kilometers, and I haven't found any humans yet," Mary replied indifferently.
"Husband, take out the Shanhe Tu and see if you can use it here," Zhang Xiaoli suggested as she approached Qin Shilei.
"Right, I'll try." Qin Shilei took out the Shanhe Tu from his Qiankun Ring again.
As soon as he infused it with spiritual energy to activate the Shanhe Tu, the system immediately emitted a prompt.
"Ding. The Shanhe Tu needs to merge with a ley line of this planet to display the planet's terrain and powerful beings."
After some fumbling, Qin Shilei finally understood what a ley line was and how to make the Shanhe Tu merge with it.
They found a continuous mountain range nearby.
He injected Yuan Qi into the Shanhe Tu.
The Shanhe Tu immediately floated into the air and began to grow larger.
Soon, it became several meters in size, displaying a three-dimensional map of mountains and rivers.
A faint yellow light shot out from the Shanhe Tu and shone onto the ground below.
Qin Shilei continued to infuse the Shanhe Tu with Yuan Qi, and it remained suspended in the air, constantly emitting a pale yellow light onto the ground.
Two hours later, Qin Shilei's face turned somewhat pale. "An Qian, take over for me."
An Qian immediately flew to the side of the Shanhe Tu and began infusing it with Yuan Qi on Qin Shilei's behalf.
Qin Shilei then flew to the ground below, sat down cross-legged, and took out a crystal core to recover his Yuan Qi.
Time passed slowly.
The four of them had rotated three times when the phantom image of a mountain range emerged from the ground below.
Boom!
As the phantom image appeared, the ground began to shake violently, as if an 8.0 magnitude earthquake had struck.