Cultivation Begins with Caring for Sister-in-law-Chapter 566: First Meeting with Xiao Ya

As the morning light emerged, casting its glow between the intricately arranged pavilions and towers, the Xiao Family’s ancestral residence, vast and housing hundreds, buzzed with activity. The numerous maids, as soon as dawn began to break, busied themselves, carrying various tools and weaving through the blue-tiled, white-walled paths.

The vendors delivering vegetables and fruits to the Xiao Family, led by Guards, entered through the back gate, stopping at the rear kitchen. The chief cook and the Housekeeper came over to inspect and check the quality seriously, extracting even if it was just a single wilted leaf.

A group of maids, each carrying basins, towels, and other morning toiletries, headed towards the separate courtyard where Chen Mo resided.

Inside the master bedroom of the separate courtyard on the east side of the Xiao Family’s ancestral residence, the biological clock awakened the toiling-all-night Chen Mo.

The room was somewhat disordered; a horse-face skirt thrown from the drapery lay on the ground, alongside robes, belly bands, skirts, and white cloth strips...

Chen Mo’s gaze gradually cleared, his arm soft, still warm, and faintly fragrant.

Yue Ruyan lay on her side on the inner side of the bed, snuggled in his arms, her hand resting on his chest, her smooth, jet-black hair spread over him, while Chen Mo’s right arm cuddled her neck, his palm resting above his heart, and his left hand was caught between her legs...

Yue Ruyan was still sound asleep, her eyelashes lightly trembling, dreaming of something unknown, her delicate cheeks still tinged with a dewy blush.

Chen Mo’s gaze lowered, finding Xiao Yunxi sleeping at the end of the bed, even though not yet awake, her little feet restlessly gliding from his lower abdomen down to... a certain place.

The June weather had already warmed up, especially in the early morning, making the room somewhat stuffy, and the quilt that originally covered the three of them had somehow fallen to the floor.

Looking at Xiao Yunxi, a word inadvertently surfaced in Chen Mo’s mind, "Jade Body Reclining."

Moreover, due to the Cultivation Technique, attracting Solar Purple Qi in the morning was necessary, so every day when Chen Mo awoke, he was brimming with vigor.

Chen Mo never knew what restraint meant; he freed his right hand to remove Xiao Yunxi’s little foot, then lay on his side, his left hand promptly scooping up one of Yue Ruyan’s beautiful legs, pulling her closer; both turned towards each other sideways.

"Hoo..."

Chen Mo took a light breath, holding her as he began kissing her neck, her collarbone, and then directly opened his mouth...

...

The first to wake was not Yue Ruyan, but instead Xiao Yunxi.

Being at her own home, and with the thought of having to rise early tomorrow to avoid any embarrassment, Xiao Yunxi’s sleep was notably light. At the moment her foot was moved by Chen Mo, she naturally awoke, groggily opened her eyes, looked around—why had she ended up at the foot of the bed?

Her mind gradually cleared, recalling that last night when going to sleep, Chen Mo wanted to play with her jade feet, and since Xiao household’s bed wasn’t specially made like at home, for convenience, she slept at the foot of the bed.

Suddenly, she heard some movement, propping herself up to look towards the head of the bed, her bright cheeks instantly flushed red.

"It’s already dawn, soon the servants will be here to help us get up and wash, how can you be doing this so early..." Xiao Yunxi couldn’t help but say.

"Cultivating early morning, Yunxi, you know I have this habit." Chen Mo replied.

Xiao Yunxi: "..."

She glanced at Yue Ruyan, then bit her lower lip, "But Sister Ru Yan hasn’t woken up yet, and you’ve..."

"Her body is already awake."

"Hmm?"

After a brief moment of being stunned, Xiao Yunxi then reacted, lightly rebuking Chen Mo with a reddened face.

"You two carry on, I’ll... leave first."

In Chen Mansion it wouldn’t matter, but here at the Xiao Family, if the servants found her and Yue Ruyan both in Chen Mo’s room, it would be utterly disgraceful.

In a Noble Family like the Xiao’s, etiquette and morals were held in highest regard; two women together...? That would be deemed lewd.

She quickly turned around, frantically searching for her dress.

Chen Mo didn’t stop her; indeed, here at the Xiao Family, some discretion was necessary.

In three or two moves, Xiao Yunxi had put on her dress, hurriedly rushing to the door, first opening a sliver and poking her head out to glance around, then retreating, saying, "Husband... you two should hurry, later my mother will definitely send someone to summon you for breakfast."

Chen Mo responded with a hum.

After Xiao Yunxi left, Yue Ruyan also woke up; although she didn’t say anything immediately, her eyes were filled with shyness and resentment, yet she followed her body’s instinct.

Seeing her awake, Chen Mo recalled Yunxi’s words, gently nudged her shoulder to lay her flat again, continuing with his cultivation.

...

...

Indeed, just as Xiao Yunxi said, barely half an hour passed before footsteps sounded outside, followed by a knock on the door:

"Duke An, the old madam sent us to assist your rising, may we come in now?"

Yue Ruyan hurriedly pressed her thin lips together; just as Chen Mo was about to respond, Xiao Yunxi’s voice came from outside the room.

"Give me the items; you may go down first."

"Understood, Miss."

The maids, after placing the items down, saluted Xiao Yunxi, and then withdrew.

Once the maids exited the courtyard, Xiao Yunxi opened the door, started bringing the items in one by one; seeing the two still cultivating, she blushed, "Aren’t you finished yet?"

"Don’t rush."

Chen Mo patted Yue Ruyan’s thigh, prompting her to turn over.

Xiao Yunxi gave a gentle sound of reproach, dashed out to keep watch.

About a quarter-hour later, indeed as expected, the Xu Clan sent someone to call Chen Mo and the others for breakfast.

The timing was just right, with Chen Mo finishing his session.

...

In the Fulu Hall where the Xiao Family dined.

Xu Clan sat at the head; unlike previous family banquets, the table wasn’t crowded—besides Xu Clan, there was an elderly white-haired man, a middle-aged man in fine clothes, appearing not yet forty but plump, along with the elder’s wife, the middle-aged man’s wife, and a young girl.

The elderly man, Chen Mo remembered having met at last night’s family banquet, was named Xiao Qing.

The others were somewhat unfamiliar.

It seemed they had been there for a while, waiting for Chen Mo.

Upon seeing Chen Mo and the others approach, the seated quickly rose to greet them, calling, "Duke An, morning."

Chen Mo nodded slightly, greeting his mother-in-law and the third elder.

"Third Grandpa, Third Grandma, Cousin, Cousin-in-law, Xiaoya, morning." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

After Xiao Yunxi finished greeting, she came in front of Xu Clan, making a courtesy gesture, "Mother."

"Auntie good morning, Duke... Duke An good morning." The young girl followed suit, saluting both Xiao Yunxi and Chen Mo.

The young girl, however, didn’t dare to look Chen Mo in the eye while greeting.

Chen Mo realized the young girl was the niece Yunxi mentioned last night. With so many people present, it wasn’t the time for scrutinizing, so he simply acknowledged with a slight nod.

Yue Ruyan, standing behind, only nodded without speaking.