Ken and Emerald were finally done, ending up on the bed, with Ken laying beside Emerald, a leg keeping her pinned under him, the way she had done so when he was a cripple.
He brushed along her cheek and then down her neck, grabbing her tit.
“Ken…” Emerald looked at him questioningly, wondering if he wanted another round. They had gone for five rounds, and she was always happy to accept more.
Ken leaned in to kiss her cheek and then slapped her left tit gently before withdrawing from her and standing. He looked at the three slaves who were all on their knees.
[Oh, right…]
He had completely forgotten all about them. He cleared his throat into the side of his fist. “Let’s get ready for the day,” he said.
They all bathed, with Ken and Emerald remaining together. Emerald paid attention to his legs, rubbing them gently with her soapy hands.
Ken wondered if she was trying to get him to go for another round, but he forced his little brother down. They had already done so much, and he couldn’t keep spoiling her.
“We’ll keep the fact that I am healed a secret for now, in case we need it for the future.”
“Yes, master,” the women replied.
“I’ll need to start cultivating properly as well…” Ken wondered how the goddess was going to teach him.
[[Don’t worry, mortal. This queen will keep her promise.]]
Ken smiled, leaning back as Emerald washed him with her tender hands. He let slip a moan and then looked down at Emerald, who had his member clutched within her hands.
“…”
“No,” Ken said, causing her to pout slightly, but she washed the rest of his body.
He changed into his clothes, which were a little tight now. He wondered if he could get away with pretending that he gained some weight over the past couple of weeks. He kept his face hidden, as he always had, and so did Emerald.
He checked his ring, which was full of coins, pills, and arrays. He had to hand the others a number of pills and arrays as well, more than enough to live a decent life if they sold them off, but he handed them over for emergencies, and to make sure he didn’t lose everything if a ring was lost.
As he went to sit down, he felt weird. Like the world around him had changed. He had been so busy loving Emerald that he hadn’t stopped to relax and take in the world.
He looked down at his hands and then down to his stomach. He closed his eyes and cultivated for a moment, feeling his ki run through his meridians and to his dantian.
Lower Martial Apprentice.
He looked to Nana, who caught his eyes and quickly looked away, blushing. Ken pulled her in close and then kissed her again, but didn’t say anything.
Once he was done, being wheeled out, he was brought to the Commerce Head, who was waiting in the fancy room that he brought Ken to before.
“Arrayist Ken, I hope your week went well.”
“More than well, that’s for certain,” Ken replied back. “I can’t help but thank you, Commerce Head. If it wasn’t for your preparations, things wouldn’t have gone so smoothly.”
“It was my pleasure,” Rojja replied back. “I would like to apologise, I have been unable to find any coloured crystals. It seems they’ve all been swallowed up.”
“There’s no need to fuss about that. I would have liked them, but they aren’t necessary. Our business together has been fruitful for the pair of us, so don’t apologise for such a little thing.”
“It is as you say,” Rojja replied.
“I will leave these for you to sell as part of our deal. I’ll be going to the Town Lord to work for him, though I’ll remember our deal about the white pearl pills.” Ken summoned a few more pills for the Commerce Head, who paid Ken for the other pills he had sold off.
Ken also laid down a few arrays for the Commerce Head. “I will sell these to you at whatever price you think is fair. I have a few more arrays which I’ll be auctioning off through your mediation.” He placed down ten low grade earth scrolls, ten middle grade earth scrolls, and a high grade earth scroll too. “I hope this will pay the fees associated.” Then he placed down a ring.
Rojja accepted the ring, transferring the items into another ring, and then handed it over to a worker.
“I’ll leave it to you,” Ken said, finishing his business with the Commerce Head, and then heading out.
He checked how much gold he had, closing his eyes as he saw how many he had. He wondered how many Low Martial Experts he could buy with the amount he had. There were many other things which he should buy, though, so he set that away from his mind.
However, he had other business to attend to. He went to find the few escorts that he had hired, and then made his way towards the wagon service, where he saw the boy from before. When the boy saw Ken, there was a moment of pause and then recognition, and the boy skid to Ken.
“How may I help you, sir?”
“So you remember me?” Ken chuckled.
“How could I forget?” The boy replied, thinking about all the delicious meat he was fed for doing a good job. He had even made a silver coin as a bonus for that evening due to his good sight of not pushing away a cripple.
“I need a wagon to take me to the Newblade estate. It doesn’t have to be extremely fancy, but enough that this should pay for it.” Ken flicked two gold coins over to the boy, who caught both gold coins with tears in his eyes.
“Yes! Please come inside!” The boy led Ken inside to a nice room, where Ken was given some tea to drink as well as a few snacks.
An older chubby man appeared, who had a balding head, and a long beard. “Is this the sir who has been making waves as an Arrayist and Alchemist.”
“My reputation precedes me, it seems. This one is Arrayist Ken. I dare not claim to be a true Alchemist while travelling with my companion.”
“I have heard that you claim your abilities aren’t as good as your… woman?” The man looked to Emerald.
“It’s no claim, it’s true. The pills I have made pale in comparison to my woman.”
“I apologise for being so forward, but is there a chance that I may ask to buy a white pearl pill from you?”
“That would be quite awkward, as I have made a deal with the Commerce Head to sell my pills exclusively through him.”
“There is quite a waiting list to buy such a pill, and I am unable to buy one for weeks.”
“Since it’s come to that, I will send word to the Commerce Head to keep one in reserve for you.”
“I thank you, Arrayist Ken.” The man motioned a hand to someone. “I will bring you our Golden Dragon Carriage.”
“That sounds very fancy,” Ken replied back neutrally. He wasn’t sure if he should accept, but since the man was being so friendly, he shouldn’t refuse.
The Golden Dragon Carriage was truly an ostentatious. It was made from a white wood, but there were veins of gold through the entire carriage. A long dragon made of ruby coiled atop the wagon, it’s face in a smug grin.
Even the horses which were going to pull the carriage were of the greatest breed, with powerful muscles twitching.
Ken wondered if he should accept this, but since he had already come so far, he slipped into the back of it.
With that, he made his way to the Newblade estate. It was only once he was halfway there he realised that this could have been quite provocative against the Newblades.
He sighed, hoping that it wouldn’t end up with a misunderstanding. He quite liked the Newblades so would have preferred to not antagonise them.
“Emerald, Nana, you two head back to the commerce pavilion and hand them over these items.” He placed the items into Emerald’s ring. “Take the escorts with you, I’ll take Chandi and Yue. Let Rojja know about the wagon manager and what I had offered to him.”
“Yes, master,” the pair replied, taking the escorts away along with the wagon.
He realised that taking so many people could have added fuel to the fire, so he this was the simplest way to deal with them.
Ken and Emerald were finally done, ending up on the bed, with Ken laying beside Emerald, a leg keeping her pinned under him, the way she had done so when he was a cripple.
He brushed along her cheek and then down her neck, grabbing her tit.
“Ken…” Emerald looked at him questioningly, wondering if he wanted another round. They had gone for five rounds, and she was always happy to accept more.
Ken leaned in to kiss her cheek and then slapped her left tit gently before withdrawing from her and standing. He looked at the three slaves who were all on their knees.
[Oh, right…]
He had completely forgotten all about them. He cleared his throat into the side of his fist. “Let’s get ready for the day,” he said.
They all bathed, with Ken and Emerald remaining together. Emerald paid attention to his legs, rubbing them gently with her soapy hands.
Ken wondered if she was trying to get him to go for another round, but he forced his little brother down. They had already done so much, and he couldn’t keep spoiling her.
“We’ll keep the fact that I am healed a secret for now, in case we need it for the future.”
“Yes, master,” the women replied.
“I’ll need to start cultivating properly as well…” Ken wondered how the goddess was going to teach him.
[[Don’t worry, mortal. This queen will keep her promise.]]
Ken smiled, leaning back as Emerald washed him with her tender hands. He let slip a moan and then looked down at Emerald, who had his member clutched within her hands.
“…”
“No,” Ken said, causing her to pout slightly, but she washed the rest of his body.
He changed into his clothes, which were a little tight now. He wondered if he could get away with pretending that he gained some weight over the past couple of weeks. He kept his face hidden, as he always had, and so did Emerald.
He checked his ring, which was full of coins, pills, and arrays. He had to hand the others a number of pills and arrays as well, more than enough to live a decent life if they sold them off, but he handed them over for emergencies, and to make sure he didn’t lose everything if a ring was lost.
As he went to sit down, he felt weird. Like the world around him had changed. He had been so busy loving Emerald that he hadn’t stopped to relax and take in the world.
He looked down at his hands and then down to his stomach. He closed his eyes and cultivated for a moment, feeling his ki run through his meridians and to his dantian.
Lower Martial Apprentice.
He looked to Nana, who caught his eyes and quickly looked away, blushing. Ken pulled her in close and then kissed her again, but didn’t say anything.
Once he was done, being wheeled out, he was brought to the Commerce Head, who was waiting in the fancy room that he brought Ken to before.
“Arrayist Ken, I hope your week went well.”
“More than well, that’s for certain,” Ken replied back. “I can’t help but thank you, Commerce Head. If it wasn’t for your preparations, things wouldn’t have gone so smoothly.”
“It was my pleasure,” Rojja replied back. “I would like to apologise, I have been unable to find any coloured crystals. It seems they’ve all been swallowed up.”
“There’s no need to fuss about that. I would have liked them, but they aren’t necessary. Our business together has been fruitful for the pair of us, so don’t apologise for such a little thing.”
“It is as you say,” Rojja replied.
“I will leave these for you to sell as part of our deal. I’ll be going to the Town Lord to work for him, though I’ll remember our deal about the white pearl pills.” Ken summoned a few more pills for the Commerce Head, who paid Ken for the other pills he had sold off.
Ken also laid down a few arrays for the Commerce Head. “I will sell these to you at whatever price you think is fair. I have a few more arrays which I’ll be auctioning off through your mediation.” He placed down ten low grade earth scrolls, ten middle grade earth scrolls, and a high grade earth scroll too. “I hope this will pay the fees associated.” Then he placed down a ring.
Rojja accepted the ring, transferring the items into another ring, and then handed it over to a worker.
“I’ll leave it to you,” Ken said, finishing his business with the Commerce Head, and then heading out.
He checked how much gold he had, closing his eyes as he saw how many he had. He wondered how many Low Martial Experts he could buy with the amount he had. There were many other things which he should buy, though, so he set that away from his mind.
However, he had other business to attend to. He went to find the few escorts that he had hired, and then made his way towards the wagon service, where he saw the boy from before. When the boy saw Ken, there was a moment of pause and then recognition, and the boy skid to Ken.
“How may I help you, sir?”
“So you remember me?” Ken chuckled.
“How could I forget?” The boy replied, thinking about all the delicious meat he was fed for doing a good job. He had even made a silver coin as a bonus for that evening due to his good sight of not pushing away a cripple.
“I need a wagon to take me to the Newblade estate. It doesn’t have to be extremely fancy, but enough that this should pay for it.” Ken flicked two gold coins over to the boy, who caught both gold coins with tears in his eyes.
“Yes! Please come inside!” The boy led Ken inside to a nice room, where Ken was given some tea to drink as well as a few snacks.
An older chubby man appeared, who had a balding head, and a long beard. “Is this the sir who has been making waves as an Arrayist and Alchemist.”
“My reputation precedes me, it seems. This one is Arrayist Ken. I dare not claim to be a true Alchemist while travelling with my companion.”
“I have heard that you claim your abilities aren’t as good as your… woman?” The man looked to Emerald.
“It’s no claim, it’s true. The pills I have made pale in comparison to my woman.”
“I apologise for being so forward, but is there a chance that I may ask to buy a white pearl pill from you?”
“That would be quite awkward, as I have made a deal with the Commerce Head to sell my pills exclusively through him.”
“There is quite a waiting list to buy such a pill, and I am unable to buy one for weeks.”
“Since it’s come to that, I will send word to the Commerce Head to keep one in reserve for you.”
“I thank you, Arrayist Ken.” The man motioned a hand to someone. “I will bring you our Golden Dragon Carriage.”
“That sounds very fancy,” Ken replied back neutrally. He wasn’t sure if he should accept, but since the man was being so friendly, he shouldn’t refuse.
The Golden Dragon Carriage was truly an ostentatious. It was made from a white wood, but there were veins of gold through the entire carriage. A long dragon made of ruby coiled atop the wagon, it’s face in a smug grin.
Even the horses which were going to pull the carriage were of the greatest breed, with powerful muscles twitching.
Ken wondered if he should accept this, but since he had already come so far, he slipped into the back of it.
With that, he made his way to the Newblade estate. It was only once he was halfway there he realised that this could have been quite provocative against the Newblades.
He sighed, hoping that it wouldn’t end up with a misunderstanding. He quite liked the Newblades so would have preferred to not antagonise them.
“Emerald, Nana, you two head back to the commerce pavilion and hand them over these items.” He placed the items into Emerald’s ring. “Take the escorts with you, I’ll take Chandi and Yue. Let Rojja know about the wagon manager and what I had offered to him.”
“Yes, master,” the pair replied, taking the escorts away along with the wagon.
He realised that taking so many people could have added fuel to the fire, so he this was the simplest way to deal with them.
