Of course, before that, there was one more thing to do: he summoned the guards in the mansion and dealt with those who had just failed to put in any effort when the enemy invaded, or even those who had colluded with them from the inside.
At the same time, the guards who had fought bravely were lavishly rewarded and promoted.
Although he was alone, this was a world where the strong were respected, and no one dared to defy his Grandmaster-level aura. Combined with the lingering influence of the former Duke and the three women's familiarity with the situation in the mansion, a major reshuffle quickly took place in the Duke's mansion.
However, after a day of turmoil, the Duke's mansion was severely weakened, and its guards were clearly stretched thin.
Zu An thought for a moment and then summoned the guards of the Yu family. The Yu family was in chaos recently because of the departure of Yu Yanluo, leaving them leaderless.
He is now Yu Yanluo's nominal husband. As expected, the Yu family's guards joined his ranks without much resistance and were very grateful to the Duke for taking them in under these circumstances.
Zuan discovered that Gong Pan was also inside. Some time ago, due to various chaos, he led his men to protect the Yu family and experienced several serious conflicts, in which he himself was also seriously injured.
Having spent time with him these past few days, he was well aware of Gong Pan's loyalty, but he did not appoint him as the head of the guards again. After all, Gong Pan was a veteran of the "former dynasty," and his own identity would be exposed sooner or later. He had to promote his own confidants and loyal followers. When the truth came out, those people would have to surround him for their own interests.
Therefore, he promoted one of the mid-level guards who had performed bravely this time to the new head guard, allowing him to freely practice the various secret manuals in the Duke's mansion to improve his own strength.
The guard named Guan Wu never expected that he would be entrusted with such an important task by the Duke. He was so excited that his voice trembled, and he vowed to be loyal to the Duke and to guard the Duke's mansion to the death.
Although many others were jealous, he was at the forefront of the chaos and was seriously injured, which earned everyone's respect. In addition, the Duke was riding high on the momentum from the previous battle, so no one dared to say a word against him.
Having successfully arranged everything, he left the task of cleaning up the messy ducal mansion to his subordinates. He then took the three women back to their room. Although he had arranged for two families of guards to protect them, in this world, he was too weak to maintain order.
However, in order to put the Duke of Yunzhong at ease, the concubines Liu Ji and Chu Ji sent by Yu Yanluo, as well as the concubine Zhang Ji sent by Jian Taiding, were all specially chosen to be people with average cultivation levels.
Therefore, Zuan will help them improve their cultivation this time. After this incident, the three women naturally understand the importance of personal strength.
However, Zhang Ji still discerned the subtext in his words: "Lord, are you leaving?"
"I have to leave for a while, and of course I will announce to the outside world that I am in seclusion. You just need to know the truth." After all, these are the Duke's bedmates, and the excuse of seclusion may not be able to hide it from them.
"Ah, we have to leave again." Not only Zhang Ji, but even Chu Ji and Liu Ji were a little reluctant to part with him. Although they knew he was an imposter, they felt particularly at ease with him by their side.
"So we need to hurry up and help you improve your cultivation," Zu An comforted him.
“But cultivation is not an easy path to improve one’s cultivation level.” Zhang Ji sat to the side, her two long, straight legs together in a very ladylike manner, slightly tilted to the side, her expression very distressed.
"Yes, we're afraid it will be difficult for us to meet your expectations in a short time." Chu Ji stood by the window, sunlight filtering through her clothes, revealing a truly beautiful and graceful figure.
"Oh, if we had known this would happen, we should have started cultivating sooner." Liu Ji patted her chest.
The movement caused a watery tremor.
Zuan said, "Under normal circumstances, it would indeed take many years of arduous cultivation to achieve this, but I have a way to improve your cultivation in a short time. However, this may affect your ability to reach the pinnacle in the future."
Zhang Ji smiled and said, "Your Highness is too kind. We don't need to seek the ultimate path. We're just grateful to be ordinary experts who can protect ourselves. Besides, it would be different for us if Your Highness reached the pinnacle."
Liu Ji and Chu Ji echoed each other, knowing their own aptitude. Although they were better than ordinary people, they were not geniuses and naturally did not expect to achieve great success in cultivation.
Zuan nodded: "In that case, let's begin. You all sit down beside me."
He then guided the three women on the basics of meditation and breathing exercises. Immediately afterwards, he swiftly extended his fingers and pressed on various acupoints of the three women, using his own cultivation to open up the meridians necessary for the circulation of vital energy.
With his current master level, it wouldn't be difficult for him to do all this.
He then infused each person with vital energy. This method of enhancement was simple and brutal, but generally no cultivator was willing to do it because it was too taxing on the practitioner, and no one wanted their hard-earned vital energy to be given away to someone else.
Moreover, it's not that if you transfer a portion of your energy, the other person can absorb the same amount; often, only one in ten survives. Therefore, no one would do such a thankless task.
But Zu'an is different. He has the Gluttonous Devouring Heaven Technique. He just dealt with those experts who came to cause trouble, and almost instantly drained their cultivation.
With his current level of cultivation, these people's cultivation is of little use to him, but it is perfect for passing on his skills to the three women.
Several hours passed, and steam rose from the heads of the three women, their bodies were covered in fragrant sweat, and their clothes were even soaked.
The process of being cleansed and refined by vital energy was sometimes extremely painful and sometimes extremely comfortable. At first, they were worried about disturbing Zu'an, so they gritted their teeth and endured it. But then, someone started it, and soon groans and moans rose and fell.
Zu An's blood and qi were already churning from the exertion of his internal energy, and then the various fragrances emanating from the three women were aroused by the heat, coupled with the sultry sounds coming from their throats, almost causing his Dao heart to waver.
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