Maya, Mia, and Qi Yue were shocked at what was happening.
-Master what is going on here?
Mia asked as she was startled by the whole scene especially the part when Paul had a sword at his throat.
-It's nothing Mia just a little misunderstanding that was already cleared out.
Paul said to calm them down.
-Go Play with Qi Yue for now.
He sent them away and the girls understood that it was not something that a child should be a part of.
Once they left with the little girl Paul spoke to the Qi family.
-Qi Mo was never injured, he got a seal that prevented him from walking, this seal was once used on me and that is why I knew how to dispel it.
This also confirms my suspicions that it is the shadow blades that are targeting you as they are the only ones that use this seal as far as I know.
Also, I think I just saved your daughters from being sold to the healer you sought.
Paul said that he was almost certain that they planned to sell Qi Lan and Qi Xiao for the healer to heal Qi Mo.
They were all shocked since they never told him that they were going to do exactly that.
Qi Mo was shocked hearing this as he never heard about it and if that were the case he would prefer to remain disabled than to sell his sisters who he loved more than his own life.
-How did you know that this was our plan?
Qi Jun asked avoiding looking at both his daughters.
-Because that is the way they operate.
In a week or two you would hear the news that your daughters were sold to a brothel or something similar and then you would die full of despair and regret that you sent your children to hell for nothing.
Paul was now brutally honest and hearing his words both women turned pale.
They agreed with their father's plan for the good of their family and a chance of rebuilding it but they never thought that they were playing right into the hands of their enemies.
Not to mention that they never thought that they could end up in a brothel or even worse and they shuddered at the mere thought of that.
-Do you think that they could plan that much ahead and make all of this fall into place?
Qi Lan asked but regretted it a moment later.
-Like I said That is the way they operate.
Paul said before continuing.
-First, they kill all the branch families and most of the descendants of the main family.
Then they cripple the only male descendant that is left forcing the family to spend its wealth to try and save him in an attempt to secure the future of the family.
Then they give you false hope and let you heal him for the price of the daughters becoming slaves or the remaining wealth that you possess.
And once you feel secure again they will send the news that your daughters have been sold to become whores in a brothel to make you regret your decision before they finally kill you.
Paul explained step by step how it worked and Qi Jun was speechless as this was exactly what had happened to them.
Then what can we do to stop their plan from succeeding?
The old man asked.
-As I told you before, you need to survive their next attack and it will come soon because I just foiled their plans about your daughters by dispelling the seal they had placed on your son.
Paul explained.
-This will give you a fighting chance but that is the most I can do for you right now.
Paul said with a bit of regret in his voice as he would love nothing more than to kill these bastards with his own hands and make them suffer for what they have done.
Unfortunately, he was still too weak to challenge them and he had to bide his time as much as he could to be ready when the time came.
But that didn't mean that he couldn't help others.
As the saying goes: The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
They spent the rest of the afternoon discussing their options and possible countermeasures to the incoming attack.
When it was finally time to say goodbye, Qi Yue was carried away by one of the Qi family guards as she fell asleep under the oak tree alongside Mia and Maya who were also tired from the whole day of playing with an energetic child.
Paul brought them to the bedroom and lay them on the bed before he joined them after a bath and fell asleep with the girls in his arms.
The next morning he woke up before the girls and spent almost an hour watching them sleep in his arms before they also woke up.
This has become a bit of a tradition for them that the one who woke up first could watch the other sleep in their arms and all three of them cherished these moments.
After breakfast, Paul decided it was past time to balance his cultivation again and went to the bathhouse to cultivate while the girls continued to read the books they had bought.
It wasn't long before Paul managed to gain a level and he continued to cultivate until dinner time gaining additional levels in both Qi and mana bringing him to level 38 in both.
The day went by peacefully except for the merchant servants delivering the goods that Paul had ordered.
Paul decided to spend the entire day on cultivation as he had neglected it lately and that slowed down his progress significantly.
He wanted to reach the second stage as soon as possible to finally be free of the restrictions and also be able to use some pills and other resources to boost his cultivation even further.
the main reason for his haste was to ensure their safety as they were now living in a town and as the Qi family had reminded him by accident there were many unreasonable people in this world.
The last thing he wanted was to be unable to protect himself and the girls if they ever got into trouble.
Thinking about it all he remembered that he had a spirit boar inside his storage space and that was the only thing that could help him with his cultivation right now so he took it out and asked the cook to make some dishes with its meat for supper.
Before evening he managed to reach level 39 in both Mana and Qi, planning to reach level 40 before he went to sleep that day.
-Master, We had an idea today regarding our cultivation.
Mia said during their evening meal.
-You told us once that you can absorb all kinds of energy so why don't we both use our powers to help you cultivate?
-Thank you for the offer but this would not help me since I would still have to absorb the energy and purify it which would take longer than cultivating alone.
Paul explained.
-However, you just reminded me that I still have to help you two purify your Qi and mana.
He said with a smile.
This was an important matter since if he purified their mana and Qi then the next time they cultivated their bodies would absorb less impurities making it easier for him to purify it again.
Also with a few rounds of purification, their bodies would subconsciously start to filter the impurities when they cultivated making their mana and Qi much more potent which in turn made the girls more powerful.