If Paul and Su thought that surprises were over after Su stopped glowing, then they were dead wrong.
As soon as he opened his eyes, Paul was shocked once again.
He sensed Xiao Su's cultivation, and to say that it skyrocketed would be a colossal understatement.
She went all the way from level 21 of the Mage stage to level 52 of the Sorcerer stage in a single night.
However, she was the only one who advanced, and Paul didn't get that benefit, which actually was better for everyone, since if he also went up a stage, then the fiery ginseng pills would lose a lot of their benefits, which he wished to gain after eating them.
-Let me sleep a bit longer…
Xiao Su mumbled in her sleep when he moved, but didn't wake up.
-Well, you'll have one hell of a surprise when you wake up.
Paul whispered and stayed in bed, allowing her to sleep a bit more.
He was not mistaken, since when she woke up half an hour later, she was not only surprised that she was in his bed naked, but also that she had gone up more than a stage in a single night.
It took her a while to remember what they did the previous night, and she was as red as a tomato once the memories flashed before her eyes.
-I can't believe I did that, and while I was drunk, no less.
She said, not knowing what to do with herself.
- Calm down, Su.
-How can I calm down?
She almost screamed in her panic.
Seeing that there was no calming her down with words, Paul pulled her into his embrace and kissed her.
She was shocked by his sudden actions, but she didn't resist at all and even enjoyed their kiss.
-Better now?
Paul asked after he stopped when she was out of breath.
-Yes.
She whispered, calming down.
-Good.
Paul nodded, seeing that she stopped panicking but was again blushing.
-But Paul, what about my parents? They will be furious.
Su asked a moment later.
-I don't think they will.
He answered, embracing her again.
-I bet they were hoping, if not outright expecting, this outcome, the moment they sent you here to cultivate in seclusion.
Additionally, I'm not Blind Su, and neither are your sisters.
We all knew how you felt, for a while now.
-So you expected things to go this way?
Su asked, not believing that she was so easy to read for everyone around her.
-Expected, might not be the word I'd use, but I knew that it was only a matter of time before you decided to try cultivating with me.
Paul admitted.
-And since we have already cultivated, let me ask you officially.
He looked into her blue eyes.
-Su, will you do me the honor of becoming my woman?
Hearing these words, tears blurred her vision, and she choked, unable to say a word in response, but she did nod her head in confirmation.
She was still blushing when they went down to have breakfast, and Paul holding her hand was not helping at all.
All the ladies were happy seeing this, since they already treated Su as a sister, and now she was one of them.
-Damn, and here I was thinking that my cultivation skyrocketed when we did it for the first time.
Anna said, smiling, a few minutes later when she noticed Su's advancement.
-Did you also advance while you were sleeping?
Su asked, curious about it, since she had never heard about such a thing.
-Yup, and don't ask me how it works because I have no clue.
Anna answered with a smile.
-Don't get too used to such things.
Su's reincarnation soul appeared.
-This was only possible because of your level difference and your body assimilating his essence, so don't expect this to happen all the time.
The ghost-like woman said with a smile.
-I would appreciate a little warning next time.
Su said, visibly not amused.
-There won't be a next time, so I have nothing to warn you about.
However, you guys might want to pick up the pace with your cultivation.
Something tells me that some trouble is coming your way.
The reincarnation soul said seriously.
-Paul, ladies, you might want to heed her warning, since her intuition is usually spot on in such cases.
Paul's soul also appeared.
-We plan to take the pills and potions tomorrow, while resting today, so there is not much we can do about it.
Paul answered.
-As for the trouble, then if we can't deal with it, we can always escape.
He added, certain that this was the truth, since everyone had transport spells on them at all times.
-Let's hope you're right.
Paul's soul said and vanished again.
-He's such a worrywart, but please be careful.
Su's soul said and also vanished.
-Too bad that we have no clue what kind of trouble is coming for us.
Natalie said.
-If we knew, then we could avoid it or at least prepare for it.
She added.
-Whatever it is, we should be able to deal with it or escape it if we can't.
Paul repeated, and all the ladies nodded in agreement.
They were no longer weak, and if it was not someone from a higher realm, then they should be fine.
Especially since in a few days, Paul would reach the supreme magus stage, reducing people who could cause him any trouble to only a handful of individuals, since there were fewer than a hundred people at such a high level in the whole empire.
-Either way, let's take this day off to rest before taking the potions tomorrow.
Paul said, changing the topic.
All the ladies nodded, knowing well that it would not be easy for him to take them all on at the same time.
Additionally, there were a few things that Paul didn't inform them about, since he wanted it to be a surprise for them all.