Yang Hong was not lecherous.
He intended to use the opportunity of "attending to the master" to temper these girls' and women's bodies with his Soy Nu Gong true qi, influencing their mental will.
Once his true qi circulated within these girls, they would develop a fondness, even dependence, towards him. By then, he could instill some thoughts of loyalty, and it would be absolutely effective with half the effort.
As for Madam Zhou and the others?
The lowest among them, Li Xuefeng, was already at the initial stage of Grandmaster. The remaining six were at the middle stage of Grandmaster, and advancing further was not easy.
Moreover, attending to the master did not necessarily mean engaging in physical intimacy.
Yang Hong's calculations were extremely shrewd.
And his calculations proved to be accurate. In just 32 days, one person broke through.
Li Xuefeng's elder sister, Li Xueying, who was already 32 years old and had not married because of her pursuit of martial arts.
She was originally at the peak of the first-rate cultivation. Here with Yang Hong, she had a variety of special vegetables, plus a large supply of medicinal wines like "Blazing Flames," "Clear Spring," and "Fireworks" that could accelerate cultivation.
Coupled with the cultivation experience guidance from Song Yuzhi and others, Li Xueying quickly advanced.
However...
"Your Highness the Sixth Prince, may I not attend to you?"
When Yang Hong arrived at "Summer Sunflower Tower," where Li Xueying resided, Li Xueying timidly requested.
"Hmm~ You're saying you don't want to attend to me?"
Yang Hong found it a little strange. Weren't the other girls' highest task sleeping with him?
Why did this Li Xueying not want to sleep with him?
"Your Highness, please forgive me!"
Seeing Yang Hong's expression darken, Li Xueying immediately knelt to beg for forgiveness.
Yang Hong waved his hand gently, signaling Li Xueying to rise, but she still dared not stand.
"You are forgiven. Tell me why you don't wish to attend to me."
"Thank you, Your Highness.
This concubine only wishes to find a place to cultivate martial arts, seeking to break through to the Heavenly Human realm.
My life's goal is to ascend the pinnacle of the martial path."
Li Xueying's words were sonorous and powerful, clearly heartfelt.
This also matched her image.
Li Xueying stood at 1.80 meters tall, with a robust physique and solid muscles, completely lacking the softness of ordinary girls, perfectly embodying the image of a "tomboy."
If it weren't for Li Xueying's slightly heroic melon-seed face, combined with a mature and charming look befitting her age, Yang Hong would have mistaken her for a female bodybuilder.
Yang Hong looked her up and down, this girl whose physique was more masculine than his own, and remained silent for a long time.
All eighteen girls in "Summer Sunflower Tower" held their breath, afraid to exhale.
Fearing that Yang Hong would get angry and kill them all.
They had all heard that the imperial harem was extremely dark, and deaths occurred frequently.
Looking at the apprehensive crowd, Yang Hong said with a dark expression.
"I agree to your request.
And I will not deprive you of your cultivation resources.
But you will forever lose the opportunity to attend to me.
Are you sure you still want to give up attending to me?"
There was a hint of anger in Yang Hong's voice, but in his heart, he was pleased.
Not having to do anything with this tomboy was also his wish.
Li Xueying's appearance was truly not his type.
"This concubine still confirms her decision to forgo attending to Your Highness."
Sweat beads continuously dripped from Li Xueying's forehead onto the ground, indicating her extreme nervousness.
Although in her heart she looked down upon Yang Hong, this unfettered prince with no cultivation, the murderous gaze and undisguised killing intent from Song Yuzhi outside the door had been pressing down on her.
"Good, then from today onwards, you will not be my concubine, but merely a guard in my Unheeded Pavilion.
Yang Hong stood up from his seat and looked at the other girls.
"It's the same for all of you. If you don't want to attend to me, you can state it, but there will be no opportunity to regret it."
"..."
The other girls remained silent, seemingly undecided.
Yang Hong said no more, turned, and left with Song Yuzhi.
Leaving a group of girls who, after their tension eased, slumped to the ground.
This incident was merely a minor interlude for Yang Hong, but for Li Xuefeng, who knew the outcome, it felt like the sky was falling.
She had been in Unheeded Pavilion for more than half a year. She knew Yang Hong's miracles and his status in the Great Sui imperial family, far from being a mere unfettered prince.
He was someone the Grand Emperor and the Emperor themselves sought to appease.
That afternoon, Li Xuefeng dragged her sister Li Xueying to kneel outside Yang Hong's Precious Lotus Pavilion.
"Your Highness~ My sister was blinded by greed, and momentarily lost her mind. I beg Your Highness to give my sister a chance.
This servant is willing to be your horse and your cattle, and to give my life for you."
Li Xuefeng pleaded hoarsely, startling not only Li Xueying but also other nearby girls.
They couldn't understand why Li Xuefeng was begging Yang Hong so desperately.
It wasn't fear, but rather the pain of losing a cherished treasure.
"Li Xuefeng, take your sister and go back.
Keep your mouth shut. Li Xueying is now just a guard, and she is not qualified to know certain things."
"Your Highness~~"
"Stop wailing. Unless you also want to become a guard?"
"I~ This concubine~ Servant~"
Li Xuefeng was speechless. She absolutely did not want to lose the opportunity to attend to Yang Hong.
Looking at Song Yuzhi, who had already reached the Heavenly Human realm, beside Yang Hong, Li Xuefeng gritted her teeth and stopped pleading for her sister.
She kowtowed heavily, then pulled Li Xueying, who still looked bewildered, and left silently.
"Husband, you're just letting that Li Xueying go like this?"
Song Yuzhi looked at the departing sisters with dissatisfaction and asked Yang Hong in confusion.
"Heh heh, just letting her go.
Actually, this is for the best. It not only reduces my burden, but your sisters can also get along peacefully, and our Unheeded Pavilion indeed needs a few guards."
Yang Hong gently rubbed Song Yuzhi's little head, comforting her.
"But..."
"It's alright. In the future, when she knows our core secret, she will regret it."
"Mm, I understand. Everything is as Husband arranges."
Yang Hong had already cultivated with Song Yuzhi using Soy Nu Gong. Not only did he advance Song Yuzhi's cultivation to the Qi Refining realm, but he also made her completely convinced and loyal to Yang Hong.
Although Li Xueying set a bad precedent, the other girls did not cause trouble afterward. Once they broke through, they voluntarily went to "Elegant Charm Tower."
However, Yang Hong did not take these girls' bodies. He merely used Soy Nu Gong's true qi to cleanse their bodies, and incidentally had them switch to cultivating "Mysterious Maiden Spirit Gathering Technique."
For these girls, Yang Hong had a unified narrative.
As long as they advanced a minor realm, he would unblock their meridians, helping them cultivate faster.
Once they broke through to the Heavenly Human realm, they could truly attend to him.
Of course, to outsiders, especially those who had not yet "attended to him," he would uniformly say they were there for attendance.
What surprised Yang Hong was the sickly Lin Daiyu.
When she broke through to the lowest rank of martial artist and earned the right to "attend to him," she forcefully insisted Yang Hong go through with it.
She even exposed herself. Looking at her flat chest, Yang Hong disdainfully curled his lip and knocked her unconscious with a single blow.
Then, according to his plan, he cleansed her body.
Although Lin Daiyu woke up to find her health greatly improved, her gaze towards Yang Hong was filled with resentment.
Yang Hong almost asked her, "Sister Lin, don't you want Brother Bao anymore?"
While Yang Hong cleansed the girls' bodies and enhanced their cultivation, he did not forget to improve his own.
"Ding~ You infused 180 days of true qi into the Pure Heart Lotus, gaining an eight-thousandfold return, returning 1.44 million days of true qi cultivation."
"Ding~ Your cultivation has advanced to a million-year Foundation Establishment cultivation. Please quickly evolve your beginner body tempering technique, or you will be unable to continue increasing your cultivation."
Unknowingly, Yang Hong's cultivation had once again reached a bottleneck.
Foundation Establishment, one million years!