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"Huh, y-yes?"
"It's Mai Shiranui next."
"Ah, yes, sorry, Mai Shiranui. I felt sleepy with Yelena earlier."
"It's okay, Andy—I mean, Master. You can rest for a bit. I can wait."
But already sensing the aroma of slow-roasted beef stew emanating from her, both figuratively and literally, Tian Xing once again embraced the dark mode, overwhelmed by the desire for her steak. Seeing her pierced nose and breasts, he asked, "Mai, I don't think your master can wait."
Gently placing the unstained Yelena to the side, who was already asleep on the built-in floor bed, Tian Xing turned toward Mai Shiranui and, addressing all his main harem members present, said, "I'm sorry, my beloved. Master's dark desires have resurfaced upon seeing my meat cuisine here. So, Mai, would you be kind enough to release me from this pent-up desire?"
Shrugging, Mai Shiranui replied, "Sure, Andy. I came to this pavilion knowing these things would happen anyway. But I think you should give our future members a clear indication, if serve means serving like this. The test of severing ties with our family and friends, to follow you and understand the Dao in an illusion, is a bit too vague for some, even if it's already clear enough."
Sighing, Tian Xing addressed all the members of his sect, "It's true. Then hear this, Serene Lotus Pavilion. I apologize for my vague statement about severing karma earlier. Telling you all to become my property might have been misunderstood as a normal master-servant relationship. So if you wish to escape from what I am about to do, like Luo Yi did, now is your chance. And no, your master will not hold you accountable for your decision."
After sending out a more rigorously detailed fate, karma, and destiny, woven into a series of coincidences within the pavilion members' existence—without exception to his main ones—Tian Xing saw around four thousand people decide to leave this False Dao World, using the anchor of the Mystical Realm, which connected to all known heavens. Holding Yelena, who wanted to stand up and start hunting these former members of the Serene Lotus Pavilion, he let his eyes do the talking, acknowledging that, in the end, it was his fault for not explaining what was happening.
"Wow, I didn't know so many were still clueless after all this time."
Letting Mai Shiranui sit on his lap, already having changed her status from servant to his beloved, Tian Xing embraced his desire for meat cuisine and replied, "It's not their fault, Mai. They just have an unhealthy amount of trust in their master here, that's all. If I wanted a normal master-servant relationship, perhaps that's what I would seek in them. But no, this is a slave-contract-like commitment, where trust is not the primary drive I seek just yet. Again, your master has emphasized enough that their initial motivation is to be toys first and friends later."
Nodding, her cow's nose ring moving with the motion, Mai Shiranui replied, "True. My master has repeatedly told us that time and time again."
Noting that her master had not completely severed the karma of each of the four thousand sisters who had lost their way, with some already returning in agonizing tears outside this room, Mai Shiranui asked, "Why didn't Master sever their karma completely?"
Calling his wife closer to sit on his other lap, who had already removed any taint, Tian Xing explained while gazing at his wife affectionately, "It's because my wife enlightened me that it is my duty, as the husband of the Serene Lotus Pavilion, to always care for those who have entered this marriage with us. This realization, along with the fact that I too must provide a two-way commitment no matter how one-sided it seems, made me understand this."
Flowers bloomed in her heart as Mai Shiranui allowed her breasts to release jets of milk, thrilled by the thought of being married to her husband. Even though it was a twisted kind of marriage involving many of her sisters simultaneously, it was still a marriage to her, at the very least. Calming herself to avoid leaking any more milk or Yin Essence like her main sisters were doing, Mai exclaimed, "Now I understand why, when I look at the strings of fate produced by you, Master, those outside who are escaping the pavilion return with cries of heartache and shame."
Pausing, she continued, "It's because, despite their abandonment, Master still loves them and grants them luck on their journey to clear their minds. Even if they curse you or resent you to the point of exposing the Serene Lotus Pavilion's karma to the world, as long as they don't think of being with another man, Master will not divorce them and trusts they will return. Is Mai right, Master?"
Nodding, Tian Xing affirmed, "Yes, as long as there is even a sliver of devotion left for me, I will continue to love them and trust that my women will eventually return to me, loving and caring for you all from now until boundless infinity."
Kissing Tian Xing's forehead with her tainted body, while caressing his hair, Mai Shiranui declared, "As long as my supreme husband desires it, we will do our best to love and please you from now until boundless infinity."
Kissing her forehead back with a tainted mind, while caressing her cheek, Tian Xing also proclaimed, "I will do my best to provide and care for all of you, my wives."
Turning toward his wife, who was resting her head on his shoulder, patiently waiting for him to finish showing his commitment, Tian Xing asked Mai Shiranui and, subsequently, all of the Serene Lotus Pavilion, "What about my wife, Mai? Do you love her as well?"
Leaning slightly to kiss Rita's forehead while caressing her neck, Mai Shiranui answered, "As long as my supreme wife desires it, we will do our best to love and please you from now until boundless infinity."
Leaning slightly to kiss her forehead while caressing her chin, Margarita also replied, "Then I, too, will do my best to care for and regard all of you, my wives. From now until boundless infinity, I will always love you."
Seeing karma, fate, and destiny intertwined from their commitment to the Serene Lotus Pavilion, Margarita and her husband watched as eight of the main wives came closer and let their hugs do the talking. They also saw many of their wives entering the bathroom, forsaking their servant identities, making her look at each of them fondly and affectionately, knowing their eternal vows would last forever, unlike before when their minds and spirits would become tired and unwilling to continue. After hugging her and her husband for quite a while, she suddenly felt a dark desire to taint the purity of this eternal vow.
Turning toward her husband, Rita said, "Husband, let's make them ours to seal the deal."
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