My Celestial Ascension

"Well, I have quite a lot of experience in cooking," Yuan smiled at Anna and continued chopping the meat into perfect bite-sized pieces. "It's just that you guys didn't know about it…"

"Hold on a damn minute! I never saw you cooking before. You haven't even stepped into our kitchen except when it was time to eat." Lily quickly stepped forward and looked at Yuan with a frown on her face, suspicious that he might be lying. "You never once tried to cook something, so how do you know about cooking? And you seem quite experienced in it too…"

Everyone was shocked upon hearing this and looked at Yuan with astonished expressions, seemingly speechless.

'Damn! It seems I messed up everything! How can I explain to them that I know about cooking from my past life?!' Yuan swallowed nervously, feeling everyone's gazes on him, and he could feel the air turning thick.

'I have to come up with an excuse… Or should I tell them the truth?' He wondered, confused about what to do next.

'I can't tell them the truth for now, at least. When I find the best moment to disclose this secret to them, I'll tell them everything about me…and about Earth too,' Yuan pondered.

Lily then walked up to him with a frown on her face and asked, "So, my brother dearest, what are you hiding from us?"

Yuan looked at his wives and saw the anticipation in their eyes. Seeing their faces, he sighed. "I'm indeed hiding something very serious from you guys, but I'm not ready to disclose that to you yet. Once I find an opportune moment, I'll reveal everything to you."

"…Fine. But you have to promise that you won't keep a secret from us in the future." Lily was reluctant to let it go so easily. But seeing the sad look on his face, she decided not to press him about it since he wasn't ready to tell them.

Sometime later, Yuan and his mom, Anna, finished cooking the dishes, and Emma quickly served them to everyone, including herself.

Yuan cooked a special dish from Earth, curry—although the main ingredient was different. Instead of chicken or mutton, it was boar meat. Surprisingly, the dish turned out super tender and delicious; the aroma alone made his wives drool, especially Xi Meili, whose eyes sparkled with excitement.

"Alright, Xi Meili, stop staring at the food. You can eat now," Anna chuckled. Hearing this, Xi Meili began stuffing her face with food.

Shortly, everyone began to eat and was astonished by just how good the curry Yuan had prepared tasted. They all experienced an explosion of flavors in their mouths.

"Unbelievable…whatever this 'curry' thing is, it's delicious!" Lily exclaimed with a surprised look on her face, looking at Yuan in a daze for a moment.

A few minutes later, everyone finished their meal and went inside the tent to chat for a while before going to bed or doing something naughty inside the tent.

They chatted for a while, discussing various things. As they talked, Lily suddenly remembered Miss Zara and little Zoe and wondered what they were doing back in the city.

"I wonder when this stupid mission will end. I want to see the smiling face of Little Zoe…I miss her a lot," Lily muttered in a low voice with a sad look on her face, wondering how they were doing in the capital city.

"They're probably doing okay. After all, their inn is quite popular and has a lot of customers," Anna said with a smile, comforting Lily with a warm embrace.

Yuan pulled Anna into his embrace, made her sit on his lap a few minutes later, and began kissing her on the lips passionately, holding her body in a tender and loving hug, giving her a sense of comfort.

The two of them stayed like that for a moment, feeling as though time had stopped for them as if they were the only ones who existed within the tent.

Seeing them like this, Grace became very jealous of Anna and said, "Stop it already, you two! You've kissed him for too long. It's my turn now! So, move aside!"

"My, oh my, it seems someone is jealous of me. How amusing~!" Anna let out a playful smirk, glancing at Grace, feeling very proud of herself for making Grace feel jealous.

"Who is jealous? Don't spout nonsense, Anna!" Grace quickly responded with an angry expression, gritting her teeth in frustration. The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Seeing them arguing like that, Yuan's face twisted in annoyance. He pulled Grace into his embrace and spanked her hard on the butt.

Slap! A sharp sound resounded through the tent, leaving everyone speechless. Mireya, Sylvia, and Valeria had their eyes wide open, seemingly in disbelief.

'Did he just spank mother-in-law's butt?!' Even Leah looked at Yuan in disbelief.

Anna also looked at Yuan in surprise but then felt very proud of him for his bold action. Sometimes, even she was scared of Grace.

Meanwhile, Grace was dumbfounded by Yuan's actions. She looked at him coldly, feeling a bit of pain in her buttocks, and glared at him, seeing the grin on his face.

However, she wasn't truly angry at him; she was pretending by showing a murderous intent in her eyes and releasing a bit of her cultivation aura.

Unbeknownst to her, Yuan had already expected her to act this way to show her dominance.

'I know you too well, Mom Grace.'But you're still pretending to be upset...!' Yuan smiled, pleased by the frigid expression on her face.

Grace gave him a forlorn expression and tears in her eyes after staring at him for a moment. "Darling, how could you spank my ass? You're nasty; I never expected you to raise your hand against me."

Truth be told, Yuan was genuinely moved by Grace's crocodile tears and pulled her closer, kissing her passionately on the lips.

Grace then glanced at Anna and smirked, as if provoking or mocking her. Seeing this, Anna stomped her feet like a child and looked away.

Sometime later, everyone began to remove their clothes and joined Yuan on the mattress, engaging in intimate activities with him. Yuan didn't let his wives fall asleep throughout the whole night, making passionate love to them and eliciting moans of delight.

The following morning, they woke up quite late, too exhausted to get out of bed after spending such a romantic and passionate night.

King Richard, Archmage Isadora, and Crown Prince Daniel were concerned about Yuan and his wives, noticing they hadn't come out of their tent during the morning training session with everyone else.

"What happened to them today? Why haven't they come out of their tent yet?" Archmage Isadora muttered, her voice filled with concern and curiosity.

"Perhaps they're feeling tired and haven't woken up yet? After all, their routines are very different from ours…still, I'm curious to know if they're still asleep or if they just haven't come out yet," Crown Prince Daniel speculated, looking at the tent.

King Richard shook his head after staring at Yuan's tent for a while and responded, "Let them be. It's not appropriate for us to intrude on their private affairs. After all, those women are his wives…"

"Indeed. I forgot for a moment that they're his wives, and to think that they're all extraordinary beauties… I don't know how he managed to get them all." Crown Prince Daniel nodded with a bittersweet smile, feeling jealous of Yuan for having so many beautiful wives.

Even as the Crown Prince of one of the most powerful empires on the continent, he didn't have such a privilege as Yuan. Moreover, his fiancée was quite a jealous woman and wouldn't let him have any relationships with other women.

Archmage Isadora smiled in amusement at Daniel's expression and said, "Now let's focus on our training. They will naturally come out of their tent once they wake up. We shouldn't waste our time thinking about their private matters."

Sometime later, Yuan and his wives woke up and saw that everyone had finished their training, meaning they had woken up quite late.

After rinsing their faces, Anna began preparing their breakfast. Since they had nothing to do besides training for a while, Anna took her time preparing a fancy breakfast for them.

After breakfast, Valeria asked Yuan to spar with her. This time, Yuan suggested using wooden swords without any kind of enhancement or destructive power.

As they began to exchange powerful blows, many people gathered around the training area to watch them fight. The crowd cheered for Valeria to win and even began betting on the outcome using monster crystals.

Hearing the cheering onlookers, King Richard and the representatives from other nations arrived at the scene and were extremely shocked to see War General Valeria fighting against Yuan.

BOOOOMMMM!

A massive explosion occurred as Valeria used her most powerful attack against Yuan, causing the ground to shake. However, to everyone's absolute surprise, Yuan blocked the attack quite easily.

"Is that all you've got?" Yuan smirked at Valeria playfully, making her grit her teeth in frustration.