A month passed in plain stillness without anything noteworthy happening in the Royal Castle, or the Grand Sea Continent.
The servants and maids led their lives in servitude to the royals while the officials and people of status did their respective job as they did it for the previous years with no adjustments or differences.
Davis came to learn about the numerous people in the entering and exiting the Throne Hall and made a note to learn their appearances and attitude.
With his peaceful life abiding with his wishes and mood, for now, he was enormously satisfied and content. His life had entered a period of stability.
Leading a life of dual cultivation with Evelynn gave him immense pleasure as he found it incredibly addicting and even somewhat healthy for his soul; in a sense that made him feel refreshed.
Taking note of Evelynn’s concern for their child, and as an alchemist, he made her pills which essentially made her not being able to conceive during their intercourse.
Davis even thought that in the history of the Grand Sea Continent, he was the first one to use a contraceptive but then got curious and learned some history about it.
After researching, he found that he was not the first one since there were numerous people thwarting women from getting pregnant through contraceptive pills for various purposes, mostly malicious.
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Davis had his head on her soft lap, feeling the warmth ensnaring his face. That soft sensation caressed his face as he slightly moved his head, rubbing his face against them.
Suddenly, he grinned playfully and bit her thighs.
"Ahhn?" Evelynn let out a painful shout as she stood up, knocking Davis to the side. Her painful shout was like a moan at the same time, her voice seductively hit Davis in his ears.
She instantly flew in the air as she hatefully looked at Davis.
Davis scanned with his eyes as he looked at her voluptuous figure with a fervent gaze.
Realizing that she was naked, Evelynn instantly grabbed a bedsheet and escaped towards the bath.
Davis silently laughed at her and planted his face on the surface of the bed while muttering, "Can’t be seen naked while not dual cultivating, huh?"
Although he figured that she would soon come out of the alternating shyness she displayed, he had no idea of how it worked in her brain.
One moment she would act bold, and the other, she would act shy. This alternating expressions of her had certainly caught him in her firm grasp.
These few days were just so filled with bliss and indulgence.
While he thought of many lewd things about her in this short while, Evelynn came out dressed like a princess, being refreshed.
Davis looked at her satisfactorily and openly with his eyes, admiring her bountiful curves.
Evelynn blatantly breathed in the sexual air that emanated from their lovemaking sessions and stretched her body while also enjoying his desiring gaze.
No matter how she thought, she couldn’t get enough of it, his desiring gaze or his touch. After all, the only matter she had absolute confidence in was her figure all along, no matter who may deny it.
In short, these two were like extremely horny couples who were still on their honeymoon. Except, they didn’t go anywhere since there was no such tradition in the Royal Family.
If one talked about tradition, the married woman should be one month pregnant by this time, not acting on their whims independently.
Davis and Evelynn who discarded all that, enjoyed their married life like this, creating envy in the hearts of who knows whom.
"Evelynn, you’re only a single step away from making a breakthrough to the Law Seed Stage."
Davis’s perverted gaze changed into one of seriousness. He took the clothes that were down on the surface of the floor beside the bed and dressed up.
Due to them dual cultivating like rabbits, Evelynn’s Essence Gathering Cultivation had already hit the bottleneck.
This was clearly because Davis’s vitality had reached a high level that it took only a month for Evelynn to be one step away.
What was left was only to perform a breakthrough and enter the Law Seed Stage but it wasn’t so simple.
Evelynn bit her lips in anxiety, "I’m not proficient in any laws, so I think I should wait..."
Her gaze became somewhat distant as she added with an apologizing tone, "I’m sorry..."
Davis’s serious expression melted once he saw the worry in her eyes, "Evelynn, understand that I’ll be never angry with you in this matter, cultivation is just a means to protect oneself, at least, I see that as the correct way to use it."
"You can always rely on me... However, I mostly use my cultivation for killing other than self-defense." Davis awkwardly laughed at the end of his sentence.
Evelynn eyes glistened as she found herself spellbound by his caring attitude.
No matter if she fell into self-loathing or have low self-esteem, he always seemed to care about her mental health while continuing to assure that he wouldn’t abandon her.
Evelynn was well aware of her insecurity because of her inferiority. When she was with him, she felt secure in her heart and for that reason, she felt that it was worthwhile for her to make that vow on the altar that day; to be with him for an eternity.
Evelynn nodded her head with renewed vigor, "Hmm, I’ll do as you say! Do you have any methods to increase my attunement towards laws, by any chance?"
Davis simply smiled, "I do not..." But then his eyes furrowed, "Wait, you already used the Diluted Sage Tree Pill Essence, didn’t you?"
Evelynn blinked innocently but then shook her head.
"You did..." Davis softly muttered in scrutiny as he too shook his head.
Originally, he had no way of measuring Evelynn’s aptitude towards the numerous laws existing in this cultivation world, but when he searched in his mind for any viable methods, he quickly came across the diluted Sage Tree Pill Essence that Evelynn had taken away from clearing the Sky Grade Trial of the Earth Dragon Immortal Inheritance.
"What was the result and when did you use it?" Davis seriously asked, his expression turned strict.
Evelynn suddenly stayed silent for a while before uttering in a trembling tone, "I... consumed it when you were receiving the Emperor Grade Inheritance."
"What was the result?" Davis asked again.
Evelynn turned fidgety all the while avoiding his gaze, "I... I don’t know."
"You don’t know? How can you not know?" Davis was stunned.
What is this? She consumed the Diluted Sage Tree Pill Essence but could feel no changes. There’s no way that would happen, normally.
Davis narrowed his eyes.
The description of the Diluted Sage Tree Pill Essence clearly mentioned that it is capable of enhancing one’s innate talent of laws to a certain degree if consumed.
There’s no chance that the pill kept in the Treasury was bogus because if it was, the Earth Dragon would undoubtedly be extremely ashamed which translates to this case as quite impossible.
’Maybe the pill lost its potency or the concoction of the diluted essence collected from the Emperor Grade Pill is a bogus...’ Davis thought but decided that it shouldn’t be the case because he saw the Emperor Grade Sage Tree Pill in the Emperor Grade Treasury and collected it for himself.
Normally, he would have to be in the Seventh Stage to collect the Emperor Grade Treasures but since the Earth Dragon Immortal prohibited him from entering again, it unceremoniously gave him the treasures, indirectly telling him to never show his face again.
His eyes stared at Evelynn and a thought formed in his mind which he hurriedly shook away.
"Evelynn, the human race is capable of mastering laws. I believe that even if a human is incapable of comprehending almost all the laws, that human should be at least be skilled in a single law which may or may not be found and trained by the general populous."
"So, I believe..." Davis articulated each of his words, "That you’re hiding something..."
Evelynn’s body froze and her eyes avoided his gaze.
Davis calmed down as he saw her stiff expression and posture. The only thing he knew about this woman with a hundred percent confidence is that she was really bad at lying, even hiding things.
Davis held her trembling shoulders and ordered in a calm tone, "Out with it now..."
He had just finished comforting her, taking her insecurity away from her, so this matter could be quite sensitive. However, that didn’t mean he would be not stern with her.
Certain situations require one to be serious and solemn, and he felt that this was one situation where he should be forceful.
Evelynn looked despondent, while her twitching lips told that she was really reluctant to answer. Even her eyes revealed a slight amount of anxiety.
Davis saw the emotions in her eyes but he still waited for a while, intent on receiving the answer.
"I... seem to specialize in..." Evelynn took a deep breath before she spilled the beans, "Poison Laws..."
’It’s over!’ She inwardly turned aghast as a feeling of despair enveloped her heart.
Davis nodded his head, "I see..." He let her shoulders go and patted her head with a smile on his face, "Excellent!"
Evelynn went dazed for a moment before slowly coming out of her reverie.
What?
Did she really hear it right?
Not only did he nod his head as if it was nothing but even patter her head, telling that it was something good? Excellent?
Poison Laws were good? Good?
She asked with a huge amount of disbelief written all over her face, "Are you not going to ostracize me?"
After all, who would continue to sleep or be with a woman who knows how to use poison? If someone did, wouldn’t they be courting death?
Forget about warming the bed, they wouldn’t even dare to come closer to that woman, afraid that she would poison them.
"Why should I? Evelynn, It’s the Grand Sea Continent that is wrong in its views. Using poison is not evil but ruthless and it depends on how you use it..." David shook his head and explained.
He finally knew why Evelynn decided to hide this matter from him. It turns out that she was afraid that he would really abandon her due to this taboo.
Yes, Poison was considered a taboo in the Grand Sea Continent and it was only used by assassins and the people of the Tritor Empire which had already been destroyed while its territory and wealth had been shared between the other empires who participated in the war.
Evelynn’s eyes widened yet sparkled as she never considered it this way. Even she viewed poison as taboo since it was extremely malicious.
Looking at his sincere gaze, she was now at a loss for words.
Davis smiled and said in a firm tone, "Demonstrate your poison laws for me!"
"What?"
"Do it for me..."
Although Evelynn was reluctant to use this law which she still viewed as something evil, she still nodded her head.
She extended her hand and at the tip of her finger was a green gaseous substance that shook in instability.
Davis looked at the green gaseous substance that formed, which then slightly grew and subsided, its substance dispersing into the air in an obscure quantity.
Clearly, she had yet to master her laws to a greater degree but the fact she could conjure poison without corroding her skin in any form spoke volumes of her innate ability to manipulate poison.
Davis’s eyes lit up as he saw the first poison user in this world, and fortunately or not, it was none other than his wife.
Davis extended his hands and grasped a cup and a container that appeared out of nowhere. He poured the contents of the container to the cup, filling it with water mixed with heaven and earth energy. He then took the tip of her finger which radiated poison laws and inserted it into the cup.
Evelynn silently watched his actions as she felt her finger get wet from the water. Davis let her hand go and neared the cup to his mouth.
"You! What are you doing?" Evelynn’s heart trembled.
Davis stopped what he was doing and said, "I’m gonna drink it."
He then instantly poured the contents of the cup into his mouth.
Evelynn’s eyes widened as she watched him drink. She instantly reacted to his suicidal action and blasted the cup away with a wave of her hand.
Unfortunately, Davis had already finished swallowing a sip by the time the cup got destroyed into bits and pieces while the water mixed with poison splashed on the ground.
"Davis!" Evelynn clenched her hair in worry and fear, assuming that he had drunk this poison of hers to prove that he had no thoughts of abandoning her.
Unfortunately for her, what she assumed was quite wrong and Davis was only casually testing her poison’s potency!