Corrupt Creations

Chapter 22 - Culture

The atmosphere stilled; the situation was super awkward. They were stranded on that silence as lots of different thoughts were running and forming each second on their minds.

Seth and Meiyi were feeling like they were caught stealing.

Lilian didn't know if she should reprimand them or not, as asking a favor after that would be really difficult. Truth be told, she could exert her authority and demand for the house, but she disliked such acts. She had even asked him to be part of her exploration group through the Labyrinth, so her brain was overloading already. They were breaking a sect rule here and it made it even harder for her to decide.

Yuyin though... She was happy to see him. To tell you the truth, it would be a miracle if a girl like her that didn't bother the least with the bureaucracy, knew what was a rule or what wasn't. As she and her sister were MOST important person in the sect master's eyes, she was pampered to the point of idiocy.

And then there was Wu Caizhi. She was pleased to find the one who saved her so soon, but she didn't know how to face him after what have happened.

"Ahem!"

Seth cleared his throat and smiled. As they say... A nice smile does a lot to break the ice.

"Hello girls. I was just passing by. I won't bother you any longer, so, I'm taking my leave."

But before he could even run, someone stopped him.

"Wait!"

Lilian was already prepared to stop him; she would not let he slip through again like last time. But even she wasn't as fast as the one that stopped him.

Caizhi approached him, shocking the viewers. "We need to talk."

'Damn it! I'll probably be expelled now. All this trouble for nothing.' Seth was already cursing the situation inside his mind.

But then, Caizhi politely asked: "Please, teach me what you did with me last night!"

'Damn it!' Seth didn't even bother replying, he just looked towards the girls behind.

Out of nowhere a pillow came crashing directly on his face. Then a sandal and after that a glass bottle. While those things were still flying towards him, Meiyi was already complaining. "It hasn't been a day we started dating and you're already with another girl?" She kept throwing whatever she found while Seth kept evading.

Then Meiyi remembered the poor situation he was when she found him yesterday. "You're a beast!" She went upstairs and locked herself inside her room. To tell the truth, she was mad and jealous, but the latter was the strongest feeling.

"See, I told you that your shameless conduct would bring your ruin!" Lexi didn't waste any time and poked his wound.

Seth couldn't do anything now, actually, he didn't even do anything to deserve this. He felt wronged, but it was for the better, sooner or later he would have to tell her that she wasn't the only one in his life.

In this world polygamy wasn't a thing condemned by society. Instead, it showed the high status of an individual. Normal people wouldn't tolerate their partner having another partner, but here is where higher-ground individuals had different privileges.

Power have always been what ruled the world and strong people would always have a noble status. So, it was actually considered lucky if a person with lower status be able to marry a king or a sect leader.

There were multiple cases of polygamy inside the empires and it was not limited to a man marrying multiple wives. There were two famous examples of strong women that married more than once.

The Elf Queen which had that nickname of Black Widow was one of those famous examples. She married three times, but just after the wedding the husband would be found dead without a single scratch, as if he just chose to depart from the world. After that, no one has ever married her again and now she rules her empire alone.

The second example is the dead Demon Empress. She was the strongest demon cultivator and had the opportunity to marry two brothers at the same time. But some years ago, she died.

The problem lied in the possibility of a dictator forcing people to marry him or her. There was once a strong kingdom where the king forced multiple women to marry him. Some say he already had fourteen wives.

A certain night he was found dead, poisoned. The only people who could poison him would be those nearby. It was more than obvious that one of his wives did it. He practically brought that to himself. The complications after his death were so enormous that it served as an example for other kingdoms not to follow his trajectory.

An internal strife exploded. Some of his wives had a strong background and they aimed for the throne soon after he passed away. The internal war greatly weakened the kingdom and it is currently but a spec of its former glory.

Sooner or later Meiyi would find that Seth had a bit of status and that it would be practically impossible to bind him to a normal relationship. This was something closely related to the culture, it was normal for people. So, what happened today was for the better.

"What!? Are you two in that kind of relationship?" Lilian got surprised by what have just happened.

When she found the possibility of one of her best friend dating Seth, she got jealous as well. 'Why am I jealous?' Lilian was making sure to not express any of these feelings.

Caizhi left her trance and hastily explained. "No! You're mistaking it! I didn't mean anything like that!" She blushed so hard that it resembled a tomato.

Seth, the one at the center of all this was never asked to clarify the misunderstandings, he was practically labeled as guilty.

He wasn't bothered by such a thing though so he went directly to the business. "Miss, I can help you to control your power, but it is impossible for me to teach you the means."

Caizhi felt happy at first, but then she felt dispirited.

"Why?"

"You lack something, and it's beyond your control. But if you want, I can probably help you on suppressing it for some time."

Caizhi felt like someone that finally found what he or she needed for life just to seconds later lose it again. She was sad, but even so she agreed. "Alright, I want your help."

"Then, I'll need to further examine you."