Since Paul was unconscious, all the rage from the ladies focused on lord Sei, and he was unable to defend himself, as it was true that he asked Paul to risk his life for his women, and right now, he was unsure if the two ladies even had reincarnation souls; he suspected them of having.
Lady Peacock's words were the most powerful and shocked him the most, as this was the first time any of his wives threatened to leave him.
-Alright, ladies, you can scold this old man later, for now, let's give the three of them some peace.
Gu Man said, not surprised at Paul's ladies' rage, since she was also planning to give him a piece of her mind once he woke up.
As much as she was grateful for his efforts to save the Ice twins, she agreed with his ladies that he was overdoing it, and this time he succeeded only thanks to the preparations and the help of all the women in the city.
The ladies all agreed that the scolding could wait and left the house, letting Paul and the two women he saved get some rest.
By the time they left, the other ladies in the city brought back the corpses of the creatures that were killed this time.
The main reason for doing so was to look for weaknesses to exploit, if they had to fight them again.
Unfortunately, all the creatures were shot to hell with arrows, and the one Anna killed was cut in half, so there was nothing much they could learn from them, other than finally seeing the things that killed many of their sisters up close.
That night, they kept double watch on the walls to be sure that no more creatures were coming, as it terrified them all seeing how close they came to the city, despite being weakened significantly by the pulse.
Paul regained consciousness some time before sunrise, but he was still tired, as being unconscious barely passed as sleep.
The first thing he noticed was that he was in a house, and the two ladies he saved that night were lying on separate beds, next to his.
This assured him that he was safe, so he closed his eyes to get some sleep.
The next time he opened his eyes, there were more people around him.
Meaning, all his ladies and the five elders were waiting for him to wake up, and their expressions told him that he would get an earful after what he did last night.
He was not wrong, as for the next hour, all the ladies took turns giving him a piece of their mind.
Even Lady Peacock joined in, reminding him that he didn't need to agree every time Sei had a bright idea.
-Alright, ladies, that's enough.
Paul finally said, seriously.
Not that he didn't agree with their point of view, but he had more than enough of hearing the same lecture time and again, after being grilled by them for so long.
-I won't try anything so risky in the future if it can be avoided.
He promised, calming all his ladies down, since they knew he kept his word.
The five elders also calmed down when Anna explained Paul's aversion to breaking promises.
-Can you quiet down? I'm trying to sleep.
Suddenly, a voice of one of the twins was heard, and she got up, evidently still hazy and not fully awake.
She looked at the gathered women surrounding her, with unconscious eyes.
Then her sight fell on Paul.
-Oh, good morning, darling.
She said and kissed him before he could even react.
Everyone was stunned at this situation, and the most shocked was Paul, who got kissed without any reason at all.
All his ladies were immediately pissed at the blue-haired beauty, who hugged Paul as soon as she was done kissing him and immediately fell asleep again.
-Care to explain this?
Anna asked Paul, with fury in her eyes.
-I would also like an explanation.
Paul said, finally remembering how to speak.
-Calm down, ladies.
Lady Peacock sighed, seeing how angry they all were.
-How can we be calm when a stranger kisses our man right in front of us and even uses him as a pillow?
Natalioe asked, angrily.
-The simple explanation is that she most likely mistook him for Sei.
Lady Peacock stated, surprising them all.
-Believe it or not, but Paul greatly resembles Sei when he was younger, and she was not fully awake just now, so it's the most likely reason for her behaviour.
As surprising as this explanation was for the ladies, they had to agree that it was most likely the case, but that didn't calm them down one bit.
-Ladies, can you get her off of me?
Paul asked suddenly in a somewhat muffled voice.
-Don't tell me that you don't like it when a beauty such as her literally throws herself at you?
Su said, with a teasing smile, before she noticed that Paul was getting red, and hed difficulty breathing.
-I have no problem with beauties throwing themselves at me, but this one is about to crush me.
He said with great effort, as the girl who was hugging him did so with great strength.
Only then did the ladies rush to his aid.
In the end, it took Gu Man and Lin Mei to pry her arms open, allowing Paul to breathe once again.
-Damn, I heard a phrase about hugging someone to death, but I never thought that I'd witness it with my own eyes.
Irine smiled, and most of the ladies laughed, heating her words.
-Yeah, laugh it up.
Paul said bitterly while massaging his ribs that were almost crushed.
However, this situation was the best proof that he was way too weak, and that had to change before he got himself killed.
Being at the top of the mortal realm, for a while, was enough to make him feel invincible, and now he was humbled when a beautiful woman almost killed him by accident, and what was worse, she did so while she was asleep.
-Ladies, tonight I'm starting my breakthrough to the beginning realm.
Paul suddenly announced, making all of his ladies stop laughing, which surprised the five elders.
Why wait for the night, when you can start even now?
Gu man asked, not understanding what he meant.
-Because I'm a dual cultivator, and not into exhibitionism.
Paul grinned at the elder, whose eyes went as wide as saucers, the moment the meaning of his words were registered by her.
His ladies blushed when he revealed this little secret about himself, and all five elders were stunned at this revelation.
-Alright, but still, why do you want to wait till the night when you can simply go to your mansion and cultivate?
Len Ai asked.
She was the first to overcome the shock caused by the revelation.
-Because there is one more place I need to go, and I think it'll take me a while to come back.
Not to mention that I need some time to fully restore my mana.
Paul said, with a smile, and all the women were immediately enraged once more.