Chapter 39

The train ride was uneventful. The doctor received some treatment for his wounds but spent most of the trip tied up. Everyone was tense, but in the end, they arrived in Rose city without any incidents. There, the disciples headed straight for the sect. The moment they stepped through the gate, they met a consort of elders.

"We're from the punishment division. We would like to ask you some questions regarding an incident which was reported," one of the all-female cast of elders said.

"You know about it already?" Rila said.

"Yes. Reports arrived very quickly, and we've also spoken with elders from the White Sword sect. They were not happy, but before any decisions are arrived at, we have to question you. So follow, please," the elder said. The disciples nodded their heads and followed. They were taken to the main building of the punishment division and then into what looked like a small courtroom. The four elders sat behind a table while the disciples were seated on chairs in the middle of the room.

"This incident involves a battle in a public space and six deaths. Is that correct?" An elder asked.

"Yes," Aurora responded, since she was the one who killed most of them.

"I see. There seems to be a disciple from the White Sword sect present. A most peculiar one. Why are you here, girl?" The same elder said.

"I was with the disciples who died, but I didn't want to participate. I'm here to testify that the White Sword disciples were the instigators and tried to murder the Blossoming Rose disciples. The Blossoming Rose disciples retaliated only in self-defense," Sarla said.

"I understand. This correlates with the eyewitness accounts. It's a good thing. Clearly, you're not the guilty party here, but you still took it quite a bit too far. There was no need for six disciples to die, so the White Sword sect is demanding retribution. Of course, you won't be executed, but a punishment is fit. The five of you will be put into confinement, where you are to enact the breeding program. Mr. Sarlow is to spend the confinement impregnating the four of you girls. Upon the successful impregnation of all four of you, you will be released. You will be tested every two weeks," the elder said.

"What? We have to get pregnant? And actually have the babies?" Aurora exclaimed.

"Indeed. It is a fitting punishment. You took six lives; now you'll bring in four new ones. Of course, you will still receive the benefits new mothers of our sect are provided. You will only have to do as much parenting as you want to. Second, since your head servant, Juna, is also carrying Mr. Sarlow's child, she will be your children's main caregiver. There are even medicines that can healthily increase breast milk production, so I reiterate, you will be as involved with your children as you want to be. Even if you don't want to spend any time with them, that's fine," the elder explained.

Aurora looked at her dearest friends, those she would now share something incredibly intimate with. They all grabbed each others' hands and looked back to the elders.

"We understand. We will take our punishment with grace," Aurora said.

"Good. It's really not that bad. It's just nine months, and then you're back to normal. But no matter, that concludes the first matter. There are still two more things we wish to discuss with you. The first of which is your mission. I see you have brought a prisoner, so that does fall under our jurisdiction," the elder said.

"Ah yes, the doctor. Our mission was to solve a chain of kidnappings for which this doctor was responsible. He used his victims for his experiments. That is, he attempted to create a way to siphon other people's cultivation and transfer it to someone else. He succeeded at bringing himself to the top of Condensing. It should also be noted that he never killed anyone and always returned his victims alive, albeit only after wiping their memories of what happened. We also brought all of his notes and equipment, should the sect be interested in his research," Koren reported.

"I see. We will need to do some consulting before his punishment can be chosen. Let the matter wait for another time. Finally, the third matter on the agenda is that of the sole survivor from the White Sword group. Tell me, girl, are you attached to your sect?" The elder said.

"Huh, me? Well, not really. Not anymore, at least. Why?" Sarla said.

"Have you ever been tested by our Blossoming Rose sect?" The elder continued.

"Eh, no, I haven't."

"I thought so. You have the potential to practice our method. You have the same constitution as your new friends. If you wish, you can join the Blossoming Rose sect as an outer disciple. I promise that you will see much better results if you join us. Just know that joining us means that you will have to let go of your inhibitions. Sex will become part of your daily life; you will have to share one man with three others, just like those four do. But you will also enjoy your life," the elder said.

"I feel like there's no place for me in the White Sword sect anymore, but would they really let me go? Top sects are usually very defensive about stuff like this," Sarla said.

"Don't worry, we'll smooth things over with them. It's not unusual for us to poach students who are a fit for our sect. People like us are so rare that the other sects always let us take whoever we want."

"In that case, I would be honored to join your sect, elder," Sarla bowed. The elder smiled and nodded her head.

"Good. Well, that concludes this meeting. I'll escort the five of you to your cell."

The elder led Aurora and company through a few corridors into the prison area of the punishment division. Their cell block looked much like an ordinary prison but with bigger rooms. There was visibility into the cells, and there were quite a few rule breakers in the cells currently. The strangest thing, though, was that no one wore clothes. All the isolated disciples were naked.

The elder took Aurora and the others through the cell block and into a processing area, where she took out a few boxes.

"Put all your things in here. Your clothes, too," the elder said. The disciples could do nothing but obey and started stripping. They didn't really have much on them. Their weapons, phone devices, and clothes. When everyone was naked, the elder took them back out and into the cell block. She showed them into a larger cell so they could fit comfortably.

"This is where you'll spend the next few weeks. You can cultivate in here, and you can have sex, but there won't be much else to do. You'll get three meals every day, brought directly to your cell. With your breakfast, you'll also get a fertility concoction which you'll be required to take. At your cultivation base, it'll make you extremely fertile, almost guaranteeing that you'll get pregnant in less than two weeks. You'll probably get pregnant the same day you take it. Its efficacy falls drastically as you get stronger, however. And, of course, when all four of you girls are pregnant, you can leave, with the first pregnancy test being in fourteen days. That is all," the elder said before promptly shutting the door.

Aurora, Koren, Rila, Sila, and Rose looked at each other, not knowing what to say, before going deeper into the room.

"We seriously have to get pregnant, huh? To be honest, I never had any plans of getting pregnant. I want to marry Koren, but I almost figured with you three here, I wouldn't ever have to get pregnant. Now I must, though," Rose said as she sat down, leaning against the wall. Aurora sat down next to her before speaking,

"It's not like I never wanted to get pregnant, but I intended to wait a dozen or two years. This is going to disrupt the next nine months so much. If only elder Han wasn't on vacation with elder Kiera. He seems to like me well enough. Maybe we'd only have gotten a slap on the wrist."

While Aurora and Rose brooded, Rila and Sila seemed halfway excited.

"Guys, we're gonna get straight with you for a second. We actually planned to stop taking birth control soon so we could get pregnant, so this is kinda perfect," Sila said.

"What? Why would you want to get pregnant? You two don't seem like the matronly type," Aurora said.

"Well, you know a bit about our family situation. If we didn't do anything, we'd quite possibly end up married to some powerful guy just so our dad could earn some favor. So we had to do something to make us worthless, like having babies. Mothers aren't worth much as political pawns. And with the sect mandating it and all, it's even better," Rila explained.

"That makes sense. Really drastic, but it makes sense," Rose said.

"Good lord. I was shocked when I heard I got the maid pregnant, but now I have to knock you four up, too. I guess we're really stuck with each other now," Koren said.

"If someone has to impregnate me, you're certainly a good candidate. But man, this will make going home this winter really suck. Another item on the list of the various embarrassing things I'm gonna have to tell my mom. Let's see, I'm in a sex sect, I'm making porn, I'm a prostitute, and I'm pregnant. Lots of 'p's there," Aurora said.

"Indeed. So, what do you say? Shall we get started? We're all naked anyway," Koren said.

"Don't see why not."