Chapter 1272: Hu Jiuwei Leaves the Pass, Discovers the Nine‑Tail Celestial Fox's Whereabouts

"Hongxue, what's wrong with you?" Shang Hongchen saw at first glance that Hongxue was off, and kept covering her belly while giggling.

The smile on her face was full of a happy flavor; you could tell something was wrong at a glance. How could Shang Hongchen possibly not notice? After this younger sister went up to the mountain peak once, she kept sitting there laughing foolishly.

"It's nothing, just pregnant, that's all." Hongxue smiled with her eyes half‑closed, lifted her head, placed her right hand on her belly, and grinned at Hongchen.

"……"

Hongchen opened her mouth, but found she couldn't speak.

She kept staring at Hongxue's belly, and after a long while finally showed a smile: "I say, is it necessary for you to act like this? It's just pregnancy, why do you have to laugh so foolishly?"

"Tch." Hongxue sneered: "You still have the nerve to criticize me. Who was the one who, when she got pregnant with Qingmeng, kept laughing foolishly for a full three months? I remember it clearly; weren't you the one who was so smug back then?"

"I still remember that look on your face now; how can you have the nerve to criticize me?"

This woman is truly double‑standard; when she herself was pregnant, she was so smug, laughing foolishly nonstop for three months. After those three months she finally fully accepted everything and stopped being smug. During that period, Hongxue can't even describe how speechless she was; every time she saw her, she was mocked by this woman's smugness.

Fortunes turn, and finally it came to her; she must thoroughly mock this elder sister and not let her be smug.

Hongchen's face flushed: "Where is it that I'm that exaggerated? You... stop talking nonsense; I never was like that back then."

She wore a disdainful expression, repeatedly denying that she also laughed foolishly; in short, she said, "I'm not as disgraceful as you are."

Hongxue pursed her lips: "Nonsense. You were far more exaggerated back then. Hongchen, stop pretending. Now it's my turn; my husband is already doting on me. You, this time, still can't match me, humph."

Between the two sisters there is also rivalry; they each smugly outdo each other, having won Chen Chuyang's favor, so naturally they must mock each other thoroughly.

Regarding this, Chen Chuyang does not intervene, nor can he; he lets the two find some joy in life, clashing with each other. That's fine, lest a tranquil life become too boring and... grow stale.

"Impossible, I could never do that; your slander is pure slander." Hongchen's face was full of denial as she kept shaking her head.

How could she possibly do such a shameful thing? She would never do it; she's not as childish as Hongxue, and after all these years she's still the same.

"Hongxue, I know you're thrilled about being pregnant, but you cannot slander me. I'm a mature and steady woman; I won't be as disgraceful as you."

She reiterated that she could never be so disgraceful.

Hongxue exploded with anger: "Nonsense. How could I slander you, you Hongchen? Back then you wouldn't admit your own past face, yet you say I slander you. That's enough!"

"You're just jealous, thinking I'm ahead of you, humph."

"Brother Chuyang said that when the time comes you'll take good care of me; you can't run away."

Hongchen's smile froze; she sat down helplessly, a bit annoyed, but she knew that her husband would definitely say that.

"Hongxue, how on earth did you... manage that?"

Hongxue's smile grew broader: "Now you think you know how to please me? It's useless; if you want the secret, I won't tell you."

"When the time comes, sister Ruo Lan and sister Ruohua go up the mountain, I'll tell both of them to also become pregnant with the husband's child, just to make you jealous."

"I'm angry; you have to coax me."

"Sisters are useless; you must properly coax me, otherwise I'll ally with external enemies against you and guarantee you'll suffer."

Hongchen hurriedly apologized: "Alright, I'm wrong; isn't admitting my mistake enough? Sister Hongxue, just tell me, we are blood sisters, we are together; those women outside are our enemies, you cannot join them to act against me."

"You've forgotten that all these years we've depended on each other; have you forgotten that I've constantly helped you manage Longshe Shan? All these years, there've been no merits, only hard labor."

Hongxue was very pleased with Hongchen's apology; this elder sister still knows how to handle herself, apologizing immediately. Threats are still very useful to her.

"That's right. Let me tell you, I'm easy to coax; if you act like that again, I won't be polite." Hongxue pointed at Hongchen, saying smugly: "There are still many secrets—posture, timing, or even Brother Chuyang's mood—all affect pregnancy. So you must constantly change yourself, try your best to please Brother Chuyang, and you can be like me."

Hongchen exclaimed in shock: "Eh? You didn't lie to me?"

It seemed there was a problem; this sister was digging a trap.

"How could I lie to you? This is a secret; if you don't believe it you can choose not to try, but don't say I didn't tell you the secret later." After saying that, Hongxue patted her butt and left.

She left Hongchen alone, sitting in place dazed; after a long while she finally stood up, muttering, "Hongxue wouldn't lie to me, would she?"

"She must be digging a trap for me; given Hongxue's nature, she wouldn't tell me so easily."

"She has always tried to fool me; this time, there's a high probability she's fooling me again."

"But if it's true? Wouldn't that be..."

Hongchen was torn, standing in place, her mind a mess.

She didn't know what to do, fearing traps and also fearing being schemed.

Great Qi Dynasty, Wangdu.

Inside the Wanggong.

Qi Ruohua received a message from Hongxue, her face full of envy.

The message read: Sister Ruohua, I'm pregnant again, hahahaha.

That simple sentence made Qi Ruohua feel depressed for a long time; she stared blankly at the message, lowered her head, and looked at her own belly.

"Hongxue again?"

"So soon? How long has it been? No, I can't stay in the Wanggong any longer; I must go to Longshe Shan."

"Hongxue is pregnant, I can't fall behind; I must stay ahead of Hongchen."

Qi Ruohua stood up, unable to remain here; she could not fall behind Hongchen.

"Can't match Hongxue, and can't match you, a newcomer?"

Without thinking, Qi Ruohua gave a few words, then left Wangdu, heading toward Longshe Shan.

Fox Clan.

Inside the cave realm, Hu Jiuwei opened her eyes, exhaled, her pupils flashing with brilliance, staring in one direction.

Her aura changed, and her cultivation attained Advancement.

A destined supreme realm, and the six tails behind her swayed, each tail extremely beautiful, moving with the wind.

Each sway could cause the surrounding space to tremble.

The next moment, the six tails vanished, and she returned to human form. Hu Jiuwei looked toward the depths of the cave realm, eyes narrowed: "Found you, Nine‑Tail Celestial Fox, this time you can't escape."