Chapter 1729

Upon hearing Ma Xiaoling's self-reproachful muttering, Kuang Tianyou was just about to offer a word of comfort.

Ma Xiaoling then thought of something else.

"Jiang Chen is so powerful; how did my Ma family repeatedly force him into a desperate situation?"

In the records of the Ma family, it was stated that the ancestors of the Ma family had forced Jiang Chen into a desperate situation several times and had nearly slain him. This was also the reason why Ma Xiaoling was convinced she could kill Jiang Chen.

Yet, when she encountered Jiang Chen today, she discovered that this was not the case.

Jiang Chen was simply too strong.

With just a wave of his hand, that terrifying power had sent her flying.

The Divine Dragon she had unleashed had shattered instantly without even touching his clothes.

Come to think of it, this was not the first time the Ma family's Divine Dragon had failed; earlier, in the island nation, it had failed once when facing the Great Blood Swastika Curse.

"Relying solely on the power of the Ma family to deal with Jiang Chen is naturally quite difficult. Ma Ling'er of the past was so exceptionally talented, arguably the strongest person in the Ma family, yet even she, when facing Jiang Chen, admitted she was no match for him and turned to seek the power of the Divine Dragon instead."

"Throughout the generations, it is less that the people of the Ma family forced Jiang Chen into a desperate situation, and more that the Divine Dragon forced Jiang Chen into a desperate situation." Su Xuan's voice rang out beside Ma Xiaoling's ear, explaining the ins and outs of the matter to her.

Ma Xiaoling was stunned.

"Is the Divine Dragon that powerful?"

Although Ma Xiaoling had always known the Ma family's Divine Dragon was strong—in the past, she had always used the Divine Dragon as her trump card—these two times, first with the Great Blood Swastika Curse and then facing Jiang Chen, the Divine Dragon had not played the role it should have.

This indicated that the power of the Divine Dragon had its limits.

That was why Ma Xiaoling had doubts about those records of the Ma family.

She guessed that it was very likely the ancestors of the Ma family felt it was shameful that they could not eliminate Jiang Chen, so they had embellished and boasted in the records they left behind.

For example, claiming it wasn't that they were being beaten by Jiang Chen, but that they had chased Jiang Chen into a desperate situation, only for Jiang Chen to escape due to some reason.

As long as the descendants of the Ma family worked a little harder, they could eliminate Jiang Chen.

"Although the Divine Dragon of the past was no match for Jiang Chen, it could indeed pose some threat to him; otherwise, it could not have been regarded by Ma Ling'er as the key to defeating Jiang Chen," Su Xuan continued to explain.

"Then why?"

Ma Xiaoling was puzzled.

"This naturally has a reason," Su Xuan continued. "The current Divine Dragon has lost something, which has caused its power to be far inferior to what it once was."

"Lost something?" Ma Xiaoling was confused. "What exactly was lost?"

"You will understand very soon."

Su Xuan did not explain further, instead keeping her in suspense.

Seeing that Su Xuan was unwilling to say more, Ma Xiaoling did not press the matter to the end.

She took Kuang Tianyou and left the place together.

After Ma Xiaoling and Kuang Tianyou left, Su Xuan signaled for Laili to leave as well.

Now, only two people remained in the scene.

If one counted the Magic Star in Jin Weilai's arms, it was actually three.

"What, are you reluctant to part with it now?"

Su Xuan did not turn his head, his voice reaching Jin Weilai's ears.

A complex expression appeared on Jin Weilai's face. "I can return the money to you, but could you please return the child to me?"

A cold sneer appeared at the corner of Su Xuan's mouth. "You were the one who didn't want the child in the beginning, and now you are the one who wants the child."

"Are you playing with me?"

"Or do you think our contract is a joke?"

"I..." Jin Weilai heard the anger in Su Xuan's words, and her expression immediately turned solemn.

If it were an ordinary person, she would not care about things like contracts.

She would be determined to take her child and leave.

But Su Xuan was not an ordinary person.

Earlier, in the underground garage, when Su Xuan fought Jiang Chen, she could be said to have personally felt that terrifying power.

Although she was a zombie.

If Su Xuan wanted to kill her, he probably wouldn't need to expend any effort at all.

Under normal circumstances, zombies naturally would not die.

But in this world, there were ultimately people who could eliminate zombies.

Otherwise, Tang Benjing would not have died back then.

"However, considering that you are the child's mother after all, I can allow you to accompany him for three months."

"Of course, during this period, you must live under my observation."

Su Xuan appeared exceptionally benevolent, giving Jin Weilai a choice.

Upon hearing this, Jin Weilai was stunned, then immediately said to Su Xuan, "Thank you."

Even if it was only for a short three months, for Jin Weilai, it could be considered an unexpected gain.

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As for parting with this child after three months?

That was a matter for three months later.

There was one thing.

Su Xuan did not tell Jin Weilai: the Magic Star's development far exceeded that of an ordinary person, and later on, it would only get faster and faster.

From the beginning of the pregnancy, it was only one month before it was born; this was still much slower compared to the original work.

Now that the Magic Star had been born, its growth rate would also be astonishingly fast.

Three months seemed to be the time limit Su Xuan gave Jin Weilai to accompany the child, but in reality, it was the Magic Star's lifespan limit.

He was born to save the world, and now, there were only three or four months left until the end of the world.

In other words, the Magic Star's lifespan was only that long.

After the matter of the Magic Star's birth concluded.

Jiang Chen took Situ Fenren back to the Tongtian Pavilion.

The news of the death of Lan Dali, one of the Five-Colored Messengers, spread, causing the remaining four Five-Colored Messengers to be shocked beyond measure.

They could not help but put away their past pride and realize a reality.

That was, they were not superior to others, nor were they powerful enough to be invincible; they could still die.

This caused them to become cautious in the time that followed.

For a period of time after that, the Five-Colored Messengers dared not act rashly again, choosing instead to wait quietly for the return of Lady Nuwa.

On the other side.

After Ma Xiaoling returned to Jiajia Mansion, she restarted her career as an exorcist.

Not long after, she encountered trouble.

It was not any major trouble.