Chapter 116

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Protagonist:

Xuan Ge

After Yao Guang finished saying "pregnancy Qi is good," she did not continue to pursue the matter further.

A trace of hidden gentleness flashed through her eyes....

She understood Ling Sha's situation clearly, and also understood the regret of the Mingren clan being unable to reproduce; stopping at the right point would not truly harm the harmony, nor would it put Xuan Ge in a difficult position.

"Words alone are no proof; you tell me then, who does this child take after?"

Jing Liu still refused to accept it, her crimson eyes staring tightly at Yao Guang, her tone carrying a hint of provocation.

"Don't think that just because you casually said 'pregnancy Qi is good,' you can determine the child is yours?"

She was secretly competing in her heart, absolutely refusing to believe she would lose to Yao Guang; even if Yao Guang had the Eye of Unhindered Perception, she was unwilling to admit defeat.

Xuan Ge also turned his head to look at Yao Guang, his eyes holding a hint of curiosity.

Actually, from the moment Yao Guang uttered the words "pregnancy Qi," he had already understood her meaning.

But he couldn't be bothered to use the power of causality to pry into the future; regarding matters of offspring, letting nature take its course was fine; being too deliberate would instead lose the flavor.

"White hair." Yao Guang raised her chin confidently, raised a hand to brush aside her own falling white hair, the meaning self-evident.

Her child would inevitably be like her, white-haired; this was the predetermined fact she saw through the Eye of Unhindered Perception.

"Heh~" Jing Liu let out a light laugh, a trace of cunning flashing in her eyes, slowly raising her hand to also brush aside her own white hair.

"You have white hair, but I also have white hair, and Xing Xiao is likewise white-haired. On what grounds does your saying 'white hair' mean it must be your child?"

A flash of inspiration struck her; she instantly seized the loophole in Yao Guang's words, and this move instead put Yao Guang on the defensive.

Kafka sat to the side, smiling without speaking, fingertips lightly stroking the rim of the cup, looking completely unconcerned.

She knew clearly in her heart that right now was precisely the white-hot phase of the dispute between Jing Liu and Yao Guang.

It was not suitable for her to interject; she only needed to observe silently like Dali Hua, wait for the best timing, and reap the fisherman's profit.

Seeing Yao Guang's expression pause slightly, not immediately refuting, Jing Liu knew she had caught her handle, and simply decided to go all in.

Anyway, if she couldn't succeed tonight, Yao Guang shouldn't think she'd have it easy either!

She leaned in closer, her tone carrying a hint of deliberate persuasion, but actually hiding a sharp edge:

"Yao Guang, you're still young, and you're a General of Yu Que, bearing heavy responsibilities; having and raising a child right now is a burden for you; better to put it aside for now."

Yao Guang let out a cold laugh, immediately counterattacking, her tone not yielding in the slightest:

"What burden? Yu Que's trivial matters, I can entirely leave to Master Jing Tian to manage, no need to worry.

Moreover, you are the Sword Chief of Shen Wu; right now the Third Abundance War is imminent, war is on the verge of breaking out; do you intend to keep yourself uninvolved and disregard Shen Wu's safety?"

The two disputed endlessly, but Kafka seized the timing, quietly reaching out a hand to lightly pull Xuan Ge's hand.

Fingertips gently stroked his palm, the movement light, carrying a hint of hard-to-detect intimacy.

Xuan Ge turned his head slightly, looking at Kafka beside him, then seeing Jing Liu and Yao Guang arguing until their faces were red and ears crimson, looking ready to come to blows; he sighed lightly in his heart, helpless.

His peach blossom luck really has issues....

He did not break free from Kafka's hand, but instead turned his hand back to hold it, fingertips lightly kneading her palm, counting as a silent response.

Kafka blanked for a moment, then the corners of her mouth hooked up into a soft smile, a faint warmth rising in her eyes.

Her initial involvement with Xuan Ge was originally an exchange of interests.

She represented the Stellaron Hunters, represented the End King's forces.

The reason she devoted herself to him was merely because Ren was targeted by Xuan Ge; she had to take the initiative to get close, thereby stabilizing Xuan Ge, buying time for the Stellaron Hunters.

Even if she didn't bring Ren along when planning actions, Xuan Ge would eventually target the Stellaron Hunters sooner or later.

They had always been chasing Stellarons, and Xing Xiao was also investigating the Stellaron's tracks; Xuan Ge had always been curious about Stellaron-related matters.

No matter what, he would ultimately find the Stellaron Hunters.

So at first, she thought the relationship between her and Xuan Ge was merely a transaction of the flesh, unrelated to feelings.

But now, everything is different.

Although Xuan Ge is overwhelmingly dominant in martial force, in the aspect of emotion he appears exceptionally ordinary, even somewhat clumsy.

He actually knew long ago about Ling Sha's feelings for him, yet as Xing Xiao said, he doesn't take the initiative, doesn't refuse, but always takes responsibility;

He didn't forcibly take Dali Hua just because he favored her figure, but instead always maintained a sense of propriety.

He likes naturally fermented feelings, not deliberate, not forced, and this is precisely what Kafka wants.

Xuan Ge didn't forcefully possess her, but instead stayed at a distance that was neither near nor far.....

This attitude of being tantalizingly close yet distant instead let her be completely manipulated by Xuan Ge, and a different sentiment gradually sprouted in her heart.

Ling Sha stood to the side, watching all this in her eyes, a trace of realization flashing through them; she nodded slightly.

Tonight's winner is already Kafka.

She lingered no longer, turning to pull along Dali Hua who was still obsessively stroking her lower abdomen, savoring the warmth from just now, her tone cold:

"Let's go."

"Hey~ I don't have any free fighting match with you, let go of me~"

Dali Hua's whole body was limp and soft, not a shred of strength.

The warmth in her lower abdomen had not yet dissipated, plus she had come by force to begin with, her body not yet recovered; right now she couldn't even stand steady, and could only let Ling Sha drag her along.

"Talking too much." Ling Sha rudely grabbed Dali Hua's tail again, the force not great, but enough to drag her forward.

Seeing Jing Liu clinging on relentlessly, refusing to yield, and having been exploited by Kafka herself, Yao Guang's heart suddenly grew somewhat anxious, her tone carrying a hint of urgent persuasion:

"Jing Liu, you and I are both Xian Zhou immortals, belonging to the same Xian Zhou lineage; why must we engage in such internal strife?

Kafka is an outsider; you dragging me like this—isn't that letting an outsider take advantage?

The meaning of these words went without saying;

Both of them were Xianzhou People; no matter what, Xuan Ge's first child should be a Xianzhou Person, and shouldn't let this outsider Kafka take the lead.

Hearing this, Kafka slowly opened her mouth, her tone gentle yet carrying some confidence, not yielding in the slightest:

"Boss Yao, at this time, why still distinguish between Xianzhou People and outsiders?"

"Since I stay by the General's side, my child is naturally a Xianzhou Person, flowing with the General's blood, sharing one lineage with the Xianzhou, inseparable."

She paused, a sly smile curving the corner of her mouth, and continued:

"Besides, Stellaron Hunters possess the orthodox identity of the Shenwu Xian Zhou—hardly outsiders, right~"

Yao Guang glared fiercely at Kafka, then turned to look at Jing Liu, her tone carrying a hint of exasperated frustration:

"Xuan Ge's fate is unpredictable, with countless future variables; Jing Liu, your stubbornness is simply letting the tiger return to the mountain! By then, don't you regret it!"

She tried to use the future seen through the Guanyin Eye to persuade Jing Liu to join forces, but Jing Liu couldn't listen at all right now.

Jing Liu had long since lost patience; to prevent Yao Guang from succeeding, she ruthlessly made up her mind—the white-haired child must be hers!

Jing Liu's Demonic Yin Body aura was faintly restless, a cold aura rising all over her body.

She didn't want to keep arguing about fate with Yao Guang; she only wanted to end this dispute as soon as possible, her tone carrying some impatience:

"Yao Guang, you yourself said that child is white-haired, what are you afraid of!? Anyway, they're all white-haired; whose it is, still uncertain!"

"You!" Yao Guang was left speechless by Jing Liu's retort, instantly laughed in anger.

Is this lifting a stone only to drop it on one's own foot?

She never expected Jing Liu would cling to the "white-haired" point and refuse to budge an inch.

"Hehe~ Jing Liu, you're older, you're right, alright?"

Unable to swallow her anger, Yao Guang reached out and pinched Xuan Ge's waist hard, the force not great, the damage value nearly zero, but it vented the anger and helplessness in her heart.

"Let's go, General~" Kafka rose at the right moment, lightly helping up Xuan Ge who was pretending to sleep to escape, her tone gentle, holding his hand, walking toward the Qin Gong.

She knew her opportunity had come; tonight, she was destined to be the biggest winner.

In the pavilion, instantly only Yao Guang and Jing Liu remained, the atmosphere somewhat awkward.

Yao Guang glared at Jing Liu angrily and said in a bad mood:

"Happy now? Letting Kafka take advantage; next time, we'll just wait for Xuan Ge to eat rice bowls!"

"What rice bowls?" Jing Liu held up the wine cup on the table, took a light sip, asked with a face full of confusion, not understanding Yao Guang's veiled words at all.

"Heh~ stop pretending." Yao Guang also picked up his wine cup, tilted his head back and took a sip, his tone carrying some unwillingness to concede.

"You've been clinging to white hair and refusing to let go, isn't it just because you don't want to lose to me?"

"Fine then~ let's not fight anymore when the time comes; let's go together and see whose fertility is better!"

Jing Liu's hand holding the wine cup paused slightly, a flicker of surprise flashed in her eyes, then she regained her calm and said nothing.

She indeed hadn't thought about this aspect, but since Yao Guang had said so, she absolutely could not admit defeat.

Together then; she wanted to see whose legitimate white-haired heir this child ultimately was!