Chapter 161

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Protagonist:

Xuan Ge

Xing Xiao stared at the strange woman beside Xuan Ge, rage surging in her eyes.

She had barely choked out half the word "person" when that piercing "scum" had yet to hit the ground, only to be lightly interrupted by Huan Long at her side.

Huan Long's slender elbow lightly bumped against Xing Xiao's waist, her fingertips curling slightly to signal her to calm down.

Her gaze fell indifferently on the two children in Xuan Ge's arms, her eyes holding a detached clarity that seemed to see through everything.

Xing Xiao's fury abruptly stalled; the hostility born from Xuan Ge "messing around outside and inexplicably producing two children" actually dissipated by more than half.

She reined in the frigid Destruction aura surrounding her, lowered her eyes to scrutinize the pair of children, and only after a moment spoke coolly, tone determined:

"They are not his children."

Only now did she discern the children's peculiarity — that was the aura unique to Order, absolutely not something Xuan Ge could be contaminated with in the slightest.

Xing Xiao understood in her heart: these were the Order Twins; their bloodline origin had nothing whatsoever to do with Xuan Ge.

When she and Xuan Ge had intertwined, she had already come to know his body and aura inside and out.

Even though Xuan Ge is an Emissary personally promoted by the Harmony Aeon, it is absolutely impossible for him to form a karmic bond with Order.

Back then the Harmony Aeon devoured the remnants of the Order Aeon, yet Xuan Ge's Path foundation remains purely Harmony.

From beginning to end he can only be pure Harmony; not a shred of Order power could possibly corrupt him.

Xing Xiao's unequivocal verdict eased the tense expressions of Ling Sha, Yao Guang, and the others slightly, and the cold aura congealing around them also dispersed a little.

Everyone fixed their gaze again: the golden-eyed little boy's pupil patterns were radial, fundamentally different from Xuan Ge's flowing-gold eyes;

looking again at the Vidyadhara woman nestled against Xuan Ge's side, her brows and eyes were gentle, her bearing mature — clearly the aura of a married woman.

Realizing this, the women not only failed to fully set their minds at ease, but grew even more unsettled, their eyes brimming with deeper suspicion.

Could it be that this Xuan Ge has changed his preference?

From liking older women to specifically favoring married women?

Chang Ye Yue watched Xuan Ge's several awkward hesitations, his embarrassed appearance caught in her eyes.

She knew he was currently cornered by the women, caught in a dilemma with no way to advance or retreat.

She immediately stepped forward unhurriedly, her skirt hem lightly sweeping the slightly cool ground, and spoke up to smooth things over for him:

"General, do you have urgent business to attend to?"

Xuan Ge turned to look at Chang Ye Yue; his tense shoulder line instantly relaxed a fraction, a trace of relief flashing in his eyes, and he hurriedly responded:

"I need to settle Yi Sha and Luo Rui Ya first."

Chang Ye Yue gave a slight nod, turned her gaze to Ling Sha — who had reined in her aura — at the side, the corner of her lips hooking a faint, shallow smile, her tone even:

"Then, please trouble Lady Ling Sha to see to their placement."

Ling Sha smoothed away the turbulence in her eyes, returning to her usual gentle demeanor, her voice soft yet carrying an undeniable authority:

"Please, both of you, come with me."

"Why not go together? That way there will be someone to look after you."

Kafka let out a light laugh, walked unhurriedly to Ling Sha's side, a playful glint flashing in her eyes.

She clearly intended to split up with Ling Sha so she could properly interrogate these two women who had suddenly appeared — what their origins were and what connection they had with Xuan Ge.

During the year Xuan Ge was comatose, she had also learned to manage the Shen Wu Administration by mimicking Ling Sha's methods; though her means were still somewhat green, she had already cultivated a few parts of a leader's presence.

Xuan Ge breathed a sigh of relief, turned to Luo Rui Ya and Yi Sha, his tone gentle:

"Go on, Ling Sha and Kafka will settle you properly."

"Okay~~ I'll wait for you at the residence."

Yi Sha's brows and eyes held shyness, her voice as soft as a wisp of wind; she then took Kakavasha's hand beside her and followed obediently behind Ling Sha and Kafka.

Luo Rui Ya merely gave a light laugh.

She gently cradled Robin in her arms and softly instructed: "Older Brother, don't forget Robin and Sunday."

Xuan Ge nodded solemnly in promise, watching the two women and the children recede into the distance, the tense aura surrounding him completely dissipating.

His whole person relaxed, as if he had set down a thousand-jin burden.

"Hehe, General, with no outsiders present now, you should have some leisure, right?"

Chang Ye Yue stepped unhurriedly to Xuan Ge's side, a hint of hard-to-detect anticipation in her eyes.

She wanted to use the chance of being alone to probe Xuan Ge's attitude toward her.

If the timing is right, she can as well.

The Shen Wu Army jade tablet Xuan Ge bestowed — for herself and for that other her — is still far from enough.

Yao Guang and Jing Liu exchanged a glance, instantly seeing through Chang Ye Yue's thoughts.

Yao Guang immediately unfastened from her waist the jade pendant Xuan Ge had personally gifted her, fingertips lightly pinching the jade drop and swaying it gently.

Invoking her status as an old acquaintance, she directly overrode Chang Ye Yue's intention: "Xuan Ge still has proper business to attend to; he has no leisure to be distracted."

Chang Ye Yue let out a light tut, a trace of unwillingness flashing in her eyes, yet she did not continue to press.

She has patience aplenty; the deadline has not arrived — even if she must wait a long time, she can afford to wait it out.

Seeing Yao Guang and Jing Liu pressing step by step, about to monopolize Xuan Ge, Xing Xiao immediately frowned, wanting to speak up and contest, but was again grabbed by Huan Long.

Huan Long leaned close to her ear, lowered her voice to remind:

"Don't rush to make a scene; can't you tell, the General's return this time was aimed squarely at Yao Guang?"

Xing Xiao's face was full of puzzlement; she blurted out: "Why do you say that? Yao Guang doesn't have a better figure than Da Li Hua either."

Listening to this out-of-the-blue remark, Huan Long couldn't help but roll her eyes, explaining in a low voice with exasperation:

"The great war has ended, Xuan Ge lies in a coma, and after you got your way that night you should know — he fell into a deep slumber to sort out the karmic threads.

But think carefully, is Xuan Ge truly just simply unconscious?

While in that deep sleep, is he really completely unaware of the outside world?"

Xing Xiao froze in place, only now belatedly realizing.

Back when she helped Xuan Ge sort out the chaotic karmic threads, even though she was tossed about until she lost consciousness and fainted, the depths of her consciousness remained clear, fully aware of what she was doing.

With Xuan Ge's strength, how could he have fallen completely into a state of total ignorance and unawareness?

"But my child...."

Xing Xiao gazed at Xuan Ge surrounded by Jing Liu and Yao Guang, her eyes full of grievance and anxiety.

She had clearly been filled without reservation, yet these past days she had never detected any sign of pregnancy.

She touched her lower abdomen; that night they had entwined to the extreme, yet there was still no movement, and she was anxious from the bottom of her heart, unwilling to fall behind Yao Guang and Jing Liu.

"To put it bluntly, Xuan Ge knows full well Yao Guang's guilt; this time he came specifically to give Yao Guang a way down, you idiot."

Seeing Xing Xiao still drilling into a dead end, Huan Long's tone couldn't help but grow more urgent, afraid she might act on impulse and worsen things with Xuan Ge.

Just as the two people were conversing in low voices, Xuan Ge walked over with measured steps, raised his hand and lightly pinched Xing Xiao's soft and glutinous cheek, his tone gentle:

"How was your rest? Does your body still feel unwell?"

Xing Xiao took the opportunity to reach out and hug Xuan Ge's waist, burying her face in his chest, accusing softly in a grievous voice:

"Mmph, it's all your fault, you scum, even now walking still hurts."

"Uh.... okay okay, it's all my fault." Xuan Ge apologized in a low voice, full of helplessness.

In his heart, though, he secretly grumbled — clearly she had been the one clinging and demanding, and even after fainting twenty or thirty times, her subconscious still refused to give up.

He raised his hand and gently stroked along Xing Xiao's back, soothing her little temper, then turned his head to look at Huan Long, his tone flat yet carrying a hint of warning:

"Huan Long, if you want to stay, I naturally have no objection, but if you're deliberately stirring up trouble...."

Huan Long's slender fingers painted with pitch-black nail polish lightly brushed across her own pale black lips, her brows and eyes rippling with charm, her voice soft and delicate:

"General is truly annoying, I'm just obediently following beside Xing Xiao, I have no other intentions."

"I see you're itching for a beating." Xuan Ge looked at her deliberately teasing appearance and immediately retorted displeasedly.

Huan Long laughed lightly, tactfully reining in her charm, reached out and pulled Xing Xiao from Xuan Ge's embrace.

Then she playfully winked at Xuan Ge, counting as giving him an explanation.

"Xuan Ge."

"Reverse Disciple."

Two voices rang out simultaneously; Yao Guang and Jing Liu stepped forward from left and right, each grabbing one of Xuan Ge's wrists, sandwiching him between them.

Xuan Ge looked at Huan Long snickering to the side, the corner of his mouth twitching uncontrollably, inwardly crying bitterly.

Covered rice bowl.... this will be the death of me....

Of course referring to the room.