Chapter 213: Scumbag, Get Lost!

“My lord is so handsome, I could never tire of looking at you,” said Ling Zixiao.

She nestled naturally in Lu Changsheng’s arms, smiling softly.

“I feel the same way about you, Zixiao,” Lu Changsheng replied with a light chuckle.

He then used his spiritual power to nourish Ling Zixiao’s body and meridians, checking her physical condition.

Ling Zixiao didn’t mind Lu Changsheng’s examination.

She rested her pale, full face against his chest, relaxing completely and allowing him to check her thoroughly.

Due to her constantly weak state, she couldn’t help but feel insecure.

Being close to Lu Changsheng not only felt as comfortable as a spring breeze,

but also filled her heart with a sense of security and peace.

“It seems this child really is Nangong Mili’s,” Lu Changsheng thought.

He had thoroughly examined Ling Zixiao’s body but found no signs of a new life growing within her.

Frowning slightly, his emotions complex, he glanced towards Nangong Mili in the Spirit Pond.

To have a Golden Core cultivator like her bear his child naturally excited him.

After all, it was extremely difficult for cultivators of this level to have children.

Once pregnant, the child’s spiritual roots would surely be extraordinary.

But given Nangong Mili’s unpredictable temperament, he wasn’t sure if she’d want to keep the child.

Moreover, bringing her home now would be very troublesome.

Currently, the Locking Emotion Gu only had a limited effect on Nangong Mili.

It was far from the level of control it had over Meng Xiaochan.

So, it wasn’t realistic to think he could bring Nangong Mili home.

She probably wouldn’t go with him willingly.

Unless he used forceful methods.

But how could he use force against the mother of his child?

Besides, if he brought Nangong Mili home and she recovered her strength,

he’d have no way to restrain a Golden Core cultivator like her.

At that point, who’d be in charge at home would be uncertain.

If this Golden Core cultivator got upset and decided to do something, he couldn’t stop her.

Furthermore, Nangong Mili’s identity was a big problem.

She was the Spider Emissary of the Five Poison Sect, one of Jin Kingdom’s three major demonic sects!

He didn’t have prejudice or discrimination against demonic cultivators.

As long as she became the mother of his child, he’d treat her equally, whether demonic or even a monster race!

But the problem was, Nangong Mili and Meng Xiaochan were being hunted by the Heavenly Sword Sect.

If her identity was exposed and traced, his entire family would be in danger.

“Sigh,” Lu Changsheng inwardly sighed.

Looking at Nangong Mili in the Spirit Pond, his heart felt very complicated.

He didn’t know how to handle Nangong Mili’s situation.

If he didn’t bring her home, he’d be worried.

“Hmph!” Nangong Mili, bathing in the Spirit Pond, keenly sensed Lu Changsheng’s gaze.

She turned her head slightly, meeting Lu Changsheng’s eyes.

His gaze sent chills down her spine, almost giving her goosebumps.

She immediately snorted coldly, raising her delicate hand. Holy light enveloped her as she put on a purple dress.

Stepping out with her crystalline jade feet, she returned to the shore and sat down to meditate and heal.

But as soon as she closed her eyes, Lu Changsheng’s earlier gaze and smile floated in her mind.

While it made her shudder, she oddly found Lu Changsheng pleasing to the eye, stirring inexplicable feelings deep in her heart.

“How could I find this dog of a man pleasing?” Nangong Mili frowned slightly, feeling she must be going crazy.

To actually find this bastard somehow appealing.

Thinking of how Lu Changsheng had humiliated her these past days, her pale, bewitching face showed a hint of coldness.

She suppressed the strange feelings in her heart, silently cursing the dog of a man!

Someday, she, Nangong Mili, would return all the humiliation and trampling Lu Changsheng had inflicted on her!

No, she’d return it a hundredfold!

“What’s wrong, dear Lu?” Ling Zixiao, nestled in Lu Changsheng’s arms, sensed his change and asked softly.

“It’s nothing, I just suddenly felt a bit homesick,” Lu Changsheng said quietly, resting his chin gently on Ling Zixiao’s hair.

When he first left home, he and Lu Miaoge and the others saiddhe’d be gone for a year at most.

But he’d been delayed in Nine Heavens Immortal City due to the Li sisters and Ling Zixiao’s affairs.

Now he was further delayed by Nangong Mili and Meng Xiaochan’s situation.

In a few more days, it would be a year since he left.

“There have been demonic incidents in the Qingyun region, it’s not as peaceful as before. I’ve been gone so long, sister Miaoge and the others must be worried,” Lu Changsheng sighed inwardly, feeling a surge of homesickness and wanting to return soon.

He also thought about how the Azure Cloud Sect’s attack on the Xiahou clan had led to the destruction of many Foundation Establishment families.

Now with Ling Zixiao, a formation grand master, by his side, he felt fully prepared, just waiting for the right moment.

After this trip home, he could directly find a suitable Second-Tier Spirit Land to establish his own clan.

To provide a better environment for his children to grow up in.

The next day.

Lu Changsheng engaged in Dual Cultivation with Nangong Mili to heal her injuries as usual.

Now knowing Nangong Mili was pregnant, he naturally couldn’t tease her as before.

His actions were extremely gentle, afraid of hurting her or the child.

During the process, Lu Changsheng took the opportunity to check Nangong Mili’s condition, looking for signs of pregnancy.

However, to his confusion, he couldn’t sense any life force of a fetus in Nangong Mili’s body.

“What’s going on?” Lu Changsheng was baffled.

How come there was no child in Ling Zixiao’s belly, and none in Nangong Mili’s either?

Had the child been lost?

Lu Changsheng’s mind stirred, and he checked the system interface.

[Offspring: 153/154]

“It’s still there.” Lu Changsheng looked at the offspring column in the system interface.

“Could it be that it’s too early, and there’s no life force yet?”

“No, if it’s shown by the system, it must already be conceived.”

“Could she be hiding it?”

Lu Changsheng secretly guessed if Nangong Mili had concealed the signs of pregnancy.

After all, as a Golden Core cultivator, she would surely notice immediately if she became pregnant.

It was impossible for a Golden Core cultivator to be unaware of her own pregnancy.

“Wait, if she got pregnant and didn’t immediately get rid of the child, does that mean she’s willing to have it?” Lu Changsheng suddenly realized.

Given Nangong Mili’s personality, if she didn’t want the child, she probably would have gotten rid of it as soon as she noticed.

But he had seen the additional child through the system yesterday.

The child was still there now, meaning it hadn’t been removed. Nangong Mili hadn’t planned to get rid of it for now.

If Nangong Mili was planning to keep the child, given her personality, not wanting others to know, especially him, seemed to make sense.

Thinking this way, Lu Changsheng felt this must be the case.

After all, Ling Zixiao certainly wouldn’t hide such a thing from him.

And it would be hard to hide from his Divine Sense.

But Nangong Mili, as a Golden Core cultivator who had now recovered somewhat, should be able to hide the child in her belly from him without much difficulty.

At this moment, Nangong Mili was also very confused and bewildered.

She didn’t know what was wrong with Lu Changsheng today.

How had he suddenly changed his behavior?

His every move was unbelievably gentle.

Even his eyes looked at her with tenderness and affection, making her skin crawl and giving her goosebumps.

She couldn’t help but recall Lu Changsheng’s gaze and expression from last night.

It seemed that from that moment, the way he looked at her had become a bit strange.

“What’s going on?” Nangong Mili wondered inwardly, vaguely forming a guess.

But she thought it couldn’t be possible.

After all, as soon as this child’s life force appeared, she had immediately concealed it. How could Lu Changsheng possibly sense it?

“If he really knows…” At this moment, Nangong Mili felt a surge of irritation.

When she first sensed the child’s conception, her immediate thought was to get rid of it.

After all, she deeply despised Lu Changsheng. How could she be willing to bear his child?

But after much inner struggle, she finally decided to keep it.

Partly because, as a first-time mother, she felt a stirring in her heart, a sense of compassion.

Also, she had grown up orphaned and alone, until her master found and raised her as a daughter.

After her master passed away, she felt lonely inside, greatly missing those times.

She also wanted to raise a daughter, just as her master had raised her.

But she deeply disliked men.

She didn’t want to have any connection with Lu Changsheng.

She naturally didn’t want to go find someone to have a child with.

As for adopting a child, that would depend on the circumstances. It wasn’t something you could force.

So when she saw Meng Xiaochan and learned she was a descendant of her master, she took Xiaochan as her disciple, treating her the same way her master had treated her.

This was why, despite her usual cold and emotionless demeanor, she was willing to do so much for Xiaochan.

Now, unexpectedly having this child gave her a sense of fulfillment.

So after much deliberation, she decided to keep the child.

But she definitely didn’t want Lu Changsheng to know about this child.

After all, this was Nangong Mili’s child. What did it have to do with that dog of a man, Lu Changsheng?

To prevent Lu Changsheng from finding out about the child,

And worried that the child might be hurt by that dog of a man,

She immediately concealed and protected the child’s life force.

This ensured Lu Changsheng wouldn’t know about the child’s existence.

But now Lu Changsheng’s sudden change in behavior left her confused and bewildered.

She vaguely felt that Lu Changsheng knew about the child’s existence, which led to such a big change in him.

This made her very irritated.

She even thought about not keeping the child.

Lu Changsheng gently treated Nangong Mili’s injuries.

Before, he had some ulterior motives towards Nangong Mili.

So he never cared about her feelings.

But now that she was carrying his child, his attitude naturally changed.

Thinking about his recent behavior, Lu Changsheng felt quite ashamed.

He felt that as a grown man, there was no need to be so petty.

From what he knew, pregnant women’s emotions were very unstable.

If he angered her, she might take out her frustrations on the child, which wouldn’t be good.

Looking at Nangong Mili’s flushed, beautiful face, Lu Changsheng said softly, “Mili, I have a source essence that can nourish your True Core. It might help you recover faster.”

As Lu Changsheng spoke, he wrapped his arms around her slender waist, transferring the Yin-Yang Dual Qi into Nangong Mili’s body.

His Yin-Yang Dual Qi had already recovered.

But Nangong Mili was guarded against him and unwilling to open her dantian.

So he couldn’t use the Yin-Yang Dual Qi to nourish her True Core.

Besides, Lu Changsheng himself felt that the idea of Yin-Yang Dual Qi nourishing the True Core was quite shocking.

He wasn’t ready to reveal this to Nangong Mili yet.

Of course, he also had some thoughts about not wanting Nangong Mili to recover too quickly.

After all, he had guessed earlier that Nangong Mili’s early awakening was related to his Yin-Yang Dual Qi nourishing her True Core.

If she recovered too quickly, it might affect the Locking Emotion Gu’s effectiveness.

Now that she was carrying his child, Lu Changsheng naturally wanted to show his best side and gain her approval.

He also wanted Nangong Mili to recover soon.

Being injured for too long wouldn’t be good for the child in her belly.

“Whoosh!”

Nangong Mili’s cheeks flushed red, her beautiful eyes tightly shut, allowing Lu Changsheng to do as he pleased.

But when Lu Changsheng softly called her “Mili,” her jade-like face tensed slightly, her heart skipping a beat.

Lu Changsheng calling her name so gently made her, who was as if in the clouds, feel a bit dazed.

How many years had it been?

Except for her master who used to call her “Little Mili,” no one had called her so intimately in years.

Of course, bootlickers didn’t count.

Now, being called so gently by Lu Changsheng, she felt for a moment as if she and Lu Changsheng were very close.

“You dog of a man, don’t call me like that!”

Nangong Mili quickly suppressed her confused thoughts, opened her misty eyes, and said angrily, her face flushed with embarrassment.

“Alright, alright.”

Lu Changsheng wasn’t upset.

He knew the Locking Emotion Gu was already having some effect on Nangong Mili.

As long as he maintained the right pace and progressed gradually, he would naturally be able to melt Nangong Mili’s heart.

After speaking, he looked at Nangong Mili’s beautiful face, flushed with anger, leaned in, and kissed her luscious lips.

Nangong Mili, caught off guard by Lu Changsheng’s kiss, felt her heart flutter uncontrollably.

As his tongue invaded her mouth, Nangong Mili suddenly came to her senses. She immediately struggled, pushing Lu Changsheng away, her phoenix eyes filled with hatred as she yelled, “You dog of a man, don’t touch me! Once we’re done with Dual Cultivation, get lost!”

“Alright, alright. I’m a bit weak after transferring the source essence. Mili, you should refine this source essence first.”

Lu Changsheng quietly held Nangong Mili’s delicate body, leaning close to her cheek and speaking softly.

His voice, full of doting tenderness, the intimate way he addressed her, and his hot breath brushing against her sensitive ear,

Made her whole body tingle, her body trembling involuntarily, her heart pounding, feeling something indescribable.

Feeling the scorching male body heat pressed against her, Nangong Mili even felt as if she and Lu Changsheng were like a deeply in love couple.

Her cold, bewitching face tensed up, her phoenix eyes flashing with embarrassment and anger, wanting to continue berating Lu Changsheng and tell him to get lost.

But the next moment.

The Yin-Yang Dual Qi, like small fish, swam towards her dantian.

She could feel that these two Yin-Yang fish were very mystical.

They seemed to embody some kind of heavenly law.

“This…”

Nangong Mili was surprised, not expecting Lu Changsheng to offer such a source essence to heal her.

Her heart fluttered slightly, and she opened her dantian.

She saw the Yin-Yang Dual Qi enter her dantian and start circling around her True Core.

Strands of mystical energy dispersed, slowly nourishing her True Core.

Nangong Mili quietly experienced the mystical energy.

But this energy was so profound.

Even she couldn’t fully comprehend it for the moment.

She only knew that this Yin-Yang source essence was clearly beneficial for her True Core.

She was even more surprised that Lu Changsheng would give her such a source essence to nourish her True Core.

After a long while.

The Yin-Yang Dual Qi was completely consumed.

Nangong Mili could clearly feel that her True Core had significantly recovered.

She estimated that with four or five more sessions, she could recover seven or eight tenths of her power.

But thinking about how such a source essence must be a great consumption for Lu Changsheng,

She naturally felt embarrassed and couldn’t bring herself to make such a request.

Seeing that Lu Changsheng was still holding her, his hands even starting to wander, Nangong Mili’s face frosted over as she said coldly, “Now that we’re done with Dual Cultivation, get lost. Stay away from me.”

“Let me hold you for a while longer,”

Lu Changsheng said softly.

“You dog of a man, get lost!”

Nangong Mili, hearing Lu Changsheng’s tone, felt a chill run down her spine. She felt goosebumps rising, unable to stand it.

Her body surged with Spiritual Energy, pushing Lu Changsheng away.

Then, surrounded by a hazy glow, she entered the Spirit Pond as usual to cleanse her body.

“Damn, looks like it won’t be easy to win her over.”

Lu Changsheng got up, dusted himself off, and put on his clothes, not minding Nangong Mili’s actions.

He just let her vent her anger.

Besides, she hadn’t used much force.

Nearby, Ling Zixiao and Meng Xiaochan looked at each other, puzzled.

They didn’t know what was wrong with Lu Changsheng today.

Had he taken the wrong medicine or what?

Why had his personality suddenly changed so much?

They knew how Lu Changsheng had treated Nangong Mili before.

But the next moment, Ling Zixiao understood.

She thought Lu Changsheng had been deliberately unkind to Nangong Mili before.

Now that the Locking Emotion Gu had some effect, he started his gentle offensive.

She had to admit that Lu Changsheng’s gentle approach was indeed hard to resist.

When she was with Lu Changsheng before, his sweet words had made her weak all over, her heart fluttering.

In the Spirit Pond, Nangong Mili gently caressed her belly.

The more she thought about it, the more she felt Lu Changsheng knew about her pregnancy, making her feel irritated.

What if this dog of a man kept pestering her because of the child, coming to see the child every day?

“Hmph, this is Nangong Mili’s child. What does it have to do with him!”

“If he dares to disturb me and the child, I’ll teach him a lesson!”

Nangong Mili’s long eyebrows raised, her phoenix eyes flashing coldly.

She thought, so what if Lu Changsheng knew?

Could he disturb her and take the child away?

She was already being kind by not actively causing him trouble and keeping him trapped in the Gu cave.

Did he dare to come and fight with her for the child?

Thinking about Lu Changsheng’s recent attitude, Nangong Mili felt he wasn’t that bad after all. At least he seemed to have a sense of responsibility.

Upon learning about the child, his attitude had done a complete 180-degree turn. He wasn’t the heartless type.

But then Nangong Mili remembered how Lu Changsheng had previously humiliated and trampled on her.

Now that there was a child involved, his attitude changed. Didn’t that mean she was worth less than a child in his eyes?

Was his recent gentle treatment solely because of the child and not her?

That scumbag!

Huh? What was she thinking?

Who cared about his attitude towards her? He could do whatever he wanted.

The humiliation he’d inflicted on her before… even if he tried to please her now, she wouldn’t let it go so easily!

Nangong Mili’s enchanting face turned cold as frost, her long phoenix eyes filled with icy clarity.