316: Chapter 316 Auspicious Dragon and Phoenix: The Radiance of the Mother of Two Proud Beauties

"Wah! Wah!"

The crisp cry of an infant pierced the air, and the tense atmosphere in the delivery room relaxed.

The pillars of ice-blue and crimson light above the roof slowly dissipated. The lingering violent Spiritual Qi in the sky turned into a fine drizzle, sprinkling onto every jade tile of the Xu Family Manor. The thick smell of blood in the delivery room was completely replaced by the pure fragrance of two ancient Bloodlines.

Xu Chen exhaled a long breath of turbid Qi and withdrew his hands from the backs of his two wives. The hair on his forehead was wet with sweat, and joy danced in his eyes.

"Congratulations, Young Lord! Both Young Mistresses and their children are safe!"

Several midwifery Elders nimbly wrapped the two newborns in Tianshan Ice Silk and brought them to the bedside with beaming smiles.

"Young Mistress Long has given birth to a young master, and Young Mistress Feng has given birth to a young lady!"

Hearing this, Long Aoxue and Feng Jiuyou, who had been slumped on the warm jade bed, seemed to experience a second spring, both pushing themselves up in unison.

"Quick! Bring my son here!" Long Aoxue's eyes were slightly red as she reached out impatiently.

Because of her overdrawn Spiritual Qi, the two translucent dragon horns atop her head had not yet retracted, and a few ice-blue dragon scales clung to the edges of her fair cheeks. At this moment, she lacked some of her usual irritability and gained a layer of soft radiance.

The midwifery Elder carefully handed over the baby boy. The little fellow was fast asleep with his eyes closed, and two tiny bumps were faintly visible on his forehead.

Xu Chen sat down beside Long Aoxue, took out a clean silk handkerchief, and gently wiped the fine beads of sweat from her cheeks.

"You've worked hard, Aoxue," Xu Chen's voice was low and gentle.

Holding the child, Long Aoxue obediently pressed her cheek, still bearing dragon scales, against Xu Chen's broad palm, rubbing against it twice like a kitten that had found its master.

"Husband, look at this little fellow's features; he looks exactly like you." She sniffled, her voice thick with attachment.

As soon as she finished speaking, a cold snort came from the other side of the bed.

"What's so good about looking like him? Aside from that face which can deceive young girls, there's not a single merit to be found on his entire body."

Feng Jiuyou's fiery red hair was disheveled, her face pale as paper, but her chin was still held high, maintaining the unyielding pride of the Divine Phoenix Clan Leader. Her phoenix-like eyes turned slightly, looking at another midwifery Elder.

"Bring this seat's daughter over! The Bloodline of my Divine Phoenix Clan is surely the most dazzling existence in this world!"

The Elder hurried to deliver the baby girl, who was surrounded by a faint crimson firelight, into her arms. Looking at the porcelain-like little life in her arms, Feng Jiuyou's cold and glamorous queen-like face instantly softened, her eyes filled with boundless maternal love.

Upon hearing Feng Jiuyou's words, Long Aoxue's previous submissive appearance vanished instantly, and a tiny spark of electricity flashed across the dragon horns on her head.

"Feng Jiuyou! Who are you calling a deceiver? My son has a pure-blooded True Dragon Physique and is destined to sweep across the Myriad Realms in the future! Your little fire chicken better stay away from my son, or she might get frozen into an ice block!"

"Who are you calling a little fire chicken?!" Feng Jiuyou glared back without yielding, her voice suddenly rising, "You stupid dragon! My daughter was born with the seed of the Jiuyou Divine Fire! When she grows up, she'll pluck your scales and roast you along with her mother!"

Two peerless beauties who had just escaped the gates of hell were struggling even to breathe, yet they were arguing incessantly on the bed over whose child was superior.

Xu Chen watched this scene and rubbed his temples.

He reached out both hands, pinching Long Aoxue's cheek with his left and pressing his right on Feng Jiuyou's shoulder, using a bit of force to separate them.

"That's enough! Save your energy!"

Xu Chen put on a stern face, assuming the air of the head of the household.

"One is a Dragon Clan Empress, the other is the Divine Phoenix Clan Leader. How is it that after giving birth, you're bickering like two common village women?"

Reprimanded by Xu Chen, Long Aoxue and Feng Jiuyou both pursed their lips. They both huffed, turned their heads away, and began teasing the babies in their arms in unison, ignoring each other.

Seeing them quiet down, the sternness in Xu Chen's eyes vanished, replaced by doting affection. He extended his long arms and domineeringly pulled both his lovely wives and the two newborns, blankets and all, into his broad embrace.

"The son takes after me, suave and elegant. The daughter takes after you, capable of toppling cities." Xu Chen lowered his head and planted a kiss on each of their sweat-soaked foreheads.

"Both of you are the greatest contributors to my Xu Family. From now on, even if the sky falls, I will be the one to hold it up."

The man's voice wasn't loud, but it carried an unquestionable, iron-blooded dominance.

Feeling the steady heartbeat from Xu Chen's chest and hearing this promise that surpassed any sweet words, the two tsundere queens completely shed all their pretenses.

A crystal tear rolled down the corner of Long Aoxue's eye as she buried her head deep into the crook of Xu Chen's neck. Feng Jiuyou bit her red lips and didn't argue, leaning closer into Xu Chen's embrace.

The delivery room was filled with the warm atmosphere of a happy family of four.

Outside the door.

Lin Qingxue stood quietly in the shadows of the corridor.

Through the half-open door, she took in the scene of Xu Chen comforting his two wives.

In this Upper Realm where the weak are prey to the strong, she was used to seeing dramas of fellow disciples killing each other and couples turning against one another for profit. She thought that the heirs of top-tier orthodoxies were inevitably cold-blooded monsters who viewed emotions as worthless.

Today, Xu Chen's behavior shattered her past perceptions.

This man, who could crush a Quasi-Saint like a fly and calculatingly demand medical fees from her, showed no air of superiority when facing his family; instead, he did his utmost to protect them.

The intertwining of dominance and tenderness was like a heavy hammer, smashing hard against Lin Qingxue's locked heart.

She looked down at the half-broken sword in her hand, a relieved smile appearing at the corner of her mouth.

Being a guard who can hold a sword by such a man's side—why not?

The night grew deeper.

After all the commotion, the exhausted Long Aoxue and Feng Jiuyou fell into a deep sleep under Xu Chen's comfort. The nannies placed the two well-fed little ones into warm jade cradles inscribed with calming Formations.

Xu Chen gently tucked in his wives and turned to walk out of the delivery room.

He stood on the white jade steps of the gallery, looking at the stars reconverging in the sky, and stretched lazily.

Deep in his mind, that faint blue semi-transparent screen silently emerged. Lines of silent text scrolled out.

[Determined to be a Twin Phenomenon, possessing top-tier Divine Beast Bloodlines, triggering a special Karma critical hit]

[Calculating rewards...]