89: Chapter 89: More Good News from the System! What? I'm being taken away too?

A gentle and romantic place is wonderful, but it is ultimately not a place to stay forever.

After lingering in the Sword Sect for several days, initially categorizing the massive amount of resources plundered from the Tianjian Holy Land, and assisting the Sword Sect in re-arranging their Sect-Protecting Grand Array, Xu Chen finally decided it was time to set off and return to his family.

After all, having been away for so long, he missed his several lovely wives who were still nurturing their pregnancies at home, as well as that chubby little boy who had just been born.

Early morning, Forgetting Love Peak.

Ye Qingwu, dressed in a light purple long dress, stood with her head lowered, meticulously straightening Xu Chen's collar. Her movements were gentle and skillful, very much like a virtuous wife seeing her husband off on a long journey.

However, within those beautiful eyes, there was a hidden gloom and reluctance that could not be concealed.

“Are you really not coming with me?”

Xu Chen grasped her hand as she was tying his belt and asked softly.

“The Sword Sect has just survived a great catastrophe; everything is waiting to be rebuilt.”

Ye Qingwu looked up, forced a faint smile, and gently shook her head.

“Although Martial Nephew Wuchen is quite capable, he has, after all, just taken over the sect, and his prestige is still shallow. If even I, the Grand Elder, leave, I fear the hearts of those below will become unstable.”

“And...”

She glanced at Nangong Waner, who stood nearby having already packed her bags and prepared to leave with Xu Chen, a flash of gratification appearing in her eyes.

“With Waner accompanying you, I can rest easy. She was Born with a Sword Spirit; going to a cultivation holy land like the Xu Family is better for her future. As for me, these old bones will stay here to guard our home. When you have time in the future... just remember to come back and see me.”

Xu Chen's brow furrowed slightly.

He understood the logic, but he simply disliked this atmosphere of parting as if it were life and death.

Just as he was preparing to use 'firm' methods to persuade this stubborn master of his, the system in his mind, which had been silent for several days, suddenly rang out without warning.

【Ding! Detected that the host is about to leave key character 'Ye Qingwu'.】

【Performing routine body scan...】

【Scan complete! Congratulations, Host! Detected that your spouse 'Ye Qingwu's' life essence has undergone violent fluctuations; a new life has been successfully conceived!】

【Detecting fetus aptitude...】

【Detection result: Chaos Sword Body (Perfectly inherited the host's Primordial Bloodline and the mother's Innate Alluring Bone and Sword Dao talent)!】

【Evaluation: Unique throughout the ages! A natural Sword Dao Sovereign! Future achievements are limitless!】

【Congratulations to the host's family for flourishing! Triggered 'Many Children, Much Bliss' super reward!】

【Reward 1: Family Providence increased by 30% (The Xu Family will usher in a golden age)!】

【Reward 2: Host obtains one of the Nine Secrets—the 'Xing' Secret (Mastering the world's ultimate speed and stepping into the domain of time)!】

【Reward 3: One Top-grade Pregnancy Care Gift Pack (Contains ten stalks of Saint Medicine, one volume of Emperor Scripture fragments, and one bottle of Innate Spiritual Liquid)!】

Xu Chen was stunned.

The words of persuasion that were on the tip of his tongue were forced back down.

Immediately following that, an uncontrollable surge of wild joy flooded his heart, making him want to throw back his head and roar at the sky.

Pregnant?

She's pregnant just like that?

And it's a 'Chaos Sword Body' that is a whole dimension higher than Nangong Waner's Born with a Sword Spirit?

This is too awesome! As expected of the top-tier master with a score as high as 99!

“Chener, what's wrong?”

Seeing Xu Chen suddenly standing there dazed with his expression shifting unpredictably, Ye Qingwu reached out somewhat worriedly and waved her hand in front of his eyes.

“Are you feeling unwell somewhere?”

“No, I feel great. I've never felt this great before.”

Xu Chen snapped back to his senses and grabbed Ye Qingwu's hand. The expression on his face instantly changed from 'reluctant to part' to 'domineering and unreasonable'.

He took a deep breath, stared into Ye Qingwu's eyes, and said word by word:

“Master, pack your things.”

“Come back to the Xu Family with me.”

“Huh?”

Ye Qingwu was stunned for a moment, then shook her head with a bitter smile.

“Chener, stop messing around. Didn't we just agree? I still need to stay and rebuild...”

“Rebuild my ass!”

Xu Chen cursed directly, interrupting her words.

He pointed at the surrounding broken walls and debris which, despite being repaired, still appeared somewhat desolate, his tone agitated.

“Look at this environment! The spiritual energy is thin, and dust is flying everywhere! There isn't even a decent Warm Jade Bed!”

“You intend to live in a place like this?”

“What's wrong with that?”

Ye Qingwu found it somewhat baffling.

“For us cultivators, sleeping in the wind and dew is common. Moreover, this is my home...”

“It was your home before, but it isn't now.”

Xu Chen took a step forward, placing both hands on her shoulders, his gaze burning.

“Ye Qingwu, listen to me carefully.”

“If you want to suffer and endure hardship yourself, I can't be bothered to care. But I will never allow my child to suffer in these ruins!”

“Chi... Child?”

Ye Qingwu felt as if struck by lightning, her entire being freezing in place. She subconsciously lowered her head to look at her still-flat abdomen, her mind going completely blank.

“Are you saying... I... I'm expecting?”

“Exactly.”

Xu Chen nodded heavily, a smug smile appearing on his face.

“Chaos Sword Body—this little fellow is very precious.”

“If his innate development is affected because the environment here is bad, can you afford the compensation?”

At this moment, Ye Qingwu completely panicked.

As a Saint, she could naturally sense that extremely weak but definitely present rhythm of life within her body. Previously, she had ignored it due to the battle and exhaustion, but now that Xu Chen had reminded her, that feeling of blood connection instantly became clear.

“I... I have a child...”

She murmured to herself, her eyes instantly filling with tears. It was excitement, joy, and the bewilderment of becoming a mother for the first time.

“But... but the sect here...”

Although she was ten thousand times willing to go with Xu Chen in her heart, looking at the disciples in the distance who were carrying bricks to rebuild, her sense of responsibility surfaced again.

“Isn't it just that you're afraid there's no one to hold down the fort?”

Xu Chen rolled his eyes, pulled out a communication jade talisman, and roared toward the main ship hovering in the sky.

“Eighteenth Ancestor! Get down here and do some work!”

Swish!

A flash of purple-gold light passed.

The Xu Family's Eighteenth Ancestor, Xu Zhan Tian, appeared before the two as if teleporting. The old man was still holding a half-eaten spiritual fruit, looking completely bewildered.

“Dear grandson, what's up? Didn't you say we were leaving?”

“Leave for what?”

Xu Chen pointed at Ye Qingwu's belly.

“Your great-granddaughter-in-law is pregnant. Chaos Sword Body.”

*Clatter.*

The spiritual fruit in Xu Zhan Tian's hand fell to the ground.

The next second.

A terrifying Great Saint aura erupted from the old man. His old face instantly blossomed into a smile like a chrysanthemum, and his beard trembled with excitement.

“Cha... Chaos Sword Body?!”

“My goodness! That is a constitution that can legendarily prove the Dao and become an Immortal Emperor!”

“Quick, quick, quick! What are you still standing there for? Hurry back to the family! This ancestor will personally clear the path—whoever dares block the way, I'll hack them down!”

“I want to go back too.”

Xu Chen shrugged and pointed at the conflicted Ye Qingwu.

“But your granddaughter-in-law said that there's no one to guard the Sword Sect, so she's not at ease and wants to stay behind to watch the house.”

“Watch the house?!”

Hearing this, Xu Zhan Tian's eyes bulged like copper bells.

“Watch what house?! What house could be more important than my Xu Family's Qilin son?”

The old man said no more and directly turned to the fleet in the sky with a grand wave of his hand.

“Seventh and Ninth Guards of the Xu Family, hear my command!”

“All out! Station yourselves at the Sword Sect immediately!”

“If any foreign enemies invade, kill without mercy! If even a single fly flies in and disturbs the Sect Master, bring your heads to see me!”

“Yes!!!”

Two thousand fully armed Xu Family elites roared in unison, the sound waves shaking the heavens.

This wasn't all.

Xu Zhan Tian pulled out an ancient bronze mirror emanating an archaic aura from his robes and casually tossed it to Jian Wuchen, who had long been dumbstruck.

“This 'Haotian Mirror' is a quasi-emperor weapon. Although it cannot compare to a extreme dao imperial weapon, it is enough to suppress providence. It's yours!”

After finishing all this, Xu Zhan Tian turned his head and looked at Ye Qingwu with a fawning expression.

“That... Granddaughter-in-law, see if this is enough?”

“If you're still not at ease, this ancestor will go right now and wipe out several nearby sects to make some space for the Sword Sect?”

“No, no, no!”

Ye Qingwu was startled and hurriedly waved her hands.

Two thousand Saint guards? A quasi-emperor weapon?

This setup was enough to attack a Holy Land, let alone guard a house!

She looked at Xu Chen's 'See, problem solved' expression, and the last trace of concern in her heart vanished, replaced by an overflowing sense of being moved and sweetness.

This man, though sometimes domineering to the point of being unreasonable, the sense of security he provided was truly unmatched.

“Now, can we go?”

Xu Chen asked with a beaming smile.

“Mm.”

Ye Qingwu blushed and nodded gently.

“Then let's not dawdle.”

Xu Chen laughed loudly, giving her no further chance to regret.

He took a step forward, one arm encircling Ye Qingwu's waist while the other naturally swept her up into a princess carry.

“Ah! Chener... so many people are watching...”

Ye Qingwu cried out in surprise, burying her head in his chest out of shame.

“So what if they're watching?”

Holding her, Xu Chen walked with large strides toward the warship.

“Me holding the mother of my child is perfectly right and proper!”

Behind them, Nangong Waner watched this scene. Although she felt a tiny bit of jealousy, she was mostly happy for her master. She followed quickly, grabbing onto Xu Chen's clothes like a little tail.

“Husband, wait for me!”

Under the sunlight.

With his master in his left arm and his disciple in his right hand, Xu Chen boarded that Imperial Clan warship—symbolizing supreme power—under the envious gazes of tens of thousands of Sword Sect disciples.

“Set sail!”