126: Chapter 126 The Fifth Lady

That night, the bonfire at Cloud Top Palace burned until dawn.

Although the main house had turned into an open-air plaza and the ground was covered in broken bricks and tiles, this special victory banquet became the most satisfying meal in everyone's memory.

The two SS-rank Elders, Heaven Sword and Elder Dijian, were drunk; they even performed a set of drunken sword techniques on the spot. Their Sword Qi surged, flattening the only remaining good wall nearby to "add to the fun."

Five S-rank soldier kings played drinking games with Wang Zhentian, but the brat got four of them drunk to the point of collapse. The remaining one, Iron Tower, was still sitting there hugging a wine jar and crying, claiming he had wasted his life training because his strength wasn't even as great as a child's.

Meanwhile, in the corner, Nightingale, wearing a dirty maid outfit, held a half-bowl of cold soup, her eyes never daring to glance toward the main table.

She knew that the Abyss Sect was finished. Li Wuya had been captured, the main altar destroyed; in this world, her only "maiden home" was gone.

Her past was also finished.

Although the crisis was resolved, she felt very lost. As a "tainted witness" and an assassin who once wanted to kill the mistress, what was she in this household?

The next morning.

When the first ray of sunlight hit the ruins, several heavy transport planes emblazoned with the "National Infrastructure" logo arrived with a roar.

One had to admit, China's infrastructure speed was indeed the best in the world. They had just finished fighting a war last night, and the renovation team had arrived this morning.

Moreover, the specifications this time were even higher; they not only brought the latest memory alloy building materials but also several top-tier landscape designers, vowing to make Cloud Top Palace look brand new within three days.

Wang Dachui yawned as he crawled out of the temporary tent.

He glanced at Old Jin, who was directing workers to move bricks, and then at Wang Zhentian, who was gesturing at the designers—actually causing trouble by demanding the pillars be built in the shape of chicken legs—and nodded with satisfaction.

"This kind of day is what you call living."

He stretched, and as his gaze shifted, he saw a figure carrying a small bundle, sneaking toward the intersection at the foot of the mountain.

It was Nightingale.

"Stop."

Wang Dachui's lazy voice rang out; it wasn't loud, but it carried an unquestionable majesty.

Nightingale's body stiffened; she stopped but didn't dare turn around.

"Dachui... Master Dachui." Her voice was somewhat hoarse, and she kept her head down, looking at her toes. "The mission is complete, and the sect is gone... I... I don't deserve to stay here."

"I want to... find a place where no one knows me and live out the rest of my life."

This was the decision she had thought about all night. Although she craved the warmth here, she knew she was deeply sinful.

Especially when facing Nalan Ruo's clear eyes, the guilt in her heart threatened to drown her.

She was a killer; her hands were not clean, and staying here would only tarnish this family.

"Live out the rest of your life?"

Wang Dachui scoffed, strode a few steps behind her, grabbed the strap of her bundle, and yanked it hard.

"Rip!"

The strap snapped, and the tattered little bundle fell to the ground, spilling out a few old clothes and the jade bracelet that Ji Taimei had given her.

"You..." Nightingale turned around in a panic, meeting Wang Dachui's eyes, which were filled with a faint smile.

"Want to run?"

Wang Dachui crossed his arms and looked down at her, his eyes carrying that familiar, unreasonable dominance:

"Ye Xiaocao, have you forgotten what I told you?"

"Once you've entered the gates of this Cloud Top Palace, if you're a Dragon, you must coil; if you're a Tiger, you must crouch. You want to leave? Did you ask me?"

"But..." Nightingale's eyes reddened, her voice choked with sobs. "I am an assassin! I almost killed Sister Nalan! I have no face to see her..."

"Snap!"

Wang Dachui reached out and flicked her forehead with a loud snap.

"You also know it was 'almost'? That means you didn't kill her, right?"

"Since you didn't kill her, it didn't happen. Our Wang family doesn't hold grudges over old matters."

Wang Dachui suddenly leaned in close, lowered his voice, and said with a mischievous grin, loud enough for only the two of them to hear:

"Besides, you can leave if you want."

"But you might already be carrying my seed in your belly; that's the Wang family's sixth child! Where do you want to take him?"

"That counts as child trafficking! That's a serious crime! Do you understand?"

Nightingale's eyes widened; she subconsciously covered her flat lower abdomen and stammered:

"You... what are you talking nonsense about? How could I possibly..."

She remembered very clearly that Wang Dachui had previously said that her poison Physique hadn't been cured, so she couldn't possibly conceive.

"It was impossible to conceive before." Wang Dachui's eyes were deep, as if he could see through everything. "But the night before last... didn't you drink that cup of [spirit-dissipating powder] to save Ruo Ruo?"

"The spirit-dissipating powder dissolved your poison cultivation, turning you into an ordinary person. That is to say... that night, your Calamity Poison Physique's defense mechanism failed!"

"In a fertile ground without the interference of poison gas, plus my Perfect Primarch's guaranteed-hit attribute..."

Wang Dachui raised an eyebrow: "Do you think you wouldn't get hit?"

Nightingale felt as if a thunderbolt had exploded in her mind.

She stood there blankly, recalling the madness in the dense forest behind the mountain that night... Without the protection of her poison cultivation, her body was indeed unprecedentedly sensitive and receptive.

Could it be... was she really pregnant?

"Nonsense!"

Wang Dachui didn't care whether she believed him or not; he grabbed her hand and strode toward Nalan Ruo and Ji Taimei, who were drinking morning tea.

"Ruo Ruo! Xiao Ji! Stop drinking! Let's have a family meeting!"

Wang Dachui's shout attracted the attention of everyone around.

Nalan Ruo put down her teacup, looked at Nightingale, who was being led over by Wang Dachui like a prisoner, and then looked at their tightly clasped hands. A gentle smile appeared at the corners of her mouth, as if she had expected this long ago.

Ji Taimei raised an eyebrow, put down the tablet in her hand, and wore an expression of watching a good show.

"Ahem."

Wang Dachui cleared his throat and announced with a serious face:

"In view of Comrade Ye Xiaocao's decision to abandon darkness for light during last night's counter-encirclement battle, her outstanding performance, and her great contributions!"

"Not only did she provide accurate intelligence, but also... um, due to certain force majeure, she successfully conceived the flesh and blood of our Wang family!"

"Therefore, I have decided!"

"To formally confer upon Ye Xiaocao... oh no, Nightingale, the title of our family's fifth wife!"

"Everyone applaud!"

"Clap, clap, clap—"

Wang Dachui took the lead in applauding.

Wang Zhentian, who was watching the excitement nearby, although still holding a large meat bun, followed suit and clapped vigorously, flinging the oil from his hands, and shouted indistinctly: "Fifth Mom! Fifth Mom!"

Nightingale was completely stunned. She hadn't expected this moment to come so quickly, so directly, and so... unreasonably.

"Dachui... this..." Nalan Ruo stood up and, supported by Wang Dachui, walked in front of Nightingale.

Nightingale was so scared she wanted to shrink back, but Nalan Ruo grabbed her hand.

"Silly child, what are you hiding from?"

Nalan Ruo took off a string of agarwood prayer beads that emitted a faint wood-element spiritual power from her wrist and put them on Nightingale's hand:

"Dachui told me everything about yesterday."

"In order not to hurt me, you were willing to drink the spirit-dissipating powder yourself. Just for this, I acknowledge you as my sister."

"Since you are pregnant, then settle down with peace of mind. The bitter days of the past are over; from now on, we shall address each other as sisters."

Ji Taimei also walked over, took out a black card from her bag, and stuffed it into Nightingale's hand:

"Take this; it's pocket money. The password is six eights."

"Since Dachui chose you, you are part of our family. From now on, if anyone dares to bring up your past identity, I will make them go bankrupt."

Looking at the heavy gifts in her hand and listening to the sincere words of these two women, Nightingale's heart, which had been hardened in the darkness for twenty years, completely melted.

"Waa—"

She could no longer hold it back; she threw herself into Nalan Ruo's arms and began to wail.

These were tears of grievance, but also tears of Rebirth.

The Nightingale who had struggled in the darkness for twenty years was dead.

From today on, she was Ye Xiaocao, the Fifth Wife of Cloud Top Palace.

After comforting all his wives, Wang Dachui found a secluded corner, rubbed his hands together, and a look of anticipation appeared on his face.

"System! Come out and get to work!"

"With such a big battle last night, from destroying the cult leader to wiping out the nest, plus this matter of the sixth child, where are the rewards?"

[Ding! Detected that the host has completed an epic battle—Abyss Annihilation!]

[Battle Rating: SSS-rank (Perfect)!]

[Main Achievements:]

Catching a Turtle in a Jar: Captured the SS-rank Abyss Cult Leader without injury (currently handed over to the National Superpower Prison).

Striking at the Yellow Dragon: Completely destroyed the main altar of the Abyss Sect, severing the Black Tide's land teleportation point.

Subduing the Assassin: Successfully conquered an S-rank poison-type powerhouse and conceived a high-potential offspring (the sixth child).

[Calculating rewards...]

[Reward: Ancient Sacred Body cultivation progress +10%! Current progress: 30%!]

[Additional Inspection Report: (Detected that the mother, Nightingale, has a purified Physique due to the loss of cultivation; the seed of life has successfully implanted! Sixth child (Poison/Dark dual element) is online! Embryo Talents: Myriad Poison Immunity Body, Shadow Dominator!)]

Looking at the surging progress bar on the System panel, especially the last prompt confirming the existence of the sixth child, Wang Dachui's mouth was almost crooked from smiling.

"Although it didn't give any Divine Artifacts or Magic Treasures, this solid Physical Body enhancement is the best!"

Wang Dachui clenched his fists, feeling his Qi and blood surging like a Dragon, as if a primordial beast was awakening within him.

"Hehe, if I encounter any blind SS-rankers in the future, I'll just smash them with one punch!"

Just as Wang Dachui was immersed in joy, his phone suddenly rang. It was a call from Director Zhao Gang.

"Hello? Old Zhao? How is it? Is the interrogation of that old turtle going smoothly?" Wang Dachui was in a great mood.

"Dachui... the situation is a bit wrong."

On the other end of the line, Director Zhao Gang's voice sounded exceptionally grave, even carrying a hint of fear:

"That Li Wuya... has gone crazy."

"When we were interrogating him, just as we asked about 'behind the Abyss,' his head... exploded."

"It exploded, literally, as if some kind of Restriction had been placed on him."

"However, before it exploded, he shouted one sentence."

"What sentence?" Wang Dachui's heart sank.

"He said... 'They have already come, they are in the sea...'"

Wang Dachui frowned, hung up the phone, and looked toward the eastern sky. That was—the direction of the sea. That was also the direction where General Leng Feng was.

"In the sea... huh?"