706: Chapter 706: The Child's Mother

Ye Lanxin's actions and tone were just like a temptress who feared the world wouldn't be chaotic enough; her words and deeds were filled with malicious glee!

Situ Mingyue glanced at Ye Lanxin but ignored her, looking directly at Qin Xiao instead, because she knew that the one who could make the decisions was definitely not Ye Lanxin, but rather the man before her!

Even if Ye Lanxin made the best promises, as long as this man before her did not agree, everything was just empty talk and completely useless!

"Ahem! Lanxin is the mother of my child. Her words are my words, and her intentions are my intentions!"

Seeing Situ Mingyue looking at him, Qin Xiao immediately coughed lightly, standing up for Ye Lanxin!

Not to mention that Ye Lanxin was his woman, just the fact that he was clearly benefiting from this matter—the other party was delivering a stunning Empress to him—meant he couldn't possibly undermine Ye Lanxin; he had to support her!

"The mother of his child? Ye Lanxin, oh Ye Lanxin, you are, after all, a noble consort of the Nine Yang Imperial Dynasty. Who would have thought you would degenerate to such a level, having an illicit affair with a wild man from the outside? If this kind of thing were to spread, what kind of end do you think you would meet? Would your son still be able to sit securely on the throne as Emperor?"

Upon hearing these words from Qin Xiao, Situ Mingyue seemed to have grasped some leverage; a sharp glint flashed in her eyes as she spoke in a threatening tone!

"Giggle, big sister, are you threatening me? Have you forgotten whose territory this is? From the moment you stepped in here, wanting to walk out won't be such a simple matter. Big sister, you'd better just accept your fate!"

Faced with Situ Mingyue's threat, Ye Lanxin giggled and pointed outside the mansion at the Formation that had risen at some unknown time. To prevent Situ Mingyue from escaping on a whim, she had naturally made preparations early on.

Situ Mingyue, who was just about to take action, quickly calmed down after seeing the layer of Formation outside.

"It seems you've gone to great pains to drag me into this. Since that's the case, I will grant your wish; I agree to your demand!"

Situ Mingyue glanced at Ye Lanxin with some indifference, and then, contrary to everyone's expectations, directly agreed to the condition Ye Lanxin had just proposed.

"What... you... agreed?"

Upon hearing Situ Mingyue's words, Ye Lanxin was momentarily stunned. She did indeed want to drag the other party into this, as she really couldn't stand her!

However, in her imagination, given Situ Mingyue's arrogant nature, after hearing such a demand, she would surely be extremely angry and humiliated, refusing under any circumstances. Then, she would have to threaten her with her son or even resort to force before the other party would submit!

Yet, she hadn't expected the other party to agree so easily to a condition specifically designed to make things difficult for her, which caught her completely off guard!

"Yes, I agree to the condition you just mentioned. You want me to bear his child, right? That is not a big problem!"

Situ Mingyue wore a smile, then slowly stepped forward to stand before Qin Xiao. Then, amidst the surprised gazes of Qin Xiao and Ye Lanxin, she reached out her hands and wrapped them around Qin Xiao's neck!

A stunningly beautiful face—gorgeous, dignified, noble, exquisitely refined, and capable of toppling kingdoms—appeared before Qin Xiao. Those cold, beautiful eyes locked onto Qin Xiao's, showing no hint of shyness, nor could any expression be detected!

Whoosh!

Just at this moment, Qin Xiao suddenly formed a hand Seal and tapped a series of points on Situ Mingyue's body. As each Seal fell, it directly sealed away Situ Mingyue's cultivation and strength!

His speed was fast, and the distance between the two was very close—they were practically pressed against each other—so Qin Xiao's sudden move caught Situ Mingyue completely off guard; before she could even react, she was sealed.

With her cultivation sealed, Situ Mingyue's body went limp, and she was about to collapse to the ground.

Just at that moment, Qin Xiao reached out one hand to wrap around Situ Mingyue's slender waist, pulling her tightly into his embrace to prevent her from falling to the ground.

"You... you... what are you doing? Why did you Seal my cultivation?"

After her cultivation was sealed, Situ Mingyue's expression became somewhat flustered; the composure from just moments ago was gone!

"To prevent you from causing trouble, of course. Your expression was too calm; I suspect you are hiding some conspiracy. To prevent any accidents, I had to do this!"

Qin Xiao used his fingers to gently pinch Situ Mingyue's chin, lifting her gorgeous, beautiful face, and said with a smile that wasn't quite a smile!

Situ Mingyue had agreed too readily, which made him feel there was something odd about it. He suspected the other party had some ulterior motive, most likely wanting him to lower his guard so she could launch a sneak attack and rescue her son!

The two of them were so close; if Situ Mingyue were to suddenly launch a sneak attack during their intimacy, the chances of succeeding would be very high!

To eliminate this possibility, Qin Xiao chose to act immediately and Seal the other party's cultivation. As it happened, Situ Mingyue had come to him voluntarily to deceive him, getting so close—wasn't this just serving herself up on a platter?

One must know that women like Piao Wu, Zhu Zhuyun, and Ning Rongrong, whose strength had reached the Great Saint Realm but who had not completely submitted, still had their cultivation sealed at this moment.

Being as cautious as he was, he naturally couldn't allow a woman who had the ability to threaten him and who held a grudge against him to stay by his side and plot against him!

Therefore, the best method was to Seal the other party's cultivation, causing her to lose all threat, so that he could be safe!

"What? You can't do this! Quickly, undo my Seal!"

Situ Mingyue seemed to have had her thoughts seen through; her heart grew flustered. Just as Qin Xiao had guessed, she did indeed have that thought: seduce the other party, lower his guard, and then launch a sneak attack!

At such a close distance, with a calculated move against an unprepared target, once she succeeded, even if the other party didn't die, he would be severely injured!

Because in history, there had been precedents of a Great Saint Realm level 1 cultivator killing a Great Saint Realm level 9 Peak expert through sneak attacks and plotting. Moreover, cases of the weak defeating the strong through sneak attacks were countless!

With her Great Saint Realm level 6 cultivation, wanting to kill a Great Saint Realm level 9 Peak expert in a direct confrontation was almost hopeless!

But if the other party was unprepared and she launched a sudden sneak attack at close range, the success rate would definitely increase significantly, which was why she had lowered her status and pretended to submit!

She hadn't expected the other party to see through it, and furthermore, to have her cultivation sealed, which directly shattered Situ Mingyue's plans and plunged her into extreme danger.

Faced with this situation, she was somewhat at a loss for what to do!