58 The Evil Master 09

◎Xixuan felt ashamed and filled with shame and indignation.◎

Snow fell all over the sky, covering the entire Yuqing Mountain with a thin layer of snow, obscuring its original grayish color. From afar, even the mountaintops were covered in snow.

The Xihe Sect did not dare to discuss the fact that Venerable Xixuan was pregnant in public, but it was widely spread among the people, and even the servants in charge of cleaning the outer sect knew about it.

Zhao Lin and Ji Zongxue, who had just returned to the sect, were both stunned when they heard that their master was pregnant.

Can a man get pregnant?

Such an incredible thing, without seeing it with their own eyes, the two disciples of Master Xixuan did not quite believe it.

The two of them immediately went to ask Yan Yingchan who had been staying in the sect.

Over four months had passed since Xi Xuan's pregnancy was diagnosed. During these four months, Yan Yingchan had lived in a daze. With no one to urge her to cultivate, she had simply given up on herself, completely abandoning her practice.

She didn't believe that her master was pregnant, but the whole sect was saying that her master was pregnant.

She didn't dare to verify it.

Yan Yingchan stayed in her own residence, like a turtle curled up in a safe shell, as if as long as she didn't go out, her master would still be the same master who indulged her, loved her, and was not pregnant, and was bright and cheerful.

When the two senior brothers came, Yan Yingchan was still sleeping curled up in the quilt. Although the answer they got from her was vague, seeing her evasive eyes and the fact that she seemed extremely reluctant to recall the past, Zhao Lin and Ji Zongxue knew that their master was most likely pregnant.

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Although I don't understand what's going on, as a disciple, I naturally have to visit my master since he is pregnant.

Before he was twelve years old, Zhaolin lived a life of luxury in the mortal world. His father had many concubines, and many of them were pregnant in the backyard. Exquisite nourishing things were sent to him like water.

Therefore, referring to some scenes in his vague memory, he also made some preparations in advance.

Three days later, when the snow stopped, Zhaolin and Ji Zongxue went to Yuqing Mountain.

During this period, the elders of the Phoenix Clan were always coming in and out of Yuqing Mountain. Yan Yingchan didn't want to face those fierce elders. When she learned that her two senior brothers were going to pay a visit to the master, she plucked up the courage and followed them.

When the three of them arrived, Xixuan and Su Yanmei were sitting outside the house.

There was still a layer of snow on the ground. The two of them sat under the eaves in front of the door. Xixuan leaned against the back of the chair with a warm blanket covering his waist and abdomen. Su Yanmei sat beside him, holding a roasted sweet potato in her hand. She tore off the dried skin to reveal the sweet, soft and sticky yellow flesh inside.

She ate happily herself and occasionally fed Xixuan a few bites.

Yan Yingchan, who was standing outside the courtyard, was filled with disbelief when she saw that her master did not refuse but instead accepted with a smile. She couldn't stop shaking all over.

How is this possible?

Master is of the purest Phoenix bloodline and has been raised with great care since childhood, never eating this kind of earthly food.

When she accompanied her to watch the lanterns in Qingxi Town, she bought a lot of delicious food along the way. In the end, she begged the master for a long time, but he didn't even try a bite.

Yan Yingchan originally thought that her master was otherworldly.

But now, the master did not feel any discomfort. He bit the master's wife's finger and ate this most common mundane thing.

Originally, she thought that her master was the most special to her and loved her the most. But when she saw this scene, which was even more special than her, Yan Yingchan was so jealous that her eyes almost turned red.

Because there was a blanket covering his waist and Xixuan was sitting back, Yan Yingchan did not notice his bulging belly at first.

Zhao Lin and Ji Zongxue saw it clearly.

Even though Master had a warm blanket wrapped around his waist, it couldn't cover the obviously abnormal bulge.

The three of them didn't wait outside the yard for long. After Su Yanmei finished eating the roasted sweet potato, Xi Xuan summoned his three disciples in.

The disciples stood at the bottom of the steps, bowed their heads respectfully, and saluted their master and his wife.

Xixuan looked normal on the surface, but she quietly pulled the warm blanket upwards to cover her pregnant belly tightly.

Even though everyone knew that he was pregnant, Xi Xuan still wanted to maintain his dignity as a master in front of his disciple.

He was wearing golden clothes and a jade crown, with a few strands of black hair hanging down in front of his shoulders. His facial features were handsome and profound, and his expression was indifferent. He looked just like the venerable one who sat high in the clouds in the past.

There was a velvet blanket covering her waist, and although it was still visible, it did hide her pregnant belly.

After answering his disciples' questions about their training as usual, Xixuan frowned unconsciously.

Zhaolin and Zongxue were diligent in their training and had high comprehension abilities, so he never had to worry about them. However, Yan Yingchan was far too lazy and had average talent, so he'd previously needed her encouragement to quiet her impulsive nature and settle into her training.

When he glanced at Yan Yingchan, whose cultivation level had barely reached the foundation stage and had made no progress at all, he knew that these past few months had been wasted.

In the Xihe Sect, Yuqing Mountain has the most spiritual energy. It is a place for cultivation that others can only dream of, but Yan Yingchan does not know how to cherish it and wastes it. Xixuan felt a nameless anger rising in his heart.

After becoming pregnant, Xixuan's emotions became increasingly difficult to control, and her moods easily fluctuated greatly.

At this moment, he couldn't hold back any more, and said in a cold tone, "Yan Yingchan, have you neglected your cultivation in the past few months?"

Yan Yingchan, who was questioned, did not feel ashamed of being lazy in practicing.

Instead, she thought of how her master used to be by her side, urging her to cultivate. She couldn't help but look over with tears in her eyes and cried out in grievance, "Master..."

Xi Xuan remained unmoved, his brows furrowing even further. "Your natural talent is no match for Zhao Lin and Zong Xue, and now you've even slacked off in your cultivation. Without the talent of your two senior brothers, can't you even match their diligence and hard work?"

In the past, he rarely said such harsh words in front of Yan Yingchan.

Even if he was really irritated by this little disciple sometimes, Xi Xuan would just let her do what she wanted if she begged him softly.

But now, it was as if all the accumulated dissatisfaction in the past came out. Looking at his little disciple who had no reflection and was crying, Xixuan just felt annoyed.

His deep brows were cold, and his golden pupils were deep and silent. "Yuqing Mountain doesn't support idlers. Yan Yingchan, you will move out starting tomorrow."

"Master, are you going to kick me out of Yuqing Mountain now?" she cried, her voice even a little shrill. "The next step is to expel me from the sect?"

The last time in the villa, faced with the choice of leaving Xihe Sect and being punished, Yan Yingchan chose the latter.

Now, Xi Xuan's coldness and ruthlessness seemed like the last straw that broke the camel's back. Tears streamed down her face. With her vision hazy, she glanced at Su Yanmei, who was sitting beside her, and said bitterly, "Master, you clearly promised my father to take good care of me. My father died saving you!"

They are all about saving him—

Su Yanmei was able to repay the favor and become his wife.

Why can she only be an apprentice!

Now, the master actually wants to kick her out.

Zhaolin and Ji Zongxue had no idea why their master suddenly brought back a little junior sister from outside who had average talent and was lazy in cultivation.

Now that the truth was revealed, the two of them suddenly realized it and lowered their heads even lower, looking at their noses and their hearts, not daring to look around.

When Xi Xuan mentioned that "favor," he closed his eyes slightly and endured it. Just as he was about to take back his words to ask her to move out of Yuqing Mountain, Yan Yingchan, who hadn't noticed any sign of softness in his heart and thought he was determined to drive her away, spoke out again in hatred: "Master's wife was able to marry Master because of the favor of saving her life. My father lost his life for this favor, but I can't get Master's care for me!"

When Xixuan mentioned his wife's painful past, the string in his mind that he had been trying hard to endure broke instantly. He stood up suddenly, and the blanket slipped from his waist, revealing his bulging pregnant belly.

This scene frightened Yan Yingchan so much that she lost her voice for a moment.

She had been deliberately ignoring the fact that her master was pregnant, but the sight of her growing belly, bulging through the fabric of her clothes, completely shattered her self-deception.

Just at this moment, the baby in my belly, who was doing nothing but peace, suddenly kicked mischievously.

Xixuan felt a little hurt after being kicked, and subconsciously took a half step back, put his big palm on his bulging belly, and skillfully used spiritual power to soothe it.

Yan Yingchan even forgot to cry. She looked at the obvious pregnant belly with horror in her eyes as if she had seen a monster.

Especially when her master was pregnant, stroking her bulging belly, she had completely transformed into a pregnant woman, which was totally unacceptable to Yan Yingchan.

She took a few steps back in a disorderly manner, then turned around and ran away quickly.

Even though Xixuan didn't look up, he could see clearly the girl's expression changes.

The way he looked at the monster was just like how countless people in this world looked at him, and it made Xixuan's stomach ache.

The young man's body swayed slightly, and Su Yanmei supported him in time, putting her hand on the back of his hand that was stroking his pregnant belly.

A soft warmth passed through her skin. Xi Xuan turned his head to look at her, with red at the corners of his eyes.

"Brother, this is our child." Su Yanmei's hand moved down and gently touched the bulging belly. "This is the child we have been waiting for for a long time."

Her voice was gentle and powerful, but it almost made Xixuan cry.

Not wanting to lose his composure in front of his two disciples, Xi Xuan turned his back and was gently patted on the back by Su Yanmei, who coaxed him softly in her ear.

Her voice was very low, but all those present were monks with good cultivation. Her soft and charming tone, with a unique coaxing meaning in it, was like a hook gently tickling people, making people feel numb and itchy in their hearts.

As if they heard nothing and saw nothing, Zhao Lin and Ji Zongxue lowered their heads at the bottom of the stairs, maintaining a motionless and respectful posture.

The illumination comes from the true respect for Master.

Ji Zongxue knew that cultivators above the Mingxin stage had their minds open, so he just lowered his head and didn't watch the fun.

But when I heard the master's wife's soft voice coaxing the master, I felt my ears a little itchy, as if the master's wife was blowing air into my ears, bringing with her a warm and fragrant breath.

Xixuan turned his back and couldn't help shedding a few tears despite his wife's gentle coaxing. Fortunately, his excited emotions calmed down in time.

When he turned around again, except for some redness around his eyes, the young man looked calm, as if he was not the one shedding tears just now.

Without the cover of the blanket, Xixuan's round pregnant belly was completely exposed to everyone.

The two disciples presented their gifts one after another. Even though the looks they gave them, without any weirdness or strangeness, and even with genuine respect, still made Xixuan feel embarrassed and indignant.

In addition to some supplements for pregnant women, Zhaolin also brought a few spiritual chickens fed with herbs, which are considered to be very tonic, and made soup for the master.

Ji Zongxue also brought a lot of supplements, as well as a detailed manual that recorded the relevant precautions for mortals and cultivators during pregnancy.

The disciples looked extremely concerned about him, just like they were treating a fragile pregnant woman in the mortal world. As their master, Xi Xuan felt so embarrassed and ashamed when he looked at his bulging belly that he could hardly maintain his outward indifference.