After the battle, Jing Zhe broke through, but still hadn't crossed the Grandmaster realm, and Lu Li was in the same situation.
Apart from Murong Xi and Qiu Qianqian, who needed to stay behind, the remaining five people—one at the peak of the Grandmaster level, three at the peak of the sixth level, and one at the middle stage of the sixth level—seemed quite powerful, but they were still no match for the two Grandmaster-level experts, the Qingyang Sect Leader and the Prince of Jin.
In particular, they didn't know whether the Prince of Jin and the Qingyang Sect Leader had any other sixth-level experts under their command, or how many experts they had, which cast a shadow over Jing Zhe's path to revenge.
Soaking in the hot spring, the group remained silent, watching the rising steam, each lost in their own thoughts.
At this moment, Murong Xi, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke, her face still slightly flushed, clearly a little shy.
"My lord... do you still remember... how you reached the Grandmaster realm?"
"Of course I remember!"
Jing Zhe said, "This is all thanks to Xi'er, and also to that her family's heirloom pill!"
"..."
Hearing this, Murong Xi's face turned even redder.
In fact, Jing Zhe's breakthrough to become a Grandmaster was somewhat accidental. Even Jing Zhe himself might not know what he ate, but Murong Xi knew very well, though she was too ashamed to say it.
Because the child in her womb was conceived thanks to that miraculous pill—the Royal Childbirth Pill—she had never mentioned it to Jing Zhe, always feeling that she had told a white lie. If it could be forgiven, she wouldn't want to bring it up again, but now…
"My lord, actually I...I lied to you..."
"..."
Upon hearing this, not only was Jing Zhe startled, but the other women were also very curious and immediately perked up their ears.
Women still have a very strong gossipy nature.
"Xi'er, why did you lie to me?"
Jing Zhe asked curiously.
"Husband, do you know when she got pregnant?"
Murong Xi touched her protruding belly and asked.
Jing Zhe was taken aback for a moment, then immediately nodded: "Of course I know!"
Jing Zhe and Murong Xi only did it once; it would be a miracle if you didn't know that.
"Actually... the reason I was able to get pregnant that time was because the medicine I took was the Royal Fertility Pill, which is unique to our Yueyao royal family..."
"The Emperor's Elixir?"
Not only Jing Zhe, but the other women also exclaimed in surprise.
So Murong Xi recounted the origin of the Yuhuang Pill, and then whispered, "I really liked you back then, and I was worried that if I returned to Yueyao, I would never see you again, so I wanted to have a child with you, and that's why I secretly ate one... I hope you won't blame me?"
Hearing this, Jing Zhe inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.
Because in his eyes, this kind of deception was nothing, at most a white lie, which was much better than a sudden lie like "this child is not yours"!
Jing Zhe smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Xi'er, you should have just told me back then. Why wouldn't I have agreed?"
Seeing that Jing Zhe wasn't angry, Murong Xi immediately nodded obediently and sensibly, her face beaming with joy.
She then added, "In our Yueyao royal family, the Royal Nourishing Pill is used to conceive the next generation. I didn't dare tell my husband at first, so I said something about how it could improve one's cultivation. Actually, I thought Chuxia was just saying that on purpose. But later I heard her say that the Royal Nourishing Pill does indeed have the effect of improving one's cultivation!"
At this point, Murong Xi stood up, rummaged through her clothes for a while, and then took out a small bottle, saying, "I brought a Nourishing Emperor Pill with me this time. Why don't you let my elder sister take it, and then my husband can try practicing with her? Maybe he can break through?"
"..."
Jing Zhe didn't say anything after listening, but looked at Lu Li.
Actually, Jing Zhe really wanted to do it. Firstly, it was to improve his skills. After all, there was a precedent: back then, even a woman like Murong Xi, who didn't know martial arts, was able to reach the Grandmaster level after taking the Yuhuang Pill. Lu Li was already at the peak of the sixth level, so perhaps it would really have a miraculous effect.
......
Murong Xi's words rekindled the other women's initial disappointment.
So they all urged her to stop, saying, "Big sister, you should give it a try!"
"..."
Lu Li hesitated for a moment and then refused, saying, "You two are also at the peak of the sixth level now, the same as me. In fact, the effect of this Nourishing Emperor Pill on you is the same as mine!"
Lu Li was torn. The reason she had agreed to train with Jing Zhe in such a strange way was to improve her cultivation level. But now there was no significant change. What if she had to do it again?
Most importantly, there were three of them before, so she at least had two companions. Now everyone is looking at him and her, this won't do…
Pei Yunxi and Su Mochen exchanged a glance, and then Pei Yunxi spoke first: "Big sister, although we are at the same level as you now, we have only just entered this level and it will be difficult to make a breakthrough in a short time. But it's different for you, big sister. You have already entered the peak of the sixth level. With today's training, you are probably only one step away from becoming a grandmaster!"
Su Mochen immediately chimed in, "Yes, eldest sister. Although this Nourishing Emperor Pill might have miraculous effects, it's uncertain whether it will allow one to truly break through to the Grandmaster level or even reach the Great Perfection. So what we're most looking forward to is someone becoming a Grandmaster and fighting alongside our husband! And that person can only be eldest sister!"
"..."
Lu Li was lifted up by Pei Yunxi and Su Mochen. She seemed to have no way to refuse now, and her face looked a little sad, while Qiu Qianqian and the others kept nodding.
"Big sister, we still need you!"
Lu Li was silent for a moment, then whispered, "If I were to take this Royal Nourishing Pill... wouldn't that mean... I'd be just like...?"
Lu Li spoke very softly and stammered, which initially puzzled everyone. However, when they saw her gaze finally settle on Murong Xi's lower abdomen, they instantly understood.
Lu Li's original concern was that after she took the Yuhuang Pill and practiced martial arts with Jing Zhe, whether she could actually succeed was secondary. But after she finished practicing, her belly would be like Murong Xi's, with another child!
Lu Li and Jing Zhe didn't have any emotional foundation to begin with. Although they had broken through that barrier, they still needed to warm things up a bit more. But what's with this sudden pregnancy?
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