56 The Evil Master 07
◎Four months pregnant, Xixuan's belly could no longer be covered.◎
Yuqing Mountain, which has always been peaceful and undisturbed, has gathered so many people for the first time.
Upon hearing that Xi Xuan had fainted for no reason, the Supreme Elder, who was good at medicine, quickly rushed to Yuqing Mountain, and the other elders of the Phoenix clan who were enjoying their retirement also rushed over.
The great perfection of He Dao is only one step away from ascending to become an immortal.
With such cultivation level, how could he suddenly faint?
The elders, including the Grand Elder, were all filled with worry. After all, the Phoenix Clan was now nearly extinct, and with only this one new bloodline left, they couldn't afford to lose it.
When they arrived at Xixuan's residence in Yuqing Mountain, the Supreme Elder went into the house first, followed by seven or eight old men with white hair and beards and golden eyes, who were waiting anxiously outside the yard.
Yan Yingchan was at the foundation-building stage, and even with the help of a flying magic tool, she was still far behind, trying her best to catch up.
When she came over panting, all the elders in the courtyard had already entered and were surrounding Xixuan's couch, their faces full of joy.
"Is this really a pregnancy pulse?"
"Thank God, my Phoenix clan finally has an heir!"
"I thought I wouldn't be able to see the birth of the little phoenix before I die...hahahaha!"
"After more than three hundred years, the Phoenix Clan finally has a bloodline to continue!"
A group of elders were overjoyed, but Yan Yingchan, who had just walked in, felt dizzy.
Is Master's Wife... pregnant with Master's child?
Listening to those joyful words, Yan Yingchan just stepped into the threshold and stopped there, her heart in turmoil, her fingers tightly clutching the corner of her clothes, at a loss.
Just at this moment, Xi Xuan, who was so excited that he fainted, lay flat on the couch with a frown on his face. When he slowly woke up, he made a slight sound from his throat.
"Well……"
The light golden gauze curtain was hung up, and his wife was sitting beside the bed with concern in her eyes.
The Grand Elder stood at the head of the bed, stroking his neatly groomed snow-white beard. He was no longer as upright and serious as before, and his face was now full of smiles. His red-gold eyes also showed concern.
The elders surrounding the couch leaned over one by one, their expressions relaxed and happy, and their eyes were full of love when they looked at Xixuan.
"Xixuan, please be more careful in the future."
"You are no longer alone, so you must be more careful in your cultivation."
"It's better not to practice for now. It won't be too late to practice after the baby is born."
"Yes, yes, there's no need to rush."
The Phoenix Clan is about to welcome a new life. The elders are happy and surround him, giving him constant instructions.
Xixuan had just woken up and was still a little dizzy. He couldn't understand the situation and only heard words like "be careful" and "child".
Is Yan Mei pregnant with their child?
He looked at his wife who was quietly guarding him, his eyes glancing at her flat belly. His warm palm covered her hand that was resting on the bed, and his clear and pleasant voice was a little hoarse: "Yan Mei, are you pregnant?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the elders who were chatting with each other just now fell silent in an instant, like ducks with their throats pinched.
They glanced at Xixuan's belly covertly and showed embarrassed expressions at the same time.
The Grand Elder coughed, and after Su Yanmei smiled and shook her head but said nothing, he took the initiative to break the silence: "Xixuan, it's not your wife who is pregnant, it's you."
"The bloodline of my Phoenix clan is now in your belly."
Xixuan was stunned.
As if he had just realized what the Grand Elder had said, his eyes widened, his scarlet-gold pupils dilating slightly. "The bloodline of the Phoenix clan is in my... belly?"
Xixuan lay flat on the bed with his head tilted, looking dazed for a moment.
He knows each word, so why can't he understand when they are put together?
My wife is not pregnant...
Is he the one who is pregnant?
But how is this possible!
He is a man, how could he be pregnant?
Yan Yingchan, who was still standing at the door in a daze, was equally shocked.
Master... is pregnant?
"Is there something wrong?" Not finding anything unusual in his body, Xi Xuan stood up, maintaining a calm appearance. "I'm a man, how could blood be born in my belly?"
"That's right." The Supreme Elder shook his head, suppressed his smile, and said solemnly, "Although I don't know how you became pregnant, you do have the blood of my Phoenix Clan in your belly."
"I'm an expert in pharmacology, and your wife is also a good pharmacist. The two of us took your pulse, and it's definitely a pregnancy pulse."
After being repeatedly rumored to be pregnant, Xi Xuan could no longer maintain her usual calm and indifference. She spoke anxiously, "This is unusual. How could a man get pregnant and give birth? Perhaps she's been possessed by some demonic creature."
"You are only one step away from ascending to immortality. What kind of monster could possibly possess someone like you who has achieved the Great Perfection of the Dao?"
Seeing Xi Xuan's slight anxiety, knowing that it would be difficult for him to accept, the Supreme Elder could only sigh and say, "Also, I have tested it with my spiritual power. Although the bloodline born in your belly is still young, its aura is undoubtedly of the same origin as my Phoenix bloodline."
"This isn't some parasitic monster, it's the child of my Phoenix clan."
"Xixuan, if you don't believe me, just try it yourself with your spiritual power and you'll know."
The Supreme Elder's well-reasoned, accurate and resolute words made Xi Xuan hesitate to try.
His heart was beating fast in his chest, and his hands hanging at his sides were clenched into fists. When he turned his head, he unexpectedly met his wife's worried and concerned black eyes.
She took the initiative to hold the warm palm covering the back of his hand, as if to give him comfort and encouragement.
Xixuan closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and under the expectant gazes of the crowd, he loosened his clenched hand and slowly let it fall on his abdomen.
When spiritual power was transferred in, one could vaguely feel a breath of the same origin inside, which was very weak, as if it had just been born.
The big hand covering the abdomen dropped down weakly.
Xi Xuan lowered his eyes and said nothing.
The elders who were watching knew from his expression that the continuation of the Phoenix bloodline was real, but they did not dare to show too much joy for fear of upsetting Xixuan.
Everyone remained quiet, and the Grand Elder waved his hand silently. Although the elders were reluctant to part with the newborn little phoenix bloodline, they still left one after another under the leadership of the Grand Elder to let Xixuan have some peace and quiet.
When the clan elder went out, he also took Yan Yingchan, who was at the door, out.
Xixuan is pregnant now, and the pregnancy is still young, so he cannot be disturbed by outsiders.
Yan Yingchan, who was dragged to the courtyard, came to her senses and asked anxiously, "Is my master really pregnant?"
Putting her down, the clan elder thought of the unborn little phoenix, her face lit up with joy, and she hummed happily.
"How is this possible!" Yan Yingchan said excitedly, "My master is a man, how could he be pregnant!"
This time, not only the elder who was happy to respond to her, but also the other elders around her, all looked downcast in an instant.
"Since you are still young, I will not bother with you this time."
"If you continue to speak disrespectfully, I will expel you from Xihe Sect on behalf of your master!"
The elder who replied to her had a stern expression, a pair of dark golden eyes, like some sharp bird of prey, which frightened Yan Yingchan so much that she couldn't help but take a step back.
Looking at the girl being driven out, a serious square-faced elder beside her lowered his head and suddenly spat several times in a very ungraceful manner.
"Pah! Pah! All demons and monsters, retreat!"
"Be good, little Phoenix, stay in your father's belly. Don't listen to the rumors that men can't get pregnant. You are of the noble Phoenix bloodline, so nothing is impossible for you."
"Hmph, how dare you disrespect my Phoenix bloodline? If it weren't for the fact that she's Xi Xuan's disciple, she would have died several times over just based on what she just said!"
The elders' displeasure at being offended was soon dispelled by this great joyous event.
They waited and waited, and finally the nearly dying Phoenix bloodline was able to continue.
Although Xixuan's pregnancy was quite surprising, one should think positively, as the flesh and blood of the little phoenix that was born was given by its father who had the blood of the phoenix.
Born by Xixuan, the Phoenix bloodline must be purer and the bloodline power is more intense.
After realizing this, the elders were overjoyed.
Compared to the joy of the elders, the Supreme Elder did not show much joy.
Thinking of Xi Xuan's unacceptable look, if he insisted on not having the baby in his belly, with his cultivation level of He Dao Da Yuan Mang, none of them would be able to stop him even if they combined.
The Grand Elder was the patriarch of the Phoenix Clan and was extremely high-ranking. He asked the elders to go back first and stayed in the courtyard alone for a long time.
When the afterglow of the setting sun illuminated the mountains and forests, a graceful woman in green clothes walked out of the main house in front.
Su Yanmei bowed slightly and respectfully invited him in.
The Phoenix Clan is the foundation of the Xihe Sect, and every master of Yuqing Mountain is from the Phoenix bloodline.
Although this tribe is declining, every elder who failed to ascend and overcome the tribulation and fell in realm still has the strength to fight against Hedao.
Therefore, even if the Phoenix Clan no longer participates in the affairs of the Xihe Sect, it still has an extraordinary status in the sect.
The Supreme Elder is the patriarch of the Phoenix Clan. Even Xi Xuan, who is a respected lord, is a junior in front of him.
As a junior, Su Yanmei invited him into the house and closed the door behind her.
The afterglow of the setting sun shone through the window. Although the door was closed, the room was not dark.
A handsome man in golden clothes leaned against the head of the bed, his eyebrows lowered, and he said nothing, still looking the same as before.
It seems extremely difficult to accept this child.
The Grand Elder sighed softly.
Before Xixuan, the Phoenix clan had not had any new life for many years, so the discovery of Xixuan was an accident.
Xixuan was a phoenix egg that the Grand Elder found while traveling in an extremely harsh and uninhabited place. Born from this egg, it is the purest bloodline of the Phoenix clan.
But apart from the egg, there was no other trace of the phoenix around.
The Supreme Elder speculated that the Phoenix Egg was lost, and had been lost for hundreds or even thousands of years.
He brought the phoenix egg back to Xihe Sect, and under the abundant spiritual energy of Yuqing Mountain, it incubated for nearly a hundred years before Xixuan was born.
Xi Xuan was able to transform into a human body as soon as he was born and practiced with the Phoenix clan. It can be said that he was brought up by the Supreme Elder.
Now looking at this child who has become the venerable of Xihe Sect and has the blood of the Phoenix Clan in his belly, even if the Supreme Elder dotes on him, he will not allow him to deprive the blood in his belly.
"Xi Xuan." An old man with white hair and beard walked over.
Even when the end of immortal cultivators is approaching, they can still maintain the appearance of youth or middle age. For example, the elders of the Phoenix Clan have all lost their magnificent vitality after failing to ascend to heaven, and have become very old.
Even if they are in good health, they cannot stop their lives from slipping away quickly.
When he picked up Xixuan, the Grand Elder still had white hair and a youthful face. Now his face is covered with wrinkles. He sits on a stool beside the bed, his golden eyes are gentle, and he looks at the young man at eye level.
"Xi Xuan." He called out softly again, then spoke slowly, "For thousands of years, I've watched the children of the Phoenix Clan disappear bit by bit. I originally thought that the bloodline of our Phoenix Clan might be completely wiped out."
"It wasn't until you showed up that I realized God still has mercy on us Phoenix people."
"The child you are carrying is a gift from heaven to our Phoenix Clan. The future of the Phoenix Clan depends entirely on it."
The Grand Elder spoke slowly, "You and your wife have been married for over two hundred years, yet you haven't had any children. She's had to drink such bitter medicine every month. Now that you have a child, she must be very happy, right?"
Xixuan, who had been keeping his head down, moved.
The Supreme Elder continued to persuade him, "She loves you deeply and has given birth to this child. When you ascend to immortality in the future, it can be considered as leaving her with a memory."
Xixuan did not respond.
The young man had a jade-like and golden appearance, and his expression was indifferent. The Supreme Elder, not knowing what he was thinking, was quite anxious. He simply got up from the stool and knelt on his knees in front of Xi Xuan.
Xi Xuan, whose expression had remained unchanged, quickly stood up and tried to pull him up.
The Grand Elder, however, insisted on kneeling, tugging at his arm, his aged voice choked with sobs: "Xi Xuan, I cannot watch the Phoenix Clan perish! Consider this as a dying old man begging you, please continue the Phoenix bloodline..."
Xi Xuan felt a torment in his heart as his elder, who was both his teacher and his father, begged him like this. He closed his eyes and replied in a hoarse voice, "Okay, okay, I'll give birth."
The Grand Elder then helped him up.
After getting Xixuan's promise, the Supreme Elder finally felt relieved. He slowed down and told the other party some precautions during pregnancy.
There has been no new life in the Phoenix clan for too many years, so the Supreme Elder can only temporarily give him advice according to the standards of an ordinary pregnant woman.
The old man hurried back to look for the classics about the birth of the Phoenix Clan. When he left Yuqing Mountain, he repeatedly told Su Yanmei to take good care of Xixuan.
When Yuqing Mountain returned to peace, Su Yanmei brought in the prepared fish soup.
The young man, who had already gotten off the bed, stood beside the bed, his palms on his abdomen, still with a dazed look on his face.
Unlike the pregnant men with mortal bodies in the previous world, Xixuan is a cultivator who has achieved the great perfection of Hedao. He has lived a fine life since childhood, and his cultivation has been smooth sailing. He has not suffered any setbacks or serious injuries. Therefore, he is in excellent health, and the baby in his belly, who is nearly one month old, is also very healthy.
Su Yanmei was very confident in him.
As long as he wants to have a baby, no matter what happens during this period, the child can be born safely.
In the original world, her first ex-husband, even with a big belly, could still conquer all directions and reach the heaven, and finally gave birth to a healthy daughter.
These people who can cast spells are all gifted physically, so Su Yanmei is not too worried about Xi Xuan.
She brought the fish soup over. Xi Xuan frowned, thinking it tasted very fishy. He even felt a tightness in his chest and started to retch.
"Brother, I just went out and asked someone, and they said that you need to nourish your body during pregnancy, otherwise the baby will have difficulty growing in your belly, and even if it is born, it will easily die. You need to eat more."
Su Yanmei went over to help him, with a look of concern on her face, "You are pregnant now, you can't fast like before."
The aroma of fish soup filled the room. The usual fresh fragrance now tasted fishy to Xixuan. He held onto the wooden shelf beside the bed and retched violently.
He didn't eat anything, nor could he vomit anything out, he just leaned over and retched.
After a period of rest, Xixuan's golden pupils turned watery, and even the corners of his eyes turned crimson. He murmured, "What's wrong with me?"
Patting his back gently, Su Yanmei kindly explained to him after hearing his confused expression: "Brother, this is a normal reaction to pregnancy. Vomiting."
It was Xixuan's first pregnancy, and she felt confused and a little frightened after realizing it belatedly.
Even a cultivator in the Hedao stage like him found it difficult to resist the physical reactions brought about by pregnancy.
Xixuan felt very uncomfortable with the feeling of being controlled by his body's reactions.
He immediately blocked his sense of smell and was helped to the table by his wife.
Unable to smell the aroma of fish soup, Xi Xuan looked down at the milky white soup in front of him and asked, "Yan Mei, did you make this?"
The wife beside him nodded slightly.
Xixuan's handsome face, which looked like a god, suddenly showed a smile.
He didn't know why he was so happy, even happier than when he first entered the Hedao.
Xixuan scooped some soup with a porcelain spoon and took a sip. His sense of smell was blocked, but his other senses were still there.
It tasted good, but Xixuan felt an inexplicable tightness in his chest as he drank. He looked at his wife's expectant gaze, not wanting to spoil her spirits, so he gave her a compliment and continued drinking.
When the bowl of soup was empty, the tightness in his chest became more and more severe. Xixuan forced himself to endure it, threw away the spoon, picked up the bowl, and drank the last bit of soup.
But as soon as he drank it, his stomach felt like it was churning. He leaned over and vomited all the fish soup.
Xixuan was feeling unwell and looked listless, but he still explained, "Yanmei, the soup is really delicious."
"I know."
Su Yanmei smiled slightly, showing full tolerance and consideration. She wiped his rosy lips with a clean handkerchief and said, "This is all a sign of pregnancy."
She went out, got a bowl of water for him to rinse his mouth, and asked the maid to come in and clean up.
Finally, she touched his flat belly with a gentle look: "Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere else?"
Xixuan shook his head.
The wife's indifference completely melted away with the sudden arrival of the child, like broken ice.
With a warm palm, he covered the back of the hand that was caressing her abdomen. Xi Xuan asked her, "Yan Mei, are you happy that we have a child?"
Su Yanmei didn't answer, but just smiled.
Xixuan also laughed: "We should be happy. After all, this is the child we have been waiting for for over a hundred years."
yes.
More than one hundred years.
The original body had been drinking disgusting medicine made from the reproductive organs of sea beasts for so many years, so what did it matter if he vomited a little now?
While Su Yanmei gently stroked his abdomen, she glanced at the clean soup bowl, thinking about how to make various nourishing soups for Xixuan that would not make him feel so uncomfortable.
However, before she could take advantage of Xixuan's morning sickness to make him vomit a few more times, the elders of the Phoenix Clan took action.
In the Phoenix clan, there are very few books that record pregnancy.
The elders of the tribe could only inquire in the Xihe Sect, and then go to the mortal world to inquire. Combining the experience of pregnant women who had given birth, they prepared various supplements and sent them to Yuqing Mountain.
After a while, the entire Xihe Sect vaguely heard the news that the wife of the Venerable Master of Yuqing Mountain was pregnant.
Therefore, the leader, mountain master, and elders of Xihe Sect began to prepare gifts and planned to send them together at a certain time.
Xixuan, who was unaware that the news had been leaked by mistake, was eating a random amount of supplements every day.
For example, the internal organs of some spiritual beasts are extremely nutritious and a great tonic.
Another example is the wings of a certain extremely fast spirit beast, which are said to be good for the baby in the womb if eaten.
What's worse, the reproductive organs of the captive sea beasts were stripped away, stewed into medicinal soup, and sent to Xixuan's table.
The elders of the tribe hoped that after drinking it, he would be able to give birth to multiple children like the spirit beast.
In this way, the bloodline of the Phoenix clan can be continued smoothly.
Seeing Xixuan suffering and having to face the messy, smelly and unpalatable tonic soup every day, Su Yanmei almost laughed out loud.
Maybe the tonic soup really worked. When the baby was two months old, Xixuan could feel a lump on his stomach. By the time the baby was three months old, his abdomen was completely bulging.
Xixuan's waist has become thicker. When she tied a belt before, it could reveal an extremely narrow waistline. Now, if she tied it tighter, it would only further highlight the small semicircular arc of her bulging abdomen.
Even with three layers of clothing, and a loose belt, it was difficult to completely cover his belly.
From a distance, it's barely noticeable, but as you get closer and pay closer attention, you can spot his slightly bulging belly.
The elders of the Phoenix Clan would come personally every now and then to deliver supplements and check on Xixuan's condition.
Seeing the baby in his belly growing up little by little, a group of white-haired old men were all delighted.
By the time she was four months pregnant, Xixuan's belly could no longer be covered.
She was still wearing three layers of clothing, and even without a belt, the fabric pushed against her pregnant belly, which was pushed up against her belly. With a belt, the semi-circular shape of her belly could be clearly seen below the belt.
The maids at Yuqing Mountain had been replaced a long time ago, and the news of the Venerable's pregnancy had not been revealed yet.
In the Xihe Sect, the group of cultivators who were thinking about sending gifts had heard the rumor that in the mortal world, the first three months of pregnancy were a period of rest. It was said that after three months, when the baby in the belly was stable and less likely to cause any disturbance, they could go and congratulate the pregnant woman's family.
Therefore, the monks of Xihe Sect, who did not know when the Venerable Madam became pregnant, continued to wait for three more months before choosing an auspicious day. Led by the Sect Master, they set off to Yuqing Mountain with gifts.
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