Let me explain, it's not what you think.

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen's pupils suddenly contracted.

"You hid very well, but I don't understand why you dared to come see me when I was exposed."

"I...I wanted to come and see the child; after all, he is innocent."

At the crucial moment, Lu Chen's emotional intelligence began to explode.

As expected, upon hearing this, Su Ningxin's aggressive demeanor softened, and she became gentle and demure.

Finally, she released Lu Chen and led him to a luxurious room.

Among them, a girl who looked about three or four years old was sleeping peacefully. She looked three parts like Lu Chen and seven parts like Su Ningxin.

"There's nothing wrong with the child, it's just..."

Su Ningxin wanted to speak but hesitated.

"Just what?"

"It's just that her talent isn't as good as mine! Although she's already very talented."

Lu Chen: "..."

In the cultivation world, having children is also a matter of chance; it's not like dragons beget dragons and phoenixes beget phoenixes. Although there's a chance that a child will inherit their parents' constitution, it's not absolute.

"If you're not happy with the child, I... can help you take care of him, and you can just leave him alone..."

Before Lu Chen could finish speaking, Su Ningxin pushed him against the wall.

"You're telling me what to do? What gives you the right to take her away? Because you're a demon? I haven't even done anything to you yet!"

"Ahem, I'm just a little worried about her safety!" Lu Chen quickly explained.

Upon hearing this, the fierce glint in Su Ningxin's eyes lessened somewhat.

Then, she loosened her robes, revealing an exquisitely beautiful gown.

The sash was cinched very tightly, making her waist appear so slender that it could be encircled with one hand.

The skirt was very long, trailing on the ground like a flowing moonlight.

She stood there, noble and beautiful, so striking that one dared not look directly at her.

Lu Chen was stunned.

He thought that a woman as noble as her would never have any contact with him, after all, in the original story she was also a haughty person who initially looked down on even the protagonist.

But she didn't show it to herself.

Instead, she took off her plain clothes, revealing the exquisite outfit underneath.

"Aunt Su, what do you mean? Qingxue is still outside, and the child is still inside!"

Upon hearing this, Su Ningxin clenched her fists.

That scoundrel even had his aunt come to remind him. Does he really think I'm interested in him?

She took a step closer, placed her hands on him, and encircled him in the middle.

Her face was very close to his, so close that Lu Chen could smell the extremely cool and delicate fragrance emanating from her.

"You think I'm lacking in men?"

"I, Su Ningxin, have lived for so many years. What kind of man haven't I wanted? Prodigies of holy lands, overlords of their own territories, peerless geniuses... I've seen more men than you've eaten meals."

Lu Chen didn't speak. He believed every word she said, but now he was cornered by her.

Do you know why I chose you?

Lu Chen shook his head.

"Because you don't owe me anything."

"You have no expectations of me, no ulterior motives. You don't even want to see me."

"But you, you just happen to be my child..."

Lu Chen opened his mouth, wanting to say that he could take responsibility for the child, but thinking of his previous bad experiences, he gave up.

He found that women didn't seem to like him saying those things.

Seeing that Lu Chen remained silent, Su Ningxin spoke up.

"Therefore, one child is not enough. I want my children to support each other, so they must be brothers and sisters."

Lu Chen was stunned.

"what?"

"My eldest daughter's talent is not as good as mine. Do you know what that means? It means that she will not be able to inherit my mantle, will not be able to gain a foothold in the Heavenly One Holy Land, and will not be able to protect herself."

She turned around, walked to the window, and faced him with her smooth, jade-like back.

"So I need another child."

"A child with even greater talent. If she can inherit my talent, even just a part of it... I can still have her take me and her sister back to the Holy Land, and there will be hope for the future."

"If he's less talented, he can train with his sister. Both of them can support each other and be able to protect themselves!"

"You're really crazy."

Su Ningxin turned around, looked at him, and smiled, but it wasn't out of happiness.

"Perhaps, but I have no other choice. I'm under house arrest here, and this is the only way I can return to the Holy Land."

She walked back, stood in front of him, and looked up into his eyes.

Even though she was shorter than him, Lu Chen felt like he couldn't breathe.

"Aunt Su, perhaps we can try other methods, such as investing in a talented genius..."

"You think I want this? In a small place like this, who would I be willing to invest in? You?"

Su Ningxin's voice finally trembled slightly.

"Do you think I would willingly lower myself to beg a man? I am the Holy Maiden of the Holy Land, I am a cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, I once stood at the pinnacle of the continent!"

But now? I'm trapped in this tiny imperial city, unable to even leave the gate, and I have to carefully hide even my own daughter.

"But I..."

"I don't ask you to like me, I don't ask you to love me, I just want you to help me this once..."

She reached out and gently took his hand.

Lu Chen's hands were trembling.

It wasn't him shaking; he was used to it. It was Su Ningxin shaking.

Although she has already had a child and is older than Lu Chen, she is still a virgin!

He could feel the warmth of her palms, and the softness of her lower abdomen, warm and gently undulating through the thin fabric.

"If two aren't enough... then three will do."

Lu Chen closed his eyes in pain.

He thought of Zhuang Jingbai, Jiang Huaiyu, Yu Ning, and others.

Every woman is like this, using different methods and different reasons to corner him in different ways.

"Listen, Aunt Su, you're just emotional right now. You'll calm down soon..." Lu Chen stopped midway through his sentence.

He found that every time he said this, he got the opposite result.

So he immediately let go of Su Ningxin's hand and ran away.

He wants to check the license plate!

Su Ningxin was stunned for a moment as she watched Lu Chen flee at the speed of light.

Then, anger followed closely behind.

Is she really that terrifying? Like a monstrous flood?

He was already extremely flustered, hesitant, and conflicted. If Lu Chen had given him a few words of advice, he might have given up.

But what happened? Lu Chen ran away!

She was such a proud saintess, yet she was looked down upon by a mere early-stage Golden Core cultivator!

Good heavens! She's a goddess of heaven, one of the top three beauties on the Eastern Region's beauty list! Someone who wouldn't even be worthy to carry her shoes is now looking down on her? She's run away!

The thought of all this made her anger rise rapidly.

Today, she insists on singing this...!