DiploNovel Chapter 1800 What should we do now?
Chapter 1800 What should we do now?
Jiao'er's face instantly turned cold, and the chill intensified in her icy blue eyes: "You mean, I'm deceiving you? Or... this child isn't yours?"
Zhang Xuan's scalp tingled, and he hurriedly waved his hands: "No, no, no, this junior absolutely did not mean that! It's just... this is too unbelievable! This junior has cultivated with my Daoist partner, Fairy Miaoyin, ten thousand times, and I have never..."
He abruptly stopped speaking, realizing that what he had said was even more inappropriate.
Sure enough, Jiao'er's expression turned even colder, the surrounding temperature dropped sharply, and the air froze into ice.
Zhang Xuan was anxious and stammered, "Senior, please calm down. I just... I just feel that this is not normal!"
“You possess the bloodline of the Ancient Ice Dragon, while I am a new human. Our races are different, and our paths diverge. Logically, the chances of conception should be extremely slim… This… this is even more unbelievable than breaking through to the Golden Immortal realm!”
He looked at Jiao'er cautiously, his voice growing softer and softer: "Senior... are you sure... she's really pregnant? Could it be some kind of Dao injury or... some other strange phenomenon?"
Jiao'er remained silent for a moment, then gently placed her hand on her still flat but subtly changing lower abdomen.
A faint trace of life, yet containing astonishing vitality, leaked from between her fingers.
"There is no mistake, there is indeed a new life being conceived here. Moreover, its bloodline essence is the same as yours."
Zhang Xuan sensed that the leaked aura was indeed faintly connected to the aura of his own Great Dao Tree.
His last shred of hope vanished, and he felt as if all his strength had been drained away. He murmured, "It...it really is..."
He suddenly raised his head, looked at Jiao'er, and asked an even more foolish question: "Then... what does Senior plan to do?"
A hint of anger and... a hint of helplessness flashed in Jiao'er's eyes?
She turned her face away, her voice unusually irritable and confused: "I...don't know."
Yes, what could she do?
knock it out?
The moment the thought crossed her mind, she instinctively rejected it.
The bloodline of the dragon race is powerful but rare, making it extremely difficult for them to conceive. Especially for a pure-blooded Golden Immortal like her, to be able to successfully conceive with a human True Immortal in just one encounter is nothing short of a miracle!
This opportunity to continue our bloodline is so precious that it cannot be given up easily.
But what if it's born?
She and Zhang Xuan, one is an ancient Ice Dragon Golden Immortal, shouldering the mission of their clan in the ultimate battle.
One is the newly promoted leader of the human race in the Nine Realms, ruling over a region, and destined to be drawn into the chaotic torrent of war across four eras.
Not only are their cultivation levels and social status vastly different, but their races and the historical backgrounds of the Great Dao are also completely different. They are destined to be two parallel lines, and may even become enemies in the future due to their different stances.
This child is destined to face an incredibly complex and awkward background.
Looking at Jiao'er's profile, which rarely showed such a bewildered expression, Zhang Xuan felt a mix of emotions.
Fear, shock, absurdity, and a secret tremor that even he himself was unwilling to admit.
He forced himself to calm down; things had come to this point, and he had to face it.
“Senior,” Zhang Xuan took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, “Since the child… is already conceived, we cannot escape it. There are only two paths: one is to… nip it in the bud; the other is to give birth to it.”
Jiao'er whirled around, her icy blue eyes blazing with fury: "What did you say? Abort? Impossible! How precious are the offspring of the Jiaolong bloodline, how dare you..."
She raised her hand, seemingly wanting to slap Zhang Xuan, but halfway up, she let it fall limply, her chest heaving slightly, clearly very angry.
Zhang Xuan felt an invisible glare, and smiled bitterly to himself, knowing that he had said the wrong thing again.
He quickly tried to salvage the situation: "It was my mistake, so... the only option is to be born."
Jiao'er's expression softened slightly, but then turned icy again: "Born? You make it sound so easy! Our identities and cultivation levels are vastly different, and we come from different races and eras. Sooner or later, we will part ways and fight our own battles!"
"This child was born without a name or a place to belong. Are we to let him struggle to survive in this predicament, bearing an awkward identity and enduring endless criticism and risks?"
She expressed her biggest concern.
How difficult will the situation be for a child born out of wedlock between a Golden Immortal and a True Immortal, especially one born out of wedlock?
Zhang Xuan remained silent.
Yes, status and belonging are unavoidable issues.
A child without a proper status will find it difficult to establish himself anywhere, let alone in the perilous world of cultivation.
He looked at Jiao'er, who was no longer the aloof Golden Immortal, but a mother worried about the future of the child in her womb.
A strange sense of responsibility, mixed with complex emotions for that unknown little life, welled up in Zhang Xuan's heart.
He gritted his teeth, as if he had made up his mind.
“Senior,” Zhang Xuan said firmly, “since the child cannot be without a proper status, then let’s give him one!”
"what for?"
"We... will become cultivation partners," Zhang Xuan said, enunciating each word clearly. "Only in this way can this child be born legitimately, possessing the bloodline inheritance and Daoist protection of both parents. No matter how the situation in the Nine Realms changes in the future, he will be the son of the Realm Lord of the Immortal Gourd Realm and the Golden Immortal Flood Dragon, and no one will dare to easily bully him!"
"To become Daoist partners?!"
Jiao'er's beautiful eyes widened, her icy blue pupils filled with astonishment, and even a hint of panic.
She instinctively took a half step back: "You...do you know what you're saying? I am an ancient ice dragon, a Golden Immortal, you..."
“I know!” Zhang Xuan interrupted her. “It is precisely because I know that you are of noble status and have extraordinary bloodline that I must make this suggestion!”
"Only a formal marriage contract, witnessed by the Heavenly Dao and linked by destiny, can ensure that this child receives the most orthodox recognition and protection. This is not only for the child's sake, but also for your reputation, senior!"
He paused, then continued, "As for the future... what you said about parting ways is not necessarily true. At least for now, we are allies fighting side by side, comrades-in-arms protecting the Nine Realms together."
"With this title of Daoist partner, our alliance will be even stronger, and it will be more beneficial to the stability of the Nine Domains."
"As for the more distant future... it's all up to us. Perhaps, this child will become a bridge connecting us, and even connecting different eras and races."
Jiao'er was completely stunned.
She never imagined that one day a human man at the True Immortal stage would so solemnly propose to her that they become Daoist partners, all because of an unexpected pregnancy.
Her mind was in complete turmoil.
Reason told her that this was absurd, utterly ridiculous!
Her Daoist partner should at least be an ancient demon of the same level, or a powerful Taiyi Immortal Venerable, how could he be a human boy in the middle stage of True Immortal?
But emotionally, or rather, driven by the instinct of a woman about to become a mother, she had to admit that Zhang Xuan's suggestion was the most beneficial option for the child under the current circumstances.