Chapter 154: The System Forces Me to Be a Cuckold

Chu Feng smiled and said, "Naturally, we spread the news of Ji Qingyue's pregnancy."

"As the dignified saintess of the Ji family, she should be pure and untainted. Yet now, she is pregnant before marriage. Being pregnant is one thing—she could have given birth in secret—but why insist on a martial arts tournament to select a husband?"

"Doesn't this give us the exact opportunity we need?"

"I imagine that by then, she will no longer be fit to hold the position of saintess, leaving Linger to rightfully take her place as the Ji family saintess."

Chen Wanwan immediately nodded and said, "Leave it to me. I guarantee the mission will be accomplished."

The only reason Ji Qingyue proposed the martial arts tournament was because of Xiao Junlin.

She believed that if Xiao Junlin could overpower all competitors and prevent her father from objecting, everything would naturally fall into place. Above all, she trusted Xiao Junlin implicitly.

Yet now, the news broke that the tournament was being held precisely because she was pregnant.

This made her look like she was desperately seeking a sucker to take the blame and raise another man's child.

Her reputation was completely dragged through the dirt.

Unless Ji Qingyue possessed the overwhelming strength to suppress all dissent.

Unfortunately, she lacked such power.

It was all thanks to having a good birth; who else could her father be if not the supreme lord of the Ji family?

Had everything proceeded step by step, waiting a hundred or a thousand years, backed by Ji Fa's protection, her position as saintess would have been as secure as a mountain.

But now, a scandal had broken out.

Naturally, others began eyeing her position as saintess.

Soon, the day of the martial arts tournament arrived.

In the Void Saint City, right in front of the City Lord's Mansion.

Major factions and heaven-gifted prodigies under the age of two thousand—young talents who believed themselves capable of marrying Ji Qingyue—had all gathered. Just a few days prior, these people had all come solely for Ji Qingyue.

However, ever since the news of Ji Qingyue's pregnancy broke out, more than sixty percent of the attendees immediately adopted a wait-and-see attitude.

After all, many people simply could not bring themselves to raise another man's child.

The Ji family saintess was a great catch, true.

Yet marrying her meant marrying into the family as a matrilocal husband.

If she were a pure maiden, that would be one thing. But a promiscuous woman? Saintess or not, that alone was enough to deter quite a few suitors.

Yet amidst this bustling tournament convention, Chu Feng was nowhere to be found.

Instead, he had sneaked directly into the Ji family residence.

Why bother with a martial arts tournament when he had no intention of marrying a woman like Ji Qingyue?

Could attending a tournament possibly compare to sneaking in and out of the Ji family headquarters?

Doubtless, the entire attention of the Ji family was fixed on the martial arts tournament, leaving their headquarters practically empty.

Of course, the most important reason was this:

Just yesterday, Chu Feng's system had given him a prompt.

[Discovered Daughter of Destiny, Ji Qingyue.]

[Qi Luck Value: 960,000 points.]

[Cultivation Realm: Late Divine Transformation stage.]

[Background: Secretly pledged lifelong devotion to the Son of Destiny, Xiao Junlin, and is now pregnant with his child. Born with a 30% Ji Family Great Emperor bloodline and the Myriad Treasures Divine Body, she possesses an innate affinity for treasures. Entering a mountain of treasures, she never returns empty-handed. She is one of Xiao Junlin's many harem members, destined to help him gain access to the Ji family's Xuanyuan Trial, obtain the crafting method of the Xuanyuan Sword, and assist him in ascending to the peak of the Tribulation Crossing Heavenly Monarch realm. In short, she is one of Xiao Junlin's devoted simps.]

[The system suggests that the host conquer her and make her part of your harem. With her assistance, the host can acquire even more treasures.]

Hearing the system's proposal, Chu Feng's face turned as dark as charcoal.

Asking him to be a sucker and raise another man's child?

Ptooey.

Must his brain be damaged to raise someone else's child?

Look at Dorgon.

Look at He Yuzhu. They were the best examples.

How miserably they ended up dying—were the lessons of the ancients not enough?

The damn system truly harbor malicious intent; it was trying to destroy him.

[Host, the system has your best interests at heart. As the saying goes: in your youth you fail to appreciate the charm of older women, mistaking young girls for supreme treasures. In your previous life on the Blue Star, wasn't there a man named Cao who loved married women? You should learn a thing or two from him.]

[Besides, she's pregnant—you've probably never experienced that before. I suggest you give it a thorough try.]

"Get lost."

Chu Feng completely lost his composure.

Damn it all.

Though what the system said made him slightly tempted, his heart still felt immensely uncomfortable.

Still, perhaps he could sneak into the Ji family, meet this Ji Qingyue, and then make a decision.

And that was how Chu Feng ended up sneaking into the Ji family estate.

The martial arts tournament would last for seven days and seven nights.

For the first five days, Ji Qingyue would not make an appearance, which meant she was still deep within Mount Void at this moment.

Blessed with double pupils and a mastery of formation arts reaching the level of a Tribulation Crossing Heavenly Monarch, Chu Feng treated the great array of the Ji family as if it were completely deserted, navigating the inner grounds with practiced ease.

However.

Just as he was sneaking into the Ji family, he discovered that someone else had beaten him to it and sneaked in just a step ahead.

And it was even an acquaintance.

Speak of the devil, and he shall appear—that person was none other than Xiao Junlin.

Chu Feng did not reveal himself, choosing instead to tail Xiao Junlin in absolute silence. Needless to say, Xiao Junlin was undoubtedly here to find Ji Qingyue.

Following him would surely lead straight to Ji Qingyue with minimal effort.

Sure enough.

A mere incense stick's time later, following behind Xiao Junlin, Chu Feng arrived at a small courtyard.

Inside the courtyard, a peerlessly beautiful woman was gently stroking her belly while gazing into the distance. The sudden appearance of Xiao Junlin filled her with radiant joy, and like a sprite, she threw herself directly into his arms.

"Brother Xiao."

"Qingyue."

The two embraced tightly, pouring out their mutual torment of lovesickness.

"Brother Xiao, why did you come here? Weren't you supposed to be at the martial arts tournament venue?"

Xiao Junlin said through gritted teeth, "Qingyue, I'm afraid I won't be able to participate in the martial arts tournament."

"Ah?"

Ji Qingyue panicked instantly. "Brother Xiao, why? This was something I begged my father to agree to with the greatest difficulty. Only through this could my father be persuaded to let us be together. If you don't participate, someone else will win, and in the end, my father will surely force me to marry another. What am I supposed to do?"

"Brother Xiao, why can't you participate? Do you no longer love me?"

"If you cannot participate in the martial arts tournament, what will become of me?"

Xiao Junlin spoke with fierce resentment, "It's all his fault. He is the one who drove me to this state, throwing me into prison and reducing me to where I am now."

Right then and there, Xiao Junlin recounted his harrowing ordeal to Ji Qingyue one detail at a time, and asked, "Qingyue, do you know of any way to rid me of the Golden Silkworm Gu within my body?"

"What? Brother Xiao, how did you become infected with the Golden Silkworm Gu? What are we to do? This Golden Silkworm Gu is venomously cruel, specializing in devouring human organs endlessly. Only the enemies of our Ji family would use such a gu to deal with their foes; even within our own Ji family, there is no direct cure we can apply ourselves."

Xiao Junlin's face instantly turned ashen. "Is there truly no other way?"

Ji Qingyue bit her lip and said, "It is not entirely impossible. There is one method."

"That is to obtain the Xuanyuan Sword of our Ji family. But the Xuanyuan Sword is our family's Immortal-Slaying Emperor Artifact, wielded exclusively by successive patriarchs."

"Even I cannot get my hands on it."

"However, though I cannot help you expel the Golden Silkworm Gu, our Ji family possesses a secret technique capable of temporarily sealing it. But because I am now pregnant, I am entirely unable to execute this technique."

"Unless..."

Xiao Junlin quickly asked, "Unless what?"

"Unless this child is aborted."