"Let go... let go now!"
Hearing the shrill cry of Elder Ge Ye from the Yunlan Sect, everyone present was momentarily stunned.
Even the other members of the Yunlan Sect wore strange expressions as they looked at Ge Ye.
Let go of what? Aren't you the one holding onto Madam Xiao's wrist? Why are you the one screaming to let go?
In fact, if it weren't for the fact that the voice was unmistakably male, they might have doubted whether it was Elder Ge Ye who had made the sound.
Only Ge Ye now understood the bizarre trouble he had encountered!
And now, he regretted it deeply!
Because of his earlier physical contact and the infusion of Dou Qi to probe Madam Xiao's womb, he had left himself almost completely defenseless.
Little did he expect that Madam Xiao's womb would contain such a freakish entity!
Now he could clearly feel that not only was the Dou Qi he had just probed with being absorbed, but even the Dou Qi within his own body was being continuously converted and drained!
What's worse, he couldn't even pull his hand away!
Was all the Dou Qi in his body going to be completely drained alive?
"That's enough, I'll spare your life. My mother's womb is not a place for just anyone to disturb."
On his end, Xiao Chong unceremoniously converted about half of Ge Ye's Dou Qi, then acted as if nothing had happened.
After all, it would be quite troublesome to turn someone into a corpse, and it wasn't necessary.
He continued to meditate and cultivate within Madam Xiao's womb.
At this moment, Ge Ye finally felt the terrifying pulling and absorbing force disappear. Without hesitation, he yanked his hand away from Madam Xiao's wrist.
His entire figure rapidly retreated more than ten meters in an instant! However, when everyone saw the state of Ge Ye's now-leaking aura, they couldn't help but widen their eyes in shock.
When this elder had first arrived, he was a four-star Great Dou Master.
But now, he had been reduced to a cultivator who had just barely broken through to the Great Dou Master level, not even reaching one star.
He was almost on the verge of dropping a whole rank! What on earth had happened?
For a moment, everyone was baffled by the scene before them, their eyes darting back and forth between Ge Ye and Madam Xiao.
Madam Xiao, however, quickly regained her composure. She instinctively touched her belly, her eyes soft and filled with warmth as she said,
"My child, were you protecting me?"
"Thank you..."
Although Madam Xiao's voice wasn't loud, everyone present had some level of cultivation, so they heard her words clearly.
In an instant, all eyes turned to Madam Xiao with a strange look.
Was it really the child in Madam Xiao's womb that had caused Ge Ye's condition? For a moment, everyone present, including the members of the Yunlan Sect, looked at Ge Ye with peculiar expressions.
You, a four-star Great Dou Master and elder of the Yunlan Sect, were reduced to this state by a child in a pregnant woman's womb?
To be honest, it was somewhat embarrassing.
Feeling the scorching gazes around him, Ge Ye's face flushed red with shame. He then glared at Madam Xiao and shouted,
"We cannot allow the child in this woman's womb to be born!"
"This child… this child is a freak!"
"Members of the Xiao family, I suggest you abort this child now!" As soon as these words were spoken, a collective dark line appeared on the foreheads of the Xiao family members.
To lose face in front of a fetus, and now to shift the blame onto this unborn child? However, the people from the Yunlan Sect, upon hearing Ge Ye's words, also nodded in agreement.
After all, this was a fetus that could directly cause a Great Dou Master like Ge Ye to be in such a sorry state even before birth!
What else could this be but a freak? Nalan Jie, who had been somewhat gloomy earlier, suddenly stood up and walked over to Xiao Zhan, saying:
"A freak? This is clearly a once-in-a-generation prodigy!"
"Mr. Ge Ye, I would like to ask you a question first. If someone used their Dou Qi to probe your strength, would you feel displeased?"
"Such behavior is inherently disrespectful to a cultivator. Even if the other party is just a fetus, they are still a cultivator now!"
Ge Ye's face instantly turned a mix of black and red.
This was nothing but sophistry. How could a fetus be considered a cultivator?
But considering that the other party was now a genuine Dou King, Ge Ye could only nod with a dark expression, acknowledging the other's point.
However, now, when Nalan Jie looked at Xiao Zhan and Xiao's mother, his eyes gleamed with gold! The fact that they could reduce a Four-Star Great Dou Master like Ge Ye to such a state indicated that the child in Xiao's mother's womb was at least a Great Dou Master now.
To possess the strength of a Great Dou Master even before birth—how astonishing would it be when the child was truly born! Nalan Jie seemed to see a future star slowly rising on the Dou Qi Continent.
In an instant, the old fox Nalan Jie came up with several ideas to strengthen ties with the Xiao family.
This in-law relationship must be made even closer!
Immediately, he affectionately patted Xiao Zhan's shoulder and said:
"Haha, Clan Leader Xiao, back in the day, your father and I were life-and-death friends. I originally planned for our two families to arrange a marriage alliance."
"Coincidentally, today our two families have gathered together. Why don't we just go ahead and finalize this marriage alliance now!"
"I also have a granddaughter who is currently in the womb. Calculating the ages, they should be just the right age when they are born. Given the relationship between our two families, it would be a perfect match."
"What do you think, Clan Leader Xiao?"
"No problem!"
Before Xiao Zhan could even respond, Xiao's mother immediately agreed!
After all, as a loving mother, there was hardly any mother who wouldn't be interested in arranging a match for her son.
Seeing his wife agree, Xiao Zhan could only nod and accept the matter.
Seeing this, Nalan Jie smiled even more happily and immediately began taking out various pills and gifts from his storage ring.
"Hahaha, great! Then these items will serve as the betrothal gifts between our two families."
"This is a Body Nourishing Pill, which can help repair certain physical damages during pregnancy."
"This is a Slimming Pill, which can help the mother quickly lose weight after giving birth."
"This is Ma Rong Water, which can help pregnant women alleviate some of the pain during childbirth."
"This is..."
The members of the Yunlan Sect couldn't help but twitch their lips as they watched Nalan Jie being so attentive.
Truly a cunning old fox, he's so shrewd! The child hasn't even been born yet, and he's already trying to win them over!
What a shameless old man!