Yaohua stepped forward with a pained look. "Brother, why on earth did you hit my husband?"
Yan Ling huffed angrily. "Your Phoenix spiritual light is gone. How could he let you get pregnant? This could cost you your life!"
Yaohua was stunned. "I'm pregnant?"
Chong Ming was taken aback, and Yan Ling punched him straight into the ground.
His heroic features were full of anger. "What? You two didn't even know? Chong Ming, I thought you knew how to care for others by now. If you had paid more attention to my sister, you wouldn't have been so oblivious to this!"
Chong Ming got up unsteadily, his cold eyes showing rare confusion. "Wh... What?"
Yaohua was also completely bewildered. She touched her belly, feeling nervous and incredulous. "Why would I be pregnant out of the blue? Brother, you're not a doctor. Maybe you're mistaken?"
"Although I'm not a doctor, we share the same blood. How could I not know about your current physical condition?" Yan Ling clenched his fists. Seeing her standing in front of her husband, he didn't know what to feel for a moment.
One of the Twelve Immortals who was good at medicine coughed lightly and stepped forward. "Don't be hasty. Let me take a look."
"Fairy Ziyin is the best at pulse - taking. What she says must be right," God Wenhua said quickly.
After a few breaths, Fairy Ziyin smiled. "Congratulations, God. Congratulations, Princess Yaohua. It's a positive pregnancy pulse."
It should have been good news, but Yaohua and the other two remained silent.
The congratulations of the Twelve Immortals got stuck in their throats. They looked at each other in confusion. "What's going on? Isn't a positive pregnancy pulse a good thing?"
Yan Ling raised his fist angrily. "For others, it might be a good thing. But my sister's Phoenix spiritual light is being used to suppress the Demon Lord. Once she's pregnant, her spiritual power will surely decline. The baby may be too big for her to give birth safely, and she could be in mortal danger!"
Chong Ming held Yaohua's hand, his heart filled with a complex mix of emotions. Worry and guilt outweighed the joy. "I'm sorry. It must have been that drunk night. I was being so irresponsible..."
The Twelve Immortals pricked up their ears.
Irresponsible? What happened? Were there some steamy affairs between the cold - looking god and the charming phoenix princess? Why not go into details?
Yaohua couldn't help but touch her belly. She pursed her lips and sighed. "It's not your fault. I brought that wine and coaxed you to drink it. Who would have thought that one moment of carelessness would lead to this... Sigh."
Yan Ling said bitterly, "At this point, we can only be cautious and find a way to terminate the pregnancy as soon as possible."
"Terminate it?" Yaohua's face turned pale with shock.
Yan Ling retorted, "What? Do you want to risk your life to give birth to this child? You can have another child if this one is gone. But if anything happens to you, how can I face Father? How can our family bear the pain of losing you?"
Before he finished speaking, his voice trembled and his eyes turned red.
Yaohua covered her belly reluctantly, but her reason prevailed over her emotions. She forced a bitter smile. "Alright. There's no other choice."
Just then, Lu Ran ran over in a hurry. "Something's wrong! The little phoenix is missing!"
Since the young couple were too preoccupied, they had to ask Lu Ran and others to help look for the little phoenix.
As Yaohua's belly grew bigger day by day, they still hadn't found a way to terminate the pregnancy, and the little phoenix was still missing.
She stroked her belly and comforted her worried brother. "It's okay. I'm still safe, aren't I?"
Yan Ling and several of her other brothers sat in a row, looking tense and anxious.
Her fifth brother, Zhuyuan, was good - tempered. He said excitedly, "Sister, I made some milk buns for you. They're a mortal food. Do you want some?"
Yaohua's eyes lit up. "Sure."
However, after eating just one, she felt a strange sensation below. "Oh no. I think I'm about to give birth."
While everyone was nervously waiting outside the delivery room, Yan Ling frowned. After receiving some news, he quietly left.
She was sweating profusely in pain and vaguely heard voices outside.
"Yan Ling has been attacked and is in critical condition?"
"And the peacocks, nine - tailed foxes, and black snakes in the divine beast clan have all disappeared. There was a letter left at each disappearance site?"
"What did the letter say?"
"Yaohua is asked to go to the Mysterious Grotto of Yin Mountain!"
"Absurd! Yaohua is in the middle of labor. How can she go?"
Fairy Ziyin and Immortal Yi, who had been waiting for the delivery, pushed open the door at this moment. "Oh no! Princess Yaohua is not pregnant. She's been poisoned with a false - pregnancy toxin."
This news was like a thunderbolt, making everyone turn their heads in surprise.
Fairy Ziyin said guiltily, "I'm sorry. I misdiagnosed. I've used my magic to suppress the toxin, but I don't know how long it will last."
Chong Ming rushed into the delivery room and hugged Yaohua tightly.
A voice came from outside. "Hey, there's another letter. It says Yaohua must go to the meeting. Could this toxin be related to the sender?"
Yaohua asked weakly, "What's the Mysterious Grotto of Yin Mountain?"
After searching for information repeatedly, they finally learned about the Mysterious Grotto of Yin Mountain from God Chanyu.
God Chanyu pondered. "The entrance to this place is extremely difficult to open. Only two people can enter at a time. You..."
"I'll go with Chong Ming," Yaohua said without hesitation.
She had a hunch that all the recent events were related to the mastermind behind this place.
Three days later, at the Mysterious Grotto of Yin Mountain, dark winds were howling.
The barren and desolate land was filled with black sand and stones.
Yaohua hesitated and stopped. "Is this the place?"
Chong Ming held her hand tightly. "I feel something's off. The way here was winding, and we were ambushed several times. Every time we were in danger, a mysterious person would suddenly appear to help..."
Yaohua shook her head. "The only way to cure the false - pregnancy toxin is in the Mysterious Grotto of Yin Mountain. We have no way back. We have to take this risk."
Just then, the ground beneath their feet suddenly lit up.
Chong Ming's eyes narrowed slightly. "It's an ancient formation..."
Before he finished speaking, the inherited ancient formation was activated the moment they stepped in. The painful screams of the peacocks, nine - tailed foxes, and black snakes rang out. Yaohua was shaken to her core and almost fell into the demonic path.
After noticing something was wrong, Chong Ming immediately covered her ears and tried to destroy the formation. To his horror, he found that the key to the formation was on him. The stronger he was, the stronger the formation became.
Seeing that Yaohua was about to fall into the demonic path, after much thought, he withdrew all his spiritual power.
The formation immediately calmed down, but the next moment, they were attacked.
A nail was driven straight into his neck.
Yaohua looked in the direction of the nail, her face full of shock. "Zhao Wu?"
Although Zhao Wu was wearing a mask, how could she not recognize him?
Facing the sudden attack, she stood in front of Chong Ming and gritted her teeth. "Zhao Wu, I don't know what's going on. But if you want to kill Chong Ming, you'll have to kill me too!"
At this point, they were at a disadvantage. They had no choice but to take this gamble.