It Went Too Far

"You've improved a lot since last time!" Murong praised afterward.

She casually tossed a pair of underwear to Zhou Hao.

Zhou Hao caught the underwear and quickly put them on, a smug smile on his face as he did. "Of course," he said matter-of-factly.

Murong chuckled, covering her mouth. "How about we do it again?"

Zhou Hao's expression immediately changed. He stopped dressing halfway through and stammered, "I'm already dressed, let's not."

"Heh heh~" Murong let out a light laugh and patted his shoulder. "Don't show off in front of me anymore."

Zhou Hao's mouth twitched. Good grief, as if I even have the chance to show off!

In front of a powerhouse like her, do I even have the right to put on airs?

He grumbled inwardly, but the next moment he changed the subject. "Are you really only bringing one pair of underwear?"

"Isn't one enough?" Murong retorted, as if it were obvious.

Zhou Hao forced a laugh. "But what about changing? One pair isn't enough!"

Murong rolled her eyes slightly. "Your clothes and underwear have a self-cleaning function, and besides, have you ever seen a cultivator change their clothes every day?"

Zhou Hao paused, suddenly realizing he wasn't on Earth anymore and his habits needed to change.

Still, he had to admit, the clothes of cultivators were indeed remarkable. He'd been wearing this noble outfit for three days, and it didn't have a single wrinkle, not even a speck of dust.

"Let's go back." As soon as Murong finished speaking, they returned to the secret chamber below.

Upon seeing them appear, Zhou Yuanbao immediately flew over and asked, "Dad, Mom, where did you go?"

"Uh... well..." Zhou Hao scratched his face awkwardly, unsure how to answer.

Murong replied directly, "It's adult business, kids shouldn't interfere. Here, eat this."

With that, she gave Zhou Yuanbao another Divine Crystal.

As soon as Zhou Yuanbao got it, he flew to the side and started gnawing on the Divine Crystal.

Zhou Hao sighed. He still wasn't thick-skinned enough for these awkward situations!

Murong glanced at the Fire-Phoenix Egg and asked curiously, "That egg can be contracted too, why didn't you contract it?"

Zhou Hao's face immediately stiffened. His eyes darted around, and after a moment of thought, he said gravely, "Actually, there's something I need to confess to you."

"Are you infertile?" Murong blurted out.

This was the matter she cared about most.

Zhou Hao felt a flush of shame and grumbled inwardly, 'You're the one who's infertile, damn it.'

Sigh~ Actually, she was right about being infertile, otherwise she wouldn't have come looking for him.

Zhou Hao shook his head. "No."

"Then that's fine." Murong's attitude immediately became casual.

Damn it, this old hag really only cares about passing on the family line.

Zhou Hao muttered inwardly, but outwardly he continued their previous conversation.

"Actually, I am a disciple of Du Tianhong, the founding ancestor of the Womb Cultivation Sect."

Murong was slightly taken aback, but not entirely surprised. "And so?"

Zhou Hao thought for a moment, then looked up at her, stroking his Spirit-Womb Ring. "This Spirit-Womb Ring was created by my master. Did you know that?"

Murong nodded slightly. "I know."

Zhou Hao nodded and continued, "This Spirit-Womb Ring was actually created to conceive a Divine Infant. You know that too, right?"

"I know." Murong frowned. "What exactly are you trying to say? Just say it directly."

Zhou Hao was silent for a moment, took a deep breath, and said firmly, "My master said that we must love each other to have a chance of conceiving a Divine Infant, so it's impossible for us to conceive right now."

He was trying his best to sound firm, hoping to convince himself first, so that Murong would be more likely to believe him.

That's right, this was Zhou Hao's plan over the past two days to stop Murong from "acting recklessly." As long as he set the prerequisite of "mutual love," Murong would definitely compromise for the sake of having a child, and thus force Murong to fall in love with him.

"Hahaha... I'm a genius." Zhou Hao marveled inwardly at his own brilliance.

Murong pondered for a long time, then suddenly looked up, her gaze fixed on Zhou Hao, and asked coldly, "Do you think I'm easy to fool?"

At that moment, Zhou Hao felt as if the entire space had frozen, even the air seemed to have solidified.

He was terrified inwardly, but no matter how he felt, he had to maintain a normal outward reaction. Since the lie had been spoken, he had to continue. There was no turning back now, or he would only suffer more.

Zhou Hao was acutely aware of his situation and immediately said in a panicked tone, "It's true, I'm absolutely not lying to you. I swear to the heavens."

The panic was genuine, and it was consistent with how he should be acting at this stage.

Murong sneered, "Swearing to the heavens is useless. Next time I come, I'll bring a Truth Serum Pill. You take it and then tell me all this."

Zhou Hao's heart leaped in alarm. This was bad. His mind raced, and suddenly a flash of inspiration struck him. He immediately took off the Storage Ring on his middle finger and offered it to Murong.

"This is what Master told me to give to the owner of the other Spirit-Womb Ring. It contains a cultivation technique called the Spirit-Womb Art, which is specifically designed to aid in the birth of a Divine Infant. It must be cultivated in conjunction with the Spirit-Womb Ring.

There are only two Spirit-Womb Rings in this world, yours and mine. While this doesn't prove anything, if the owners of the two Spirit-Womb Rings don't have feelings for each other, do you think they would get together?"

We're in a special situation right now, but if our strengths were equal, do you think they'd willingly get together? Probably not!

Why does the [Spirit-Womb Ring] have an aphrodisiac effect? Isn't it just to help us improve our relationship?

Also, I actually tried to contract that phoenix egg, but it didn't succeed. Instead, my master appeared and said something about hoping we, as a couple, would get along and not hurt our feelings. This indirectly proves that my master also believes we need a relationship. Do you think I'm making sense? Hehe~"

Zhou Hao maintained his smile, but inside he was panicking. His words hadn't actually stated that a relationship was necessary for having children; he was just talking nonsense.

Tsk, he thought he was so clever, but he hadn't considered the existence of something like the [Truth Serum Pill].

However, there was one thing Zhou Hao was sure of: Murong wouldn't kill him. Whether she'd beat him up, though, was another story.

Murong looked directly into Zhou Hao's eyes.

At this moment, Zhou Hao couldn't back down. Backing down would prove his guilt, so he met Murong's gaze.

"Pfft~"

Murong suddenly burst into laughter, and the frozen air around them began to flow again.

Zhou Hao looked at her, completely bewildered, thinking, "What's going on?"

At this moment, Murong composed herself and slowly said, "I can be sure you're lying to me."

Hearing this, Zhou Hao's expression immediately turned grim. It was over; a beating was unavoidable.

However, what Murong said next surprised him.

Murong stated, "But you have a point. Perhaps conceiving life is better when two people are in love."

She had done some research before about having children. There was a race where a new life could be born as long as the two individuals were in love.

That race was the "Love" Clan, a type of plant race, completely different from humans. But for the sake of her child, Murong preferred to believe it was possible than not.

In fact, when Zhou Hao proposed this idea, she had found it plausible. For the sake of her child, she was willing to try to fall in love with Zhou Hao. But the fact that Zhou Hao dared to lie to her made her a little unhappy, so she decided to give him a little scare.