Night Talk

Sea God Pavilion, Yun Ming's small wooden cabin.

When Ya Li pushed the door open and entered, Yun Ming was already awake. He lay quietly on the bed, his eyes hollow and dull, staring blankly at the ceiling without moving, his entire being shrouded in an impenetrable melancholy.

Seeing this, Ya Li's heart gave a sharp, painful tug, a wave of bitterness and heartache washing over her.

She knew that the indestructible, invincible Dao heart of the Heaven-Propping Douluo had developed a crack; some things, once lost, could never be reclaimed...

But life had to go on.

They had not only the responsibility of guarding the peace of the world but also their own life as a couple to lead.

She walked gracefully to the bedside and helped Yun Ming sit up against the headboard. Following movements etched in her memory, she nestled into his embrace, her head resting firmly against his chest.

"Ming, do you know? Just a moment ago, I made a major decision regarding our future child."

Ya Li's calm, gentle words were like a thunderclap, forcibly pulling the disconnected Yun Ming back to reality.

He sat up with a start, as if jolted from a deathbed by a miracle.

The light returned to Yun Ming's lifeless eyes. He gripped Ya Li's shoulders with a sudden, urgent force, his gaze burning as their eyes locked.

Continuing the lineage of the Heaven-Propping Douluo was his obsession as well.

"What? A child? Li'er, you aren't joking, are you... tell me the details..."

Yun Ming changed his tone abruptly. He was genuinely interested; he wanted to see what kind of absurd, superstitious folk remedy this was.

Ya Li recounted her actions—acting first and reporting later—and explained Su Jiu's method. As Yun Ming listened, his face grew darker and darker, until finally, his chest heaved violently, and he gasped for air like an ox.

What the hell?!

To have him, the dignified current Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion, the Heaven-Propping Douluo, undergo a sex change—to go from a 1 to a 0—was an ultimate humiliation. Leng Wuduan, who could conceive of such an idea, already had the path to his own death paved!

The very thought was no different from the methods of an Evil Soul Master! It was extremely dangerous and defied human ethics!

"Ming, for the sake of our child, I have agreed to do this. What about you!"

Ya Li gripped Yun Ming's arms tightly. She, who was usually as gentle as water, was now entirely firm and unquestionable, as if her ears could only hear one predetermined answer.

"I, I... Li'er, this, this kind of matter must be considered with the utmost caution. Give me three days. In three days, I will give you an answer."

Having read the secret archives of the Sea God Pavilion, Yun Ming knew that there had indeed been successful cases ten thousand years ago; he understood immediately that this method had a high probability of success.

It was just that he couldn't bear to part with his manhood; it was the final dignity of the Heaven-Propping Douluo and the Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion!

He couldn't protect the dignity of his master, Tianjuan, who had been cuckolded by that opportunist Chen Xinjie, who had stolen Long Yeyue away long after his death.

Now that it was his turn, could he withstand the test?

Especially since this method came from Su Jiu. At this moment, Su Jiu must be dying to see him turn into a female, and then he and that Qiangu Dongfeng—who also had the path to his own death paved—would surely link arms and collude to mock him!

"Yun Ming, I am no longer young, and neither are you. I don't want to spend my old age only envying others for being surrounded by children... Please, think it over carefully."

With that, Ya Li removed her outer garments, revealing a sexy, revealing one-piece nightgown. She lay lazily by the bedside, transforming in an instant from a holy angel into a seductive succubus, her invisible charm threshold reaching its peak.

Ya Li understood that, in the end, this matter depended on Yun Ming; his sacrifice would be the greatest.

Not just physically, but psychologically as well.

For these next few days, she would let Yun Ming have his final, sweet, intimate moments with his "little brother" before they parted ways forever.

That night, the lights in Yun Ming's cabin stayed on until dawn. Yun Ming found no pleasure in such things, nor was the pressure in his heart relieved; instead, he wept all night, his heart heavy with sorrow.

It was the lament of an old warhorse that still possessed the ambition to travel a thousand miles, yet was ultimately crushed by the cruel reality, leaving only one sigh of helplessness and melancholy after another.

A man's dignity or his offspring?

As the first ray of morning sun fell upon Sea God Lake, the scales in Yun Ming's heart seemed to have begun to tilt.

Time returned to a few hours earlier.

Gu Yuena walked through the courtyard under the cold moonlight, cradling a jar of freshly boiled tea eggs, a sweet smile playing on her lips.

"I'm setting off for Eastsea Academy tomorrow. I wonder if Old Su will be grateful to me when he sees the breakfast I made tomorrow morning? Hehe~"

"I'm really looking forward to it!"

At the same time, a cold glint flashed in her eyes. Tomorrow, she would be able to come into contact with the Golden Dragon King God Core.

According to Di Tian's investigation, this heaven-defying opportunity had actually appeared on an 'ordinary-looking' little boy.

Recalling how she had almost lost control due to the fatal attraction between the Golden and Silver Dragon bloodlines and had nearly killed him to take the core, achieving the position of the supreme Dragon God?

Fortunately, A-Jiu had stopped her just as she was about to be driven by greed; it had truly been a brush with death.

Later, through A-Jiu's analysis, Gu Yuena learned that Tang Wulin was most likely the son of Tang San, and the God King's schemes were bound to be unfathomably devious.

Even if she managed to obtain the Golden Dragon King God Core, it would be impossible to do so without paying a price; she might even end up bleeding out halfway through. If she were to go into seclusion to recover, how would she deal with the predatory Abyssal plane behind her?

Therefore, Gu Yuena adopted A-Jiu's suggestion of waiting and watching, using stillness to overcome movement. Gu Yuena was stalking Old Tang, and Old Tang was likely stalking Gu Yuena as well.

No one could be certain whether Tang San would hold back this final opportunity for a peak Level 1 God attack, waiting specifically for a complete Gu Yuena to finish off the Abyssal Sage Monarch and end the Abyssal threat.

When the Silver Dragon King was heavily wounded and on the verge of death, one final Boundless Sea Tide from him, followed by a strike from Tang Ritian's seven-colored giant hammer—wouldn't the Dragon God bloodline still belong to his Tang family?

"Old Su, I know all the kindness you've shown Gu Yuena. When the time comes, Lady Gu Yuena will be merciful and reward you with 10% of the Golden Dragon King's essence~"

A flicker of red light quietly flashed through her eyes; had World-Shocking Wisdom been triggered passively again?

In Na'er's room.

"Tell me, Na'er, how did you know I was A-Jiu? I don't recall leaving any clues behind."

"Besides, Gu Yue doesn't seem to know either..."

Su Jiu pinched Na'er's soft cheeks, genuinely curious about this point.

"Emmm... intuition!"

"Brother A-Jiu, haven't you heard that a woman's sixth sense is mysterious and incredibly accurate?"

"Plus, I am the humanity of Gu Yuena, so I have a naturally high starting point in this regard. How could that blockhead Gu Yue possibly have Na'er's talent? She would never guess it."

Suddenly, a wise light flashed in Na'er's eyes, so bright that Su Jiu couldn't bear to look directly at her.

"Right, Brother A-Jiu, Gu Yue is always stubborn and acts like a total tsundere."

"Tsundere is a sickness that must be treated. Why don't you use A-Jiu's identity to mess with her sometimes?"

Na'er's words left Su Jiu stunned. He knew that Gu Yue didn't have the best impression of Na'er.

But that was only because the heavy burden of the soul beasts rested entirely on her shoulders, forcing her to suppress herself until she lost control of her emotions.

However, messing with Gu Yue?

This, this was absolutely doable!

"Fine, I promise you, Na'er. This is a secret between us; don't let Little Gu Yue know."

"Gu Yuena's main personality is sleeping within Gu Yue's spiritual sea, so don't worry."

At this moment, a seemingly harmless little white rabbit and a black-bellied big bad wolf reached a certain unspeakable agreement.