Seeing Qin Xuan's awkward expression, Jing Ni let out a snort of laughter and nodded to the four little ones. "Good girls."
"Come on, let's head back." Qin Xuan did not want to stay there any longer, unaware that the seven shut-in men led by Qian Daoliu had just been thoroughly fed dog food.
Jing Ni obediently nodded and took Qin Yuan from Qin Xuan's arms, easing some of his burden. The husband and wife greeted Qian Daoliu, then walked out of Elder Hall.
The moment they returned home, Ayan eagerly leaned close to Jing Ni's ear to claim credit. "Mom, Mom, Ayan awakened her Martial Soul just now! My Innate Soul Power is Level-Twenty-Nine, and I have Twin Martial Souls too! My Martial Souls are Dad's Everbright Sword and Mom's Jing Ni Sword, and I even awakened Divine Slaughter's Domain like Dad and Mom!"
After saying that, she stretched out her adorable little head, clearly asking to be praised.
Jing Ni froze. Everbright Sword?
Then she understood, and a wave of grievance instantly surged into her heart. She looked at Qin Xuan with complicated emotions, her eyes turning slightly red.
"I'm sorry." Qin Xuan gently caressed Jing Ni's cheek. "I've made you suffer all these years."
Thinking back on the past few years, Qin Xuan felt that he had truly been in the wrong for always believing Ayan was not his daughter. Even though he had never cared about it, his occasional mentions of it had still caused Jing Ni much hurt.
But he did not regret it.
After all, he could not stand being cuckolded. He could not possibly let Jing Ni end up like in the original story, approaching Wei Wuji as a concubine in order to assassinate him, only to accidentally become pregnant.
After hearing Qin