"Everything is settled; your family has said that from now on, you belong to me, and I can dispose of you however I wish," Xu Ran said mischievously as he walked into Xun Er's room in the evening.
"Xu Ran," Xun Er was stunned for a moment, finding his words ambiguous, and couldn't help but envision some inappropriate images.
"The Supreme Elders would never say such a thing," Xun Er said, giving Xu Ran a displeased look. His words made it sound as if her family had sold her off to him.
The other members of the Gu Clan might worry about these political marriages, but she was not afraid.
With the best Emperor Blood of the Gu Clan that had been seen for a thousand years, there was no way the Gu Clan would abandon her for any benefit. Besides, her father was the Clan Leader of the Gu Clan. But from the smug look on Xu Ran's face, it was clear that the clan's attitude towards him was definitely much better than she had imagined.
In fact, Xu Ran's strength far exceeded her expectations.
Even the Ancient Path Supreme Elder said he was not as strong as Xu Ran; there probably weren't many in the world today who could surpass him. Xun Er was willing to believe that Xu Ran was the strongest person at that time.
And she and Xu Ran truly loved each other. The family indeed had no reason to force them apart.
"However, the Gu Clan does have its demands, and it's somewhat troubling for me," Xu Ran said, feigning distress.
"Ah? Is the family giving you a hard time again?" Xun Er's heart skipped a beat.
"It's not so much about giving me a hard time but more about troubling you."
"Troubling me? What do you mean?" Xun Er always felt that Xu Ran's look was filled with mischief, as if he was about to take advantage of the situation and make some impolite demands. This bad egg.
She was rather naive about some things, but Xu Ran was always eager to 'educate' her on many topics.
Now, oftentimes, she didn't need Xu Ran to explain everything; a look or a word from him would conjure up all sorts of vivid images in her mind.
"Of course, it's about having little kitties," he said.
"You have the finest bloodline of the Gu Clan, can your family really be at ease letting you follow me? So, your family gave you two options to choose from," Xu Ran said as he flicked her smooth forehead lightly.
Originally, one of the missions for Ancient Path's visit was to persuade Xu Ran to marry into their family. Xun Er indeed meant something extraordinary to the Gu Clan. As the generations passed, the Dou Di Bloodline in all Ancient Families became increasingly diluted.
Therefore, whenever someone with a bloodline resembling a return to the ancestors appeared, they were well protected. Otherwise, in a few hundred years, the Dou Di Bloodline within the Gu Clan members would be almost zero.
But after witnessing Xu Ran's formidable power, Ancient Path and Gu Qingyang knew he would not agree to marry into the family. How could one of the world's top powerhouses possibly marry into another family? If Xu Ran were just an ordinary Dou Sheng, they could tempt him with the Gu Clan's resources and status. But that wasn't the case, as Xu Ran likely didn't care for those things from the Gu Clan.
With Xu Ran's strength, if he said he wanted to join one of the Ancient Families, even the Clan Leaders of the Imperial Clans would need to personally welcome him and offer the highest regard.
"So what are the two options the family gave?" Xun Er blinked her eyes.
"The first option is to become a Dou Di, in which case you would bring the greatest benefit to all members of the Gu Clan, and naturally, they wouldn't need that so-called Dou Di Bloodline in you," Xu Ran teased.
"Stop joking with me, how could I possibly be that powerful? I have decent talent, but at most, I could only reach the Dou Sheng Pinnacle like my father; breaking through Dou Sheng is impossible," Xun Er said puffily, feeling that Xu Ran was deliberately making fun of her.
If becoming a Dou Di were that easy, then there wouldn't have been an absence of such powers on the Continent for thousands of years.
Apparently, her father had mentioned that the Continent now lacked something significant. It was precisely this thing preventing those at the very pinnacle of the Continent from taking the final step.
Without that thing, a Dou Di powerhouse will never appear on the continent.
"Second thing, if you get pregnant with the baby, wouldn't that preserve the bloodline?" Xu Ran pinched Xun Er's flat tummy without an ounce of excess fat, genuinely curious about what she would look like with a big belly.
Speaking of which, though Xu Ran had been in this world for quite a while, he still didn't have any children.
Xiao Lü and the others had indeed conceived his children, but giving birth proved to be exceedingly difficult, and who knows how long it would actually take for them to be born.
Even though Xiaowu and the others are on the Fighting Spirit Continent now, it seems that the bond with the Divine Realm still exists, so the process of giving birth is still a slow one.
"It's not like I can get pregnant just because I want to," Xun Er said, her face flushed with embarrassment as she whispered in Xu Ran's embrace. Although she had been with Xu Ran for a long time, after each time she would stand upside-down to let those things flow back and reduce waste. Despite her many efforts, there had been no change at all.
Her stomach was still as flat as ever.
She had never experienced the nausea that people talk about, either.
It was indeed a headache.
Xun Er wanted to conceive Xu Ran's child, and that desire wasn't solely due to her family's pressure. More importantly, only by fully conceiving Xu Ran's child could she form a deeper bond with him.
Men, once they have children, tend to settle down. With children, you always have to set a good example for them, right?
"That second option seems to be a no-go right now," Xu Ran admitted, slightly embarrassed.
He had also only recently realized this. His strength was now too mighty, and although it was not to the absurd level where a drop of his blood could destroy a planet like in those over-the-top stories, the energy within his body was indeed vast, with each cell containing endless power.
The origin of a child is the fusion of the cells from both the father and the mother.
With two cells, the energy of Xu Ran's cell was so immense that the cell split from the mother simply couldn't bear it.
So...
Even Xu Ran hadn't yet thought of a way to change this for the time being.
Therefore, they could only wait until Xun Er and the others reached the Dou Di level or became gods to change this situation.
Of course, Xu Ran hadn't mentioned this to Xun Er because it would be difficult to explain. But over time, he guessed Xun Er would start to think of herself as an old hen incapable of laying eggs. However, by looking at the overall situation with Xiao Yu and the others, she might begin to suspect his capabilities.
This was not the first time.
"Let it go, let's not think about it anymore.
"Now then, my darling Xun Er, let's get started," Xu Ran said with a twinkle in his eye, looking at her, and anticipating Xun Er's praise.
"Please bestow your favor upon Xun Er, Master," said Xun Er, blushing, pinching the hem of her dress, and making an elegant plea.
These were the things Xu Ran had wheedled out of Xun Er and the others before, sometimes just a word or two could indeed bring so much motivation.