Future Beast World: Becoming A Pampered Beauty-Chapter 100 - 57: The Sea Emperor Arrives in Person

Chapter 100: Chapter 57: The Sea Emperor Arrives in Person

The man’s back was both familiar and strange. In her memory, he should have had long, inky-black hair as magnificent as silk, which Sang Luo had adored. But this person had short black hair. She tried to get a better look at his face, but a BOOM went off in her head, followed by a sudden, piercing pain.

Cold sweat dripped down her face!

She quickly retracted her spiritual power. Blood was flowing from her nose and ears, nearly dripping onto the bed. She hastily used her Water Talent to clean herself up so the servants who came over wouldn’t notice anything was amiss.

Meanwhile, the man in black glanced back in the direction of the bedchamber. Beneath his ghastly mask, a dark glint flashed in his cold, purple eyes.

... 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Sang Luo dismissed all her attendants. She lay in bed and slept for a long time. Duotu thought she had fallen ill, but the witch doctor couldn’t diagnose the problem, concluding only that her vitality was low due to the pregnancy and prescribing some restorative tonics.

Two or three days later, Sang Luo finally awoke, feeling recovered. She stirred, and as she opened her eyes, she saw Duotu waiting by her bedside.

"Luoluo, how are you feeling? Are you uncomfortable anywhere?"

Seeing her awake, Duotu quickly got up and supported her by the waist, helping her lean against the headboard. He propped two soft goose-down pillows behind her and handed her the freshly warmed medicinal soup.

Sang Luo downed it in one gulp, then turned to look at him. "...Who was that person you met the other day?"

"Hm? What person?"

"A male Beastman, dressed in black. His attire was different from those on the Western Continent..."

Duotu wiped her mouth. "I’ve met so many people lately. Besides the envoys from the various small kingdoms of the Western Continent who have come for an audience, there are also the talented individuals I’ve recruited from other continents to create Arrays. The palace has had many outsiders recently. Don’t worry, I will never let the Insect Clan sneak in!"

"That’s not what I’m worried about."

Sang Luo lowered her head, hiding her suspicions. ’After all, I never saw the male Beastman’s true face, so anything I say would be ambiguous.’

She questioned Duotu about a few more things. The foreign envoys would be staying in the palace for about a month before leaving one after another... ’I might run into that man in black again,’ she thought.

The days passed one by one, and Sang Luo’s belly slowly grew larger. Her body was overcome with an indescribable fatigue, so she didn’t have much energy to think about other things. ’I should just focus on having the baby first,’ she decided.

Duotu hadn’t been visiting much these past few days, unable to get away while entertaining the various envoys. However, the supply of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures from the kitchens never ceased.

Sang Luo had her attendants accompany her on a walk back to the palace from the Flower Sea Forest. By the time they returned, the sky had already darkened. After drinking a few mouthfuls of Spirit Porridge—brewed with Nine-Turned Spirit Ginseng, Blood Dates, and Pu Yuer—she dismissed Amman and the others, lay down on her bed, and quickly fell into a deep sleep.

In the middle of the night, a tall, elegant figure appeared in the hall.

He had long silver hair, a face of unrivaled beauty, and wore jade earrings with magnificent robes, exuding an air of supreme nobility.

His wide, blue robes, embroidered in silver, seemed to flow with moonlight, and even the magnificent palace seemed to pale in his presence.

The man sat on the edge of the bed and watched Sang Luo for a long time. He reached out a long, jade-like hand, as if to touch her, but suddenly her brow furrowed and her face turned pale, seemingly in great pain.

He paused, then conjured a wisp of pale blue Spiritual Power at his fingertips and directed it into the space between her eyebrows.

Soon, a black spiritual power mark materialized in the air.

Frowning, he crushed it.

He then rose and walked a circle around the room, setting up a Spiritual Power Barrier before returning to Sang Luo’s side. Seeing that her sleeping face had returned to peace, he reached out and lightly touched her warm cheek. His gaze then fell to her stomach, where her abdomen was visibly swollen even through the blankets.

The cool touch startled Sang Luo awake. The first thing she saw was the man’s breathtakingly beautiful face, and for a moment she was lost, thinking she was still dreaming.

"I’ve come to take you home," he said, looking down at her, his eyes filled with seemingly endless tenderness.

"...Should I call you Ah Ze, or Lou Xianyue?" Sang Luo snapped back to reality, a flicker of unease in her eyes.

"As you wish." He casually picked up a piece of fruit from the table. A Water Blade materialized, instantly peeling it before he offered it to her.

He said, "You are carrying my child. I’m taking you back to the Sea Palace."

"I never said I would go with you."

Sang Luo didn’t reach out to take it. Instead, she shifted her body, moving a little farther away from him.

’I remember that man in black with the unknown background... He’s very likely the twin Caesar once mentioned. Their auras are so similar, both familiar and strange.’

’I’ve always suspected there was another reason for Caesar’s fall. He never would have done something so uncertain while he had a child with him. Unless... he met with an accident! I have to stay here and investigate this thoroughly.’

Lou Xianyue’s expression turned cold. "You are carrying my child. You cannot live with another male. It’s improper!"

’So this man really did come all this way just for the child!’ Sang Luo was already in a foul mood, and seeing him reminded her of the deceased Ah Ze, which only made her angrier. Her face hardened as she snapped, "What do you mean, *your* child? This is *my* child, the one I’m carrying with great difficulty! What does it have to do with you? You think you can just show up and take it whenever you want? There’s no such easy thing in this world!"

"You..."

The fruit was crushed to a pulp in his hand. He stared at her, speechless, his expression turning utterly livid.

Sang Luo stroked her belly and gave a faint smile, but her eyes were ice-cold as she looked at him. "The child I’m carrying isn’t yours, and it will never call you ’father.’ You don’t need to come looking for us again. The two of us have nothing to do with you."

Lou Xianyue shot to his feet, incredulous. "You want to let another male raise my child?!"

"What other male? He is my legitimate partner. My child is his child. And you? What are you? I’ve never even met you before. Is there some bond between us that I’m not aware of?"

He stared intently at Sang Luo, his chest heaving violently, his gaze chilling to the bone!

To render the great Sea Emperor speechless with rage... she was likely the first person in the world to ever do so.

"Fine. Fine! Sang Luo, remember what you said today. This Emperor will never come looking for you again!"

With a heavy flick of his sleeves, Lou Xianyue was gone.

The pillow she threw hit nothing but air.

"Don’t come back! I don’t want you here," she muttered.

Sang Luo was furious too. ’What a foul temper! He’s not the least bit as adorable as Ah Ze!’

’He only came running the moment he found out I was pregnant. He just wants the child!’

’Even if I have to raise this child all by myself, I’ll never hand it over to its deadbeat beast of a father!’

...

「Endless South Sea, Moon Ruins City.」

「Sea Palace.」

Ever since the man returned, he had been radiating such a terrifying chill that it seemed poised to freeze the entire palace. The servants, trembling in fear, knelt in droves, none daring to utter a word of comfort.

His Majesty had left with a smile on his face, saying he was going to bring back the Queen and the future Young Master. How could he return looking so grim? ’It couldn’t be... It couldn’t be...’

Only the sea turtle, Uncle Su, who had served His Majesty since childhood, was safe from his displaced wrath.

"All of you, dismissed," Uncle Su said with a wave of his hand.

Everyone breathed a collective sigh of relief and went about their duties.

But some couldn’t resist gossiping. One of them glanced toward the inner palace and asked in a hushed voice, "Uncle Su, what in the world happened? Why did His Majesty return alone? The legendary Queen... don’t tell me something happened to her..."

The previous Queen had perished while giving birth to His Majesty, who himself had nearly died. He had been sealed away by the former Sea Emperor to recuperate for several hundred years and had only just awakened a short while ago.

"Don’t tell me both mother and child..."

"She’s dead! From now on, if anyone dares to mention this matter again, they will be executed on the spot!" Lou Xianyue happened to be passing by and threw out the cold words.

The Beastman was so frightened he fell to his knees, thinking he was about to lose his head.

However, his tone didn’t sound like someone grieving a loss. It sounded more like partners who had just had a quarrel.

Sang Luo sneezed. She looked toward the doorway at the dust-covered Duotu, who had just rushed over. "If you hadn’t come back soon, this child was about to acknowledge someone else as its father."