I Can See Your Combat Power-Chapter 955 - 249: Decision (Asking for some monthly tickets to support the scene!)

Chapter 955: Chapter 249: Decision (Asking for some monthly tickets to support the scene!)

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“I must confess to you all,”

Tang Luo said to Tang Qian and Lady Ning, “Our house has always had few members, and now that I have reached the Fierce Realm, I fear having children will be difficult. Therefore, the responsibility to extend the family line falls solely on my younger brother. Please be understanding, sister-in-law. I apologize to you on Tang Xing’s behalf for his indiscretion.”

With that, he bowed deeply, shocking Lady Ning and Tang Zhen into hurrying forward to support him.

In truth, while no one dared to speak of it directly, there was no one who didn’t discuss behind his back that Tang Luo reaching the Fierce Realm at such a young age was a cause for celebration; the problem lay in his lack of a wedded wife and heir. As the Crystal City of Red Cloud Mountain rose from the ground, everyone couldn’t help but wonder what use there was for such a family fortune without a successor.

Such thoughts, though, were ultimately only private musings. However, hearing Tang Luo sincerely voice them out touched Tang Qian’s family deeply, for only real kin would express such concerns openly.

Despite being moved, some rules could not be broken. Lady Ning, though emotional, was still adamant as she helped Tang Luo up, “What Minister Luo is saying is well known to me, but within a family, it is essential to maintain order of seniors and juniors. Even if taking concubines is necessary, they should be daughters of noble families from Lanshan City, not low-born maids or servant girls. Not to mention, the children must later address each other as brothers with Tang Zhen’s child!”

There are things that should not be spoken aloud but rather nipped in the bud before they take root. Just as nobody knew whether the child in Tang Zhen’s womb was a boy or a girl, nor did anyone know the gender of the child in Miao Zhu’s womb, a very distasteful situation could arise.

If Tang Zhen, the lawful wife, gave birth to a daughter while the concubine bore a son, then Tang Xing’s firstborn would be a child of the concubine – the source of much discord amongst brothers often lies here.

Parents always have to consider their children’s wellbeing foremost, even if it makes them seem unreasonable or overbearing; they must still act accordingly.

Holding the wronged Tang Zhen, Lady Ning earnestly said to Tang Xing below the hall, “Zhen has been raised under my tutelage since she was young and certainly understands the big picture. However, some matters need to be made clear in advance. Zhen already carries your seed, and now should be the time for servant girls to attend to their master. In my opinion, there is no need to hurry the servants’ childbearing. Wait until after Zhen has given birth, then we can discuss further.”

While her words were implicit, her meaning was abundantly clear: she wanted the Martial Hall to intervene and terminate Miao Zhu’s pregnancy. Tang Xing, though naive about the ways of the world, understood this straightforward logic, thus he felt terribly conflicted.

Lady Ning, believing she had already compromised, saw Tang Xing’s hesitation and naturally felt even more upset – not to mention the already grief-stricken Tang Zhen.

“You’re still hesitating!” Tang Zhen, not hearing her lover’s response, turned and wept, “In your eyes, am I the same as that servant girl?”

“No, not at all!” Tang Xing shook his head vigorously, swearing fervently, “In my heart, you are certainly the most important. Please stop crying; it’s breaking my heart.”

“Good! If I’m the most important to you, then prove it to me!” Tang Zhen wiped away her tears and insisted, “You can only keep one child: the servant girl’s or mine! Choose for yourself, keep mine, or keep hers!”

“This…” Tang Xing was dumbfounded; he hadn’t expected Tang Zhen to pose such a difficult dilemma, and struggled to say, “Zhen, please don’t be like this!”

“Can’t bear it? Then I’ll decide for you!” With tears streaming down her face, Tang Zhen extended her fingers, as Wind Attack’s power coiled around them. In the blink of an eye, she rushed to channel the force into her own dantian.

But the explosive force of the Martial Hall’s technique in Tang Zhen’s abdomen was blocked by a giant golden palm, Minister Luo’s Sky-picking Hand, in the nick of time before it reached Tang Zhen.

“My foolish daughter, what are you doing!”

Lady Ning clutched Tang Zhen, weeping bitterly, “If I lose you, all I have left is you, my daughter. How am I supposed to live if you leave me? If you don’t want to marry, then don’t. I will take care of you for the rest of my life. Zhen, you must not despair.”

Tang Zhen, held tightly in an embrace, was silent, looking coldly at the man below with eyes full of resolute determination.

“There are only so many days to play the thief: there are no thousand days to guard against one.” You can never stop someone who truly wants to die, Tang Zhen’s eyes clearly told Tang Xing that between her and Miao Zhu, only one of them could bear a child!

This was not caprice nor cruelty, but her last bit of dignity. If she couldn’t have the greatest share of a man’s love, then she wanted none of it.

If she hadn’t had this tenacity, how could she have stood out from the many disciples of Martial Hall?

Tang Xing understood Tang Zhen, so he knew the lengths to which this young girl would go, and facing this kind of relentless choice,

he could only close his eyes in pain and submit, “I’ve agreed, I promise you!”

The woman of determination now seemed so calm; Tang Zhen wiped the tears from her face and said coldly, “Good! As long as the physician takes care of it, we will wed!”

Tang Qian and Tang Luo exchanged glances, both seeing the helplessness in each other’s eyes.

Under the witness of the governor of law, Tang Ling, Tang Zhen’s pregnancy was thus downplayed, and the marriage alliance between the Tang Sen and Tang Qian families was also settled.

On this cold winter night, Tang Luo flew towards Lanshan City with Tang Xing, silent all the way.

The two brothers landed outside the Marshal Star Pavilion’s grounds. Tang Luo put down Tang Xing and said lightly, “Are you really sure?”

“Do I have a choice?” Tang Xing gave a bitter smile, brushed the snow off his body, and said, “I know Zhen’er’s temperament well; she won’t give in! Miao Zhu is different; she’s very sensible and should understand… right?”

“Is that so?” Tang Luo shook his head, opened his palm to let the snowflakes fall into it, and spoke somberly, “Should the sensible ones suffer more pain?”

Clenching his fingers together and feeling the snowflakes turn to droplets in his hand with closed eyes, Tang Luo said faintly, “Since you’ve made up your mind, go inside.”

In the room of Marshal Star Pavilion, Miao Zhu curled up in a corner of the bed with a cup, surrounded by silence so profound that only her breath and heartbeat could be heard. Her small and delicate fingers lay over her abdomen, and the young girl was closing her eyes, feeling something.

Suddenly, the sound of the door opening startled her, and like a frightened deer, she peeked out to see Tang Xing.

Ignoring the cold winter night and clad in only a thin garment, the maidservant leaped from the bed and joyfully threw herself into the visitor’s arms.

“Young master, Miao Zhu just heard the baby’s heartbeat!”

Eager to share her joyous discovery with her beloved, Miao Zhu noticed only weariness and guilt in the eyes of the newcomer.

Placing her small hands on Tang Xing’s cold face, Miao Zhu asked softly, “Young master, what’s wrong?”