I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon novel Chapter 1040

"Isn't your suggestion a bit too immature!"

Yu Youhan paused, her cheeks flushed with color, and gritted her teeth, "Who gets pregnant before marrying? And what nonsense about 'the mother gains status from the child,' Chen Mo, do you really think you're the Emperor?!"

Chen Mo crossed his arms and said earnestly, "Imagine a man who spends all day in the harem, sleeping with both the Empress and the Imperial Consort, both fighting to be his wife, even to the point of fighting it out... Please say who this person is within three seconds and explain why he's not the Emperor."

"..."

Yu Youhan spat, snapping irritably, "What a mess! Who's fighting to be your wife?"

Chen Mo remained silent, just smiling at her.

Yu Youhan felt inexplicably guilty, her eyes darting around uncertainly.

Between the two of them was a special bond, and she really didn't care about such titles. The reason she was clashing with Jiang Yuchan was purely because she found her annoying.

However, upon hearing those words, a sense of crisis inexplicably arose in her heart—

Before Chen Mo breaks through to First Grade, they can't engage in Dual Cultivation, which means they're progressing slower than others.

And the Heavenly Dao, to maintain balance, imposes many constraints on those who break through shackles, including an unspoken rule: the stronger one is, the harder it is to bear offspring.

Although she had a special constitution and was not affected, and Chen Mo was favored by the Heavenly Dao, almost like a son...

But without trying, no one could say for sure.

In contrast, Jiang Yuchan.

As a mere mortal with no cultivation, she had a big chest and round hips, making her seem quite fertile, possibly capable of birthing a brood!

The weight of one's own flesh and blood is self-evident, and Chen Mo would definitely be biased, affecting the Chen Family's stance, and then that pesky woman might really overshadow her!

"Wait a minute..."

"How did I get caught up in his nonsense?"

"The ink isn't even dry yet, and we're already talking about having kids, as if we're competing for favor in the harem…"

Yu Youhan rubbed her forehead.

Chen Mo's skill at teasing was at least at an Ultimate Venerable level; every time he stirred things up, she forgot why she got angry in the first place.

"Anyway, I'm warning you, don't you dare get anyone else... especially Jiang Yuchan, pregnant without permission!" Yu Youhan coldly stated, "If you dare live a debauched life behind my back, even if you do become Emperor, I'll still behead you!"

Chen Mo chuckled and replied, "I will certainly heed the Empress's advice—take it slow, have a well-paced birth, let the first child lead to the next..."

"And..."

Yu Youhan hesitated slightly, biting her lip, "You need to put more effort into your cultivation. Tell me if you need any resources, so you can... break through to First Grade as soon as possible!"

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"So who are they, after all?" Chen Mo pressed.

Yu Youhan pressed her lips together, shook her head, "Fine, I guess I'll tell you… it's someone from the Qi Family."

"Qi Family?"

Chen Mo was taken aback.

The surname wasn't unfamiliar to him.

The Empress once mentioned that Jiang, Qi, Wan Qi, and Sikong were known as the four major Hidden Clans, existing even before the founding of Great Yuan.

If the court is a towering tree, these families are the roots hidden underground, winding through every inch of Jiu Zhou, greedily absorbing nutrients.

"Wan Qi and Sikong families remain cloistered and mysterious, while the Jiang and Qi families have been quite active in recent years. Besides the court, they are visible in river transport, salt and iron, medicine, banking... their presence is everywhere."

"With the Qi Family's influence, it wouldn't be too difficult to navigate various provinces and transport Barbarian Slaves from the border to the Capital City."

"But I have no connections with them, so why would they want to kill me?"

"Just because I investigated the Barbarian Slave Case and got in their way?"

Chen Mo pondered, faintly sensing some crucial clues.

"From Yu Zhe's memory fragments, I've roughly located the position of that guy. He should still be hiding in the city, preparing to transfer the Barbarian Slaves…"