At the gates of the Clear Sky Sect.
When the guards saw Zhu Yingmei—dressed in a pink dress, overweight and bloated, with lush facial hair, braided pigtails, and a face covered in wrinkles and freckles—walking toward them with a big belly, panting and drenched in sweat, they couldn't help but twitch at the corners of their mouths.
They felt like they were about to lose it.
"Stop right there! Who are you?!"
"This is the Clear Sky Sect. No outsiders allowed!"
The presence of the guards made Zhu Yingmei shrink her neck instinctively. But thinking of the child in her belly, she mustered her courage, put her hands on her waist, and bared her buck teeth as she spoke confidently.
"I'm no outsider!"
"I came here to find my man from your Clear Sky Sect, and to find a father for my child!"
What?!
The disciples were completely stunned. They exchanged glances—then immediately burst into raucous laughter.
"Haha! What? Looking for a man? And a father for your kid? I'm dying over here!"
"Someone like you? Even if you paid us a million gold soul coins, we wouldn't take a second look. Who the hell would get you pregnant? You kidding me?!"
"Get lost! Get out of here now!"
After their fit of laughter, the disciples waved her off impatiently.
They couldn't even bear to look at her!
"I'm not lying!"
Facing their rejection, Zhu Yingmei grew anxious and quickly tried to explain.
"One of your sect's men really did call me by name, called me Third Sister, and took me into a hotel!"
"I don't know his name."
"But afterward, a woman gave me a soul crystal card with one million gold soul coins and told me to leave him alone. She said he was her Second Brother!"
"If you don't believe me, I'll show you!"
With that, Zhu Yingmei quickly pulled out a black soul crystal card and held it high.
Of course, she had already transferred all the money out of it.
When they saw the card, the disciples froze.
They could tell from its design that this wasn't something a commoner like Zhu Yingmei should be able to possess.
And… "Third Sister… Second Brother…"
Their expressions grew odd.
Could it be... that person?
If so, this was going to be interesting.
They looked at each other, eyes filled with amusement and schadenfreude.
"Wait here for a bit, I'll go call someone."
One of the disciples suddenly changed his tone and politely asked Zhu Yingmei to stay put, motioning for the others to keep an eye on her while he hurried off to inform Sect Master Tang Zhen and Young Master Tang Xiao.
"Sect Master! Young Master!"
When he saw Tang Zhen and Tang Xiao, he immediately relayed the situation with dramatic flair.
"What?!"
Both Tang Zhen and Tang Xiao shot to their feet, their faces turning green.
An explosively ugly woman—clearly a commoner—had come to their sect claiming to be pregnant and looking for the child's father.
And that man might be… Tang Hao?!
Tang Zhen and Tang Xiao were stunned.
This made no sense!
They both knew Tang Hao had been drinking himself senseless every day over Ah Yin ever since he returned.
He might be a mess, but his taste wasn't that bad!
How could he possibly get involved with someone like her?
Not to mention, with their Clear Sky Hammer martial soul's strength, it should've been impossible for an ordinary woman to even conceive!
Was this woman trying to scam them?
They were furious.
Since Tang Hao returned and started drinking himself into oblivion, he had become a target of scorn in the sect.
Then not long ago, after making a scene at Qian Xunji's wedding in Spirit Hall, Tang Zhen had to hand over the Great Sumeru Hammer and a 10,000-year spirit bone.
Tang Hao's reputation was already in the gutter.
And now this?
If this turned out to be true, Tang Hao would be a complete laughingstock!
As father and brother, Tang Zhen and Tang Xiao couldn't accept this.
But when they remembered the disciple's report—that the woman spoke so confidently and had a black soul crystal card as proof—they hesitated.
What if it was true?
As much as they wanted to get rid of Zhu Yingmei on the spot, if she really was carrying Tang Hao's child, they didn't dare harm her until the baby was born.
After all, the Clear Sky Hammer was a top-tier martial soul, and it was hard for soul masters with such martial souls to reproduce!
"Xiao! Go bring Yuehua back—and bring that bastard with you too!"
"If what this… woman says is true, Yuehua should be able to verify it!"
Tang Zhen clenched his fists, face twitching, and gave the order with a deep voice.
"Yes, Father!"
Tang Xiao took a deep breath to calm himself and then turned to head for Heaven Dou City to fetch Tang Yuehua and Tang Hao.
But Tang Yuehua still didn't know what was going on.
Coincidentally, Tang Hao happened to be staggering back toward the sect, holding a bottle of liquor, red-faced, reeking of alcohol, and guzzling it down with heavy steps.
…
Meanwhile, back at the sect gate.
Since Tang Hao's name was already a disgrace in the sect, and one of the gatekeepers had gone to report the situation, other disciples returning to the sect overheard Zhu Yingmei's story.
Naturally, gossip of this level had to be shared!
Soon enough, the whole sect knew about the "Zhu Yingmei and Tang Hao" incident.
A crowd quickly gathered at the gates, full of shock and morbid curiosity.
They all wanted to see just how twisted Tang Hao's tastes were.
And when they laid eyes on Zhu Yingmei, they were horrified.
The realization that Tang Hao had allegedly gotten her pregnant made several disciples instantly turn green and vomit.
Seriously?
Tang Hao was that hardcore?
She was so ugly they could barely look at her, and yet… he did that?
He really had no standards!
Just then, Tang Hao stumbled drunkenly toward the gates, still drinking.
Zhu Yingmei was panicking under all the stares, terrified she had come to the wrong place.
But when she finally saw Tang Hao, her eyes lit up with joy.
With exaggerated excitement, she screamed in a shrill voice while swaying her massive hips and threw herself at him.
"Darling~ I finally found you!"