Free Web NovelChapter 79: Chapter 79: Congratulations, Host! You have successfully conceived a Winged Serpent Egg
Two days had passed since Yue Yue was effectively kidnapped and locked away in the Inner Sanctum.
To her surprise, she hadn’t seen a single hair of Feng Yanshen since that terrifying night. He was like a ghost...completely invisible, yet she could feel his heavy, suffocating presence everywhere in the white jade halls.
Honestly, her life wasn’t as bad as she expected, but it was incredibly boring.
Every morning, the temple servant Wei Han would appear with a list of tasks. Wei Han clearly thought she was a delicate, fragile flower because he never gave her anything heavy to do.
He would ask her to do simple things, like dusting a few ancient items or arranging flowers in a vase, before disappearing back into the shadows.
Yue Yue was more than happy to do light work. She wasn’t exactly looking to break a sweat. But once the tasks were done, she was left with nothing but silence and white walls.
She was bored to death.
She couldn’t scroll through the Star Net to see the latest gossip, and she couldn’t contact Han Soi. This was the biggest problem.
She had searched her room and her clothes a hundred times, but her communication terminal was gone.
She remembered having it on her tail when she was a snake, but when she woke up in that "paradise" place, it was gone.
"Where did that stupid thing go?" she muttered, kicking the leg of her bed. "Did it fall in the lake? Did that giant bird eat it?"
Without her terminal, she was cut off from the world. She felt like a trapped bird in a very lonely cage.
She wasn’t even allowed to leave the Inner Sanctum. Every time she reached the main gate, the guards would bow politely but refuse to let her pass.
Finally, she couldn’t take the isolation anymore. When Wei Han came to bring her lunch, she blocked his path.
"Wei Han, wait!" she snapped. "Where is Lin En? You know, the girl with the pink hair who came with me? If I have to be here, at least put her in the same area. I’m going to die of boredom if I don’t have someone to talk to."
Wei Han didn’t even look up. He kept his hands tucked into his sleeves and spoke in a tone that was way too calm.
"Lady Lin En has been assigned to a different sector of the temple. Her path and your path are no longer the same."
"Different sector? Just bring her here!" Yue Yue insisted. "We can do the tasks together."
Wei Han finally looked at her, his expression as blank as a sheet of paper. "That is impossible. To serve the High Priest in the Inner Sanctum is a sacred duty. To give yourself entirely to the High Priest and the Temple, one must be devoid of all distractions or worldly attachments. Friendship is a distraction. Longing is a distraction."
Yue Yue felt a vein pop in her forehead. "Distraction? I’m talking about a friend, not a plot to overthrow your position! And what do you mean by ’give yourself entirely’? I’m just here for a few days!"
Wei Han bowed slightly, his voice dropping into that annoying, robotic temple tone.
"Attachment to others only weakens the spirit. You should use this silence to purify your heart and think only of your service to His Highness. Forget the people outside. They no longer matter."
Yue Yue’s hands balled into fists. She really, truly wanted to smash his head against the jade floor.
"Forget them? They don’t matter?" she hissed, her eyes flashing with anger.
"You temple people are all the same. You live in this beautiful place, but your brains are made of stone. I’m not a statue, I’m a person!"
Wei Han didn’t react to her anger at all. He simply placed the tray of food on the table and walked toward the door.
"Your heart is still too loud, Lady Yue. Perhaps another day of silence will help you find your peace."
Yue Yue was so angry that she stormed back to her room, slammed the door, and threw herself onto the bed. She stared up at the ceiling, tracing the strange carvings on the roof.
They looked like they were telling some ancient, complicated story, but she had no idea what it meant. Maybe she was so bored that even staring at a wall felt like it was telling her something.
But then, a familiar sound echoed in her head. free𝑤ebnovel.com
Ding!
[Congratulations, Host! You have successfully conceived a Winged Serpent Egg.]
Yue Yue froze. Her heart skipped a beat as the system’s formal voice continued.
[Host is currently two weeks pregnant. The bloodline of the First Villain, Han Soi, has successfully taken root.]
Yue Yue sat up abruptly, her hands flying to her stomach. She was happy...so happy that she felt like she could fly.
A baby! She was going to have a little egg with Han Soi. Her eyes sparkled with tears of joy.
Her first instinct was to run, jump over the walls, and find her husband to tell him the good news. He would be so proud. He would probably carry her around for the rest of the year!
But then, reality hit her like a bucket of ice water. She couldn’t leave. She was trapped in the Inner Sanctum. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com
Worse, she remembered the terrifying, blood-red gaze of Feng Yanshen.
Ding!
[New Side Mission Alert!]
[Task: Use "System Stealth Shroud" to keep Villain #1’s baby hidden from Feng Yanshen’s spiritual senses. You must successfully protect the pregnancy until birth.]
[Reward: [Muffle Orbs] (Silences all sound in a 2-meter radius for 1 hour) and increases First Villain’s favorability to the Max Limit.]
[Failure: First Villain’s favorability to negative points. Risk of Villain Mode increases by 50%.]
Yue Yue’s face went pale. "System, why do I have to hide it?" she whispered urgently. "He’s a High Priest! Isn’t he supposed to be holy?"
The system’s voice was cold and logical.
[The Fourth Villain, Feng Yanshen, is extremely paranoid and has a dark character. Currently, you are in his possession. If he senses the energy of a ’wild’ beastman inside you, his possessiveness will turn into destruction. Offending him in his current state will lead to a ’Severe’ condition for the host. It is strongly advised to follow the system’s instructions.]
Yue Yue felt a chill down her spine. She realized she was in a much more dangerous position than she thought. She was a pregnant woman in the house of a psycho who thought he owned her.
