Fantasy: My Wife is the Empress, and Our Cute Kids Wreak Havoc in the Nine Provinces – Chapter 208

Chapter 208: Not a Mother, but Providing Milk, Called a Wet Nurse

Outside the Deer Cave, a group of cultivators were frantically attacking the formation barrier, cursing as they attacked.

“A mere demon beast can actually set up formations?”

They had originally planned to sneak into the Deer Cave while the Nine-Colored Deer was fighting the eight Martial Emperors to dig up Nine-Colored Deer Grass and search for treasures left behind by their predecessors. They never expected the Nine-Colored Deer’s cave to have such a powerful protective formation. No matter how they attacked, they couldn’t break it.

“Everyone, put in more effort. This formation barrier won’t last much longer.”

Someone shouted in a deep voice.

“That’s right, put in more effort. Don’t hold back.”

Everyone echoed, their eyes flashing with madness.

This was their only chance to dig up Nine-Colored Deer Grass. Once the battle over there ended, whether the eight Martial Emperors won or the Nine-Colored Deer won, they would no longer have a chance to get the Nine-Colored Deer Grass.

Even Martial Emperors would fight over such an eighth-rank spiritual material.

“Scram!”

Just then, a cold shout rang out. All the cultivators felt as if they had been struck by lightning. They coughed up blood and turned their heads in horror, only to see a white deer appearing out of thin air in front of the Deer Cave, with a divine coffin beside it.

“A white deer? What kind of demon beast is this?”

“Why is this divine coffin here?”

The cultivators were puzzled. They hadn’t seen the scene of the Nine-Colored Deer splitting into nine, and didn’t know that the white deer in front of them was one of the nine bodies of the Nine-Colored Deer.

But to be able to injure them with just a roar, it was definitely an eighth-rank demon beast.

“Let’s go!”

Although they were numerous, they had no chance of winning against an eighth-rank demon beast. They immediately turned and tore through the void, leaving without hesitation.

Deer Island was so big, there were treasures other than those in the Deer Cave. It’s just that they would no longer have a chance to get the Nine-Colored Deer Grass.

However, no matter how precious the Nine-Colored Deer Grass was, it wasn’t as important as staying alive.

The white deer didn’t chase after these cultivators either. It carried the divine coffin through the formation barrier and entered the Deer Cave.

“Come out.”

The white deer lay on the ground and said softly.

The next moment, the lid of the divine coffin slid open, and two small masked heads popped out. They quickly scanned their surroundings before jumping out of the divine coffin.

Roar!

The Two-Headed Fire Xi, now with dragon features, huddled in Chu Chen’s arms, looking at the white deer with a hint of fear.

Although it had awakened some of the dragon’s characteristics, it wasn’t a true dragon by bloodline. When facing an eighth-rank demon beast, it would still instinctively feel fear.

The white deer glanced at the Two-Headed Fire Xi, a hint of surprise flashing in its eyes. It said softly, “This little pig has quite the good fortune.”

Chu Xin looked around the Deer Cave and found that it was spacious, dry, and clean, with a faint fragrance. The fragrance was very similar to the beast milk they drank.

Chu Chen stroked the dragon horn of the Two-Headed Fire Xi and asked curiously, “Why can you talk?”

The white deer said softly, “Demon beasts can speak when they reach the eighth rank, transform into human form at the ninth rank, and ascend to the God Realm at the tenth rank.”

“I see.”

Chu Chen suddenly understood.

Chu Xin turned to the white deer, took out her baby bottle, and asked, “Is the milk we drink yours?”

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The white deer looked at the baby bottle, seemingly recalling some unpleasant images. A hint of embarrassment flashed in its eyes, but it still nodded and said, “That’s right. Three years ago, your father found me and forced… um, asked me to give him some milk, saying that his children had no mother and needed milk. I took pity on him, and since my own child had been killed by those damned humans, I agreed.”

“Our Dad asked you?”

“Our Dad didn’t beat you up?”

Both Chu Xin and Chu Chen looked suspicious. This didn’t seem like their father’s style. Based on their understanding of their father, shouldn’t he have beaten her up first, and then “asked” for help?

Seeing the look in the siblings’ eyes, the white deer’s gaze became somewhat evasive.

Didn’t beat her up?

He almost beat her to death.

Thinking of that tragic night three years ago, the white deer’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch slightly. That damned human was ridiculously strong and unreasonable. He beat her up without saying a word as soon as they met. Only after she begged for mercy did he say he wanted to borrow some milk from her.

When she heard this request, she almost had a mental breakdown.

If you want to borrow something, just say it nicely, okay? I’m not unwilling to lend it. Do you need to use this method? What a scumbag.

“No!”

However, she couldn’t admit this kind of thing in front of these two brats. To make her words more convincing, the white deer looked at the formation barrier outside the Deer Cave and said, “That formation was set up by your father to thank me. Oh, and the Soul-Nourishing Pearl replica you snatched, your father gave it to me as well.”

“Huh?”

Chu Xin waved her hand, and a pearl flew out of the divine coffin. She looked at it carefully and asked in surprise, “Dad gave you this pearl?”

“Yes!”

The white deer nodded and said, “Your father said that carrying this pearl would help me condense my spiritual power into divine sense sooner, making it easier to break through to the ninth rank.”

Chu Chen asked doubtfully, “If that’s the case, why did you give up on this pearl?”

The white deer said softly, “In these three years, my spiritual power has indeed transformed somewhat. However, I can’t forget the hatred in my heart. Perhaps because of this, my spiritual power transformation has been extremely slow. Therefore, I decided to take revenge. I used this pearl as bait to set up the incomplete Heaven-Burning World-Annihilating Formation to lure those Martial Emperors into the formation. By the way, your father also taught me that formation as payment for the milk. I just didn’t expect you two little ones to suddenly appear and snatch the pearl. This pearl is the core of the formation. Without it, the formation cannot be activated.”

Chu Xin scratched her head and said apologetically, “So, we ruined your plan. I’m sorry. Here, take the pearl back.”

As she spoke, she handed the pearl to the white deer.

Chu Chen looked at the pearl with a bit of reluctance. He hadn’t even had a chance to truly treasure this precious item yet. However, he didn’t say anything.

The white deer looked at the pearl and shook its head. “Never mind. After all, you grew up drinking my milk. Consider this pearl a gift to you.”

“Dad said, ‘She who provides milk is a mother.’ We grew up drinking your milk, so you are our second mother.”

After Chu Chen finished speaking, he even bowed respectfully to the white deer. “Greetings, Mother.”

Mother?

The white deer’s eyes flickered. How she wished she could hear these two words from her own child, but that would never be possible.

These two brats grew up drinking her milk, so they could be considered half her children. Thinking of this, her gaze towards the two children softened considerably.

Smack!

Chu Xin slapped Chu Chen on the back of his head and said crossly, “When did Dad ever say ‘She who provides milk is a mother’? Dad clearly said ‘wet nurse.’ Not a real mother, but one who provides milk, that’s called a wet nurse.”