"Second sister-in-law," Brandon Xiao frowned. "What are you trying to say?"
"Back when Emperor Ray Quinn and the Fiend Princess got married, didn’t they also consult the diviners? I’m sure they did!" Jenna Summers said. "At the time, there must have been no issues—maybe even an auspicious omen, just like today! But after she got pregnant... that’s when the prophecy about the Demon Sealing Well reopening appeared..."
The Phoenix Clan Elders immediately seized on the loophole: "Exactly! Exactly! Second Heir-Consort is so clever! I knew something felt off!"
"Divine Lord, please don’t take such a risk!"
Tanya Quinn glanced at Jenna Summers but said nothing.
"Are you all just picking a fight on purpose?" Noctis’s demonic aura surged. "What if I insist on marrying her today? What could you possibly do about it?"
That fearless (but not suicidal) Elder stepped forward and declared, "Divine Lord, for the sake of the world’s safety, if you’re determined to marry Lord Noctis, then please do as Emperor Ray Quinn did—abolish your own fertility!"
"You old fool!" Noctis raised his hand, ready to obliterate him.
Tanya Quinn grabbed his hand and shook her head.
Then she said to the Elder, "How about this? If I ever become pregnant and an ominous omen appears, I’m willing to abolish my own fertility!"
Lord Noctis stared at her in shock, his demonic aura abruptly fading.
She was actually willing to make such a sacrifice for him... But how could he ever let her do that?
He has Lily Bai.
The Elder wasn’t being unreasonable. He explained, "Divine Lord, it’s not that we doubt you! It’s just... parental love is notoriously hard to sever! Not everyone has Emperor Ray Quinn’s resolve and courage!"
Tanya Quinn frowned and stayed silent.
Noctis’s gaze swept the crowd and locked onto Lily Bai.
Lily Bai blinked her big eyes.
Crap! He’s here to collect his debt!
"Lily Bai, what did you promise me back at the Sigil Sect?" Noctis asked via sound transmission.
Lily Bai: "Uh... well..."
"I don’t care how you do it—just fix this situation." Noctis threatened, "Otherwise, I’ll tear you and your master’s whole little crew to shreds! I never make empty threats. You know that."
Lily Bai: "..."
"What’s wrong? Didn’t you say you could make our marriage work? Were you just fooling me?"
"No, no, no! Let me think..." Lily Bai’s mind raced to find a solution.
Two lifetimes—one as a Spiritual Alchemist, one as a Rune Master. Surely she could figure something out!
And she really did come up with something!
"Got it!" She suddenly stood up and announced, "I totally understand the Elders’ concerns, but there’s no need to go as far as abolishing fertility!"
Divine Lord Tanya Quinn: "Oh? What do you mean?"
"I can draw a Medicine Talisman and implant it into the Divine Lord’s body," Lily Bai said.
"Medicine Talisman? What kind of talisman is that?" No one had ever heard of it.
"Once the Divine Lord is pregnant, the Medicine Talisman will automatically perform a divination. If the omen shows the child would endanger the Spirit Realm and bring chaos to the world, the talisman will induce a miscarriage—but it won’t harm the Divine Lord’s body!" Lily Bai explained.
One Elder looked unconvinced. "A talisman like that? I’ve never heard of such a thing!"
Lily Bai said, "It’s a brand-new talisman I just invented. Please wait a moment, I’ll draw one right now for everyone to see."
As she spoke, she took out talisman paper and medicinal ingredients from her Storage Pouch and began inscribing the talisman right there.
She used her own blood, fusing it with spiritual medicine to draw the talisman...
...
"I’ve never heard of medicine and talismans being fused together!"
"Me neither! They’re totally different things—how is this even possible?"
...