Upon hearing this, Xaiden looked at Xolani in shock. “Are you suggesting that Celeste was already pregnant with Franciscus’ child when we captured her?”

Xolani nodded gravely. “We were all obsessed with reaching the Daelcon Rank, so we forcibly collected Yin and Yang energy from her. Our cultivation soared, but we were unaware that she was already pregnant.”

Xaiden’s lips trembled, and he gritted his teeth. “So, to retaliate against us, she concealed the fact that she was carrying Franciscus’ child. This ultimately led us to mistakenly believe that Lucille was our child, almost causing a rift between us.

“She even chose to self-destruct and cast a Symbiotic Blood Curse on Xachary, all to protect her and Franciscus’ child?”

“This is the advantage of being a woman,” Xolani said grimly. “Not only did we raise the illegitimate child of our enemy with care, considering her as our own, ensuring she suffered no harm, but when we finally woke up to the truth, Franciscus’ illegitimate child