Li Xiaoli and Tang Ming already had a tacit understanding, their answers flawless, with no discrepancies from Mu Zixin’s responses, which reassured the Mu Family.

Tang Ming and Li Xiaoli enjoyed their meal immensely, the food was indeed delicious, and the atmosphere was lively, but then...

Halfway through the meal, Mu Zixin, who had barely eaten, suddenly started retching.

"Darling, what’s wrong?"

Madam Mu quickly expressed her concern, and everyone else paused.

"I don’t know! Maybe the food on the island was too simple, and seeing so much food now, not only can’t I eat, but I also feel nauseous."

Mu Zixin responded, patting her chest to soothe herself.

"Oh dear, then have something light..."

"Ugh, ugh!"

Before Madam Mu could finish, Mu Zixin started vomiting more violently.

"Oh my! Sister-in-law, Xinxin is experiencing morning sickness."

Mu Tianhai’s wife, Sun Meiyan, exclaimed with surprise and joy.

"What?"

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Tang Ming’s face changed dramatically, and he quickly moved to Mu Zixin’s side, placing his hand on Mu Zixin’s pulse.

"Impossible, Xinxin is still a young maiden, how could she have morning sickness?"

Madam Mu exclaimed once she realized, loudly pushing Tang Ming away.

Tang Ming stumbled and sat on the ground, his lips trembling. Although there wasn’t much time, he had indeed diagnosed a pregnancy pulse.

"Stop talking nonsense, Xinxin hasn’t been with a man, how could she be pregnant?"

Li Xiaoli immediately chimed in.

"There’s no mistake. I’ve been pregnant with two children, and it started just like that."

Sun Meiyan said confidently.

"Bam!"

Mu Shanhe slammed the table: "Someone, call the doctor."

"Father, don’t you trust Xinxin?"

Mu Tianyang glared at Mu Shanhe with an unsightly expression.

"True gold fears no fire refining, what are you so anxious about?"

Mu Shanhe snorted coldly: "Someone, take Tang Ming and Li Xiaoli back to the Jade Palace."

As soon as he finished speaking, several burly men entered the room.

Tang Ming’s expression was uncertain as he secretly clenched his fists, contemplating whether he should fight his way out.

If it were just himself, with the Mu Family’s current defenses, breaking through would be no problem. But bringing Mu Zixin and Li Xiaoli along, they likely wouldn’t even make it out of the palace.

After a moment of thought, Tang Ming unclenched his fist and followed the Mu Family’s people with Li Xiaoli.

"No one is allowed to speak about what happened today."

The old Master Mu coldly scanned all those present, his face particularly grim.

"How could this happen?"

Mu Zixin sat pale on the chair. She had considered all possibilities and executed everything perfectly, but never expected to end up pregnant!

If she’d had previous pregnancy experience, she might have been able to bluff her way through, but this was her first time, and she didn’t even know what morning sickness felt like. It was downright vexing.

Half an hour later, the old Master Mu bellowed in anger, flipping the table over.

After the doctor’s diagnosis, it was confirmed that Mu Zixin was indeed pregnant. Calculating from the last missed period, it had been over a month, with actual conception being about half a month ago.

The news shocked the entire Mu Family; apart from Mu Tianhai, who was secretly pleased, everyone else felt as if the sky was falling.

Back at the Jade Palace, Tang Ming was in a daze, never expecting Mu Zixin would get pregnant at this time. Yet, thinking back to the many times on the island without any protection, it would have been more surprising if she hadn’t gotten pregnant.

Li Xiaoli paced around the room, frustrated, "What is this? I want to get pregnant and there’s no sign, but Mu Zixin gets hit. It’s too unfair."

"Stop whining."

Tang Ming snapped, rubbing his head: "My mind’s a bit messed up now."

"I’m confused too! Brother Tang Ming, didn’t you know about withdrawal? Now that she’s pregnant, your relationship with her can no longer be concealed."

Li Xiaoli reproachfully looked at Tang Ming.

"How could I have foreseen this? Besides, a few times I wasn’t fully conscious, how could I control it?"

"What do we do now? Will the Mu Family kill us to silence us?"

Li Xiaoli crouched in front of Tang Ming, nervously, "Maybe you should escape, Brother Tang Ming. I believe you can make it out and come back to save me. They won’t do anything to me."

"It’s no longer just about the two of us. Mu Zixin is carrying my child; I’m connected to them and cannot just leave them behind."

Tang Ming shook his head, resolutely clenching his fist: "I still don’t know my own origins, with no family in the world, the child in Mu Zixin’s womb is my only kin, and I can’t abandon them no matter what."

"So what will you do then?"

Li Xiaoli looked anxiously at Tang Ming: "I bet they will kill us to silence us. If you don’t run, both of us might end up dead here."

"Be quiet for a moment, let me think of a plan."

Tang Ming took a deep breath to calm himself.

Under other circumstances, it wouldn’t be as dire, but with Mu Zixin suddenly pregnant, it threw everything into disarray. Escaping with two women was impossible, and leaving alone was out of the question, making it a deadlock.

"Glazed Island, Glazed Island...I have it, as long as I can contact the outside, I should find a way to ensure your safety."

Tang Ming’s eyes shone with frightening intensity.

"But the problem is, we can’t contact the outside world now."

Li Xiaoli sighed helplessly.

"I’ll snatch a phone, wait for me."

Tang Ming decisively got up and headed outside.

"Bang!"

Just as Tang Ming stepped out of the palace door, a bullet whizzed past, leaving a smoking pit on the stone slab at his feet.

"Xm-109, 25mm caliber sniper rifle."

Tang Ming halted, face grim, scanning his surroundings.

This sniper rifle is reputed to be the most powerful sniper gun in the world, capable of tearing apart a man’s body at the point of impact from five hundred meters away, killing and destroying the evidence all at once.

Actually, with a caliber over 20mm, this thing can no longer be called a gun; it’s more like an automatic high-precision grenade launcher. One shot could pierce an armored vehicle, let alone a person.

Even a martial general would be severely injured if not killed by a shot.

Tang Ming sensed for a moment, confirming that there were no fewer than ten snipers aimed at him from the front. If he forcefully broke out, even with his speed, he couldn’t guarantee his safety due to the sheer number and power of the sniper rifles; his Gang Qi couldn’t withstand it.

"Damn."

Tang Ming cursed, quickly returning to the room, probing other directions, only to sadly discover that there were dozens of snipers surrounding the Jade Palace, each side covered by over ten guns.