The Depths of Desperation

Cloud Plains Continent.

Within the courtyard of the Gu family estate, there exists a secluded, dimly-lit chamber.

“What are you doing? Let me go!” Gu Qingluan struggled desperately.

“Smack! Smack!” A series of sharp slaps shattered the stillness of the night, startling the birds perched on the trees.

“B * tch! Behave yourself!”

Her belly swelled as several stout elderly women pinned her down onto the bed, binding her limbs with coarse hemp ropes.

Emerging from the shadows, a strikingly beautiful woman approached, her eyes brimming with malevolence, fixated greedily upon the protruding stomach.

“I had intended to wait for your delivery, but alas, time is running out. Eight months… My divine child is on the verge of maturing.”

Gu Qingluan’s expression changed slightly. “What do you mean?”

She wanted to protect her abdomen, but her hands were tied.

you think I provide you with food and shelter, and even let a bunch of maids serve

just by looking at you. If it wasn’t for the fact that the bastard child in your womb contained divine

“Was it the reason

she lost her virginity for no reason and was despised by the world. She wanted to die along with this child. She did not want to keep it either. It was Gu Lingxue who comforted her so that she had a

who knew that Gu Lingxue had arranged food, accommodation, and servants for her because she wanted

unable to regain her composure for an extended period. Gu Lingxue before her appeared so unrecognizable that it sent shivers down

months, she had grown attached to it. She understood

soft, pleading voice, she implored, “Second Sister, you must be mistaken. I beg you, release him! If only you would set him free, I would give you anything

of this belly

and urged her,”

The midwife held a knife in her hand

Don’t hurt my child!” Gu Qingluan’s eyes were filled with despair and

midwife’s haggard face squeezed out

“Ah!”

a shrill scream pierced through

eyes brimming with hatred. “You… If you dare to harm my child, I won’t spare you, even if

her

“Wah! Wah! Wah!”

moment, a loud cry of a newborn pierced the

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