Su Muqing could see the hurt in Huo Qiyuan's eyes. She shook her head repeatedly. How could she possibly leave him behind? He was her one and only too!
"Brother Huo, I never once thought of leaving you alone. I worked so hard to upgrade my space precisely so I could take you with me. It's just that if I do, you won't be able to have your own children in this little world. Or, you could find another woman to bear you a child, to leave a bloodline in this world..." God only knew how heartbroken Su Muqing was when she said this.
But she was helpless. Previously, 217 had told her that if Huo Qiyuan also became a divine messenger, then the two of them could conceive their own offspring. However, that child would ultimately not be allowed to remain in this little world, otherwise, chaos would ensue in the order.
And before Huo Qiyuan became a divine messenger, no matter how loving he and Su Muqing were, they couldn't have children of their own. This was because their internal genetic arrangements were different, making conception impossible.
Even if Su Muqing were to undergo IVF for Huo Qiyuan, the female partner's genes could not be her own. In that case, it would be better for Huo Qiyuan to take a concubine in this little world...
Although she would feel somewhat uncomfortable about it, it would at least allow Huo Qiyuan to have an heir, preventing the Huo family lineage from ending with him.
"What nonsense are you talking! If we don't have children, then we don't have children! How could I possibly find another woman to have children with... You are forbidden from saying such things again!" Before Su Muqing could finish her lament, Huo Qiyuan gently tapped her forehead, ending her fanciful thoughts.
Su Muqing looked at Huo Qiyuan, who seemed to be in a difficult situation. She had also made a significant decision to find another woman for Huo Qiyuan. "But... if that's the case, Aunt Zhou and Uncle Xu... their greatest wish right now should be to see you have descendants, right? If they knew I couldn't have children for you, then..."
"Don't you worry about these things. I will handle them," Huo Qiyuan patted her head, looking at the woman in his arms with doting affection.
"How will you handle it? Could it be you'll just pick up a child and claim it's yours?"
"That wouldn't be impossible! Didn't we agree? Once the world stabilizes a bit more in two years, we'll go wander the world. By then, we'll be away for half a year or more. When we return, bringing a child with us wouldn't be unusual at all. How would Aunt Zhou and the others know if the child is ours or not?"
"This, won't this be a bit... improper?" Although Su Muqing asked if it was improper, the shining light in her eyes was hard to ignore.
"No! I think it's great!"
"Thank you, Brother Huo! You're the best!" Su Muqing happily hugged Huo Qiyuan and showered him with kisses. His unwavering agreement was like a reassurance to her.
Huo Qiyuan truly adored Su Muqing's tendency to say one thing while meaning another. She was reluctant to give him up to someone else, yet she was willing to make such a great sacrifice to leave an heir for him!
After holding each other for a while longer, Huo Qiyuan finally remembered what Su Muqing had said about him having a chance to become a divine messenger like her after the space was upgraded.
"Right! What did you just say about becoming a divine messenger? If I become a divine messenger, will I be able to stay with you forever?"
Su Muqing sat up from Huo Qiyuan's embrace, shyly putting on her clothes. With a wave of her hand, two bathtubs filled with warm water appeared before them.
Huo Qiyuan smiled at her, then was the first to get into the bathtub. Su Muqing quickly followed. Then, while soaking in the bath, she began to tell Huo Qiyuan about the work of divine messengers as she understood it.
"Yes! Actually, the little world we are currently in is truly very, very small. You've read books describing the universe before, right? The true scale of this universe is beyond our imagination."
Huo Qiyuan recalled the astronomy books he had read before and couldn't help but nod. He remembered reading that all of them lived on an object like a ball, and that ball was also revolving around the sun every day.
Although he still hadn't figured out why a ball could keep spinning without them falling off, yet they could still live on it perfectly fine!
"The duty of a divine messenger is to travel through various parallel small worlds, to save or help those who possess a righteous soul. For instance, in this little world, you are the one with a righteous soul. At that time, you were poisoned, and my mission was to save your dying life. As a result, my mission failed, which led to all these subsequent events..."
"We appear in different identities. Some tasks may be very simple, but if one is unlucky, the divine messenger themselves will have to work hard for a long time, first improving themselves before they can complete the task. Like the first time I transmigrated to find you, I was just a very ordinary peasant girl. It took me a long time to find you, and when I did, I couldn't even get close to you with my identity..."
Huo Qiyuan hesitated for a long time, then finally asked the question that had been brewing in his mind for a while. "Then, if I also become a divine messenger, will I have a chance to meet other divine messengers?"
"It's possible to meet them. Just like when I failed my mission initially, other divine messengers would be temporarily assigned to help. However... who do you wish to meet? It wouldn't be the one who wrote these stories for you, would it?" Su Muqing didn't think about this question carefully at first, but as she looked at Huo Qiyuan's expression, it seemed like the person he wanted to meet was specific.
Being seen through by Su Muqing regarding his intentions, Huo Qiyuan didn't feel anything. He was indeed thinking of meeting the divine messenger who had written his story. He had written his story so tragically and richly, so he should at least return some favor.
"Yes! I want to meet him. If I can't meet him, I'll go to his mission's small world to find him. If I have the opportunity in the future, I'd also like to write some stories for him..."
Huo Qiyuan said it lightly, but looking at his expression, Su Muqing could tell it wasn't as casual as his tone suggested. No Guilt, no guilt! What goes around comes around.
Su Muqing silently mourned for him in her heart! Venerable Monk Wu Jie, when you were concocting the story, if you had been a little more lenient, then none of this would have happened later.