Chapter 449: Chapter 451: I Will Take Responsibility for You (Part 9)
“Yue’er,” Yao Yunqing turned her head to look at Mu Ruyue and smiled gently, “Since you’re here, I won’t be heading back to the Academy. I wonder if anything has happened there after I left?”
Mu Ruyue shook her head: “Nothing happened at the Academy, just…”
As she spoke, she looked down at her belly, her lips curving into a beautiful smile. At that moment, she had shed her usual cold demeanor and looked like a gentle mother, carefully watching over her child.
Yao Yunqing followed her gaze downward, and when she saw her belly, she was slightly startled: “Yue’er, could it be that you are already…”
“Yes,” Mu Ruyue nodded, “I’m pregnant.”
This sudden news startled Yao Yunqing profoundly, but once she regained her composure, her face lit up with joy as she grasped Mu Ruyue’s hands, exclaiming in surprise, “You… you’re really pregnant?”
Yao Yunqing was genuinely happy for Mu Ruyue.
Although the people of the Yao Family were nice to her, she hadn’t fully embraced being a part of the Yao Family. She still clung to her Huaxia identity. Thus, in this unfamiliar place, Mu Ruyue was her only kin.
This relationship was precisely what had brought those two strangers together initially.
“Ahem,” Zhang Lin coughed twice, his eyes sweeping toward Mu Ruyue’s belly, “Girl, the old man here studied fortune-telling, would you like me to calculate the destiny of the child inside you?”
Mu Ruyue was slightly taken aback, then nodded: “That would be much appreciated.”
“It’s no trouble. You’re the young lady’s friend, and naturally, I should help you. It’s not just old me boasting, but my fortune-telling skills are quite formidable.”
Zhang Lin smiled and stood up, gazing into Mu Ruyue’s palm. Gradually, his brow furrowed slightly, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.
“What’s wrong?” Mu Ruyue’s heart skipped a beat. Could there be something wrong with the child?
Hearing the woman’s voice, Zhang Lin suddenly came back to his senses, his aged face showing a trace of bewilderment, “Strange, I can see that there is indeed a life in your belly, but it’s growing too slowly…”
“Growing too slowly, what do you mean?”
“I’m not entirely sure,” Zhang Lin shook his head, his voice filled with uncertainty. “It’s the first time I’ve seen such a case. Girl, how many months pregnant are you?”
Mu Ruyue frowned slightly: “It’s been four months.”
“Four months? That’s not right, the life force shouldn’t be like this at four months. I can only say that your child is very unusual, Girl. According to your current condition, this child won’t be born for years. His growth requires too much energy, which you cannot provide enough of. So, it might take three to five years.”
“Three to five years?” Yao Yunqing blinked, then burst out laughing, “Yue’er, you’re not giving birth to Nezha, are you? Hahaha!”
Mu Ruyue didn’t say a word, sinking into her thoughts.
Indeed, the child in her belly had scared away Taotie, and he was even able to cultivate while in the womb, but what exactly was his origin…
“Girl,” Molin finally broke the silence after a while, shaking his head, “I’m also unclear about the specifics of your child’s origin or future. However, if you want him to be born sooner, you’ll need to supply him with a large amount of Qi. Once a certain level is reached, he will be able to come out, but this will inevitably slow down your cultivation pace.”
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The internet was down yesterday, so I couldn’t post the article. This is yesterday’s article. Also, I recommend checking out another excellent novel by Si Shu, “Drunkenly Marrying the Ex-Wife: Abducting a Wife to Marry,” which is well-written and worth reading.