Chapter 79 (Extra 2)
The Childbearing Fruit only existed in ancient texts.
However, it was merely briefly mentioned—its effect is to transform the dry into the fertile, allowing men to bear sons. There are no records regarding the appearance or taste of the Childbearing Fruit, so over the years, many have considered it merely a legend.
Based on this legend, theories such as the Childbearing Pill and Multiple-children Pill were developed.
Si Lan instinctively covered his abdomen, blinking his eyes non-stop as he stared at Hao Wei, as if trying to discern the truth in his words.
Seeing Hao Wei’s earnest expression, his heart sank to the bottom: “How could there be Childbearing Fruit?”
“This is a spiritual treasure nurtured by the Celestial Venerable over thousands of years,” Hao Wei lightly coughed, “He specially had someone deliver it to the Jade Clear Palace.”
Si Lan fell silent.
Why were these immortals so idle?
Why were they all staring at his stomach?
He clenched his fingers, suppressing his emotions. “Is it effective if taken beforehand or afterwards?”
“It works if taken within three days afterwards,” Hao Wei answered truthfully.
Hearing this, Si Lan immediately breathed a sigh of relief and released his grip on his fingers. “That’s good. It’s been almost two months since we last met.”
He rejoiced too soon, failing to notice that Hao Wei’s expression froze as soon as he finished speaking.
Hao Wei pursed his lips, seeing Si Lan reach out as if to feel the atmosphere, then thought better of what he was going to say.
If telling Si Lan now wouldn’t help matters and might even provoke his rage, it was better to delay it for now.
When the time comes for the truth to come out, it will already be months later…
At least during this time, peace and harmony prevailed.
When Si Lan looked up at him, Hao Wei had already composed himself, smiling at Si Lan as he explained, “There was turmoil in the Demon Realm recently. I went there to calm things down, which delayed my return to the Ninth Heaven. I intended to come for you tonight, but I didn’t expect you to return so soon.”
Si Lan felt there was something odd about his words, as if he were hiding something.
So he leaned closer to Hao Wei, sensing his aura, but detected no presence of a third person around Hao Wei.
“Did the matters in the Demon Realm delay you for so long?”
“Yeah.” Hao Wei didn’t dare to reveal the truth. If Si Lan knew he had been visiting the Seven Strings Cave every night, engaging in intercourse on average every two days, he estimated Si Lan would tear his tendons and peel his dragon skin.
“Although I’ve been away from you for so long, I’ve been thinking of you every day. It feels like I’ve been holding you in my arms every night,” Hao Wei boldly spoke sweet words.
The frost on Si Lan’s face thawed: “I’ve been focusing on cultivation during this time and didn’t miss you.”
“Yeah.” Hao Wei naturally knew how focused Si Lan was. His consciousness detached from his body, roaming beyond the Six Paths, so Hao Wei went there every night, making sure to clean up afterward, but Si Lan remained unaware.
Thinking of this, Hao Wei blushed slightly, but pretended to casually hug Si Lan from behind, hiding his guilty expression.
“But I miss you a lot.”
“In that case, think about it yourself.” Si Lan’s lips curled up, trying to suppress it but failing, he pushed away Hao Wei’s arms and returned to the sleeping hall, indicating a reconciled meaning.
Hao Wei saw his insincere look and chuckled softly. Turning around, he saw the Childbearing Fruit placed on the table, and his smile froze again.
Four fruits, four children.
Ah.
While it’s rare for men to bear children, there are precedents in the Six Realms.
Moreover, that little jade ornament is the one that really makes it happen.
Hopefully, three months later, Si Lan will discover the truth with less anger.
However, Si Lan discovered something wrong just one month later.
His lower abdomen inexplicably swelled, suspecting he had overeaten, he tried hard to curb his appetite, but the more he restrained, the more he craved strange things.
For instance, he wanted to eat the thousand-year-old brocade carp raised in the Jade Clear Palace. Every time he saw that carp, he couldn’t help but salivate.
Furthermore, he inexplicably developed a liking for eating melon seed shells recently, specifically fried melon seeds, eating only the shells and leaving the kernels. He felt like he had been possessed by a little mouse, staying up every night sneaking outside the main hall to crack melon seeds.
At first, he thought he was just indulging his appetite and didn’t think much of it, until one day he inexplicably vomited, he realized something was wrong.
He knew a little about medicine, but not much, after feeling his pulse, his expression slowly collapsed, as if unwilling to believe it, he quickly summoned a fairy doctor.
Upon learning that Si Lan had called for a fairy doctor, Hao Wei hurried to the sleeping hall.
Si Lan was lying on the chaise, and upon seeing Hao Wei, he cast only a faint glance at him, saying nothing.
Hao Wei instantly felt uneasy, as if a thorn was at his back, experiencing such discomfort for the first time in his life.
Feeling like a guilty child, he approached the chaise and saw the fairy doctor delicately examining Si Lan’s wrist, pinching a thread of silk in one hand and stroking his graying beard with the other.
The fairy doctor frowned deeply, seeming concerned about the situation.
Both Si Lan and Hao Wei held their breaths.
“The issue here isn’t an abnormal pulse, but rather a pregnancy,” the fairy doctor finally spoke.
“…” Si Lan.
Hao Wei bowed his head slightly.
The fairy doctor paused, then rotated the thread of silk before continuing, “In this belly, there are four eggs—two dragon eggs, and two…” chicken eggs.
The last two words, the fairy doctor dared not utter. He glanced at Si Lan and then shifted his gaze to Hao Wei.
Suddenly feeling his life was at risk.
This pregnancy, surrounded by controversy when he entered the Ninth Heaven, was initially rumored to involve a wild chicken. Later, somehow, the Phoenix Clan Princess Zhujia was implicated as a wild chicken.
Therefore, now… if he bluntly stated there were two chicken eggs in Si Lan’s belly, he might not be able to leave through that door alive.
Si Lan and Hao Wei, seeing the fairy doctor hesitate, both asked in unison, “And the other two?”
“Two… cough cough, Phoenix eggs.”
“…” Si Lan.
“…” Hao Wei.
These two “Phoenix eggs” were probably Zhujia’s eggs.
After dismissing the fairy doctor, an eerie atmosphere settled in.
Si Lan maintained a strained expression, sitting on the chaise without saying a word. Hao Wei dared not move, even his breathing involuntarily weakened, minimizing his presence as much as possible.
Suddenly, Si Lan raised his hand, and instinctively, Hao Wei leaned away, thinking Si Lan was about to strike him.
“…” Si Lan.
This man still had some self-awareness, knowing he had done wrong.
“Speak up. How did this child come about?” Si Lan demanded.
Hao Wei truthfully replied, “Actually, I lied to you. During this time, I’ve been visiting the Seven Strings Cave to see you.”
This was almost exactly what Si Lan had suspected.
Hao Wei hadn’t entered through the cave entrance; he must have come in through the underground stream.
Turns out, this man hadn’t been avoiding him, but… whether he should be happy or angry at this moment was suddenly unclear to Si Lan.
“Si Lan, if you’re blaming someone, blame me. Just don’t take it out on the child,” Hao Wei couldn’t help adding.
Si Lan looked up at him, eyelids drooping with a murderous gaze.
He had never seen Hao Wei so subdued, so shameless. Truly, everyone in the Ninth Heaven should witness how shameless Hao Wei could be!
Now, he even suspected that tempting, attractive Childbearing Fruit had been deliberately given to him by Hao Wei!
He was about to lose his temper when Hao Wei preempted him, “Don’t get angry, be careful of your stomach. There are four eggs inside.”
No wonder his belly had become so noticeably swollen in just one month.
Hearing this, Si Lan hugged his stomach with both hands, unaware that he had quickly adapted to and accepted the fact that he was the pregnant spouse, coldly saying, “You don’t need to be so kind-hearted. Go away, stay away from me for now. I don’t want to see you!”
This bastard knew he might be pregnant and didn’t tell him. Earlier, he saw him hungry and even encouraged him to eat more, saying he liked his plump appearance.
Hmph.
“Mm.” Haowei didn’t insist on staying. He obediently walked out upon hearing this, considerately closing the door behind him.
At this moment, he dared not provoke Si Lan at all.
Si Lan was currently proud of his eggs.
Haowei cast a spell, activating his Thousand-Mile Eyes, though he sat in the court of governance, he constantly kept an eye on Si Lan’s condition.
He saw Si Lan drive him out and sit alone on the couch, absent-mindedly touching his abdomen with one hand.
Thinking of something, Si Lan lifted his clothes, gazing at his belly with a complex expression, then prodded it with his finger.
There was no response from his belly.
But the corners of his mouth seemed to twitch, as if smiling, his expression softening slightly.
Seeing this, Haowei couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, while Si Lan appeared angry on the surface, deep down he had already accepted those four eggs.
Si Lan had never imagined that one day he would personally bear children, let alone four at once.
He remembered his mother often lamenting that as a male, he couldn’t continue the family line.
But now he wanted to tell her, Mother, look at the advancement in technology—no, in magic. Men can also continue the family line. In the future, he would continue the Yu Family lineage.
Both dragon and Yujia races lay one egg per pregnancy, yet he was carrying four directly. By the fifth month, his belly had grown abnormally large, forcing him to lie in bed to nurture them.
Strangely, Yu, in this biological state, became more beautiful as the pregnancy progressed, emitting a sweeter fragrance by the day, tormenting Haowei constantly.
Out of concern, Haowei dared not stray too far from him. But when he got too close, Haowei’s own breath became erratic, almost wanting to devour him whole.
Si Lan was also quite uncomfortable. Pregnancy worsened his temper, and he also craved…
But he was too embarrassed to say it directly, so when falling asleep, he used his eyes and gestures to hint. Each time, Haowei would tighten his expression, helping him adjust his clothes carefully and reminding him gently, “Don’t catch a cold.”
“…”
Later, Haowei understood his meaning, after much hesitation, even consulting ancient texts to confirm that occasional indulgence wouldn’t have much impact.
However, halfway through, Si Lan suddenly felt pain in his belly, startling Haowei into hastily summoning a celestial physician to check on him, fearing he had overexerted and hurt Si Lan’s belly.
Haowei nervously held Si Lan’s hand, deeply regretting it. Si Lan couldn’t help but endure, but how could he endure?
He shouldn’t have indulged Si Lan like this.
Pale-faced, Si Lan held his belly. The pain was strange, as if the offspring inside were moving. Through fresh blood, he felt connected to their lives…
After a detailed consultation, the celestial physician reassured him, “Your Majesty, don’t worry. This is a normal phenomenon. It seems the four eggs in the Divine Consort’s belly are competing for territory.”
“…” Si Lan.
“…” Haowei.
Competing for territory at five months?
Haowei thought inwardly, “Truly worthy of my descendants.”
Si Lan thought inwardly, “Little rascals, once you’re out, I won’t spare you.”
After this incident, no matter how Si Lan hinted at Haowei afterwards, Haowei pretended not to understand, helping him put on clothes and tucking him in bed, no longer easily yielding to him.
Si Lan gnawed his lips in frustration.
This person, who used to fuss over him like mad, now “avoids him like a snake and scorpion.”
Heh heh.
A hypocritical man.
Since becoming pregnant, Si Lan’s emotions had become much more sensitive and unstable, maintaining this state until the day of delivery.
On that day, Si Lan and Haowei somehow got into an argument, though it was mostly Si Lan arguing by himself while Haowei remained silent, listening all along.
Seeing Si Lan with his big belly, looking huffy, Haowei found him both cute and worrying, silently casting spells to secretly stabilize Si Lan’s posture.
But since he didn’t speak, Si Lan was dissatisfied.
“Why aren’t you talking? Do you think I’m being unreasonable?”
“No.”
“If not, then why won’t you speak?” Si Lan continued incessantly. But suddenly, this time he stopped talking, straightened his back, and tightly squeezed his legs in a strange posture, as if afraid something might fall out.
Seeing this, Haowei quickly asked, “What’s wrong?”
“It seems… the egg… is coming out…”
T/N: Hey there! There is plenty more where that came from, so stay tuned! And stay healthy! Straighten your posture, so some stretches and drink some water before continuing hehe~
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