Qian Yunxiao had begun making arrangements for midwives several months in advance.
He wanted to find the best midwife to deliver his wife's child! This was his own child, so Qian Yunxiao naturally took it very seriously.
After confirming that the child was more than eight months along, Ah Yin no longer went sightseeing around Skywater Academy and the surrounding areas with Shui Youlan. Instead, she stayed quietly at home, reading books and learning about caring for and educating children so she could use that knowledge later.
Ah Yin also placed immense importance on her child, caring even more than Qian Yunxiao did. Naturally, she would not allow any mishaps.
"Hall Master, do you prefer boys or girls? Do you humans prefer boys more?"
Ah Yin had actually already more or less determined whether the life in her womb was a boy or a girl.
The child had nearly taken shape, and as a unique life form, she could sense it.
She did not say it outright, instead testing Qian Yunxiao's attitude.
Qian Yunxiao answered honestly, "To me, boys and girls are the same. They're both my children, so there's no difference. If you give birth to a boy and I want a girl, I'll just have you give me another one, won't I? You'll keep having children, right, Ah Yin?"
By now, Ah Yin had already developed the mature charm of a married woman under Qian Yunxiao's cultivation.
Yet her personality still retained a young girl's liveliness and playfulness.
"You're really bad... You... have Sister Youlan give you one instead."
Ah Yin was certainly willing to continue bearing Qian Yunxiao's children.
This was merely a little flirtation between the young couple.
Ah Yin even imagined Shui Youlan going to work at Skywater Academy with a swollen belly.
The children would surely be shocked when they saw that, right? But in the next moment, Ah Yin thought of something crucial.
"Oh no, oh no, oh no!"
They had been chatting pleasantly when Ah Yin suddenly said this, leaving Qian Yunxiao completely bewildered as he looked at her in confusion.
Ah Yin explained, "There's a strong chance the child in my belly is a girl, and there's also a strong chance Sister Youlan will give birth to a girl. Wouldn't that mean you won't have a son, Hall Master?"
Qian Yunxiao wanted to say that if they had no son, they could just have another child.
Of course, Qian Yunxiao would not make his women keep having children without end.
That would not be a woman. That would be a pig.
Qian Yunxiao was not that beastly.
It was already remarkable enough for a woman to have two children.
Under normal circumstances, even one was enough.
Qian Yunxiao had wanted to say that they could have another one—he did not believe they could not have a son.
But he knew which answer would benefit him the most.
So he went along with Ah Yin's words. "Then what should we do?"
Should we... have another one? Ah Yin also believed she had tested Qian Yunxiao's true feelings.
It seemed that her Hall Master still preferred sons! "Figure it out yourself."
It was perfectly normal for a young couple to have a few small disagreements.
Ah Yin was now a little... at a loss.
She felt that Qian Yunxiao preferred sons, but the child in her womb was very likely a daughter! Ah Yin felt that her belly had let her down! "Hahaha, I was joking. Don't you know me by now?"
Qian Yunxiao hurriedly put an end to the topic.
Just then, someone knocked on the door, giving Qian Yunxiao the perfect opportunity to change the subject completely.
He rose to answer it.
When he saw the woman standing outside, Qian Yunxiao asked in puzzlement, "Miss, may I ask who you are...?"
Qian Yunxiao did not know this woman.
And when he first saw her, it truly had not occurred to him that she... was not human.
At that moment, five stars hovered above Qing Wu's head: ★★★★★.
Her five-star rating was similar to Ah Yin's.
However, those five stars did not shine like Ah Yin's, and their quality was slightly lower.
Beneath the five stars were the following tags.
The fifteenth beauty of Douluo
The sixth most beautiful soul beast of Douluo
Born with seductive bones
Thrill seeker
Beauty with a Tragic Fate
Seeing those tags, Qian Yunxiao roughly understood her identity.
A Rabbit Spirit! An old Rabbit Spirit!
Xiao Wu's mother had such nerve? Her pursuit of thrills had brought her right to his doorstep? Was she looking down on him, or was she simply too confident in her own strength? Well... Qing Wu had her reasons for coming.
If the system had not alerted him, Qian Yunxiao truly would not have been able to tell that she was a Rabbit Spirit.
Beauty with a Tragic Fate? As the fourteenth beauty of Douluo Continent, she certainly counted as a beauty!
And Qing Wu truly was...
At least in her human form, she had indeed died a little too early.
Her daughter had been only one or two years old when she was gone, so she deserved the words "tragic fate."
"Hello, Hall Master. I'm Ah Yin's friend. May I ask... is Ah Yin home?"
When Qing Wu saw Qian Yunxiao staring blankly at her for a moment, she found it perfectly normal.
After all, she was a Soft Bone Rabbit!
If she could not even use the art of seduction, what kind of Soft Bone Rabbit would she be? "Ah Yin is home. Please come in."
Qian Yunxiao welcomed Qing Wu inside.
"Sister Wu, you came. Aren't you looking after your daughter?"
Ah Yin was both surprised and delighted by Qing Wu's arrival.
She knew that her sister was a single mother with an adorable daughter.
That was why Ah Yin felt close to Qing Wu.
"I've asked someone to look after my daughter. I came to see you."
Qing Wu sat beside Ah Yin's bed and spoke softly.
Meanwhile, Qian Yunxiao watched the two beautiful soul beasts converse from the side.
Mm, if two beautiful soul beasts were stacked together, it would surely make for quite a sight.
There were quite a few soul beasts in Douluo Continent.
Bi Ji, Zi Ji, Snow Empress, Ice Empress, and the like.
Especially Snow Empress and Ice Empress. They were right nearby, so he could consider capturing them.
"I'll make my move once I become a Titled Douluo!"
That was Qian Yunxiao's plan.
Once he became a Titled Douluo, his strength would be roughly at the demigod level.
It would be enough for him to capture the weaker Ice Empress and make her his Mount.
He would not let Ice Empress take human form yet. He would simply have her serve as his Mount.
What a wonderful thing that would be!
That evening, Qian Yunxiao personally arranged a room for Qing Wu and let her stay the night.
"Thank you, Hall Master."
Qian Yunxiao felt that Qing Wu understood how to interact with men better than Ah Yin did.
She had started calling him Hall Master so quickly, again and again.
"It's nothing. You're Ah Yin's friend, which makes you my friend too. Stay here without worry. It's very safe."
Qian Yunxiao's attitude did not reveal any flaws.
After replying to Qing Wu, Qian Yunxiao took the initiative to close the door and leave.
"This Rabbit Spirit... couldn't she be jealous of her sister's happiness and here to ruin her sister's family, could she?"
After closing the door, Qian Yunxiao muttered to himself, making a bold guess.
"Hmph. Before me, everyone ends up in the palm of my hand. Let's see what tricks you, you slutty rabbit, can pull."
After sorting out his thoughts, Qian Yunxiao headed upstairs.
Many people slandered Xiao Wu by saying rabbits were fertile.
If that were true, Xiao Wu would not have had no brothers or sisters and been all alone.
One thing Qian Yunxiao had to admit was that Qing Wu's arrival had indeed greatly helped Ah Yin avoid any anxiety or unease as the time to give birth approached.
As the ten months of pregnancy came to an end.
Qian Yunxiao's first descendant across both his lives was finally about to be born.
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