Today's first update: Chapter 2054! 1/4!
"How much longer are you going to hold me?"
Xu Kun's embrace was simply too warm—so warm that Yuan could not bear to open her eyes.
But compared to lingering in his embrace, Xu Kun's icy tone forced Yuan to open her eyes.
"What was that just now?"
Before Xu Kun could answer, Athena had already yanked Yuan to her feet and angrily said, "You were clearly the one who harmed Daji, yet you threw the blame onto my race! Do you really think I'm made of clay?"
As she spoke, her palm, carrying tremendous force, was about to come down.
Fortunately, Yang Yao reacted quickly and grabbed her arm.
"Yao Yao?" Athena asked in confusion.
The others who knew what Yuan had done were equally astonished.
Yang Yao looked helplessly at everyone and said, "She is already carrying Little Kun's child."
What?
This earth-shattering bombshell not only stunned everyone present, but even the Phoenix Race powerhouses who had followed Yuan into the Monkey Race Battlefield were left gaping.
"She... she... she!"
Athena was so shocked that she began to stammer. Her expression changed again and again, as though a dye shop had opened on her face.
After struggling for a long time, her gaze finally lingered on Yuan's lower abdomen for a moment. With a sigh that could have been either helplessness or disappointment, she withdrew her hand.
The others also looked at Yuan with complicated expressions.
What did it mean for a mother to rise in status through her child?
This was exactly what it meant!
Yang Yao had announced the news in public, which was tantamount to indirectly protecting Yuan. No matter how much they hated her, the weight of the words "Xu Kun's child" was simply too great.
Afraid