Xu Kun's memories stopped at the moment Yang Yao vanished after refining the Fallen Phoenix Flame with his help. After that, he only remembered growing more anxious as he waited, his entire mind sinking into an extreme and bizarre state...
At this moment, both he and Yang Yao gave the same answer... he had had a nightmare.
Yang Yao had brought him back after ending everything.
"It's good that you're alright." Xu Kun still felt lingering fear. The him in that dream had been someone even he himself feared.
Only then did Xu Kun shift his attention to everyone else. "Why do you all have time to come back?"
"Brother, you..." Shen-bao stepped forward with her heavily pregnant belly. Just as she was about to say something, Yang Yao stopped her with a look.
She hurriedly changed the subject. "I missed you. Shen-bao hasn't seen Brother in so long."
The doting look on Xu Kun's face remained unchanged. He pulled Shen-bao into his arms, his large hand gently stroking her swollen belly. "Sorry, Shen-bao. Brother has been too busy lately. Once I'm done with this stretch, I'll be able to properly spend time with you and the baby."
"Mhm, mhm. The baby misses Daddy too. I feel like she'll be coming to us soon."
Xu Kun's gaze softened with tenderness and heartache. He had been rushing back and forth everywhere and had failed to fulfill the responsibilities of a father-to-be.
Feeling guilty, he asked, "Shen-bao, how are things going for you at Upside-Down Mountain?"
Shen-bao brightened. "I'm almost at the summit."
Xu Kun pondered slightly, seeming to understand something. "It seems that when Shen-bao enters the Third Realm, our daughter will be born."
Xu Kun and Shen-bao's daughter had not yet been named, but she already possessed an identity.
She