"Such a shock for Jia'er—what an unexpected joy." I said with a laugh, pulling Sister-in-Law into my arms. I could feel that my state of mind had changed completely. There were no longer two of us, but three. Such a transformation was anything but small.
"Nonsense. What do you mean, an unexpected joy?" Sister-in-Law lightly bit her pearly teeth, her face blooming with crimson clouds. I suddenly laughed and said, "Right, of course it isn't an unexpected joy. It's that the three days' grain tax was paid on time! Hahaha..."
"You! You lecherous brute, how dare you wage war on me like this." Sister-in-Law was furious and pretended to twist my ear. I deliberately leaned closer. Even if she really twisted it off now, it would be worth it.
Pregnancy was no ordinary thing for a woman. She would go through countless hardships, and there were many things a man could do nothing to help with. Besides, counting the round trip from the Central Divine Tower to the Golden Immortal Path, it had taken nearly two months. Such a separation would have been perfectly ordinary under normal circumstances, but what happened upon my return had been entirely different. It had shaken me to my very core. It was a tempering of the heart, and all I wanted now was to stay by her side for a few more days.
"It is a pity that Mother is still in the Human God Realm with this child, Yu Xin, and Xiaoxue hasn't come up yet either. Otherwise, if they knew, they would certainly be very excited." I thought of Mother. She was still in the Five Great Worlds. The spots to come up here were precious, after all, and not everyone could withstand the vitality of the Ancient God Realm. Thus, they