"Am I sick? We all went adventuring together, killed monsters together! So why is Ying Li the one who got pregnant! You're all liars!" Di Gou huffed angrily as she ran up to me, grabbed my hand, and demanded, "What's so good about this little runt anyway! Her brain isn't even fully grown, and her body's flat as a plank! Isn't Di Gou good enough?"
I was left speechless and swallowed hard.
Tian Zi said with a wry smile, "Calm down. Is there a chance she simply put on weight? It hasn't been confirmed yet, has it?"
"Have you ever seen someone whose belly alone got bigger while her face stayed this thin?" Di Gou refused to let it go.
Tian Zi sighed, casually took Ying Li's hand beside her, closed her eyes to sense it for a moment, then sighed again.
"What does that mean? Tian Zi, am I really carrying little Ancestor Xia's baby?" Ying Li's eyes gleamed; this time, she was excited.
"It seems... there really is one. We were inseparable every step of the way, so how come I didn't get pregnant? Could it be because of our races... No, that can't be it, I've mutated too..." Tian Zi muttered, looking at me in confusion.
I avoided her gaze, thinking, We never even did anything. How could a baby just appear out of nowhere?
Yun Heng pinched the bridge of her nose and explained, "You haven't even held hands. If you could have a baby like that, it'd be a miracle. You have to sleep with him before you can get pregnant, okay!"
Cang Zhao and Di Juan, who stood with the other faction, were both standing ramrod straight. Several female star officials stood behind them with their heads lowered, their expressions as complicated as could