I had only just opened my eyes, and my head still hurt a little, as if it were filled with a lump of unspreadable paste.
Ever since I had achieved success in cultivation, this was the first time I had experienced something like this.
Once again, I was experiencing the troubles of mortals.
It was not that I had become a mortal, but that the burden brought on by pregnancy was already causing negative effects even at my current realm.
I subconsciously touched my lower abdomen, feeling slightly uncomfortable.
I couldn't stay up late anymore.
Ye Zhaoxuan stared brightly at my unconscious gesture.
I naturally said, "Baby, look—Mother is getting a little hungry too. How long until noon? Why haven't I seen Yangyang or Ranxing? Where did those two run off to?"
Ye Zhaoxuan trusted Mother, so she suppressed that faint trace of suspicion in her mind and was easily, innocently led away from the subject. "Older sister and younger sister went out. Younger sister seems to be comprehending the rules, while older sister should be exploring a Secret Realm. They aren't in the same place."
"Ye Qingxian told you that, didn't she?"
Ye Zhaoxuan nodded in response. I casually picked up the little bundle and pinched her soft little cheek. It still felt a little damp and cool. "Why are your cheeks a little cold? Are you cold?"
I took hold of her small hand. "But your hands aren't cold."
Ye Zhaoxuan looked blank, as though she had no concept of the word cold.
I secretly laughed and took out a little duckling coat, slipping it over her. "You look pretty cute dressed like this too. You really are an adorable baby, perfectly inheriting the genes of Ye Qingxian and me."
Hearing herself being praised, Ye Zhaoxuan gave a