"Was Wan'er feeling tired? Did she want to rest some more?"
"That won't be necessary."
Yao Wan muttered to herself. Xun Er and the others were nearly at their respective thresholds as well, so she needed to prepare more pills.
The Maha Gu Clan would not make any drastic moves anytime soon. Taking this chance to further strengthen the Endless Fire Domain as a whole was hardly a bad thing.
"...It's not necessary?"
Yet Xiao Yan was clearly still worried, turning back to look at her. Yao Wan, utterly helpless, let out a deep sigh. "Idiot—I'm preg... there's just a little movement. It's not like I'll be six months pregnant in the blink of an eye. Do you really think I'm already too weak to lift a hand?"
"Oh... I suppose that's true?"
"Enough... just stop worrying. You're going to be a father, so could you please act a little more steady? You're still so rash."
Yao Wan complained.
"I'll try..."
Xiao Yan rubbed his brow. Once he calmed down and thought about it, he realized that he had indeed been a little too excited.
"...Mm."
Yao Wan nodded in full agreement. She had expected Xiao Yan to be happy, but his reaction had been a bit too excessive. No one could stand being fussed over like that, and at least she was not used to it. The way things had been before was more than enough for her.
"Go get busy. I'll make sure to rest properly."
For the Endless Fire Domain, everything remained as calm as it had been before the Maha Gu Clan's invasion.
Only occasionally did two immense forces gather high in the heavens, converging and dispersing at intervals, drawing countless alchemists to observe in reverence.
But compared with the commotion when Lin Dong had