Elder Elusia looked at Xu Yi with a beaming smile, her expression even warmer than before.
"Anise is waiting for you. Go and see her."
"All right."
Xu Yi answered and stopped exchanging pleasantries with the two elders. Following a female elf from the Moon Shadow Tribe, he entered a treehouse built in a towering tree within the tribe's territory.
Inside the treehouse, Anise had been resting with her eyes closed. At the sound of footsteps outside, she immediately opened her eyes wide and stared expectantly at the doorway.
As soon as Xu Yi entered, Anise sprang up from the bed where she had been reclining and threw herself into his arms.
"President, you finally came to see me!"
Xu Yi rolled his eyes. "I wanted to come ages ago, but Elder Lysania and Elder Elusia wouldn't let me."
Anise giggled. "Don't blame the elders. They only wanted to make sure I could give birth to this child safely."
When Anise mentioned the child, Xu Yi looked around, but he saw no one else in the room.
"Where's the baby?"
"The elders said his condition isn't stable yet, so they've kept him in the Moonwell for observation these past few days," Anise replied.
"Not stable? What's wrong?" Xu Yi was puzzled and a little worried.
This was his first child with Anise, and his birth held tremendous significance. If anything went wrong, the consequences would be serious.
Seeing Xu Yi's anxious expression, Anise shook her head happily. "It's fine. There's nothing seriously wrong. The elders just consider him so important that they're being especially careful."
"He? It's a boy?" Xu Yi immediately picked up on that detail.
"Yes. A very beautiful boy. He looks a lot like you," Anise said with a smile.
"How could he be beautiful if he