With a flick of his finger, Chen Yang conjured a transparent spatial bridge stretching from the ground of the Cloud Yang Sect into the air.
Hand in hand with Yun Yun, he slowly descended the spatial bridge.
The transparent spatial bridge had ninety-nine steps, each closely connected to the next in an unbroken stretch.
With every step Chen Yang descended, the one above it vanished.
"Yanran, have you made any progress lately?" Yun Yun asked, her gaze falling on Nalan Yanran.
"A Five-Star Dou Emperor already!" Yun Yun nodded, quite satisfied with Nalan Yanran.
Once they reached the ground, the ninety-nine steps behind them disappeared.
"Grand Sect Master!" The disciples' voices thundered through the Cloud Yang Sect.
Yun Yun raised a hand, signaling for everyone to quiet down.
"Teacher, I've been cultivating really hard during the six months you were away!" Nalan Yanran smiled softly and, as always, squeezed Chen Yang aside, taking Yun Yun's hand and gently shaking it.
Unable to resist the clingy Nalan Yanran, Yun Yun stroked her head.
Nalan Yanran's curious eyes fixed on Yun Yun's swollen belly.
She was puzzled and bewildered.
Without thinking, she blurted out a question.
"Teacher, haven't you been eating a little too well?
How did Grandmaster feed you so much in just six months that you got this fat? You've even grown a belly!"
Children had no filter.
But children were ignorant, and those who knew no better were innocent.
"Yanran, have you considered the possibility that your teacher hasn't gotten fat, but is pregnant?"
Yun Yun explained with a smile.
As she spoke, she patted Nalan Yanran's head.
That little head looked clever enough, so why was it such a block of wood?
At those words, Nalan Yanran's brain crashed on the spot, buzzing incessantly.
For a long while,