Mu Bingge was puzzled. "What do you mean, if she can't be found, she'll disappear?"
The children whispered among themselves, discussing it for ages without coming to any conclusion.
"Mommy said that if we couldn't find Little Ye, she'd go poof and turn into air that doesn't exist."
Kou Ying rubbed his chin. "So who's your mommy?"
"Mommy is Mommy. We're all Mommy's children, even the ones she picked up!"
The child planted their hands on their hips and lifted their chin smugly.
"You have a mommy too. I know all about it. I've seen your mommy!"
"Ah... huh?!"
Kou Ying pointed at himself. "My... mommy?"
One of the older children among the babies nodded solemnly.
"Your soul has his scent on it. That person who talked to Mommy and played chess with her-isn't he your mommy?"
Now it was Kou Ying's turn to be baffled. Before they had even figured out what was going on with Ye Buyu, a new question had cropped up about him.
"You mean... Kou Cheqie'er?!"
The child nodded with a frown, thinking back.
"I think his name was Che-something. He said he really wanted to see the future, but he probably wouldn't get the chance, so he asked Mommy to help him. And then there was you."
Su Wuwei sucked in a breath. "Kou Ying, your dad... no, your mom... uh, no, this whole situation of yours seems pretty explosive."
Kou Ying pressed his temples, his head throbbing with the sheer headache of it all.
"I don't know either. I only knew Kou Cheqie'er really had communicated with some Calamity, but who could have imagined we'd find the answer here?"
The sudden revelation caught them off guard amid their anxiety, but it gave them a little more certainty.
At least these babies did not