The Restless Pet Egg Hidden Under the Bed

"Mommy~"

"What is it? Oh... You haven't had any milk at noon yet, have you? Wait until I finish washing the clothes. I'll be done in a moment!"

Qian Renxue silently picked up the pace of her washing.

Lin Luo wasn't actually hungry. He just wanted to call out to her, as encouragement.

Mommy-san, keep washing those clothes, seumida!

As she washed the clothes, Qian Renxue suddenly started murmuring again.

"Mommy really didn't expect you to call out to Grandma today. Now Grandma won't keep her distance from you anymore. Mommy's so happy."

"Come to think of it, Mommy isn't as capable as you. Mommy hasn't called her own mother 'Mommy' in a long time..."

"If I get the chance, Mommy wants to properly call your Grandma 'Mommy' too."

"But Mommy only just realized... Grandma probably didn't love your Grandpa, and that's why she didn't like me."

"As soon as she learned I loved your nonexistent daddy, her attitude toward you changed. That's how I could tell."

At that, Qian Renxue suddenly fell silent again.

Only finding this out after so long seemed to have left her quite surprised and confused.

So Mother never loved Father. Then why did they get together and have me in the first place?

After a moment of silence, Qian Renxue spoke again, her voice a little more cheerful this time.

"Keep up the good work and try to learn to say 'Great-Grandpa' soon. Your Great-Grandpa is hard to deal with. He insists he has to see what your Martial Soul is before he decides whether to accept you."

"But it'll be over five years before you can awaken your Martial Soul..."

Qian Renxue couldn't help sighing at that.

"Heaven, please let it be the Six-Winged Angel."

Lin Luo lay on his stomach on the bed, his bare little bottom exposed.

Barring any surprises, his Martial Soul would awaken in three months.

He opened the system, ready to continue drawing Martial Soul Tags.

He had collected four so far.

[Ultimate Fire], [Impregnable Fortress], [Foremost of the Sword Dao], [Purify All Things]

No one had disturbed him today, so he had racked up quite a few crawling steps. Judging by his information, he should be able to make three sets of ninety draws.

The main attraction of the lottery wheel was no longer the limited-time rewards or the one-time rewards.

Lin Luo cared only about the permanent reward that appeared once every ninety draws.

The wheel began to spin, and 243 one-time rewards, 24 limited-time rewards, and 3 permanent rewards appeared on the panel one after another.

But when Lin Luo saw the permanent rewards this time, he was dumbfounded.

There's only one Martial Soul Tag??

The other two permanent rewards weren't Martial Soul Tags, but something else!

[Permanent reward: 3,600 Growth Points (to be used after the nursing period)]

[Permanent reward: one pet egg]

[Permanent reward: Martial Soul Tag]

This time, the Martial Soul Tag was: Thunderous Might.

It looked like he had gained another elemental-type ability.

But... so not all permanent rewards are Martial Soul Tags?

Then was it just a coincidence that the previous four permanent rewards were all Martial Soul Tags?

Well, that really was a peculiar misunderstanding.

In that case, he would have to save up more Lottery Points from now on. After all, getting a Martial Soul Tag as a permanent reward still came down to probability.

As for the other two rewards, one of them had directly given him a year's worth of Growth Value.

That was quite useful too.

If he failed the main growth quest-in other words, if Lin Luo didn't get enough milk during the nursing period-then once the nursing period was over, he wouldn't be able to grow rapidly to the age of six.

The cheapskate Qian Renxue only let him feed three times a day, not one more.

As for the pet egg...

The moment Lin Luo focused his consciousness on the pet egg, a flash of light appeared before his eyes, and an egg about the size of his head appeared on the bed!

What the heck? Didn't I put it in storage?

[Living creature rewards cannot be stored in System Space. Please put it away yourself, Host.]

I'm a little baby, and you want me to put away an egg this big? Where am I supposed to put it?

Lin Luo stole another glance at Qian Renxue. She was still washing clothes.

Taking advantage of the moment, he hugged the egg and dropped straight off the bed onto a thick blanket without making a sound.

Qian Renxue had placed it beside the bed to keep the child safe if he accidentally fell off, but now it had become an important tool for Lin Luo to escape the bed.

Lin Luo put the egg down, then lay naked on the floor and crawled forward, pushing it along with his head.

Where should I hide it?

Thanks to Qian Renxue's esteemed status, even this room, which had been assigned to her for temporary use, was spacious and grand.

The only drawback was that the room was too empty, leaving almost everything in plain sight... An egg this big was hard to hide.

If Qian Renxue found it, given how she had accidentally gotten pregnant, she'd probably suspect she'd accidentally laid this egg too.

Then I'd be in trouble...

An egg that was supposed to be a pet would turn straight into my own brother.

I'm getting sidetracked. I need to find somewhere to hide it, quick.

Lin Luo pushed the pet egg forward with his head, eyeing several spots before finally settling for hiding it under the bed.

The thick carpet beside the bed screened the space underneath, making it a reasonably concealed hiding place.

After putting it in place, he crawled onto the carpet, then back onto the bed, where he lay obediently on his stomach.

"What creature is inside this egg?"

[Hatching countdown: one week]

One week from now? Isn't that exactly when the class selects its Soul Master team?

I might be a little busy that day...

Wait, I asked you what creature is inside the egg. Why are you answering a different question?

[Hatching countdown: one week]

Fine. Looks like the system isn't going to tell me.

But the problem is, even when it hatches, how am I supposed to raise it if it turns out to be some wildly outrageous creature?

The system clearly had no intention of answering that question.

There was no doubt that the pet egg's appearance meant an additional source of combat power, but where to put the creature had become an immediate problem.

"All done! Are you starving, baby~?"

After drying her hands, Qian Renxue came over, scooped Lin Luo into her arms, and lifted her top.

Forget it. Food first.

Milk is a baby's heaven. Nothing is more important than eating.

With an eager chomp, Lin Luo latched onto the little grape.

Qian Renxue hummed a song as she held Lin Luo, gently patting his little bottom.

And at that very moment, a sound suddenly reached their ears.

"Thump, thump-"

"What was that?!"

Qian Renxue asked in alarm, while Lin Luo nearly spat out a mouthful of milk.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

He had choked, and white liquid trickled from the corner of his mouth.

"Did that scare you too, baby?"

Qian Renxue hurriedly patted Lin Luo gently to soothe him.

She hadn't recognized the sound, but how could Lin Luo not have?

It was the sound of the egg under the bed moving. From the sound of it, it had rolled once across the floor.

Oh, come on, don't do this.

It's not even hatched yet, and the thing inside is already alive?

Qian Renxue had now carefully gotten off the bed. Fortunately, her mind had wandered just now; otherwise, she would certainly have heard that the sound came from under the bed.

"Could there be a mouse in this room?"

"Ahh..."

"It's okay, it's okay. Mommy's scared of mice too. If it comes to it, I'll have your Fifth Grandpa come catch it..."

Qian Renxue listened to her surroundings warily.

What? Lin Luo was dumbfounded.

All he could do now was pray that the egg wouldn't move again. Otherwise, he was done for!