"I couldn't attend their wedding the other day, and I was a little disappointed." Long Ling gently stroked her slightly protruding belly, looking somewhat listless.
Bai Yaoguang looked at him with a pang of heartache. He had indeed suffered these past few days. She reached out and gently pulled him into her arms, saying softly, "It's alright. After you give birth to the baby, we'll have our own celebration, so you won't have to go to see other people's."
Bai Yaoguang knew in her heart that although her A-Ling didn't say it, she still hoped that she could marry her in a proper and formal way.
Of course, she also wanted to marry him properly, but it wasn't possible now because he was pregnant and couldn't take on too much work. They could hold the wedding after he gave birth to the baby.
Long Ling looked up at her, and perhaps because she was pregnant, she seemed to have become gentler.
"Alright, I'll do whatever you say." Leaning against her chest, his eyes reflected Bai Yaoguang's face. "Then you should go and invite the Venerable One, since she's the only member of my Dragon Clan left."
Only the two of them remain in the Dragon Clan. No, wait, there's still the young master and the empress.
"No, it's His Excellency, His Excellency, and Young Master."
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you. I'll invite them all over then," Bai Yaoguang coaxed, her voice filled with boundless tenderness.
"Mmm," Long Ling responded obediently.
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Long Ling didn't have to wait long. That day, he was sitting in the courtyard sunbathing when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his stomach.
He knew he was about to give birth.
Although he was a dragon, Bai Yaoguang was a fox. In their world, when two people of different races were together, the child born would only be of the same race as the mother. Therefore, Long Ling was pregnant with a fox cub, and the gestation period was only about 50 days.
Bai Yaoguang went to the Demon Realm early in the morning. Long Ling, with a pale face, took out a communication butterfly to send messages to Zhiyan and Aheng.
"Senior Zhiyan, Senior Aheng, I think I'm about to give birth, please come and help me..."
Upon hearing this, Zhiyan and Aheng from the other two courtyards didn't dare to delay and quickly arrived.
As soon as the two entered Long Ling's courtyard, they saw him struggling to stand up from the ground.
"Oh dear, you're really going into labor! Quick, quick, Ah Heng, let's take him back inside together." Zhi Yan rushed over and helped Long Ling up. Ah Heng nodded and quickly helped Long Ling up as well.
The two helped Long Ling back to his room and put him on the bed.
Zhiyan looked distressed and gently comforted her, "Ah Ling, don't be afraid, it's alright."
Ah Heng, on the other side, quickly chimed in, "Yes, yes, we're all here with you. By the way, where did Bai Yaoguang go?"
Long Ling smiled at the two people in front of her. "I'm not afraid." She frowned slightly and continued, "She went to the Demon Realm this morning and hasn't returned yet."
Zhiyan and Aheng exchanged a worried glance. Aheng said, "What can we do? She's not here. What if something happens to her..."
Upon hearing this, Zhiyan immediately interrupted him: "Let's not talk about this now, we need to take care of A-Ling first."
Long Ling bit his lower lip, enduring the pain, his clothes soaked with sweat. Zhi Yan quickly used his spiritual power to relieve his pain.
Meanwhile, Aheng was preparing the necessary items for the delivery. When he and Zhiyan had their child, they hadn't been so well prepared, which is why their childbirth was so painful.
Zhiyan's child was born because of a difficult childbirth... well, that's all.
Ah Heng gathered his thoughts and busied himself checking on Long Ling's current condition.
When they arrived, Aheng informed Bai Changjun about the situation.
Bai Changjun sent a message to Bai Yaoguang, who was still in the Demon Realm. At that moment, Bai Yaoguang was already on her way back, accompanied by Ming Yuyin and Yun Li.
Outside the door, Bai Changjun and Hu Ruo were already standing there waiting, their faces showing some worry.
Hu Ruo was encountered when Bai Changjun arrived. Upon hearing that Long Ling was about to give birth, he followed her there.
She and Bai Yaoguang still have a very good relationship. After all, they have fought side by side several times and can be considered partners.
"Senior Bai, do you think it's really that painful for them to give birth?" Hu Ruo asked.
Upon hearing this, Bai Changjun laughed heartily, “We are not men, so we do not know the dangers involved, nor do we understand their suffering, but they are brave and great.”
Hu Ruo nodded. "Senior Bai is right."
"Ah Ling!"
Just then, an anxious voice came, and Bai Yaoguang appeared, striding hurriedly into the house.
"Wait, you can't go in!" Ming Yuyin reacted quickly and grabbed her.
Bai Yaoguang turned to look at her, her face full of confusion: "What are you doing? I want to go in and see him!"
"You can't go in!" Ming Yuyin refused to let go.
"Yaoguang, just wait here without worry. Zhiyan and Aheng are inside, so everything will be fine. Besides, it's really not appropriate for a grown woman like you to go in," Bai Changjun said.
Upon hearing this, Bai Yaoguang calmed down considerably, but her worry for Long Ling remained undiminished.
“But, Ah Ling, he…”
"Don't worry, we've been here for a while now. There haven't been any problems inside, so it seems to be going smoothly," Hu Ruo said, seeing her flustered appearance.
Bai Yaoguang's heart finally felt a little more at ease, but only a little.
Inside the room, Long Ling's forehead was covered in fine sweat, and his face was pale.
He was in constant pain in his abdomen, so much so that he almost fainted.
"Almost there, just hang in there a little longer, Ah Ling. Once the cervix is fully open, everything will be fine. Don't be afraid, don't be afraid," Zhi Yan gently wiped the fine sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief, softly comforting him.
When they give birth, a slit appears on their lower abdomen, and it gradually recovers over the next month after the baby is born.
Long Ling grabbed Zhi Yan's hand and asked in a trembling voice, "Where is Bai Yaoguang? Has she come back?"
Ah Heng glanced outside, then turned to Zhi Yan and said, "I'm going out to take a look."
"Okay." Zhiyan nodded.
At this moment, what Long Ling needs most is Bai Yaoguang's company, even if they are outside, then he will feel at ease.
Ah Heng quickly went out, making sure to close the door behind him.
Long Ling watched him leave, his abdomen still aching terribly. Before long, he lost all interest in Bai Yaoguang because the pain was just too much.
Aheng walked out of the room, closed the door, and turned around to see Bai Yaoguang standing there anxiously, with several acquaintances standing beside him.
"How is he?" Bai Yaoguang strode up to him and hurriedly asked.
"He's fine, everything's going well. He just wanted to know if you were back."
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