"Jiang Jiang, let's go home?" Lou Ji put away the Azure Jade Sword, gently and carefully took Yuan Jiang's small hand, and only left the place after seeing her nod.
Yuan Jiang turned her head and glanced at the two corpses on the ground, her eyes cold and indifferent, a half-smile curving her lips.
After the two figures disappeared, a thick cloud of black mist appeared, hovering above the two corpses and emitting a strange laugh. Then, the black mist transformed into a withered pair of hands, which forcefully split the corpses in two and swallowed them whole!
After a hearty meal, the black aura disappeared again.
The cold wind caused the yellowing leaves on the branches to droop and fall onto the two pools of blood. Everything seemed calm and peaceful, as if nothing had happened.
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After Lou Ji and Yuan Jiang lived in Nanshan for a while, Yuan Jiang began to experience morning sickness. She vomited everything she ate and couldn't even stand the smell of food. In just a few days, her face became noticeably thinner.
"Little fox demon! I've picked some fresh wild fruit for you!" The ginseng demon nervously handed Yuan Jiang a few bright red fruits, her face full of worry.
After retrieving the demon core, Yuan Jiang also transferred nearly a hundred years' worth of demonic power to the human ginseng demon, which quickly recovered. After this incident, it changed its opinion of Lou Ji and became slightly more agreeable to him.
Since Yuan Jiang became pregnant, the person I've been most worried about is Lou Ji, and the next person is the ginseng demon. Today, I specially went to pick the freshest wild fruit for Yuan Jiang.
Yuan Jiang's face turned deathly pale. She took the wild fruit, tasted it, and her stomach churned. She covered her lips and vomited violently.
"Jiang Jiang!" Lou Ji, carrying a food box, heard the sound of vomiting and instantly appeared beside Yuan Jiang. He supported her slender arm, his dark brows furrowing deeply: "Did you vomit again?"
Yuan Jiang's breathing was disordered, and tears welled up in the corners of her eyes: "Mmm."
"Try this?" Lou Ji opened the food box, and a greasy smell wafted out. Yuan Jiang's face turned pale, and she covered her lips and vomited again.
Seeing Yuan Jiang's increasingly thin face, Lou Ji's cheeks tightened, his fists clenched and unclenched repeatedly. He said, "Jiang Jiang, why don't you come back with me?"
"Do you still remember Sha Chun? She is my sister, her real name is Lou Wuyou. She is knowledgeable in pharmacology and will definitely be able to take good care of you."
Yuan Jiang was exhausted both physically and mentally from the torment of pregnancy. She leaned pitifully against Lou Ji's chest, tilting her head back and staring at him with red eyes: "Okay."
Lou Ji held Yuan Jiang tightly, his face full of sorrow.
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With Lou Wuyou's care, Yuan Jiang was able to eat more.
Lou Ji and Yuan Jiang did not enter the Lou family mansion, but stayed in a small wooden house ten miles away.
That day, the news of him killing demon hunters for the demon spread like wildfire among the people, especially the Jiang and Li families, who were determined to attack the Lou family. In order not to implicate Lou Wuyou and the Lou family's demon hunter disciples, Lou Ji voluntarily stepped down to Lou Wuyou and severed ties with the Lou family. He also declared that Lou Ji's personal grudges had nothing to do with the Lou family. After that, even if the Jiang and Li families wanted to take revenge, they could not do anything to the Lou family.
Lou Ji renovated the cabin. He had put aside his prejudice against demons and was now inseparable from the ginseng demon. Every day, the two of them would cook delicious food for Yuan Jiang.
Three months into her pregnancy, Yuan Jiang finally stopped vomiting, and Lou Ji and the ginseng demon breathed a sigh of relief.
But the happy days didn't last long. Yuan Jiang's pregnancy symptoms suddenly became particularly severe, and she was drowsy most of the time. Lou Wuyou couldn't find anything wrong when he took her pulse, and Lou Ji's heart was in his throat again. He didn't dare to relax for a moment.
Throughout her pregnancy, Yuan Jiang lost a lot of weight and her belly became very large. Sometimes Lou Ji was afraid that her back would break, which made him even more nervous. He couldn't sleep every night because of his anxiety and kept staring at Yuan Jiang.
That night, Yuan Jiang groggily opened her eyes and found Lou Ji sitting by the bed staring at her. She looked unwell and asked, "Why aren't you asleep yet?"
"Are you thirsty?" Lou Ji poured her a glass of water, held her shoulders, and fed her.
Yuan Jiang drank a few sips of water and lay down again. During this time, not only had she lost weight, but Lou Ji had also lost a lot of weight. She raised her hand and touched the contours of Lou Ji's face. Because he had lost so much weight, his features were more defined than before: "My lord, don't be too nervous."
Lou Ji grasped her hand, his eyes instantly reddening: "Jiang Jiang, we shouldn't have this child."
"Shh~" Yuan Jiang covered his lips: "Don't say that, she'll be sad if she hears it."
Lou Ji stared at her with red eyes for a long time, then quietly lay down next to Yuan Jiang, carefully hugged her, and whispered, "Go to sleep, I'll watch over you."
Yuan Jiang nodded drowsily, snuggled into his arms, and quickly fell asleep. Lou Ji sniffled, and then tears fell down his face.
He glared fiercely at Yuan Jiang's swollen belly and threatened in a low voice, "You better behave yourself, or I'll beat you when you come out!"
Amazingly, starting the next day, all of Yuan Jiang's discomfort disappeared.
Three months later, Yuan Jiang gave birth to a little fox spirit, a very cute little girl with only a small tail.
Lou Ji frantically held the swaddled baby, tears instantly streaming down his face: "You're finally born!"
The little fox spirit tilted her head, looking curiously at the crying man in front of her. She opened her mouth and burst into loud sobs, so loud that Yuan Jiang's ears hurt!
Yuan Jiang had just given birth, her face deathly pale, and she opened her eyes angrily: "Don't cry!"
The little fox spirit immediately shut her mouth, appearing obedient and sensible.
Yuan Jiang then went back to sleep, satisfied.
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Seventy years later.
Lou Ji lay on the bed, struggling to open his eyes, gazing longingly at his wife. He said, "Jiang Jiang, I'm getting old, but you're still the same as before, unchanged."
Demons have long lifespans, and these seventy years are but a fleeting moment for them. Yuan Jiang held Lou Ji's hand tightly: "You are the same as before."
Lou Ji gently shook his head and smiled: "Jiang Jiang, if there is a next life, I still want to marry you."
Yuan Jiang bit her lip and lay down beside Lou Ji, nestled in his arms as before, her voice light and airy: "Even then, you will still be my husband."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lou Ji gently closed his eyes.
Yuan Jiang felt Lou Ji's body getting colder and colder, so she tightened her grip on his hand and placed a kiss on his thin lips.
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