Since that day they played chess, their relationship has warmed up for a long time, and Xu Nian is now feeling quite lazy.
She built a swing chair under the big tree in the courtyard, and she would lie on it and swing around whenever she had nothing to do. It was so comfortable that she would start to doze off.
Her appetite has been particularly good for the past month, and she craves all kinds of food.
Because she wanted to eat dragonfish, Rong Qi crossed half of the Immortal Realm to catch fish in Lingbo Lake without saying a word.
It's been almost half a day, why hasn't he come back yet? He usually comes back in no more than half an hour!
Xu Nian wondered to herself, then lazily rolled over, looking at the shade of the tree above her head, feeling that she missed him more and more.
Sigh! Why hasn't he come back yet?
"Host, it's been a long time." Yuanbao's voice suddenly rang out.
But the voice wasn't just echoing in her mind; it was right beside her.
Xu Nian looked in the direction of the sound and saw a little fat pig sitting on a stone table in the courtyard, its short legs crossed and its little tail swaying behind it.
"Yuanbao, what brings you here?" Xu Nian's heart tightened when she saw Yuanbao, and she subconsciously sat up from the swing chair.
Having lived in this world for over seven hundred years, she never contacted Yuanbao, nor did Yuanbao ever contact her.
What does the appearance of the gold ingot here signify?
"Host, you're pregnant." Yuanbao stared at Xu Nian's stomach with a strange expression, as if he was confused and didn't understand the matter.
"I'm pregnant?" Xu Nian was stunned. She subconsciously touched her stomach with both hands, and a look of confusion appeared on her face.
How could she be pregnant?
Isn't she supposed to be unable to get pregnant after time-traveling?
"Host, do you want to give birth to this child?" Yuanbao stared at Xu Nian, or rather, at her belly, with a focused yet strange look in his eyes.
His expression was a mixture of affection, regret, and pity—a truly contradictory one.
"I haven't figured it out yet, Yuanbao. How could I be pregnant? Didn't they say I wouldn't get pregnant when we started the mission?" Xu Nian stroked her still flat stomach, feeling a mix of emotions.
"It was an accident," Yuanbao explained.
"Yuanbao, can I have this baby?" Xu Nian knew she was pregnant, but she didn't show any resistance.
Her only worry was that Yuanbao's appearance was to eliminate the child.
“If you’re willing to keep it, that’s fine. I can feel that it really wants you to give birth to it.” Yuanbao sighed softly. It loved every child, but some children received more love, while others were gradually neglected by it.
Rong Qi was the child it cared for and loved, while Xu Nian was the one it forgot.
"Thank you. When Rong Qi returns, I'll ask for his opinion. This is his child too." Xu Nian's eyes crinkled, and her beautiful face instantly softened with affection.
After feeling happy, Xu Nian looked up in confusion and re-examined Yuanbao.
He still had that chubby appearance, but his eyes no longer held the same silly look as before.
The pig is still the same pig, but its eyes no longer hold the purity they once did; now they are filled with detachment and indifference, carrying an ancient desolation.
"Who are you? What did you do to Yuanbao?" Xu Nian knew she shouldn't ask, but her Yuanbao was gone.
Now that the other party has taken the initiative to come to her door, it's not something she can just let go of by ignoring them.
"Don't worry, I'm not here to see you this time."
"And the Yuanbao you mentioned has already shut down and fallen into a deep sleep. Once I return the body to it, it will restart the system and wake up." Yuanbao remained seated on the stone table, answering Xu Nian's question without any airs, and telling her frankly.
It won't hurt her.
Xu Nian had just calmed down after hearing this, but then she thought again and realized something was wrong.
It wasn't here to see her, but since it's not leaving, it must be here to see Rong Qi.
Thinking of this, Xu Nian's heart began to race again.
It's no use for her to contact Rong Qi to tell him not to come back, because he will definitely come as long as she's here.
At this moment, Yuanbao on the stone table changed its posture, now kneeling on all fours, its tail still swishing back and forth. "Little girl, aren't you curious about who I am?"
Little girl?
If it's so old-fashioned, how old is the thing occupying Yuanbao's body?
Perhaps it hadn't talked to anyone in a long time, because even though Xu Nian didn't ask, it still said to itself, "I am a dog. You don't know me, but I know you. Because of you, my beloved child betrayed his identity and responsibility, and also deviated from the track of fate, embarking on a path of no return."
"What do you think about this, young lady?" The girl with the gold ingot shell just stared at Xu Nian coldly, but her gaze alone was enough to make Xu Nian unable to move.
“I have no opinion. All I know is that we are all free. As long as we don’t do anything immoral or obstruct others, how can the path we’re on be wrong?” Xu Nian replied calmly.
She disliked the question from the person who claimed to be the only one.
What does it mean to betray one's identity and responsibilities? What does it mean to break free from the trajectory marked by fate?
Even if everyone's fate is not entirely in their own hands, they still have their own thoughts.
How to do something, how to walk your own path—aren't these all your own choices?
Why is everything determined by fate? Because what is determined by fate is right.
If your thoughts are your own, then your future path is also your own.
It's not about saying you've betrayed your identity and responsibilities just because you didn't meet other people's expectations or did what they thought you should do.
Moreover, even if there is a destiny, it should not be fixed; destiny is also free.
The creature with the gold ingot shell suddenly stood up. It looked at Xu Nian strangely and took a step on its four little legs to reach Xu Nian.
It stared at Xu Nian for a long time, until Xu Nian felt uneasy under its gaze, before slowly turning its gaze back to the sky and saying, "He's back."
Rong Qi is back?
Xu Nian was so startled that she wanted to stand up, but in the end she remained calm and sat still.
Don't panic when something happens; only by staying calm can you handle the problem in the best way.
Rong Qi dragged a dragonfish ten times larger than himself back to the Cuiwei Divine Palace, and his expression changed as soon as he landed.
His eyes were fixed on the extra fat pig in the courtyard, his handsome face extremely gloomy.
Xu Nian heard the "clucking" sound of him grinding his teeth, as if he had a deep-seated hatred for this person who claimed to be Zhi.
However, when Rong Qi noticed that Xu Nian was right next to him, his gloomy face instantly softened, and his words were full of reassuring words, for fear of scaring Xu Nian.
"Don't be afraid, Niannian, I won't let it hurt you."
Watching Rong Qi walk resolutely towards her step by step, completely disregarding the potential dangers around her, Xu Nian couldn't help but feel her eyes welling up with tears again.
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