Whether it was a male fish or a man who was pregnant, it was too absurd. Li Yu had previously clarified to King Jing that he could not be pregnant, but now he was just shooting himself in the foot. It was too embarrassing.
He hadn't figured out how to tell King Jing. In addition, most humans were pregnant for ten months, so he thought that fish were the same, and they would have to wait for a few months at least. He was not in a hurry, so he slowly thought about it.
His human-shaped belly also gradually had some very slight changes, which were not obvious compared to the fish-shaped one. Because he usually didn't like to use a wide jade belt, he always tied it around his waist with silk or beads, and it didn't matter if he made his clothes looser. But Li Yu was worried that his human belly would get bigger and bigger, and King Jing would notice it, so he simply asked King Jing for a "maternity leave", saying that he would focus on cultivation for a few months and could not turn into a human for the time being. King Jing could feel that the fish was hiding something, and looked at him inquiringly, but Li Yu deliberately made up a story to fool him.
King Jing felt that since they were truly united, although they were close, there seemed to be something between them, but he racked his brains and could not guess the real reason. He had always been accommodating and pampering the fish, and since the fish proposed to meditate and cultivate, King Jing would naturally be satisfied.
He was not afraid that they would not be able to meet for a while, but he was afraid that the carp spirit would leave after surviving the disaster. Since Li Yu confessed his "identity", King Jing had this concern from time to time. Recently, Li Yu had been dodging to protect the fish's belly, which deepened King Jing's suspicion.
The little fish must be hiding something and was unwilling to tell him.
King Jing could always pretend that he didn't know about the little fish and took care of it silently. Now he can turn a blind eye. As long as the fish stays in the fish tank and stays by his side, they can meet every day. King Jing is not unacceptable.
In the fourth week after the fish's belly swelled, Li Yu felt that his body began to become lazy and he didn't want to move much. Although he had asked King Jing to practice cultivation, he should practice occasionally, but fish get tired after swimming for a while, and using his brain is even more tiring.
Why not lie down today and practice tomorrow?
Li Yu thought so every time he wrapped himself in a water grass quilt, but he soon fell into a deep sleep. When tomorrow became today, he was still a salted fish.
Apart from this, there was nothing wrong.
Just when he thought that this kind of life would last for a few more months, one night, Li Yu woke up from a sleep and felt that his stomach was a little heavy and bloated in his dream.
Li Yu quickly got up and glanced at the fish's belly. He was surprised to find that the belly had shrunk. Li Yu: "..."
No way? ?
Li Yu hurriedly looked under the bed. The bottom of the fish tank was clearly unchanged. Li Yu searched every nook and cranny again, but still found nothing.
Finally, he remembered and used his fish mouth to push open the golden thread water grass quilt on the silver stone bed. Four round, thumb-sized, white and jade-like "beads" slipped out of the quilt.
Li Yu: "…………"
Could this be what he gave birth to?
It should be, otherwise why would his belly be so much smaller.
The system that cheats fish finally didn't cheat him this time. It is indeed not painful to give birth in the form of a fish, but he did not expect it to be so easy. It only took about four weeks, and it was done while he was asleep.
These things that look like beads should be called fish eggs.
Li Yu was neither sleepy nor lazy. He swam over carefully, poked it with his fins, and put his fish eyes on it to take a look.
Of course, nothing can be seen.
He hadn't figured out how to tell King Jing yet, but he gave birth to four eggs, which was even more embarrassing.
Could King Jing accept that his cubs were four round ones?
It was too difficult. They might be washed away by the water as soon as he turned around.
But then again, fish are supposed to lay eggs. The little mermaids or little people that Li Yu had been expecting were unlikely.
Although he was a little disappointed that they were fish eggs, they were also his and King Jing's cubs. Li Yu didn't mind.
But how should he take care of them after they were born?
Li Yu was at a loss. After swimming around the round cubs twice, he suddenly remembered the system!
Li Yu wrapped the four fish eggs in the quilt again and entered the system.
The system has sent a prompt: "Congratulations to the host for completing the main quests of 'Spreading Branches and Leaves' and 'Revitalizing the Family'! Please claim your reward..."
Finally, another main quest has been completed. Li Yu was too happy to care about it. He took all the rewards without even looking at them. He asked nervously, "Fish, fish, fish, fish eggs, what should I do?"
The system said, "The conditions for the side quest 'Growing Up' have been met. Please choose whether to start it."
This quest sounds like it's related to parenting... Oh, of course I have to start it!
Just listen to the name of the quest. Fish eggs should be able to turn into humans? That would be great.
The system said: "Fish eggs can be hatched within four to five days. Please protect them. After the young fish are hatched, feed them for nine months. They can do tasks by themselves and become babies."
Li Yu: "…………"
How come even the little fish have to do tasks? ?
So the system fish also gave birth to system fish!
Li Yu was full of admiration. The system for trapping fish is really amazing. It has arranged it!
Thinking about the tasks he has done, it's quite bad. The little fish is so small, do they have to worry about the tasks?
The system that can know the host's inner thoughts: "……"
The system said: "Host, don't worry. It's just a very common and simple task, which can usually be completed."
Li Yu: Okay, I believe you for now!
Because there is no other way if I don't believe it.
Li Yu learned from the system how to take care of fish eggs and young fish. He left the system and looked around furtively.
So far, no one has discovered that he has quietly laid four round eggs. He should be able to incubate them in four days.
The system told him to choose a quiet place for incubation, the warmer the better.
The system did not require him to incubate with his fish body, but Li Yu had seen birds incubate eggs. Birds usually put eggs under their bellies, and feathers can keep them warm. Li Yu thought it made sense. Eggs and young fish should be similar. Although he did not have feathers, he had fish scales, so he did the same.
He gathered the four round eggs into a small circle, covered them with his fish body, and then wrapped himself in a seaweed blanket.
It should be very warm.
From a distance, you can't tell that they are incubating eggs.
King Jing never shorted him of food, which meant he didn't have to worry about it. If someone changed the water, he would temporarily hide the fish eggs in the rockery cave. It was easy to spend four days like this.
When these round things became children, it would be impossible to hide it. It would be easier for him to tell King Jing directly that he had four children, some boys and some girls, and hold them in his arms to show King Jing, instead of not knowing what was in the fish's belly.
Li Yu had never been so focused before. He was incubating the eggs wholeheartedly and gradually forgot about the surrounding situation.
King Jing found that the little fish didn't like to move much these days. Although he warned him, he didn't go to find someone to check on it, so as not to affect the little fish. Fortunately, the little fish still swam a little every day. Recently, the fish slept a lot and ate a lot. It seemed that the fish's belly had grown a circle, probably because it was practicing, and the fish itself didn't move much.
King Jing did not think about other things, nor could he ask about the details of the cultivation. He could only pay special attention to the movements of the little fish. It
was just not very active, but the fish became even more aggressive. It wrapped itself in the quilt and refused to get out of bed. It was not active when fed fish food, and only ate the few fish food that floated to the silver stone bed. King Jing was very worried about this and had to take some special measures.
King Jing suddenly opened the quilt and wanted to take the fish out to see what was going on.
Li Yu, who was busy incubating, said: "!!!"
What's going on?
Li Yu's short fins clung to the edge of the silver stone bed, indicating that he did not want to leave the bed at all.
King Jing: “…”
King Jing paused. The fish seemed so unhappy that he had to change his strategy in time and not force it. Wang Xi happened to have something to report, so King Jing turned around to listen. Li Yu took the opportunity to pick up the four round fishes one by one from behind him and hid them in the cave. Wang Xi
only stayed for a moment. King Jing turned back and found that the fish that had just refused to get off the bed had slid off the bed nimbly and were waiting obediently beside his hand.
King Jing raised his lips and touched the fish's head. Li Yu also rubbed his palm with the fish's mouth.
King Jing remembered that this fish used to love to stroll around, and he was afraid that it would be suffocated if it always stayed in the fish tank. King Jing took out the crystal bottle and wanted to take the fish out to relax.
Li Yu: “…”
No, he likes the world of two people very much, but he hasn't hatched enough!
What if he can't come back for a while, what if he wants to come back for half time, what should the baby fish egg do?
Li Yu was entangled between the old man and the cub, and he said in his heart, Your Highness, I can only apologize to you this time!
Li Yu used to jump into the crystal bottle by himself, but this time he was determined not to jump. King Jing sent the fish to the mouth of the crystal bottle. Li Yu turned around and flicked his tail, and fell back into the fish tank. He fluttered at King Jing and blew bubbles: Your Highness, go for a walk for me!
King Jing: "..."
King Jing had no choice but to rub the fish's body affectionately. Since he didn't want to go, he would talk about it next time.
King Jing is now sitting in the western frontier, and all military and political affairs are under his control. Not long after, he had important business and left soon.
Li Yu heaved a sigh of relief. After making sure that King Jing had gone far away and no footsteps could be heard, he took the eggs out of the cave again.
It was too troublesome to carry them one by one, so Li Yu thought of a way to save trouble. He held one egg in his mouth and carried the other three on his back, and swam back to the silver stone bed slowly.
Before he could put the eggs back in place, King Jing, who had left, came back and stood quietly in front of the fish tank.
Li Yu suddenly saw him and was shocked. Oh no, King Jing would come back. Li Yu quickly pulled up the quilt to cover the eggs, but forgot that there was still one in the fish's mouth.
King Jing's eyes blurred, and he didn't see what was hidden on the stone bed, but then the fish opened its mouth and something fell out, and he saw it clearly.
This is...
With King Jing's eyesight, he couldn't recognize what the little fish was hiding for a while.
But King Jing didn't show too much confusion subconsciously.
Seeing that he was calm, Li Yu thought he recognized everything, so he could only confess at this time. Li Yu transformed and moved the water plants away, and King Jing saw another three... round ones.
Li Yu blushed and said, "Your Highness, there are a total of four fish and fish eggs."
King Jing: "..."
King Jing first concluded that this thing was fish eggs from Li Yu's incoherent words, and then quickly thought about how fish eggs could appear in his fish tank.
Li Yu looked at him nervously and asked tentatively: "If I say that this is mine, I gave birth to it, will Your Highness believe it?"
King Jing: "..."
King Jing's eyebrows jumped unconsciously and he looked directly at Li Yu.
Li Yu repeated with shame: "Your Highness, this is the fish eggs I laid. I'm sorry, I said before that I couldn't give birth, but it was not until recently that I found out that I... am actually a fish that can give birth."
King Jing: "…………"
King Jing only felt lightning and thunder, and the whole world exploded in front of him.
He slowly and carefully savored Li Yu's words.
It turns out that Xiaoyu is fertile.
It turns out that Xiaoyu laid four fish eggs.
It turns out...
he knew that fish eggs are actually the offspring of fish, which means that this is -
King Jing was dizzy, it turns out that this is his and Xiaoyu's child!
Li Yu glanced at King Jing's face. As expected, even a calm person like King Jing was greatly shocked. Li Yu thought that since he had already given King Jing a warning, he might as well use all the warnings at once. He tremblingly told King Jing about his plan to hatch the young fish.
It turned out that their children still had to be hatched. This was what he had hidden from him.
King Jing came back to his senses and stared at the little fish in front of him with burning eyes.
I can't let you get too tired. I'll help you hatch.