"Did either of you sustain injuries before you conceived this child?" Mu Hanyan asked the young couple, ignoring the other.
"How did you know?" The young woman looked at Mu Hanyan in surprise.
"Your injuries at that time weren't serious, and should have healed quickly, but after recovering, your strength failed to improve by even a bit, until after you had him, and then your abilities began to increase again," Mu Hanyan stated, glancing at the baby.
"You... how did you know?" The young man said with a shocked expression.
The couple's injuries were a closely guarded secret, known only to the father. They had sought medical treatment with extreme caution, fearful that their branch relatives might have ill intentions if they found out, but they had not anticipated Mu Hanyan exposing their secret with a single comment.
"This child's birth was surely accompanied by some strange omens, right?" Mu Hanyan continued.
