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"My revenge has been taken and my heart feels relieved, so naturally I finished early and left early."
"What's wrong? Aren't you happy that I came back early to keep you company?"
"I'm happy, of course I'm happy!"
Tang Yuehua raised her head, her autumn-water eyes filled with unmelting tenderness and joy.
She extended her jade hand and gently touched Luo Nan's sharply chiseled face, as if trying to confirm that all of this was not a dream.
"As long as you are fine, as long as you return safely, that is better than anything."
Looking at the woman as gentle as water before him, the hostility that had accumulated in Luo Nan's heart due to slaughter vanished into thin air at this moment.
He took Tang Yuehua's hand and walked over to sit down on the soft couch to the side.
"By the way,"
Tang Yuehua seemed to remember something, and a captivating blush suddenly flushed her cheeks.
Her eyes turned somewhat evasive and coy; she lowered her head, nervously twisting the corner of her dress with both hands as she spoke in a soft voice.
"Luo Nan, I... I have good news to tell you."
"Oh? What good news?"
Luo Nan raised an eyebrow, looking with great interest at the immensely shy beauty in his arms.
He was truly curious to see what could make this Master of the Moon Pavilion, who was accustomed to grand occasions, show such a youthful, bashful demeanor.
Tang Yuehua took a deep breath, seemingly trying to calm the excitement in her heart.
She slowly raised her head, maternal light shining in her beautiful eyes, and took Luo Nan's large hand into hers, gently placing it against her flat lower abdomen.
"Luo Nan... I... I'm expecting."
Tang Yuehua's voice was as faint as a gossamer thread, yet it detonated like a thunderbolt in Luo Nan's mind.
"Ex... expecting? Expecting what?" For a moment, Luo Nan failed to catch on, staring at Tang Yuehua in dazed confusion.
Tang Yuehua gave him a playfully affectionate glare, her cheeks turning so red they looked as if they could drip water:
"You dummy! I mean... I'm pregnant! I'm carrying your child!"
"Boom!"
It felt as though ten thousand fireworks had exploded simultaneously in Luo Nan's mind.
His whole body froze on the spot as if under an immobilization spell, his eyes wide as he stared intently at Tang Yuehua's lower abdomen.
Pregnant?
Yuehua is pregnant?!
He... he was going to be a father?!
"Hahaha! Hahahahaha!"
After a brief moment of daze, Luo Nan burst into a wild laugh of ecstatic joy.
He scooped Tang Yuehua up from the soft couch and spun around excitedly in the private room.
"That's wonderful! That's wonderful! Yuehua, you truly deserve the highest praise!"
"Haha, after sowing seeds for so long, this fertile soil has finally sprouted!"
Luo Nan was so excited he was somewhat incoherent, his face now covered in ecstasy and a foolish grin.
"Oh my! Put me down quickly! Be careful, don't hurt the child!"
Tang Yuehua felt a bit dizzy from spinning, hurriedly crying out while patting his shoulders, though her eyes were filled with a happy smile.
Hearing the word "child," Luo Nan instantly froze as if struck by an electric shock.
He carefully, as if holding a fragile, peerless treasure, gently placed Tang Yuehua back onto the soft couch.
He even thoughtfully fetched a soft pillow to place behind her waist.
"Yes, yes, yes, I must be careful, must be careful!"
Luo Nan half-knelt before the soft couch, gently resting his hands on Tang Yuehua's lower abdomen, though it was still quite flat at this moment.
Yet he felt as if he could already sense the little life growing inside.
He raised his head, his eyes brimming with unprecedented tenderness and resolve:
"Yuehua, starting today, don't concern yourself with any of those trivial matters in the Moon Pavilion!"
"Forget noble etiquette, forget social banquets—leave all of it to your subordinates!"
"Your sole task now is to rest peacefully and take care of your pregnancy!"
"Whatever you want to eat or drink, even if it's the stars in the sky, I will pick them for you!"
Looking at Luo Nan's nervous, on-edge appearance as if confronting a formidable enemy, Tang Yuehua couldn't help but burst into laughter.
She extended a finger to gently tap Luo Nan's forehead, saying softly:
"It's not as exaggerated as you make it out to be. I've only been pregnant for a month."
"However... I'll listen to you. From now on, I will stay peacefully in the Moon Pavilion and give birth to a plump, healthy child for you."
Inside the private room, sunlight filtered through the carved window frames and spilled over the two of them, painting a warm and beautiful scene.
For Luo Nan, the foul winds and bloody rains, the power struggles and scheming of the outside World...
At this moment, none of it could compare to the woman before him and the unborn child in her womb.
However, in this World, joy, sorrow, parting, and reunion are always playing out simultaneously.
Just as Luo Nan was immersed in the immense joy of becoming a father...
Thousands of miles away in Spirit City, an extremely oppressive storm was gathering.
Some time later...
Under the cover of late night, an unmarked black carriage silently drove into Spirit City and stopped directly at the back door of the Hall of Elders.
The curtain was lifted, and a tall young woman wearing a black cloak stepped down briskly.
She pulled down the hood over her head; though she was still young, one could already tell she would definitely grow into a World-tilting beauty.
Her long golden hair fell like a waterfall, and her eyes—which should have been filled with sacredness and nobility—were now filled with anxiety and confusion.
She was none other than Qian Renxue, who had received Qian Daoliu's secret order and rushed back to Spirit City day and night!
"Grandfather!"
Qian Renxue rushed into the inner hall of the Hall of Elders and instantly saw that back figure standing before the giant statue of the Angel God with his back to her, looking as if he had aged ten years in an instant.
Hearing Qian Renxue's voice, Qian Daoliu slowly turned around. Looking at the granddaughter into whom he had poured all his heart and effort, a flash of pain crossed his eyes.
"Xiao Xue, you are back." Qian Daoliu's voice sounded somewhat hoarse.
"Grandfather, what on earth happened? Why did you issue the highest secret order in such a hurry to call me back?"
Qian Daoliu looked at Qian Renxue and remained silent for a long time.
A dead silence fell over the entire hall, with only the crackling sound of the everlasting lamps burning.
"The plan regarding the Heaven Dou Empire... let's set it aside for now."
Qian Daoliu took a deep breath.
"Xiao Xue, listen to me. You must remain calm regarding what I am about to tell you next."
Seeing her grandfather's unprecedentedly serious expression, a surge of intense unease suddenly welled up in Qian Renxue's heart.
She unconsciously clenched her fists and asked in a trembling voice:
"Grandfather, what's wrong? Did... did something happen to Spirit Hall?"
Qian Daoliu closed his eyes and squeezed out those words with great difficulty:
"Bibi Dong... is dead. She was killed."
"What?!"
Boom!
These words were like a bolt out of the blue, striking mercilessly onto Qian Renxue's crown.
Her mind instantly went completely blank, and her entire body felt as though all strength had been drained from it.
She stumbled back two steps, nearly falling to the ground.
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