Chapter 1713: Messy Family
"Wait." Ling Yun contacted Yun Shengyun and Mu Qingya, asking them both to meet them.
A few minutes later, Yun Shengyun and Mu Qingya had already arrived in front of them.
As women who had given birth before, Song Mei, Yi Mingxia, Hua Ning, Yang Xiaoyi, Feng Ruxue, and several other women immediately realized that Mu Qingya was pregnant. Based on the size of her belly, they were certain that she was already four months pregnant.
"Mom! Grandma!" Yun Shengyun called out to Song Mei and Yi Mingxia with a grin on her face. "Are you all surprised? Qingya is four months pregnant, and Xiao Yin told us that our child’s gender is a boy."
Although he had two statuses as Song Mei’s grandson and great-grandson, Yun Shengyun was more accustomed to addressing her as his grandmother than his great-grandmother. After all, his mother, Yi Mingxia, was her first daughter.
As for the baby boy in Mu Qingya’s womb, he wasn’t just Song Mei’s great-grandson but also her great-great-grandson.
Song Mei found their family situation strange, but she readily accepted the news of Mu Qingya’s pregnancy. After all, Ling Yun was her grandson, which made Yun Shengyun’s status somewhat weird, as he was not only her grandson but also her great-grandson.
Song Mei was the first to react, and she pulled Mu Qingya into her arms, rubbing her head. "Congratulations on your pregnancy, Qingya."
"Thank you, grandmother." Mu Qingya shyly replied, but she also felt relieved that Song Mei could immediately accept her pregnancy.
Song Mei nodded with a smile. "You’re already four months pregnant, so you need to take excellent care of yourself and avoid overexertion. If your condition worsens, you should go to the fortress and ask Xiao Yin to help you. Do you understand?"
"I understand, grandmother." Mu Qingya replied with a sweet smile on her face.
"Good girl." Song Mei released Mu Qingya from her embrace and walked towards the kitchen. "I’ll prepare some things for you."
Unlike Song Mei, Ling Yin and Yi Mingzhu didn’t have any burdens in their hearts, and they both immediately hugged and congratulated Mu Qingya. They didn’t consider the baby’s status in her womb because their own situations were already chaotic, which had made them accustomed to such disorder.
Just like her grandmother and two aunts, Ling Lin was nonchalant about the mess in their family’s status. Although Yun Shengyun was her brother and nephew, she didn’t think much of it, and she was genuinely happy about Mu Qingya’s pregnancy.
Yi Mingxia was frozen in her spot, feeling disbelief after hearing about Mu Qingya’s pregnancy. Her brain was dizzy thinking about the surprise. Yun Shengyun was her son and also her grandson because Ling Yun was her son, and her daughter-in-law’s son was her grandson and great-grandson. ’Sigh! Our family status is completely messed up!’
"Mother?" Yun Shengyun’s call brought Yi Mingxia back to her senses. "Are you unhappy about Qingya’s pregnancy?"
Yun Shengyun’s question made Mu Qingya’s heart tense up, and several thoughts rose in her mind. ’Does my mother-in-law dislike my pregnancy? Will she hate my future son?’
"Why should I be unhappy about Qingya’s pregnancy?" Yi Mingxia pulled Mu Qingya into her embrace, rubbing her bulging stomach. "Naturally, I’m happy to hear about your pregnancy, and I can’t wait for the birth of your son. It’s just that I feel dizzy thinking about our increasingly chaotic family status, but it’s not a big deal because I made the decision to become my son’s wife in the past."
Mu Qingya felt relieved after hearing Yi Mingxia’s words. "Thank you, mother-in-law."
"You have to take good care of your pregnancy, and you must not get too tired."
Mu Qingya nodded. "I will definitely take good care of my pregnancy, Mother-in-law."
"That’s good." Yi Mingxia looked at the surrounding area. "Where are Sheng Ming and Sheng Ai?"
"They are in their rooms." Ling Yun pointed to the tower.
Yi Mingxia immediately walked away. "I haven’t seen Sheng Ai, so I’ll go there now."
"Since everyone has gathered except for my children, we will have a small party to celebrate Qingya’s pregnancy tomorrow." All the women agreed with Ling Yun, and they immediately returned to their respective rooms to rest because all the challenges in the trial tower were exhausting for them.
Shuang Yuzhu and Shuang Meixue, who originally wanted to dual cultivate with Ling Yun, immediately canceled their plans and went to their rooms.
Ling Yun didn’t disturb all his wives, and he let them rest first. However, Meng Xianzi, Xuanyuan Xue’er, and Xiao Xiao didn’t return to their rooms, and they chatted with Ling Yun about his plans for them to participate in the competition at the Flowing Water Domain.
"Are you sure you want all of us to participate in the competition, husband?" Xuanyuan Xue’er asked.
Xiao Xiao also expressed her doubts. "Do you think that competition will be useful for us, husband?"
"Whether it’s useful or not, we still have to join the competition." Xuanyuan Xue’er and Xiao Xiao looked at Meng Xianzi. "Ever since we left the mysterious tower, we’ve been living together in this residence. Although we’ve been training against each other in the dream space for a long time, fighting other cultivators will provide a different experience for us. Although we never hold back when we spar with the other sisters, we never use our true strength because we’re afraid of injuring or accidentally killing them, so the competition is our best opportunity to show the results of our training."
"Xianzi is right," Ling Yun spoke. "Many of you are experienced cultivators, but some of you have never experienced a real battle with other cultivators. Since all of you insist on entering the abyss and fighting those ancient cultivators, I will use that competition to assess your readiness to fight them. If they want me to take them into the abyss, they must show me proof of their rigorousrigorous training."
Xuanyuan Xue’er and Xiao Xiao finally agreed to Ling Yun’s plan. Moreover, there were so many powerful cultivators in the competition, and they wanted to fight with them.
"Xue’er and Xianzi, contact our daughters and ask them to return to our residence as soon as possible." Xuanyuan Xue’er and Meng Xianzi immediately contacted Xuanyuan Yue and Meng Ke’er. "As for my other children, let them stay in the tower for now, and they can come back after they complete all the challenges there."
"Since those female beasts are protecting them, I think it won’t be a problem for them to stay in the tower."
"Yeah." Ling Yun then asked them. "Do you three want to spar with me now?"
Xuanyuan Xue’er, Xiao Xiao, and Meng Xianzi exchanged glances for a moment before agreeing with Ling Yun. The four of them went straight to the training ground, where they started their spar.
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Yi Mingxia was perplexed after she saw Sheng Ai, who was still six months old, but she looked much bigger than the average baby. She felt that her granddaughter was like a year-old baby.
"Grandmother," Sheng Ai nestled in Yi Mingxia’s chest.
"Hehe," Yi Mingxia giggled as she rubbed Sheng Ai’s head. "What actually happened? How could Little Ai grow this fast?"
"Little Ai is the new immortal." Yi Mingxia was shocked after hearing that because Ling Yun hadn’t explained anything to her about Sheng Ai. "Xiao Yin and I don’t know the reason for her rapid growth, but we suspect it’s due to the immortal energy within her body. Even though she is only six months old, she is almost no different from a year-old baby. At first, I was worried that she would have an abnormality, but my worries were unfounded because she was completely healthy."
"I see." Yi Mingxia pushed Sheng Ai back a little, observing her face and rubbing her cheeks. "You are much more like your mother than your father, Little Ai."
"Hehe," Sheng Ai giggled. "My father is handsome, but I am a daughter, so I prefer to look like my mother."
"That’s true." Yi Mingxia nodded in agreement. "Regardless of whether you resemble your father or your mother, it doesn’t matter because you’re their daughter, and you’re the only immortal among his children."
Sheng Ai hugged Yi Mingxia again. "I don’t want to be the only immortal, grandma. I hope all my mothers and siblings will also be immortal like my mother and me."
"It’s okay." Yi Mingxia gently patted Sheng Ai’s back. She herself didn’t want to part with Ling Yun and the others, but she had long realized that she and her sisters could never become immortals like Sheng Ming.
Yi Mingxia accompanied Sheng Ai for some time before going to her room to rest.
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Lei Qiuling, who was lying on her bed, was surprised when she heard a knock on her door. She immediately went down and opened the door for the guest. "You are?"
"My name is Dongfang Qinzhi, Sheng Ming’s sister." Lei Qiuling was a little shocked after realizing that the woman in front of her was one of the immortals from the mysterious tower. "Can we talk inside?"
"Please come in, Senior."
"Don’t address me as senior, Qiuling." Lei Qiuling felt confused by that. "Even though I’m not Ling Yun’s official wife yet, my feelings for him have started to grow now, so you can call me big sister."
’Another immortal wife,’ Lei Qiuling muttered to herself. "Okay, I’ll call you Big Sis Qinzhi from now on."
"That’s good." Dongfang Qinzhi sat beside Lei Qiuling. "I heard from Ling Yun that you can use the sound techniques on your guzheng."
Lei Qiuling nodded. "I can use sound techniques on all musical instruments, Big Sis. But why are you bringing up this matter?"
"Just like you, I can use sound techniques." Lei Qiuling immediately caught Dongfang Qinzhi’s meaning. "Since you can use sound techniques, I want to—"
"Please teach me, Big Sis Qinzhi."
