Chapter 286: Pregnancy

At dusk, the sky was gray and hazy.

By the time Luo Zijun limped back to the Bai Mansion, snowflakes had suddenly begun to drift down from the sky.

There was half a month left until the New Year.

In the past, at this time, the entire city would be filled with a lively and festive atmosphere.

But now, it was deathly quiet.

Although the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion had not yet reached Daliang, the war preparations in Daliang during this period had already caused panic; the old, weak, sick, and disabled in the city had already been forcibly relocated, so the residents remaining in the city had no heart for celebrating the New Year.

In the Bai Mansion, only a few colorful lanterns had been hung up.

After returning to his small courtyard and eating dinner, Luo Zijun went to the backyard to practice.

The daily strengthening of his soul made his physical cultivation twice as effective with half the effort, and now he was getting closer and closer to breaking through to the Seventh Realm.

The Inner Strength Seed in his Dantian Sea had changed color and was restless.

The power of techniques like the Liehuo Finger and the Dragon Roar Tiger Howl Fist had naturally also increased significantly.

"Swish!"

In the backyard, the sound of practicing punches soon rang out.

As night fell quietly, the snowflakes drifted down even more densely, silent and soundless, unconsciously dyeing the entire Lin'an City white.

Of course, not a single snowflake landed on the ground of the backyard.

Under the shroud of Luo Zijun's scorching aura, the entire backyard was like a steamer; the snowflakes melted away completely before they could even land.

If viewed through the eyes of the soul, Luo Zijun at this moment was burning with raging flames, like a terrifying flame god of war. Waves of scorching Qi Blood Flame circled around him, and the air in the entire small courtyard seemed to have become boiling hot.

Those evil spirits and ghosts were terrified even from a distance and dared not approach.

After two hours of continuous high-intensity training, his whole body was drenched in sweat, yet he did not feel tired; he felt refreshed and invigorated, his spirit still full.

This was clearly the effect brought about by a strong soul.

Of course, besides this effect, there was another one: his energy was too exuberant, making him feel stifled and uncomfortable.

It was even more uncomfortable, especially during the Medicine Bath after finishing his practice.

So, after the Medicine Bath and washing up, Luo Zijun went into the room of the two little maids to tell them stories.

First, he told a few funny stories, making the two of them giggle, then he told a few ghost stories, scaring them until they trembled.

At this moment, Luo Zijun suddenly blew out the oil lamp on the table and said, "You two sleep, I'm leaving."

The two little maids hurriedly grabbed his arms and hugged his legs, pleading with tearful voices, "Young Master, don't go, we're scared..."

And so, Luo Zijun was "forced" to stay.

The oil lamp on the table was relit.

The dim light could not illuminate the entire room, but it could cast the shadows of kissing and peeling off undergarments onto the bed curtains.

The room quieted down.

Of course, it was just that the talking had stopped; some other sounds began to ring out faintly.

Outside the window, the snowflakes were still falling silently.

By the time the eastern horizon began to turn white, the entire courtyard was covered in snow; looking out, the roofs, corridors, front yard, and backyard were all wet and a vast expanse of white.

The few small flowers blooming in the courtyard were also covered by the thick white snow, their stamens hidden and their stems bent low.

"Woo..."

The cold wind wailed, and all things were silent.

In a certain study in Yaohua Palace, the light that had been on all night finally went out.

The Queen put away the memorials, went into the inner room, and lay down on the bed.

Although a heater was burning in the room and warmth enveloped the entire space, she still hugged her own quilt, sighed softly, and muttered to herself, "On such a cold day, if only I could press him beneath me to help warm my body, it would be wonderful. Unfortunately... he is now that woman's man..."

At the same time.

Bai Mansion, Luoxue Residence.

While Bai Meixue was fast asleep, she suddenly entered a dream.

A deep mountain, covered in white snow, with a waterfall rushing down; a giant white python was swimming slowly in the pool beneath the waterfall.

Then, that white python turned into a woman.

The woman was naked, her long black hair draped over her shoulders, and she slowly stood up from the pool, revealing her snow-white skin and a familiar, beautiful face.

Only, on that face, there was a pair of scarlet and eerie eyes, which were currently staring at her coldly.

"It's time to come back..."

"Since you won't come back, then I will go find you..."

"You are mine, I am yours; no one can separate us..."

The woman's scarlet pupils seemed like two whirlpools, beginning to rotate slowly, and Bai Meixue could not help herself, walking toward her.

When she got close, the woman's head suddenly turned into a ferocious python head, and with a wide-open mouth, it lunged at her!

Bai Meixue woke up with a start and sat up from the bed.

In the darkness, her breathing was rapid, sweat beaded on her forehead, her towering chest heaved violently, and the fear in her pupils seemed like those two whirlpools, constantly rotating.

"Miss, what's wrong? Did you have a nightmare again?"

Fenfen came in from the outer room, pushed aside the bead curtain, and came to the bedside.

Bai Meixue panted lightly, stayed dazed for a moment, and then suddenly said, "Go call Luo Zijun over."

"Ah?" Fenfen was stunned, looked at the sky outside the window, and said, "Miss, but now..."

"Go."

"Oh."

Fenfen didn't say anything more and immediately left the room.

Bai Meixue was in a daze on the bed for a while longer before she lifted the quilt, got out of bed, came before the vanity, and sat down slowly, her gaze fixed on herself in the Copper Mirror.

The room next door.

Just as Luo Zijun was sleeping soundly while holding two smooth, bare bodies, he suddenly opened his eyes and looked toward the dark night outside the window.

A faint sound of footsteps came from the courtyard.

Then, the footsteps ascended the corridor, went under the window of the room opposite, and began to tap lightly on the window.

"Young Master... Young Master..."

Fenfen's voice came through.

Luo Zijun was puzzled, so he had no choice but to get up quietly, quickly put on his clothes, then gently pushed open the window and climbed out.

For this girl to come looking for him at this hour, there must be something important.

It couldn't be that she couldn't sleep and wanted to come have him put her to sleep, could it?

Just as Fenfen was knocking on the window next door, she suddenly heard movement, turned her head, and happened to see him climbing out of the window of Xiaohuan and Zhiyuan's room.

The two stared at each other with wide eyes.

The air was quiet for a few seconds.

Luo Zijun said: "What is it? Can't sleep in the middle of the night, and want to come over to have Young Master put you to sleep?"

Fenfen immediately snorted and said: "Young Miss is looking for you!"

After saying this, she stomped off the corridor, went over to open the small gate, and left directly through it.

"Eldest Young Miss is looking for me?"

Luo Zijun was startled upon hearing this, his heart filled with doubt; this was the first time she had looked for him at this hour.

He dared not delay and immediately went over through the small gate.

Fenfen was standing at the entrance sulking; seeing him come over, she immediately turned her little face away and looked elsewhere: "Hmph!"

This girl had just seen him come out of Xiaohuan and Zhiyuan's room, so she was likely jealous.

As Luo Zijun passed by her, he whispered: "Tomorrow night, tomorrow night you come find Young Master, and Young Master will play with you again; tonight, I am truly tapped out."

Fenfen's cheeks turned red instantly, and she turned her body away.

Luo Zijun entered the room and saw that an oil lamp was lit; Bai Daxiaojie seemed to be sitting in front of the vanity mirror in the inner room, lost in thought.

The room was warm, and the floor was covered with a thick velvet rug.

Luo Zijun took off his shoes and walked over; when he reached the bead curtain, he stopped and said: "Eldest Young Miss, you are looking for me so late, is something the matter?"

Bai Meixue sat quietly in front of the vanity mirror, motionless, not knowing if she was lost in thought or pondering something; hearing this, she remained silent for a long while before saying: "Come in."

Luo Zijun pushed aside the bead curtain and walked in.

Only then did he discover that Bai Daxiaojie was still wearing a thin, soft silk nightgown, her long, jet-black hair draped behind her, the strands at her temples somewhat disheveled; beneath the gown, a pair of snow-white little feet appeared and disappeared in the dim lamplight, clearly having just risen from bed.

"Did Eldest Young Miss have a nightmare again?"

That was the only reason, Luo Zijun thought to himself.

Bai Meixue was silent for a moment, then turned her face to look at him, revealing one side of her flawless, beautiful profile, and said softly: "Luo Zijun, if one day..."

Having said this, she paused, stared at him for a while, and then continued: "If one day, there are bad people coming to catch me, what would you do?"

Luo Zijun said: "Naturally, I would protect Eldest Young Miss. Eldest Young Miss is my wife; whoever dares to come and catch Eldest Young Miss, I will fight them to the death!"

Bai Meixue said: "What if that person is very powerful and you cannot beat them?"

Luo Zijun said: "I would still fight them to the death."

Bai Meixue's gaze flickered, and she stared at him for a while longer, saying: "Liar. In your heart, you don't consider me your wife at all; the person in that Pharmacy is the wife in your heart, right?"

Luo Zijun said: "Of course not. Eldest Young Miss is the wife with whom I formally bowed and married; in my heart, Eldest Young Miss is my true and proper wife."

Bai Meixue snorted softly, a trace of self-mockery seemingly appearing at the corner of her mouth, and added: "If, when the time comes, that bad person wants to kill me and also wants to kill her, and you can only save one, who would you save?"

Luo Zijun's mouth twitched, and he silently complained in his heart: isn't this the trope of who to save first when two loved ones fall into the water?

Luo Zijun said: "Naturally, I would save my wife first."

Bai Meixue did not fall for it and asked again: "Who is your wife?"

Luo Zijun said: "Naturally, it is Eldest Young Miss."

Well, the current wife is indeed you.

Bai Meixue seemed to see through his little thoughts and said: "Are you thinking of waiting until the time is ripe to divorce me?"

Luo Zijun's heart skipped a beat, and he said: "How could that be? I have never thought that way. Eldest Young Miss has shown me kindness; how could I be so ungrateful?"

Bai Meixue stared at him in silence for a while longer and said: "I seem to have remembered some things; I have a feeling that perhaps very soon, I will be taken away by bad people."

Luo Zijun said: "Who? What did Eldest Young Miss remember?"

Bai Meixue did not answer, but stared at him with flickering eyes for a while before saying: "There is only one way now that can make that bad person retreat without a fight."

Luo Zijun was confused and said: "What way?"

Bai Meixue looked at him and said: "Find a way to get me pregnant."

Luo Zijun: "???"

(End of this chapter)