Chapter 223: Chapter 229: Candid Talk with Mu Huanqing (Part 1)_1
After they met, Fang Ren immediately went to the street to buy a duckbill cap, as he was now a person of focus, with many eyes in the crowded Tianjiang.
If he were to be seen by crowds on the street, he would definitely not be able to avoid being surrounded and gawked at, and even Mu Huanqing's identity might be exposed.
"Qing'er, why do I feel like your belly has grown again?"
Walking towards the park, Fang Ren's gaze kept drifting to Mu Huanqing's abdomen from time to time; he felt it was much bigger than last time.
Mu Huanqing saw him noticing this and laughed, "Actually, it's much bigger than what you see."
Fang Ren blinked, "What do you mean?"
Mu Huanqing explained, "Last time, little Qianye did awaken the baby's Spirit Form, and since then, the baby has been growing very rapidly and is also in great health. By now, it's probably about five months old. I was afraid that my belly would be too obvious, so I used True Qi from my armor to partially conceal it, that's why it doesn't look so big."
"Ah?" Fang Ren was completely dumbfounded, "Five months old already!?"
He remembered that last time little Qianye did say that it wanted the little master to grow up quickly, but what kind of growth rate was this?
It had only been three or five days apart! And now it had grown to the size of five months? Wouldn't it just be born after another five or six days?
Mu Huanqing frowned slightly, but still smiled, "Although I'm quite troubled at the moment, I am also very happy and relieved. After all, I am often active on battlefields and very worried that one day I might get injured, and the baby would be in danger because of me. If the baby is born earlier, it will reduce many accidents, and no matter how you look at it, it's a good thing."
"But this is also..."
Fang Ren felt a bit at a loss for a moment, and suddenly Mu Huanqing told him that he had only three or four days before he would become a father. His emotions were in complete disarray, not even having time to prepare in advance.
"When I saw how quickly the child was growing, I felt the same as you do now," Mu Huanqing grasped Fang Ren's hand and said, "But I believe it will be okay. I will give birth to him safely and provide a secure environment for him to grow up in. I won't let him suffer, and neither will you. For this, I am willing to give my life."
Fang Ren felt the warmth in the palm of his hand and looked at the smile on Mu Huanqing's face; the complex sense of loss in his heart gradually faded away.
She was currently the strongest Xuan Nv in the world, but even she had to avoid the gazes of others to provide a safe environment for the child.
He was Qing'an, the world's top Alchemist, but even with Mu Huanqing by his side, it was still difficult for them to be together openly.
This feeling of powerlessness, he truly detested it, but only by overturning the Central Area's policy on marriages for Cultivators would he be able to guarantee a hundred percent safety for the child's growth environment. As long as the Central Area did not relent, even if the child stayed hidden, until when could they hide?
Moreover, do their children deserve to be born into this world only to hide everywhere, without a legitimate identity?
If Fang Ren had known that things would come to this point, he would have definitely chosen to take precautions. But when everything came all at once, the child had already become a life.
"Just wait for me a while longer, I'll soon come to protect you both. I absolutely cannot let our child grow up to be called an orphan with no parents."
As Fang Ren spoke, his True Qi circulated slightly, and the energy of the Early Stage of Xianyun Realm on him seemed to hold the immense power of the Peak Stage.
Mu Huanqing, seeing him successfully stabilize his Realm, showed a relieved expression on her face. He had never disappointed her, and each time he managed to bring her surprises for the future.
"If Ah Ran continues to cultivate like this, he will definitely break through to the Xuanyang realm within three years," Mu Huanqing said,
"If I am able to crush Song Mobei within three years, would they agree to let you and me be together?" Fang Ren then asked a question to which he already knew the answer.
"They definitely will."
Mu Huanqing held him and smiled, "I also believe that Ah Ran can do it."
Listening to her voice, the face resting on her shoulder remained utterly unmoved, because he was well aware that even if he surpassed Song Mobei, the Bai Family would still not agree to his marriage with Mu Huanqing.
Many cruel truths were unknown to Mu Huanqing.
"Qing'er, I'm saying 'if,' if I surpassed Song Mobei and became the strongest among human males, but the Central Area still doesn't allow us two to be together, what should be done?" Fang Ren then said.
"How could that be possible," Mu Huanqing laughed, "Ah Ran is worrying too much."
Fang Ren then fell silent for a long while before he spoke, "I have some important things I want to talk to you about."
Mu Huanqing looked at him, suddenly serious, and somewhat puzzled, "What's on your mind?"
"Find a place where no one will disturb us."
...
A few minutes later, the two appeared in a hotel. Hotels in Tianjiang all required an ID card, and Fang Ren then opened a room, while Mu Huanqing, as usual, came in through the window.
Even though there were many surveillance devices around, a cultivator of Mu Huanqing's realm wouldn't be captured by the surveillance.
"Qing'er, if I told you all my previous assumptions were true, what would you do?" Fang Ren then said as he sat on the edge of the bed.
Mu Huanqing, seeing his somber demeanor, had her smile slowly fade away. She gently sat down next to him and spoke, "I don't understand, when we both become the strongest, why would the Central Area still not allow us to be together?"
Fang Ren then casually tossed out a stream of True Qi, creating a soundproof barrier around the two of them.
"The current reality is, whether or not I can surpass Song Mobei in a short time, the Bai Family will never allow us to be together," Fang Ren then stated.
"Is it because of the arranged marriage with Xiao Xi?" Mu Huanqing was even more puzzled and spoke out, "But why does the Bai Family cling to you? Shouldn't they be keen to annul the marriage?"
Fang Ren then looked at her slightly swollen belly, no longer planning to keep any secrets from her. He gritted his teeth and spoke, "It's all because of the Family Head of the Bai Family; he never intended to annul Bai Qi's engagement with me, and even if my family tried to call off the marriage, it wouldn't work.
He has gone mad with ambition, and for his own ambitions, he can do what is utterly inhumane."
"Grandpa Bai?"
"He has an organization called Indra Sky under his command, which is performing experiments, experiment after experiment. The ultimate goal of these experiments is to evolve Bai Qi's talents. And I am included in the calculations of this experiment.
The experiment could make Bai Qi stronger, but they believe that I can make Bai Qi even stronger, and they might even want me to have children with Bai Qi... So, all their actions can be downright heinous."
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