The King of Black Fog

Li Qianxia was so frightened that her heart was in panic.

According to this trend, isn't she going to be with Li Changzhou...

Turquoise Pool frowned; as the soon-to-be wife, she had already assumed the role.

Yang Qinglan looked at Li Changzhou, smiling meaningfully.

Li Changzhou smiled and candidly said to the Black Koi, "What explosive news, tell me about it."

Aside from Turquoise Pool, he considered himself to have a clear conscience.

Even with Turquoise Pool, at least until now, he had no intention of doing anything to wrong Yang Qinglan.

"Boring." The Black Koi suddenly said, twisting over to fly back to the White Koi, "Start asking questions now, think them through."

"Having mastered time, are we not clear on what you want to ask?" Turquoise Pool asked with a somewhat provocative smile.

"Of course we know!" The Black Koi shouted in reply.

"But you want to ask many questions." The White Koi explained leisurely, "The final question to be asked is chosen amidst countless difficulties. If we told the answer beforehand, you'd feel there are more questions you want to ask. Rather than that, it's better to let you say it yourselves."

Turquoise Pool nodded, "Makes some sense."

She turned to the three people, "Who wants to ask first?"

Yang Qinglan spoke, asking the two koi, "In the future, what method do we use to help the child pass the Heavenly Tribulation?"

"Sneaky!" The Black Koi scolded.

The White Koi shook its head, "No, you haven't found any method beyond [As You Wish] to pass the Heavenly Tribulation. The child in your belly has astounding talent, not only with the Primordial Divine Body but also possessing the Nine-orifice Exquisite Heart. There are no bottlenecks; the child learns everything quickly and has unlimited potential."

"Wait!" Li Qianxia finally came to her senses after imagining the sinful future, "The child in the belly?"

She looked at Yang Qinglan.

Yang Qinglan nodded, her expression calm, but her exquisitely beautiful face was slightly flushed.

"!!" Li Qianxia widened her eyes.

She had previously joked about asking 'Is it a boy or girl', unaware that Yang Qinglan already had a child!

"I knew it." Turquoise Pool murmured, "With your character, it's impossible for Li Huoya to be your first child."

If not for the Black Koi pushing things along and confirming she'd be with Li Changzhou, Turquoise Pool's feelings would be very complicated.

Her heart towards Li Changzhou was equivalent to 'not obtaining the strongest Heavenly Will, better to die on the Heavenly Road', but Yang Qinglan's pregnancy made her actions unsettling even to herself.

These two feelings would torment her for quite a while.

Luckily, the Black Koi pointed out the future.

Though the three had not spoken openly, they understood each other tacitly.

Before Li Qianxia could ask about the child, Yang Qinglan interrupted, "We'll talk about it later; now let's discuss business."

Whether it's a boy or girl, the name, how many children... Li Qianxia swallowed these words.

She occasionally glanced curiously at Yang Qinglan's belly, as if replaying a scene from high school evening study—Li Changzhou being called outside the classroom by the teacher, implicated because the guy caught with a dirty book had ratted him out.

Getting a scolding was considered good; those with poor grades had their parents called directly.

"However, someone knows a method, and has already succeeded." The Black Koi suddenly pulled out an exaggerated smile.

"Who?" Turquoise Pool was the first to ask.

She was also concerned; she was bound to... who knows... maybe... could accidentally also have a child in the future? Better to prepare in advance.

"The Queen Mother of the West!" the Black Koi shouted, followed by exaggerated "Hahahahahaha!" laughter.

For a moment, aside from the Black Koi's laughter, there was not a bit of sound inside the Chaos Bell Wave's barrier.

Laughing like that, who wouldn't understand the Black Koi's meaning?

"Was it that time with Journey to the West?" Li Qianxia asked cautiously.

"My fault." Turquoise Pool proactively said, apologetically looking at Yang Qinglan, "I suggested to A Chou to steal the Flat Peach Tree, only for the Queen Mother of the West to seize the opportunity."

Yang Qinglan looked at Li Changzhou.

"That old woman, untrustworthy!" Li Changzhou was so furious that his temples throbbed; he was truly angered to the extreme.

Being threatened was nothing; it was a case of skills being inferior. But they had agreed—he would take her back to Earth, and she would destroy his essence.

The angrier he got, the more the Black Koi laughed heartily.

"Good, good!" The Black Koi swam joyfully in the Time Water, "I've been tortured to death by time, and you all will be confused by emotions! All go mad, all—die!!"

The words 'die' rushed out of the barrier and spread outside.

Ripples stirred the surface of the pond, trees rustled like pouring rain.

Young creatures were trembling in fear, while the Witch, Phoenix, and the little Martial Saint exchanged glances.

"Enough." Yang Qinglan softly said, she held Li Changzhou's hand, "Calm down, just pretend this never happened; it wasn't your fault."

"How can we pretend this never happened? Sooner or later I'll settle the score with her!" Li Changzhou said fiercely.

"In front of the children?"

Li Changzhou instinctively wanted to say, what do the children matter, but he forcibly held back.

It wasn't that he consciously wanted to hold back; his subconscious made him do so.

He was abandoned by his parents at ten; before ten, his parents often quarreled, and he knew the harm parental discord could cause to a child.

He looked up at the sky, his heart bound in frustration.

"It wasn't your intention, and besides, nothing substantial happened between you two, I..."

Yang Qinglan hadn't finished her sentence when Li Changzhou took her hand and said, "No matter what, I apologize to you."

"What apology, what accountability?" Yang Qinglan released the Ruyi, raised her other hand, and gently stroked his cheek.

Her tone was soft and smiling: "We are a family, solve problems together, face issues together, aren't we?"