The Dragon's Flower

XH 304 - Pregnant

Long Zhu had proven he was a hardworking and virile man. Xiao Hua was confirmed to be pregnant two weeks after her birthday.

She was stuck resting until she passed her third month safely and her shop matters were passed onto Duan XiYing to deal with. Da Bei stuck to her side more than usual, and An Jing made sure she was rested properly by doing everything for her.

As a result, Xiao Hua got the chance to be lazy with an excuse, spending more time with her bed than her husband. But her morning sickness was not fun. Instead of gaining weight, she was reducing it, much to everyone's worry.

Doctor Bai had to test out different types of cooking before Xiao Hua finally stopped vomiting out food after swallowing it.

Long Zhu was distressed by her symptoms and followed her diet willingly. He handled the leg cramps for her and was patient with her difficulties. Fortunately for him, her temper was mild unlike those gentle women that became explosive during their pregnancy.

Yu Zheng wondered if Xiao Hua's child would be mild tempered too.

As the third month passed safely, her stomach turned out to be larger than the other pregnant mothers and Doctor Bai gave her a thorough check-up. She was diagnosed to be carrying twins!

"There were no twins in the Long royal family bloodline before." Long Zhu looked extremely proud of it, but Xiao Hua was happy she got to experience pregnancy once and get two children!

...But it was scary to think how painful it will be for giving birth to twins.

When Xiao Hua had safely reached her sixth month pregnancy, they received a rare visitor.

《Congratulations》 Liang Shan said the moment he met Xiao Hua with a large stomach.

"Thank you," Xiao Hua thanked politely and invited him into her house.

《The Creator wants to speak with the three of you.》

Xiao Hua, Long Zhu and Bai Chuan.

Da Bei was sent down the mountain to call Long Zhu to return quickly and he was back before Liang Shan finished his cup of tea.

As if having all three of them in a single room acting as the trigger, Xiao Hua once again found herself to be at a familiar space of colorful vortexes and Liang Shan with his special eyes. Long Zhu immediately wrapped his arm around her waist protectively, as if afraid she would fall as they were seemingly floating in mid-air without being able to see what they were standing on.

Yu Zheng was not with them, but the White Rubik cube was.

"World Spirit!" The system greeted, a little respectfully.

"... I hope you are not here to call us to do something again...," Xiao Hua voiced out her suspicions.

《Today's matter is about one of the child in you.》

Xiao Hua automatically touched her stomach as if guarding them from the World Spirit and nestled herself deeper into her husband's embrace.

"What of our child?" Long Zhu asked guardedly.

The World Spirit turned to Doctor Bai. 《One of the child is previously yours.》

Doctor Bai trembled and his pupils narrowed in shock. He quickly turned to White Rubik cube and demanded fiercely, unlike his usual calm demeanour. "What happened to my daughter!"

The white Rubik cube was taken aback too. "I don't know... I will check-"

《Your daughter died exactly ninety days ago. Her soul is now in my hands.》

Doctor Bai stiffened and stared at the World Spirit, clearly controlling his desire not to pounce at the one that took his daughter. But it was a testament to how strong his soul was, as it affected the colourful scenery, darkening the shade of the surrounding rainbow lights.

"Are you trying to say Doctor Bai's daughter is reincarnated as one of my children?" Xiao Hua asked, anxiously staring between her adopted father and the World Spirit.

《A reward for the task taker.》

"My reward should have been going back to my world, at the same time I left," Bai Chuan said heatedly as he stared at World Spirit furiously.

《You can't prevent what is fated.》

"Future can be changed. That's why you accepted a task taker to change this world's fate!" Bai Chuan yelled angrily. "Don't try to belittle my knowledge of how things work!"

The place blurred slightly and Xiao Hua clung onto Long Zhu, a little afraid.

"Host..." The Rubik cube floated beside Bai Chuan sadly.

《I have already inserted her soul into the womb. If you want to take it back, kill the unborn child.》

Xiao Hua gasped and huddled into Long Zhu's embrace, trembling in fear. Long Zhu was conflicted, because the unborn child was his, but the soul was his teacher's daughter.

Long Zhu had long known his teacher did not belong to this world after he started living in Bai land. His teacher was not trying hard to keep it under wraps either. But it does not change the fact that he was his respected teacher.

Bai Chuan's pupils shook like an earthquake, but his face remained calm and layered with icy fury. Right now, Xiao Hua believed he would really kill her unborn child with that expression of his.

And she would be helpless to stop him.

Xiao Hua was painfully aware he had suffered so much, dragging his tired soul around different worlds, just to have a chance to reunite with his daughter again. There were many times she caught his longing expression when he dazed off and she would catch his attention to make that expression disappear.

But it only worked briefly.

"A task taker going against fate without permission will be punished with soul destruction." The voice came from the rubik cube floated in front of Bai Chuan, but its voice was Yu Zheng's!

"I'll do anything for my daughter." Bai Chuan was not surprised to hear Yu Zheng's voice from the system and answered calmly.

Yu Zheng's sigh travelled from White Rubik cube's digital mouth. "I know your daughter is your everything, but to think you will hurt your other daughter to get your biological daughter's soul?"

The mad haze in Bai Chuan's eyes cleared slightly after seeing a clearly terrified Xiao Hua that did not dare to look at him.

But she still bravely opened her mouth to speak of such violating words. "Just... Just make sure you got the right egg, okay? The... the other one is innocent..."

Long Zhu tightened his grip around Xiao Hua, giving her strength to support her decision, because he knew he could not stop his teacher if he really moved. But his eyes were as fierce as a protective alpha towards his pack, his entire body radiating hostility.

"Do you really want to go back to your world, where the only one that loves you has already departed?" Yu Zheng asked.

Bai Chuan did not rebuke that he could go back to his time and stop his daughter from dying. He was not confident he could fight against fate.

"If you let her be born into this world, you can still love her, only that she will be your granddaughter. You will get to experience every second of her growth that you missed. You will get to be with her longer than an ordinary human's lifespan. " Yu Zheng continues listing out the benefits.

《You are allowed to stay in my world as long as you wish.》 The World Spirit was very cooperative.

The World Spirit actually does not really have a valid reason in taking the departed soul and putting it into the girl's womb. But it does want to continue watching the family, the only thing in this world that fate could no longer control, for a bit longer.

The disturbance in the space completely disappeared as Bai Chuan's soul power contained itself again. "Xiao Hua-"

"I will give the girl for you to raise?" Xiao Hua quickly offered her piece of flesh for peace.

"You-" Bai Chuan looked dumbfounded and did not know what to say at his adopted daughter's offer. It took him a while to reply. "I will treat her as my own granddaughter. Earlier, I have scared you. I'm sorry."

Xiao Hua does not know what exactly he was apologizing for, and does not want to rip apart the flimsy paper peace. "It's alright..."

The matter concluded this way and everything went back to usual. Or as much as usual.

Bai Chuan started to cook different varieties of health boosting food for Xiao Hua and Long Zhu to make sure his wife was never alone with his teacher. Yu Zheng acted as the middle man to tie them all into a harmonious family as best as he could.

One night, Yu Zheng finally told his lover what he found out about his daughter's life.

When she was the only child in the family, she was treated well. But after her mother gave birth to a half sibling, she was neglected by her mother and step-father. Her life ended at a tender age of seventeen by a car accident. Her family mourned for her death, but the feeling of loss does not last long and they continue their lives as usual.

"She missed her father very much."

Bai Chuan silently cried in his lover's embrace and used the darkness to hide his momentarily fragile side. He no longer has even a drop of resistance to have his daughter come to this world anymore.

When the twins were finally born, it was a joyous event, especially when the twins were a pair of dragon and phoenix.

"What is your daughter's name?" Xiao Hua asked Bai Chuan.

Bai Chuan shook his head. "Your child deserves a better name."

"I will decide it myself." Xiao Hua insisted on knowing his daughter's name and Bai Chuan knew she only did that for his sake.

Bai Chuan had lived for so long and passed so many worlds that his emotions have mostly cooled down. He would kill the unborn child in Xiao Hua's stomach just to get what he wanted and it would not hurt his conscience as his actions would not harm Xiao Hua.

But when Xiao Hua tried her best to act like nothing happened and even tried to include him when it involved his daughter's matters, he could once again feel guilt that he had not felt for a long time.

It was almost an unfamiliar emotion. It scared him a little.

Since then, Bai Chuan has tried to redeem himself by treating Xiao Hua even better than he usually does. For a long while, she had been thinking he was showing gratitude for giving birth to his daughter. The misunderstanding took Bai Chuan a great length to explain himself.

Bai Chuan does not only treat her well because of the baby in her stomach, but also because Xiao Hua was his daughter too. Since then, Xiao Hua has eased up a little.

The twins were given the name Long Xing Fu and Long Ming Que.

Long Xing Fu, the elder of the twin by two minute, was a serious and sensible son.

Long Xing Que, the younger but more energetic twin, was a cheerful and helpful daughter.

Bai Chuan was finally at ease and happily adored his daughter turned granddaughter, lavishing her with love and material things to make up for what he could not do in the past.

But when the twins reached the age of five, Long Xing Que got into an accident and injured her head.
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