Chapter 1158: Happily meeting with the slu (1/2)

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Han Yunxi was a little nervous when Long Feiye touched her stomach, but she had no idea he was feeling even more tense! Both of them quieted down. Long Feiye didn’t dare to press hard, but simply stroked her gently. His hand had wielded Ganjiang, the king of swords, and could control the martial arts world; it send waves in the royal court and could quell all of Cloud Realm Continent; it had intertwined with Han Yunxi’s own fingers and promised to protect her until her hairs turned white.

Currently, the very same hand was trembling slightly as it rested on Han Yunxi’s womb. Eventually, she stopped feeling tense and noticed his anxiety instead.

She couldn’t help but grin. “Do you feel the little fellow?”

“He’s not moving,” Long Feiye shook his head.

Han Yunxi laughed. “It’s still too early! After one or two months, he’ll be big enough to swell up my tummy.”

“Really?” Long Feiye was both curious and excited.

Rather than a monarch of Cloud Realm Continent, he seemed like an ordinary man with ordinary feelings. Han Yunxi suddenly recalled Han Chen’s words in the underground palace and adapted them for use on Long Feiye. If someone uses the baby to trick Long Feiye, he’ll believe it no matter what.

“Really!” Han Yunxi grinned. “Put your ear to my stomach. You might even be able to hear him moving right now.”

Long Feiye immediately did as he was told and carefully drew close, afraid that any big movements would hurt the baby. Han Yunxi would probably never forget the sight of his nervous, careful face. This was the first time she’d seen it since they got married!

It better be a boy, or else I’ll get jealous!

Han Yunxi pressed Long Feiye’s face against her womb and said, “Silly, how could our child be so weak? Get close and listen carefully.”

Still, Long Feiye couldn’t relax. He listened for a while before asking puzzledly, “I didn’t hear anything?”

“Then it’s probably still too early. I didn’t feel him moving either,” Han Yunxi said helplessly.

“How long do we have to wait?” Long Feiye asked quickly.

“Typically speaking, it’ll start around five to six months. Some babies are earlier, it differs with the person,” Han Yunxi replied.

Long Feiye’s eyebrows creased. He decided to send her off the the Plum Blossom Sea to look after the baby and finish up affairs at Northern Li in the next two to three months. Then he’d rush to meet her so they could spend time together while dealing with the details of establishing his own empire. The baby was already five months along. According to Fourth Young Miss Ren, major changes would start happening at this point. Since he already missed the first few months, he didn’t want to waste the remaining time or the chance to share in the joys of their growing babe. However, it was simply impractical to keep Han Yunxi by his side in case she tired out.

While Long Feiye was debating with himself, Han Yunxi spoke up. “Some babies are more active and move around all day. They punch and kick and even turn over. Others are lazy and prefer to curl up and just sleep.”

Long Feiye was already kneeling on one knee before her, listening intently as he felt her stomach. This cozy scene seemed to be frozen as a painting against the backdrop of the fall afternoon light.

When a shadow guard came upon the scene, he didn’t dare to interrupt. He simply stood quietly by the entrance to wait. After all this time following His Highness, this was the first time they’d seen him kneel! Even if it was only on one knee, it was still kneeling! After all, in a few more months His Highness would probably establish a kingdom and become emperor. That would make him the sovereign of Cloud Realm Continent. He would only be able to kneel before Heaven and Earth and his ancestors then!

The shadow guard waited a long time until Xu Donglin ran over and alerted Long Feiye and Han Yunxi.

“What’s the matter?” Long Feiye askd coldly.

Xu Donglin scratched his head before walking in, too afraid to lift his face. “Your Highness, the princes ordered this subordinate to bring men and search the maze for Duanmu Yao. We didn’t find her, but we did see Su Xiaoyu and senior Han Chen head inside.”

As the princess hadn’t acknowledged her father, Xu Donglin could only call him by ‘senior Han Chen.’

“You were searching for Duanmu Yao?” Long Feiye asked Han Yunxi in surprise.

“I spent all this time mastering the Xuan Nǚ Swordplay that it’d be a waste if I never used it! Moreover, what if Bai Yanqing hid her somewhere other than the maze? Suppose she got rescued?” Han Yunxi asked intently. “What would we do then?”

In truth, she’d dragged Long Feiye up the mountain for other reasons, not Su Xiaoyu. The shadow guards never gave her an update on their hunt, so she was worried they didn’t know their way and prepared to search personally. But she forgot all that when they started talking about the baby.

Long Feiye had completely forgotten about Duanmu Yao and didn’t want to spare her any time, but Han Yunxi’s words made sense. If the woman had been hidden elsewhere or rescued in the meantime, they’d have to worry about her later.

“Let Gu Beiyue go hunt for her first. Just say we’ll be right after him,” Long Feiye said coldly.

He couldn’t do something like search for Duanmu Yao all over a maze. Meanwhile, he prepared a man-powered sedan chair for Han Yunxi and picked a few shadow guards with steady hands to lift her up while he followed by her side. Han Yunxi only felt a premonition of danger. She could predict that the fellow in her stomach would end up getting her locked down in the end. What if Long Feiye makes me ride in a sedan chair every time I want to step out the door in the future?