Lin Yun was utterly stunned by the news.
This was absolutely earth-shattering for him!
“Ying’er, you… you said a child? Is… is it our child?” Lin Yun looked at Yu Ying in disbelief, stammering.
“Yes, our child!” Yu Ying beamed, nodding vigorously.
“Ying’er, you… you’re not joking, are you?” Lin Yun still couldn’t quite believe it.
Calculating the time, it had been over two years since he and Yu Ying were intimate in the Great Kun Ruins. Lin Yun had spent most of that time training in the ‘One Thought Clear Mind Tower,’ equivalent to over a decade of actual cultivation time.
So, Lin Yun couldn’t fathom that Yu Ying was pregnant with his child, as it felt like so long ago.
But he quickly realised that in the cultivation continent, this was perfectly normal.
When he and Yu Ying were together, he was already in the tribulation realm. For a tribulation realm cultivator’s child, a pregnancy lasting three to five years was standard, and some even took ten years to be born.
This was vastly different from the gestation period for ordinary humans on Earth.
A tribulation realm cultivator could live three to four thousand years, with powerful bloodlines, so their children naturally took longer to develop.
“Haha, a child! I, Lin Yun, am going to have a child! I’m going to be a father!”
After a moment of shock, Lin Yun burst into laughter, his voice resounding through the clouds!
Caught completely off guard by this news, Lin Yun couldn’t contain his overwhelming joy.
Truthfully, he had no mental preparation for the role of a father.
But on second thought, at his age, back on Earth, his child could already be running errands.
Time was relentless; he was no longer the naive young man just starting out. He wasn’t young anymore…
“Big Brother, congratulations, you’re going to be a father!”
Huo Zhen, Liang Yuan, Yang Wan, Wei Qi, and several city guard commanders stepped forward with smiles to offer their congratulations.
“Lin Yun, congratulations.”
“Disciple, you’ll have an heir!”
The Heavenly Sword Sect Master, the Wanderer, and Du Yuanzi also approached with smiles to share their joy.
“Congratulations, Lord Mansion Master!” Members of various sects and families, as well as soldiers from the city guards and personal guards, chimed in with their well-wishes.
“Thank you all.” Lin Yun clasped his fists in gratitude, acknowledging everyone while temporarily suppressing his elation.
Little Green Dragon stepped forward: “Brat, looks like I’ll soon have a godson.”
“Could be a daughter, you know,” Lin Yun grinned.
Then, Lin Yun turned back to Yu Ying.
“Ying’er, when you crushed the jade slip to signal me, it was because of the child, wasn’t it?” Lin Yun asked.
“Yes. After I found out I was pregnant, I kept it hidden. But as the child grew, the Tianqiong Clan eventually noticed. They forbade me from keeping the child and wanted to kill it. I threatened to take my own life if they did, which delayed them. But their intent to kill the child remained, so I had to call for you, Brother Yun,” Yu Ying explained.
Hearing this, Lin Yun finally understood everything. No wonder the Tianqiong Clan refused to let him see Yu Ying—they wanted to kill his child!
Lin Yun looked up at the Tianqiong Clan leader: “Lucky for you, you didn’t kill my child. Otherwise, your Tianqiong Clan would’ve been wiped out today!”
His resolute words carried a chilling edge!
The Tianqiong Clan leader and the goatee-bearded elder clan leader’s faces shifted, but they couldn’t retort. After all, might makes right.
Even the Tianqiong Clan members below shivered involuntarily at Lin Yun’s words.
“Brother Yun, no matter what, the Tianqiong Clan raised me. Please spare them a path to live. I owe them that much,” Yu Ying said, biting her lip.
Lin Yun nodded: “Don’t worry, I won’t put you in a difficult spot.”
This was partly why Lin Yun had told Little Green Dragon to stop earlier.
Yu Ying was, after all, a child of the Tianqiong Clan. They had activated her saintess bloodline and spared no expense, using vast resources to rapidly boost her strength to the tribulation realm.
Though the Tianqiong Clan did this to cultivate another eternal being to strengthen their clan, they had undeniably nurtured Yu Ying.
Of course, if they hadn’t insisted on blocking Lin Yun and Yu Ying, it wouldn’t have come to this.
Had they not interfered with their relationship from the start, Lin Yun would’ve let Yu Ying remain their saintess.
“Thank you, Brother Yun.” Yu Ying smiled again.
Lin Yun held her hand, smiling: “Ying’er, from today, you’ll come back with me. Rest well, have our child, and no one will ever hurt you or the child again.”
“Yes!” Yu Ying nodded firmly, her face glowing with happiness.
“Lin Yun, I’ve handed her over. Can you withdraw your forces now?” the Tianqiong Clan leader asked, his face pale.
His heart must’ve been bleeding, as Saintess Yu Ying was immensely significant to the Tianqiong Clan, yet they’d handed her over.
Little Green Dragon stepped forward: “One more thing before we leave.”
The Tianqiong Clan leader and goatee-bearded elder clan leader tensed, having witnessed how domineering and ruthless Little Green Dragon could be.
“Swear on your souls that the Tianqiong Clan will not seek revenge against Lin Yun,” Little Green Dragon said.
The Tianqiong Clan leader had no grounds to refuse and swore on the spot.
The Tianqiong Clan hadn’t dared plan revenge anyway, now knowing Lin Yun’s deep ties with the dragon clan.
If they retaliated and even killed Lin Yun, these dragons would surely come and annihilate their clan. They wouldn’t risk it!
Soon, the Tianqiong Clan leader completed the oath.
Seeing this, Little Green Dragon turned to Lin Yun: “Brat, since things here are settled, I need to head back. I’ve been away from the dragon clan for days, so I must hurry back and can’t stay longer.”
Lin Yun had wanted to keep Little Green Dragon for a few days, but knowing he was eager to return due to dragon clan duties, Lin Yun didn’t insist.
As friends, as both grew stronger, each had their own path to walk. Who could always stay by the other’s side?
But their bond of life and death would never fade!
