After all, the system hadn't been specific; it just said 'obtain Qigong.' Who knew if that Qigong was legitimate!
But Selene looked at Qingque's expectant expression and eventually bought another Qigong roasted sweet potato, handing it to Qingque.
Although the system was unwilling to tell her what the consequences of eating this thing were,
one thing was certain: it wouldn't kill him!
...Exalting Sanctum.
Yanqing stepped off a star-skiff and then walked towards the General's residence.
He just didn't know why, but ever since Yanqing got off the star-skiff, he felt a bit nauseous!
"Am I star-skiff sick? That doesn't make sense! I've ridden them so many times! Why haven't I gotten sick before?"
Yanqing murmured softly, but he didn't pay much attention, as it was just a slight feeling of nausea! And it wasn't serious!
It wasn't until he entered the General's residence that Yanqing had a new sensation!
Besides feeling nauseous, he also felt someone pulling at his stomach! However, the force wasn't very strong and was within Yanqing's acceptable range!
..."General, those documents have been delivered to Diviner Fu."
Yanqing said, standing before Jing Yuan.
"Hmm... What was Fu Xuan / Minister Fu's reaction?"
Jing Yuan asked, his eyes half-closed.
"Speaking of which, Diviner Fu asked me to relay a message to you!"
Yanqing said somewhat hesitantly.
"Oh? Did she say, 'You bad guy?'"
Jing Yuan's lips curved into a slight smile as he spoke!
"Ah? General, how did you know?"
Yanqing asked, surprised.
"Because Fu Xuan / Minister Fu, she only knows that one insult..."
Jing Yuan said, finally unable to hold back, and burst out laughing.
Yanqing: ...This is the first time I've seen the General laugh after being insulted!
..."Oh? Yanqing? Have you gained weight recently?"
Jing Yuan had just taken out the chessboard, ready to play chess with Yanqing, but he noticed that Yanqing's belly was significantly larger than before!
"Ah? My appetite hasn't increased recently, so how could it be..."
"Eh?! Why has my stomach gotten so big!"
Yanqing looked at his abdomen in horror, his voice trembling as he spoke!
"Did you eat something unclean?!"
Jing Yuan asked with a frown.
"Unclean things..."
Yanqing murmured, trying to recall what he had eaten that morning.
"It was the same as usual! But if I had to say, I ate a newly refined pill from the Dragon Girl! It was called the Luck Pill!"
Yanqing said.
"The Dragon Girl's pill? You went to the Alchemy Commission?"
"Ah? No, I didn't! It was given to me by a Diviner from the Divination Commission, I think her name was Selene? She's quite close with Diviner Fu!"
Yanqing promptly recounted what had happened that morning.
After hearing it, Jing Yuan just sighed helplessly.
He probably already knew that Yanqing had most likely been tricked by Selene into eating some strange pill!
"Gen—General! My stomach seems to be hurting a bit?!"
Yanqing touched his stomach, his expression changing slightly!
"See if you dare to eat random things next time! Especially pills!"
Jing Yuan shook his head, scolding him with a hint of helplessness.
"Hiss! General! My stomach seems to be getting bigger and bigger! Ahhh! Am I pregnant because of the Dragon Girl?!"
Yanqing looked at his increasingly large belly, his emotions already a bit out of control, and began to babble incoherently.
Seeing this, Jing Yuan had no choice but to take Yanqing on a star-skiff to the Alchemy Commission to find Bailu!
Although he didn't believe that such a strange pill was refined by Bailu, Jing Yuan was still very confident in Bailu's medical skills!
..."Hmm? General, are you unwell, coming to see me? Or are you... here to ask about my recent condition again?"
Bailu looked at Jing Yuan, asking with some confusion.
"If you're asking about my recent condition, I can only say I'm very well! Just a bit bored!"
Bailu sighed as she spoke.
"Miss Bailu! I'm the one who's unwell! Not the General!"
Yanqing said, stepping out from behind Jing Yuan.
Upon hearing this, Bailu's gaze naturally fell on Yanqing.
"Ah?! Why is your belly so big! It's like a pregnant woman's!"
Bailu instantly let out a gasp when she saw Yanqing's large belly!
"This is because I ate your Luck Pill! Quickly give me the antidote! My stomach hurts so much! I can't take it anymore!"
As Yanqing said this, veins bulged on his forehead, and large beads of sweat rolled down, showing how uncomfortable he was at the moment!
Seeing this, Bailu dared not delay further, reaching out to place her hand on Yanqing's wrist to take his pulse.
"I haven't refined any 'Luck Pill'! Luck is such an ethereal thing! How can I control it?"
Bailu said while taking his pulse.
Yanqing: ...At this moment, Yanqing understood everything! "Bailu's newly refined pill" was her lie, and tricking him into eating it was her goal!
Yanqing: QAQ
..."This pulse! It's a pregnancy pulse!"
Bailu said with an incredulous look.
Jing Yuan: ???
Yanqing: ?????
"And it's not just a pregnancy pulse! You're about to give birth now!"
Bailu continued.
Yanqing: ...At this moment, Yanqing just had a look of utter despair, unsure if it was from the pain or his mental breakdown.
Seeing this, Jing Yuan, with a faint smile on his lips, comforted him, "Don't worry, Yanqing, once the child is born, I'll give you paternity leave!"
Yanqing: Oh my god! General, please be a human being!
Before Yanqing could speak, he felt a surge of air rushing through his abdomen!
Then Yanqing opened his mouth, and the air was expelled from his mouth!
"Hiccup~"
This hiccup lasted for about a minute!
Bailu: "Congratulations! A natural birth! It's a hiccup!"
Jing Yuan: "How about I give you half a day of paternity leave?!"
Yanqing: ...Around ten o'clock.
Divination Commission.
Selene was still playing Gomoku with Qingque.
However, before they could determine the winner of this game, their jade amulets rang out!
The two women picked up their jade amulets and saw that Fu Xuan had @everyone in the work group!
After entering the group, the two realized that Fu Xuan was holding an emergency meeting and asked everyone to go to the Affairs Hall before 10:30.
Upon seeing this message, Qingque's expression immediately became serious!
Seeing this, Selene was very puzzled. Wasn't it just a meeting? Why did Qingque become so serious?
On the way to the Affairs Hall, Selene voiced her confusion.
Only then did she learn that Fu Xuan rarely held meetings, sometimes not even once a year!
Because Fu Xuan felt that those meetings were unimportant and unnecessary!
From then on, in the Divination Commission, whenever the Affairs Hall was full of Diviners, it meant that something big was about to happen!
...Again... again, over three thousand... Wuwuwuwuwah!
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