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Three things Sha Hualing knows about the condition now is that :
1. She's in Cang Qiong Mountain, Mobei Jun dragged her along saying it was an important meeting and Luo Binghe asked her to come as well.
2. Everyone in the mountain, including the demon entourage was in this huge hall. A little too tacky and old in decorations
3. Why is Tianlang Jun here?
The old man was of course shredded to pieces the last time she saw him in Huan Hua palace prison. Now with a complete sets of legs and a single arm, he just casually sits beside Luo Binghe and Mobei Jun, both of which had their respective consort by their other side. Of course it was for safety reasons why that old hag needed to be sandwiched so vicariously even by the other peak lords.
Speaking of which, weren't there twelve peak lords?
Why is there only eleven?
Where is Zhuzhi Lang?
The news of Zhuzhi Lang's recovery was surprising to put it lightly, even to her ears. The man was in the brink of death with a weakened demon form, all his meridians broken and internal force gone. By logic she should be visiting his grave twice already.
But no. Zhuzhi Lang recovered and the last thing she knew was that Zhuzhi was sent to the Cang Qiong peak lord's residence to do his bidding as his secretary until further notice.
Liu Mingyan reached for her tensed hand, caressing it ever so slightly with feathering touches. Sha Hualing relaxed immediately, it took her a while to manage her breathing due to the many ancescion that has happened the past two years, those memories played in rapid succession like a wrecking ball.
She smiled at Mingyan as a way to replace an unsaid gratitude. As the other looked to the stage, the other did too.
Finally the two missing people entered the stage.
Ah, Yue Qingyuang, that's his name.
Zhuzhi Lang looks different with the Qiong Ding robes. The half snake demon looks more regal, a little extravagant but not too much that it hurts her eyes. His hair still braided on the front, but the green of it looked more vibrant.
There was nervousness in his face, fear if she had to say bluntly. Zhuzhi Lang was never hard to read, his expressions are always open for anyone to see even if it wasn't, the falter in his voice when he speaks should be a good enough indicator to-
Wait, why is Zhuzhi Lang blushing?
Why is Yue Qingyuan holding his hand?
"I'm sorry to have disturbed the respective schedules of those who came here upon this very sudden summon," Yue Qingyuan started, one hand definitely holding Zhuzhi Lang's hand and the other clasped behind his back.
"I'm here to announce Zhuzhi Lang's pregnancy, thus the next heir of the Cang Qiong mountain and Qiong Ding peak."
As soon as the word 'pregnancy' traveled the air, entering everyone's ear, etching itself to their mind, and carving the letters to each brain cell; there was a prominent silence.
Shen Qingqiu woke up from the collective shock first.
"Wait,"
As if on command, everyone asked the same thing at once.
"SINCE WHEN?!"
Apparently since 3 months ago, but truly that's not what everyone had in mind. What they wanted to actually know was since when did Zhuzhi Lang and Yue Qingyuan have been banging each other? And what do you mean by he can get pregnant?
Shen Qingqiu glanced at Shang Qinghua who was frozen in place beside Mobei Jun. A nervous smile on his face before he also glances Shen Qingqiu's way, face shifting to apologetic.
No fucking way
Shen Qingqiu's concerned face conveyed one and only one message.
"You did this?"
The added squint on Airplane's face told him that he did, but only a certain part that he must've come up with for 0 reasons in the original storyline.
The fucker.
"We're not sure about how the baby's physical appearance will be. But I assure you we'll love them all the same. Our intent here is to ask the blessing of everyone. Zhuzhi Lang wanted yours the most, Tianlang Jun."
At that the old man could only open his mouth, unable to get anything out as everyone stared at him. The blinding smile of the expecting couple made him feel even more ridiculous to be put in a position.
Mobei Jun cleared his throat and a tiny bit of his consciousness returned. But instead of "This one does not think the two need to ask for my blessing, the baby itself was already a blessing" In fact the baby can absolutely be kept away from him because, if anything, he'll just be a bad influence amidst an already dysfunctional gathering. Safe for Liu Mingyan... probably.
The thing he ended up saying was :
"How long have you been banging?"
He can hear the collective flinch from everyone.
"Oh- oh, uh..." Zhuzhi Lang's face fell and Shen Qingqiu had to stop his expectation of the man (corpse) from dropping even lower.
Yue Qingyuan's smile turned depletive. Placing a hand on Zhuzhi Lang's shoulder, he answered,
"We've been together for a year. Neither of us expected having a child considering Zhuzhi Lang's condition. In truth we didn't expect it at all. But now that we are having one, we want to have your blessings, Tianlang Jun. I know that we have crossed swords in the past, but for Zhuzhi Lang, as you've been his family member to stay by his side," said with sarcasm, "we think that it's only right to ask for your blessing."
Gotta give it to Yue Qingyuan for so gracefully answering a question like that. Sha Hualing would've smacked the undead man personally.
"Al-alright, sure. I give you both my blessing."
"Thank you." The couple answered together.
Then their heads turned to Luo Binghe and Shen Qingqiu could feel the confusion and slight fear radiating off his husband.
Luo Binghe felt like a prey hunted down by the realization that he too was part of this godforsaken family. And thus, in six months, he'd be an uncle .
"I would like to ask for yours as well, considering that you will be their uncle, Luo Binghe." Yue Qingyuan simply stated with a smile while Binghe felt like a mountain was dropped on him.
The knowledge that just arguably recently the man was pining for Shen Qingqiu, then somehow took a 180 and hit him in the shin by having a kid with Luo Binghe's cousin???
Yeah that... that wasn't something he can stomach for now, but luckily he has enough composure after Shen Qingqiu reached for his arm to not say something stupid.
"I give you my blessings, both for the child and the two of you. This is an auspicious news."
"Thank you, cousin."
Well the day ended better than they thought, there was a small feast served to celebrate between them.
Zhuzhi Lang laid his head on Yue Qingyuan's shoulder and fell asleep at some point. But the leader didn't move and instead fixed his husband's drooping robe, making sure that Zhuzhi Lang was warm.
That's when Qi Qingqi realized that despite Yue Qingyuan's tendency to smile, appearing as the gentle leader of Cang Qiong Mountain. There was something a little different about his expression this time. Sure he has that for Shen Qingqiu as well, but his one felt more- intimate. As if he's looking at his whole world and future.
In the literal sense, he is. Yue Qingyuan announced that the child would be his heir, which meant that a wedding will take place some time in the future. And honestly, she can't help herself from being excited.
Happiness was a growing thing in the mountain (god, they have 4 demon-human couples here including her own prized disciple).
Zhuzhi Lang roused from his short nap in the middle of the feast.
"Oh, did I fall asleep?" Rubbing the sleep from his eyes.
"You needn't be concerned. It's natural that you get tired easily."
"This one can't help but feel guilty. Yue Qingyuan had gone through the trouble of inviting everyone and I fell asleep during the time I should be social."
"While I do feel that there is an urge to make the news easier for everyone and make them more- pliant to the changes. Your health and comfort is more important. You are with child and that is more than enough reason to justify your exhaustion."
Zhuzhi Lang buried his face to the crook of the leader's neck, huffing a smile. The whispered thank you wasn't lost to the man who simply nuzzled the head of hair, drawing a giggle from the other.
Yue Qingyuan planted a kiss atop his head. Offering him a lotus crisp which he refused before planting a kiss on Yue Qingyuan's jaw as a thank you for offering anyway . The gesture made the mountain leader smile and reached for Zhuzhi Lang's hand.
He couldn't wait for the sweet future ahead.