Chapter 2265 On the Topic of Children and Jealousy

As for the storms and uproars in the outside world, Lin Xun was oblivious to them all.

He was at the bank of the Dragon Pool, fully focused on healing and recuperating.

By now, over two years had passed since he had first entered the True Dragon World.

During this, he had suppressed the Imperial True Hou Clan, crossed the East Sea, obtained the absolute breath water on Jade Rainbow Island, and figured out the mystery of the Tribulation Dragon Nine Transformations.

Afterward, he had snuck into the world of the Dragon Palace, rescued Ao Zhentian from Heavenly Forbidden Mountain, and learned the inside story of the Thousand Dragon Celestial Assembly. Because of this, he had paved a bloody path into the Thousand Dragon Dao Palace...

Nine thousand feet under the East Sea, he had solved the puzzle of the forty-nine Sea Stabilizing Steles and broke through his Emperor Mind Obstacle. This had not only raised his cultivation to the third realm but also advanced his expertise in runes by leaps and bounds...

Finally, he had once again killed his way into the world of the Dragon Palace. The process had been full of twists and turns and perils. The battles had been treacherous and heart-palpitating.

Fortunately, it had all come to an end.

Yanxing was dead, the remnant spirit of the Nameless Esteemed Emperor had also been squashed, and the task entrusted to him by Second Senior Brother could be considered successfully completed.

Moreover, he had gotten to see Zhao Jingxuan, and to Lin Xun, the child in her womb was undoubtedly a heavenly, pleasant surprise.

For once, his heart quickened at the thought that he was going to be a father, from excitement as well as a small amount of indescribable apprehension.

Would it be a boy or a girl? Who would it take after? Would it grow to be beautiful? Questions like these flooded him.

This was probably the state of mind of most first-time fathers.

Xia Zhi quietly sat next to Lin Xun, occasionally looking at the golden dragon cocoon in the Dragon Pool and then at him whose eyes were closed in meditation.

Although he hadn’t said anything, she had keenly perceived the subtle change in his mood after he had met this cocoon.

Xia Zhi did not understand this kind of change in emotions, but she knew that Zhao Jingxuan and the child in her belly held an incomparably important position in Lin Xun's heart.

“You like children?” she asked out of the blue, her voice crystal clear.

Lin Xun, who was repairing his injuries, was stunned, and then laughed, “I didn't realize it before, but you only know that...the mood is just different after having a child.”

Xia Zhi thought for a moment and asked, “Will you not need me anymore, then?”

The simple question had Lin Xun frozen on the spot. His heart surged with indescribable emotions when it suddenly dawned on him that he had never considered Xia Zhi's feelings.

Was she asking this out of worry that he would no longer love her now that he had Jingxuan and his own child?

Unspeakable guilt welled up in Lin Xun's heart. Looking earnestly and deeply into Xia Zhi's eyes, he said, “The thought of you leaving my world has never crossed my mind.”

“Mhm.” Xia Zhi said, “As long as you don't drive me away, I will never leave, because...”

Lin Xun inquired, “Because?”

Xia Zhi muttered, “Because leaving you means my world will be nothing but darkness. Existing or dying, it will all seem meaningless.”

Lin Xun's heart trembled, and he suddenly recalled the words that Xia Zhi had once said during their youth.

“My world is very small, and it can only accommodate you alone.”

“Lin Xun, from the moment I woke up, there had been nothing but darkness in my world until I met you. You brought light to it.”

“Moving forward, don’t stand in front of me again in the face of danger, alright?”

......

Lin Xun's heart tossed and turned. He couldn’t help but take Xia Zhi in his arms, hold her tightly, and stress, “I, Lin Xun, swear to never let you go. I'd rather die than do so.”

Under her hat, a heartfelt, dazzling smile bloomed on Xia Zhi’s striking face. Her ethereal, dream-like beauty was capable of eclipsing the world.

She was never the type who needed to be sheltered and cared for. She was stronger than any woman in the world, or else she wouldn’t have chosen to fight alone in the Law Extinction Zone.

All her strength, her courage, all her conquests were just for Lin Xun, the man in front of her.

She never cared to talk about these achievements.

She didn’t even care about the great dao of this heaven and earth, the mountains, the rivers, and all the beings in this world, for her world held Lin Xun and Lin Xun alone.

Having him was enough.

Suddenly, Xia Zhi whispered, “Lin Xun, I want a child too.”

Holding Xia Zhi's delicate frame, Lin Xun stiffened. His face turned into an entertaining broadcast of a variety show while ten thousand horses galloped through his mind.

What’s this all of a sudden?!

In his stupor, he lowered his gaze to meet Xia Zhi's sparkling eyes and saw nothing but seriousness in them.

This made his head spin again.

It couldn't be that Xia Zhi was provoked by Jingxuan’s condition?

Xia Zhi then said as her eyes flashed with confusion and doubt, “It's just that, how do I make one? Do I have to find a dragon cocoon like this one as well?”

Her melodious voice, when mismatched with her puzzled expression, was endearingly silly.

Lin Xun was so amused that he burst out laughing. He laughed so hard that he could barely catch his breath by the end of it.

He then understood that Xia Zhi was a blank sheet of paper who had absolutely no clue about that matter between a man and a woman.

“What's so funny?” At some point, Xi had returned. Her graceful figure was enveloped in a rain of light as she walked toward them, making her look like an immortal goddess from fantasy land.

“I told him I want a child. I don't know why he is laughing like this.” Xia Zhi frowned.

The atmosphere lurched into a sudden silence. Xi's expression also froze for a moment as though she was caught off guard.

A long while later, she couldn't help but look questioningly at Lin Xun. “Do you not feel ashamed talking to her about such a private topic?”

Lin Xun hurriedly explained with a bitter smile, “I wasn't the one who brought this topic up.”

Meanwhile, Xia Zhi had turned to Xi inquiringly. “Big Sister, do you know how to birth a child?”

Xi had lived for who knew many years, but in the face of this question, she still felt her cheeks burning a little. She was rooted to the spot, not knowing how to answer.

Of course she knew, but how could...how could she say it in front of Lin Xun, a man?

Noticing Xi's disorientation, Lin Xun relished inside. This was the first time he had seen this ice-cold, lofty, and mysterious woman acting so awkwardly.

“You’re finding this funny?” Xi's eyes zapped like electricity as she glared at Lin Xun. She couldn't answer Xia Zhi's question, so she could only find a scapegoat to break away from the subject.

Lin Xun suddenly had a bad feeling. He quickly got up and said, “You guys talk, I'm going to check on Big Yellow.”

As soon as he dropped these words, he vanished with a whoosh.

Xia Zhi looked even more bamboozled now. Her limpid eyes were plastered with confusion. “Is birthing a child more complex than the great dao?”

Xi was speechless.

Her face kept burning hotter. She didn’t even need a mirror to know how red her cheeks were right now.

However, seeing the urgent desire to learn in Xia Zhi's eyes, she knew that she must properly explain it to this young girl whose beauty made even her feel pressured.

Indeed, in Xi's eyes, Xia Zhi was still a young girl.

After taking a long time deliberating, a still hesitant Xi clumsily strung her words together, “Xia Zhi, birthing a child is a very private matter that requires...well, how should I put it... You know about Yin and Yang intermingling, and dragon and tiger grappling, right? ”

Xia Zhi said, “I know, but what does that have to do with giving birth? Do you also need to cultivate the dao of Yin and Yang in order to create a child?”

The corner of Xi's lips twitched imperceptibly. Her whole mind was a mess.

This girl... really doesn't know the first thing about it...

In the following time, Xi used her whole life’s patience and made all kinds of analogies she could think of to explain this matter to Xia Zhi. However, the latter only grew more and more confused the more she listened, seeming to be under the impression that giving birth was a bit too abstract a concept...

In the end, Xi gave up. There was just no way to explain it. At the same time, her resentment for Lin Xun grew to the point she gnashed her teeth.

How could he broach such a private matter to this pure and innocent girl?

Simply a beast in human skin!

“When Miss Jingxuan wakes up from the cocoon, you can ask her.” Xi directly kicked the ball to someone else.

Xia Zhi actually thought this was a great idea. She nodded deeply, her eyes bright, “That’s right, I can just ask Big Sister Jingxuan. Since she's already pregnant with a child, she definitely knows.”

Xi revealed an odd look. “You're not jealous of her...? Or envy? Or maybe angry at her?”

Xia Zhi was puzzled. “Jealous? Angry? Not at all. Unless it concerns Lin Xun, no one in this world deserves my anger. Also, what does being jealous mean?”

Xi was dumbfounded again and fell silent.

She finally knew why Xia Zhi was able to accompany Lin Xun until now. It wasn't that her heart was big enough to tolerate Lin Xun being with other women, but that she...she didn't understand what love even was!

Xia Zhi asked, “Sister Xi, do you also feel jealous?”

Xi was stunned, then chuckled and calmly said, “There is no man in this world who deserves me getting jealous over.”

“What about Lin Xun?” Xia Zhi didn't know what jealousy was, so she tried to fathom the idea through exchanging with Xi.

“Him?” Xi snorted out a laugh and joked about it, “Do you think I would get jealous over the little guy I watched growing up with my own eyes?”

Speaking of this, many memories came rushing back and drew a sigh from her heart. She had lived for too long; she had witnessed the growth of Xuan Shangchen, the elegance and intellect of Lu Boya, and also the rise of Lin Xun...

But it seemed that...the only one who she truly regarded highly was Lin Xun.

Recalling the past when he had progressed through the trials in Omega Secret-Realm one by one, Xi fell into a trance.

The current Lin Xun, of course, was no longer a ‘little guy.’ He was an unprecedented supreme Great Emperor who had a unique, horrifying potential on the path of cultivation.

In the eyes of the masses, such an existence more than sufficed to peer down upon the heavens. He was a legend, an almost mythical figure.

With these thoughts in her mind, Xi met Xia Zhi's puzzled gaze and softly said, “You may not understand now, but you certainly will one day. Only those who are truly in love know the taste of jealousy.”

“Oh, okay.” Xia Zhi seemed to understand something and nothing at the same time.

Xi didn't explain any further. This was not something that could be comprehended through explanation.

Meanwhile, Lin Xun had found Big Yellow.

When the dog saw him, it called out, looking very pleased with itself, “Kid, all you need to do now is beg me, and I will bestow upon you a grand fortune!”