"It's just blindness," she said. "I'll figure out a way to replace these eyeballs. If I really can't, then I'll bother Li Huowang about it."
Bai Lingmiao continued to speak with the Second God.
"But if I do die one day, you have to promise to watch over him for me. Don't let him wallow in grief and threaten to kill himself.
"No, I can't die now. I have to bear his child first. How many do you think would be good?"
As she spoke, a commotion from the village reached them. Bai Lingmiao's brow furrowed, and she hurried back with the Second God.
Soon, from a circle of villagers, they learned the news: Dog Baby's child had been born.
This should have been a joyous occasion. But when the infant was brought out from the bedroom and everyone saw its appearance, those who were about to offer congratulations instantly fell silent. Dog Baby himself stood rooted to the spot, petrified.
