Chapter 6 The ferocious beasts were dumbfounded; this was utterly absurd.
"No need to help me hide it."
Seeing Di Tian's racking-fisted expression, Gu Yuena smiled calmly. "Your little master is about to be born; you just need to be prepared."
Then, Gu Yuena gently stroked her belly.
"Step back; I also need to prepare for his birth."
Di Tian nodded blankly. "Yes..."
"What, aren't you leaving?" Gu Yuena knew this news was a headache for Di Tian, so seeing his bewildered expression, she couldn't help but smile and remind him.
"Ah, um..." Di Tian snapped out of his daze and quickly bowed his head. "Yes..."
Then, Di Tian withdrew.
At this moment, Gu Yuena suddenly felt small handprints appear on the surface of her belly.
She gently touched them with some joy.
"Soon, we'll meet, little one..."
Gu Yuena whispered.
She indeed needed to be prepared.
After all, it was her first time giving birth.
...
Di Tian withdrew.
He had even withdrawn from the central area of the core circle.
Now, he stood on the outer edge of the core circle.
He still hadn't processed what he had just witnessed.
His initial instinct was to immediately help Gu Yuena conceal the truth.
After all, such a thing could shake the morale of the army.
But Gu Yuena didn't seem to care.
Di Tian also understood that the child Gu Yuena was carrying was bound to be extraordinary.
But how could he explain this to the other ferocious beasts?
Gu Yuena had said there was no need to hide it, yet she herself had been in seclusion for a long time.
Perhaps it was because the child was about to be born that her master had become more open-minded.
"Di Tian, what's wrong?"
Not far away, Bi Ji saw Di Tian standing at the entrance of the Star Dou Great Forest in a daze and approached curiously.
"N-nothing..." Di Tian was unsure how to respond.
Although Gu Yuena had clearly stated that there was no need to hide it for her, and even that they should prepare to welcome their little master, Di Tian didn't even know how to tell the other ferocious beasts.
"You don't seem to be alright." Bi Ji squatted down curiously and looked up at Di Tian. "Did the master scold you?"
Di Tian had told the other three before going in to report.
After all, this was a mission they had done together:
searching for the Demon Dragon's trail.
Several months had passed, and there was still no news.
Now it was time for the report again.
Biji had even made a bet with Ziji to see if Ditian would be reprimanded by their master.
However, Biji found Ditian's expression strange; he didn't seem to have been scolded, but neither did he seem unscathed.
It was very odd.
Ditian looked at Biji and gave a wry smile.
He really couldn't say.
He tentatively asked Biji,
"If—I mean, if," Ditian said, looking at Biji, "we're about to have another little master, what do you think?"
He wanted to use this opportunity to gauge the other beasts' possible reactions.
"Another little master?" Biji tilted her head, thinking for a long time, but still couldn't figure out why Ditian would ask this question.
"How did you get so many?"
"Uh..." Di Tian had a headache. "Just tell me, what would you do if the Lord suddenly brought a little master?"
"Us?" Bi Ji thought carefully. "I will obey any order from the Lord. If the little master is equivalent to the Lord, then I will also listen to the little master."
However, after saying that, Bi Ji smiled and said, "But given the Lord's personality, it's impossible for him to designate any little master, right?"
"You may not know, but the Lord is pregnant."
Di Tian sighed and put his hand on his forehead. Since his lord had said so, he decided not to hide it anymore.
He just didn't know how much shock this news would bring to the beasts.
Sure enough, Biji thought Di Tian had misspoke.
"Pregnant with what? Explain clearly, I didn't hear you," Biji pressed.
Di Tian turned to Biji and said, word by word,
"My lord, you're pregnant, and you'll be giving birth soon."
"..."
Seeing Biji's silence, Di Tian blurted it all out.
"That means we're about to have a little master.
And it's Gu Yuena's own child."
"You...are you sure you're not joking?" Biji licked her lips, her eyes filled with disbelief.
"How could I joke about something like this?" Di Tian smiled bitterly; he also hoped it was a joke from his lord.
But he had seen his lord pregnant with his own eyes.
The size of her belly clearly indicated she was about to give birth.
Obviously, Gu Yuena had kept it a secret for a long time before finally revealing it.
Seeing Biji completely stunned, Di Tian knew it would take time to process this news.
Just then, a deep voice came from not far away.
"What are you doing standing here? Anything interesting to tell?"
Di Tian looked up, and a massive figure hovered in mid-air, its aura even more imposing than Bi Ji's.
The fifteen-meter-tall body was entirely covered in thick, dark golden fur.
Its arms were incredibly long, hanging at its sides, their length even exceeding its knees.
This was a Dark Golden Terrorclaw Bear.
At this moment, Zi Ji was sitting on the bear's shoulder.
Clearly, they had come to investigate because they were curious about Bi Ji and Di Tian standing there motionless for so long.
"Bear Lord, I should get down,"
Zi Ji said with a smile when they reached Di Tian.
"That's right." The Dark Golden Terrorclaw Bear smiled slightly, then its body rapidly twisted and shrank, transforming into a large, muscular man wearing a furry suit.
Zi Ji then nimbly jumped down from its back.
The two ferocious beasts who had accompanied Di Tian shrugged helplessly. "I'll tell you a shocking secret."
"Oh? There's a shocking secret to hear?" The Bear Lord leaned closer, intrigued.
Zi Ji looked at Bi Ji, who was being forcibly restrained, with a puzzled expression. "Didn't you go to see the Master? Did the Master tell you a secret?"
Di Tian nodded.
"What secret? What secret?" Xiong Jun chuckled.
"The Master is pregnant. We will soon have a little master."
Di Tian tried to speak calmly about this extraordinary matter.
This news immediately restrained the two beasts who wanted to hear the secret.
At this moment, the silence of the three beasts was deafening.
"You...you're sure you're not making this up?"
It took Zi Ji a long time to come to her senses.
The Master was pregnant?
And about to give birth?
Bi Ji gave a bitter smile, "This...this is too..."
Her mind was buzzing, and she couldn't find the right words to describe it.
"This is outrageous!"
Xiong Jun stared blankly at Di Tian. "Even if it were a joke, no one would believe it, right? How could Master be pregnant?"
"Don't look at me, I'm dumbfounded too."
Di Tian helplessly spread his hands. "Moreover, the little master is about to be born, and Master told us to prepare."
As soon as he finished speaking, the four ferocious beasts looked at each other in disbelief.
This was truly outrageous beyond belief—outrageous to the extreme.
(End of Chapter)