"Don't panic. Whatever it is, it doesn't seem dangerous to you."
Seeing Ganyu's frightened expression, Jiang Yan quickly comforted her in a gentle voice.
"I'll go get your master to take a look. Maybe Cloud Retainer knows something about your condition."
Ganyu nodded.
"I'll go with you."
"No need."
Jiang Yan shook his head.
Though he still didn't know exactly what was happening, it was better for Ganyu to rest at home for now.
He helped her over to the sofa and carefully seated her down.
"Ningguang, Beidou, Shenhe—take care of your Shimu."
"I'm going to your Martial Aunt's place to bring her here."
After settling Ganyu down, Jiang Yan turned toward the three little ones.
"Yes! Master, don't worry!"
Little Ningguang nodded seriously.
"Ningguang and the others will take good care of Shimu."
Jiang Yan nodded and didn't waste another second.
The Space Stone in his right hand lit up.
Mt. Aozang, summit of Jueyun Karst.
A portal opened, and Jiang Yan stepped through.
The moment he arrived, he hurried to Cloud Retainer's abode and began knocking urgently.
"Cloud Retainer!"
"Cloud Retainer!!"
"Are you home?!"
...
"You brat!"
"What are you doing here in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"
The door opened shortly after.
A woman with a facial mask on her face appeared, looking extremely displeased—as though warning him he'd better have a good reason.
"Cloud Retainer, something happened to Ganyu!"
Seeing her irritated expression, Jiang Yan immediately explained.
"Something happened?"
Her face changed instantly.
"What happened?"
After hearing Jiang Yan explain the strange findings in Ganyu's body, Cloud Retainer frowned deeply.
Something mysterious inside Ganyu?
Something even Jiang Yan couldn't clearly detect?
The more she listened, the stranger it sounded.
Yet she still hadn't fully pieced it together.
"Take me there first."
Cloud Retainer spoke seriously.
"Alright."
Jiang Yan immediately opened another portal and brought her home.
The moment they returned, Cloud Retainer saw Ganyu surrounded by Ningguang and the other two children, all fussing over her.
"Master…"
Seeing Cloud Retainer, Ganyu looked pitifully toward her.
"It's alright. Don't be afraid."
Cloud Retainer stepped forward and comforted her softly.
"As long as your master is here, nothing will happen to you."
She placed her fingers on Ganyu's wrist and carefully checked her pulse.
Jiang Yan and the three little ones stood nearby, watching nervously.
Cloud Retainer's brows slowly knit together.
After a long moment, she looked toward Jiang Yan with an odd expression.
"Jiang Yan, tell me carefully—how exactly did you determine Ganyu was sick?"
Jiang Yan immediately explained how Ganyu had become nauseous at the sight of food.
Cloud Retainer nodded slowly.
A trace of delight appeared in her eyes.
"My child, how long has this condition been going on?"
She turned back toward Ganyu.
"T-this…"
Ganyu lowered her head and thought carefully.
"It's happened on and off."
"I didn't really pay attention…"
"Probably about a month now."
"It's just gotten worse recently."
The moment she said that, Jiang Yan's eyes widened.
"What?!"
"This has been happening for a month?!"
"Why didn't you tell me?!"
Faced with Jiang Yan's questioning, Ganyu lowered her head guiltily.
"I… I didn't think it was important…"
"Alright, alright. Don't scold her."
Cloud Retainer interrupted before Jiang Yan could continue.
"It's a good thing."
She finally couldn't hold back anymore.
"A very good thing!"
"Hahahahaha!"
Cloud Retainer burst into laughter.
Jiang Yan and Ganyu stared blankly at her.
What was happening?
Why was she suddenly so happy?
"No, no. I absolutely must tell the others."
"I need to inform Guizhong and Rex Lapis immediately."
Cloud Retainer stood up excitedly.
"Wait!"
Jiang Yan quickly grabbed her.
His face was full of confusion.
"What exactly is going on?"
Ganyu also looked at her in bewilderment.
"You two…"
Cloud Retainer shook her head with a smile.
"This isn't an illness."
"And it's not some mysterious affliction."
"She's pregnant."
Hearing that explanation, Jiang Yan instinctively relaxed.
"Oh… so she's pregnant."
"You scared me for a second…"
"..."
"WHAT?!"
A scream echoed through the house and nearly shook the roof.
Inside the room, Jiang Yan stared with eyes wide open.
His face was filled with disbelief.
"You…"
"You just said…"
"Ganyu is pregnant?!"
His voice trembled.
Even Ganyu herself trembled as she looked toward Cloud Retainer in shock.
"Yes."
Cloud Retainer smiled and nodded.
"I'll still ask Guizhong and the Geo Archon to confirm later."
"But unless something unexpected appears…"
"This is almost certainly pregnancy."
Jiang Yan stood frozen.
His mouth opened and closed.
He raised a hand, then lowered it again.
Utterly lost.
He was going to become a father?
A father?
A father?!
[Sometimes, you really are unbelievably stupid.]
At that moment, the system's voice rang out in Jiang Yan's mind.
It sounded deeply exasperated.
[As a transmigrator, you actually forgot something as basic as pregnancy?!]
For the first time ever, the system outright scolded him.
"Shut up!"
"I've never been pregnant before, how would I know?!"
"I was single my entire previous life, alright?!"
Jiang Yan looked speechless.
"And you—you've stayed silent for five hundred years!"
"Now that I'm about to become a father, suddenly you decide to show up?!"
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