Free Web NovelChapter 2100: Chapter 2003: Two Clues
Huo Sining was indeed a bit speechless. She looked at Qibao and said helplessly, "You’ve really got some nerve. How old is that little chubby girl, she’s still a baby, and you can’t beat her? You’re supposed to be a man, right? That’s just too weak!"
When Huo Sining said this, Qibao immediately pouted, and his eyes almost brimmed with tears:
"Her lightning bolts are too powerful, I can’t beat her. When she zapped me, it really hurt. Look, she electrocuted my butt and it’s all black and blue."
Huo Sining looked down, and the boy Qibao directly pulled down his pants, revealing half of his white, chubby butt, which was indeed covered in bruises, clearly indicating a serious injury.
Originally, Huo Sining thought the little chubby girl was just teasing Qibao, but seeing the situation now, it was evidently much more serious than she had anticipated.
"This is too much. Hitting so hard, this little chubby girl really needs to be taught a lesson!" freewebnσvel.cøm
Huo Sining was furious, and with hands on her hips, she was ready to go upstairs and teach the little chubby girl a lesson.
Seeing this, Gu Xu hurriedly grabbed Huo Sining by the arm, stopping her: "Honey, no, sit down and rest for a bit, don’t get angry, it’s bad for your health. It’s just a matter of reprimanding that little girl, you don’t need to do it yourself, I’ll handle it!"
Huo Sining looked skeptically at Gu Xu: "You’ll handle it? How are you planning to do that? This little girl is too unruly, if we let her continue like this, she’ll definitely cause big trouble sooner or later. You can’t just gloss over it, if you don’t handle this well, you’ll regret it later. Just tell that little chubby girl, if she doesn’t come down and apologize to Qibao, I’ll directly lock her up in the storage ring and never let her out again!"
Gu Xu nodded and said, "Honey, you’re not confident in my abilities? You just relax, I’ll have that little chubby girl obediently come down and apologize soon."
Though Huo Sining was somewhat dubious, she nodded in agreement, and then turned to signal Qibao to come to her. She placed her hand on the youngster’s butt, transferring spiritual energy, and in no time, the bruises instantly healed.
Yue Shuwen sat nearby, witnessing this scene, and didn’t say anything, but merely fixed her gaze on Huo Sining.
Huo Sining noticed Yue Shuwen’s expression wasn’t right, and couldn’t help but raise her head to ask, "What’s wrong?"
Yue Shuwen looked at Qibao and then at Zhong Xiaoyao, hesitated a moment before asking, "Did you go for a checkup? Is there... any problem with the child?"
Of course, Huo Sining understood what Yue Shuwen meant: "You’re worried about whether the child is born from an egg or a womb, right?" freeweɓnovēl.coɱ
Being directly confronted by Huo Sining, Yue Shuwen didn’t bother concealing her thoughts anymore and nodded: "Yes, this matter doesn’t just worry me. I think Xiao Yao, Qibao, even your brother and Yan Feng are worried too."
"Our clan is quite unique. The genetic inheritance of Jiaoren is not very strong, not like the species that evolved on land for so many years. So, when pureblooded merfolk and humans combine, they face this special situation. Conversely, non-pureblooded merfolk and humans don’t have this issue."
"We are all born from the womb, but with the baptism of the Spiritual Pearl, the human blood in our bodies gradually gets diluted, eventually becoming pureblooded Jiaoren. However, you chose to be with Gu Xu, who is merely a mortal, and you’re pregnant with his child. Whether it will be a human baby or a merfolk egg, even we don’t know."
Huo Sining certainly understood Yue Shuwen’s concerns, she nodded and said, "I understand what you mean. Rest assured, we’ve been to the doctor and checked; it’s a womb-born baby, already over a month old, and the child is healthy, no issues."
Saying this, Huo Sining took out the examination documents from her bag, and Yue Shuwen briefly looked through them. Seeing the diagnosis stating the fetus was normal, she finally felt relieved:
"That’s good. It seems that your recent donations to the earthquake disaster areas have indeed brought blessings to the child. Now even heaven is helping you two. This child being womb-born indicates that Gu Xu’s genes are strong enough to completely overshadow your chromosomes. Although the child should be human, this doesn’t matter; as long as the child is healthy, that’s enough."
Huo Sining nodded, smiling: "You’re right, there’s nothing wrong with being mortal. As long as you live an exciting life, a hundred-year lifespan is already long enough for humans. What’s the meaning of living for centuries? Surviving on earth, it’s better to complete what you want to do and die without regrets."
Yue Shuwen laughed: "I don’t like hearing about dying. How long we live is not something we can control; our Jiaoren clan was born to protect the gods. Whether we complete the tasks or not, living or dying, it’s not up to us."
Huo Sining’s expression turned somewhat heavy. Lately, Yue Shuwen had been investigating the origin of Jiaoren, with Zhong Xiaoyao helping, collecting information from ancient texts that might relate to Jiaoren. After their investigation, they slowly pieced together two significant trails.
According to those records, Jiaoren originally lived on a certain island in the sea, not on land, and were unaware of humans while coexisting peacefully.
Until later, someone discovered the Jiaoren’s location and unearthed many secrets from them, such as tears turning into pearls, weaving Jiaoxiao silk, eyes that could shine forever, and Jiao Oil that could burn for a millennium without extinguishing. These secrets made humans feel they had stumbled upon a huge treasure, thus beginning a greedy and brutal capture and slaughter of Jiaoren.
In the midst of all this, Jiaoren sought ways to hide from the world, and simultaneously, something happened to the Jiaoren island, forcing the entire island into submersion, causing the Jiaoren clan to relocate. However, during that chaos, many Jiaoren got separated from the main group, drifting in the sea and on land, having no choice but to feign congeniality with humans and conceal their identity.
Yue Shuwen now unraveled two paths, the first being: where did the large group of Jiaoren go, and how can they be found; the second being: how many Jiaoren are scattered on land, and how can they be gathered together.
Yue Shuwen’s investigation aligns with what Yan Feng and Su Lan initially shared with Huo Sining, so Huo Sining is quite clear that Yue Shuwen’s analysis should be true.
Yet now, Yan Feng and Su Lan have vanished without a trace, and Huo Sining doesn’t know where to start with these two paths. She couldn’t dampen Yue Shuwen’s enthusiasm, so she could only keep encouraging her and offer necessary assistance when needed.
