Chapter 84
No matter if it was a male fish or a male fish, it was too ridiculous. Li Yu had previously clarified to King Jing that it was impossible for him to get pregnant. Now, he had shot himself in the foot. It was too embarrassing.
He had not thought of how to tell King Jing. Plus, humans usually got pregnant after ten months, so he thought that it was the same for fish. He thought that it would take at least a few months, so he was not in a hurry.
There were some slight changes in the belly of his human form, but it was not obvious compared to his fish form. He usually did not like to wear a wide jade belt. He always tied it around his waist with a silk ribbon or a string of beads. It was fine even if he loosened his clothes a little. However, Li Yu was worried that his belly would get bigger and bigger in the future and King Jing would notice it. So, he asked for a “maternity leave” from King Jing, saying that he needed to focus on cultivation for the next few months and could not transform into a human for the time being. King Jing could feel that the fish was hiding something from him, so he looked at him inquiringly. Li Yu deliberately talked nonsense to fool him.
King Jing felt that since they were really together, although they were close, there was always something between them. However, he could not figure out the real reason no matter how hard he tried. He had always doted on this fish. Since the fish said that it wanted to cultivate, King Jing would naturally be satisfied.
He was not afraid that they would not be able to see each other for a while, but he was afraid that the carp spirit would leave after the tribulation. Ever since Li Yu confessed his “identity”, King Jing had been worried about this from time to time. Recently, Li Yu had been hiding to cover for the fish’s belly, which deepened King Jing’s doubts.
Little Yu must be hiding something from him and was unwilling to tell him.
In the past, King Jing could pretend that he did not see through Little Yu’s identity and silently protect him. Now, he could also turn a blind eye to it. As long as the fish stayed in the fish tank and stayed by his side, they could see each other every day. King Jing could accept it.
On the fourth week after the fish’s belly bulged, Li Yu felt that the fish’s body was starting to become lazy. The whole fish didn’t want to move much. Although he had told King Jing that he wanted to cultivate, and indeed should occasionally move a little, the fish would get tired after swimming for a while. It was even more tiring to move his brain.
Why don’t I lie down today and do it tomorrow?
Li Yu thought this every time, wrapped in the seaweed blanket. However, he would soon fall asleep. When tomorrow became today, he would still be a salted fish.
Other than that, there was nothing wrong with it.
Just when he thought that this kind of life would continue for a few more months, one night, Li Yu woke up from his sleep and felt that his stomach was a little heavy and bloated.
Li Yu hurriedly got up and glanced at the fish’s belly. What he saw shocked him. The belly actually shrank. Li Yu: “…”
It couldn’t be?
Li Yu hurriedly looked under the bed. At a glance, the bottom of the fish tank was clear. There was no change. Li Yu searched the corners again, but there was still nothing.
Finally, he thought of something. He used his fish mouth to open the golden seaweed blanket on the silver stone bed. He saw four round, thumb-sized, and jade-like “pearls” slide out from the blanket.
Li Yu: “…”
Could it be that he gave birth to these?
It should be. Otherwise, how could the belly have become so much smaller?
The fish-trapping system didn’t trick him this time. It was indeed not painful to give birth in the form of a fish. However, he also didn’t expect it to be so easy. It only took about four weeks, and while he was asleep … it was done.
These pearl-like things should be called fish eggs.
Li Yu was neither sleepy nor lazy. He carefully swam over, poked at them with his fins, and stuck his eyes on them to take a look.
Of course, he couldn’t see anything.
He hadn’t thought of how to tell King Jing, but in the end, he gave birth. Moreover, he gave birth to four eggs. This made him even more embarrassed.
Would King Jing be able to accept the fact that his own children were four round?
It would be too difficult. If he turned around, he wouldn’t know where they would be washed away by the water.
But then again, fish were supposed to lay eggs. Li Yu was originally expecting little mermaids or little people, but that was unlikely.
Although he was a little disappointed that they were fish eggs, they were still his and King Jing’s children. Li Yu didn’t mind.
But after giving birth, how would he take care of them?
Li Yu didn’t know what to do. After swimming two laps around the round children, he suddenly remembered that he still had the system!
Li Yu wrapped the four fish eggs in the blanket again and entered the system.
The system sent him a notification: “Congratulations to the host for completing ‘Bear Children’. The ‘Revitalize the Family’ main storyline is now complete! Please receive the reward … ”
Finally, another main storyline was completely completed. Li Yu didn’t have time to be happy. He received all the rewards without even looking at them. He asked nervously: “Fish fish fish fish eggs, what should I do?”
The system said: “The conditions for activating the side quest ‘Grow Up’ have been met. Please choose whether to activate it or not.”
This mission sounded like it was related to raising children … Oh, of course it had to be activated!
And according to the name of the mission, fish eggs should be able to turn into humans? That couldn’t be better.
The System said, “The eggs can be hatched within four to five days of hatching. Host, please protect them well. After hatching, feed them for nine months and they will be able to complete tasks on their own and become babies.”
Li Yu: “…”
Why did even Little Fish have to do the task?
It turned out that the System Fish was also a System Fish!
Li Yu was so impressed that he was prostrating himself on the ground. The scam system was truly heaven-defying. It had arranged everything just like that!
Thinking about the quests that he had done before, he felt quite annoyed. Little Yu was so young. Did she have to worry about quests too?
The System that could read the Host’s mind: “…”
The System said, “Host, you don’t have to worry. It’s just an extremely ordinary and simple mission. Usually, it can be completed.”
Li Yu: Alright, I’ll believe you for now!
Because there was no other way if he didn’t believe it.
Li Yu learned how to take care of fish eggs and young fish from the System. He exited the System and looked around sneakily.
So far, no one had discovered that he had secretly hatched four round fish eggs. It should be possible for him to hatch them in the next four days.
The System told him that he had to choose a quiet place to hatch them. The warmer, the better.
The System didn’t ask him to hatch them with his fish body, but Li Yu had seen birds hatch eggs. Birds usually put the eggs under their bellies. The feathers could keep them warm. Li Yu felt that it made sense. Eggs and eggs should be similar. Although he didn’t have feathers, he had fish scales. So, he followed the System’s instructions.
He gathered the four round eggs into a small circle and covered them with his fish body. Then, he wrapped himself with a water grass quilt.
It should be very warm.
From afar, it didn’t look like he was hatching the eggs at all.
In terms of food, King Jing would never shortchange him. This was what he really didn’t have to worry about. If someone changed the water, he would temporarily hide the fish eggs in the rockery cave. It was quite easy to get through the four days like this.
When these round fish turned into children, he wouldn’t be able to hide it anymore. At that time, it would be easier for him to say that King Jing had given birth to four children. How many boys and girls were there? Then, he could carry them for King Jing to see. This way, he wouldn’t be unclear about what was in the fish’s belly.
Li Yu had never been so focused. He was so focused on hatching the eggs that he gradually forgot about his surroundings.
King Jing found that the fish didn’t like to move much these days. Although he was warned, he didn’t look for anyone to check on the fish so that it wouldn’t affect the fish. Fortunately, the fish would still swim a little every day. Recently, the fish had been sleeping and eating a lot. Looking at the fish’s belly, it seemed to have become bigger. Maybe it was because it was cultivating, so the fish didn’t move much.
King Jing didn’t think about it in other ways. He couldn’t ask about the details of the fish’s cultivation. He could only pay special attention to the fish’s movements.
It was fine if the fish didn’t like to move much, but later on, the fish became worse. It wrapped itself in the quilt and didn’t get out of bed. It also didn’t have any energy to feed it. It only ate a few pieces of fish food that floated to the side of Silver Shi’s bed. King Jing was very worried about this, so he had to take some special measures.
King Jing suddenly lifted the quilt and wanted to take the fish out of the quilt to see what was going on.
Li Yu, who was quietly hatching the fish, was shocked!!!
What was going on?
Li Yu’s short fins clung desperately to the edge of the Silver Shi bed, indicating that he didn’t want to leave the bed at all.
King Jing was speechless.
King Jing paused. The fish was so unwilling that he had to change his strategy in time. He couldn’t force it. Coincidentally, Wang Xi had something to report. King Jing turned around to listen. Li Yu took the opportunity to pick up the four round fish one by one from behind him and hid them in the cave.
Wang Xi only stayed for a moment. King Jing turned back and found that the fish, who refused to get out of bed just now, had slid down the bed nimbly and was waiting obediently by his hand.
King Jing curled his lips and stroked the fish’s head. Li Yu also rubbed his palm with the fish’s mouth.
King Jing remembered that this fish used to love to wander around. He was afraid that it would be bored if it stayed in the fish tank all the time. King Jing took the crystal bottle and wanted to take the fish out to relax.
Li Yu was speechless.
No, he liked the two of them very much, but he hadn’t hatched enough!
What if it didn’t come back for a while? What if it wanted to do half a round again? What would happen to the fish eggs and baby?
Li Yu was conflicted between the old man and the new fish. He made up his mind. Your Highness, I can only let you down this time!
Li Yu used to jump into the crystal bottle by himself. This time, he was determined not to jump. King Jing put the fish to the mouth of the crystal bottle. Li Yu turned around and swung his tail, falling back into the fish tank. He fluttered and spat out bubbles at King Jing. “Your Highness, take a walk for me!”
King Jing was speechless.
King Jing didn’t know what to do with this fish. He rubbed the fish’s body dotingly. Since it didn’t want to go, he would leave it for another time.
King Jing was now in charge of the western border. He was in charge of military affairs and government affairs. Not long after, he had something important to do and left quickly.
Li Yu heaved a sigh of relief. After making sure that King Jing had gone far away and that he couldn’t hear any footsteps, he took the fish eggs out of the cave again.
It was too troublesome to take them back and forth one by one. Li Yu thought of a more convenient method. He took one in the fish’s mouth and carried the other three on his back. Together, they slowly swam back to the silver stone bed.
Before he could rearrange the fish eggs, King Jing, who had left, came back and stood quietly in front of the fish tank.
Li Yu was shocked to see him. Oh no, King Jing actually came back. Li Yu hurriedly pulled up the quilt to cover the fish eggs. However, he forgot that there was still one in the fish’s mouth.
King Jing’s vision blurred. He didn’t see what was hidden on the stone bed. However, he saw something fall out of the fish’s mouth.
This is …
Even with King Jing’s eyesight, he didn’t recognize what the small fish was hiding.
However, King Jing subconsciously didn’t show too much confusion.
Li Yu saw that he was calm and thought that he had recognized everything. At this point, he could only confess. Li Yu transformed and moved the seaweed away. King Jing then saw the other three … round.
Li Yu blushed and said, “Your Highness, there are a total of four fish and fish eggs.”
King Jing was speechless.
King Jing first came to the conclusion that these were fish eggs from Li Yu’s words. Then, he quickly thought about how there were fish eggs in his fish tank.
Li Yu looked at him nervously and asked tentatively, “If I say that these are mine, will Your Highness believe me?”
King Jing was speechless.
King Jing’s eyebrows twitched unconsciously. He looked directly at Li Yu.
Li Yu repeated in shame, “Your Highness, these are fish eggs that I laid. I’m sorry. I used to say that I can’t give birth. However, it wasn’t until recently that I realized that I … am actually a fish that can give birth. ”
King Jing was speechless.
King Jing felt as if lightning was flashing and thunder was rumbling. The entire world exploded in front of him.
He slowly and cautiously savored Li Yu’s words.
It turned out that Xiao Yu could give birth.
It turned out that Xiao Yu had laid four fish eggs.
It turned out that …
He knew that fish eggs were actually the offspring of fish. This meant that these were —
King Jing was dizzy. It turned out that these were his and Xiao Yu’s children!
Li Yu caught a glimpse of King Jing’s expression. Sure enough, even someone as calm as King Jing was greatly shocked. Li Yu thought that since he had already struck King Jing, he might as well let out all the thunder in one go. Trembling with fear, he told King Jing about the hatching plan.
It turned out that their children had to be hatched. This was what he had been hiding from him.
King Jing came back to his senses and stared at Xiao Yu in front of him.
I can’t let you be too tired. I’ll help you with the hatching.
