"..." Yuan Heng shook his head, bent down, and scooped up Wang Jin in his arms. He said to Xi Ning: "City Lord, I'm taking him back. Quickly, call a healer to see the ger."
Having said that, he held Wang Jin and ran straight towards the pavilion.
Xi Ning was also flustered. He quickly dispatched Zhao Qi and Cheng Bai to fetch the healer. The scene descended into chaos.
"..." Seeing the situation, Pan Shulin took advantage of the confusion to escape to the side.
After a moment, Xi Ning collected himself and looked around the scene, only to find that Pan Shulin had disappeared, leaving only the stunned servant who had been by his side.
Xi Ning gritted his teeth: This Pan Shulin is really cunning.
"Guards, take these three away first. Send people to search the entire city for Pan Shulin."
"Yes," the beastmen present acknowledged the order.
Only then did Xi Ning return to the city and hurry towards the pavilion.
By the time he reached the pavilion, the healer was already treating Xi Yao. Everyone else had been shut outside the door.
Cheng Bai, Yuan Heng, Zhao Qi, Uncle Shan... Among these people, apart from Zhao Qi who remained relatively calm, the others were each more anxious than the last.
Xi Ning frowned and stepped forward: "Well? Is Yao'er's condition difficult to treat?"
Hearing this, Cheng Bai was the first to step forward: "We don't know. The healer only said he needs to make a careful diagnosis and asked us to wait outside."
Hearing this, Xi Ning relaxed with a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, it wasn't bad news.
Before long, the door creaked open, and the healer peeked out.
Xi Ning hurriedly stepped forward: "How is he?"
Everyone gathered around. The healer looked as if he was in a very good mood, answering with a smile: "The young master is fine, don't worry. City Lord, Young Master Yuan, the two of you, please come in."
When Yuan Heng heard he could enter the room, he rushed in immediately, going straight to Wang Jin's bed to carefully check on him. Seeing the person breathing steadily, with relaxed brows, his hanging heart finally seemed to return to its place.
By this time, Xi Ning had also entered the room.
After inviting the two men in, the healer closed the door.
"..." The people outside the door looked puzzled. Cheng Bai was quite displeased: "Why can't I go in?"
Zhao Qi patted Cheng Bai's shoulder reassuringly.
Xi Ning came to the front of Wang Jin's bed, carefully looked at his complexion, and seeing it was quite good, his furrowed brows also relaxed. He clasped his hands behind his back, looked at the healer, and asked: "What exactly is wrong with Yao'er?"
Hearing this, the healer's eyes carried joy as he said: "Congratulations, Young Master Yuan, City Lord."
"?" The two men looked confused.
The healer continued: "The young master... has a happy pulse (pregnant)..."
"!" Xi Ning's eyes widened, his lips parting slightly in surprise. Yuan Heng was even more astounded, stammering as he spoke: "The... the ger... he... he's pregnant?"
"Mm," the healer nodded with a smile.
"..." Xi Ning was stunned for a moment before the corners of his mouth lifted: "So, I'm going to be an uncle? My... my Xi family will soon have a new member?!"
"The child is... is mine?" Yuan Heng seemed not to have regained his senses yet, sitting on the bed looking dumbfounded.
But Xi Ning was unhappy hearing this: "Other than you, who else's would it be? Aren't you afraid Yao'er will be angry when he wakes up and hears this?"
"...N-no, that's not it," Yuan Heng hurriedly waved his hands in denial. "It's just... my people, the Ancient Beast Tribe... we have great difficulty having children. I... I never thought I could ever..."
Yuan Heng was deeply moved, a sourness rising in his eyes.
He was the last of the Ancient Beast Tribe. By the time he was born, there were only his father, his a-die, and him left in the family. After his father and a-die passed away, he guarded the large tribe all alone, solitary...
His tribe was extinct, consisted of only him now. If the ger he married wasn't a ger from his own tribe, having children was said to be nearly impossible. The Ancient Beast Tribe had become extinct precisely because of this. Yuan Heng had long since resigned himself to a childless future.
He only wanted to accompany his ger and live out this life well together.
In the end, his ger had given him the biggest surprise of his life. Yuan Heng was deeply touched inside. He reached out and gently held the ger's hand, as if holding a fragile and precious treasure.
Meeting the ger was the greatest fortune of his life.
"..." Xi Ning stood by the bed watching, feeling somewhat moved.
This beastman had always carried himself with steadiness and wisdom. After arriving in Ning'an City, when Xi Ning had demanded he keep his distance from his younger brother, he had been strict and disciplined with himself. Even after the incident with the medicine where he lost control, his first action had been to apologize and accept blame. Now, learning he was to be a father, he was clearly overjoyed, practically bursting with the need to express his excitement, yet he restrained himself, mindful of the person resting on the bed, and stayed by his side with quiet, gentle movements.
His eyes hadn't left the person on the bed since the moment he entered the room. Especially after learning that person was with child, the deep affection in his eyes was nearly enough to drown a person...
Xi Ning's original dissatisfaction with this man had stemmed precisely from the reproductive problems of the Ancient Beast Tribe, and because his own Xi family also had sparse numbers; the Beast Taming bloodline must be passed on...
But now, since Xi Yao was already pregnant, the matter that troubled him most was gone.
Looking at the Ancient Beastman now, Xi Ning found him considerably more agreeable.
"Since that's the case," Xi Ning declared, "the two of you will be married immediately. This child must be born with parents who are properly wedded. I will not have the descendants of the Xi family subjected to gossip and speculation."
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