Yamabuki Otome nodded in agreement and spoke in a soft voice about the specific things the baby needed.
She said it seriously. Qiao Xi was interested in hearing it, but also a little curious.
——As far as he knew, Yamabuki Otome and Nura Ibiban did not seem to have any children. Unexpectedly, Yamabuki Otome was very clear about the precautions for raising children.
Just as he was thinking about this, he heard Yamabuki Otome suddenly say quietly:
"I once studied very seriously how to protect the fragile cubs."
Qiao Xi blinked and did not answer - because he felt that Yamabuki Otome didn't need anyone to answer at the moment - she probably just wanted a listener.
"I am really looking forward to giving birth to an heir for Koiban. Whether it is as the third generation heir of the Nura clan or as the culmination of me and Koiban, I am looking forward to it very much."
Yamabuki Otome kept talking about her expectations for the child, getting choked up as she spoke. Qiao Xi couldn't help but gradually frowned as she listened.
"However, many years have passed, but I have never been able to give birth to an heir for Lord Liban. I have no face to face Lord Liban and all the members of the Nuliang Group."
"The mountains are blowing seven or eight layers of flowers, but unfortunately there is not a single seed."
The black hair was blown away by the sea breeze. Yamabuki Otome smiled palely, put Reiko on her lap and supported it with one arm, and brushed the messy hair around her ear with her other free hand, sighing.
A poem.
When Qiao Xi heard this, she couldn't help but asked hesitantly:
"Could it be that you left Liban because you found out you couldn't get pregnant?"
He muttered this sentence and then denied his statement.
"That's not right. I woke up when I found your breath was very weak while I was sleeping. You can't be so weak if you can't get pregnant, right?"
He muttered to himself, and Yamabuki Otome next to him was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly turned red.
Speaking of which, before walking in the world with Master Qiao Xi, she only felt that she could not give birth to an heir for Master Liban, and could not leave an heir for the Nuliang Group. She was totally embarrassed to stay in the Nuliang Group, so she hid it from Li
Mr. Ban left without authorization.
However, after leaving the Nuraang Group, she would never be able to see Lord Liban again. For her at that time, it was like giving up more than half of her life.
——She has always been like this.
When she was teaching children in the valley, the focus of her life was on the children, and after being with Nuliang Li, her whole mind was focused on Nuliang Li.
It is not an easy task to forcefully divest the focus that has been established for nearly a hundred years.
——What's more, Yamabuki Otome is not the kind of person who can leave easily just by saying she wants to leave.
She could be strong enough not to see Nuliang Liban, but she couldn't control herself not to miss him.
So not long after leaving the Nura Group, her physical condition gradually deteriorated due to worries. It happened that at that time she met a certain monster that had been suppressed by Nura Liban.
The monster knew that Yamabuki Otome was the second-generation wife of the Nura-gumi, so when he saw her alone, he attacked her without saying a word.
Yamabuki Otome was not good at fighting to begin with, and her condition was not very good. She was about to be killed by that monster.
To be honest, she didn't know whether her luck was good or bad. At the critical moment, a snow girl passing by saved her.
Yuki Ono originally intended to bring her back to the Nura Group - since Yamabuki Otome disappeared, the Nura Group has been in a state of chaos. Nura Koiban has been looking for her all day long. As a girl who has a crush on Nura
Yuki-onna simply can't stand the girl that I have been with for a long time.
When she met her love rival, she couldn't think of anything to feel sad about. She just wanted to bring Yamabuki Otome to Nura Liban so that he would stop looking like he was dying.
If she hadn't heard Yuki-onna's description of Nura Koiban's recent living conditions before being injured by the monster, Yamabuki Otome might have been tempted to go back to find Nura Koiban.
However, it happened to be a time like this.
——She had been fundamentally injured by that monster, to the extent that she might have disappeared if Qiao Xi hadn't suddenly appeared.
When she told Yuki-onna this with tears in her eyes, Yuki-onna was also stunned.
"how so?"
——Yes, how could this happen?
If only one day earlier - even just a little earlier, before she was injured by the monster, the snow girl could come over...
At that time, neither youkai thought that Qiao Xi's ability was so good for a youkai, so Yamabuki Otome, who felt that her future was hopeless, felt like she wanted to cry, but she felt unable to even shed tears.
The snow girl is still trying to persuade her to go back - but what will happen if she goes back?
"When you go back, do you want Mr. Liban to watch me die in front of your eyes?"
"...Maybe there are other ways?"
Yuki-onna herself felt pale when she said such words - she was finally convinced by Yamabuki Otome.
…
Qiao Xi: "..."
At this moment, Qiao Xi no longer knew what her reaction should be.
——There are so many things I want to complain about, and I don’t know where to start at the moment.
He took a deep breath and decided to focus on what Yamabuki Otome was most concerned about.
"Didn't Li Ban tell you? Hua Li was cursed by the Hagoromo Fox in Kyoto when he was young, and the blood of the Slippery clan would completely disappear from this world."
——So, having children or anything like that is none of your business, sister!
Yamabuki Otome was stunned.
"Wha, what? But, Li Ban... the general..."
She was so emotional that her words were incoherent, but Qiao Xi thought for a moment and understood what she meant. She couldn't help but sigh and said, "Because Li Ban's mother is human."
"..."
What Qiao Xi said instantly overturned the obsession that Yamabuki Otome had held in her heart for nearly a hundred years. At this moment, she was completely at a loss and could only sit with a blank expression on her face, her mind going blank.
After being silent for a long time, Yamabuki Otome finally couldn't hold back her tears.
——This is just... like a joke!
As she thought about this, she couldn't help feeling relaxed.
——It turned out to be because of the curse.
Her eyes were still wet, but a smile couldn't help blooming on her face.
Seeing Yamabuki Otome crying and laughing all of a sudden, Qiao Xi was speechless for a moment.
While they were looking at each other in silence, they heard Saburo groaning and woke up from his sleep.
——Due to physical or species issues, he woke up more than half a day later than Yamabuki Otome.
When he woke up, his expression was still a little dazed, and he subconsciously shouted "Brother Tarang".
Qiao Xi was silent for a moment, not knowing what to say.
This child's pure white soul and pure aura made him like it very much. After the sudden joy of meeting him, he asked him to accept the fact that it was just an illusion - Qiao Xi really couldn't bear it.