Dry Wood and Raging Fire (Chapter 166)
Huh?
Ye Sheng was a bit dazed.
How did she suddenly get pregnant...
But then she quickly reacted, looking up with surprise and eagerly asking, “Gu Luoyu, have you recovered?”
Ye Sheng didn't know how long she had been unconscious. Seeing Gu Luoyu again, her eyes had returned to their beautiful red color.
The black lines that had appeared on her face were all gone, though she still looked a bit weak. Otherwise, she seemed fine, which immediately put Ye Sheng at ease.
Her eyes filled with joy, she tried to walk over, but after some effort, she couldn't stand up.
(；へ：)
It's all Gu Luoyu's fault for using too much strength!!!
“Don't move yet, wait a bit longer, I'll come over.”
Compared to the exhausted Ye Sheng, Gu Luoyu was in better shape. She held a black energy stone in her hand, rapidly absorbing the energy inside to restore her strength.
Gu Luoyu had only woken up a short while before Ye Sheng.
She thought she wouldn't survive after her sea of consciousness was contaminated by the radiation from the first-generation corpse.
Unexpectedly, the secret Ye Sheng had hidden possessed such immense power, pulling her back from the brink of death.
However, upon inspecting her sea of consciousness, Gu Luoyu found it was still pure black.
The contaminated psychic energy couldn't be restored to its original state.
But strangely, it no longer affected her, and her mind had returned to normal.
When summoning the black psychic energy, there was no sense of stagnation. It flowed as smoothly as when she used her psychic abilities before, but the black psychic energy had significantly increased in power.
Gu Luoyu tested a small attack and found the damage had roughly tripled.
Don't underestimate this tripled damage... With Gu Luoyu's abilities, a threefold increase in attack power meant that even if she faced Han Lingyue, the captain of Esper Squad 1, it wouldn't necessarily end in defeat.
In fact, with some cunning tactics, she might even have a chance of winning.
In any case, this narrow escape from death had brought her many benefits.
Aside from the increase in strength, there was also...
Gu Luoyu's gaze fell on Ye Sheng, who was still unconscious.
Her black hair was scattered on the ground, and her peaceful sleeping face looked sweet and adorable.
However, the parts of her body not covered by fabric were a mess, like overripe fruit.
She had expended too much physical strength and had to endure the essence of an Esper.
That's why Ye Sheng had fallen into a deep sleep.
Gu Luoyu didn't approach Ye Sheng immediately because she wanted to avoid losing control again.
After all, every Esper who had marked their partner would crave more... especially right after their first time. Both body and mind would be restless, and it would be easy to ignite a blazing fire.
Even with her strong willpower, Gu Luoyu couldn't guarantee she wouldn't force Ye Sheng again.
So it was better not to get too close, at least until she had recovered half her strength and regained her self-control.
While Gu Luoyu was absorbing energy to recover, Ye Sheng, in disbelief, reached out to touch her belly and asked, “Gu Luoyu, you said I'm pregnant? How did this happen? Am I really pregnant?”
As someone who had come to the wasteland world halfway, Ye Sheng's concepts were still stuck in her previous world.
Although she knew that Espers, regardless of gender, could make women pregnant, when it happened to her, it still felt unbelievable!
Ye Sheng didn't remember much from before she fell asleep, aside from some steamy scenes, she only remembered that Gu Luoyu really liked biting her neck.
Thinking of this, Ye Sheng subconsciously touched her neck but found no wounds!
Even though it had been bitten to the point of breaking the skin!!!
Gu Luoyu, who had been watching Ye Sheng, knew her confusion and immediately explained, “The way Espers conceive is quite special. They need to provide essence and psychic energy to the mother's body, which slowly gathers to form an embryo. Then it's the usual ten months of pregnancy and childbirth... During this time, any injuries to the mother's body will heal immediately, leaving no traces.”
After saying this, Gu Luoyu paused, then continued, “The patterns on your belly, Ye Sheng, mean that conception has been successful.”
After hearing the explanation, Ye Sheng understood and wasn't angry.
After all, it was Gu Luoyu's child!
She was willing!
It was just too sudden.
They had just confirmed their relationship, and now they were about to become a family of three... Just thinking about it, it didn't seem so bad!
As for the issues of Espers' offspring being prone to deformities and not living long.
Ye Sheng wasn't worried about that, since she had the lottery system.
At most, she would start accumulating lottery points now and draw a few more times to solve the problem... Wait, how long does it take to carry an Esper's child?
Thinking of this, Ye Sheng quickly asked Gu Luoyu, only to receive a shocking answer.
She couldn't help but exclaim, “What? It takes a year just for the embryo to form??? Good heavens, am I carrying a Nezha?”
Although the process after that would return to normal, a pregnancy lasting two years was still mind-boggling!!!
Gu Luoyu comforted her, “The year it takes for the embryo to form is beneficial to the mother. It can increase your strength and speed.”
However, the final childbirth would harm the mother's body, leaving her weak and mentally unstable.
Otherwise, if there were only benefits, even if the child was deformed, the women in the base would be willing to pair with psychic Espers, even if it was just for fun, as long as they got pregnant.
Although Ye Sheng had her secrets and might not face these issues, Gu Luoyu was determined to find a solution to protect her.
If it weren't for the fact that an abortion would harm Ye Sheng's body more, Gu Luoyu wouldn't have let the embryo form...
Gu Luoyu didn't care about offspring; she cared more about Ye Sheng.
Hearing that pregnancy could also make her stronger, Ye Sheng's eyes lit up. Look, the opportunity to get stronger had come. When you're lucky, even lying down, the heavens will chase after you to feed you~
(^▽^)
Unaware of the hidden complications, Ye Sheng happily thought about how she would show her strength in the future!
After rapidly absorbing a large amount of energy, Gu Luoyu had mostly recovered. She immediately stopped and quickly got up to walk over to Ye Sheng, helping her to her feet.
Although she had regained self-control, Gu Luoyu still didn't dare to get too intimate.
Lost in the joy of getting stronger, Ye Sheng didn't notice anything unusual.
However, when Gu Luoyu suggested they go back, Ye Sheng looked at the bags scattered around, filled to the brim with energy stones!
And they were all high-grade energy stones.
If they missed these, she would really wake up in anger!
Now that they had a child, maybe it was time to come clean?