The night was deep.

Inside the Mirror Realm.

Chen Hao lay atop the ruins of Yang King's Mansion, allowing the chaotic snowflakes in the cold wind to fall upon him until they buried him.

At this moment, he was like a corpse, enduring a torment worse than death! His resentment towards Hua Shan and Lin Xiaofan grew with the accumulation of his sufferings and his deepening worries for Ye Yuqiao and their child.

"Chen Hao!" Just then, the voice of Lin Xiaofan echoed in the Mirror Realm.

Chen Hao barely opened his eyes, and then closed them again. He knew that no matter what he said, Lin Xiaofan wouldn't let him out.

"Why are you lying in the snow?" Lin Xiaofan asked worriedly.

For a long time, Chen Hao did not respond.

"Today, the boss took people to the Netherworld again!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Hao's heart trembled violently, and his eyes snapped open.

"What happened after that?" Chen Hao asked urgently.

"Do you still remember that kid Wang Fengyin?"

Lin Xiaofan said, "The boss was about to get rid of your wife, but Wang Fengyin suddenly stepped in to save her, and together with Xie Xiaofeng, they drove off the boss and his group."

Chen Hao's taut heart suddenly relaxed, he took a deep breath, and then closed his eyes.

"Wang Fengyin!" he murmured, beginning to recall his past interactions with Wang Fengyin.

"I didn't save that kid for nothing back then."

"Lin Xiaofan! Even Wang Fengyin knows to stand by my side, why are you still so obstinately misguided!"

At this moment, in the real world outside of the Mirror Realm, Lin Xiaofan was in a room, speaking to a mirror. To others, she appeared to be talking to herself in the mirror, but what she saw was Chen Hao lying on the ruins of Netherworld City.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Lin Xiaofan was just about to speak when a knocking sound suddenly rang out.

She quickly flipped the mirror face down on the table, then turned back and called out to the door, "Boss, is that you?"

"I'm heading out for a bit."

Hua Shan's reply came from outside: "Be careful on your own."

"Where are you going so late?" Lin Xiaofan couldn't help but ask curiously.

Hua Shan did not speak again but instantly teleported to City H, to Gu Lai's residence.

First, he arrived outside Gu Lai's house and, seeing no lights on through the window, guessed that Gu Lai must be asleep, so he phased through the wall into Gu Lai's living room.

At that moment, the sound of snoring reached Hua Shan's ears, and he followed it to see a firmly shut bedroom door.

"Gu Lai is asleep," Hua Shan thought. Then, he closed his eyes and used his ability to perceive past events. Shortly after, the events that had taken place in the house during the day flashed rapidly through his mind.

Hua Shan didn't trust Gu Lai as implicitly as he did before. That's why he sneaked into Gu Lai's house now, to see if there was anything suspicious.

A quarter of an hour later, Hua Shan opened his eyes, having discovered that Gu Lai had been home all day, with the exception of cursing and leaving the house for less than a minute due to the window glass being broken.

Since he found nothing out of the ordinary, Hua Shan left Gu Lai's house quite satisfied.

However, not long after Hua Shan left, the door to Gu Lai's room suddenly opened, and Gu Lai walked out.

"Hua Shan, I knew you would have doubts about me! In twelve days, you'll experience what it's like to be in agony," Gu Lai muttered to himself.

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Snowy night.

Netherworld, Wushuang City.

Inside a room lit by a furnace fire.

Listening to Yuqiao's uneasy breathing, Tang Jing, lying beside her, asked, "Yuqiao, haven't you fallen asleep yet?"

"Mm!"

"What's wrong? Are you missing Chen Hao?"

Ye Yuqiao gave another "mm" and, after a long pause, finally spoke, "Every night before, I would fall asleep listening to Chen Hao telling stories, but he hasn't been here these past few days, and I haven't had a good night's sleep at all."

"Oh right!" Tang Jing suddenly exclaimed with excitement, then quickly got out of bed, fetched her jacket, and pulled out her cellphone from inside it.

"That jerk went to the mortal world to deal with those from the Beast Clan and had used my phone to record a few stories for me, saying if he came back late, I should give you these recordings to listen to. Had you not mentioned it just now, I would have completely forgotten about this."

While speaking, Tang Jing started playing Chen Hao's recordings.

"Really?"

Tang Jing smiled, nodded her head, and then handed the cellphone to Ye Yuqiao, "Really, don't believe me? Just listen."

Ye Yuqiao eagerly took the cellphone and carefully listened with it pressed to her left ear. Upon hearing Chen Hao's familiar voice, she couldn't help but tear up.

"Honey, I'm sorry, I might not be able to come home tonight. But, even though I'm not by your side, the bedtime stories are still here. Da-da-da-da, here comes the story, a long, long time ago, there was a bear."

Initially, Chen Hao left three recordings on Tang Jing's cellphone.

It was by repeatedly listening to these three recordings that Ye Yuqiao managed to sleep soundly for twelve consecutive days.

During these twelve days, Wang Fengyin stayed in the Netherworld the entire time, and Hua Shan did not take any action; likewise, on Ye Fei's end, there was still no trace or clue of Lin Xiaofan's whereabouts, so Chen Hao hadn't returned either.

After waking up in the morning, Tang Jing gently stroked Ye Yuqiao's belly and said, "Yuqiao, in just over half a month, you will become a mother."

Ye Yuqiao barely smiled, her expression tinged with bitterness. She didn't know what kind of dangers the next half a month would bring.

She wondered if her child would, as prophesied, trigger an apocalyptic disaster for humanity.

And she didn't know if Chen Hao would return to her side after the child was born.

"Little babies, remember my voice, I'm your godmother," Tang Jing said to Ye Yuqiao's belly.

Just then, the sound of hurried footsteps approached, followed by Niu Tou's voice, "Your Majesty, there's trouble! Those three Primordial Demons of the Underworld led a horde of massive beasts and are attacking the Netherworld City! Right now, Clan Leader Zhao is leading people to confront them."

Ye Yuqiao shook her head and said, "Even if transformed into a demon, Zhao Chong alone wouldn't stand a chance against those three Primordial Demons. What should we do?"

"Yuqiao, don't panic!"

Tang Jing quickly consoled Ye Yuqiao, "Right, we can call Ye Fei to come to the Netherworld to help."

"Then immediately have Wang Fengyin go to the mortal world to find Ye Fei," instructed Ye Yuqiao.

Tang Jing swiftly got out of bed and flew to the next room to find Wang Fengyin.

However, a minute after Wang Fengyin left the Netherworld, Hua Shan suddenly appeared in front of Ye Yuqiao and Tang Jing.

This time, Hua Shan only brought one person—Lin Xiaofan.

"Lin Xiaofan!" Seeing Lin Xiaofan, Tang Jing was both surprised and angry.

Ashamed, Lin Xiaofan avoided Tang Jing's gaze and softly muttered an apology.

Suddenly, Lin Xiaofan's gaze fell upon Ye Yuqiao, and in an instant, the two of them, along with Hua Shan, disappeared from the room.

"Yuqiao!" Tang Jing shouted loudly.

At that moment, Wang Fengyin appeared with Ye Fei.

"Did Boss Hua Shan come? Where is Sister-in-Law Nether King?"

Wang Fengyin was a step too late; Ye Yuqiao had already been taken into the Mirror Realm by Lin Xiaofan.

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...

Upon arriving in the Mirror Realm, Ye Yuqiao immediately sensed the Nether King's Heart emanating from Chen Hao and sent him a secret message urgently.

"Chen Hao!"

(Tomorrow is the bear's birthday, and I have to have dinner with family and friends, so the update will probably be very, very late.)

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