The Amnesiac, Sickly Beauty Is Pregnant With My Dragon Cub - Chapter 59.1

Missing out on dinner and being warned by Yu Xuanji that she wasn’t allowed to kiss her today or tomorrow, Cang Lan was so angry she stood in the corner of the alley, stomping her feet.

The moment Yu Xuanji turned her head back, Cang Lan immediately reverted to her usual calm and composed self. Leaning against the wall with her arms crossed, she said, “My lady, Huang Liu and the others should have finished buying the supplies. Let’s go home. Since the food here is terrible, I’ll cook for you myself.”

Yu Xuanji replayed everything she had just seen and heard in her mind. Recalling the food Cang Lan prepared, she eventually nodded and said, “Alright, I’ll eat what you make.”

As they walked out of the alley, Auntie Cane happened to be carrying two bowls of porridge. She looked up just in time to see the two of them rushing away. She opened her mouth to ask them to stay for porridge but failed to stop them. Mumbling a few words to herself, she squatted by the door and slurped down both bowls of porridge.

After leaving that “Gourmet Street,” Yu Xuanji actually began to look forward to the “Hibiscus Jade Dew Soup” Cang Lan made. Although it was a bit prickly on the tongue, it was far better than rat soup.

Arriving at the center of the busiest district, Cang Lan saw Huang Liu and the Gray Wolf Demon running toward them. Seeing them out of breath, she asked what had happened.

Huang Liu held up a piece of paper and said, “Great King, we were shopping according to the items written on this paper. Gray Wolf and I looked at it for a long time and couldn’t figure out what was written. In the end, we had no choice but to ask every restaurant one by one. Finally, we returned with a full load.”

The smile on Cang Lan’s face froze. she snatched the paper from Huang Liu’s hand, crumpled it into a ball, stuffed it into her sleeve, and said, “If you couldn’t understand it, then forget it. But you did well. It’s been hard on you. Later, I’ll reward you with the delicacies I personally cook.”

Huang Liu’s face turned pale instantly. She shook her head and waved her hands, saying, “Great King, your subordinate… Gray Wolf and I have already eaten.”

The Gray Wolf Demon nodded hurriedly, “Yes, yes, Great King. Huang Liu and I just ate until we were stuffed. We can barely walk. Have you and the Madam eaten?”

The moment Yu Xuanji heard the word “eat,” she felt a wave of nausea. She coughed, clutching her chest, her face flushing slightly.

Seeing Yu Xuanji in this state, Huang Liu’s gaze darted between Yu Xuanji and Cang Lan. Finally, she whispered mysteriously, “Great King, could it be that the Madam is… expecting?”

Cang Lan’s cheeks turned red as she scolded, “What nonsense are you talking about? My lady is just feeling nauseous. How could she be expecting?”

Huang Liu bit her fingernail, looking puzzled, “But I heard people say that feeling nauseous and always wanting to vomit means pregnancy. Could those demons have lied to me?”

The Gray Wolf Demon leaned in as well, “That’s right, Great King. I’ve heard people say that too. The Old Lingzhi on the neighboring mountain said that one often feels nauseous during pregnancy. Do you think you should take the Madam to get checked out? What if she really is pregnant?”

Yu Xuanji was walking ahead, fascinated by the interesting items in the Demon Market. As she walked, she inadvertently left Cang Lan behind.

Cang Lan took the opportunity to lean into Huang Liu’s ear and whispered, “Are you serious? Don’t lie to me. Is my lady really pregnant?”

Huang Liu nodded, guaranteeing, “I promise you, the Madam must be expecting!”

Cang Lan’s heart was in a state of turmoil. She was so nervous she kept swallowing. After a moment of silence, her gaze fell on Yu Xuanji’s slender and soft figure, and she subconsciously stepped forward to catch up.

Huang Liu leaned toward the Gray Wolf Demon and whispered, “See, I told you. Look at how stunned the Great King is.”

The Gray Wolf Demon nodded in agreement, “Given how affectionate they are every day, they should have had one long ago. This is actually quite late.”

In the blink of an eye, Cang Lan was behind Yu Xuanji, gently putting her arm around her waist. Even her voice involuntarily softened as she said, “My lady, walk slower. Let me support you.”

Seeing how gentle and considerate Cang Lan was being, Yu Xuanji smiled and said, “I just felt a little nauseous earlier. It’s not like my limbs are broken. I can walk slowly on my own.”

Cang Lan shook her head and kicked a small stone in front of Yu Xuanji far away, saying, “Don’t say that, my lady. I must take care of you at all times to ensure your safety.”

Yu Xuanji arrived at a stall and noticed the owner lying on the ground, not even attempting to attract customers. She carefully examined the ornaments on the ground. Just as she squatted down, Cang Lan followed closely behind, one hand gently resting on Yu Xuanji’s lower back, saying softly, “Be careful, my lady.”

The stall owner was a white-haired old woman. Seeing the two of them stop at her stall, she placed a wooden sign beside her and said, “Divination, fortune-telling, marriage, and career. One gold coin per session.”

Seeing her tattered clothes, Cang Lan leaned toward Yu Xuanji and whispered, “My lady, let’s go home. Even the Old Phoenix can do fortune-telling. These street stalls are inaccurate and mostly scams.”

The old woman held a fan in one hand, her cloudy eyes landing on Cang Lan. She let out an aged laugh, “Hahaha, I’ve been telling fortunes for many years, and this is the first time I’ve seen a couple so perfectly matched. It’s only one gold coin. Why not have a reading?”

Yu Xuanji turned to look at Cang Lan. The old woman took out a folding bamboo stool from behind her and said with a smile, “Please sit, young lady.”

Cang Lan helped Yu Xuanji sit on the bamboo stool while she stood beside her. She took a gold coin from her pouch and handed it to the old woman, saying, “One gold coin. Read for my lady.”

The old woman slowly turned her head toward Cang Lan and asked, “Don’t you want a reading for yourself, young lady?”

Cang Lan crossed her arms over her chest and said, “I’ve never believed in such things.”

The old woman took the gold coin, placed it in her coin jar, and asked with a smile, “What is this young lady’s surname?”

Just as Yu Xuanji was about to speak, Cang Lan placed a hand on her shoulder and said, “Aren’t you a master of divination? Then you should be able to figure out her surname. Surely that difficulty shouldn’t be a problem.”

The old woman chuckled, “You are quite the clever one. Fine, I shall calculate it.” Saying that, she threw three copper coins onto the ground. Two landed faces up and one face down. After nudging them a few times, she smiled and said, “One for the west and two for the east; this is the Dui hexagram, which belongs to the element of metal. Seeing that the young lady is composed and as gentle as jade, if I am not mistaken, her surname is Yu.”

Yu Xuanji smiled and said, “Grandmother, you truly are extraordinary. You guessed my surname correctly in one go.”

Cang Lan snorted coldly, “It might just be a lucky guess.”

The old woman asked with a smile, “What would the young lady like to know? Marriage or fortune?”

Yu Xuanji glanced at Cang Lan, who was standing guard by her side, and said without hesitation, “Then please read my marriage prospects.”

Upon hearing the word “marriage,” the old woman’s gaze gradually shifted toward Cang Lan.

Seeing her profound smile, Cang Lan said irritably, “Why are you looking at me? You’re reading for my—”

She stopped herself abruptly, swallowing the word “lady” back down, and said, “Just do the reading.”

Yu Xuanji’s lips curled into a faint smile as she heard the old woman say, “Young lady, please hold out your hand.”

Yu Xuanji complied. Cang Lan watched Yu Xuanji’s long, slender fingers and white palms. Seeing the old woman’s wrinkled, branch-like fingers tracing the lines on her palm, Cang Lan turned her face away unhappily, yet her peripheral vision remained fixed on them.

After seeing the lines on Yu Xuanji’s palm, the old woman was stunned for a moment. She exclaimed, “The lines on this young lady’s palm… the life line is cut off in the middle, but a thicker and longer branch continues from the side, extending all the way to the wrist, suggesting infinity.”

At this point, the old woman suddenly looked up, her cloudy eyes scrutinizing Yu Xuanji’s face. She marveled, “Incredible, truly incredible. You are a phoenix among people!”

Hearing this, Cang Lan knew the scammer was just flattering her, but hearing someone praise Yu Xuanji and call her powerful made her feel quite pleased inside.

Yu Xuanji smiled slightly and said, “Senior, you have yet to read my marriage prospects.”

The old woman hurriedly pulled her hand back and stared at Yu Xuanji’s palm, saying, “Your path has been treacherous, yet you met a benefactor. Your fate was poor, but someone changed it against the heavens for you. This hexagram represents smooth sailing and rising with the wind. If I am not mistaken, that benefactor is your beloved.”

Standing to the side, Cang Lan listened to the mystical talk. Although she was a bit confused, she felt that what Yu Xuanji had experienced matched the description quite well.

The treacherous path referred to her being injured and falling into the Desolate Lands, and the benefactor likely referred to herself saving Yu Xuanji and taking her home. As for the poor fate, it was probably because Yu Xuanji was a mortal.

Changing fate against the heavens…

Cang Lan wanted to do that, but she hadn’t found a foolproof method yet.

Subsequently, Cang Lan saw the fortune-teller whisper something into Yu Xuanji’s ear. She leaned in curiously to listen, but the moment her ear got close, the fortune-teller moved away and said with a smile, “The secrets of heaven cannot be revealed. I have only told you.”

Yu Xuanji’s face suddenly turned rosy. Her grip on Cang Lan’s hand tightened as she stood up and nodded slightly toward the old woman, saying, “Thank you, senior. Your reading was very accurate. We shall take our leave now. May we meet again if fate permits.”

After leaving the fortune-telling stall, Cang Lan couldn’t suppress her curiosity. She pestered Yu Xuanji, asking, “My lady, what did that old woman say to you? I want to know. Why did she say the secrets of heaven couldn’t be revealed? Am I not allowed to hear it?”

Yu Xuanji smiled and said, “It was nothing. Just some casual talk.”

Cang Lan knew immediately that it was definitely not “casual talk.” She put her arm around Yu Xuanji’s waist and pestered her relentlessly, “What mystery could there be in casual talk? Is there something I’m not allowed to hear?”

Yu Xuanji paused and said, “What that grandmother said was meant for my ears only. She told me to think carefully about… that matter.”

Cang Lan tilted her head in confusion and asked, “What matter?”

Yu Xuanji stroked her abdomen, cast her eyes down for a moment, then looked up into Cang Lan’s eyes without being explicit, “It’s just that matter. You wouldn’t understand, so I won’t tell you. We will have it sooner or later anyway.”

Cang Lan still didn’t understand what Yu Xuanji meant. Seeing her walking quickly and remembering the possibility of her being pregnant, she hurried to catch up. Softening her voice, she said, “My lady, you must be tired of walking. Why don’t I carry you on my back so you can save some strength?”

Recalling Cang Lan’s series of unusual behaviors, Yu Xuanji couldn’t help but smile and ask, “A-Lan, I don’t have trouble walking. I’ve only walked for a bit, and my legs aren’t even sore yet. You want to carry me already?”

Cang Lan’s expression looked slightly off, but she quickly regained her calm demeanor and said, “What’s wrong with me carrying my own lady?”

Yu Xuanji couldn’t help but laugh. She happily hopped onto Cang Lan’s back and said, “Fine, carry me then. Let’s go home.”

Cang Lan contentedly walked forward with Yu Xuanji on her back, her arms tightly hooked around her legs. She said, “Hold on tight, my lady. Don’t let go. It would be terrible if you fell.”

Resting her chin on Cang Lan’s shoulder, Yu Xuanji leaned her lips against her ear and whispered with a smile, “A-Lan, you are so good to me.”

Cang Lan’s lips curled into a smile. Being praised with the words “so good” made her heart bloom with joy. She said, “Of course. Who else would I be good to? You are my lady, after all.”

Yu Xuanji smiled and asked again, “Before me, were you ever this good to anyone else?”

Without hesitation, Cang Lan shook her head and said, “Only for you, my lady. No one else catches my eye.”

Yu Xuanji kissed her cheek and murmured, “That grandmother said I had a poor fate but found help from a benefactor and eventually a wonderful marriage. She was talking about you.”

Cang Lan stared at the road beneath her feet. As she walked further, the surroundings gradually faded into darkness. All the lights and noise around them slowly disappeared.

Returning to the Desolate Lands, Cang Lan carried Yu Xuanji to the giant Bodhi tree, preparing to gently set her down on a stone bench.

As her fingertips touched the cold stone, Cang Lan picked Yu Xuanji back up, sat down herself, and pulled Yu Xuanji onto her lap.

Facing each other, Cang Lan stared at Yu Xuanji’s pale red lips and murmured, “My lady, I’ve never believed in gossip and such, but that old woman truly had some skill. She managed to get most of it right.”

Yu Xuanji smiled, “Weren’t you just saying she was a fraud? You finally believe it now.”

While holding Yu Xuanji, Cang Lan instinctively bounced her up and down on her lap twice. After doing so, she belatedly realized that Yu Xuanji shouldn’t be bounced like that. Overcome with sudden guilt, she pressed her face against her chest and murmured, “Yes, it’s better to believe it than not. Actually, the Old Phoenix is also great at divination, but she doesn’t do it often, nor does she use it to make a living. If you want another reading, we can go to her place tomorrow and have her read for you.”

Yu Xuanji stroked Cang Lan’s soft black hair, looking up at the full moon in the sky, and said, “Actually, I don’t need any more readings. In this life, I have ‘bread’ and I have love. I just want to live in the moment.”

Cang Lan was stunned and asked, “My lady, what is ‘bread’?”

Yu Xuanji thought for a moment and said, “Bread represents money and wealth. Love, of course, is you. If possible, we could even have the fruit of our love.”

With that, Yu Xuanji touched her abdomen and kissed Cang Lan’s forehead, asking, “A-Lan, do you want the fruit of our love?”

Cang Lan was getting confused by Yu Xuanji’s words again. She asked curiously, “My lady, what is that? You talk like An Zhi and Ting Lan sometimes—it’s confusing. Can’t you say it more simply? I feel like a country bumpkin in front of you.”

Yu Xuanji smiled gently and said, “The fruit of love refers to the little life nurtured by the two of us together.”

Cang Lan was still mumbling to herself, but when she heard the words “little life,” her brain suddenly stalled. She stared blankly at Yu Xuanji’s face, then looked down at the hand stroking her abdomen. For a moment, her speech center malfunctioned, and she didn’t know what to say.

Yu Xuanji cupped Cang Lan’s warm cheeks with both hands and said with a smile, “A-Lan, what that old grandmother said earlier meant exactly this. She said we will have a child.”

Cang Lan stiffened her neck, swallowed hard, and stammered, “But… but how did she know we would have a child?”

Yu Xuanji thought for a moment and said, “I don’t know, but she looked so certain that I felt the reading was probably correct. So, A-Lan—”

Cang Lan felt like screaming like a frantic chicken, but she quickly suppressed her excitement and exhilaration. She wrapped her arms tightly around Yu Xuanji’s waist, high enough to avoid touching her abdomen.

Yu Xuanji didn’t notice Cang Lan’s abnormality. After returning to the bedroom, Yu Xuanji prepared to go to the hot spring to bathe, but Cang Lan hugged her from behind and asked, “Are you going to bathe, my lady?”

Holding her change of clothes, Yu Xuanji nodded and said, “Yes. Do you want to bathe with me, A-Lan?”

Hearing Yu Xuanji’s overt invitation, Cang Lan’s head heated up, and she almost agreed. She quickly steadied her mind and said tentatively, “My lady, I have something to do. Go ahead and wash by yourself. But be careful not to slip on the stones.”

This was the first time Yu Xuanji had been rejected by Cang Lan. Usually, the moment she stood up to bathe, Cang Lan would stick to her like a piece of glue, trailing her from the bedroom to the hot spring. Often, they wouldn’t even have time to take off their clothes before Yu Xuanji was pinned against a warm rock by the shore and “dealt with” on the spot.

Normally, whenever they bathed, they would be intimate for a while before cleaning themselves in the hot spring.

Yu Xuanji never allowed Cang Lan to do it inside the hot spring, as it felt uncomfortable when the water got inside. Even though she was impervious to all poisons and knew the spring water couldn’t harm her in the slightest, she lied to Cang Lan, saying that if water got inside, she would get sick. This successfully dissipated the lust in Cang Lan’s heart, though it still tended to resururface.

After bathing together in the hot spring, Yu Xuanji usually couldn’t escape the risk of being “eaten” once they got out. Almost every single time was an exception; one bath often required four or five rounds to finally end.

Recalling Cang Lan’s previous passion and hearing her hesitating to join her now, Yu Xuanji couldn’t help but wonder, “Don’t you want to bathe with me, A-Lan?”

Cang Lan shook her head, forcefully suppressing her desires, and said, “My lady, I really have an urgent matter. You go first; I have to go deal with it!”