Translator: ChuRen/ YuQiChen
In the middle of the night, Miss Qian woke up drenched in cold sweat.
Her belly twinged with pain, and the baby inside seemed extremely restless, making her mood anxious and uneasy.
She opened her eyes in the darkness, instinctively running her fingers over her belly to soothe the little baby inside.
—This is a ghost fetus.
She’d known this fact since the first day of pregnancy.
But what else could she do besides giving birth?
Miss Qian bit her lip, tears falling as she whispered to the air, “Baby, Mommy will definitely protect you.”
The baby inside seemed to hear her call, moving its tiny fist to touch her palm.
…
One wall away, Su Ling clicked his tongue in admiration, looking at the water screen: “Big Brother Gu, this skill is impressive.”
The water screen displayed the scene inside Miss Qian’s belly—the dark energy hiding on the person, continuously gestating and gradually taking the shape of a baby.
Gu Yanwang1Idk why the author started referring to him as Gu YanWang, so I’ll just change it to Gu Yanwang, it sounds better than Gu King Yama’s lips twitched into a smile as his finger traced the outline on the water screen, making the image clearer: “Want to learn? I’ll teach you.”
Su Ling’s face brightened as he prepared to nod, but Sheng Ze interrupted with a question, “Xuanguang Mirror? Who are you to know this spell?”
Gu Yanwang’s smile instantly vanished, throat itching—damn, acting like he didn’t know he was King Yama.
Yet Sheng Ze’s expression was genuinely puzzled and innocent, as if sincerely asking—only his eyes betrayed a hint of mischievous glee.
Su Ling was clearly enjoying the show, turning back to look at Gu Yanwang’s conflicted face.
Gu Yanwang weakly muttered, “Xiao Ling…”
Su Ling shook his head, cutting him off: “You never want to reveal your identity, so I didn’t ask. But I saw how you move freely between the Underworld and the human world, so I suspected you were King Yama.”
Gu Yanwang’s eyes widened in surprise.
Meng Xiaoman and the other ghosts also stared wide-eyed.
—Boss, your IQ is on point this time!
However, Su Ling’s IQ quickly dropped again, leaving him utterly puzzled: “But A-ze doesn’t know you. A-ze is Ksitigarbha — he definitely would know King Yama. So this means you’re not King Yama, nor an official of the Underworld, at least not a high-ranking one.”
Meng Xiaoman: …
Handsomeness lasts less than three seconds.
That’s you, Boss.
Gu Yanwang looked at Su Ling, who had earnestly reached the wrong conclusion, and sincerely remarked, “Reasoned, logically consistent, and very well-analyzed.”
Su Ling snuggled up to Gu Yanwang, grabbing his sleeve and trying to act cute: “Big Brother Gu…”
Gu Yanwang smiled slyly, “Want to know who I am?”
Su Ling nodded vigorously.
Gu Yanwang chuckled, “Take a guess.”
Su Ling: …
“Here’s the deal,” Gu Yanwang said slowly, “let’s make a bet — the gender of this ghost fetus. If you guess right, I’ll tell you.”
Su Ling glanced at the water screen, hesitating slightly.
Not only can machines not detect the gender of a ghost fetus, but no one can know before it’s born.
Sometimes, before birth, the ghost fetus might be in a bad mood and casually change gender.
Gu Yanwang smiled and raised the stakes, “Not just that, I’ll also tell you a little secret.”
Su Ling no longer hesitated and happily agreed, “Deal.”
Sheng Ze’s heart skipped a beat, shooting a wary glance at King Yama.
Gu Yanwang’s smile didn’t fade; he calmly raised an eyebrow—What’s up?
Sheng Ze’s gaze sharpened, silently warning—Don’t cause trouble.
Gu Yanwang’s smile turned cold as he snorted inwardly.
—When tricking his brother, did he never worry about being caught?
“In that case, I’ll guess it’s a boy,” Su Ling, oblivious to the undercurrents between the two, stared at the water screen for a long time before finally making up his mind.
“Why? Because the pregnant woman’s belly is a bit pointy?” Meng Xiaoman asked curiously.
She had heard that in folk beliefs, a round belly means a girl, and a pointy belly means a boy. Looking at Miss Qian’s belly before, it did seem a bit pointy…
Su Ling shook his head: “No, I just felt that the child earlier who thought to comfort his mother was very considerate.”
Meng Xiaoman: ?
Is there any connection between those two?
Su Ling pointed at the water screen, confidently saying, “Such a considerate little baby must be a boy!”
Meng Xiaoman: …Boss, you do realise that’s discrimination, right?
Coincidentally, Sheng Ze and Gu Yanwang both shot a glance towards Su Ling, studied him for a moment, and quite appreciatively nodded in agreement: “Indeed.”
Meng Xiaoman: …
As the days passed, the pregnant woman’s belly grew steadily.
“Based on the normal development of a fetus, this one should be close to the due date,” Su Ling said.
—But now that it’s a ghost fetus, the due date has become rather unpredictable.
Hearing that delivery might be near, Miss Qian immediately gripped the blanket nervously, looking at Su Ling with unease.
Su Ling paused, then reassured her: “It’s okay. No matter when the birth happens, we’ll be nearby in the delivery room to protect you.”
Miss Qian bit her lip and corrected him: “First, protect my baby.”
Su Ling nodded in agreement: “Naturally.”
“But Miss Qian, how exactly did this ghost fetus come to be?” Gu Yanwang, who had quietly observed for a while, suddenly asked.
Miss Qian’s face flushed, but she quickly calmed herself and shook her head: “I don’t remember.”
Gu Yanwang raised an eyebrow noncommittally: “Is that so?”
Miss Qian lowered her eyes, avoiding his gaze, but firmly insisted she didn’t remember.
—These days, no matter how Su Ling and the others asked, Miss Qian always said she didn’t recall the origin of the fetus.
Gu Yanwang smiled without surprise and said nothing further.
Seeing Su Ling’s attention shift back to the pregnant woman’s belly, Sheng Ze finally spoke coldly, “Did you discover anything?”
Gu Yanwang turned his head, gave him a once-over, then slowly curled a cocky smile and enunciated, “You… guess.”
Sheng Ze: …Damn it, so provoking! I really want to fight!
Suppressing his temper, Sheng Ze continued, “This fetus didn’t come from a mere spirit possession or reincarnation. It’s truly a union of life. I suspect this is a hybrid offspring from Miss Qian’s union with a ghost.”
Gu Yanwang drawled, “Oh? Is that so?”
Anger boiling in his eyes, Sheng Ze snapped, “Don’t act dumb! Don’t tell me you can’t even see that.”
Gu Yanwang’s smile grew even more infuriating: “You guess.”
The veins on Sheng Ze’s forehead twitched, but recalling something, he barely restrained the urge to strangle him and toned down his voice: “Are you really going to reveal your true identity to Su Ling?”
Gu Yanwang was indifferent: “Didn’t we agree that I’d only confess after he guessed the gender correctly?”
Sheng Ze sneered, “With fifty percent odds, the chances of him guessing right are quite high.”
Gu Yanwang finally showed some interest and looked at him: “Are you asking whether I’ll confess or if I’ll expose you?”
Of course it’s the latter!
Sheng Ze wisely didn’t answer.
Gu Yanwang smirked faintly, “Have you ever thought about the fact that all lies eventually get uncovered?”
Sheng Ze raised an eyebrow, refusing to back down: “Did you ever think about that day when you chose to hide your identity in the first place?”
Gu Yanwang choked slightly, his gaze involuntarily sweeping over Meng Xiaoman, Wu Pan, Chang Wu, and Chang Bai before sighing quietly to himself, “You all always see my little brother as too simple.”
He is simple…
Sheng Ze silently cursed inwardly.
Finishing his roundabout, Gu Yanwang spoke seriously, “We’re colleagues. I’ll do you a favour and won’t expose you. But just wait—whether I say anything or not, Xiao Ling will have his own day to uncover the truth.”
Sheng Ze furrowed his brow, neither confirming nor denying.
That very night at midnight, Miss Qian awoke from intense pain.
She was gasping for air, trembling, and reaching out to try to pull the call bell.
But perhaps because she was close to giving birth, despite repeated efforts, she just couldn’t quite reach the bell. Meanwhile, the abdominal pains came faster and became more intense each time.
“Ugh…”
When Miss Qian curled up again to ease the pain, the ward door finally opened.
In the night, Su Ling’s eyes were clear and bright.
“I—I’m going into labour.”
Miss Qian, drenched in sweat, weakly spoke.
Su Ling nodded calmly and squeezed her hand, trying to give her strength: “Don’t worry. Xiaoman will accompany you into the delivery room, and Sheng Ze and Big Brother Gu will deliver the baby — everything will be fine.”
Miss Qian managed a weak smile: “Thank you.”
Su Ling smiled back, then stepped aside, making way for those behind.
Wu Pan and Chang Bai carefully helped the pregnant woman onto the operating bed and pushed her into the delivery room.
Meng Xiaoman diligently disinfected the whole area, then found a spot beside the bed, firmly holding Miss Qian’s hand with her right hand, softly comforting her without stopping.
—Since the fetus had no father to accompany, she bore the responsibility to be that companion.
Finally, Sheng Ze and Gu Yanwang both changed into surgical gowns, put on sterilised gloves, and stood solemnly in their designated positions.
“The water broke!”
Meng Xiaoman shouted urgently.
Sheng Ze’s face changed; looking at Gu Yanwang, he unusually showed some panic: “How do we deliver the baby? Do you even know how?”
Gu Yanwang’s expression was extremely grim, and after a while, he shook his head.
At that moment, the woman suddenly screamed, seemingly enduring inhuman pain.
Seeing that Miss Qian grew pale, Meng Xiaoman anxiously yelled at them, “Hurry up!”
Sheng Ze gritted his teeth, “We can’t call human doctors. Humans can’t suppress a ghost fetus. No matter what, this time it’s just the two of us who can solve this.”
Gu Yanwang’s face darkened; he nodded, “Understood. Let’s do our best.”
The two exchanged a glance, then took out an Inducing Yin Pill from their sleeves. For ghosts, the Inducing Yin Pill was like a fragrant roasted chicken drumstick — its allure obvious.
Sure enough, the fetus inside seemed to feel it and calmed down. After the cry, the woman was quiet for a moment.
But soon, the fetus began to stir again, as if irritated by something. It didn’t even want to follow the birth canal, but recklessly pushed up a little hill inside the womb, seeming ready to come straight out from within!
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