Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord

The old maid cracked a smile, the wrinkles on her face resembling old tree bark, deepening further, with a strange laugh: "Hehe...! Miss Gu, don’t worry! This old servant has roamed the Itinerant World for decades, recognizing countless people, knowing right from wrong."

With the old maid’s strange tone, Gu Lingqiao felt uneasy but couldn’t grasp any leverage against her, so she forced a smile and said: "I’ll leave General Xiao’s matter to you, nanny."

The old maid said nothing, revealing a sinister smile, glanced at Gu Lingqiao, and turned to leave.

After confirming the old maid was far away, Gu Lingqiao spat, muttering under her breath: "Spit! What’s the big deal, just an Itinerant World’s Assassin, now even the most formidable ones are my servants, following my orders."

Upon finishing, just as she was about to rest, a shadow silently stood before her, startling her to the point of her first reaction being to scream; the figure reacted swiftly, hurriedly covering her mouth and whispering: "Don’t scream, it’s me."

"Mmph...!" Gu Lingqiao continually struggled.

"Don’t make a sound, and I’ll let you go, alright?" It was a man’s voice, deep and low, very pleasant to hear.

Gu Lingqiao, suffocated, hurriedly nodded at his words.

The man released Gu Lingqiao.

Gu Lingqiao quickly embraced the man’s waist, exclaiming: "Brother Kong, you’re here, Tingting missed you!"

The man was none other than the fugitive Lin Kong, wounded in the hand by Xuexue’s poisoned silver needles and besieged by a multitude of beasts, helplessly fleeing. Finally suppressing the poison within his body, he was about to rendezvous with General Xiao to escort Long Rui back to the homeland and claim merit when news came unexpectedly that General Xiao had been captured, and Long Rui rescued. To investigate the situation, he infiltrated the War Prince’s Mansion overnight.

It turns out Gu Lingqiao and the old maid were also planted inside the Prince’s Mansion as undercover agents by him. The reason Long Rui was so easily caught by him was due to Gu Lingqiao’s contribution; she had earlier added Soft Bone Powder to the tea Long Rui drank. Otherwise, with Long Rui’s martial arts, how could Lin Kong have easily captured him?

Regarding Gu Lingqiao’s enthusiasm, Lin Kong’s demeanor was very cold: "Tingting, how are you doing at the War Prince’s Mansion?"

Gu Lingqiao buried herself in Lin Kong’s arms, like a kitty rubbing against him, pouting and whining: "Not well, Tingting was almost bullied by the ugly monster. Brother Kong, how could you be so heartless? Leave me here alone."

Lin Kong’s face flashed a trace of disgust, but it quickly disappeared, softly saying: "Tingting, be good. The task assigned by The Emperor still hasn’t been completed. Once completed, we’ll return to the homeland immediately; then we’ll ask The Emperor to grant us a marriage, and we can always be together."

"Really?" Gu Lingqiao’s face lit up with joy; a few days ago, her stomach felt unwell, and she went outside to see a doctor, who said she was pregnant. A sweet smile appeared on her face, looking up at Lin Kong, and she joyfully said: "Brother Kong, I’m pregnant; you’re about to become a father."

"What? What did you say?" Lin Kong could hardly believe his ears; did this woman say she was bearing his child? Could it be wrong? They had only slept together once, and now this? He expressed disbelief.

Gu Lingqiao thought he was overwhelmed with joy, yet to react, immediately reached out and pinched his face, laughed: "Fool, you’re going to be a dad!"

Lin Kong was silent, did not make a sound.

"What’s wrong? Isn’t Brother Kong happy?"

"No, of course I’m happy, it’s just that the child is coming at a bad time."

"Brother Kong, saying such a thing makes Tingting unhappy." Gu Lingqiao pouted and whined. Knowing she was carrying Lin Kong’s child, she was over the moon. Who knew Lin Kong would claim the child is coming at the wrong time, seemingly pouring cold water over her.