Chapter 297 : Walking On A Tight Rope
Following Liu Yichen’s detainment, Wuyang Palace was put under strict lockdown. No one was allowed to enter or leave the palace without permission. Zhang Fengxi, Zhang Zhiyuan, Yang Jiali, and Zhou Guizheng worked tirelessly to track down Liu Wenyuan, but their efforts proved to be fruitless.
Yang Jiali once complained, "Is Liu Wenyuan not your average omega with no cultivation at all? How can he hide himself so flawlessly?"
She quickly went quiet when Zhang Zhiyuan reminded her that, "Liu Wenyuan borrowed the power of the First Demon King. Who knows what tricks that demon has in his sleeves?"
Meanwhile, Xie Jianyu had just completed his twenty-second weeks of pregnancy. Thanks to the miraculous effect of the sour plum soup he drank almost every day, he was finally able to keep his food down.
His slender frame slowly filled out with flesh, and his once-flat stomach bulged with the growing child. His skin glowed with a healthy radiance, and his eyes sparkled with newfound joy.
Xie Jianyu was finally starting to feel like himself again. He could eat without nausea, sleep without waking up in the middle of the night, and enjoy the simple things in life without feeling exhausted.
And because he felt a lot better, naturally he tried to return to his daily habit of practicing swordsmanship and cultivation.
"Master, I don’t think that this is a good idea," Mingyu was extremely nervous as she watched Xie Jianyu swing his practice sword around.
"What are you worried about? This is just a wooden sword. It does not even qualify as a sharp tool."
It was namely taboo for expecting mothers to get in touch with sharp tools, such as knives and swords.
"Yes, but..."