The Goddess of Life successfully gave birth.
Thus, Zhu Ziyang brought his five wives Jiang Nannan, Ma Xiaotao, Qian Lingyi, Zhang Lexuan, and Wu Huan'er to the Life God Realm to visit the Goddess of Life who had just given birth.
"Congratulations, congratulations!" Inside the Life God Realm, Zhu Ziyang and the others ran into the God of Destruction head-on. At this moment, the God of Destruction had shed his usual gloomy silence, with a rare smile on his face, the corners of his mouth raised in pure happiness and joy.
"Thank you, Ziyang!" After seeing Zhu Ziyang and his group, the God of Destruction's smile became even more pronounced, and his tone was extremely serious as he spoke to Zhu Ziyang.
"You're welcome, it's what I should do!" Zhu Ziyang was somewhat surprised by the God of Destruction's seriousness, because this was the first time the God of Destruction had called him by his name; in the past, he had always directly addressed him by the title of the God of Death. Now, the God of Destruction calling him by name meant that he truly regarded him as one of his own. So, Zhu Ziyang could guess one or two things about what the God of Destruction would say next.
"Can you not leave the God Realm? I need your help, and the God Realm needs you too!" The God of Destruction did not beat around the bush and said it straightforwardly, which was very in line with his personality.
"..." Zhu Ziyang fell silent for a moment. It was just as he had guessed—the God of Destruction would indeed ask him to stay in the God Realm. Zhu Ziyang understood the God of Destruction's thoughts, but he had already promised Yi Laikesi, so he could only shake his head and refuse, saying, "Sorry, this is something I've already decided long ago!"
"..." Upon hearing this, a subtle look of disappointment flashed across the God of Destruction's face, but he did not persist. He nodded and said, "Alright then, I won't force you! Shèng míng and the child are inside; the Four Seasons Goddess is taking care of her. You all go in. I still need to go on duty at the God Realm's central hub, so I won't personally entertain you."
The God of Destruction first stepped aside, pointing out the direction for Zhu Ziyang and the others, then left on his own.
"The God of Destruction is really a workaholic!" Everyone watched the departing God of Destruction, and Jiang Nannan sighed with some emotion. "His wife has just given birth not long ago and needs care, yet he's still as always only focused on work. I don't know whether to pity the Goddess of Life or be angry at the God of Destruction!"
"This is a matter between the couple; it has nothing to do with us, so don't get involved." Zhu Ziyang thought for a moment and said thoughtfully, "Moreover, how can you be sure of the Goddess of Life's attitude toward this? What if this is what the Goddess of Life wants?"
"Uh..." Jiang Nannan was stunned, then shook her head vigorously and said, "Anyway, if it were me, I definitely wouldn't let Brother you go to work. I would make you stay with me all day until I got tired of it!"
"Oh, it seems Nannan's intention isn't really about the wine," Zhang Lexuan let out a meaningful light laugh.
"How could that be?" Jiang Nannan refuted verbally, but her eyes were staring straight at Zhu Ziyang, the misty waves in them almost making Zhu Ziyang drown in them.
"Ahem!" Zhu Ziyang could only dry cough once, somewhat helplessly saying, "We'll talk about this later, later. Let's go in first!"
This topic couldn't continue, because Zhu Ziyang found that not only was Jiang Nannan staring straight at him with eyes full of longing, but Ma Xiaotao, Qian Lingyi, and Wu Huan'er were also looking at him with the same gaze. Like Jiang Nannan, they all longed to have a child that belonged to them and Zhu Ziyang.
Unfortunately, this matter wasn't something that could happen just because Zhu Ziyang wanted it to. The power gap between him and his wives was too great—or more accurately, there was a gap in life levels. The possibility of conceiving life was extremely low; it almost depended on fate.
The girls also understood that this matter was too difficult, so they didn't dwell on it further and followed Zhu Ziyang into the Life God Realm.
"You're here." Inside the Life God Realm, the Goddess of Life was leaning against a lush large tree shaped like a big bed. Seeing Zhu Ziyang and the others come in, she smiled and greeted them. Her aura was very peaceful, her complexion rosy, showing no signs of having just given birth.
"Congratulations, Sister Green!" Zhu Ziyang spoke to congratulate her, while the five women—Jiang Nannan and the others—directly surrounded her, clamoring to see the baby.
"A'Chun, bring Qingqing over." Listening to the chirping of Jiang Nannan and the girls, the Goddess of Life's face was full of helplessness as she called out toward a green curtain.
A woman dressed in a green long skirt, with delicate features and a temperament similar to the Goddess of Life, walked out from the curtain. In her arms was a green swaddling cloth, from which faint but steady breathing could be felt. This woman was the Spring Goddess among the Four Seasons Goddesses, a direct subordinate god of the Goddess of Life and one of the many second-level gods in the God Realm.
"Lord God of Death!" Upon seeing Zhu Ziyang, the Spring Goddess immediately called out respectfully, then quickly delivered the child in her arms to the Goddess of Life's hands and quietly retreated.
Zhu Ziyang immediately leaned in closer, squeezing between Jiang Nannan and Zhang Lexuan, and saw this new life conceived by the Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction together.
To be honest, Zhu Ziyang was a bit disappointed with this child conceived by two innate gods.
Too ordinary, really too ordinary. As the child of two God Kings, this infant, aside from being very healthy, had no special features at all. Zhu Ziyang couldn't even sense a trace of extra spiritual power on her. If it weren't for knowing the Goddess of Life's character well, Zhu Ziyang would almost suspect that this child was one she had picked up from the mortal world.
"Sister Green, is the baby's name Qingqing? Is it a boy or a girl?" Jiang Nannan looked at the infant sleeping soundly in the Goddess of Life's arms and asked softly.
"Mm, Xiao Zi and I planned this long ago. If we had a child in the future, a boy would be called Xiao Lan, and a girl would be called Xiao Qing." The Goddess of Life looked at the baby in her arms with eyes full of love, occasionally reaching out to touch her little face.
"Then it's a girl, hehe, a girl is good. In the future, she'll definitely be a gentle and kind great beauty like her mom!" Jiang Nannan also reached out to touch the baby, laughing softly.
However, little baby Qing seemed very sensitive to strangers' auras. As soon as Jiang Nannan's jade finger touched her, she immediately woke up and opened her eyes.
"Ya! Qingqing's two eyes are actually different colors!" Wu Huan'er exclaimed in surprise, and Zhu Ziyang also saw what she mentioned. He finally saw something special about this infant: heterochromia! Accurately speaking, the left eye was purple, and the right eye was green, just like her parents respectively.
However, although little baby Qing's eyes were special, it seemed to be merely a difference in color, with no other special features. There was neither the advanced mental power like Huo Yuhao's nor any abilities that special eyes should have; it was as if she was just wearing colored contacts.
"Sister Green, Xiao Qing seems..." Zhu Ziyang carefully chose his words and said, "seems a bit..."
"Isn't she a bit too ordinary, not like the child of me and Xiao Zi?" Before Zhu Ziyang could finish, the Goddess of Life already understood his meaning and said with a light smile.
"Uh..." Zhu Ziyang's tone stalled, then he nodded and said, "Yes, that's what I meant."
"Xiao Zi and I had already anticipated this outcome. After all, with the Creation and Destruction laws incomplete, for him and me to conceive life is already a fortune from the heavens," the Goddess of Life was very open about it. She said, "Although the baby didn't inherit my and Xiao Zi's abilities, she is still a healthy baby after all. Even if her aptitude is ordinary, with me and Xiao Zi here, what does it matter!"
"That's true too." Upon hearing this, Zhu Ziyang immediately nodded in agreement. Although little baby Qing's aptitude was very ordinary, her parents were God Kings! Just based on that, she had already won too much. Born at the finish line—that's her!
"When do you plan to leave?" The Goddess of Life looked at Zhu Ziyang and asked.
"The soonest is one month later." Zhu Ziyang said.
"Alright, when the time comes, I will definitely see you off in person!" The Goddess of Life promised.