Many descendants

[A Heavenly Rank talent! Do you think a male Heavenly Rank cultivator is like roadside vegetables, something you can just buy in bulk?] Su Yan felt that meeting Rong Wu was incredibly lucky.

[You have given birth to a child with near-rule-level talent; the system assumes you can have offspring of the same level.]

[Wait a minute, what is a quasi-rule talent?] When did she have a child like that?

Darkness, light, death, fate, space, life. Quasi-rules are not complete rules, but through cultivation or rare treasures of heaven and earth, complete rules can be formed.

Oh my god...which of my children has such amazing talent?

[Previous.]

[...] That was the child she had with Ming Linyuan. It seems that quasi-rule talent was indeed mentioned at the time, but she didn't pay attention to it.

[It was precisely the emergence of quasi-rule-based talent that spurred system updates. Now the system can better serve its host.]

[It was clearly me serving you!]

My existence is to help the host conceive and give birth more easily.

[Fine, since you're working for me, then tell me, where are the males with Heavenly Rank talent? Where am I supposed to find them?]

[Mythical Beast Academy.]

"That goes without saying, I'm about to enter the school gate."

[Wishing you a healthy pregnancy!]

Thank you!

Su Yan stretched, thinking how spoiled Xiao Mei was. She'd gotten so into eating high-level talent food that she wouldn't tolerate anything lower.

Since that's the case, we can only put Rong Wu aside for now and focus on finding a male with Heavenly Rank talent.

But they're just so lucky that they always manage to give birth to regular babies.

Su Yan gently stroked Xiao Hao, liking him more and more as she looked at him, and really wanted to secretly take him away.

Pei Xuan prepared a sumptuous feast to entertain Su Yan, with nearly a hundred dishes, which made Su Yan feel somewhat ashamed.

After she arrived, she didn't do much. She just held Xiao Hao and took a nice nap, and she also prepared such a sumptuous meal for him.

"That's too kind of you." Su Yan picked up her chopsticks and took a big bite of steamed fish.

When Pei Xuan saw that she had eaten the fish first, he remembered that she also liked to eat fish when they were in the Forest of Beasts.

At that time, it was a very small creature, yet it ate half a fish, showing an astonishing appetite.

"What is your true form?" Pei Xuan asked, feigning ignorance.

Su Yan took a sip of the fragrant meat soup, "Rat."

"Rat clan?"

"Hmm, and it's a really small one." Su Yan picked up another piece of stewed pork ribs and ate it.

Just as he was about to put it in his mouth, a sweet, delicate female voice rang out, "Brother Xuan, I've come to play with Xiao Hao."

Su Yan was stunned.

Pei Xuan watched Su Yan eat, secretly noting her dietary preferences. This was the main reason he made so many different dishes, to see what she wanted to eat first.

Seeing that Su Yan stopped eating because of the person who came, he immediately felt displeased with the person.

"You eat first, I'll be right back." Pei Xuan gestured to the servants serving him to take good care of him before leaving.

Su Yan continued gnawing on her ribs. "Who came? Your clan leader doesn't look too happy."

The servant replied, "She is the clan leader's cousin; her true form is a leopard-fox beast, a hybrid beastman."

"A hybrid beastman?" Su Yan glanced towards the doorway. "I remember someone saying that your chieftain is the only pureblood among the Golden-Eyed Black Panther Beasts?"

"Now there are more than one young clan leader. The Golden-Eyed Black Panther Beasts are born with the Heavenly Rank talent, making it very difficult for them to reproduce. Even females with superior fertility find it extremely difficult to conceive. The clan leader was chosen by the old clan leader at the cost of his life."

"Earned with your life? How could you earn that?"

"In the Temple of the Beast God, one should offer the remaining lifespan and the blood of the Beast King as a sacrifice to the God of Life's Rules, in order to have offspring."

"...This! Isn't the price a bit too high!" Su Yan was shocked. Is having a child really that difficult?

"Then Xiao Hao is also your clan leader..."

“No. The young clan leader was brought back by the clan leader half a year ago when he was traveling. He’s not a hybrid beast, but a purebred golden-eyed black panther.” The servant’s face showed genuine joy and anticipation.

"Most importantly, the clan leader did not sacrifice himself. Fifteen years ago, because the old clan leader passed away, the Black Panther Clan was suppressed and almost had to move away from the imperial city. So the clan members were very worried that the clan leader might do something for the sake of his offspring."

Su Yan picked up a piece of steamed fish with her chopsticks and ate it. "Half a year ago? Senyu Beast Forest..."

What a coincidence?

Su Yan picked up another meat bun and ate it slowly, her consciousness returning to the system.

"Xiaomei, I have a question. Is Xiaohao my first child?" Her heart jumped into her throat as soon as she asked the question.

Xiaomei quickly gave her the answer: 【Yes!】

The meat bun in Su Yan's hand fell onto the table with a 'thud'.

No wonder Pei Xuan asked her that question at the teahouse.

But she had never actually seen his face.

In a moment of crisis, he was disfigured; to be precise, his upper body was a bloody mess.

If it weren't for the desire to get pregnant quickly and save her life, she would never have slept with him.

"But isn't he only at the half-spirit realm? How come he was able to have Xiao Hao with me?" Su Yan asked Xiao Mei.

Xiao Mei replied: "His injury at the time was caused by his tribulation. His cultivation was suppressed to around the Profound Rank, which is why the host was able to give birth to a Profound Rank offspring. After successfully undergoing the tribulation, he evolved to the Half-Spirit Realm."

"It seems I caught a loophole." Su Yan sighed.

If he had been at the half-spirit realm at that time, she probably wouldn't have been able to conceive, let alone survive.

Upon reopening the system store, I finally noticed the system store instructions at the bottom: free and 1-point items are only for use by the host and their offspring.

Xiao Hao wasn't just someone who looked like her; he was actually her child. No wonder they were so close.

Pei Xuan must know, and he must have recognized her long ago, but he didn't tell her.

why?

Is he afraid she'll try to take the child from him?

Su Yan didn't bother with dinner and went back to Xiao Hao's room.

Looking at the soundly sleeping Xiao Hao, she picked him up and kissed him, and then in the next instant, she put him into the system space.

That was a system specifically for her to store her child, and now it's coming in handy.

Then it turned into a lab rat. Opening the system map, it scurried away through hidden, secluded corners.

When Pei Xuan finished entertaining his cousin and came to find Su Yan, she had already left Wangshou Street.

If he can secretly take the child away, then she can too.

Let him experience what it's like to lose a child!

……

Instead of returning to the inn with Xiao Hao, Su Yan left the imperial city and wandered around outside.

A tiny white mouse, no bigger than a palm, runs along the road; even if someone sees it, they won't pay any attention.

Suddenly, she stopped.

Xiao Hao, who had just woken up, was released from the space.

The little guy, whose talent had been elevated to the Heavenly Rank, was in excellent spirits. His large, beautiful golden eyes were crackling with wisps of purple-gold lightning, and a fearsome Heavenly Rank aura emanated from his surging blood.

Xiao Hao shook its chubby body, let out another "Awoo~", and happily wagged its tail, circling around Su Yan's beast body with great interest.

Su Yan: "..."

What's this kid up to?

You don't want to eat me, do you?!

"Mom, you're so small!" Xiao Hao said in a human voice.

Su Yan was stunned: "You, you can speak now?"