Chapter 111: Chapter 111: I Look a Lot Like My Female Mother

Yu An was more than two months pregnant, and Mo Yan had taken over the task of selling potato flour.

As for teaching the Beastmen how to find potatoes and make potato flour, that task fell to the other four.

This wasn’t difficult. Once one group learned, they would then teach the others.

However, they were careful to avoid anyone who had previously followed Feng Hui. It wasn’t that they wouldn’t be taught, just that they would have to wait.

Yu An didn’t need to worry about these matters; Feng Xuan could handle them himself.

Mo Yan wouldn’t let her worry about a single thing, wanting her to simply rest and focus on her pregnancy.

Yu An was happy for the leisure. She could rest now, but once they reached the Imperial City, she wouldn’t have any free time.

Oh, right, she also had to make a trip to the Merfolk Clan. Lan Yin and Lan Ying had been taking turns trying to persuade Yu An to leave the Tiger Clan for the Treasure Pearl Sea, but Feng Xuan had stopped them.

"An’an isn’t carrying a Merfolk zaizai. Giving birth in the Treasure Pearl Sea wouldn’t be suitable. It would be better to wait until after the zaizai is born."

He had already found experienced females to help, and upon reflection, Lan Yin and Lan Ying felt he had a point.

So be it. They would go to the Treasure Pearl Sea eventually, so there was no rush. The safety of An’an and her child was what mattered most.

Female gestation periods weren’t fixed; they didn’t always carry to a full three months. Mo Yan had been counting the days, and sure enough, five days before the three-month mark, Yu An went into labor.

This time, with the help of experienced females and her own previous experience, the birth went exceptionally smoothly. In just a few moments, the little snake zaizai was born.

It was a pitch-black snake egg. Mo Yan held it in his arms, hardly daring to breathe, which made Yu An laugh.

"Alright, alright, don’t embarrass yourself."

Feng Xuan shoved Mo Yan aside with a look of disdain and brought a bowl of noodles to feed Yu An.

For the first time, Mo Yan didn’t argue back. He sat by the bed holding the snake egg, his gaze gentle as he watched the mother and child.

’This is my zaizai, connected to me by blood. It’s a bond between me and Yu An. From now on, we’ll be together forever and ever, never to be separated.’

Thanks to her healing superpower, Yu An felt fine by the end of the day. Other females recovered quickly from childbirth, but none as fast as she did.

The females who had come to help spread the word, and in no time, the Beastmen were thoroughly convinced that Yu An was the Beast God Envoy.

That’s right. Just as in Quan City, her title was still "Beast God Envoy."

Yu An was fine with it. She thought the title was pretty good, as it saved her the trouble of making up an identity and title for herself. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

They had been at the Tiger Clan for some time. During this period, Feng Xuan’s men captured several suspicious strangers. They were all tight-lipped, and interrogation yielded nothing.

If pressed too hard, or if they couldn’t endure the torture and revealed a sliver of information, they would vomit black blood and die.

This was just like the black-clothed Beastmen they had encountered twice in the exiled land. Yu An simply stopped the interrogations, found an excuse to throw the captives into her space, and had the first group of Beastmen she’d brought in build a simple prison to guard them.

Just as they were about to leave the Tiger Clan for the Treasure Pearl Sea, Zhou Dayong and Xiao Quan returned.

"Miss, we’re back. This is Xiao Quan’s Female Mother."

The moment Yu An laid eyes on Chun Nuan, she was shocked.

Chun Nuan was only in her thirties or forties, yet her hair was completely white, and she had more wrinkles than a very old man.

That wasn’t the worst of it. The most important thing was that her teeth and fingernails had all been pulled out by the roots, never to grow back, which made her look particularly terrifying.

She had been brought here by force by Zhou Dayong and Xiao Quan, and she looked at Yu An with a wary expression.

She spoke in a chilling tone, "I’ve already told you I don’t know where the thing you’re looking for is. What, you couldn’t get it out of me before, and now you’re going to ask again?"

Yu An clenched her fists, then relaxed them. "Seeing me... don’t you have anything you want to ask?"

"What is there to ask?" Chun Nuan sneered. "Kill me or cut me up, do as you please. My answer is the same: I don’t know anything!"

’This time, they’ve even involved my child. But I can’t possibly reveal that thing’s location, not even if they threaten me with him.’

Xiao Quan had wanted to speak after Yu An, but Chun Nuan had cut in first. He only now found his chance. "Miss, my Female Mother... she can’t see."

Yu An was stunned. She looked again at Chun Nuan’s eyes and realized there was indeed something unusual about them.

Her eyes were cloudy and lusterless. At first glance, they seemed fine, but upon closer inspection, one could tell she was blind.

"She hates those people so very much, that’s why she’s being so, so rude to you, Miss. Please be the bigger person..."

"Chun Quan!"

Chun Nuan suddenly roared, "Is this how your Female Mother taught you? To be swayed by a little kindness? Have you forgotten how they used you to threaten me back then?!"

Xiao Quan hurriedly explained, "Female Mother, Miss Yu An really isn’t one of them..."

"I’m blind, not deaf. I’ve heard the name Princess Yu An before."

Chun Nuan said rudely, "The Beast Emperor’s daughter isn’t on the Beast Emperor’s side? Do you take me for a fool?!"

"What if I told you I’m not the Beast Emperor’s daughter?"

Yu An spoke, "Chun Nuan, or perhaps, just as I address Bai Ruo and Su Lian, I should call you Aunt Chun."

Chun Nuan, who had been furious, froze the moment she heard this.

Over the years, she had grown accustomed to the darkness. Even in unfamiliar places, she no longer felt fear just because she couldn’t see.

But at this moment, she panicked.

She scrambled forward, reaching out, trying to grab Yu An and demand answers.

Yu An took her hand. "Can we talk alone, please?"

"Yes, yes..."

Chun Nuan couldn’t form any other words, just kept repeating "yes."

Yu An had everyone else leave. When only she and Chun Nuan remained, she helped Chun Nuan sit down and poured her a cup of warm tea, placing it in her hands.

Chun Nuan was so nervous she couldn’t hold the teacup steady, so Yu An took it and set it aside.

Yu An casually rested a hand on Chun Nuan’s wrist, actually transferring some energy to her to prevent her from fainting from the agitation.

"My identity... you must have guessed it by now."

Chun Nuan’s voice trembled. "You... you are the Princess’s..."

"Yes," Yu An said in a low voice. "I am her daughter."

Those few words nearly made Chun Nuan stop breathing. Fortunately, Yu An was watching her closely and immediately used her superpower to heal her.

Chun Nuan felt a surge of warmth flood her body, and in the next moment, she felt much better.

After calming herself, Chun Nuan realized her face was wet. Reaching up to touch it, she discovered that at some unknown moment, she had begun to weep.

"You are... you are the Princess’s child... The Princess is still alive... She’s still alive, right?"

She asked Yu An with desperation. Yu An nodded subconsciously before remembering that Chun Nuan couldn’t see.

"Yes, my Female Mother is still alive."

"Then where is the Princess now?"

’The Princess is alive! Even if I have to crawl, I will crawl to her side!’

"I don’t know either," Yu An sighed. "I’m afraid the only one who knows where my Female Mother is is the Beast Emperor himself."

Hearing this, Chun Nuan’s face fell. In her broken body, she couldn’t even get near the Imperial Palace, let alone find the Beast Emperor to ask him.

"Aunt Chun, please don’t worry."

Yu An’s voice was quiet but firm. "I will find my Female Mother. You just need to stay alive and wait for the day she returns."

"Would you like to touch my face? Aunt Bai said I look a lot like my Female Mother. Perhaps through me, you can ’see’ my Female Mother again?"

A withered hand touched a warm cheek. Chun Nuan could no longer hold back and broke into heart-wrenching sobs...